May 16th, 2016

High Point News

Week of: May 16th, 2016

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Condolences

Our sincerest condolences go out to Elizabeth Barnes for the loss of her sister. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers. 

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GA Milestones Results

While we are still waiting on the 3rd grade paper/pencil test results, we have received the preliminary online test results for 3rd and 5th grade. We are currently working on receiving and analyzing the results from 4th grade and will share them as soon as we can. 

The results from 3rd and 5th prove that with dedication, passion, and grit, we can accomplish anything together. We are very proud of not only our students but our amazing staff for helping our students do their best on the test!!!! 

While you shouldn't necessarily compare the test results from year to year or from grade level to grade level because the students and test complexities vary, the information we receive from them is still good to understand. Here is the breakdown so far: 

READING
3rd grade 2015 - 71% scored at a Level 2,3, or 4
3rd grade 2016 - 83% scored at a Level 2,3, or 4

5th grade 2015 - 72% scored at a Level 2,3, or 4
5th grade 2016 - 79% scored at a Level 2,3, or 4

MATH
5th grade 2015 - 75% scored at a Level 2,3, or 4
5th grade 2016 - 84% scored at a Level 2,3, or 4

We will be sharing the specific data with the grade levels and dissecting the data more in order to give you a better picture of how our students are progressing! 

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Textbook Inventory

This week, on Thursday, Hess will come to your classroom to inventory all of the textbooks in your classroom. This includes Journeys textbooks (all volumes), health, science, and social studies.

See below for the date and time that she will be coming to your room.  Have your students help you get everything ready prior to me coming in.

The textbooks should be opened up to the barcodes(inside the books), ready to go, so that she can just come in and scan!!!!

Thursday, May 19th Field Day

Mitchler – 8:30 Todd – 8:40 Pereira – 8:50 Cornibe-9:00 Churchwell-9:10 Negrin- 9:20 Collins-9:30 Noel/Gersten-9:40 Owens-9:50 Arnold-10:00 McClleland-10:10 O’Daniels- 10:30 Calhoun-10:40 Foster-10:50 Jannausch/Frapp-11:00 Lassiter-11:15 Silverman-11:25 Nobles-11:35 Simon-11:45 Griffin/Jones-11:55

Please let Hess know if there is a conflict with any of these times.  

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End of the Year Permanent Records Clarifications

·     Each grade level is assigned a time on either May 25^th or May 26th to add transcripts, attendance report and the ALREADY signed report cards.

·     Ms. Fears will give you everything that you need to sign and add to PRs prior to your designated date and time.  

·     Each teacher will NOT need to come to “clean out” their PRs prior to their assigned date/time.

·     Fears will be giving each homeroom teacher(that day) a spread sheet that you will use to check off the documents in that PR. This should only take a minute or two per student.

·     There is no need to come get your PRs prior to your assigned day and time.  

·     It is important to come to the CONFERENCE ROOM at your assigned day and time so you can get your PRs done and your end of year closing sheet signed off.

*******WRITERS' GALLERY**********

The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Spears' class this week and the remainder of next week. 

******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******

Monday, May 16th  
3rd Grade Collegial Planning

Tuesday, May 17th   

4th Grade Collegial
8:00 - Everybody Wins Celebration
K and 1st Grade Move-Up Day
3:30 - Staff End of Year Party!!!!

Wednesday, May 18th 

SIOP Training - #1518
4th Grade Move-Up Day
IB PLCs during Specials

Thursday, May 19th 

FIELD DAY!!!!
2:50 - PLCs

Friday, May 20th

1st Grade Collegial Planning
5th Grade Picnic at Ridgeview
Prek, 2nd and 3rd Grade Move-Up Day
Student of the Week Certificate

******BIRTHDAYS! ****************

Happy birthday to Lori Simon on the 19th!!! We hope you have a wonderful birthday!