The Yuletide Villager
Winter Edition
Jan 22, 2019
The vision of GCS is to inspire success and a lifetime of learning.
McAdenville Elementary
H.O.P.E.
Have Only Positive Expectations
“Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great because greatness is determined by service… You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January Look Fors
It's all about WORDS:
- Ask and answer questions about words in a text that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
- Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
- Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, identifying words that impact the meaning in a text.
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including words that affect meaning and tone.
- Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade level topic or subject area
Meaning of words -----
EOY Test Update
Testing Changes
Math 3rd, 4th, and 5th Math Online
ELA 4th and 5th Reading Online
3rd Grade ELA - Paper/Pencil
Available District PD
January 29, 2019
Writing Workshop - Grades K-2 - North Belmont Elementary
Writing Workshop - Grades 3-5 - Ed. Sadler Elementary
C3 Social Studies Framework - K-2 - Rader Center
January 31, 2019
Classroom Routine/Ten Minute Math - K-5 - Robinson Elementary
Questioning in Math - K-5 - Brookside Elementary
C3 Social Studies Framework - K-2 - Rader Center
i-Ready
Three-Week Blitz
MOY PDP Updates
Please log into TrueNorthLogic and update your status with your PDP.
I will receive a notification once you have done so.
This will prompt me to review and send you any message or confirmation and sign off also.
Please complete this process by Friday, 1/25/19.
Chromebooks
You do not need to deliver the device to her. Just email that your cart/classroom has a device for her to come by and check.
Thank you,
LRR
Tutoring Is In Progress
Feedback
Students are enjoying the tutoring sessions. We have begun to monitor any progress and will share during PLCs in the upcoming weeks. Feedback from our Tutors will be available at that time.
STUDENT TRANSFERS
Going The Extra Mile
Going The Extra Mile Nominations
This is an Instructional Department recognition. Please look at the nomination form for info.
November Award Winners
Ashley Lackey, Wendy Barrett - Tryon
Cindy Fredette, Sue Bell - WA Bess
Sonya Helton, Sabrina Chewing, Lindsay Henry - North Belmont
Deana Ohman - BC Primary
Jennifer Whiteman - Page Primary
December Award Winners
Angela Rimmer - BC Primary
Stephanie Allmond & Tammy Wilson - Tryon
Amanda Froehlich & Elizabeth Grant - HNSA
Kimberly Luna-Jones - Woodhill
Jennifer Fairfield - HH Beam
Lea McCoig - Ed. Sadler
Shawn Hubers - Cherryville
Tyler West - Pinewood
Meghan Lefevers - Tryon
YOU ARE A WINNER
January Lottery Winners....
Building the List of Winners
Prillaman
Burell
Hickman
Shore
Coffey
Payseur
Truesdale
Neely
Crosby
PTO attendees:
Crosby
Neely
Otis
Planning Pros:
Truesdale
Payseur
Testing :
Marett
Anderson
Check-ins Lunch'n Learn Crowd Control
C. Smith
Beveridge
Cafe Staff
Quiet class in halls
Burrell
F. Cooper
Scratch and win instantly!
Duty Team A
School Events Agenda
K-2 Formative Assessment:
K-2 Formative Assessment # 2 Testing window is January 14th - January 25th
Monday
MLK Holiday (No School)
Tuesday
- Continue Testing Benchmarks
Wednesday
- Wildcat of the Month Breakfast
- LLS Assembly
Thursday
- MCLASS/DIBELS testing ends!
Friday
- Grades Due before you leave or 4pm
- PDPs completed and signed by teacher and Rice
Events and Dates To Come
Report Card sent home to parents
January 31, 2019
mCLASS Reports Home
Possible Retention Letters attached w/conference time and date if you have not had the first meeting face to face
- AIG teachers will be involved with K-2 testing the week of February 4th-8th. This may interfere with AIG students being seen this week.
Referrals
MES School Counselor - Eric Otis
Please use this referral form for student School Counselor Request
MES Social Worker - Whitney Hill
Please use this referral form for student Social Work Request.
MES School Nurse - Sheri Martin
Please use email scmartin@gaston.k12.nc.us
Discipline - https://incidents.educatorshandbook.com/
GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS INSTRUCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS
ELA
MATH
Instructional Focus
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Elementary Report Card K-2 Standards Sheet (Tabbed Grade Levels at Bottom)
Building The Foundation Professional Development. The sessions will be offered throughout the school year.
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Engagement and Worksheets
How often are you using worksheets for instruction and homework each day? How can we reduce the number of worksheets used during the school day?
Teacher - Student relationships
How can we change the tone of how we address students? It’s not what you say sometimes it’s how you say it. Model what they expect. The modeling sessions may have to be repeated a number of times, but model the expectations (Behavior and Instruction) with grace and respect for the student.
Agenda and I Can Statements - Daily Expectations
Each classroom should have an agenda listing what will be taught each day.
Each classroom should have I Can statements posted each day and tied to a standard.
- Standards Mastery
- Conferring
- Building Assessments from Standards-Based Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
- Student Proficiency
Elite Education Society of Wildcats
2018-2019 School Improvement Team Members
Congratulations to our newest team members and thank you to all others for continuing to serve as members of this great group.
Committee Positions ` Name ` Email Address ` Date Elected
Principal Lucretia Rice lrrice@gaston.k12.nc.us 7/1/2017
School Improvement Team Chairperson Bobbi Neely blneely@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
Teacher Representative (Process Manager)Beth Crosby edcrosby@gaston.k12.nc.us 6/1/2014
Teacher Representative Kelly Shore kdshore@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Kirsten Marett kcmarett@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Bonita Truesdale bgtruesdale@gaston.k12.nc.us9/12/2018
Instructional Support Representative Charlotte Griffth chgriffith@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
District Representative TBD TBD@gaston.k12.nc.us --/--/--
Parent Representative Erika Sutphin mollysmama2008@gmail.com 6/1/2014
School Improvement Team Chairperson
Bobbi Neely