Wildcat News
May 28-31, 2019
Weekly Updates/ Reminders:
- ACTION: Mandatory PAST Assessment for ALL K-2 students, scores are due in Tyler by May 31, 2019.
- Staff attendance- Although we are finished with MAP testing, as we embark on the final few days of school it is essential that we maintain the instructional day and that teaching and learning continues.
- Ensure you see the email sent Sunday, May 27 regarding check out procedures,
- Please be reminded that classrooms should not be taken down while students are still in attendance.
- Morning and afternoon duty is a collective effort. Let's be all in, present and timely in order to support our students and one another.
- Objectives should be highly visible, aligned to current task and posted daily.
- Q4 exit ticket tracker should be continually kept up to date.
- Q4 Grading Window will be open May 31 - June 5th
Daily Attendance Check
No later then 9:20 am EVERYDAY (Make sure you check your attendance twice a day). Please continue reaching out to families when students are absent, we MUST encourage our parents to bring their kids to school daily! Make sure you are talking to your students about the May Attendance Incentive--- Golden Tickets to the funnel cake truck.
Vision
Everyone, Everyday! We will foster a safe and all inclusive environment of excellence for our learning community.
Instructional Levers:
- Guided reading instruction should include an accessible text in which students can apply word solving, fluency, and comprehension skills as they read.
- K-2: PAST Assessment
- Student Engagement- We know that it's getting warm and students are getting excited school is almost out, student engagement is the key to ensuring that students stay focused and on task.
- Instruction and learning is still at the forefront of our minds-we continue to hold ourselves and our students to high expectations.
Remember, task alignment predicts performance! Each lesson should follow a trajectory of components;, teacher model, guided work, CFU questions, independent work, and an exit ticket to assess the demands of the daily objective.
Weekly Cultural LOOK-FORS:
- As we move forward in the year, please continue to implement restorative practices(safe seat, conference, buddy room, conference) and flow chart when addressing behavior.
- Expectations set and enforced that are connected to the culture of learning required for academic success.
Upcoming Dates/ Events:
Coming Up....
- Weekly PLC Meetings
- Golden Ticket Announcement (Admin visits each classroom)
- Wednesday, May 29-- 6th Grade staff vs. Student basketball game- 2:30 - 3:30-- all 3rd - 6th grade students are invited to watch
- Thursday, May 30- Kindergarten Promotion
- Friday, May 31- 6th Grade Promotion
- May 31, 2019 Mandatory PAST Assessment scores are due
Shout Outs!
- Ms. Harnage and Mr. Cherry for all of their help and support on Friday.
- Mr. Williams for holding down the fort while Ms. Woodall was out.
- Ms. Miler for graciously taking in a colleagues classroom.
- All teachers for encouraging their students and helping them power through weeks worth of testing.
Insprirational Quotes/Articles
25 Tricks to Get Your Students Through the Last Weeks of School
https://www.weareteachers.com/25-tricks-to-get-your-students-through-the-last-weeks-of-school/