Mac's Message
The Official Savannah Staff Newsletter
Assess and Adjust
The third grade team and administration have taken a serious look at the usage of time and the way the third grade day has been structured. Unfortunately, students in their second block of the day have consistently been behind their peers. The afternoon had several interruptions. In order to address student needs at this grade, we have suspended Target Time in third grade for the remainder of the year. This will help maintain the integrity of tier I instruction for third grade students.
This decision was made based on data. We asked ourselves, "where are we in relation to our goals and what do we need to do to get there." At this time, we believe this is the only solution that will not impact the daily routines of other grade levels.
Target Time is still a campus tight at all other grades. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to stop by my office or shoot me an email.
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In A Perfect World!
Please help us notify parents of "Closed Campus" Dates!
We are excited to spend another month learning & growing with your children. As many of you know, testing season is quickly approaching. During the next month, teachers will be administering STAAR simulations. The purpose of the simulations are to formally track what students have already mastered and to determine areas of growth. We like to identify these as "glows" and "grows." We look at data as a whole campus and together develop a plan of action to help students reach their maximum potential. In order to ensure a prime testing environment, we do close our campus to outside visitors on simulation and STAAR testing days. This means no classroom volunteers or visitors in the lunchroom, for all student K-5. This provides for a quiet building with limited distractions for staff and students. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Please schedule campus visits around the following dates:
- February 9th, 16th & 17th
- March 2nd, 29th & 30th
- May 9th, 10th & 11th
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Savannah Tidbits and Need-to-Knows...
K, 1 ,2 ELAR Instructional Planning Meeting
Team Leader Meeting @ 3:10 PM
TELPAS Training @ 3:10 PM Library
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
5th Grade STAAR Math Simulation
(Jeans day for all test administrators)
Thursday, February 11, 2016
ATC Student Visit (5th Grade)
Staff Meeting @ 3: 15 PM
Friday, February 12, 2016
Valentine Day Parties @ 1:45 PM
Mac @ Principal PLC
Monday, February 15, 2016
The Party Bus Student Reward
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
STAAR Simulation 4th Grade Writing / 5th Grade Science
(Jeans day for all test administrators)
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
STAAR Simulation 3rd & 4th Grade Reading
(Jeans day for all test administrators)
Thursday, February 18, 2016
PLC Day
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Boosterthon Pep Ralley @ 1:30 PM in Cafeteria
Boosterthon Teacher Meeting @ 3:10 PM in Library
Friday, February 26, 2016
Awards Assembly Savannah IS ZOOrific
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Spring Picture Day
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Boosterthon Fun Run