Malabar Weekly Updates
February 28-March 4, 2022
Mindful Monday, February 28
Read Across America Spirit Week-Wear your PJ's and bring your favorite book!
Theatre Arts Teacher-Auditorium
Monday Morning Assembly-Zoom Link: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/81211760535
10:00-11:00 a. m. Primary Promise-Parent Workshop
1:15-2:30 p.m. Lead Team Meeting
Grati-Tuesday, March 1
Read Across America Spirit Week-Wear mixed up socks!
Student Dismissal at 1:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
1:40-2:40 p.m. Tuesday PD Zoom Link: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/83150497227
Wellness Wednesday, March 2
Read Across America Spirit Week-Wear a crazy hat!
OLSAT Administration for 2nd Grade
Grading Marks Due!
12:30-2:30 p.m. SSPT
Thoughtful Thursday, March 3
Read Across America Spirit Week-Wear something green!
Visual Arts Teacher-K. Ng
OLSAT Administration for 2nd Grade
2:45-3:45 p.m. School Site Council Meeting Zoom Link: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/85671321897
Fun Friday, March 4
8:00-3:00 p.m. COVID Mobile Testing Unit-Auditorium
Read Across America Spirit Week-Wear a college T-shirt!
9:00-10:00 a.m. BH Operations Meeting-M. Gutierrez
2:00-2:25 p.m. Student Council
Upcoming Dates to Remember
March 7 Coffee with the Principal
March 9/10/11 STEAM IIS Planning-Sub Release
March 10 Local School Leadership Council
March 11 Spring Pictures
March 11-SPSA/Budget Due to District
March 11 CFA #2 Edulastic Window Closes
March 7-May 13 Physical Fitness Testing Window-5th Grade
March 1-April 22 Summer School Teacher Application Window
Updates from our Title III Coach-Ricardo Melendez
Intervention Teacher Needed!
We have an opening for afterschool intervention that will support our 1st and 2nd grade English Leaners who scored an overall 3 on last year’s summative ELPAC. This intervention will focus on reading and writing. Intervention scheduled to begin this week. You can email me or Mr. Carrillo if you are interested. Thank You!
Designated Frame of Practice
How will you deliver lessons based Part II ELD Standards (Learning about How English Works) supported by Part I ELD Standards (Interacting in Meaningful Ways) this week?
- Designated Frame of Practice lessons can be found at https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/8773#spn-content
- You can develop your own lesson (lesson template can be found in Malabar’s Google shared drive)
- You can use Benchmark dELD and add a constructive conversation task about the language feature you are targeting.
Our English Learners need ample opportunities to able to develop an understanding of how English works. Please contact me if you would like to plan and co-teach a lesson.
2021-2022 SPSA Measurable Goal
By June 2022, English Learners scoring proficient (Overall Level 4) on ELPAC will increase from 7% to 30% as measured by the Summative ELPAC assessment.
Information from our Intervention Coordinator-Lisa Martinez
MALABAR HONOR ROLL
It’s that time again to recognize those students who are doing awesome in their academics and scoring 3’s and 4’s in their Report Cards. Honor Roll forms were boxed in the office. Please return to Ms. Venzor by Friday, March 4th. We will hold the Honor Roll Assembly on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. A separate schedule will follow.
Thank you for all your support in helping these students reach their potential!
STEAM Instructional Coach-Angela Muro
Hello teachers,
I hope you all managed to stay warm last week. Can you believe it’s March already? When I think of March, I think of Spring, Spring Break, Open House and testing. I know that Mr. Carrillo and Mr. Melendez are working with our ELLs to help them succeed on their ELPAC testing. We can all do our part to support this effort during our STEAM instructional block. Remember that one of our STEAM Instructional Expectations is to:
· Engage in scientific inquiry by asking and answering questions to promote science and engineering practices (SEPs).
Many of our SEPs require student discourse, as well as opportunities for informational writing. We do not have to reinvent the wheel. We can use the existing strategies and tools we already have in place, i.e., Constructive Conversation Skills and Norms. There is also a great tool in your Amp Sci TEs called:
“Eliciting and Leveraging Students’ Prior Knowledge, Personal Experiences, and Cultural Backgrounds”
This provides suggestions for how to elicit responses from our students. Examples are provided on how to connect new learning to students’ existing knowledge. These examples are specific to the unit and help to engage students. If you need help locating this tool or need support with anything STEAM, please shoot me an email or come by Room 5. The mercury should be moving up next week…
Updates from our Intervention Teacher-Vanessa Chavez
Hello Teachers,
Thank you everyone that Progress Monitored their Well Below Benchmark (WBB) students last week. Our goal is that all students scoring Well Below Benchmark in DIBELS MOY are to be progress monitored (PM) every two weeks in at least one DIBELS measure between the DIBELS MOY and EOY 2022 window. Unfortunately, we did not meet this goal. Students that scored Below in MOY will need to be progress monitored this week to guide our small group instruction....Let's get 100%!!! Have a great week!
CFA#2-Edulastic is Open for Assessment-Due Friday, March 11
Planning for Interventions
After-School for English Learners: We are currently conducting after-school intervention for our English Learners. We are preparing students for ELPAC coming in April. This intervention is Malabar sponsored.
After-School Intervention in Writing: We are targeting students in grades 3-6 preparing them for SBAC writing. All students will take the IAB Brief Writes assessment so we can select students to participate in this intervention. This intervention will begin at the end of March. Students selected for this intervention will be at the strategic level.
After-School Intervention in Math: We are targeting students in grades 3-6 preparing them for SBAC math. All students will take the IAB Fractions assessment so we can select students to participate in this intervention. This intervention will begin at the end of April. Students selected for this intervention will be at the strategic level.
Springboard (District Sponsored): This intervention will target students K-3 in the area of Literacy. The intervention begins in March and ends in May. Vanessa is leading the charge with this intervention. We will be selecting intensive students to participate in this intervention.
Book Nook (District Sponsored): Book Nook is a virtual intervention for 75 Malabar students. The focus is on literacy. Students will be meeting virtually with their tutor 4 times a week. All grades are eligible to participate. Focus will be on strategic students. Ms. Alma Marquez is organizing this intervention for students.
We know that any support that we can give our students in greatly appreciated. The classroom teacher and intervention teachers have to work together to ensure that our students are getting the targeted instruction they need to succeed. Remember that these are all of our students and we are all responsible for their learning. Coordinating interventions will be a major task especially with so many interventions planned for the Spring.
School Bulletin Boards 2021-22
Focus on Classroom Observations-Standard 3: Delivery of Instruction
As we visit classrooms, we will be focusing on the following two elements:
3b2. Discussion Techniques and Student Participation Techniques are used to ensure that all students share their thinking around challenging questions
Effective Practice: Teacher uses intentional, differentiated strategies to engage all students in discussion, attempting gradual release from teacher-directed to student initiated conversation. Students participate in intellectually challenging discussions.
3c1. Standards-Based Projects, Activities and Assignments Standards-aligned learning activities cognitively engage students in the lesson
Effective Practice: Instructional projects, activities and assignments are aligned to the instructional standards, require higher levels of thinking, are culturally relevant, and may include real-world application. Most students are cognitively engaged, constructing their own understanding and exploring content. The learning activities are differentiated, as necessary, to meet the learning needs of student subgroups.
I will continue visiting classrooms to observe math instruction this week. I look forward to observing the following math instructional expectations:
Mathematics
Every lesson will be taught in 3 parts that will include opportunities for discussion and journal writing.
Align IAB’s/ Edulastic with pacing plan to analyze data and plan for instruction.
Use anchor charts to prioritize and ground student learning.
Math projects to analyze student thinking/critical thinking.
These expectations should be visible during the observation. I should see the math lesson conducted in three parts with various opportunities for students to discuss and process their learning. I should see the use of a journal where students write what they have learned or what they are learning. I should see anchor charts posted around the classroom as a resource for students.
Please see me if you have any questions regarding these expectations.
Math Observation Updates
Glows:
- Students are coming and going throughout the instructional day. They are being pulled for music, special education services, or intervention. I applaud your efforts in adjusting your instruction to juggle everything that is happening in the classroom. We have to give students what they need!
- Anchor charts continue to be visible in the classrooms. They are posted around the classroom as a reference tool for students.
- Use of Math Journals-I continue to observe the use of math journals. Math journals help to record math concepts, strategies, models and vocabulary. Students also have the opportunity to conduct QW (Quick Write) in their journals that help them process their learning.
Grows:
- Refer to your Anchor Charts during the lesson so that students build connections in math.
- Consider the use of Math Academies. I have been noticing in the classroom the various student levels. Take one day from the week to conduct small group instruction where students can work on math at their level to help build their learning.
Malabar Street ES
Email: margarita.gutierrez@lausd.net
Website: https://malabar.schoolloop.com
Location: 3200 Malabar Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone: (323) 261-1103