Beaver Bulletin
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Morning Pledge - Johnson
Beaver Bites
Thank You!
There are several new initiatives and pilots that we are trying this year and i appreciate your patience. If you have any thoughts or suggestions to make things run smoother please do not hesitate to reach out.Parking
We have plenty of parking spots surrounding the building. Please park in an actual parking spot and not along any curbs or other non-parking areas. It is hard to ask parents to follow our procedures when they see other cars parked along curbs or other areas.
Budget
We have been allocated $38/student this year for our budget. If you have any suggestions or want input on how the money is used, please set up a meeting with me before September 13.
Coaching Vacancies
Indian Trail has some coaching vacancies for the 2019-2020 school year. For any interested licensed staff, they are in need of the following positions:
- Intramural Soccer (2 vacancies - 7% of base salary)
- Boys Basketball (2 vacancies - 7% of base salary)
- Assistant Wrestling Coach (5% of base salary)
SEL Standards and Planbook
The principal of Wesley Katie Ahart put together simple instructions for adding in SEL standard into Planbook. If interested they can be found here.
Parent Communication
Unfortunately, Sangha was pulled so close to the first day of school, our contingency plan for the time being is to continue to use the following communication tools: Seesaw, Skyward Message Center/Family Access, phone calls, emails, notes home. We will keep you posted on any developments. Just wanted to clarify-
- Seesaw has a parent app that allows teachers to send out whole class notifications and individually message parents. This is one of the best options for all teachers. All of our PreK-5 teachers currently have access to Seesaw.
MAP Testing
MAPs testing officially starts next week. A few things to note-
- Students in 1st grade take: Growth: Reading K-2 and Growth: Math K-2
- Students in 2-5 grades take: Growth: Reading 2-5 and Growth: Math 2-5
- Students in dual language classes will take the MAPs Spanish assessment. I have uploaded a program file for these students, so they will have access to the Spanish version.
- Please work with the LDR teacher for your grade level to schedule testing for students with accomodations.
- The full Proctor manual is lengthy, but does provide step by step instructions for administering MAPs and troubleshooting issues as they occur. The shorter 6 page document reviews some of the same information in a shorter format.
- MAPs sets the dates for Term 1. No test sessions can be created in MAPs until 9/1/19. MAPs testing window is 9/3-9/20.
- All students can use the Chromebooks to test. The lockdown browser is found prior to logging into the Chromebook. Students should sign-out and then click on the Apps button at the bottom of the screen. Choose NWEA Secure Testing.
- Chromebook troubleshooting can be found here.
- For new staff or staff who do not remember their passwords- please go to www.nwea.org and choose Login. Click on MAPs Growth and click on the Forgot Password link. If they run into any issue, please have them email me.
DARE Dates - Mark Your Calendars
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
- September 30 and April 27 in the cafeteria
- Kinder = 10:15, First = 10:35, Second = 10:55
- January 13 & 27 and February 3 & 10
- During Monday music times
- February 24 and March 2, 9, & 16
- During Monday PE times for 30 minutes
- January 14, 21, & 28 and February 2 & 11
- During Tuesday music times
Important Dates
29 - Curriculum Night 6-7:30
30 - PBIS Secondary Meeting @ 8:00am
30 - First Grade Envision Training
September
2 - Labor Day - No School
3 - MAP testing window opens
3 - PTA Meeting @ 3:45
4 - Instructional Support Meetings with Caroline
5 - CoPlanning/Articulation Meetings
6 - PBIS Universal Meeting @ 8:00am
6 - Beaver Buck Drawing
6 - CPI Refresher
Community Building with Mrs. Dorado
Rolling out the Red Carpet
Community Building with Mrs. Dorado
Army Trail Elementary School
Email: rtucker@asd4.org
Website: https://armytrail.asd4.org
Location: 346 Army Trail Boulevard, Addison, IL, USA
Phone: (630)-458-2502
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Twitter: @armyTrailASD4