Guzick GOLD News
Week of 10/1/18
Dr. Davis' Quote of the Week
Guzick's 2018-2019 Key Action Items
Excellence in Instruction Spotlight
Instructional Expectations for Excellence - Demonstration of Learning (DOL)
The above pictures are evidence that excellence in teaching is taking place across the campus!
Each week, I will provide reminders regarding basic instructional expectations that we have on our campus. This week, I am reminding all Guzick Giant educators to ensure that you are collecting formative assessment data of student learning through the use of the demonstration of learning.
The expectation is that after the end of each lesson cycle (1-2 days), there is a DOL provided to students to assess their understanding of the lesson. This data should be reviewed and analyzed by each teacher to make adjustments to the next day's lesson which may include re-teach in whole group, small group, or in interventions.
Research Says:
“the shorter the time interval between eliciting the evidence and using it to improve instruction, the bigger the likely impact on learning.”
― Dylan Wiliam, Embedding Formative Assessment: Practical Techniques for K-12 Classrooms
We should have a very good idea of long-cycle formative assessment (six-weeks common assessments, ACP's, STAAR, etc.) results based on the short-cycle formative assessment results we analyze and review daily. As a campus, we will be enhancing our analysis of short-cycle formative assessments during our Data Chat PLC's.
Grades Due - Tuesday, October 2, 2018 by noon
All 1st six weeks (Cycle 1) grades must be submitted before noon on Tuesday, October 2nd. This is a hard deadline, so please plan accordingly.
Additionally, any course in which more than 10% of your students fail, teachers will be required to complete an Action Plan to document the interventions provided to failing students.
Grade Level DDI PLC Meetings - 10/3/18 (Wednesday)
We will have our 1SW common assessment Data Chat meetings on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. The meetings will take place in Room D106, 5 minutes after the start of your designated planning time. Both the agenda and a pre-planning tool is attached to this email.
Please be prepared for the meeting by doing the following:
- Review the agenda.
- Complete and bring to PLC, the “Guzick Data Chat Meeting Pre-Planning Planning Form" (attached to email).
- Bring your student tests separated in a High, Medium, and Low stack.
- Bring your Instructional Planning Calendar.
1st Student Club Day - Friday, October 5, 2018 (1st - 5th Grade)
All 1st - 5th Grade Teachers should have signed up to sponsor or co-sponsor a student club last week. Tomorrow, Monday, October 1, 2018, each teacher will receive a student club choice sheet and a list of student club offerings. Please have students select their club on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, and return those forms to the front office. The student club list will be available for review on Wednesday, October 3, 2018.
Our structure for club day will remain the same as last year with more assistance in the hallways to ensure that we are moving students in a safe, fast, and orderly way to their club location. I will send out another email with more details later this week.
REMINDER: Individual Restroom Breaks
REMINDER: Timeliness
Upcoming Events/Reminders
Penny War School wide Charity Event Begins - Monday, October 1, 2018! Let's encourage our students to contribute to a very worthy cause - The Family Place.
- Hispanic Heritage Daytime Program - Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (Please reference the email sent by Mrs. Thedford on 9/28/18)
- Final 1SW Grades Due by Noon - Tuesday, October 2, 2018.
- Guzick Intervention Tutoring - Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - Thursday, October 4, 2018.
- National Night Out at Everglade Park - Tuesday, October 2, 2018 @6pm.
- PLC Common Assessment #1 Data Dig Meetings - Wednesday, October 3, 2018 during planning.
- Guzick Dollar Denim Day - Wednesday, October 3, 2018.
- Student Club Day #1 - Friday, October 5, 2018.
On The Horizon
- Book Fair - Monday, October 8, 2018 - Thursday, October 11, 2018.
- Staff Meeting - Monday, October 8, 2018 @3:30pm.
- Principal for the Day - The Guzick Family and Coach Mayo will be in attendance - Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
- Data Chat PLC Meetings - Tuesday, October 9, 2018 during planning.
- Guzick Intervention Tutoring - Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - Wednesday, October 10, 2018. NO TUTORING - Thursday, October 11, 2018 due to Parent Conferences.
- Walkthrough Wednesday - Wednesday, October 10, 2019.
- Report Cards Issued to Students - Wednesday, October 10, 2018.
- Parent Conferences - Thursday, October 11, 2018 @4pm - 7pm.
- Elementary Fair Day - No School for Students and Staff - Friday, October 12, 2018.
Frank Guzick Elementary School
Email: aandrus@dallasisd.org
Website: www.dallasisd.org/guzick
Location: 5000 Berridge Lane, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: 972-502-3900
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