The Bulldog Buzz!
Week of September 16, 2019
What will you learn about the world by sharing stories from your life & the lives of others?
Lesson Plans DUE
- To the 2nd Grade Team: My Chat & Chew block is during your lunch period this week. If you would to dialog about any of our initiatives, share questions or just have a laugh...let me know!
- Our 5-minute Morning Mindfulness sessions take place daily! All are invited...the fun starts at 7:45 in the Media Center!
Monday, Sep 16, 2019, 08:00 AM
Bullock School
Gr2 Team Meeting
- SEL/Mindfulness
- PLT groupings
- NSF Guided Reading
- SGO's
Monday, Sep 16, 2019, 03:00 PM
Media Center
CAST Meetings: Gr1 Fall Follow-ups
Tuesday, Sep 17, 2019, 09:00 AM
Small Conference Room
MAP Testing (Gr3)
Wednesday, Sep 18, 2019, 08:30 AM
Bullock School
CAST Meetings: Gr2 Fall Follow-ups
Wednesday, Sep 18, 2019, 09:00 AM
Small Conference Room
CAST Meetings: Gr3 Fall Follow-ups
Thursday, Sep 19, 2019, 09:00 AM
Small Conference Room
Hispanic Heritage Read-in
Last day to sign up will be this upcoming Tuesday.
- TEACHERS: Please sign up for the best time slot in the office.
- PARENTS/COMMUNITY MEMBERS: Please consider signing up to be a guest reader on September 20th; three time slots are available. Books and coffee will be provided. Please view flyer for details, and reach out to Mrs. Castro with any questions.
Friday, Sep 20, 2019, 09:00 AM
Bullock School
The Principal's POV on...Math Fact Fluency
All grades will be focusing on math fact fluency as one of our SGO's this year, and while we will spend some time this fall reviewing data & developing scoring plans, this should not be our top priority! Instead, ask yourself: What instructional routines can I establish to support students growth in this area?
Each grade level will be supplementing our Eureka math routines with a fun fact fluency initiative! Grade 1 will be utilizing BUBBLEGUM MATH, Grade 2-ROCKET MATH & Grade 3-MATH FACT KARATE. Please take some time to talk with your team if you are in need of materials and for some best practices on how to integrate these routines into your day! In preparation for Back-to-School Night (10/10), I am asking that each grade level dedicate a hallway bulletin board to the corresponding initiative.
Thank you for a fantastic week and don't forget to review the Eureka Sprint guidelines outlined below! Taking the time to debrief and review patterns is ESSENTIAL!
News & Notes
NSF in Guided Reading: Don't forget to bring your texts (and notes, questions, suggestion, etc.) with you to our team meetings this month! In the meantime, here are some points to ponder:
Strategies/Modules (page 256) - start here with your planning
Modeling station/center rotations (page 17)
Word Knowledge Inventory (page 324) - FAST class assessment to use as an additional data-point for grouping and instruction, especially in the fall.
Adaptations for ELL’s/IEP’s are provided throughout the text based on text-band
SGO's: Please start to prep your SGO's in the weeks to come. See below for the breakdown. All SGO's will be for the full year.
- Gr1: DIBELS NWF & Math Fact Fluency (Addition)
- Gr2: DIBELS ORF & Math Fact Fluency (Addition)
- Gr3: MAP Reading & MAP Math
World Cultures
Constitution Day is September 17th. Students learned all about our Constitution in World Cultures by signing our Classroom Constitution and reading We the Kids by D. Catrow.
Words to Inspire...
YOU are the strategy!
Math Facts
BOOM! Shout-outs from the Staff!
A big shout out to Amanda and Dave for being so great to work with at Exit 1 dismissal. Tag :)
- Nina, we're so glad to have you at Bullock! You've been so great! Tag
- Thank you Mrs. Marques for your assistance in translating for some of our students
- Shout-out (BOOM) to the 3rd grade team! You guys make me laugh every day and keep me going!
- Shout out to all the staff behind the scenes that work so hard in the beginning of the year to get things off to a smooth start. Joan, Marian & Nina you guys are amazing:) - Tees
- BSI team you are the best people to collaborate with!
Schoolwide Events
Community events/reminders are in bold.
- 09/09: MAP & DIBELS window opens (9/9-9/13)
- 09/11: Gr1 Team Meeting
- 09/16: Gr2 Team Meeting
- 09/17: CAST Gr1 Fall Follow-ups
- 09/18: CAST Gr2 Fall Follow-ups
- 09/19: CAST Gr3 Fall Follow-ups
- 09/20: Gr3 Model Curriculum Data DUE & Hispanic Heritage Read-in
- 09/25: Gr 3 Team Meeting
- 09/30: New Teacher Academy (w/Mrs. Sochor)
The Bulldog Buzz
Email: curriculumcornerpln@gmail.com
Website: http://www.glassboroschools.us/bullockschool
Location: Dorothy L Bullock Elementary, New Street East, Glassboro, NJ, United States
Phone: (856) 652-2700
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