Star Staff Scoop
November 6, 2018
2017 National Blue Ribbon School
Shine Today, Shine Tomorrow, & Shine Always!
Dinner Provided by the PTA- Wednesday, November 7th.
Welcome Kelly Voytell to CES
Suzanne O’Toole is out this week
Megan Baum
David Smith
Fall Parties
Conferences
Communicating with parents at Conferences.
I found this information from the Teacher Vision website.
https://www.teachervision.com/new-teacher-resources/parent-teacher-conferences-during-after?page=2
Greet parents in a positive manner with a smile and a handshake. Keep in mind that a well-run parent-teacher conference focuses in on the following “must do's” every time:
Provide parents with specific academic information.
Invite and obtain additional information from parents.
Listen carefully to parents. If you're nervous, you will tend to “take over” the conversation—by as much as 90 percent. Try for a 50-50 balance.
Combine your perceptions and their observations into a workable plan of action. Ask for parent ideas, and use those ideas in addressing challenging situations.
Let parents know that you are always available for follow-up (phone calls, personal meetings, etc.).
CES expectations for Conferences.
- If you work with another teacher for a content area, please make sure that you have a written progress report for that student to give to the parent. It doesn't have to be a dissertation just a simple highlight of his/her progress, including strengths and areas of need, your suggestions, and contact information.
- Example Johnie's homeroom is Mrs. Blue, but he goes to Mrs. Green's 2nd grade class for math.
Johnie is working hard to learn his math facts. We use counters and Ten Marks in the classroom to help him acquire the facts. Johnie shows great effort and will ask for help as needed. Currently he is working on, below or above the standard. We will continue to work on his area(s) of need to make sure he is being challenged or meet the standard.
Some extra Tips,
- Use a timer if you need help with staying on time.
- If you can have a seating area that is comfortable and informative with any donations or things you may need from parents to complete. Please sit on the same side of the table as the parent . No barriers during conversation.
- Greet each parent with a smile and handshake.
- Plan an outline for your conferences so that you and the parent can cover the celebrations and concerns in the 15 minutes allocated. Share the outline with the parent.
- Discuss academic progress not grades the report card will share that information.
- If there are behavioral concerns please describe how the behaviors are impacting academic progress.
- The parents do not understand the reading level letters. Just share that they are working on grade, below grade or working above the standard.
- End on a positive note.
Staff PTA Memberships
Monday, November 12th
Student Government Association Elections
Star Awards Assembly
We are ready for the Star Awards assemblies on November 15th. The parents have received the letters we mailed out and they are very excited about the surprise. Our newly elected SGA officers will be passing out the program. We will begin the program with the pledge of Allegiance and there will be a brief video to explain the pillar. Your role will be to
- Come to the Microphone and introduce yourself.
- Read the write -up (typed on a label on the back of the certificate ) that you wrote about the star.
- Take a picture with your stars and walk them back with you.
- A staff member from each special will come up and read their certificates of the star winners and take a picture with them.
- We will end the assembly with the CES School Song.
- 3rd, 1st, and 5th Please sit on the left of the stage.
- 2nd, Kindergarten, and 4th please sit on the right of the stage.
Assembly Times
9:30-10:00--- Grades 2 & 3
10:15-10:45--- Grades K & 1
2:30-3:00--Grades 4 & 5
Fun Run Winners, Pizza parties, ice-cream parties, and extra recess.
Half day Principal winners will be held on the dates listed.
A letter will be sent to each parent letting them know the day and time.
November 16 - K-3 K: Mustafa Ahmad, Piermarini (AM) & 3: Emma Tassone, Fay- (PM)
November 19 - 5 & 2 5: Shewa Odegbile, House (AM) & 2: Catherine Callander, Hageman (PM)
November 20 - 4 & 1 4: Gabriella Savoy, Pack (AM) & 1: Isabella Muniz, Packard (PM)
November 27th – Pizza parties: 2:40-3:20 (1st Grade will come with the specials teacher and the classroom teacher will be invited to attend)
Top Classes with Most Donation Raised and Winners of Pizza Party:
K: Brantner $1785
1: Lloyd $1381
2: Hageman $1567
3: Fay $1064 -
4: Roy $1343
5: House $1432
November 27th- Icecream parties 2:40 -3:00 in the classroom.
K: Brantner 91%
1: Packard 73%
2: Hageman 95%, Johnson followed close behind by only $4, so both will have Ice cream
3: Whitmore 80%
4: Roy 71%
5: House & Fegley 73% Tie
Extra Recess Winners- Teachers select your extra recess time and let the front office know the date and time you are rewarding your class.
K: Brantner, Snyder, Dabney, Richards & Roth
1st: Packard
2nd: Hageman & Johnson
3rd: Whitmore
4th: Roy
5th: Fegley & House
Remember to watch the videos linked below and be ready to discuss during our Progress Monitoring Meetings
ALP- Accelerated Learning Process
- Does the conversation you hear on the video happen at our team/pl meetings?
- What can we do to facilitate the productive talk to help build the understanding of student agency?
- Be sure to watch the video before our Data Process Meetings scheduled in November 29, December 3, & December 6.
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BaNkFUwNFdOEpxRMyZdN2Zxb4FdNkxD3/view?usp=sharing
Differentiated Instruction What is it really? How does it help build student agency and support the ALP Process?
We will discuss this video during our Data Progress Monitoring Meetings on November 29, December 3, and December 6. This time frame gives you time to watch the 4:27 video before our meetings. If you happen to watch it sooner please share how you and your scholars have experienced success by trying a few strategies noted in the short video. Thanks.
Meeting Dates 2018-19
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZtlTUSeYvX7q1hvPmYQ3MU2xsy-jWc3WnXyPMSXPdMc/edit?usp=sharing
Data Talk 1/2 day schedules
Lori will schedule the substitutes.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XmBR--kAZqcJPEK6UnBVNlRJmqknmzvNwawzT6A69c0/edit?usp=sharing
November Calendar
Cultivating Extraordinary Scholars!
Email: tracy.hilliard@fcps.org
Website: https://education.fcps.org/ces/
Location: Urbana, MD, United States
Phone: 240-566-0100
Twitter: @fcpscenterville