Bingham Elementary
News and Notes Week of April 22
Weekly Schedule
MAP and i-Ready Week 1
Monday
- Pledge - Google Drive
Tuesday
- Pledge - Olive
- PTA Meeting 6:30
Wednesday
- Pledge - Olive
- 4th grade to Cardinals
Thursday
- Pledge - Olive
- First Grade to WOW
- Misty is here
Friday
- Pledge - Olive
- Misty is here
Crazy Doc's rant and raves...
Quick hits:
- MAP season is here. Please be mindful as you pass through the hallways. All 3 -5 classes will be testing Tuesday - Thursday this week. i-Ready starts on Thursday as well.
- This fourth quarter stretch is a challenging time for students and teachers. Starting to see an increase in student behavior and a decrease in teacher patience. Please take time to check on your fellow teachers and lift one another up in this challenging time.
- Starting to brainstorm for next year. I will be coming to a team meeting soon to discuss/share some plans. Your feedback will help in developing our SAP for next year.
- If you have something cool going on in class and would like either Misty or I to see, please send us an invite. We love to go and see all the things happening in your room.
- There are several people on this list who have not entered anything, but I believe you have attended various times. Please make sure to get it entered. Don't forget to keep track of your extra event attendance. Please remember everyone is expected to attend one PTA Meeting this year plus 2 additional events: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xru7fuenf01e2mb01wCoQhbrDw_zVEI_wImMFI7wA1g/edit?usp=sharing
Teacher Spotlight
Congrats to A. Sutherland's class for winning the attendance contest. 95.98% to Skinner's 92.77%.
Congrats to T. Sutherland's class for winning the consolation prize with a 97.25% attendance.
Do you have a idea for a person in the spotlight? Please let me know.
FROM MISTY
Hi team!!! I'm not gonna lie, I may have fallen asleep at 6:30 last night. Straight up, exhausted. This break today is perfection! I hope you are doing all the self-care today! With MAP testing beginning next week, it truly feel like we are in the home stretch. We can do this! I know you all have lots of things on your plate right now, so enjoy the day, that's all!
The May Newsletter is in draft, please let me know of any important information or dates that need to be added. I don't want to miss important events and there are lots of things going on in May! :)
Team work makes the dream work! #ONEteamONEdream
EOY Assessments (MAP and iReady)
*I believe Dr. Meador sent this out in an email previously as well.
- All grades 3-8 will test 4/23/19 - 5/10/19
- ELA will test the first week
- 4/23/19 - 4/26/19
- Math will test second week (including 8th grade Algebra I EOC)
- 4/30/19 - 5/3/19
- Science 5th & 8th grade will test the 3rd week
- 5/7/19 - 5/10/19
- District testing window will close on 5/10/19
- Testing will take place in the mornings
- Buildings will need to be flexible with daily building schedules
- No testing on Mondays
- Meaningful breaks will be provided to students between testing sessions
- Science scores will count towards APR this year
- i-Ready EOY testing start date for grades 3-8
- 5/6/19 - grades 3, 4, 6, & 7 begin testing
- 5/13/19 - grades 5 & 8 begin testing
- Make up sessions & SPED will be flexible to test outside the schedule outline above, due to time constraints for students with IEP/504 accommodations
Each building will be required to submit an official testing schedule that will be shared with students, parents and district staff and posted in your building. Dave Whitham will provide the schedule details and procedure to building STCs.
All students should begin practicing the online MAP testing tools. Students, parents and teachers can access these tools through this open link using Google Chrome:
By practicing these tools early and often, students will become familiar with the online tool requirements of the test and the barrier of technology is removed, which will increase student performance on the assessments.
On-Going Reminders
- If you send a student to the focus room please do so with one of the tickets Casey has provided, that way she knows why they are there. If they do not have a ticket they will be sent back to class.
- Please follow the nurse's stoplight schedule.
- If you send a student to the office please make sure they have a pass.
- Please make sure you are not sending large printing jobs to the basic printers, please send these to the copiers.
- Lunch counts and attendance need to be entered by 9:30, or Terri will start calling.
Recycling
- Mrs. Earls will take this over this year. Please remember to have your bins out in the hallway on recycling day!
Bingham Elementary
Email: ameador@spsmail.org
Website: http://bingham.spsk12.org/pages/BinghamES
Location: 2126 East Cherry Street, Springfield, MO, United States
Phone: (417) 523-3400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/400030176727396/
Twitter: @MeadorAdam