Bingham Elementary
News and Notes Week of April 8
Weekly Schedule
Monday
- Pledge - Google Drive
Tuesday
- Pledge - Calloway
- Spring Pictures
- PTA Meeting - 6:30
Wednesday
- Pledge - Calloway
- I will be out all day for a district meeting
Thursday
- Pledge - Calloway
- Bingham Everything Night - Sign up to be supportive!
- I will be out in the morning for a meeting
- Misty is in the building
Friday
- Pledge - Calloway
- 5th grade field trip
- Misty is in the building
Crazy Doc's rant and raves...
Quick hits:
- 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
Bingham Everything Night
Bingham Everything Night
Bingham Everything Night
Teacher Spotlight
Great job on challenge night - Kroenke, J. Cook, Rhodes, and Rippey. and everyone who put in time to make it happen!
From Kroenke:
Thank you to EVERYONE who helped before, during and after our Bingham Everything night it was a huge success and it couldn’t have been done without you.
Shout out to Casey Rippey for coming up with and making the kindness tree. It was a fabulous idea.
Do you have a idea for a person in the spotlight? Please let me know.
FROM MISTY
BINGHAM's NIGHT OF EVERYTHING was a HIT!, I'm so glad I was able to be a part of it! Thank you to all of those involved in the planning process, it was incredible smooth, interactive and FUN! Families were so excited to take home learning games, prizes and eat! Seriously, it was SO GOOD!
Math IC's have been scheduled, here is the IC rubric for your review.
Next Week's IC Visits:
Thursday, April 11th
- Olive, 9:00-10:00 AM
- A. Sutherland, 10:05-11:05 AM
Friday, April 12th
- Woodward, 9:05-10:15 AM
- Calloway, 10:45-11:45 AM
- Skinner, 2:00-3:15 PM
In the article below, "6 Scaffolding Strategies..." they reported, " Scaffolding and differentiation do have something in common, though. In order to meet students where they are and appropriately scaffold a lesson, or differentiate instruction, you have to know the individual and collective zone of proximal development (ZPD) of your learners. So let’s get to some scaffolding strategies you may or may not have tried yet. Or perhaps you’ve not used them in some time and need a gentle reminder on how awesome and helpful they can be when it comes to student learning."
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