Holmes Weekly Update
Week Ending 9/28/18
What's Happening this Week?
Monday: 9/24/18
- Picture Day - staff photo at 7:45am outside
- Dr. Warke visit - will be visiting classrooms
- Ad Leadership - Christine out of the building at 12:30
Tuesday: 9/25/18
- Service Team MTG Day
- 5th Grade Outdoor Ed presentation 1:00pm
Wednesday: 9/26/18
- District wide grade level team meetings 3:00-4:00
Thursday: 9/27/18
- Christine out of the building LIM training
- No BLT MTG
Friday: 9/28/18
- Christine out of the building LIM training
This Week's Announcements: Information Item
This week's parent Update: Information Item
It was sent on Friday. Please feel free to copy/paste any portion to include in your weekly/monthly communication.
A Note From Your PBIS Team: Information Item
CICO – Check in/ Check out
Check-In/Check-Out will begin in October with the exception of special friends who need to begin ASAP. Here is the form to fill out when you’d like to refer a student to CICO. Once we receive a form, we will get the student paired with a mentor and communicate to the classroom teacher who that will be.
That being said...we are in need of mentor teachers! The mentor teacher will have a quick (1 min) chat with the child at the beginning and end of the day. Mentors give encouraging words and motivate students to have a great day! Here is the link to sign up to be a mentor.
LEADER IN ME – Who is excited about all of the amazing information and resources on the Leader in me website? We hope you all are enjoying access to the website and familiarizing yourself with the grade level specific resources available! Please consider watching the following videos to better understand the nature of Leader in Me direct lessons that can be used in your classroom.
Please reach out to a PBIS team member with any questions!
Multi-Tiered System of Supports update: Information Item
Hey all-
I just wanted to clarify some things going on with MTSS. We (the MTSS/Title 1 team which consists of myself-Lisa, Kristine Ashford, Erin Leahy, and Anne McDonnell) are currently only pulling Tier 3 students who were identified as Tier 3 last year from grades 1-5 during intervention times.
We are not pulling students based on this year's data because we won't have all of the new data until October 2nd when the window closes and we wanted to get started asap with our friends that needed the most intensive support last year.
If you have new or additional students that you're concerned about- we'll use the new data and your teacher recommendations to reform groups during each grade level's MTSS Fall benchmark meeting. We however MUST use data to drive these decisions. That's why you need to make SURE any student you're concerned about takes the Aimsweb benchmark test in reading and/or math and you're collecting evidence for them.
If you have any questions regarding this process- please let me know!
-Lisa Hanna
Mark Your Calendars - MTSS Data Grade Level Meeting: Information Item
Friday 10/12
AM: 1st grade 8:00-11:00
PM: Kinder 12:00-3:00
Tuesday 10/16
AM: 2nd grade 8:00-11:00
PM: 3rd grade 11:00-12:00
(break for lunch) 1:00-3:00
Thursday 10/18
AM: 5th grade 8:00-11:00
PM: 4th grade 12-3:00
During these meetings, we will analyze benchmark assessment data, discuss student behaviors, and determine intervention groups.
More information will follow...