The Grass Valley WAG
Week at a Glance: 9/9-9/13
The Instructional Core
The Instructional Core supports us in understanding the interconnectedness of the teacher, the student and the content. As a teacher prepares a lesson, they must consider how to best engage the student, in addition to how to best structure content in order that it is understandable for the learner. How are you engaging students? How are you intentionally planning learning experiences to best support each student?
5th Grade Bitmojis!
Songs in Kinder!
New Staff!
Week at a Glance (WAG)
Monday*
- SRI for 3-5 grades
Tuesday*
- SRI for 3-5 grades
Wednesday*
- SRI for 3-5 grades
- Minimum Day for PD/Collaboration: Vertical Alignment of Standards and IAB Analysis (2:20-3:45p)
Thursday*
- Staff Meeting (3-4p)
Friday*
- Superhero Circle
- BikeMobile (Info from Kristen)
*Community Circle at 8:30a on the Yard
Nuts & Bolts
Notification When Absent
2. If you determine you need to take a sick day, I ask, as a professional courtesy, that you text (804-922-7728) and/or email ASAP...even if it is 5 in the morning! Our goal is to limit the need to split classes this year, but in order to do so, we need advanced notice about absences in order to do our best to find coverage.
STIP Calendar This Google Calendar will reflect Alexa's Schedule. If you'd like to schedule time with her, please reach out to Casey.
Enrichment Schedule Enrichments are taking place regularly now! Luna Dance will get started THIS week.
Mandated Reporter Training This is due annually for ALL staff members. It is due September 23. You can access it HERE.
Morning Yard Duty Voluntary sign up sheet is in the Staff Room!
Instruction & Assessments
Assessments:
- Grades 3-5: Students should complete the SRI this week. Please reach out with needs or for information about logging on if you are unsure of how to do so. Be sure these are complete by Sept 11.
- Grades K-2: Teachers should still be administering the F&P/Foundations assessments. Please begin using these results to group students for small group work. Results are DUE in Illuminate by Sept 16.
#1: Focus on Mastery of Foundations
All Kindergarten students should be assessed until they demonstrate mastery in Foundational Skills. This is a change from previous guidelines, which was to continue Foundations in winter and spring only if students were Below A on the F&P.
We are replacing Early Literacy Behaviors and Rhyming with Segmenting and Blending to support phonemic awareness. (Early Literacy Behaviors and Rhyming will still be available in Illuminate as an option for schools.)
To make sure students are on-track for systematic phonics instruction, we are setting the goal for Kindergarteners to learn 20 letter names by 11/1. Please note: Illuminate allows teachers to retest only missed questions
#2: Additional Emphasis Of Sight Words in K-2
To support oral reading fluency, we are adding more Sight Words to the requirement for Grades K, 1, and 2
#3: Targeted F&P Benchmarking in 3-5
Grades 3-5: For purposes of district benchmarks, the F&P Reading Record is now required only for students who are 1 year or more below grade level as measured by the SRI, and only during the Fall and Winter trimester. Spring is no longer centrally required for students who are at or above grade on the SRI. (Of course, sites who have made decisions to use F&P to progress monitor more frequently should absolutely continue with their plans!).
Ideally, F&P assessments would be administered AFTER the SRI.
SEL Corner
- Be Safe
- Be Respectful
- Be Responsible
We are a PBIS school. All staff are expected to use the Grass Valley Way with students. Be sure that you are communicating in a preventative manner, and not a reactionary one, including using an appropriate tone of voice with all students.
Behavior Flow Chart for Referrals Staff members who send a student to the office should do so based on the normed behaviro flow chart. All students sent to the office should be sent with a URF.
Universal Referral Forms For any student sent to the office, we should receive a URF. This is how we will communicate with families about the incident and track data on students' needs.
Pre-Referral Intervention Guide This guide shares information and examples about each of the pre-intervention techniques listed on the URF.
Upcoming Dates
- September 11 SRI Due (Grades 3-5)
- September 12 Staff Meeting
- September 13 Bike Mobile (Info from Kristen)
- September 16 ILT
- September 16 F&P/Foundations Due (Grades K-2)
- September 20 Coffee with the Principal
- September 20 Grade Level PLCs (Minimum Day)
- September 23 Mandated Reporter Training Due
- September 26 Committee Meetings
- September 26 F&P Due (Grades 3-5)
- September 27 PD Day (Schedule TBD)
- September 30 ILT
Appreciations!
I appreciate all of the teachers for being prepared for our Williams Audit! We passed with flying colors!
Thank you so much to Julie and Cindy for organizing the text book room! We are so lucky to have you!
I appreciate Ms. Mitchell for her constant good attitude and positive vibes!
Julie for always knowing the right thing to say.
I appreciate Elizabeth taking on the science lead.
Julie for organizing the copy machine room!!!!
I appreciate Keith for appreciating the 5th graders for picking up trash.
Shout out to Mrs. Pierson for making the library such a warm and inviting space!
Rasheedah for being a super cool buddy classroom and always making me smile.
Mrs. Pierson and daughter for an amazing library!
Shout out to Paula for hosting amazing PLCs!
Thanks to Ms. Beckner for letting me use her office to have a small break down and offering me words of support!
Casey for supporting me.
Paula Mitchell for helping me with a fun project for students.
Thanks to Casey for listening without judging.
Kudos to Ms. Rodriguez for letting me use her room as a safe place for one of my students to cool off!
Suminder for checking up on me after my car window was broken into and helping me with 2nd grade stuff.
Casey for running the ship with a pleasant aura.
Kudos to GVE for a great school year thus far!!!!
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