Westwood Updates
May 15th - 20th, 2016
Calendar
Study Trips:
Thursday, May 26, 8:45am-12:30pm, 2nd
grade Ostrander/McClelland to Roynon – BUS
Assemblies and Special Events:
Monday-Wednesday, 2:00-8pm, district fire alarm testing on campus and MPR.
Monday, May 23, before school Shoes With Heart final collection – Front of School
Tuesday, May 24, Class Building: K 8-9am; 4th
9-10am; 2nd10-11am – Conference Room
Wednesday, May 25, Class Building: 3rd
10:30-11:30am, 1st12:15-1:15pm – Conference Room
Wednesday, May 25, Foundation Dining 4 Dollars: Panera Bread, 10430 Craftsman Way, 4S Ranch.
Friday, May 27, 8-11am, Readers Theater Parent Performances, Abeyta/Wise - MPR
Friday, May 27, 8:30-10am, D-Pod Cross Country Race – Blacktop and Grass
Friday, May 27, 11-1, lunch recess, Ms. I’s Dance Party - MPR
Friday, May 27, 6-7:30pm PTA Musical Theater Performance - MPR
Monday, May 30, Memorial Day Holiday, no school.
Reminders:
Teachers: Please turn in all field trip money on Monday 5/23. Must be deposited by Tuesday morning.
Teachers: Parent Input forms due to office no later than Monday, 3:30pm.
More to come on classroom book donations pickup dates/times.
Intermediate Reading (Maryam Vatankhah) and Writing Support (Beatriz Cruz-Rivera) last day is May 27.
Lounge Respect for May: TK & K
Looking Ahead:
May 31 & June 1, Mr. Karadashian’s class Fairy Tale Puppet Shows – F-16
June 1 is Gold Rush Day and American Revolution Day for our 4th and 5th grades. We will be using all of the field and track area from 7:00 a.m. until 2:30ish p.m. We will also use the blacktop area right behind Mihalik's room and Allen's room from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Thanks for your flexibility with these events.
June 2, Field Day.
June 3, PTA Twice Upon a Time Book Swap – MPR
June 8, 10-11am, 5th
grade Promotion Day – BlacktopJune 9, Minimum Day, last day of school. Dismissal at 11:20am for all.
August 16, first day of school for students.
The next All Team Workshop is Wednesday, June 1st, 2:20-3:20pm.
Meetings are on the first and third Wednesday of each month, normally in MPR.
Last Call for Good Citizens! Order is scheduled for Wednesday
Last Day of Impact is Friday, May 27th.
Student Support & Counseling
Please take a look at their proposed schedule here:Final Westwood Way and Second Step Lessons
Lastly, Juhi will continue to coordinate Wednesday Lunch Games for all Roadrunners. This week, invite your students to join her on the field for "Running Tic Tac Toe"
Dad'sClub-
Tuesday Recess-
For the remaining Tuesdays, our Dad volunteers will be out leading kickball at lunch recess. Please share this invitation with your students. (Click to open Voki Commercial for students)
Teaching and Learning:
ELA Resource: Read Works
1-easy to find articles that identify specific strategies CCSS (figurative language...)
2-multiple lexiles for differentiation
3- easy to register (FREE)
9 Ways to Plan Transformational Learning
Enjoy!http://www.edutopia.org/blog/9-ways-plan-transformational-lessons-todd-finley