Pleasant Valley Staff Newsletter
Week of September 30, 2019
Our mission is to empower and inspire a community of lifelong learners and leaders.
District Goals
1. We will practice fiscal responsibility.
2. We will improve student achievement.
3. We will increase our transparency throughout our communities.
School Improvement Plan Goals
Goal 1
District Elementary Goal (ELA): By the end of the 2019/2020 school year, 85% or more of our second, third and fourth-grade students will be considered on track and low risk of not passing ELA AIR as measured by MAP benchmark reading scores.
Goal 2
District Elementary Goal (Math): By the end of the 2019/2020 school year, 85% or more of our second, third and students will be considered on track and low risk of not passing Math AIR as measured by MAP benchmark math scores.
Goal 3
District Elementary Goal (Instruction): By the end of the 2019/2020 school year, 100% of third-grade students will meet requirements of Third Grade Reading Guarantee as measured by MAP and/or AIR assessments.
Goal 4
During the 2019-2020 school year, the percentage of students with chronic absenteeism will decrease by 2% compared to the 2018-19 school year.
Goal 5
During the 2019-2020 school year, the number of referrals coded as Aggressive Behavior, as defined by the Parent/Student Handbook 2019-2020, will decrease by 10% as compared to the 2018-2019 school year.
Action Steps to SIP Goals
7th Annual PV Triathlon
Please upload your pictures to our Triathlon Pic shared folder! Currently, the folder only has a handful.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cvqb_pAJIBF1eUu8Kp_7cFFhsrhtnBEd
If you have not volunteered in the past for the Triathlon Committee, please consider doing so for the next. Many hands make light work! Here's the link for this and next year:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bhKxYuFAmfRJDm7R4lS5oK2GdufhL7HxcPThpQD97MA/edit#gid=0
Resilient Learner Groups and Friendship Groups Teacher Recommendations
Resilient Learner Groups focus on…
- Perspective and Empathy
- Decision Making
- Self-Awareness
- Apologizing
- Assertive vs. Aggressive
- Recognizing and Regulating Emotions
- Responsibility for Behavior
- Identifying Your Supports
- Problem Solving
- Self-esteem
- Friendship Qualities
- Making and keeping friends
- Sharing and Caring
- Compliments
- Conflict resolution
- Active Listening
- Empathy
- Apologizing
Fire Department Inspection Report 9.17.2019
Heavily Decorated Classrooms Disrupt Attention and Learning In Young Children
This Week's Starbucks Winners!
September's Student Leader of Month Selection Due September 30th
Student Leadership Selection Spreadsheet link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CqkaQT20mqkpc-6cdKhuQKgBBJJ5As7yFe7fH8lWGa0/edit?usp=sharing
October’s Habit Focus #1 Be Proactive- The Habit of Choice
Remember as you are teaching the habits throughout the year that the 7 Habits is based on:
-A Principle of effectiveness.
-An effective paradigm (see) that is aligned with the principle.
-Behavior/Practices (do) that produces an effective Result (get).
Habit #1 Resources
Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-2I1VrA_LvhNXoyQkZvUWJvWlE
Find time in your daily schedule to foster a learning community in your classroom. This 10-15 per day builds children's understanding, social-emotional skills development, and relationships to foster resiliency in our learners! It is our job to initiate discussions, model the habit, and connect their academic and behavioral choices to the positive and negative consequences or outcomes by providing them feedback! Also, a great way to introduce the habit is discussing a story or book after a read aloud. Find characters who make proactive or reactive choices within the text.
Habit 1 Concepts or "Big Ideas"
Proactive Behavior vs. Reactive Behavior
Proactive people pause to allow themselves the freedom to choose their response based on principles and desired results. Their freedom to choose expands as they wisely use the space between stimulus and response. Reactive people allow outside influences (moods, feelings, and circumstances) to control their response.
Proactive Language vs. Reactive Language
We can tell the difference between proactive and reactive people by listening to the language they use.
Circle of Influence vs. Circle of Concern
Your Circle of Influence includes those things you can affect directly. Your Circle of Concern includes all those things you care about. When people focus on things they can influence, they expand their knowledge and experience, and they build trustworthiness. As a result, their Circle of Influence grows. When people focus on things they cannot control, they have less time and energy to spend on things they can influence. Consequently, their Circle of Influence shrinks.
Our Week...
10.1 Fall Data Day- schedule link: It has been updated so check again!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XO7mZo9ZOZkHci3l8SkqOuygFH_NKrEK
10.2 Happy Nat'l Custodian's Day Gary and Bob!
10.3 Fast Training @ 4:00-8:30 Cafe
10.4 PTA Spirit Day-Pajama Day
10.4 Social/Sunshine Committee Meeting @ 8:45 Kokely's Room
Looking Ahead...
10.8 Staff Meeting @ 8:15 Lower Gym
10.8 PV Fall Fundraiser Begins- Cookies!
10.9 Academic BLT @ 7:45 Feeney's Room
10.9 PTA Munchkins and Mums Fundraiser Pick up
10.9 Gifted PD Gr. 4 TBT @ 11:25- #202
10.10 Parent-Teacher Conferences 5:00-7:45
10.11 NEOEA Day No School
10.14-10.16 2nd grade CoGAT
10.14 Third Grade Fall AIR Testing Security and Portal Meeting @ 8:40 am Faculty Lounge
10.14 BFT Meeting @ 8:45 Boka's Office
10.14-10.16 Grade 2 COGat Testing
10.16 PBIS BLT @ 7:45 Kokley's Room
10.16 PTA Meeting @ 7:00 Faculty Lounge
10.17 Fast Training @ 4:00 Cafe
10.18 End of the First Quarter- No school for students
Important Links
Elementary Curriculum Folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ACq1KerGN8VWUk9PVA
ELA K-5 Curriculum Maps
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u36HP8Gl_yYmUQysdu8iT_ib0mzYMfvU
Anticipatory Sets Ideas/Resources
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vmTu7I3B1TLWvBOCPLCvLFSKDU5ShNyM
Data Day
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XO7mZo9ZOZkHci3l8SkqOuygFH_NKrEK
TBT Folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/122w2faMIEQJJfBVfFnxL2SnoWKjckCVl
HMH Questions, Concerns & Comments
Please date your question, comment or concern, so that Kim can discuss it at the next ELA liaison meeting.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cu46O_K67lvW2hbiwom_pe4ntHjHTswMGu1cvOwq20k/edit?ts=5d66ae9e
OTES DWSGM Vocabulary Resource
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1969aCuEFTU8q53O6_RUFJLrOP9xct8HP
Student Leadership Selection Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CqkaQT20mqkpc-6cdKhuQKgBBJJ5As7yFe7fH8lWGa0/edit?usp=sharing
Committees and CICO
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_GRbqaYoWy-If0vsFHm3LOV-0m4xMTVWtxIiJbj_BJk/edit#gid=0
7 Habits Resource
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-2I1VrA_LvhNXoyQkZvUWJvWlE?usp=sharing
Brain Pop with BrainPOP Jr. & EL support!
username: bokas
password: pvstars#1