The Grass Valley WAG
Week at a Glance: 11/11 - 11/15
A note from Casey
This issue of the WAG has a number of very important reminders. Please be sure to look it over carefully.
I appreciate all you do in support of Grass Valley!
Grass Valley at its Finest!
The Instructional Core
We have been focus on RL.2 and RL.3:
- CCRA.RL.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCRA.RL.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
So far we are seeing growth!
- RL.2: Grew from 2% (Pre) to 23.3% (Post)
- RL.3: Grew from 3.4% (Pre) to 22.75% (Post)
Let's continue to focus our work and support our students with access to the Instructional Core!
Week at a Glance (WAG)
Monday
No School - Veterans' Day
Tuesday
- sign in/out daily
COST (8:45-10:15a, Casey's office)
Wednesday
- sign in/out daily
- K-2: TBD
- 3-5: Grass Valley for Collaborative Planning
Thursday
- sign in/out daily
- ILT (3-4p, Casey's office)
Friday
- sign in/out daily
- College Gear Day!
- Superhero of the Week
- Coffee with the Principal
- Report Cards Due (ideally)
*Community Circle, daily, at 8:30a on the Yard
Upcoming Dates
- November 15 Coffee with the Principal
- November 18 Make up Picture Day
- November 18 Staff Meeting
- November 19-22 Family Conferences
- November 20 Site English Language Learner Subcommittee (SELLS) Meeting
- November 20 SSC Meeting
- November 22 Student of the Month Assembly
- November 22 Big Smiles (Dentistry)
Nuts & Bolts
- Report Cards Report cards are DUE November 18. You should include grades and comments on each of them. Comments should include strengths, growth areas and ways in which families can support learners at home. I'd appreciate getting them as soon as possible (ie. November 15) to have the weekend to review them. Email me when they are ready for review!
- Conferences Conferences are November 19-22. Be sure you are sharing strengths and growth areas for students, both academically and social-emotionally. You should use this time to set goals for the year with students/families. All families should leave with ways they can support their student at home.
- Hall Passes Each class has a set of hall passes - please be sure students are using them while in the hallways so we know when/where students should be.
- DO NOT PROP OPEN DOORS TO OUTSIDE In an effort to keep our pest issue resolved, please be sure the doors remain closed.
- COST Referrals You should receive communication regarding any COST referrals this week. If you have additional questions, please reach out to the point of contact. We have spent the beginning of the year working on our Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS), and are now getting to more individual work.
- Check In, Check Out Look for an email regarding CICO (a tier 2 intervention) from Ms. Morgan soon.
- Yard Duty Be sure to arrive on time to your scheduled yard duty. It is your legal responsibility to supervise students when you are scheduled.
- STIP Calendar This Google Calendar will reflect Alexa's Schedule. If you'd like to schedule time with her, please reach out to Casey.
Notification When Absent
- Any personal days require notification, in writing, in advance of the requested time off.
- 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.
Appreciations!
I really appreciate the school shine committee for an awesome time at the escape room- so fun!
I appreciate GV for coming together and sending the Musa Family off with so many goodies- so much kindness.
I appreciate GV staff for all participating in fire & earthquake drill and bringing their safety kits!
I appreciate Miss Vicky for taking time to talk to everyone at GV and her love for the kiddos.
Rasheedah for organizing the escape room for a staff outing! A great time! Thank you!
I appreciate Rasheedah for her spirit, humor, and positive attitude!
Thanks to Tammy for figuring out our yard duty schedule!
I appreciate Caylan for her positive spirit and her Fun-Shine attitude!
I appreciate Dee for seeing the potential in her students and pushing them to do their best!
Tammy for helping with a student who needed a break.
Rasheedah for organizing the Staff Highlights, love reading them every week!
I appreciate Caylan Rodriguez for giving me a space in her classroom.
Tammy Coleman for also being generous with me when I needed a space to test!
The whole Grass Valley team for kind words and thoughts during this very challenging past month in my home life. I already feel like family.
Kathy Jones for making me smile ,even when things are rough!
I appreciate Ms. Morgan for being a team-player and helping me when things for tough this week.
Shout out to Ms. Parrish for always having a warm smile in the mornings!
Thanks to Caylan for the hugs!
Kudos to Paula for getting every student a new water bottle!
Shout out to Mrs. O for providing a fun & supportive learning environment for her class! You’re great!
Cindy for letting me use her library space to catch some kids up after school.
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Instruction & Assessments
Assessments
Grades K-2: Data Conferences
Soraya and I will be conducting Data Conferences with you this week. These will be an opportunity to review the recent assessments she has been giving students and to begin the process of SIPPS groupings.
Instruction
Our current focus is on complex texts. We have been vertically aligning strategies to support with assuring our students are able to access these texts during PLC and will continue that work this week. We know that exposure to grade level content through complex texts is critical for ALL students and a requirement of our teaching practice. I look forward to seeing our work in action!
Functions of Behavior & Pre-Referral Interventions
SEL Corner
Functions of Behavior & Pre-Referral Interventions
As you are addressing student behavior using the URF, be sure that you are considering why the behavior is occurring (function of behavior) in order to determine which pre-referral intervention would best support the student.
- 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 behavior 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.