Eagle Eye E-News, November 17-21
Ebinport Elementary Faculty and Staff E-News
THE WEEK IN REVIEW...
- 11:30 Rhonda in a meeting off campus
- Crossing guard appreciation week begins
- F and P window continues
Tuesday-
- Grade level meetings with Ms. Allison to discuss upcoming ESOL audit.
- Fifth grade to Biltmore Estates (please see information below for help needed with morning car duty)
- 3:00 Faculty Meeting: Winthrop will be here to talk about Ebinport becoming a partner school. Employees will complete the survey sent by Dr. Pew (Jennifer Wilson will conduct this portion of our meeting).
- 6:00 SIC meeting
- 6:30 PTO Meeting
Wednesday-
- Support Staff Appreciation Day
- Birthday Table
- 8:00-11:00 Stress Break provided by HealthSource...sign up in the mailbox room for your free stress break (chair massage)! These will be offered again tomorrow for those with afternoon planning.
- 2:45 VanderMolen, Pundt and Pezzello check in with Marc Kirsch regarding the social/emotional survey results.
- 4:00 Yoga
Thursday-
- Thanksgiving Lunch for grades 2, 5 and 4
- 7:30 Teacher of the Year Awards Breakfast sponsored by Chamber of Commerce
- 9:00 Rhonda in a meeting regarding Ebinport Building and Planning
- 9:15 Rhonda in a principal network meeting (yes, I am double booked...still trying to figure this one out :)
- 11:00-2:00 Stress Break provided by HealthSource...sign up in the mailbox room for your free stress break (chair massage)!
- 6:30 School of Choice Fair
Friday-
- Thanksgiving Lunch for grades 1, K and 3
Morning Car Duty on Tuesday
Those who are able to do this please sign up here...this way we will know who is helping and if we have enough coverage.
Also, if you are signed up to help with car duty on Tuesday, please feel free to wear blue jeans. You may even need to dress in layers...it will be chilly :) If you have morning duty inside the building and are unable to help at car duty because of duty inside the building you may also wear jeans on Tuesday!
Meeting with Kristen Hahn and Chris Odom
Kristen will be returning on December 9. Please bring a graded common assessment. Each teacher at your grade level should bring the same common assessment to this meeting.
F and P
Also, there was some conversation about the difference between placement level and instructional level. Read below for information regarding placement level from Barbara Fewell.
If you have any questions or concerns please let either myself, Brian or Marco know. We may not have all the answers, but we will work to find them for you!
Placement Level
Looking Beyond the Numbers
The recommended placement level may be the same as the instructional level, but it may differ because of other factors that come out of your analysis. The following are some general factors to think about when using data to select a recommended placement level for the child.
* Actual Scores – accuracy and comprehension
* Fluency and Phrasing – slow reading generally interferes with comprehension
* Text Content – background experience is a critical factor (or lack of background knowledge)
* Sources of Information – meaning (M), language structure (S), and visual information (V)
* Problem-Solving Actions – processing strategies or problem solving actions
* Level of Independence – actively problem solving or simply waiting to be told a word
Discipline
School of Choice Fair
“Choice Fair”
Employees who are interested in our “choice” schools for their children will want to attend the “Choice School Fair” from 6:30-8:00 on Thursday evening, Nov. 20, in the gym at Sullivan Middle School. For information on the admission process or the dates when each school of choice will host its own information night (FAQ’s), go to http://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/schools/schoolsofchoice.aspx.Ebinport will be represented at this fair. We are excited to offer immersion to kindergarteners from both within our zone and for those that choose us as their school of choice!
Notes from Beautifucation Committee
Projects in Progress:
1. Organize Lost and Found: Unclaimed clothing and other items will be placed on rolling carts on stage. Students and/or parents will be able to reclaim their lost items. (Jane, Melanie & Marti)
2. Clean out old clothing closet and cabinets in mailroom. Suggestion: Put those extra clothing for students into the “Teachers’ Lounge Cabinets (Melanie, Marti, & Amy)
3. Revisit: Playground Areas to be refurbish: black top for basketball court with an additional basketball hoop; (This is also a Student Council Request. Mrs. Kelsey is looking into this.) – (Sandra & Linda)
Projects to Consider:
4. Create a memorial for Barbara Oertel - (This is also a Brenda Keeling request.)
We could plant a Windmill Palmetto Tree (near the Marsha Dozier Memorial Carolina Fence Garden) with a plaque in honor of Barbara’s work and dedication to our school.
(Jane & Jimmy)
5. School Grounds - Trash Detail: Create a schedule for upper grade level students to pick up litter from the school ground areas (Jane & Sandra)
Notes from Academic Committee
-Discussed Science benchmarks.
-At the next meeting, we will continue correlating MAPS scores with F & P data.New Content Standards for ELA and Math Review
You may have already heard that standards for next year have been released for review. They can be reviewed until Nov. 30. I sincerely hope that you will take the time to look at these and provide any feedback or suggestions that you may have via the Google Forms linked at the bottom of the page. If you have any trouble viewing these standards please let me know.