CMS Weekly Express
Monday, January 27, 2020 (Week #23)
Make The Most Of Your Monday...
Staff:
It's hard to believe that we have now passed the halfway point of the school year. Monday will mark the beginning of the final two laps. With that being said, we still have so much to accomplish with little time to do so. Therefore, it's a good time to really self-reflect and prioritize on what's really working well with your students. Find that "niche" where you can really feel comfortable knowing your students are working hard, connecting and making progress with their learning; it's the most powerful thing we can do as educators.
As you finish up your grades and comments for Term #2, please know how much I appreciate your commitment to helping all of your students access the curriculum. It's vitally important to always dig deep especially when students are becoming derailed from meeting expectations and then find creative ways to get them back on the learning journey; it's not always easy, but it's a set of tools we all need to have in our educator toolbox. We have to always keep in mind that our students are only kids, and they always look to us to help bring out their learning ability. Keep digging and being creative as it is what we do everyday.
Have a great week with your students!
Go Grizzlies!
Dean W. Packard
Principal
Phone: 5082481423 Ext. 1102
Email: dpackard@dcrsd.org
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Upcoming Events
Monday, January 27th
- Term #3 Begins
- STUCO Spirit Day Theme: PJ Day
- 5th & 6th Grade Principal's Advisory Board 2:30-3:30 p.m. (sign up below if you are interested)
Tuesday, January 28th
- B&G Basketball at Whitcomb Middle School 3:30 p.m. (Girls first)
- Intramurals 2:30-3:30 p.m. (Gym)
- STUCO Spirit Day Theme: Out of the Ordinary Day: Wear 2 of the following: fun socks, crazy hair, mismatched clothes, backward clothes.
Wednesday, January 29th
- Ski Club Mount Wachusett
- STUCO Spirit Day Theme: Fandom Day (wear anything you are a fan of)
- B&G Basketball Home vrs Trottier Middle School 3:30 p.m. (Girls first)
- LifeTouch Yearbook Group Photos
Thursday, January 30th
- B&G Basketball Dudley Middle School 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. (Girls first)
- STUCO Spirit Day Theme: Beach Day
- 5th Grade Chorus & Band Concert 6:30-8:00 p.m. (Auditorium)
Friday, January 31st
- Coffee & Conversation 9:30 a.m. Parents & Guardians welcome to attend (Cafeteria)
- STUCO Spirit Day Theme: Grade Color Day (8 is black, 7 is blue, 6 is green and 5th is red)
- Report Cards Open on Parent Portal 10:00 a.m. Term #2 Grades
- Show Choir Central Mass Competition at Shepherd Hill
School News:
1. Completion of Term 2 Requirements
Here is the timeline for grade reporting for Term #2
Friday, January 24, 2020 is the last day for Term 2
Friday, January 24, 2020 Portal will be opened to upload grades
Monday, January 27, 2020 is the official start of Term 3
Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. grades must be uploaded from your grade book
Friday, January 31, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Term 2 report cards will be posted for the parents and students (grades 7 & 8) in the Portal
3. MCAS Testing Preparation
Peter and I will be setting up MCAS information in Pearson tomorrow morning. This process will take us about 1.5 hours. We will be in the conference room in the main office. Please call the secretaries directly if you need us.
Over the next few weeks, I will be providing you with important testing preparation materials and resources. I will be adding links to the Teacher Resource Section below. Please be sure to follow through on resources provided. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns - THANKS.
4. STAR Benchmark Testing
Remember to schedule your time to do your second round of STAR testing. Also, Team Leaders, please let me know if there are are concerns with getting this completed.
5. Non-PTS Personnel Formative Evaluations
I will be adding your mid-cycle Formative Evaluation Form to your TeachPoint account this week. In addition, I will be sending you a Form for our one to one meeting to review your progress. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns once you receive the self-reflective form.
6. All Staff Mid-Year Meetings
Coming into the first week of February, I will be scheduling individual meetings with all employees. These meetings will give you a chance to review work-related items. I will work through Team Leaders for this process. I will set up a schedule for everyone else. All meetings will be approximately 10 minutes (there will always be additional time available if more time is needed).
TEACHER RESOURCES
MCAS Testing Schedule Spring 2020
ELA Grade 5: April 14th & 15th (Tuesday & Wednesday)
ELA Grade 7: April 2nd & 3rd (Thursday & Friday)
ELA Grade 6: April 8th & 9th (Wednesday & Thursday)
ELA Grade 8: April April 6th & 7th (Monday & Tuesday)
ELA Make Up Sessions: April 22nd - April 29th
STE Grade 8: April 28th & April 29th
STE Grade 5: April 30th & May 1st
Math Grade 6: May 5th & May 6th
Math Grade 7: May 7th & May 8th
Math Grade 5: May 12th & May 13th
Math Grade 8: May 14th & May 15th
Math & STE Make Up Sessions: May 18th - May 22nd
District Field Trip Form
In State & Out of State Field Trip Form
District's Strategic Action Plan & School Improvement Plan
District's Strategic Action Plan 2018-2021
MCAS Resources For Teachers
New Test Design This Year (Reduced)
Best Practice For CBT Testing Set Up & Troubleshooting
Pearson Access Next Accounts (Please check your account)
CMS' Building Forms
Frontline Absence Management Information
Lesson Planning Templates
English Language Arts Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Math Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Science Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Social Studies Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Unified Arts Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Spanish Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
IXL Curriculum Information (Click link below to access information)