Marshall Street Elementary School
December 2022 Updates
A Message From Mr. Skoczynski
November has been a very busy and productive month here at Marshall Street! The MSS students and staff have been working diligently and our students are making wonderful progress! Our families had the opportunity to meet with staff members on November 22nd & 23rd to discuss student progress during the trimester I conferences. During the conference parents received a grade specific progress report. These reports indicate your child’s progress on many specific learning targets with the understanding that the progress is being reported as “at this time”. It is important to keep this frame of reference in mind because your child’s progress may vary throughout the school year and therefore the progress indicator can change in reference to the end of the year goal.
I also want to point out that we have been working hard to require deeper levels of thinking from the students when we ask them to respond or to complete a project. In educational terms it is called, DOK (Depth of Knowledge.) These levels range from simple recall of information or facts to application and then to more complex tasks that require strategic thinking such as appraising, revising, drawing conclusions and investigating. The deepest level of cognitive demand is represented by extended thinking. At this level students are required to use strategic thinking to create unique solutions. This kind of thinking requires extended time.
I mention the above information because while you will want to know why your child received a particular numerical indicator representing their progress on the report card; it will be just as important to talk with the teacher about how your child is responding to the various levels of deeper thinking (DOK) during math and reading.
¡Noviembre ha sido un mes muy ocupado y productivo aquí en Marshall Street! ¡Los estudiantes y el personal de MSS han estado trabajando diligentemente y nuestros estudiantes están progresando maravillosamente! Nuestras familias tuvieron la oportunidad de reunirse con los miembros del personal el 22 y 23 de noviembre para discutir el progreso de los estudiantes durante las conferencias del primer trimestre. Durante la conferencia, los padres recibieron un informe de progreso específico del grado. Estos informes indican el progreso de su hijo en muchos objetivos de aprendizaje específicos con el entendimiento de que el progreso se informa como "en este momento". Es importante tener en cuenta este marco de referencia porque el progreso de su hijo puede variar a lo largo del año escolar y, por lo tanto, el indicador de progreso puede cambiar en referencia a la meta de fin de año.
También quiero señalar que hemos estado trabajando arduamente para exigir niveles más profundos de pensamiento de los estudiantes cuando les pedimos que respondan o completen un proyecto. En términos educativos se llama DOK (Profundidad del conocimiento). Estos niveles van desde el simple recuerdo de información o hechos hasta la aplicación y luego a tareas más complejas que requieren pensamiento estratégico, como evaluar, revisar, sacar conclusiones e investigar. El nivel más profundo de demanda cognitiva está representado por el pensamiento extendido. En este nivel, los estudiantes deben usar el pensamiento estratégico para crear soluciones únicas. Este tipo de pensamiento requiere más tiempo.
Menciono la información anterior porque si bien querrá saber por qué su hijo recibió un indicador numérico particular que representa su progreso en la boleta de calificaciones; Será igual de importante hablar con el maestro sobre cómo responde su hijo a los diversos niveles de pensamiento más profundo (DOK).
A Message From the Marshall Street Staff
The Marshall Street Staff would like to wish all of our families the Happiest of Holidays and all the best in 2023! As we prepare for winter break, the Marshall Street students and staff are busy with learning, holiday activities and celebrating December traditions around the globe. In the month of December, we take time to learn about holidays and traditions around the world and how they are uniquely celebrated. This is a very special time for staff and students!
¡El personal de Marshall Street quisiera desearles a todas nuestras familias las más felices fiestas y todo lo mejor en 2023! Mientras nos preparamos para las vacaciones de invierno, los estudiantes y el personal de Marshall Street están ocupados con el aprendizaje, las actividades navideñas y la celebración de las tradiciones de diciembre en todo el mundo. En el mes de diciembre, nos tomamos el tiempo para aprender sobre las fiestas y tradiciones de todo el mundo y cómo se celebran de manera única. ¡Este es un momento muy especial para el personal y los estudiantes!
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School Wide Positive Behavior and School Climate here at Marshall Street
While we enjoyed some seasonably warm fall weather recently, it appears that colder temperatures are now here to stay! With winter just around the corner, it seems an appropriate time to discuss climate, but a different type of climate, School Climate. School climate is the feel, mood, and atmosphere you sense when you first walk in to a school building. School climate can be described just as the weather outside, is it warm and sunny or cold and dreary? Children are more likely to grow up healthy when they have an encouraging and positive environment, so a cold, dreary climate would not be a place students want to be for very long .
Many factors can affect school climate, but people have the most influence. Students interact with their bus drivers, peers, teachers, counselors, and numerous other individuals every day in school. The way each person feels about the school will influence how he or she treats others throughout the day, and vice versa. As children, we all learned the Golden Rule: “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” At MSS, we want a positive learning environment which all students feel challenged and respected. Developing caring relationships with peers and teachers can lead to a warm and sunny school climate every day.
Our School Wide Positive Behavior Incentive Program is just one of the many ways that the Marshall Street School teachers and staff work to create a warm and sunny climate for your children at school every day. To make a difference in your child’s school climate, you can learn about your child’s school, policies, and mood. Discuss with your children how they feel about the school. Encourage your child to reach out to students who seem isolated or lonely to be their friend, to stick up for students who may be bullied by others, and to report any concerns to a teacher or administrator. Also, you can become involved with the Parent-Faculty Club to create a spirit of cooperation between families and teachers. If we all work together to advocate for students, MSS will rarely have a rainy day in its school climate!
Jaguar 200 Golden Ticket Winners
Harmony Pena #177, Jordan Phongsak #138, Edward Tillman #77, Chase Hedgepeth #66, Nasir Ware #193, Asli Varela Diaz #4, Tabrea Williams #165, Jeffrey Benito Blanco #33, Ryan Flowers #130, Gianna George #111, William Zavala Ortiz #45, Rome Lane #35, Javier Moreno-Garcia #175, Marco Valerio #27, Yadriel Afandor Ramos #63, Alayary Taveras #117, Denpsey Bautista #133,
Gideon Yelverton #97, Brooke Fowler #105, Victoria Santos Cerceda #74, Milani Alvarez Salina #128, Quentin Queen #16, Javier Trejo #103, Jaxon Graham #8
December Dates To Remember
- December 6th Early Dismissal (12:20 PM)
- December 7th Parent Faculty Club Q & A in the library or virtual (6:00 PM)
- December 9th Jaguar Day...Student wear their Green and Gold
- December 16th Early Dismissal (12:20 PM)
- December 23rd Early Dismissal (12:20 PM)
- Winter Recess (No School) December 26th to January 2nd
Parent Faculty Club (PFC) Q & A
Marshall Street Elementary School has been without a Parent Faculty Club (PFC) for a few years. The Parent Faculty Club (PFC) plays a vital role in the educational process for students in kindergarten through fourth grade. The Marshall Street faculty partners with our parents to help raise money, schedule assemblies, plan after school events, discussing building wide events and much more. Due to the circumstances over the last few years this has not happened on a consistent basis.
As we have opened things across the NASD I'd like to take the opportunity to bring back the Marshall Street PFC and to begin our work together for our awesome students.
- A Parent Faculty Club Q & A with principal Skoczynski on Wednesday, December 7th @ 6:00 PM You can attend this event in person or virtually. The Q & A will begin at 6:00 PM in the Marshall Street Library. If you are attending virtually please click on the link below.
Virtual Q & A link: https://meet.google.com/ptn-wgjo-fhf?hs=122&authuser=0
Marshall Street Elementary School
Email: mskoczynski@nasd.k12.pa.us
Website: https://www.nasd.k12.pa.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=15
Location: 1525 West Marshall Street, Norristown, PA, USA
Phone: (610) 630-8550
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Twitter: @MSSjaguars