Monday Memo
November 7th- 11th
General Notes
1) Ms. Bates has arranged for Rite Aid Pharmacy will come to YACS to administer the Flu Vaccine to any staff member interested in the service from 2:00-4:00pm in the Teachers' Lounge this Thurs, Nov 10th. This will be for adult staff only, and they ask that you bring insurance card and ID.
2) To assist as many families in our community this holiday season as possible, please HYPE UP THE FOOD DRIVE to your classes. The last day will be Wednesday, November 16th.
3) Save the date for the annual YALA/YACS holiday celebration on Friday December 16th from 7-10 p.m. upstairs at the Blue Nile. Food, beverages, live music, and lots of fun will be provided by YALA.
4) To show their appreciation of all the hard work and effort of the YACS faculty and staff, YALA is sending a yoga teacher from Peaceful Warriors again this Friday after school in the gym at 4:00pm. This will be the second of five classes, and the group also offers yoga as classroom management classes if teachers are interested. Check out Project Peaceful Warriors' website here.
5) If you have paperwork for any faculty or staff, please use their mailboxes. If you have any money, submit it with the appropriate form to Brandy or Mr. D. Please do not leave any forms or money on office staff's desk so that we can ensure that everything is accounted for.
Notes from the Assistant School Leader
Parent Conferences
Progress reports are due November 18th! Don't let them be a surprise to parents. If you have not completed your parent conferences please do so and turn in the communication logs to Mr. House or Mr. Stewart. All logs were due on November 4th, 2016.
5th/6th Grade Fall Dance
This Friday, November 11, 2016 is our first 5th/6th Grade Fall Dance. If you are interested in volunteering to help decorate or chaperone please let Ms. Stewart know.
YACS Ed Camp
It was a great time learning with each other last week! Check out some of the pictures below.
Data Dives
Data Dives are this Thursday and Friday. Use this time to analyze a weekly assessment, review WIN time flexible groups, or dissect MAP data as you dive into a new unit. Whatever the needs of your team are, we are here to support. We look forward to diving into data with you this Thursday and Friday!
Notes from Intervention
Documentation rules the Nation!! We need weekly progress monitoring points for all children who may be having issues in class with academics, behavior or both. Academic progress monitoring can be small quizzes based on the skills that you have worked on with the kids who are having issues. These quizzes should not be used as grades but rather as points that can be graphed.
Progress Monitoring needs to be scientifically based….some resources can include:
· lessons in I-ready, and Lexia
· lessons from Intervention central( www.interventioncentral.org)
· Mondo lessons
· RTI interventions from our curriculum(online)
There are others resources, of course. These are just a starting point.
We also need DAILY progress monitoring scores, specifically from I-Ready or Lexia. ANY child, who may be having issues, needs to be on I-ready or Lexia DAILY.
I am available for any questions that you may have.
Schedules on Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_xtw9LxhJvhZzk0WHZXT0NQWjA