Brooklyn Park Post
Week of April 8th
Week-at-a-Glance
April is Autism Awareness Month and Math Awareness Month
Volunteer Appreciation Week
Walk Through Focus this Week: Intermediate Math
Monday 04/08: BPES Spirit Wear
- 2 Hour Early Dismissal
- Morning Rally 8:10
- End of MP3
- 4th Grade Reading Assessment @ 10:15
- 3rd Grade Math Scoring @ 1:30
Tuesday 04/09: Dress to the Nines! (Fancy Attire)
- 2 Hour Early Dismissal
- Paid Title I Planning for Teacher in K-5 @ 7:15 in the Computer Lab
- IEP Meetings
- PM Meeting: None because of the Early dismissal
- 5th Grade Reading Assessment 9:00
- 5th Grade Math Scoring @ 1:30
- Karyn out AM
Wednesday 04/10~ MP4 Begins
- Cultural Arts Planning @ 7:50
- Rodney- Out
- Kelsey- Out (AM)
- Collaborative Planning: Intermediate (R) and Primary (M- Grades 1 & 2))
- 3rd Grade Reading Assessment @ 12:45
- Title I Extended Day 3:15-5:00
Thursday 04/11
- AM Meeting: Grades 3-5: Creating Unify Tasks (Computer Lab)
- Collaborative Planning: Kindergarten Math
- Title I Extended Day 3:15-5:00 (parent workshop from 4-5)
- 3rd grade Science Assessment 2:15
- Karyn - Out (meeting)
Friday 04/12
- Leadership Meeting @ 7:30
- 4th Grade Science Assessment 11:00
- Karyn out AM
Autism and Math Awareness Month
http://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/national-autism-awareness-month/
Math Awareness Month:
Click the link to view some visual brain teasers for your students!
Link: https://www.teachstarter.com/us/blog/10-visual-brain-teasers-kids-will-love-us/
Math Updates:
We look forward to meeting with the primary teachers this week. Our focus will be similar to what we covered with the intermediate teachers last week.
SLO Update: SLOs are due by April 17th. The end is near!
Reading Updates:
- 9/9 teachers had standard based outcomes
- 8/9 referred to the Thinking Job in pre and post reading
- 7/9 teachers conferred during reading
- 7/9 had differentiated related tasks
This week I will be meeting with the intermediate teachers. We will be using the Diagnostic Focus Checklist to improve comprehension.
Social & Emotional Updates:
Updates from Rodney:
Ratings/Walkthrough Tool:
- I had the opportunity to talk to several teachers on Friday who had questions about the new walkthrough tool. On Tuesday at 1:40, I will review the walkthrough tool for the staff.
- On Tuesday, I will also be reviewing the rating tool and a tool in which I will be asking for your feedback towards your rating. More to come...
- At recess, continue to "monitor" student behaviors as your students enjoy recess. Be mindful of the following: Keep an extra eye on your red zone students. Be aware of conflicts between students and anticipate conflicts. Be mindful of students who don't get along and work with your team to monitor all students.
Report Cards:
- Monday, April 8th and April 9th 2-hour early dismissal
- Tuesday, April 9th is the last day of the quarter
- Thursday, April 11th all primary report cards with completed data sheets are due to Dianna by 8:30am
- Friday, April 12th all intermediate report cards with data sheets are due to Dianna by 8:30am
- Monday, April 15th all report cards will be returned to staff
- Wednesday, April 17th all report cards will be sent home
Field Trip Information:
- Please make sure that you are turning in any money that you collect on a daily basis. It is a requirement for AACPS.
- Please make sure to turn in all request forms to Dianna at least 30 days prior to the trip. It takes a couple of weeks to make sure that they are signed off properly and returned to us in a timely manner.
Data - Glows and Grow for Primary Math and PBIS/Social and Emotional
Primary Math Glows and Grows:
Glows:
- Outcomes were aligned to standards
- There was evidence of differentiated outcomes at the back table
- Tools were available to students at small group and during independent practice
Grows:
- Some classrooms will need to re-visit expectations for transitional time and when students are working independently
PBIS/Social and Emotional Glows and Grows:
Social and Emotional walkthroughs will continue this coming week.
Our focus this week will be Intermediate Math.
Staff Shout Outs
- Kudos to the following teachers for attending the Title I paid Math Planning session last Tuesday morning! (Michelle, Alyssa, Melissa, Erin, Cara, Tatiana and Tammy)
- Thank you to the PTA for all that you do!
- Anna Foster had a baby boy, Theo, two months ago and has returned to work today. Please welcome her back!