Westside Weekly Newsletter
December 3-7, 2018
MAP Testing
Testing begins on Wednesday with K-3. Next Wednesday through Friday, kindergarten and 1st grades will switch specials times with 2nd and 3rd grade so that 3rd grade can have enough time in the morning to experience the winter MAP testing experience as if it were a Milestone's test session. Please communicate the testing expectations to your students as well as moving quietly through the hall as not to interrupt test sessions. Remember to communicate individual student goals with the kids. Some of you are providing incentives for students who meet their goal. I love it! Don't forget, student scores/data is available the day after the test is completed. Be sure to pull reports to ensure all students have completed testing and look to see the growth students made. Make-up testing will be completed in the classroom by classroom teachers. The only students who will be pulled for testing are students who receive testing accommodations. Work with your team to complete make-up testing
NWEA sent a newsletter with updates to reports and new information. I forwarded you this email. Please take a look at it.
Guided Study (Tier 2) Meetings
Tier 2 meetings will be held this week. Please bring each student's blue folder with updated progress monitoring data and work samples.
January Professional Development
As we wrap up our Monday Professional Development rotation, it is time to offer new options. To make this as meaningful as possible, we need your input. Please use the link below to add your suggestions of professional development you'd like offered.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rQEoMFxBUjoJrt2bzzQ5OeORWRDnL8Wr56oBrD8cK_k/edit?usp=sharing
Important Dates to Remember
Dec. 3: Professional Learning after school
Dec. 5-14: Winter MAP administration
Dec. 10: Professional Learning after school
Dec. 10-14: Book Fair
Dec. 11: Holiday Program & Art Show @ 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 14: End of the 2nd marking period
Dec. 18: Completed report cards due for review
Dec. 21: 1st semester awards ceremony; Early Release Day
Staff Birthdays
Dec. 9: Kimere Corthell
Dec. 12: Erin Glover
Westside Atlanta Charter School
Email: dana@wacs.us
Website: www.wacs.us
Location: 2250 Perry Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: (404) 802-1350