Holmes Weekly Update
Week Ending 4/12/19
What's Happening this Week?
Monday: 4/8/19
- PLESS Survey Window Opens
- Christine Out of the building 10am (ad leadership)
- Ed Council MTG - 4:00-5:30
Tuesday: 4/9/19
- Service Team Meetings
- NBCT Cohort Meetings - Section A (Mann Media Center) 3:45-5:45
- BOE Meeting 7:00 - District office
Wednesday: 4/10/19
- 4th Grade Town Hall Meeting 9-9:30
- CICO Graduation Celebration 11:00
- School-Based Meeting - Michele Capio to discuss CPI strategies
Thursday: 4/11/19
- BLT 3:15-4:15
- Kindergarten Showcase (Rigali's and Kleespies 5:30 and Dolan, Parr, Saliny - 6:30)
Friday: 4/12/19
- PLESS Survey Window closes
- Budget Committee Meeting 3:15-4:15
- Deadline to complete Compliance Training deck
This Week's Announcements: Information Item
This week's parent Update: Information Item
Please feel free to copy/paste any portion to include in your weekly/monthly communication.
Pizza and Salad
Begin with the End in Mind:
- BAS April 22-May 10
- AimsWeb/MAP April 29-May 10
- K-1 teachers: One full day substitute to complete BAS and AimsWeb testing
- 2nd-5th grade teachers: no subs for the spring testing window= no sub cancelations and unused sub plans!
- Suggestion: Start testing above level students during the first week
Put First Things First
- Return your BAS Kit (if you haven't done so already)
Be Proactive:
- Lunch & Learn- Kaedan Assessments and BAS Norming- Wednesday, April 17th 11:00 and 12:00 lunch hours. PIZZA and SALAD will be provided. Reserve your spot here.
- Suggestion: To lessen the number of BAS assessments you need to give, administer a Kaedan assessment to those students whom you have observed making growth at their guided reading level.
Next Round of MTSS Meetings: Information Item - Corrected Times
It has almost been 6 weeks since we met. Next week we'll meet to check-in on our Tier 2 and Tier 3 students. Please make sure you have been progress monitoring those students in Aimsweb+ so we can discuss their progress.
Also at the meeting, you will have time to plan for guided reading or guided math and dig through some resources. Please bring what you need to plan for those groups.
5th grade 8:15-10:00
2nd grade 10:15-12:00
1st grade 1:00-3:00
April 18, 2019
Kindergarten 8:15-10:00
3rd grade 10:15-12:00
4th grade 1:00-3:00
Tweets of the Week
Pop-Up PD - Upcoming Events - Information Item
Our talented HolmesHawks have developed some exciting and relevant Pop-Up PD sessions.
Here is our list of upcoming events:
5/8 - Teach Like a Champion Book Study
Compliance Training Deck: Action Item
Problem Solving Meetings: Action Item
We meet every other Friday. Here are our upcoming meeting dates for the remainder of the year:
April 26
May 10
May 24
Ed Hartman will be our sub for these meetings and he will cover your class while we meet and problem solve.
Leader in Me Weekly: Action Item
Sharpen the Saw
Highly Effective Practices:
Achieve the Daily Private Victory
Fuel Your Fire (Balance and Renewal)
Race in Oak Park: Action Item
Here is the link to the Implicit Bias deck from Institute Day. Please be sure to work on your 30-day plan. We'll be touching base about them at upcoming PLC meetings.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZtTe3a8ZRViUT-19UqPx3VOELfd8t_uAK6zcD-c1fkM/edit?usp=sharing
Staff Shout Outs - Action Item
Holmes School Mission
Keeping the End in Mind - This is our end in mind and our plan to get there.
Vision:
Create a positive learning environment for all District 97 students that is equitable, inclusive and focused on the whole child.
Mission:
At Holmes School our mission is to:
establish positive relationships by celebrating differences and embracing diversity
engage students in equitable learning experiences
empower students to be proactive, collaborative leaders
prepare students to be successful lifelong learners and productive citizens