Talley Street Update
December 9, 2019
From the Principal
Dear Talley Street Community,
I am thrilled to let everyone know that Talley Street's IB Candidacy Application was approved! Talley Street is now an official IB Candidate School. I want to give a big shout out to our instructional coach Dr. McFaddin for her hard work in taking the school through this process! Have a great week!
Talley Street Upper Elementary School is a candidate school* for the PYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education- that we believe is important for our students. * Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes visit http://www.ibo.org.
Billy
Billy Heaton
Principal, Talley Street Upper Elementary School
City Schools of Decatur
School News
Music Performance: Tuesday, December 17th, Grade Level Holiday Program
Parents, you are invited to join us for our first Musical Holiday Performance on December 17. This term, in music class, our Talley Street Tigers have been working on different cultural holiday pieces that each grade level will perform for parents and other students. Please see the schedule below to find out when each grade level is performing. You'll likely want to arrive a few minutes early to ensure you have time to find a spot. We hope you can join us for your child's performance!
What: Talley Street Musical Holiday Performance
When: December 17, 2019
3rd Grade Performance-9:00-9:30
5th Grade Performance-10:30-11:00
4th Grade Performance-1:30-2:00
Talley Chorus Performance: Thursday, December 19th at 1:30
Please join us on Thursday, December 19th at 1:30 pm in the auditorium for the Talley school-wide Chorus performance. The program will last about 30 minutes.
Thank You Decatur Education Foundation
Mid-Year Assessments
MAP Testing
We are approaching the time of year where we begin to think about what information we need to support students’ growth for the second half of the year. In the past, every student has taken MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) in December. We will not be doing that this year. Our grade level common assessments will be used to gauge where all students are in their learning. The mid-year MAP will be used as an additional assessment to monitor more closely progress for those students who are receiving intervention services. Intervention services include EIP, Special Education, and Tiers II and III of the RTI process (Response to Intervention).
iReady Diagnostic 2
i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment designed to provide teachers with actionable insight into student needs. By adapting to student responses and assessing a broad range of skills—including skills above and below a student’s chronological grade—the i‑Ready Diagnostic pinpoints student ability level, identifies the specific skills students need to learn to accelerate their growth, and charts a personalized learning path for each student. This personalized learning path is accessible to students on-line at and outside of school. Every student will participate in this diagnostic assessment in late January/early February.
What information does MAP give vs. iReady?
MAP gives us information about how much growth students are making towards their personal growth goal based upon a national norm. iReady gives us information about where students are in mastery of Georgia's state standards and supplies instructional resources for grade level, below grade level and above grade level needs. Both assessments provide useful information and can serve different instructional purposes. All students will experience both assessments, just not all at the same points throughout the school year.
Girls on the Run
At this time, we have enough volunteer coaches to manage 2 teams this spring, with a capacity of 4 teams. If anyone is interested in coaching, please complete the coaches survey and contact Natalie Bundschu at nbundschu@csdecatur.net.
If you have any questions see Girls on the Run at Talley Street.
Interested in participating? Please complete the Interest Survey by December 15th: http://tiny.cc/TalleyGOTRSpring2020
Interested in coaching? Please complete the Coaching Interest Survey. http://tiny.cc/TalleyCoachSpring2020
(Note: Volunteer coaches guarantee a spot for their daughters on the team)
Art Club Announcement
Registration is now open for the first afterschool art club of 2020!
This 6 week art club will focus on a variety of fun printmaking techniques and is geared toward third and fourth graders. The cap on the class is 20 students. If we receive more than that who are interested, all participants will be pulled from a lottery. Parents of interested students should email Amy Radford at aradford@csdecatur.net. Please put "Art Club 2020 Printmaking" in the subject line. If your child is interested in participating they must be able to attend all 6 sessions. Dates will be January 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, February 7th and 14th.
Registration is now open for the 2nd afterschool program of 2020.
This 6 week art club will focus on drawing and shading techniques. Students will learn how to better capture light and shadow and use a variety of drawing materials. This club is open to 3-5 grade and will take place on February 28th, March 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, and April 2nd. If your child is interested in participating they must be able to attend all 6 classes. Parents of interested students should email Amy Radford at aradford@csdecatur.net. Please put "Art Club 2020 drawing" in the subject line.
Thanks,
Amy Radford
Art Teacher
Talley Street
School-Related Photos for Yearbook
Please send photos of any school related events to: talleyyearbookphotos@gmail.com. Contact the yearbook chair for more information:
Kellei Johnstone
404.985.8151
Lost and Found
Talley Street PTO
Walk & Roll is THIS Friday, December 13, 2019!
Walk or ride with your student to Talley! Enjoy hot coffee from Banjo and spend a few minutes out front for community building, before heading inside for Talley Rally music and fun with the kids! We’re excited to see everyone participating!
**Walking School Buses!**
Our Walking and Biking School buses have been very successful. Please join one for a safe and fun walk to school with friends!
Please click on Volunteer Signup below to sign up to lead one or find a location you can join!
Thanks and see you all on Friday!
Box Tops, Publix, and More
Box Tops:
Box Tops have gone digital!! Download the App, Box Tops for Education. Enter your information, select Talley St., scan receipts and done! If you still have hard copy box tops, we will be collecting them behind the front desk. There is a box labeled Box Tops for Education. Have your kiddo bring in box tops and look for the Large Envelope/box near the front desk. They’ll be collected twice a year.
Publix Partners:
Looking for an easy way to support Talley Street PTO?? Who knew Passive Fundraising could be SO easy!! You don't need the key chain card anymore. Follow the easy instructions on the link: http://corporate.publix.com/community/corporate-campaigns/publix-partners We’re set up as: Talley Street Upper Elementary School – Decatur, GA
Amazon Smile and Kroger are still in process of being set up.
Clairemont Elementary PTA's Annual Decatur Holiday Marketplace and Café!
Friday, December 13
5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 14
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This is an event you don’t want to miss. The school transforms into a artist-inspired marketplace featuring more than 100 local and regional artists. Shoppers can browse handmade crafts, art, gifts and more and enter a raffle for a chance to win incredible prizes like Disney Park Hopper passes or tickets and gift cards to local dining and entertaining experiences. Enjoy food from local restaurants, delicious homemade soups and desserts in the café while listening to live local music. All proceeds benefit Clairemont Elementary School’s educational programs funding teacher grants, supporting student field trips and much more. For more information visit decaturholidaymarketplace.com or follow us on social @decaturholidaymarketplace.
Discounted Disney for February Break
From the District
City Schools of Decatur Seeks Community Feedback!
Purchase Decatur Farm to School Fall Dine Out Raffle Tickets by December 9th
About Talley Street Upper Elementary School
Important Dates
December 17--grade level holiday performances
December 18 and 19--chorus performances
December 23-January 6--holiday break
Social Media and Contact Information
Talley Street Principal
Talley Street Upper Elementary School PTO
Talley Street Upper Elementary School Parents
Talley Street Artists
For more about the Talley Street PTO, visit their website here: https://talleypto.org/
Email: bheaton@csdecatur.net
Website: csdecatur.net/Talley
Location: 2617 Talley Street, Decatur, GA, USA
Phone: 470.283.7340