OCT. 2nd, 2017 Pony News
On the Side of Hope!
All Means All!
Beliefs
Take a look at the Beliefs posters created by our teachers in each grade level. Our Specials Team, Special Education Team, and Instructional Specialists Team will soon be creating Beliefs posters, as well.
Here is the information regarding the development of your grade level SMART goals for team meetings next Wednesday, Oct. 4th.
A minute with the LASes
Ladies and Gentlemen... Your attention, Please!
Almost all of you have at least a Bilingual or ESL student in your class. We have observed many strategies that you are using to support them, and we need you to keep record of that. Since we are required to document the linguistic accommodations provided during the year, LISD Learning and Teaching Department has uploaded a form to Aware (for each Bilingual/ESL student) and made a video explaining how and when to use it (at the beginning, the middle and the end of the school year).
During the first 9 weeks, we should be able to complete the first part.
Here is the fun attached to this, the first grade level team (all means all) who completes all forms, will earn a jeans pass and a small teacher survival kit!
Bring us your questions; we will be glad to answer them!
Earn a Teacher's Survival Kit and a Jeans Pass!
Take 5 minutes to watch the video!
Watch the video and complete the form for your Bil/ESL students in Aware.
PLC- September Focus: Reading Standard Analysis
Click here to see the standard(s) we will be discussing on Tuesday, Oct. 3rd.
What is our data telling us?
Take a peek at our students' data and reflect on the following questions:
- How many of our students are on Tier I?
- How many students are on Tier II?
- How many students are on Tier III?
- How could we adjust our groups, mini lessons and literacy stations to support the students in their growth?
- Which Istation reports could we use to support our guided reading lessons?
- How can we use the Distribution Report to plan for guided reading?
- How can we use the Priority Report to plan for guided reading?
- How are we using the teacher's resources from Istation and the Comprehension Toolkit lessons to support our guided reading?
Do you need help with the implementation of guided reading?
- Talk with your coach; they are happy to help.
- Talk with the administration team; we are happy to help.
- Check out great resources from the library.
- Sign up for professional learning opportunities for guided reading:
Guided Reading 101: 10/3 - http://bit.ly/2xVMpPt
Guided Reading PLN: (pick either Cohort A or Cohort B and sign up for all 3!)
Cohort A
Guided Reading Professional Learning Network for Grades K-2 (Part 1 of 3) 10/17 - http://bit.ly/2xrs8p9
Guided Reading Professional Learning Network for Grades K-2 (Part 2 of 3) 11/8 - http://bit.ly/2gWHVV
Guided Reading Professional Learning Network for Grades K-2 (Part 3 of 3) 12/7 - http://bit.ly/2w1EuUg
Cohort B
Guided Reading Professional Learning Network for Grades K-2 (Part 1 of 3) 10/19 - http://bit.ly/2jEOtcm
Guided Reading Professional Learning Network for Grades K-2 (Part 2 of 3) 11/13 - http://bit.ly/2w3HWK3
Guided Reading Professional Learning Network for Grades K-2 (Part 3 of 3) 12/11 - http://bit.ly/2xgmzbF
RTI Reminder
- I-Station Data
- Running Record (completed within 2 weeks of the date of the referral)
- DRA/EDL
- CBA (test...not just the student's scores)
- Behavior Data (i.e. ABC forms, copy of information that you are tracking in Skyward)
- Notes of your conversation(s) with the parent
- Think Through Math Data
If your meeting is a follow-up meeting, please make sure that you complete the information on the LATEST FOG meeting in the space where it says: FOLLOW-UP NOTES. Please see below: (Thank you for your support in seeing that our students get the intervention that they need to be successful.)
Attendance Reminder
2017-18 LVES Tutoring
Continue collaborating with each other to identify students that need tutoring after school. Tutoring begins October 17th from 3:00 to 3:30.
No Tardy Taters Program - Mr. Potato Head
Please discuss with your new team members our LVES No Tardy Taters Program. The intent of this program is simply to encourage students to come to school on time.
October 10th Campus Professional Development
We are having two consultants join our campus for our professional learning; click here for more information.
CULTURE OF UNIVERSAL ACHIEVEMENT - POWERFUL SYMBOLISM- SCHOOL CHANT- Oct. 16th- 1st College Ready Rally- School Chant
What is Happening at our school for the next week?
Click here to see the school google calendar. (Thank you Ms. Kitchen for working so hard on this calendar.)
Monday 2nd
· ML COORD
· Sci & Math ACT
· College/U Shirt Day
· K to 5th Pony Time Begins
· Digital Citizenship Lessons 4th and 5th
Tuesday 3rd
· PLC in DataHub
· Inst. Tech LF
· Campus Design Team mtg. Review Safe and Civil 3:30
Wednesday 4th
· All Level Team Meetings
· Sci, Math, ITF, & LA ACT
· Dress for Success Day
· Inst. Design Team mtg. Focusing on assessment calendar 3:15
Thursday 5th
· **No Excuses Univ. Application Writing**
· Kindergarten Orientations (Library)
Friday 6th
· Staff Luncheon- 3rd/Specials host and Birthday Celebration
- LVES Spirit Day
Trunk-or-Treat Following the Yellow Brick Road (The Wizard of Oz)
Car Trunk-or-Treat - Decorate your car. Park your car and open your trunk with candy.
Tent Trunk-or-Treat - Decorate your tent. Pitch your tent and open your tent with candy.
Rain Around Pumpkin
Pumpkin Bowl *****Ms. Green
Pumpkin Decorating Contest - Parents will vote for the best decorated pumpkin.
Emerald City *** (Like a Haunted House) Boston, Anderson
Candy Corn Guest
Music Coordinator
Bounce House Supervision
Hot Dog Stand
Face Painting and Tattoos * Ms. Hayes
Happy October Birthdays!
- Melanie Goodman - Oct. 3rd
- Ashley Sinnott - Oct. 5th
- Taylore Rimling - Oct. 7th
- Lynda Shield - Oct. 9th
- Teresa O'Donnell - Oct. 10th
- Samia Sarkis Rutherford - Oct. 23rd
- Polly Miller - Oct. 24th
- Meredith Mullikin - Oct. 29th
Staff Shout Outs
- Ms. Medlock for sharing some very useful resources with my class!
- Ms. Kilam for staying after and sharing your guided reading skills with us.
- Beth Hayes for taking time to help her students create artwork that made the 3rd grade performance Out Of This World!
- All specials teachers for being flexible and helping with the 3rd grade PTA performance and rehearsals :)
- Ms. Sandra Hernandez for take care of my class while I was sick!
- My rockin' First Grade team for getting everything together when I was sick!
- Mrs. Sammon for all her energy and excitement around data folders.
- Mrs. Wier and Mrs. Sammon - Thank you for always thinking as a team and what's best for kids.
- 3rd grade - thank you for your joy!
- Hamiliton - Thank you for helping your teammate out when she was sick!
- Mrs. Jones - thank you for descalating behavior time and again with your calming voice.
- Mrs. Valdes, thank you for the video you shared in the 09/25-29 Pony News "The Words Have Power", inspiring and touching video, thank you
- Mrs. Veronica Hernandez for implementing such great ideas in the library!
- Veronica Hernandez for leading us in the Digital Citizenship lessons!
Click here to submit your shout Out.