Ebinport Eagle Eye Faculty News
November 13-17
What's Happening?
- 2:45-3:30 Number Talks PD- all are welcome. Those who received emails should plan on attending.
- 4:00 School Board Data Meeting: Rhonda to Attend
Tuesday-
- 3:00 Leadership Team Meeting
Wednesday
- Grade Level Meetings
- 1st Grade Planning Day- Please submit your agenda prior to this day.
- Math PD: Questioning Techniques in Math 2:45-3:30 all are welcome. Those who received emails should plan on attending.
Thursday
- Progress Reports Sent Home
Friday
- 5th Grade Planning Day: Please submit your agenda prior to this day.
- 6:00 Faculty Holiday Party at The Cotton Mill
Saturday
- 11:00 Bucket Drummers from Fifth Grade will perform outside Lowes.
Upcoming Dates:
- November 20- 5, 3, 4 Thanksgiving Lunch: Invitations to Come
- November 21: 1, 2, 5K Thanksgiving Lunch: Invitations to Come
- November 27: 2:45-3:30 Math PD: Math Groups
- November 28: Clemson v. USC Tailgate
- November 28: No Tuesday Meeting Today (This meeting will be held Thursday this week.)
- November 29: 2:45-3:30 Math PD: Problematic Tasks
- November 30: Weekly Faculty Meeting: Dr. Allison Paolini presents Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms
- November 30: Chorus Sings at Deck the Halls
- December 1: Terrific Kid Ceremony
- December 1: Arbor Day Tree Planting on 1st Grade Playground
- December 5: School Choice Enrollment for 2018-2019 Opens
- December 9: 8-10 Breakfast with Santa at Showmars
- December 12: Lion's Club Vision Screening 2 and 4.
- December 12: 9:00 School of Choice Tour
- December 21: Cookie Exchange
- December 21: Half Day for Students
- December 22: Winter Break Begins
- January 5: Report card grades due by 3:00
Safe Schools Videos
Please complete the mandatory Safe Schools training courses by the due dates.
All Staff
Bloodborne Pathagens (due 12-31-17)
Slips, Trips and Falls (due 12-31-17)
New Hires (60 days from hire date)
Hazard Communications: Right to Understand
Jason Flatt Youth Suicide
Energy Conservation
Darkness to Light Stewards of Children
Be In The Know...3rd Grade Retention
The law states:
Beginning with the 2017- 2018 school year, a student must be retained in the third grade if the student fails to demonstrate reading proficiency at the end of the third grade as indicated by scoring at the lowest achievement level on the state summative reading assessment that equates to Not Met 1 on the Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS).
Exemptions Include:
Good cause exemptions from mandatory retention include students:
•with limited English proficiency and less than two years of instruction in English as a Second Language program;
•with disabilities whose Individual Education Plan
(IEP) indicates the use of alternative assessments or alternative reading interventions;
•with disabilities whose IEP or Section 504 Plan reflects that the student has received intensive remediation in reading for more than two years but still does not substantially demonstrate reading proficiency;
-who demonstrate third grade reading proficiency on an alternative assessment approved by the board and which teachers may administer following the administration of the state assessment of reading;
•who have received two years of reading intervention and were previously retained;
•who through reading portfolio documentation demonstrate the mastery of the state standards in reading that is equal to at least one level above the lowest achievement level on the state reading assessment; and
•who successfully participate in a Read to Succeed Summer Reading Camp (SRC) at the conclusion of the third grade year and demonstrate through either a reading portfolio or through a norm-referenced, alternative assessment approved by the SCDE, that their
mastery of the state standards in reading is equal to at least a level above the lowest level on the state reading assessment.
Our District Process to Communicate with Families:
-1st 9 Weeks- Every third grade student received the letter below.
-2nd 9 Weeks- 3rd grade students projected to score "Not Met 1" on reading SCReady will receive a 2nd letter. The district will cast a wide net when projecting these students to ensure that we inform all families. Teachers should meet with parents/guardians of students who receive a letter after 2nd 9 weeks and should continue to meet with and document meetings with these parents/guardians.
Click here for a flow chart for student retention.
Click here for information regarding parent communication and timeline.
Again, we will continue our conversation throughout the year.
It Was Another Great Day At Ebinport! Thank you to all those who made Veteran's Day A Success!
Veteran's Day
"On this day I am thankful for Ebinport and your administration as my child sings his patriotic songs on the phone to my uncle who is in the VA hospital in Columbia!
Thank you for making Veteran's Day so important at Ebinport. I love the school and all you do for our students but the respect for our military you all instill in our kids makes a lasting impression! We are a Veteran family and although some of our Veteran's have passed and the others can't attend-our family is so proud that (our child) attends a school that shows such respect!"
Thank you all for what you do each day for our children!
We have some new additions at Ebinport...in the bookroom!
The $4.00 you collect for lost guided reading books has added up and we were able to purchase some titles from the "Wish List" in the leveled bookroom.
Look for these newly stocked 6-packs:
A Walk at the Farm (level 17)
Peter's Chair (level J)
The Doorbell Rang (level 17)
Pickles Helps Out (level 9)
Stone Soup (level J)
Red-Eyed Tree Frog (level I)
Caps for Sale (level 20)
The Little Snowman (level 3)
Tiger, Tiger (level 3)
Hedgehog is Hungry (level 3)
The Lazy Pig (level 3)
Hippos (level 18)
And this new 6-pack!
Usborne: True Stories of Survival (level X)
Ebinport Holiday Party
Problematic Tasks
http://robertkaplinsky.com/problem-based-learning-frequently-asked-questions/
Spanish/English Text Translating App
Have you ever wanted to communicate more frequently with parents who speak other languages? Well, here is an incredible way and the best of all, it's FREE!!!
Just go to the following link: http://talkingpts.org/ and sign up!
All that you will need its the parents phone number, their name and their primary language. (No parents sign-up required)
You will be able to send messages from your computer (in English) and they'll receive it as a text message in their primary language!! Additionally, they can write back to you in their primary language, and you'll receive their message on your computer in English!! It is AMAZING!!! 😍😃
If you have any questions or need help, please contact Mrs. Allison.District Employee Handbook
Each year the Rock Hill Schools Employee handbook is updated and posted on the district’s website .
The updated handbook is now available on the “Personnel” page of the district’s website.
This handbook provides a general description of Rock Hill Schools’ policies and procedures in effect as of the date of publication. It acts as a guide to familiarize you with the
general practices and procedures of our district.
The link below will take you directly to the updated handbook.
State Farm Fundraiser
For every person that calls and mentions they are from Ebinport, he will give the school $10. Easy peezy, lemon squeezy :)
Winthrop Collaboration
Please plan to stay until 4:15 on THURSDAY, November 30. Our normal Tuesday meeting this week will be canceled and you may leave on Tuesday at your normal time. This should give us a month to plan for this schedule change. If you are unable to stay for this meeting please let me know.
We will do this Tuesday/Thursday schedule change again the week of February 12.
Finally, prior to our meeting on November 30, please complete the following survey.
Math At A Glance
Quarter 3
Tuesday, December 5th
1st = 7:45-10:45 a.m.
Thursday, December 7th
2nd = 12:30-3:30 p.m.
3rd = 7:45-10:45 a.m.
Tuesday, December 12th
4th = 12:30-3:30 p.m.
5th = 7:45-10:45 a.m.
Quarter 4
Tuesday, February 20th
1st = 7:45-10:45 a.m.
Thursday, February 22nd
2nd = 12:30-3:30 p.m.
3rd = 7:45-10:45 a.m.
Tuesday, March 6th
4th = 12:30-3:30 p.m.
5th = 7:45-10:45 a.m.
Grade Level Planning Day
PBIS Staff of the Week
Committee Meetings
Family Trust has offered grants to educators for more than 10 years to help teachers create exciting lessons for their students.
The deadline is Monday, Nov. 13.
Save the Date
Check Yourself against our commitments below. How are you doing?
Our Vision
These are the things we have committed to doing so that we can meet this goal: HOW ARE YOU DOING SO FAR?
-We will put down distractions!
-Be prepared every day!-
-Ask for help and give help when needed…know your strengths
-Be open and honest about your data-
-Hands on, minds on
-Every child and staff welcomed and dismissed in a positive way-know your children
-Start every day with a clean slate
-SOAR EVERY DAY
-Get to know your colleagues
-Share information/strategies about children in positive ways
-ELA AND MATH Workshop with Fidelity every day
-Share your students