PATRIOT POST
January 16, 2017 Volume III. Issue XXX.
KUDOS To Liberty Point ES! For the second year in a row we were named a "Beating The Odds" School by the Governor's Office of Student Achievement! Your hard work is yeilding positive results! Keep up the great work!
2nd Semester Saturday School Off to an Engaging Start Both Hands-On & Interactive tasks took place to help provide our students with the tools to be equipped for upcoming testing: Next Session January 27th @9-11AM
Small group instruction with our pre-k students! Great job Mrs. Mobley, Mrs. Bindon, and Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Norman and Mrs. Smallwood representing Liberty Point at the Extra Yard For Teachers Summit.
iRead, iReady, Redbird ... UPDATE!
Redbird should be accessed by students during the Math Workshop Block.
This change goes into effect on 1.16.2018.
Reading & Writing Units of Study Updates
The 2nd Semester Come Up: All In, Streamlined, & Aligned!
*Read Alouds are facilitated everyday for 15 minutes. Standards-based comprehension strategies are modeled through think alouds.
*Shared Reading is facilitated everyday for 15 minutes. Blast Phonics skills, reading behaviors, and fluency are modeled through think alouds and student participation.
*Mini Lessons are under 15 minutes with explicit demonstrations and student practice.
*At least 2 Small Groups are seen for both Reading and Writing Workshop.
*We are fully released from stations.
*IRead and IReady will be used during RTI for all homerooms.
*Reading Flex Fridays are used for explicit Reading Standards Mini Lessons.
*Writing Flex Fridays are used for explicit Language/Grammar Mini Lessons.
iReady Teacher Champion(s) of the Week!
K U D O S to Mr. Gamble & Mrs. Watkins !!!!!
Here are Mr. Gamble's / Mrs. Watkin's Stats:
- Out of the 16 students enrolled in their homeroom, all 16 have active accounts in use!
- 81% of students met 45+ minutes of iReady instruction last week!
- The class had an 86% pass rate last week!
These stats double Liberty Point's school average.
Way to streamline your mornings for an I M P A C T!
How to get the Bigger Bang for 2nd Semester
Instructional Moves (Guided Math)
*Instructional Math Block (Teacher Station, Technology Station, Fluency/Review/Writing Station of strategically chosen standards)
*Target Prioritized Standards from Previous Units
*Carry out the CRA model to ensure students are exposed to the Concrete, Representational, & Abstract concepts of the skills
*(SOLVE) Word Problems-Release students to work independently & provide them feedback
*How can we create a spiral review of our prioritized/weak standards? EASY!
- Morning Work
- Review Station
- Homework
- Virtual Lessons
- Daily small group (5-10 min.) review instruction based on students needs then continue with current skill
Math Highlights of the Week
AVID in Math
SMP 3: Construct Viable Arguments & Critique the Reasonsing of Others
Use of the Concrete
SMP 5: Use appropriate tools strategically
Collaborate with Word Problems
SMP 6: Attend to Precision
Instructional Updates-Math Prep
- Prioritized Standards will guide our math instruction
- Keep our Mini-Lessons short and sweet (10-15 minutes)
- Mini-Lessons will determine your immediate Strategy Groups
- Use Fastbridge data to help create Guided Groups based on their needs
- Fulton Connect Reports/Illuminate Reports will support with Unit data and student performance
- PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, and MORE PRACTICE
What Strategies and Tools are your students using?
Below are suggested manipulatives and the standards that they support
Suggested Manipulatives Grades K-2nd
Suggested Manipulatives Grades 3rd-5thAVID Strategy of the Month: Philosophical Chairs
Integrating Social Studies and Reading is the Bomb Combination for student engagement! check out this video on using philosophical chairs!
Patriots, please don't forget to utilize the links below for resources to support your instruction with Philosophical Chairs!
Philosophical Chairs Planning Sheet
Philosophical Chairs Rubric
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTERESTS:
Monday, January 15- MLK Holiday
Tuesday, January 16- Math Prep Math Prep 1-16-18
Wednesday, January 17- Sci/SS Prep
Thursday, January 18- 3-5 iReady Training, 2nd Grade WriteScore Reading Data Dig at 3pm
Friday, January 19- Teacher of the Year Observations
Saturday, January 20- Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl and FCS Spelling Bee