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2/3/20
Lora Miller (1st)
Sally Breckenridge (8th)
Julie Keefe (22nd)
Michele Schecter (23rd)
LET'S CELEBRATE LAST WEEK
Kindergarten's Winter Sing Along! It was adorable!
Punxsutawney Phil poked his head up predicting a shorter winter!
Flat Stanley is coming!!!!
Our January Swis Data showed record data collection...Good job all!
FROM THE COACHES
The coaches will not be at many of the co-planning sessions next week because of data chats.
FEBRUARY CHARACTER TRAIT
DATA CHAT SCHEDULE
FLAT STANLEY
Walsh Middle School Auditorium
Friday, February 7th @ 7pm
Saturday, February 8th @ 2pm
MCAS UPDATES
Updated MCAS English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science and Technology/Engineering practice tests are now posted. Additional materials, including updated answer keys and special forms, will be posted in the coming weeks as they become available.
A graphing practice tool is also now available as an additional resource for grade 10 students. Students can use this tool to graph one or two equations and/or inequalities with corresponding solution sets. The tool is posted at the MCAS Resource Center under Grade 10 Resources.
Updates to TestNav for 2020
Several updates to TestNav are being implemented for spring 2020 MCAS testing. Please see the attached “Updates to TestNav for 2020” and note the following in particular.
- Expandable Panels: The new “expandable panels” functionality allows students to expand the left or right side of the screen to make it easier to read passages and/or write responses. The functionality is available in some ELA items and some items for the next-generation Biology and Physics tests for grade 9.
- Calculators: Certain Mathematics and STE tests will have multiple calculators available for students on TestNav. While students can choose from multiple calculators, it is recommended that students use the calculator they typically use in the classroom.
- Zoom: Students will be able to zoom in to make everything on their screen larger.
- Highlight to Hear in Text-to-Speech: When students with the text-to-speech accommodation select text, a “Listen” button will appear alongside the highlighter options. Students can click this “Listen” button to hear the selected text.
PANORAMA SURVEY
PLEASE EMAIL MICHELE WHEN YOU HAVE GIVEN YOUR STUDENTS THE SURVEY.
Survey Administration Details:
When: Please plan on administering the 15-20 minute long student survey at a convenient time between January 13, 2020 through February 7, 2020.
How: Students will take the survey online on Panorama Education’s secure website surveys.panoramaed.com/framingham. Each student will need access to an internet-connected device to take the survey. Students will use their 6 digit student LASID number as their access code. The surveys are available online in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Please visit the Framingham Panorama Site for additional resources to facilitate the survey administration, including the following:
Monday, 2/3:
- Staff Meeting, 8:15am (Media Center)
Tuesday, 2/4:
- Data Chats
Wednesday, 2/5:
- Data Chats
Thursday, 2/6:
- Data Chats
Friday, 2/7:02/07/20:
- Last Day to Administer Panorama Survey
- Staff Breakfast: Social Emotional Support Staff - Gary, Jen, Daphna, Krystn, Courtney
- Panda Paw Celebration, 2:45 - 3:15pm
- The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Performance, Walsh Middle School, 7:00pm
- The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Performance, Walsh Middle School, 2:00pm
CARE & SHARE
Please remind your students to bring in items for Care & Share. Our monthly food collection makes a huge difference in our community, while teaching our students the importance of giving. As an added incentive, the class that brings in the most each month will earn 15 minutes of extra recess!
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
- Tuesday, February 11th at 1:45: Kindergarten (TIME CHANGED)
- Thursday, March 26th at 2:30: (TIME CHANGED)
- Wednesday, May 13th at 1:45: Grade 4 (TIME CHANGED)
- Friday, June 12th at 9:30: Grade 5
STAFF BREAKFAST SCHEDULE
02/28/20: Grades 4 & 5 Julie, Lissa, Kelsey B., Jae, Mike, Jaimie D.
03/13/20: Grades 2 & 3 Colleen, Kathleen, Elaine, Lisa, Sara, Sally
03/27/20: PDD/BCBA - Jen, Nicole, Keri Ann, Kelsey, Michelle K., Scott
04/09/20: Thursday Breakfast - Grades K &1 Elena, Maura, Lori, Greg, Laura, Sarah, Jaymie, Raquel
05/08/20: Office Staff/Nurse - Donna, Shannon, Michele, Tara, Kathie, Claire, Suzanne
05/22/20: Specialists/Coaches/Sage - Kelly, Harry, Nick, Brett, Leigh, Beth
06/05/20: Staff Pot Luck
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
Below you will find the schedule of professional development for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year.
- March 3rd: District PD Day (FTA Day)
- March 5th: Building-Based PD (Early Release Day)
- May 21st: Building-Based PD (Early Release day)