Lakewood Ledger
4.5.2019
Celebrations AND SHOUT-OUTS!
Shout out to everyone for the encouraging letters we've received in preparation for STAAR this week. You answered the call, and our students will feel the love, thank you!
-Trisha Garcia
Mrs. Brazil for guiding me through our EOY paperwork! Thanks girl!
Beth G. for awesome novel recommendations and you know, doing it all! You rock!
Mrs. Jones for doing the coolest writing activity ever on Friday! P.s. my 3rd grades can’t wait to do it next year! Get ready!
Administration for their support and listening ears. Thanks for being our rocks!
Third grade team for making me laugh, a lot! This time of year it is needed if you know what I mean!
Mrs. Rogers for helping third grade with the Wax Museum! We promise to return all your biographies soon!
-Lindsey Deleon
Shout out to Darlene for helping me out in a time of need. Thank you for the sheet protectors!
Shout out to Sonya, Mackenzie, Valerie, Carla, Cameron, and everyone else for helping us get ready for STAAR.
-Amy Morgan
I want to say thank you to Beth G. for popping in and helping several times during “Sentence Surgery” Friday. I really appreciate your help!
I would like to say thank you to Mrs. Haley, Mrs. Tubb, Mrs. Chesnut, and Mrs. Vineyard for helping during “Sentence Surgery” at small group time. I appreciate your help!
-Suzann Jones
Huge shout to Missy, Lauren and Darcel for helping me out and just survive! Shout out to Beth Gilley for helping me get my reading book bags back to normal!
Shout out to Mr. Hunt for helping cover 1st grade lunch.
Alysa Aelvoet
Shout out to Suzann Jones for a great review lesson before the writing STAAR. The kids loved being all dressed up as doctors and performing “surgery”. I had a blast watching them in the ER!
Shout out to the staff for a great last “official” PLC. The writing samples you brought were amazing to look through. I was so excited to reflect on the growth from the beginning of the year to now across all content areas.
Shout out to Beth W. for all of her help organizing the new FCRR games.
Shout out to Mrs. Howard for cutting out all of my laminate and organizing it for me.
Shout out to Kinder, First, Second, and Third grade teams. You all were such a blast to have in our room this week for your half day planning time.
Shout out to Julie Scott for her determination to get the grant application written from the administration team. Can’t wait to see if we get it J
Shout out to first grade for taking on extra kids on Friday with the absence of one of their teammates. Thanks for your flexibility!
Shout out to my intervention team. You all work so hard each day and I am thankful for each one of you!
Shout out to all the staff for a great restorative practices training on Wednesday. I look forward to hearing all about your circles and seeing the relationships building not only in your classrooms but all across our campus.
Shout out to Trisha Garcia for making me laugh on April 1st with the giant posters of yourself on all of your teammates boards.
Shout out to 3 – 6 grade teachers who are working tirelessly to get letters for each of their students for STAAR day.
Shout out to all of the staff members who have written letters to students for the upcoming STAAR test.
Shout out to Carla for her hard work on STAAR prep/training/accommodations and spending your weekend getting materials ready for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Shout out to Cameron for always wanting to make sure that teachers have the materials they need. I appreciate that when I bring you lists of materials you never question why but always say let’s get it for them.
-Beth Gilley
-Shout out to Sonya Moreno, Danielle Letourneau Jessica Kirkley, Mackenzie Krus and Aleksandra Marcyzk for going the extra mile to help a friend!
-Shout out to Danielle for being flexible and being so welcoming to all of our friends!
-Shout out to Suzann for a super engaging lesson leading up to STAAR!
-Shout out to Beth for working so diligently to make sure that teachers are supported in so many ways!
-Shout out to Carla for getting us all set for testing!
-Shout out to Jade for her work to make all of her students successful. A parent paid her a very nice compliment in an ARD this week!
-Shout out to Mr. Hunt for answering so many calls!
Cameron
Data Celebrations
2018- We were in the top 4, five times. We were number 1, zero times.
2019- We are in the top 4, 20 times. We are number 1, seven times.
Third grade is NUMBER one in MEETS and MASTERY!!
Fourth grade gained 6 ranks in MEETS and 7 ranks in MASTERY!
Sixth grade gained 4 ranks in MEETS!
Home Visits
This link is for teachers to register to participate. You can either share it with them now so they can register if they are ready, or you can wait until we speak to them in the upcoming weeks. Do keep in mind, we have 800 spots available and five districts participating at this point. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HVPEval-HEB
This link is the presentation from Tuesday with a voice-over, in case you want to share it with your teaching staff. https://thehomevisitproject.org/research-study/
Calendar
Parent Communication
This Week
National Library Week!
Tuesday- STAAR
Wednesday- STAAR
Thursday- ZOO 2nd Grade, Staff Meeting
Friday- ZOO Kindergarten
Saturday- Color Run
Notes from TC Meeting
1. Awards
- All paper awards
-Parent Volunteers will be honored
2. Summatives
-Re-schedule if your SLO is not complete.
-Upload what you think you need to make your point
-Do not stress
-Let us know if you need help!
3. TC Application
-Asked for feedback
Deadline to complete will be May 1. Will be sent out on Friday, April 5th.
4. Field Trips
-All grade levels will need to go somewhere different. First come, first serve.
5. Theme
-We are open to ideas for the theme for next year.
6. Round Table
-It was requested to have a staff meeting every week. Still in discussion.
7. Grab and Go Format
-Specials wanted clarification. Students can grab their breakfast, drop it off in their classroom and eat after specials.
8. RTI Flowchart
-Please look over with your team and provide feedback.
May 6- Kinder Round-UpGrab and Go Breakfast
We have had a small issue with students being sent to the cafeteria when they are late to eat breakfast. We do not want the students to be unattended and we also do not want students to be hungry. We will now be serving a grab and go breakfast to late students who are hungry. This will be a breakfast that they can pick up and eat in the classroom. This breakfast will begin at 7:40 and will be served up until 9:30 am. Please know that if you send a student to get breakfast, they should return back quickly and not miss any class time. Thank you!
Lakewood Goals
District Focus for Lakewood:
· Early Literacy: Kinder TRC, 1st DIBELS, 2nd DIBELS
· 3rd Grade Math (Masters)
· 4th Grade ELA and Math (Masters)
· 5th Grade All Subjects (Masters)
· Meets level for Special Education Students
· Meets level for Asian Students
Our Goals:
100% Implementation of Continuous Improvement
100% Implementation of CHAMPS
97% AttendanceReading 3D- 90% of students will make OR surpass their EOY grade level target
Kindergarten- Level E
First Grade- J
Second Grade-N
Goals in Approaches/Meets/ Masters
3rd Grade Reading- 86/60/40
3rd Grade Math- 85/50/30
4th Grade Reading- 85/55/30
4th Grade Writing- 75/45/25
4th Grade Math- 85/55/30
5th Grade Reading- 90/60/35
5th Grade Math- 95/70/35
5th Grade Science- 90/59/39
6th Grade Reading-88/50/35
6th Grade Math- 90/60/40
Link to ALL Lakewood Data
Reading 3D
Lakewood Data Comparison 2018-2019
Lakewood CBA-DBA Rank 2018-2019
Lakewood Action Plan
Google Folder- All things LAKEWOOD
Mission
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD Goals
Hurst- Euless- Bedford ISD Goals
☐ Goal 1: Student Achievement
☐ Goal 2: Effective and Efficient Operations for all Components
☐ Goal 3: Quality Teaching, Administrative, and Support Staff
☐ Goal 4: Safe, Healthy, and Nurturing Schools
☐ Goal 5: Enduring Relationships with Stakeholders
February Birthdays
Katie Winn- April 3
Emily Pryor- April 13
Colette Stacy- April 15
Amanda Taylor- April 20
Sarah Moore- April 23
Mimi Germond- April 30
Danielle Letourneau- April 30
Aleksandra Marcyzk- April 30
ROCK 1- Small groups
Small Groups
Strong small group tables are organized:
Standard-aligned questions
Teacher exemplar
Teacher question stems
Dry-erase boards/markers
Paper & pencils
Manipulatives (if applicable)
Anchor chart
Designated Supports (if applicable)
Small Group Preparation
Successful small group preparation involves thoroughly analyzing student work. Examining student work and talking directly to students about their work is the most reliable method for determining students’ misconceptions and determining if there is a procedural or conceptual gap.
These are the steps involved in planning a data-based small group session:
- identify students in need of support
- select student expectation
- select standard-aligned problems (standard aligned questions may isolate a particular part of a standard or may break the skill into bite-size pieces that are along the trajectory of understanding the standard to its fullest.)
- create an exemplar & sequence problems
- list common or observed misconceptions
- write diagnostic questions to isolate the misconception(s)
- teach/fine tune a specific strategy
Steps 4-6 are really not linear. As you create the exemplar, misconceptions may surface, and questions to ask to identify the gap or a misconception may also surface.
The goal of a small group session is to identify a gap and correct a misconception regarding conceptual or procedural understanding. Therefore teachers should focus on the concept or procedure within the context of a problem – not the problem. Use the problem as a vehicle to address the underlying issue. Then, strategically sequence the problems to be completed based on a learning trajectory geared towards comprehension and mastery of the targeted student expectations.
Guided Reading Refresher
Clarification: This is not including STRIPE. STRIPE is our intervention time but does NOT replace Guided Reading that should be going on every single day in our ELA blocks in K-2.
Narrative Guided Reading Prompting Guide
Informational Guided Reading Prompting Guide
ROCK 2- Progress and Aggressive Monitoring
When do I aggressively monitor and how?
Aggressive Monitoring should happen whenever you ask students to practice during the lesson. Here's how:
- Have your exemplar for all independent practice in hand.
- Announce the purpose of each lap (identified through your exemplar).
- Follow the pathway of highest performing to lowest performing student.
- Provide written and verbal feedback to students using the established coding system and assessing and advancing questions.
- Collect qualitative data to inform instructional decisions based on each lap.