Cordelia Hills Staff Update
Believe, 2/8/2019
Glows and Grows
Grows: To what extent are you practicing mindfulness on a daily basis with your students?
Congratulations!
Also, congrats to Louisa Kwan who is moving to child nutrition from noon duty. We are happy you are remaining with us!
Mindfulness
Please remember we want to see mindfulness practiced everyday and not just the single 20 minute visit that Mr. Matthew makes to the classroom. Your work in this area is imperative to the overall social-emotional health of our students and our campus. I am more than happy to help you with Inner Explorer or to even lead a mindfulness practice in your classroom. Just let me know. Currently, we have approximately 18/29 staff members who are practicing at least 2-3 times/week and 6 who are practicing on a daily basis.
Also, please avoid using the mind-up lesson time as a time to prep. We need you engaged in the lessons. Your attention to this is BEYOND appreciated.
Past Links on mindfulness/trauma/brain science:
Stop, Breathe, and Think Video
Link on mindfulness and kindness
http://www.justmindfulness.com/ , kid friendly hip hop music with a mindful message.
http://www.mindfulartssf.org/puppy-mind/, kid friendly art and mindful activities.
MAP Testing Underway
MAP testing continues next week. Some reports that I personally find useful include:
1. Student profile report
2. Achievement Status and Growth Report
3. Class Report
Check them out!
A few important notes from assessment operations:
· Students will have ONE opportunity to test in Reading and mathematics. They will no longer be able to retest. This will help keep testing to a minimum. It is critical that you proctor and monitor the students closely so that you can be sure students gave their best effort so that accurate data is measured on where students are in their learning. In addition, the system will prompt the proctor letting them know if a student is "rapid guessing".
· Equity for All - Accessibility & Accommodations - Removing Barriers - Be sure to look at the available supports. Here is the link to see what is available in MAP
· To turn on Text-To-Speech - Simply turn the Chromebook on and click on "Ctrl Alt Z and this will turn on the ChromeVox spoken feedback feature. Then open the MAP APP and the screen content will be read aloud. Students will need earbuds.
Here are the test names for each assessment by grade level.
PLEASE BE SURE TO SELECT THE CORRECT NAME FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL WHEN SETTING UP YOUR TEST SESSIONS. This will ensure that students do not have the ability to select the incorrect test.
Grades 1 & 2
Growth: Reading K-2 CA 2010
Growth: Math K-2 CA 2010
** Reminder **
Grade 2 take these tests and not the Growth 2-5 tests ***
Grades 3-5
Growth: Reading 2-5 CA 2010 V2
Growth: Math 2-5 CA 2010
Grades 6+
Growth: Reading 6+ CA 2010 V2
Growth: Math 6+ CA 2010
The Help Desk staff is currently operating with two vacant positions so please be patient for a response from them and refer to the step-by-step guide as much as possible before calling 399-5100.
Upcoming Dates/Events
2/8: PRs go live in the afternoon, Student of the Month lunch, fire drill @ 9:50
2/11 and 2/18 : No School
2/12 and 2/13: Emergency Preparedness for Grades 3-5 (both days)
2/13: PTA meeting
2/22: Open Upon A Time (Daughters Dance)
2/26: Leadership Meeting
Spring Social Skills Groups
Thank you to the new names received for social skills groups. I still am taking recommendations and would like to fill the groups up. Let me know if you have someone you believe could benefit from the assistance.
ELPAC Coming up
Brick Space
DASHBOARD Reminders
https://www.caschooldashboard.org/reports/48705400113092/2018
Cordelia Hills Elementary School
Email: stevetr@fsusd.org
Website: fsusd.org/cordeliahills
Location: 4770 Canyon Hills Drive, Fairfield, CA, USA
Phone: 707-864-1905
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