Friday Flyer
1.8.21
Welcome Back!
Dear Broken Arrow Families,
As we welcome students back, our team of teachers, administrators, and support staff continue to analyze and evaluate what students need most during this time. Below are our continued priorities when it comes to designing and delivering instruction on a daily basis with your students, whether they are in-person or remote:
Social-Emotional Supports: We start our days and classes with opportunities to truly connect and get to know each other. Establishing and continuing to strengthen trusting relationships with students is a critical and foundational step to maximizing student learning.
Curriculum: This is the “what” of teaching and student learning. We have followed and will continue to follow Kansas Standards for all subject areas as our guide. We also have the ability locally to determine which standards are the most essential for our students to know and apply. Our teachers plan instruction for each subject area using these selected or essential standards.
Instruction: This is the “how” of teaching and student learning. We have experienced the most growth in our profession during these last several months as our traditional method of delivering instruction has varied and may continue to vary in the future. Our teachers receive professional development and have opportunities to practice these new skills and techniques to use with students.
Assessment: We constantly gather data and information from students through observations, questioning techniques, discussions, and more traditional assessments or tests. Combined, this information tells us if students are growing and achieving. If they are, we continue to the next concepts or work to deepen their understanding. If they are not, we go back re-teach concepts and provide additional opportunities to practice and master the concepts.
In partnership with families, we know that the items below are critical to your student’s success, and we stand ready to help you with any questions you may have:
Attendance: When a student does not attend school, there is the potential that he or she could end up behind his or her peers. Whether we are in person or remote, you can help by helping make sure your child is on time and remains in school throughout the day.
Engagement: Asking your child questions about his or her day is a great way to stay engaged in what is going on with each class or subject.
Communication: Please be sure to let us know if you have questions, concerns, or notice anything about your child that you would like to discuss.
On behalf of our school, thank you for your continued support, patience, and dedication to your child’s success!
Sincerely,
Ms. Renk
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Planning Ahead: There is NO SCHOOL on January 18th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
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PTA Meeting Tuesday, January 12!
Topic: Broken Arrow PTA Meeting
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Contact Mrs. Renk
Email: heather.renk@usd497.org
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Phone: 785-832-5600