Miner Minutes
April 21, 2018
The Week Ahead
Tuesday: MTSS and PBIS meetings 7:30am; last club day; cookies and cans
Wednesday: Math 1 field test 915-11am
Thursday: SIT meeting 7:45am; PBIS reward for 6th grade during MT; Happy birthday to Ms. Kenan and Ms. Finkel; Math 1 field test 915-11am; 6th grade parent night for rising 6th grade families
Friday: Mentor/Mentee 745am; 8th grade walk a thon for TRAIL; Representative Linda Johnson school visit
Friday - Representative Johnson Visits CMS
https://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/membersByDistrict.pl?sChamber=H&nDistrict=83
PTSO Courtyard Workday - April 28th starting at 9am
We have set a time and date for PTSO courtyard workday, April 28th starting at 9:00am. We will be doing beautification on the courtyard outside the Media center. All are invited to come and join in the fun. We will be spreading rock and pine needles, trimming trees, putting down ground covering and planting. Please signup if you want to come, even if it's for an hour!
Three +1 Thank Yous
Thank you to Ms. Meehan for preparing us SO well for our evaluation/accreditation visit! Thank you to our school counselors for facilitating awesome rising 6th grade school visits as well as an open house this coming week. Thank you to Ms. Huber for coordinating autism awareness week which really was about AWARENESS! And thank you to Ms. Myra Thopmson (Angel's mom) and Ms. Leanne Howard (Will's mom) for all their extra work right now as the "chocolate ladies" as well as interior decorators for CMS! If you see them, please give them hugs and affirmation and gratitude as they will be be promoted to CHS next year, and we will miss them greatly and all that they do for our school!
IB Reminders
1 - The 8th grade TRAIL walk-a-thon has been postponed to Friday, April 27 during 1A due to 8th grade Math I field testing. Mr. Speelman will be sending an informational email about the details. Most of our 8th graders are participating in this culminating activity for the TRAIL work through health classes.
2 - Please continue to record IB achievement levels in Powerschool for 4th quarter. We will complete another IB Report Cards and kids should have IB Achievement Levels to record. See Staff Links > IB Documents for a reminder of how to record those.
3rd Quarter Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance Celebration
Our 3rd Quarter Honor Roll & Perfect Attendance students will be recognized on Tuesday, April 24th during lunch with a simple incentive!
1B Homeroom Teachers-
· In your boxes on Tuesday, April 24th you will find the following:
o Honor Roll Certificates (with Cookies & Cans Coupon & Reward Card)
o Perfect Attendance Certificates (with Popsicle Coupon)
During lunch on Tuesday, students who received Honor Roll or Perfect Attendance will go to lunch as usual! When they are finished with their lunch, they can come out the Cafeteria Exit door to Room 350 (PLC Room) to get their incentive (either popsicle or cookies & a soda). Students must bring their coupon in order to get their incentive! If they do not have it, they will not receive anything!
Students are allowed to eat the cookies, drink & popsicle in the cafeteria or during Activity Time (at your normal designated location). Please make sure that all students put their trash into the trash can!!!
Updated Miner Time Schedule
Caught Being - Risk Takers!
During the month of April, we would like to catch students being RISK TAKERS!! These are students who challenge themselves in unfamiliar situations, who wants to learn about something new, who presents a project on their own, who doesn't give up when something is hard, who stands up for something they believe in or someone.
I challenge you to give out ALL 3 of your cards this month!!! Please send pictures of RISK TAKERS to Amy.Preston@cabarrus.k12.nc.us !!!
Tuesday/Thursday Miner Time MAY
- On Tuesdays/ Thursdays during the month of May, we will be doing WHOLE SCHOOL Reading and Math Test prep to supplement the instruction already taking place in regular classes. Last year, we referred to these as “EOG Carnival Lessons”. There will be 8 lessons total (4 Math & 4 Reading).
- May 8th Math Lesson 1
- May 10th Reading Lesson 1
- May 15th Math Lesson 2
- May 17th Reading Lesson 2
- May 22nd Math Lesson 3
- May 24th Reading Lesson 3
- May 29th Math Lesson 4
- May 31st Reading Lesson 4
- These lessons will be completely prepared for you with minimal prep on your end, very much like last year! Last year, students had to earn entry into the carnival by completing tasks during their EOG Carnival lessons. This year, they will earn entry into the carnival by doing well on the EOG (either by being proficient or showing significant growth)! The goal of these lessons is to help students reach the proficiency or growth needed to enter the carnival. Therefore, students should be paying attention and participating during the lessons as it will help them on EOG’s! All teachers are expected to do these lessons during Miner Time on the designated dates!!!
- You will receive more detailed information about this and materials to share with your students next week, but I wanted to give you a heads up for your planning purposes!
Important Testing Information
As most of you are aware, we have to make sure every student has completed this tutorial before we begin testing next month. Ms. Wagner urges you to not wait until the last minute, the tutorial needs to be given in A day homerooms by Friday, May 4th.
Online Assessment Tutorial Requirements
Schools must ensure every student participating in an online assessment has completed the appropriate Online Assessment Tutorial for the associated assessment at least one time per year at the school before test day.
Students should not complete the tutorial on the day of the test administration.
Faculty Members of the Month - please nominate your colleagues!
EOG Carnival Information
- Who: Any student who is Proficient on EOG’s (meaning they made a 3, 4, or 5) or grows by at least 3 scale score points in either Reading/ Math/ 8th Grade Science.
- If a student is proficient or grows by 3 scale sore points in 1 subject, they will be allowed in the Carnival for a 45 minute time period.
- If a student is proficient or grows by 3 scale score points in two subjects, they will be allowed in the carnival for a 90 minute time period.
- 8th Grade- If a student is proficient or makes growth in ALL 3 subjects, they will be allowed in the carnival for 2 hours and 15 minutes!!!
- What: A CELEBRATION of student learning which includes Inflatables (Adrenaline Rush, Bungee Run, Joust, Mini- All Star Basketball, Mechanical Bull), Concessions, Kona Ice
- When: June 7th, 2018 during the school day (times TBD, by grade level)
- Where: Main Gym
End of Year Reminders
- Staff need to be here by 8:30am
- EVERY MINUTE COUNTS: your instruction is KEY and every minute with students should be highly valued as we don't have much time left with them before state testing. Remember, don't count down the days but MAKE THE DAYS COUNT.
- Students MUST have a pass or a note to go anywhere during class, and most especially to the office as Foster will send them back
- Check your email; check your email; check your email! This should be done at the very least each day before and after school.
- Students will follow our example on how to treat all safety drills seriously. Please be sure to explain expectations before the drill, follow up with those expectations, and shortly debrief after every drill.
Extended Calendar
May 1 7:45-8:30am School Leadership Team; Pizza with Police lunchtime
May 3: PBIS rewards grades 7-8 during MT
May 8 7:30 – 8:30am Faculty meeting
May 9 Progress reports sent home
May 15 7:30 – 8:30am MTSS Committee
May 17 6:30pm Spring Chorus Concert
May 18: Test training during planning time
May 19 8th grade semi-formal / Black and Gold Ball
May 22 7:30-8:30am PBIS Committee meeting
May 22 7pm Spring Band Concert – 6th grade with CHS Concert Band
May 23: Senior Walk for Concord High School class of 2018
May 24 7pm Spring Band Concert – 7th/8th grade with CHS Symphonic Band
May 25 7:45-8:30am Mentor/Mentee Meeting
May 28 Holiday
May 31 6:00pm End of Year Athletic Ceremony
June 5 7:45-8:30am School Leadership Team
June 6 By 4pm Grades due (as of now – this could change pending report card process)
June 7 6pm 8th grade Promotion Ceremony
June 8 9:15am 6th grade EOY Ceremony
June 8 11am 7th grade EOY Ceremony
June 8 Early dismissal – last day of school
June 11: Capped workday: EOY luncheon; EOY committee meetings
June 12 Uncapped Workday
August 6-8: Summer PD days that are strongly encouraged
August 22: CMS Open House 430-630pm