KES Peek at the Week
January 16th-20th
KPS Mission
KPS Vision
Communicate a clear common mission, vision, value and goals;
Ensure achievement for all students;
Collaboratively team;
Use data to guide decision making and continuous improvement;
Gain active engagement;
Build sustainable leadership capacity;
Consistent focus and actions on success: failure is not an option;
Build a strong, positive culture.
Goals
Looking Ahead!
January 16th - MOY DIBELS Benchmark begins- IXL MOY Screener
January 17th-18th Non-cadre observation/conferences
February 14th- Valentine’s Party 2:30
February 24th- FFA Petting Zoo
February 28th - KES SOR Literacy Night (tentative)
March 10th - Cherokee Heritage Day - GT trip - PK trip
March 13th - 17th Spring Break
Nuts & Bolts
Hello everyone,
We will be busy with benchmarks this week. I was told when your students log on to IXL, there will be a prompt to begin the screener, or it will go right to it. It has to be completed in one session unlike the diagnostic that can take several to complete. I was told it would take 20-30 minutes. Please tell your students they will be taking this and how important it is to take their time and work the problems out on paper or a whiteboard if needed.
We will have a fire drill Monday between 2-2:30.
Please help me turn lights off in your area after tutoring and also turn the heat down.
Have a great week!
~Marlo
KPS Prompt - Creating Rigorous Learning Students Remember
Math
Here is the second one: https://www.isu.edu/rmc/resources/numeracy-project-resources/?fbclid=IwAR2CK1kDiQ_ewemUmbjH2gqSZRY2qmRiDntrI60WxYX0Dq5lPrIamd-yr_4&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
Math fact practice is a must. During our conversations last week we discussed doing math fact practice every day, doing timed fluency tests once a week or more, and making sure to switch up the practice sheet from the test so it isn't memorized.
KES Science of Reading Journey Recapped
- Comprehension- Instead of the focusing on one comprehension skill each week, we are focused on the topic and use comprehension skills and strategies to comprehend the content. Instead of learning author's purpose for instance, students take a deep dive into learning about light and sound or poetry and discuss the purpose of this type of text. In doing this we are building background knowledge with a heavy focus on science and social studies topics. Science and social studies have long been on the back burner with so many other things taking precedence. Now, they are getting it all. Students are using graphic organizers to make sense of their learning, writing in response to their reading, and having rich discussions that include Bloom's higher level questioning, and are assessed in a variety of ways.