Back To School Should Know
(at some point)
FYI
The beginning of the year information and updates can easily overload the brain! This Smore is to update you on all the summer happenings! This is full of reminders and FYIs.
Remember, A LOT of information and docuemtns can be found in Important Document on our Deerfield SharePoint page! When in doubt, check there! You can find the Deerfield SharePoint site, including but certainly not limited to, Calendar of activities, Computer Cart sign up, SSP info, etc... etc... etc....
Curricululm Checkerboards
Deerfield SharePoint: (More) Important Documents
REMIND - Staff Text Reminders
Trauma Informed Training
- Complete the module.
- Complete a "Competency Quiz”
- Once you've demonstrated mastery of the module by passing the quiz you will let me know and I will give you the next access code.
1. Go to classroom.google.com (Staff need to be signed in with their USD 497 account)
2. Click the "+" in the top-right corner
3. Paste in the enrollment code (you dont have this yet)
Kagan Cooperative Learning Training
Kagan Cooperative Learning will be offered during 2018-19. We will offer all sessions in the fall. The sessions will be open to all elementary building staff. There are 45 seats available for the September session and 45 seats available for the October session. Seats will fill on first come first serve basis.
Dates:
Sept 27th & Sept 28th
Oct 29th & Oct 30th
Beginning August 9th, staff may sign up in Professional Learning (MLP)
RAZ Kids for Grades K-2
Raz-Kids is an award-winning teaching product that provides comprehensive leveled reading resources for students. With hundreds of eBooks offered at 29 different levels of reading difficulty, it's easy to put the right content in every student's hands.
Kids access their leveled text through an interactive learning portal designed to keep them motivated and engaged. Every eBook is available in online and mobile formats, and allows students to listen to, read at their own pace, and record themselves reading. Students then take a corresponding eQuiz complete with an extended answer response to test comprehension and determine future instruction needs. Once a child has read ten or more of the leveled eBooks and passed each of the corresponding eQuizzes, they advance on to the next reading level where they have access to lengthier and more difficult text.
A DIGITAL LIBRARY AT YOUR DISPOSAL
- 800+ LEVELED EBOOKS FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE READING ANYTIME, ANYWHERECORRESPONDING EQUIZZES THAT MEASURE STUDENT COMPREHENSION
- Spanish eBook and eQuiz translations for ELLs and bilingual programs
- Digital management and reporting tools to easily track individual and class-wide reading progress
Mystery Science Update
- Kits will be delivered to schools by August 10th.
- PDF’s of all Mystery Science worksheets will be on file with the Print Shop so teachers will be able to order by unit.
- Mystery Science will release Anchor Layers for all 4th and 5th grade units by September!
To access Anchor Layers: Go to www.mysteryscience.com/anchor. There is a green button on the bottom that will turn the Anchor Layers “on.” Remember, the Anchor Layers are not available at all grade levels just yet, but as lessons are added, they will become visible, if activated.
Deerfield Turns 50 This Year!
YES Tutors
Hello all!
My name is Catherine and I am the new Youth Educational Services (YES) Tutoring Program Coordinator for this school year. The new school year fast approaches, I cannot believe myself how fast summer has gone. Before we get into the chaos of the new year, I wanted to introduce myself and get some preliminary information out there about the program. I am hiring a largely new set of tutors for this year so I am trying to get as much info as I can from you all before I start doing interviews and officially hiring.
If you are interested in having a tutor/mentor for your classroom please email me the following at yes@ku.edu :
1. Your name
2. Your position/grade level
3. Times you will be needing tutors i.e. days of the week and specific times of day
4. Any questions you may have regarding the YES program or my tutors
Building Tech / Technology Alerts
IT Alert email
In an effort to alert you and staff of pertinent IT information - you may receive an email from “ITalert@usd497.org” This is un-monitored and intended for information only.Zachary Wustefeld is our building tech. He will be here Mondays pm, and Thursdays and and Fridays am.
Deerfield School
Email: japplema@usd497.org
Website: https://www.usd497.org/Domain/10
Location: 101 Lawrence Avenue, Lawrence, KS, United States
Phone: 785-832-5660
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deerfieldPTOlawrence/?pnref=story