Pleasant Valley Staff Newsletter
Week of October 7, 2019
Our mission is to empower and inspire a community of lifelong learners and leaders.
District Goals
1. We will practice fiscal responsibility.
2. We will improve student achievement.
3. We will increase our transparency throughout our communities.
School Improvement Goals
Goal 1
District Elementary Goal (ELA): By the end of the 2019/2020 school year, 85% or more of our second, third and fourth-grade students will be considered on track and low risk of not passing ELA AIR as measured by MAP benchmark reading scores.
Goal 2
District Elementary Goal (Math): By the end of the 2019/2020 school year, 85% or more of our second, third and students will be considered on track and low risk of not passing Math AIR as measured by MAP benchmark math scores.
Goal 3
District Elementary Goal (Instruction): By the end of the 2019/2020 school year, 100% of third-grade students will meet requirements of Third Grade Reading Guarantee as measured by MAP and/or AIR assessments.
Goal 4
During the 2019-2020 school year, the percentage of students with chronic absenteeism will decrease by 2% compared to the 2018-19 school year.
Goal 5
During the 2019-2020 school year, the number of referrals coded as Aggressive Behavior, as defined by the Parent/Student Handbook 2019-2020, will decrease by 10% as compared to the 2018-2019 school year.
September 2019 Student Leaders of the Month for Having a Positive Attitude and a Growth Mindset!
This Week's Starbucks Winners!
Triathlon Award Assembly
- Grade 3 & 4 will be seated on the bleachers in the Lower Gym
- Grade 1 & 2 Lower Gym
- KG will be seated in the Upper Gym near the curtain and will be the first to be celebrated and dismissed.
Our Week...
10.7 Go Browns! (Wear your brown & orange for Monday Night Football!)
10.8 Staff Meeting @ 8:15 Lower Gym (make up 3:30-4:00pm Faculty Lounge)
10.8 PV Fall Fundraiser Assembly- Sorry for the late notice!
- Grade K-2 @ 2:00 pm Lower Gym
- Grade 3-4 @ 2:30 pm Lower Gym
10.9 Academic BLT @ 7:45 Feeney's Room
10.9 PTA Munchkins and Mums Fundraiser Pick up
10.9 Gifted PD Gr. 4 TBT @ 11:25- #202
10.10 Triathlon Assembly @ 2:00 Upper Gym KG and Lower Gym Gr. 1-4
10.10 Parent-Teacher Conferences 5:00-7:45
10.11 NEOEA Day No School
Looking Ahead...
10.14-10.16 2nd grade CoGAT
10.14 Third Grade Fall AIR Testing Security and Portal Meeting @ 8:40 am Faculty Lounge
10.14 BFT Meeting @ 8:45 Boka's Office
10.14-10.16 Grade 2 COGat Testing
10.16 PBIS BLT @ 7:45 Kokley's Room
10.16 PTA Meeting @ 7:00 Faculty Lounge
10.17 Think Pink Day (Wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness)
10.17 Fast Training @ 4:00 Cafe
10.18 End of the First Quarter- No school for students
10.21 Fire Drill @ 2:15pm
10.21 STEM Curriculum Planning @ 4:00 Faculty Lounge
10.21-10.25 Scholastic Book Fair
10.21-10.25 Student Intervention Discussions
10.22 & 10.24 Grade 3 ELA AIR Part I & II
10.23-10.31 Student Council Boo Sucker Sale
10.24 College Spirit Day
10.24 Picture Retake Day
10.24 FAST 4:30-8:00
10.25 PST Related Services
10.25 Fall Ball @ 6:00-8:00 pm Upper and Lower Gym
10.31 Halloween T-shirts (DON'T FORGET COSTUMES!)
10.31 Fall Festival Parade Time TBA
11.1 October Habit #1 Student Leader of the Month Nominations Due
Important Links
Elementary Curriculum Folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ACq1KerGN8VWUk9PVA
ELA K-5 Curriculum Maps
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u36HP8Gl_yYmUQysdu8iT_ib0mzYMfvU
Anticipatory Sets Ideas/Resources
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vmTu7I3B1TLWvBOCPLCvLFSKDU5ShNyM
Data Day
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XO7mZo9ZOZkHci3l8SkqOuygFH_NKrEK
TBT Folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/122w2faMIEQJJfBVfFnxL2SnoWKjckCVl
OTES DWSGM Vocabulary Resource
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1969aCuEFTU8q53O6_RUFJLrOP9xct8HP
Student Leadership Selection Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CqkaQT20mqkpc-6cdKhuQKgBBJJ5As7yFe7fH8lWGa0/edit?usp=sharing
Committees and CICO
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_GRbqaYoWy-If0vsFHm3LOV-0m4xMTVWtxIiJbj_BJk/edit#gid=0
7 Habits Resource
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-2I1VrA_LvhNXoyQkZvUWJvWlE?usp=sharing
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