Global Gazette
Week of March 4 - March 8
Growing into our Greatness...Not a Moment to Waste!
GLA will open on a two hour delay Monday, March 4th. Please alert parents and families. If anything changes, we will notify you by 5am.
This Week at GLA
Attire: School Spirit (GLA Button down shirt with dark, solid bottoms)
- Two Hour Delay
- Rising Stars Spring Pictures
- iReady Retesting
- Annotated LPs Due to Instructional Coach 10a
- Staff Salad Day
Terrific Tuesday
Attire: Professional Dress
- Legendary Leaders Spring Pictures
- Instructional Strategy: PSSA Testing Strategies & Literacy Focus
- Rising Stars Tutoring 4:30 - 5:30p
Cultural Wednesday
Attire: Cultural Wednesday
- Collegiate Spring Pictures
- 1p Dismissal
- Professional Development 1:45-4:45p
Thrilling Thursday
Attire: Professional Dress
- 8th Grade Senior Pictures
Fantastic Friday
Attire: Fitness Friday T-shirt, Jeans, Sneakers
- Trimester 2 Ends
- PSSA Fitness Friday Challenge (Legendary)
- CA "My Black is Beautiful" Dance 6p
Saturday
- PSSA Enrichment Session # 6: 9-12p
- Saturday Detention
- PCOM
March Calendar
Final Grades Due!
Teaching and Learning Corner
MTSS: Since we have our next diagnostic, we will be convening our MTSS meeting for this benchmark. Mr. McBride and Ms. Ehrhardt have a list of scholars we have flagged as well as scholars you have brought to our attention. An email will be coming out Monday with the list of scholars we need classwork and other artifacts. Please submit to Ms. Snyder by Wednesday EOD.
iReady Retest: Monday retesting for those who sent Ms. Snyder names will take place. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Weekly Look Fors:
Instructional: PSSA Strategies: As we draw closer and closer to state testing, ensure the following:
- Daily update of your classroom count-down calendar
- Integration of PSSA Do Now questions daily
- Teach scholars to use their tools (calculators, formula sheets, writer check-lists, etc)
Upcoming Professional Development
- Mar. 6th: Restorative Training & Differentiated Sessions
- March 20th: PSSA Training
Talent show auditions for 3-8th grade will be held March 7th and 8th during lunches. Sign ups are in the cafeteria.
February Jewel of the Month - Virtuosity
February Growth Mindset Mantra: A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish!
Door Decorating Competition!
Rising Stars - Ms. Monson
Legendary Leaders - Mrs. Forrest-Jones
Collegiate - Ms. Leonard
Special Services - Ms. Leggett
Kudos Corner
Kudos to Ms. Marazas, Mr. Jackson, and Ms. Davis for successfully recruiting the largest team in GLA history for Students Run Philly. We have twenty scholars who will be running in this year's Broad Street Run!
Kudos to the entire Rising Stars Staff for pulling together for our Black Living Museum. It was an outstanding success!
Thank you to Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. Monson and Ms. Conyon for decorating your classroom doors for our Black History Competition. They look great!
Way to go K-Team for your continuous collaboration and effective, small group instruction.
- Kudos to Ms. Joyner for embracing a growth mindset.
Kudos to the sixth grade team for a reflective problem solving meeting on Friday in an effort to push Osasram into greatness, collaboratively.
Kudos to Ms Jordan for reflective practices and feedback
Kudos to the 4th grade team for Participating in Read Across America Day
Kudos to Mrs. Gray and Ms. Thompson for extra curricular programs of mentorship for scholars
Kudos to Ms Marazas for informed data decisions in regards to academic shifts in both math and ELA
Kudos to Mrs McKinley for in the moment adjustments to meet the needs of her scholars
Honor Society Nominations Now Closed!
Nominations for this years honor societies are closed. Thank you to everyone for your support!