Kettering Bulletin
October 21st - 25th
KUDOS
Thank you to our Mentor Teachers - your participation in giving students extra support and guidance is outstanding. The relationship you build with these students will surely make a difference.
On a personal note - I want to thank all staff members at Kettering for your kind and warm welcome. I so appreciate your considerate gestures, gracious sentiments and special attention to me during this month of the principal.
Calendar
Monday October 21
Grade 3 RAPID Training
Meet the Masters –Auditorium
NO Motivational Monday
Instrumental Music
Running Club
IEP/Spencer
Soccer
Tuesday October 22
Library
CSULB Science Visits Grades 1&5
Piano Class/Café
IEP/Spencer
Wednesday October 23
Grade 4 RAPID Training
Library
PE Minutes Due
Running Club
Mrs. Ford’s Violin Class
Mad Science/Café
IEP/Jessica
Thursday October 24
Grade 2 Release Day
Vocal Music
Awards Assembly –
Running Club
Art Innovators /Cafeteria
12:30 Awards Assembly
Staff Meeting
Friday, October 25
Red Ribbon Week “I am Ready to Say No” Wear as much red as possible to school.
Grade 1 Release Day
Instrumental Music
Skatedogs
Blood Drive
Fright Fest
* District ILT meeting - Monday, October 28th
Kettering's Signature Practices
As you prepare for your teacher release day, let these questions guide your planning:
- What is it we want our students to learn?
- How will we know if each child has learned it?
- How will we respond when some students do not learn it?
- How can we extend and enrich the learning for students who have demonstrated proficiency?
Physical Education - Notes from Lisa Ulmer
Hello!
As the district’s Physical Education Curriculum Leader, I’m hoping that you will find the Google Drive link below as a valuable tool to help you design an effective PE curriculum for your kiddos. Please save this “Elementary Physical Education” folder to your own MY DRIVE so you can find resources quickly.
As a reminder, students in grades 1-5 are required to have 200 minutes of PE instruction every 10 school days. Kindergarteners should have as many minutes as possible of PE instruction! Recess does not count toward PE minutes. Physical Education instruction is required to be taught by a credentialed teacher. Recreation aides/parent volunteers are welcome to assist.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iPAkpKFSWsV6Cz6i-5NEdsOGcej-E27B
Announcements
- Red Ribbon Week - Friday, Oct. 25th - Thursday, Oct. 31st
- District math and ELA Synergy On-line Unit Assessments windows open
- Teachers - Please share photos with me - add them to the Goodlgle folder - link below
- Mentor Monday. LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!! We have a couple more spots for mentees. Perhaps to assist in closing the achievement gap we can get one AA girl and one AA boy referred. Please complete the Mentee Referral Form emailed to you and placed in your box. START meeting with your mentee MONDAY, OCT. 28,
- If you have a KUDOS or information you would like to share in the weekly bulletin, please send me an email no later than any Friday morning and I would gladly post it.
Yvette's Corner
T and W at Kettering & Naples Interim Site
First up from the counselor’s office:
GATE Screening: GATE post-screen (second round): Nov. 4-20. I will send out a schedule and list of students late October for this round. I have a couple of first round make-ups to complete on Tuesday.
>Mentor Monday. LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!! We have a couple more spots for mentees. Perhaps to assist in closing the achievement gap we can get one AA girl and one AA boy referred. Please complete the Mentee Referral Form emailed to you and placed in your box. START meeting with your mentee MONDAY, OCT. 28, then every last Monday of each month throughout the year. Follow the Mentor Monday booklet and don't forget to complete the Pre-survey FIRST. Remember, you can technically meet whenever and however you can, but please meet at least 1x/month, preferably on the last Monday of each month. I will send you your information of your mentee this week. I will also send home permission slips this week. We will have a holiday Mentor/Mentee party in December to eat, wear our holiday hats, and hang out as a group. This picture will surly make the Press-Telegram. 😄
> FEP FOLLOW-UPS: If you have FEP Reclassified kiddos in your class, then you will receive a follow-up form in your box this week. Please complete and return to me. I have to conduct FOUR FEP Follow-ups within two years of a student being reclassified. THANK YOU VERY MUCHO!!
>SBAC Interim Assessments may start as early as Sept. 16. See email sent Friday regarding the video to watch to activate your account since we missed the first email. Please follow directions to create your new F#ncy!8 password and save it in a secret place. You will need to sign an electronic SBAC Affidavit once you click on the green TOMS button. Once you create your new password you can begin accessing the CAASPP Interim Assessments and Reporting System, as well as the extensive resources available in the Digital Library.
>SST information on students live in LROI. LROI>Applications>Student Study Team>search student (you may need to toggle to ‘18-’19 or ‘17-’18 school year to see previous SSTs). So far we have had three SSTs and two 504 Plan Meetings. Our school psychologist has already signed three Initial Assessment Plans for kiddos we had SSTs last Spring.
>Parent/Teacher Conferences in November: Please feel free to invite me to any parent/teacher conference if you would like me present and foresee a SST in the future. Remember I am only at Kettering T and W. You will receive an At-risk folder with the items required to discuss, sign, and place back into folder. The only LBUSD Promotion Standards is Math Facts...for now! 😊Please show off all your interventions to your parents and ease their mind about progress and development for children this early in the year. If they have concerns, then let parents know that YOU will refer their student to the SST to discuss next steps. DO NOT encourage parents to write a letter to have their child assessed. Extra parent/teacher conference papers will be in the apple room in the file box. Please return folder to Yvette to hold until your March conferences. Thank you!
>Counselor Referral Forms: forms are located on my door. Teachers, staff, parents, and students may complete a form and place in my box. Once I am back on campus I will attend to the referral forms asap. :-)
>SBAC/CAA/CAST test window: April 20 - May 29. A specific schedule will be coming soon to a theater near you. ;-D
>Sanford Harmony: How are your SH lessons coming along? Let me know if you would like me to conduct a couple of lessons...I am available after lunch or anytime starting Oct. 20 as I have to get past GATE testing. 😑