Falcon Focus
May 4, 2015
We will also be building our next faculty meeting around technology that addresses the Tech Apps that include the 4 C's (Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration). Click here to access information on apps that help students with Critical Thinking. You may find one that could be easily implemented. Enjoy!!!
Next Few Meetings at a Glance - working agendas:
- DIY (Do it Yourself) Grammar Common Assessment Protocol for K-3 - Was due April 24th - GREAT JOB GETTING THIS COMPLETE!!!!
- DIY Writing Common Assessment on the Compositions given this week for K-3. Please complete the protocol with your team by May 8th.
- 5/5: Technology Training and Tech App Check to make sure that Tech apps are being covered and prepare for Technology Day on May 14th. Please bring PLC journal, ipads, laptops, and smartphones.
- 5/12: Mini Session 3: Classroom Activities Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum Bring Homework (Specials Provide Snacks)
- Progress Monitoring protocol - May 13th 30 min. during conference times in the conference room.
- 5/19: Mini Session 4: Text Types
Thank you to.....
We appreciate all of you helping to make the Volunteer Tea fantastic!!! You all are very much appreciated!!
Updates and FYI's
- May Character Quality - Positive Attitude
- Tis the Season for Spring Tours. Thanks for keeping the halls and tables nice and neat as we show potential new families around.
Kinder Orientation is also on Thursday, May 7th, so we will have future kinders and their parents touring the school that afternoon. They will be in and out of the co-curr rooms, library, kinder classrooms, and up and down the hallways. Thanks for your help in making the school look its best.
- District Update: The district is moving from My Learning Plan back to Eduphoria Workshop. My Learning Plan did not do everything it needed to serve our needs and with the new Teacher Appraisal System there needs to be better connection between Workshop and T-TESS. If you are looking to register for summer sessions, look in the Workshop of Eduphoria. (just like we used to)
- May 6th - Play it Safe Program in Classrooms
- May 8th - Spirit Day and Spirit Store
End Of Year RtI Schedule
- April 27th - May 15th EOY TPRI Window for Kinder, First, and Second Grades
- April 27th - May 1st: EOY IStation for third and fourth grade
- May 4th - May 29th: EOY DRA window for kinder, first, and second grades
- May 4th - May 15th: EOY AIMSweb Window for third and fourth grade
- May 11th - May 15th: CPAA testing for kinder, first, and second
- May 13th: Meet during conference times to discuss RtI data for the year
- May 22nd: Deadline for entering all TPRI information into TANGO
- Be sure that the blue Literacy Folders have all Benchmark writing and for K-2 the DRA levels are updated by the end of the school year.
- June 5th - Sixth six weeks Intervention Documentation Sheets due to Angelina.
Literacy Update
May 18th - Writing evidence walkthroughs - from C and I dept.
May 18th: Kelly Leach will meet quickly with individual kinder, first, third, and fourth grade teachers during conferences to discuss next steps, answer questions, and provide support.
Keller University
Summer Learning Conference
July 20-23, 2015
Registration opens
on May 4.
You may browse the over 130 different sessions in the following ways:
1. Click here to view the Conference Catalog. (PDF)
2. Click here to view an interactive version of the Conference Catalog. (Requires Flash)
3. Click the tile on K-Cloud for Keller University. (Requires Flash)
4. Visit the Keller University category in Eduphoria Workshop.
Click here to access a Conference Planner!
E-mail Maria.Collins@kellerisd.net or Ashley.Hankins@kellerisd.net with questions.
Mentor Text
Resources from the faculty meeting:
- In the search field you can enter keywords
- Use a comma to separate multiple search terms (e.g., enter “making connections, persuasive” to locate books that will help you model these reading and writing strategies using a single read-aloud text)
- Use an asterisk to stand in for unknown suffixes (e.g., if you want books that exemplify persuasive writing, enter persua*, since the original tag may have been persuade, persuasion, or persuasive)
- You may also search by title and author
- Use the “tags” button on the toolbar to search the entire tag list
In preparation for Mini Session 3 on May 12th , please implement a mentor text in your classroom. Then the bring mentor text to share how you used it with your students.
Calendar
- IMPORTANT LINK: Click here to access the collaboration calendar. School events, due dates, and important information are found on this calendar. We work hard to keep it updated. Thanks!
Building our Learning Community
Thanks!!!
Intervention Support Teacher Profile
10 Habits of Ultra Successful People
Florence Info.
Email: laura.lockhart@kellerisd.net
Website: www.kellerisd.net
Location: 3095 Johnson Road, Southlake, TX, United States
Phone: 817-744-4700
Facebook: facebook.com/FlorenceElementary.com
Twitter: @FESfalcons
Henry Cloud
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