Sunday Scoop
Date: 5.13.18
Weekly Updates:
- K-2 grade levels are having an author visit from Byron Van Rosenberg
- Internet Safety Class for those assigned today
- Intruder Drill Rescheduled for 2:35 pm
Tuesday, May 15th:
- Lunch provided by Grandpa Steve if you ordered from Gus' Pretzels.
- Mandatory Dyslexia meeting from C&I at 8:00 in the library. We will celebrate the retirement of Sharon and Marsha at this meeting.
Wednesday, May 16th:
- Velina's retirement celebration at 4:00 in the library-Please remember your dish if you signed up to bring something.
Thursday, May 17th:
- All staff parks at Farmer's Club
- D.A.R.E. Graduation and Fifth Grade Recognition Ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, May 18th:
- All staff parks at Farmer's Club
- Fun Day - See below for details.
Fun Day-May 18th!
Concord Fun Day - May 18, 2018
- Remind students to wear comfortable clothes, socks, tennis shoes and sunscreen.
- All students will participate together in all events.
- Each teacher will move along with his/her class.
- Each event is played for fun. If you want to keep score within your class you may. All games can be played as many times as possible within the allotted time.
- If time allows, students may have a practice try at each of the events.
- Parent volunteers will be running the events this year. Please let us know if you feel there are problems during the day and always appreciate your feedback after the event.
- Follow your schedule. When you are finished with one event, move to the next one to watch and cheer. Some events will take longer than others.
- There is a double session at the break station again this year. During your break, there will be access to the playground or pickup games of basketball/kickball. There will also be popsicles.
- There will be no block time on Friday, May 18, therefore it is a non-letter day. Here is the list of buddy teachers to give release to classroom teachers since it is a no-letter day.
- There is no rain date this year. If there is inclement weather we will move all events indoors.
Important Documents:
If you have any questions, please let us know before the Fun Day.
Thanks,
Beth and Bill
Intake Conferences
While I know you are thinking about summer, if you want to start thinking about next year....this is for you! We will dig much deeper on this when we come back in the fall.
Intake Conferences InfoLindberghU Summer Classes
Summer LindberghU courses are now available for you to sign up in My Learning Plan. See all courses below and use the direct link to learn more about each course and to sign up directly. We have a great summer line up of courses! Check them out!
Registration will close on 5/24/18 at 3:30 p.m.
Summer 2018 Course Offerings:
1. Craft Moves: How to Use Mentor Texts to Teach Writing Do your students have trouble applying the strategies and skills you teach during your writing mini lessons? Do you enjoy how easy Serravallo's Reading and Writing Strategies books are? Then, this is the class for you! Using the book, Craft Moves, you will learn how to implement and use mentor texts in your classroom. This class can be applied to use your teaching immediately.
2. Teachers as Readers In our elementary classrooms, we have rich classroom libraries with books for kids to read and explore. However, teachers often struggle to find time to read this literature ourselves and think closely about ways we might motivate and engage our readers In this course, teachers will engage in replicating the reading behaviors we want and expect from our students by setting personal reading goals, immersing themselves in reading children’s literature, and responding through writing, book talks, and collaboration.
3. Spaces Join us for a unique experience as we explore our classroom spaces. During our time together we will read a great book to help guide our thinking and then the author will join us to help find our “Why” as we redesign the classroom. Part of our session will be spent exploring the Cortex to learn how people outside education work. By the end, you will have an actionable plan to redesign your classroom to fit all the learners of today and tomorrow.
4. Full STEAM ahead: STEMitizing your lessons The engineering design process provides a structure for students to identify a problem, explore possible solutions, solve the problem, evaluate the solution, and explain the ways in which the solution solved the problem or could be improved upon. In this course, teachers will experience a STEAM activity, reflect on how they could adapt their own lessons to include the engineering design process, and then be given time to plan for the implementation. Participants will also receive class sets of STEAM materials for easy classroom integration.
5. Project Based Learning in Action! Interested in Project Based Learning, but not sure where to start? This class is PERFECT for you! Applicable for all grade levels and content areas, this course will walk you through the ins and outs of PBL. We will discuss the hallmarks of Project Based Learning, look at how to plan a project using standards as a guide, and create a fully prepared unit that you can use during the 2018-19 school year. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out!
6. The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading (Book Study) Book, The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading. Are you looking to improve your guided reading instruction? Would you like a practical, user-friendly guide that will allow you to accelerate student success? Then this book study is for you! This course will provide a clear roadmap for moving students forward at all stages of reading. It will offer a step-by-step guide (supported by videos of Jan Richardson modeling guided reading lessons), as well as simple comprehension and word work activities. We will take an in-depth look at the seven chapters: 1. Guided Reading Essentials 2. The Pre-A Reader 3. The Emergent Reader 4. The Early Reader 5. The Transitional Reader 6. The Fluent Reader 7. Moving Forward With Comprehension Instruction
7. Reading Strategies for Students with Dyslexic Symptoms In teaching students with symptoms of Dyslexia or other reading problems, we may need to alter our teaching techniques. Using Basic Facts about Dyslexia & Other Reading Problems by Louis Cook Moats, we will explore the widely accepted research based definition of dyslexia and learn how to incorporate the essential elements of effective reading instruction for these students.
8. Publisher: More than the Basics- Microsoft Word's more creative Sibling Bring your laptop and learn about the creative possibilities of Publisher! During this session, you will learn how to create personalized documents to put into practice next Fall. We will create calendars, flyers, greeting cards and picture palettes! All documents created will be shared with class participants as personalized templates. Many activities are transferable to use as lesson plans introducing Publisher to your student population.
9. Inclusion in Action Book Study In this class, participants will learn how to break down barriers for inclusion kids to ensure ALL students learn effectively. Participants will explore 40 ways to modify curriculum, tips on implementation, and suggested interventions and extensions.
10. Publisher Gone Wild!- Unlimited possibilities for use in any classroom Are you ready to create your own Publisher templates!? During this session, you will receive an overview of Publisher before quickly moving into creating labels, calendars, flyers/announcements, greeting cards, picture palettes, business cards, clipart/photo-combination jpegs, programs, resumes, and certificates to use this Fall! In addition, you will learn how to merge information from a database (Excel spreadsheet) into your documents. This is a great time-saver when providing feedback to each individual student! All documents created will be shared with class participants as personalized templates. *Please note that teachers that participated in the first session, Publisher- More that the Basics, will move into more advanced templates on day 1. However, session 1 is NOT required to participate in session 2.
11. STEMitizing Your Curriculum How do you create effective STEM classrooms that energize students, help them grow into creative thinkers and collaborators, and prepare them for their futures? In this course, you'll learn how to: -Select and adapt quality existing STEM lessons that present authentic problems, allow for creative approaches, and engage students in meaningful teamwork -Create your own student-centered STEM lessons based on the Engineering Design Process -Tap into STEM's project-based learning style to attract and engage all students.
REMEMBER...REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE Thursday, May 24th at 3:30 p.m.
My last day is Tuesday. Please feel free to email but if you need anything at all, Liz is your go to gal. I hope you all have an AWESOME start to summer!
Concord Elementary School
Email: amoehlmann@lindberghschools.ws
Website: https://go.lindberghschools.ws/site/Default.aspx?PageID=15
Location: 10305 Concord School Road, Sappington, MO, United States
Phone: 314.729.2436
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