Pleasant Valley Staff Newsletter
Week of April 15, 2019
Our mission is to empower and inspire a community of lifelong learners and leaders.
Our collective "HOW" is our Instructional and Resilient Learner Frameworks and our SIP!
District Goals
1. We will practice fiscal responsibility.
2. We will improve student achievement.
3. We will increase our transparency throughout our communities.
Building SIP Goals
1. By the end of the 2018-2019 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.
2. By the end of the 2018-19 school year, 85% or more of our second, third and fourth-grade students will be considered on track and low risk of not passing Math AIR as measured by MAP benchmark math scores.
3. By the end of the 2018-2019 school year, 100% of third-grade students will meet the requirements of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee as measured by MAP or AIR assessments.
4. During the 2018-2019 school year, the percentage of chronic absenteeism will decrease by 2%.
Daily average Attendance
Current year 94.62 (+0.04%)
Last year 94.58
5. During the 2018-19 school year, out of school suspensions for non-serious minor offenses will decrease by 25% when compared to the previous school year.
Passing the Pin
Traci Byrne
Our Cafeteria Dream Team
Vocabulary Instruction- Please share with me some of your practices so I can highlight them!
Linking the Language: A Cross-Disciplinary Vocabulary Approach:
Link to Article-
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/linking-language-cross-disciplinary-vocabulary-approach
Student Council Acceptance Week
Sharpen the Saw- Tips
Feel Free to share with your parents:
Tips for Children
- Limit the amount of time they spend on the Internet.
- Make them leave their cell phones/electronics downstairs before they go to bed.
- If they are participating in a sport, try your best to limit that to one sport per season.
- Children need to go outside and play.
Tips for Adults
- Do not check work e-mail at home. If that is impossible, limit the number of times you do it each evening.
- Go outside and play. Take a walk or go for a run.
- Limit the amount of time you are on the Internet.
Our Week...
4.17 PBIS Meeting @ 7:45 am Conference room
4.17 Grade 3 ELA AIR Part 1
4.18 Grade 3 ELA AIR Part 2
4.18 BW STEM Student Teacher Internship 4-6:00 pm location TBA
4.18 FAST @ 4:30 pm Cafe
4.18 Baldwin Wallace STEM (mentor teacher/teacher candidate partnership) Orientation 4-6 pm @ BW
4.19 No School
Looking Ahead...
4.22 No School
4.24 Grade 4 Math AIR Part 1
4.24 TEPS Projects Showcase
4.24 PTA Meeting @ 7:00 pm Faculty Lounge
4.25 Grade 4 Math AIR Part 2
4.25 FAST @ 4:30 pm Cafe
4.25-26 PTA Scholarship Fundraiser Popcorn Sale
4.30 Grade 3 Math AIR Part 1
4.30-5.2 Spring Run
5.1 Grade 3 Math AIR Part 2
5.2 Kona Referral Free Parties 11:30-2:30 Schedule TBD
5.5 PST Related Service All Day Conference room-note the change!
5.6 Teacher Appreciation Week!
- 5.6 Staff Salad Bar Lunch provided by PV PTA
- 5.9 Staff Stacatto's Lunch provided by PV Admin
- 5.10 Staff Breakfast provided by PV PTA
5.6 Student media center books due Monday, May 6th.*Teachers will still be allowed to check out books for their classrooms if needed.
5.7 No School- Election Day
5.8 Spring Grade 3 & 4 Choir Concert @ 7pm Lower Gym
5.10 Box Tops Winning Class Party!
5.13 BFT Meeting @ 8:45 am Boka's Office
5.14 Staff Meeting @ 8:45 am Lower Gym
5.15 BLT Meeting @ 7:45 am Feeney's room
5.15 Brain Power Post Assessments Due
5.16 Grade 4 Famous Ohioans Presentations Lower Gym
5.17 Volunteer's Tea Time TBD Upper Gym
5.20 Summer Reading Assembly Lower Gym
- Grades 3 & 4 @1:30
- K, 1 & 2 @ 2:15
5.22 Data Day
5.22 PTA Grade 4 Farewell @ 2:00-3:00 pm Lower Gym
5.23 Field Day
5.24 K-4 STEM Gala Tri-C @ TBA
5.24 Teachers media center books due
5.27 Memorial Day No School
5.29 & 5.30 End of the Year Classroom Parties
5.30 Last Day for Students
5.31 Last Day for Teachers (12:00pm)
Important Links
PV 2018-19 Staff Folder
Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cG_4KCVrLtA7ePxebp3901b_pBLLmmDN
****New****Branching Minds Live Binder
https://www.livebinders.com/b/2504845
Access Code: PCSD44636
K-5 Curriculum & Assessment Resource Binder
Access Code: PCSD44636
Finalized Vocabulary Lists & Teaching Strategies
Access Code: PCSD44636
Spice Field Kitchen Folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fomxScXfflXBkAVNDbdX64i1uXcsZhkc
Steve Baker- Mobile: 216-543-6869
Elevating the Essentials Resource Binder
Link: https://www.livebinders.com/b/2435822
Access Code: PCSD44636PCSD44636
BrainPOP Access- with BrainPOP Jr. & EL support!
username: bokas
password: pvstars#1