Friday Focus - March 22nd, 2019
OES Vision: Building Foundations for Every Students' Success
Need-to-Knows:
- SAT meetings will occur the week of April 1st.
- Reminder to grade levels that it would be beneficial and proactive to take time to reteach expectations within the school and remind students that we still have eight weeks of school left.
- Diane Ashly, ICLE math coach, will be here April 2nd and 3rd subs will be provided. Attachment to email will have schedule.
Professional Development:
Pair-Square-Share (Staff Meeting)
Generate ideas with a partner, then share and compare responses with another pair.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Organize students into pairs.
2. Student PAIRS work collaboratively to answer a Think It Up question, analyze an assessment item, or complete a task.
3. Two pairs then form a SQUARE.
4. Student pairs SHARE their response to the question or task.
5. Students may revise their original responses based on their discussions.
6. Teacher sees and hears students’ thinking and clarifies/verifies as appropriate.
7. Teacher asks students to respond to a Think It Up question as an exit ticket.
Materials:
• Question or tasks prepared Think It Up
• Compare/Contrast the two responses. Combine elements of each pair’s response to create a more complete answer.
• Develop a potential test question over this content and see if another SQUARE can answer it correctly.
April 1-5:
02:
03: Kelli @ OCEC 9:00-12:00
04:
05: Kelli/Ryan @ Central 9:00-12:00
April Events:
APRIL 2019
April 5th 4th Grade - Chicago Field Museum
April 6th Quad City Storm - Jump Rope for Heart - 4:15-11:00pm
April 8th PTP Family Night @ 5:00-6:00
April 9th 3/Samp, Groharing - Chicago Art Institute - 8:15am-5:15pm
April 10th All Pro Dad's Breakfast 7am
April 10th 3/Conderman, Welker - Chicago Art Institute - 8:15am-5:15pm
April 11th & 12th PK Screening - BHC Aerobics Room
April 12th 5th Grade - White Pines Roller Rink - 12:15 - 2:40pm
April 17th iMom's Breakfast - 7am
April 18th Noon Dismissal
April 19th Good Friday - No School
April 29th - May 3rd OES Spring Book Fair
April 30th 5th Grade - Midway Village