CPS Weekly Reminders
Monday, December 3rd- Friday, December 7
What's Going On?
- D Day
- Benchmark Testing Window Begins
- On this day
Tuesday, December 4th
- E Day
- Dr. Dunnan Working
- Action Team Meetings
- District Design Team Meeting from 4-6
- On this day
Wednesday, December 5th
- A Day
- Dr. Dunnan Working
- Faculty Meeting @3:30
- New Teacher Meeting @3:30
- 2nd Grade Winter Concert @ 5:30 p.m. for Tanner, Guse, D. Brown, Seckler
- 2nd Grade Winter Concern @ 7:00 p.m. for L. Brown, Essert, Ekena, Hranka
- On this day
Thursday, December 6th
- B Day
- PTO Meeting @ 7
- On this day
Friday, December 7th
- C Day
- Dr. Dunnan Working
- On this day
Winter Benchmark Testing
It's time for winter benchmark testing! The winter benchmark assessment allows us to see how our students are growing academically, and it also gives us the opportunity to guide and/or adjust instruction. Please enter your testing dates and times here. This information will give me an opportunity to visit classrooms and assess student engagement during testing. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have questions or need support.
*Please be sure to review 504 plans and IEPs in order to support students who have testing accommodations.*
Here are suggestions for helping students succeed on this important assessment:
- Prior to your test day, talk to your students about the purpose and importance of this assessment.
- Make sure your students are comfortable logging into the Chromebooks.
- Engage your students in a goal setting activity. Conference with students about their current data, and help them set goals for the winter benchmark.
- Communicate testing dates with your students' families to encourage home support.
- During testing, provide a quiet testing environment for all students. Have quiet activities planned ahead of time for those students who finish early. Make sure those activities are communicated to students ahead of time.
- Plan time after testing to conference with students about individual growth.
Please have your data entered into your grade level data sheet by Friday, December 14th. This will help our data teams have everything ready for data meetings the following week.
#GoodNewsCalloftheDay
Tech Tip of the Week- Flipgrid
Also, if you have a lesson and are wondering how you might infuse technology, please ask for support. Send me an email, and we can set up a time to chat about some possibilities. I would even love to help with the lesson!
Sanity Savings Reminder
From Mr. Heidbreder:
It is Sanity Savings Time at Central! :) The annual tradition of showing Central staff our appreciation via early release time will once again be offered during the month of December. At 3:00, members of the CPS and CIS staff who have met all student-related and/or other professional obligations (i.e. supervision, scheduled meetings, etc.) will be allowed to leave for the day.
The administrators appreciate all you do every day. Enjoy!