Horace Mann High School
News and Notes October 5th-October 9th Week 6
Haiku
Please add homework and items so parents may look at what is going on in your classroom.
Thank you for adding!
Homecoming week
thank you to Katie Crabb, Amy Coe and Student Council members for a packed week.
Thank you staff for supporting Homecoming and our students.
Help
Mornings in the commons-anytime you are free please help support Breakfast so we have Leave no Trace.
thank you all!
Testing dates
March 1st ACT
March 2nd Work keys
The ACT High School Assessment webpage
The DPI ACT High School Assessment webpage http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/assessment/ACT is updated with information such as test times for the ACT, ACT ASPIRE, and the ACT Work Keys assessments by grade and content area, checklist of dates, sample items, data and results etc. There have been some changes made to the ACT ASPIRE test times. You may also notice that the test times for Spring 2016 ACT writing will be 40 minutes as a result of enhancements to the writing assessment.
ACT Aspire
The newly released Chrome 45 browser from Google no longer supports the Java plug-in that TestNav uses to launch secure browser-based tests. The information regarding how to handle this change is available in the ACT ASPIRE technology requirements webpage http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/assessment/ACT/technology.
Please contact ACT ASPIRE at 888-802-7502 or ACTAspire_Implementation@ACTAspire.org for further clarification on this matter.
The ACT and Work Keys
A welcome document, with assessment overview, common terms used, and a brief test cycle which illustrates the milestone activities during a testing phase, and the length of time for the relevant activities, is available in the ACT webpage http://www.act.org/aap/wisconsin/files/WelcometoStateandDistrictTesting.pdf. The testing cycle starts with establishment and ends with reporting.
Safety
We will also have an unannounced lockdown drill in the future.
We have ordered a sample door lock for our rooms and will let you know if they are easy to work with and then will be ordered for all.
Progress report time
As it is already mid quarter start thinking about parents you need to contact for any concerns.
Have you spoken to the student about your class? Do you and the student have a positive relationship? Have you offered times for the student to come in for help?
If the student is struggling are you asking others for what accommodations have worked?
PLC teams are a good support to ask for ideas/solutions from others.
Do you have a parent meeting or asking parent to encourage student to stay after or help you?
Do you need help from myself or one of the counselors? Please let us know
Oriole Way
Minor Behavior form link - here
Major Behavior form link - here
- Smile at an individual if you are within 10 feet of them.
- Say hello to an individual if you are within 5 feet of them.
- We as an Oriole Way team will review data. If you have any questions or concerns please let myself or a team member know.
OASYS
Just a reminder October is here.
Survey students by October15th
Professional Practice Goal-PPG by October 15th
SLO-October 15th
If you need any support or anything please let me know
Don't forget two classroom visits by the end of the school year.
Communication log-start
Start keeping artifacts in a file for your end of year Documentation log.
Click Here for a link to Teacher Effectiveness Info from CESA 6
Click Here for a Teacher Effectiveness Calendar for EDUCATORS/SPECIALISTS
Others
10/7 EL meeting in Cafe 7:45
Ieps after school Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Next Oriole Way meeting 10/12 in Library.