Kenilworth Curriculum Connection
News from Lauren and Tabitha, Volume 4
Walking around Harding
Valor enjoyed listening to Harding students read!
Walking around Brearley Middle School
DBMS students participated in a book discussion with author Jennifer Walkup.
Walking around Brearley High School
How cool is this bulletin board?
Benchmark Update!
How is it almost the middle of the school year? That's something frequently said in our office! Please see the email sent on Friday, 1/8/16 (subject: CIA Meeting Monday, 1/11) regarding the Benchmark 2 timeline. Also, if you haven't read it yet, there is also an email from 1/13/16 which includes a revised version of the Excel sheet that will calculate the percentage of correct answers for you. As always thank you for your cooperation and hard work!
The images below were created by www.tagxedo.com. We used the Benchmark 1 presentations to create them.
The images below were created by www.tagxedo.com. We used the Benchmark 1 presentations to create them.
Harding and DBMHS
These were areas of weakness as identified from Benchmark 1 in both Harding and DBMHS.
Harding
There were the suggestions for improvement based upon the ELA and math benchmarks.
DBMHS
These were the suggestions for improvement based upon the department benchmarks.
February 16th Professional Development Day
We are hard at work getting the PD day ready. We are hoping you will find it HIP (happy, inspirational, and productive)! A schedule of the day's events will be forthcoming. In the meantime, you can expect to hear a keynote speech from Chelsea Collins, NJEA Teacher of the Year, as well as participate in a break-out workshop under her guidance. Additionally, please plan to eat breakfast at home and be hungry by lunchtime as lunch will be provided! A special thanks to Janice Marsili for helping to put the luncheon together!
Useful PARCC Sites
Resources and Websites
Below are links to some of our favorite resources and interesting articles that we want to share with you!
Our (Bare) Shelves, Our Selves
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/fashion/our-bare-shelves-our-selves.html?_r=1
The Science of Resilience: How to Teach Students to Persevere
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2016/jan/12/science-resilience-how-to-teach-students-persevere?platform=hootsuite
Our (Bare) Shelves, Our Selves
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/fashion/our-bare-shelves-our-selves.html?_r=1
The Science of Resilience: How to Teach Students to Persevere
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2016/jan/12/science-resilience-how-to-teach-students-persevere?platform=hootsuite
Just for fun...
Contact Us
Lauren ext. 1529
Tabitha ext. 1566
Jolene ext. 1541