HAWK HAPPENINGS
The official newsletter of Hillcrest Elementary Staff
October 21 -- LOOKING AHEAD
MOrning Announcements
Next week (October 29-Nov2): Ms. Lester and students from Mr. Calabro/Ms. Connor's class
MUST READ
BLOCKED EXIT FIRE DRILL
weekly announcements
Final 408 signatures -- THIS MONDAY
OBServations
For the latest and greatest version of the framework, click here.
STATE ASSESSMENT DATA
To see current 5th & 6th graders' data from their 2017-2018 4th and 5th-grade assessments:
To see current 4th graders' data from their 2017-2018 3rd-grade assessments:
All of this data will soon be imported into our Hillcrest Master Data Sheet, so these spreadsheets will become obsolete.
DIfferentiating Lesson Plans
This topic could be a topic for an entire year-long study, so what we really had was a short introduction to the topic in the limited time we have in a faculty meeting (about 35 minutes). I am interested to know what your thoughts and previous experiences have been with differentiated instruction, so please take a few minutes this week (before Friday) to complete this very brief, 6-question, multiple choice, anonymous survey by clicking here.
For anyone who would like to review the presentation, the link to the presentation is here.
PINK OUT -- OCTOBER 25
Welcome New Staff Members
CLAIRE LOVERRO has joined us as the ENL LOA teacher. She has worked in the district as a substitute as an ENL LOA previously (for Nhuvia's previous leave), so she may be a familiar face.
JAYCEE DeGROAT has joined us as a Perm Sub (and he will also be coaching varsity girls' basketball!). Jaycee has spent a few years away from elementary education but is excited to jump back into the field working alongside our amazing staff!
We hope to welcome a new Perm Sub and a Library Media Specialist Teacher with the next board meeting-- stay tuned for details!