Trantwood Times
"For the Love of Learning!"
An Attitude of Gratitude Rocks!
- Many, many thanks to Kathy Dowdy for taking over the Pre-K classroom in such short notice. Your love for kids shines through! LAM
- Mr. DJ Cassidy, we love your music - thank you for sharing it during our Teacher workweek and during our lunches. You rock (pardon the pun!)! LAM
- Cazzy Roberts, we greatly appreciated how you schooled us to hang pictures in the office. We loved learning a new way to do this! LAM
- Kudos to ALL of our teachers striving to get to know their students and forming those relationships, the kids I’ve talked to are LOVING school and are so happy to be back, that is a testament to your commitment to classroom culture! And also for working so hard to implement those routines and procedures this first week, I can see such a difference in hallway behavior! Lisa Lee
- Eleanor Richards for doing a great job as grade level chair! Julie Ruszala
- Kudos to Senorita Dennis! She has jumped in feet first and is already doing amazing things! I applaud her persistance and eageriness to plan and collaborate with her peers here at Trantwood and neighboring Spanish Immersion schools. Your students are lucky to have you!! Jenny DeLashmutt
- The first grade team has been amazing to kick this year off with! Thanks for being the best, Morgan, Gretchen, and Melinda! All the helpers for first grade buses have been lifesavers! I wouldn't have survived this week without you all! ~Katie S.
- Kudos to Michele as she navigates through the bookkeeper zone, while answering all questions, meets requests so patiently and guides her new office crew! Barb Iman
Kudos to all the staff and Students for making the beginning of the school year awesome for everyone. We are looking forward to a wonderful year! Thanks, Brandy
Booke for helping my class get into Chrome Books on the second day and teaching us some tricks! ~ Bartczak
Angie for organizing all the safety patrols to help in the mornings and afternoons! ~Bartczak
5th Grade team—for working together this week and starting off the school year great ~Bartczak
I would like to say thank you to Berkley Wheeler for her patience, guidance, and support over this past week. She has answered a multitude of questions for me and is always looking out for what is best for the students. I couldn’t ask for a better teammate! Melinda
Kudos to a wonderful grade level- Allison, Kim, and Claire, for welcoming me to 3rd grade!!!! Mrs. Spivey for a great intro to Library. Mrs. Hawley for an awesome lesson on structures! Melissa Moore
I want to give a shout out to each of our teachers that took a risk this week and tried something new, even when there was a chance that it might not go as planned. I saw or heard about some great learning experiences from the kids because of it. Teri Hawley
I want to thank Tim Cassidy and the PE staff for the help in organizing materials and adjusting their schedule to support “outdoor” classroom learning. Thanks again – it was a HUGE help. Teri Hawley
September is...
National Library Card Sign-up Month
September 11 - 17, 2017
National Arts In Education Week
National Suicide Prevention Week
Monday, September 11
- National Day of Service and Remembrance
- Math Coach @TES
Tuesday, September 12
- Math Coach @ TES
- School Visit, Mr. Walker, DOSL, 8:45 am
- PAC Meeting, Collaboration Room, 3 - 4
- PTA Board Mtg, Library, 6:30
Wednesday, September 13
- LAM OTB, 1:30 pm
- Sweet Frog Night, 3 - 9 pm
Thursday, September 14
- Hawley, OTB, afternoon
Friday, September 15
- Happy Birthday Lisa Lee!
- STEM Airshow field trip, gr. 5, noon - 5 pm
Sunday, September 17
- Happy Birthday Mr. Riddick!
September 18 - 22, 2017 Constitution Week
Tuesday, Sept. 19
- Mrs. Lewis, OTB, am
- ILT Meeting, Collaboration Room, 3 - 4
- Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night, 5 - 8 pm
Wednesday, Sept. 20
- Achieve 3000 Meeting with Sandi Ballard, during PE, collaboration room
- LAM OTB, am
- Art Club
- Recorder Club
Thursday, Sept. 21
Friday, Sept. 22
- Happy Birthday Beth Wik!
- PTA Outdoor Movie Night, 6:30 pm
It All Adds Up...notes from your math coach
Hello AMAZING Trantwood Staff! You may have seen me pop in your classroom over the last few days, and I thank you all for being so welcoming! I have to say, you are some truly INCREDIBLE teachers, and I am so lucky to be a fellow Cardinal!
As we start off our math instruction, I noticed some points to consider in your classrooms to maximize the great instruction that is going on. Classrooms should have a Word Wall where new math terms can be put up when introduced. This does not have to be separate from your current Word Wall.
Also, math manipulatives should be out and easily accessible for the students to get their hands on. As we drive our students to become leaders of their learning, we really want them to be able to make choices on the tools they can use to help develop a concrete understanding of math. If manipulatives are in tubs, they should be labeled so that the students know what is inside if it’s not in plain view.
I have put some examples of Word Walls and storage solutions in your “Math Stuff from Ashley” folder in your collaboration folders in Google. There are some good ideas for those of you with limited wall space. If you need ANY help with this, please let me know! Also, I put some math labels I found on TPT for those of you with tubs that need labels.
Again, congratulations on an amazing start to the school year!
CONSTITUTION DAY RESOURCES
Public Law requires that Sept. 17 be designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. Constitution Day commemorates the day on which the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia in 1787. Traditionally, each year since 1952, the President proclaims the seven days beginning on Constitution Day as Constitution Week. This year, Constitution Day falls on a Sunday and will be observed on Monday, Sept. 18. Constitution Week will be from Monday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 24.
During this time, all citizens are encouraged to celebrate our Constitution and reaffirm the rights and obligations of citizens. All educational institutions receiving federal funding are required to hold an educational program pertaining to the United States Constitution on that day.
Schools may determine what kind of educational programs are appropriate for their students. Some informational resources pertaining to the Constitution that may be useful in planning educational activities are listed on the USED’s website at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/fund/guid/constitutionday.html. The team at iCivics has a curriculum unit with lessons at http://www.icivics.org/curriculum/road-constitution. Information about citizenship and civics is also available at other nonpartisan websites including the Bill of Rights Institute at http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/exploring-constitutional-principles/
If additional information is needed about Constitution Day, please contact Katie Catania, elementary content coordinator, at Katie.Catania@vbschools.com
Please let us know what your plans are for this day. We'd like to celebrate with you. Thanks!
VB EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANTS – OCT. 6 DEADLINE
The Innovative Learning Grant application is available on vbcps.com under Hot Topics and is due October 6, 2017, by 4 p.m. Each approved grant awards up to $2,000 for innovative learning projects that benefit students. Thank you for sharing these opportunities available through the Virginia Beach Education Foundation. For more information, contact Debbie Griffey at Debbie.Griffey@vbschools.com or 757.263.1069.
If using the DRA 2 for Talent Ed, DRA assessments will need to be completed by May 31, 2018
Welcome Louise Thornton, our new MFLAC!
Kicking off our Whole School Read Aloud is such a great way to end the first week of school!
Conferencing, independent reading, and working digitally all in the first week of school!
Choosing where to sit to take an assessment causes me to persist!
This is what success looks like!
We are a community of helpers. So sweet!
Welcome Neda Grable, new Night Custodian!
LouAnne Metzger, Principal
Email: louanne.metzger@vbschools.com
Website: http://www.trantwoodes.vbschools.com/
Location: 2344 Inlynnview Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-4000
Twitter: @LouAnneMetzger