Bell Elementary School
YOU are moving school forward & beyond!
Here's to a great week!
Super Kudos to the Bell Staff in supporting the PTA and our Bell Families on Friday night for the FUN NIGHT. It couldn't have been pulled off without your assistance. I truly appreciate the extra you did to support our families. Kudos to our PTA as well, they are few in number but always work so hard to meet the needs of both our students/families and our Bell Staff. Please be sure the thank them for all they do.
- Be clear in stating the objective, providing conceptual understanding along with practice and fluency.
- Review your items specs (if you have used them to check understanding I strongly suggest you do so, as the questioning and descriptors are most comparable.
- Avoid skipping lesson closure (quick, concise and clear....what was the objective, what did we do, why do we need to know this, what we will do tomorrow).
- The link for test preparation listed in last week Smores is attached here.
Compliance for the week of April 4, 2016-April 8, 2016
Please ensure data wall is complete, we will be using these for sectioning classes for the the 2016-2017 school year.
Monday 4/4
- Lesson Plans due
- Staff Meeting - Upper PLC Room***Bring your snack and drink
- IEP: Goodwin, Hill, Carr
Tuesday 4/5
- Classroom observations ---ensure that your classroom environment and practice reflects YOUR work & ALL Bell commitments (Lesson Plans in corner of desk and objectives updated and visible to students)
- Lesson Plans due ( SPED)
- PLC K, 1,2 ( Data Meeting)...MAP/iREAD *Completing our Data Wall), balanced numeracy assessment (from last week)
- IEP:Hill, Foster
Wednesday 4/6
- PLC 6 (Data Meeting)...SRI/SMI*Completing our Data Wall & Grouping for testing,balanced numeracy assessment (from last week)
- Support Staff self assessment/Lead teachers assessment Due ( support staff that have someone assigned to them)
- IEP: Hill
Thursday 4/7
- PLC 3,4 ( Data Meeting)....MAP/SRI*Completing our Data Wall & Grouping for testing, balanced numeracy assessment (from last week)
- No Referral Party (Upper) 12:30-1, 1:00-1:30, 1:30-2 (Grade time TBD)
- IEP: Hill
Friday 4/8
- Grades due in PowerSchool****************************
- PLC 5 ( Data Meeting)....SRI/SMI*Completing our Data Wall & Grouping for testing,balanced numeracy assessment (from last week)
- No Referral Party (Primary 12:30-1, 1-1:30, 1:30-2) Grade time TBD
- IEP: Goodwin
- Weekly Grades DUE in Powerschool (4th Quarter, Week 2) DON'T WAIT
2 reading grades due in PowerSchool
2 math grades due in PowerSchool
1 social studies grade due in PowerSchool
1 science grade due in PowerSchool
PLC's will be led by team leader or the grade level, if you have completed your data wall cards please display them in the PLC room (Upper; new wing, Primary: PLC-book room)
Important: Save the Date
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- 4/5 College Awareness Day/Talent Show Auditions
- 4/6 Talent Show Audtions
- 4/11-20 Grade 3 Reading Test Window
- 4/11-29 OCCT Paper Test Window (grades 3-8)
- 4/11-5/13 Pre K Early Childhood Inventory Assessment Window
- 4/20 Progress Reports Go Home
- 4/22 Earth Day
- 4/25-5/13 Online MAP (Grade 3) and MPG (K-2) Testing window (RSA)
- 4/28 Retention Review
- 5/5 Cinco de Mayo (please see me during your planning period between Mon-Wed if you are interested in planning )
- 5/9 6th Grade Picnic (Tenative)
- 5/12 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony
- 5/13 Final Running Records Due
- 5/16 Talent Show
- 5/17 Field Day
Testing Calendar
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If you have time, check out this resource its a way to differentiate test preparation...
Support Staff Evaluations
Support Staff/Lead teacher
In the coming days, we will be completing the support evaluations. Support staff please complete and turn in your self assessment by Wednesday, April 6. Lead teachers. Complete an assessment as well, then submit it to Ms. Blakney/Ms. Fraser by Wednesday, April 6.
Please remember to provide evidence for "exceeds expectation."