PATRIOT POST
March 12, 2018 Volume III. Issue XXXVIIII.
Exceptional Children’s Week ending with a BLAST Around the World: Music from New Orleans to Australia the students fit the scenes
Reading & Writing Units of Study Updates
The 2nd Semester Come Up: All In, Streamlined, & Aligned!
*Read Alouds are facilitated everyday for 15 minutes. Standards-based comprehension strategies are modeled through think alouds.
*Shared Reading is facilitated everyday for 15 minutes. Blast Phonics skills, reading behaviors, and fluency are modeled through think alouds and student participation.
*Mini Lessons are under 15 minutes with explicit demonstrations and student practice.
*At least 2 Small Groups are seen for both Reading and Writing Workshop.
*We are fully released from stations.
*IRead and IReady will be used during RTI for all homerooms.
*Reading Flex Fridays are used for explicit Reading Standards - Based Mini Lessons.
*Writing Flex Fridays are used for explicit Language/Grammar - Based Mini Lessons.
Running Records are due for ALL K - 2 students on March 16, 2018.
-Continuous Running Records with final results from quarter 3 due on 3.16. 2018.
2017 - 2018 Running Records Data
Early Emergent readers {Levels A/1 through C/3} -- every week
Emergent readers {Levels D/6 through J/18} -- every 2 weeks
Early fluent readers {Levels M/28 through P/38} – every month
Fluent readers {Levels S/40 through Level Z/80} – every quarter
#TeamMakeAWay continues to P U S H!!
Never Any Down Time in Kindergarten!! Small Group Instruction is A Consistent Practice !!
Breaking Barriers
Pushing for Excellence at Every Level
Coaching In With Lean Prompts
March Madness in Full Effect Grades 3-5
Wee 1 of March Madness was a success, we made it through the SWEET 16 round. Incentive wall will be updated at the end of the day Monday (If you haven’t given your formative assessment do so on Monday in order for your students to be included). Teachers continue the direct instruction and meeting those students where they are to push them where we need for them to go.
We have exactly 18 days of instruction before testing begins so some things to remember:
- Guided Math Framework: Daily (3 small groups based on needs-differentiated See Ms. Bentley if you need support in this area)
- Writing Wednesday: March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28
- Weekly Formative Challenge: Friday or Monday of each week
- Test Taking Strategies: Daily
- Instructional Look Fors: Classroom Expectations
Instructional Moves (Guided Math)
*Instructional Math Block (Teacher Station, Technology Station, Fluency/Review/Writing Station of strategically chosen standards)-Be sure to monitor progress and data reports for Redbird
*Target Standards-Benchmark Results
*(SOLVE) Word Problems-Release students to work independently & provide them feedback
*How can we create a spiral review of our prioritized/weak standards? EASY!
- Morning Work
- Review Station
- Virtual Lessons
Math Highlights of the Week
Collaboration & Mathematical Discourse
FEARless of Word Problems
Models to Represent the Understanding
Instructional Updates-Math Prep
- Keep our Mini-Lessons short and sweet (10-15 minutes)
- Mini-Lessons will determine your immediate Strategy Groups
- Guided Groups based on their needs-Benchmark data will guide targeted lessons
- Fulton Connect Reports/Illuminate Reports will support with Unit data and student performance
- PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, and MORE PRACTICE
- Continuous & Consistant FEEDBACK
What Strategies and Tools are your students using?
Below are suggested manipulatives and the standards that they support
Suggested Manipulatives Grades K-2nd
Suggested Manipulatives Grades 3rd-5thRenaissance Middle AVID applications are due March 2nd please check with your 5th grade students, they may need assistance with the essay portion of the application. Turn all applications into Mrs. Lewis.
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTERESTS:
Monday, March 12th-
Tuesday, March 13th-
Wednesday, March 14th- EdCamp with Mr. Borders
Thursday, March 15th- Science & Social Studies Prep
Friday, March 16th- Junior Achievement
Tuesday, March 20th- Literacy Night @6pm