Weekly Staff Letter
March 27th - March 30th
WELCOME BACK!
Testing Schedule for this week...
Week at a Glance
Tuesday, March 27th:
Morning Meeting Today
Wednesday, March 28th:
PARCC testing: See testing schedule
NO RTI Meetings this week
Thursday, March 29th:
PARCC testing: See testing schedule
Friday, March 30th:
PARCC testing: See testing schedule
Please complete the "GVMS Work Plan Tracker & Reflection" before you leave today.
MONDAY, APRIL 2nd: Knowledgeworks @ GVHS 7:30
NWEA Timeline:
Jan. 30th - Feb 2nd:
Student Goal Setting Worksheets during Crew
Feb. 6th - 16th: Facilitated by the office (Crew Leaders get completed copies to Myndie)
Get Student Goal copies to core teachers
Master copy stays with Crew Leader
Feb. 20th - 23rd: SLC Preparations
Feb. 26th - 27th: Student Led Conferences
Students discuss NWEA goals as part of SLC’s getting parents onboard
Mar. 28th: Beginning of State Testing (PARCC/CMAS)
Encourage as a warm-up for Spring NWEA’s
Apr. 24th - 27th: NWEA SHOWTIME!
May 24th: Student Incentive
Reached Goal of +65% overall growth (School wide incentive)
STAFF TO DO:
- Touch base with every crew kid. Tell them you are glad to see them and ask how their week went. (These are the conversations kids remember the most!)
- Complete the Work Plan Tracker and Reflection form by Friday before you leave.
- Make sure you have seen the movie "Wonder." If not talk to Dana, she has a copy and pretty sure she'd let you borrow it. (April 13th all students will watch this movie)
- Provide time over the next couple of weeks for students to practice NWEA. It may be the one thing that helps them achieve their growth goals. (Good time for us all to re-visit their growth sheets!)
- Make students use complete sentences when speaking and writing, 100% of the time.
Quickly Approaching....Check "Important Dates" Document
The next two months are going to go really fast with a number of things going on. It's up to all of us to communicate and/or ask questions if we are unclear. We will get out communication as quickly and often as possible. We will also touch base to recap anything coming up during Content/Hall meetings. Might want to keep the "Important Dates (GVMS)" close. This document can also be found in the golden folder in your toolbar.
APRIL:
2nd - PD
3rd- Track Begins
4th - Breakfast of Champions
5th - Anna TBD
5th-Above Rifle Falls (Kick Nets)
11th-12th Science/Social Studies CMAS
11th-6th Grade Biodiversity Walk to Western Park
14th- Coal Ridge Track Meet
16th - PD - Morning with Anna (Culture of Mathematics)
18th - 6th Grade Fieldwork @ Cottonwood Park
19th- ⅞ Band Festival Performance
20th- Activity night 7-9
Morning Meeting Schedule
The "Pink Ninja Whales" are up on Friday the 30th. The Ninja Whales will also do morning announcements this week.
Please LINK your morning meeting agenda to the "17-18 Crew/MM Schedule."
CREWs are only responsible for the Friday Morning Meeting and announcements for the week. We also encourage you to take your CREW and practice in the cafeteria during CREW time this week.
Dana's Schedule
Tuesday: At GVMS
Wednesday: At GVMS
Thursday: At GVMS (EL Quarterly Check-in @ District Office: 9:00-10:00)
Friday: At GVMS
Kelly's Schedule
Tuesday: At GVMS
Wednesday: At GVMS (CEI Site Visit @ BUE 12:30-4:00)
Thursday: At GVMS (EL Quarterly Check-in @ District Office: 9:00-10:00)
Friday: At GVMS (Principal's meeting 9:00-2:00)