Tiger Beat
Acton Weekly Update: 4/14/2017
Brook Wessel-Burke
Daily Transportation
PLC FEEDBACK FORM LINK
SOS FORM
Fourth Quarter PD and PLC schedule
All dates are subject to change if necessary.
Nuts and Bolts
Please return the Volunteer Breakfast RSVP forms to me when parents return those to you.
Teachers, The message below went out in IC today. Transportation changes has been a huge headache in the office. Parents are making too many changes (AS I'M SURE YOU'VE NOTICED) and sometimes without our knowledge. Krissy works hard to update the transportation sheet all day. It is imperative that she knows of any changes and that you check this sheet before the end of the day. If you have any transportation questions, please contact her as early as possible in the day so she can try to contact the family, if needed. If you ever have questions on a child's end of the day transportation, I'd prefer to keep them at school versus put them on a bus to an empty locked home.
Tiger Parents,
We are experiencing an increase of transportation changes being made for students at the end of the school day. With that comes concerns of consistency for our students. We are asking parents to make as few transportation changes as possible. If an emergency transportation change does occur, please contact the front office AND the teachers before 3:00 PM. Please do not rely on only communicating the change with your child because we will not make changes unless we are notified by a note or phone call. Student safety is our priority but changes to transportation schedules creates a possible safety concern and we want to decrease these as much as possible.
Thank you for your support!
Mrs. Wessel-Burke
Proud Principal
APRIL
26 Midterm ends
27 Grading window closes
28 Midterms posted
Grade levels can start working on class placements any time. Go to the Google Shared folder. Choose EOY Procedures, Class Placements, Class lists sheet
ISTEP Teachers will have a TIPS Sheet, Attendance SHeet, Seating Chart, Interruptions Recording Sheet, SEal Codes and the STUDENT TEST TICKETS given to them on Monday morning.
WE ARE READY!
Curriculum and Instruction
FTCSC DIBELS GOALS: Accuracy 85%and Fluency 80%
Ways to Respond to Independent Reading, Read with A Buddy, or Read Aloud Time~
1.) Which Character: Which character did you find most interesting? Describe what makes this character interesting to you.
2.) Main Message: What’s the main message of this book and how do you know that it is the main message?
3.) Main Message cont. How is the main message of this book similar to another book you’ve read or a movie you’ve seen? What makes them similar? What makes them different?
Tape-Check-Chart:
Student reads and records a selection. The student listens to the recording and tracks their errors.
The student then charts his/her reading rate. Student practices the selections 3-5 times and they read/record again and compare their rates.
Reaching ALL Learners
When it comes to success in school, mind-set is a crucial internal attitude for both students and teachers. A student’s attitude about learning is a moderately, robust predictive factor of academic achievement. Taken together, student mind-set and teacher support can form either a significant asset or a serious liability.
Technology
Hyperdocs PD Tuesday morning with Katie Reynolds in Lab 2 (next to LGI)!
Nadine is spending her entire day at Acton on May 2 &4. If you haven't set up Google Classroom with her, you are priority. PLEASE sign up ASAP!
Athlete Mentors
What's Coming Up
Weekly Updates 2016-2017 : 2nd Semester
April
17- May 5 ISTEP Multiple Choice (grades 3-5 only)
21 All Pro Dads 7:45- 8:30 AM
26 Midterm ends
27 Grading window closes
28 Midterms posted
28 KG Field Trip Indy Zoo
28 Family Game Night 6:00-7:30 PM
29 Music Folk Dance Festival Time TBA
May
2 PTO Meeting 6:30-8:00
3-19 EOY Dibels
4th Fifth Grade Music Program 6:00 PM
8 Drills
9 5th gr field trip Symphony
10 Kindergarten Assessments
12 Kindergarten Assessments
17 Grading window opens
22 Kindergarten (AM) and First Grade (PM) Awards Celebrations
23 Second (AM) and Third Grade (PM) Awards Celebrations
24 Fourth (AM) and Fifth Grade (PM) Awards Celebrations
25 Grading period ends
25 Last Student Day (pending no snow days)
26 All Grades posted & Verified
June
2 Report cards mailed