Weekly Bulletin
February 25 - March 1
Magical Teaching Tip
- Choosing Words Wisely in Classrooms (https://issaquahwednet-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/sivadasana_issaquah_wednet_edu/EYDeOCmvyftKipeoZ4Ww4IgBTGbKmRa29F1DHGKXHIA_yA?e=ilwhWx)
- Five Characteristics of an Effective Professional Learning Community (https://issaquahwednet-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/sivadasana_issaquah_wednet_edu/EY7qhPvlmhhAqrIOIIdvxV0BpB1qZi3faZBXToY-wYKsNg?e=WYSizx)
Pointed Questions About Classroom Technology
(https://issaquahwednet-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/sivadasana_issaquah_wednet_edu/ETNlRlWWz0tJgAfIB0sPj8wBKIhXtnfjT6dyT36bPI_kPw?e=JPQ9yK)
Important Dates
- March 4- 8- ELPA testing
- March 5-7- 2nd Grade CogAt testing
- March 5- Science Fair set up (3:30pm, in case parents ask you)
- March 6- Science Fair (5-7pm)
- March 6- Optional Endeavour STEM classes (2-3pm & also 5-7pm)
- March 7- BLT (7:50-8:50)
- March 8- PTSA Baked Potato Bar for lunch (mark your calendar for this)
Action Items- READ the bulletin every week
- The F/P window is from Jan.29-March 15 this year.
- Please complete the progress monitoring of your Student Growth Goals
- If you are on the Focused cycle, please complete the google doc shared at our building PD
New Dates for Report Cards!!
Important Dates:
· 4:00 PM, Tuesday March 19th
o Deadline for specialists to enter grades/comments and make changes to Trimester 2 grades.
· 12:00 PM Tuesday March 26th:
o Deadline for all Gen. Ed. teachers to enter grades/comments and make changes to Trimester 2 report card. Any grade or comment changes after Grading is closed, will require a Grade change form to be submitted to the Student information Dept.
· 4:00 PM, Tuesday, March 26th:
o We will begin to option up Elementary report cards live in Family Access for parents to view as a PDF document. If parents log into Family Access earlier than 4:30, some will be able to see the report cards since each grade level and school has to be turned on individually. The report card feature in Family Access will be turned off on March 26th from noon until 4 pm to allow the Student Information Dept. to post all Elem report cards to Family Access. In your communications to families regarding report cards, please include that reports cards will be available after 5 pm, this would cover all schools being uploaded.
o Changes made after report cards are posted (after noon) will not appear on the parent’s version of the report card that they will view from Family Access. Please complete the electronic Grade Change Request Form if you have to make changes after 4pm on March 26th.
Kindness Week- March 4- March 8
KINDNESS WEEK IS COMING!
Something great is happening at Endeavour! March 4th – March 8th we are beginning Kindness Week at our school. We are focusing on encouraging kind thoughts, words, and actions as part of “The Great Kindness Challenge” that occurs all over the US and the world around this time of year. Each day will focus on 1 part of Kindness: Monday: Personal responsibility, Tuesday: Making connections, Wednesday: Positive self-talk, Thursday: Compliments, Friday: Helping others
Ø Endeavour Cards earned for KINDNESS during Kindness Week will be worth 2 points (instead of 1). Student Ambassadors will also be focusing on giving out EN cards for Kindness.
Ø Throughout the month of March, students may do in-class activities (depending on teacher choice), like trying to complete a Kindness check-list or participating in Kindness Bingo.
Keep an eye out for more information and resources after the break!
Announcements
Look for McTeacher Night to be re-scheduled!
Intro to Envoy- Your Personal Guide to Classroom Management-
Join Nikki McGrath to learn the 7 gems that will help you....
- Have more teaching time
- Have more student time on task
- Have more positive student relationships
Dates- April 16, 23, 30 and May 7 (Tuesday's from 4:30-6:00pm)
Location- Issaquah Middle School Library
ITP Application Window Extended to March 13th. Check out the following link for more information (https://thebnp.org/)
ISF- Grant Opportunity
Issaquah Schools Foundation Teacher Grants are OPEN and accepting applications through March 13. The link to apply can be found at our Grants webpage: http://isfdn.org/our-purpose/promoting-professional-development/grants/
The re-scheduled Grants Workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 13 at Issaquah Valley Elementary Library from 6-7pm. Please RSVP so that I have enough snacks.
Upcoming Assessments
READING: You should have already received K-5 Fountas and Pinnell (F & P) and Grades 4-5 Common Reading Assessment info from TLS. The window is January 29 to March 22 with scores due into Skyward on or before March 22.
- Math: The window for the Math Common Assessment (grades 1-5) is currently scheduled from May 20 through May 31 with scores due in Skyward on May 31. A DFA with detailed information will be sent to you a few weeks prior to the window opening. Materials will be delivered to schools.
WRITING: The Common Writing Assessment window for K-5 is March 25 to April 26 with scores due on or before April 26 in Grade Cam. DFAs with all instructions and detailed information will be sent to you a few weeks prior to the window opening.
Writing genres to be assessed:
Kindergarten: Informational/How to prompt
1st Grade: Opinion prompt
2nd Grade: Opinion prompt
3rd Grade: Opinion prompt
4th Grade: Informational prompt
5th Grade: Argument based essay prompt*
Endeavour Tech Classes
- Thursday, March 14th 4:10-5:10 p.m. – Flipgrid and other great resources/STEM – Flipgrid is the leading video discussion platform. More info. here.