Pleasant Valley Staff Newsletter
Week of March, 4 2019
Our mission is to empower and inspire a community of lifelong learners and leaders.
District Goals
1. We will practice fiscal responsibility.
2. We will improve student achievement.
3. We will increase our transparency throughout our communities.
Building SIP Goals
1. By the end of the 2018-2019 school year, 85% or more of our second, third, and fourth-grade students will be considered on track and low risk of not passing ELA AIR as measured by MAP benchmark reading scores.
2. By the end of the 2018-19 school year, 85% or more of our second, third and fourth-grade students will be considered on track and low risk of not passing Math AIR as measured by MAP benchmark math scores.
3. By the end of the 2018-2019 school year, 100% of third-grade students will meet the requirements of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee as measured by MAP or AIR assessments.
4. During the 2018-2019 school year, the percentage of chronic absenteeism will decrease by 2%.
3.1.2019
PV 2018-19 Year to date Daily Average Attendance = 94.79 (+.05 )
PV 2018-19 Last year to date Daily Average Attendance = 94.74
5. During the 2018-19 school year, out of school suspensions for non-serious minor offenses will decrease by 25% when compared to the previous school year.
Updated Final Spring AIR Dates
Grade 4 ELA AIR Part 2 Thursday, April 11th
Grade 3 ELA AIR Part 1 Wednesday, April 17th
Grade 3 ELA AIR Part 2 Thursday, April 18th
Grade 4 Math AIR Part 1 Wednesday, April 24th
Grade 4 Math AIR Part 2 Thursday, April 25th
Grade 3 Math AIR Part 1 Tuesday, April 30th
Grade 3 Math AIR Part 2 Wednesday, May 1st
Synergy at its Best!
"We Believe in You" Video clips
March's Habit Focus
Habit 6 Synergize- Together is better!
We will model, teach and practice The Habit of Creative Cooperation this month.
Our 6th Collective Commitment:
We strive to learn from others, share our strengths, collaborate, and hold each other accountable.
Principle: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Paradigm: Effective- Together we can create a better way, a higher way (vs. Ineffective- It's either your way or my way or a compromise.).
Concepts
Value and Celebrate the Differences-
Practice Creative Cooperation
Third Alternatives
The result of synergy is innovation and invention of new and better solutions, more rewarding relationships, and development and appreciation of different perspectives.
Remember the Lessons of the Geese
Synergy!!! Thank you to the following people for donating towards our PV Basket for the Chinese Raffle!
JoAnnKoscianski (Sorry, I forgot to add your name last week)
Robin Gorey
Dawn Carvaines
Greg Karaffa
Kim Tomco-Karaffa
Debbie Trebisky
JoAnn Szwec
Liz Klamm
Jen Rubino
Suzanne Coyne
Sarah Vittardi
Kim Feeney
Steve Neff
Jen Must
Carol Bell
Vickie Yates
Val Pennington
Allison Cingle
Debbie Woodworth
Tiffany Gibson
Jeannine Gigliotti
Beth Moss
Sue Gearhart
Karen Ownby
Lynn Cannizzaro
Sue Zollars
Jen Borosh
Nicole Sturges
Kelly Demko
Jessica Smallheer
Linda Davies
Ranee O'Malley
Jen O'Shaughnessy
Judi Langmead
Liz Harris
Jackie Kovach
Rosemary Bodgas
Denise Shue
Kelly Chismar
Debbie Youngman
Kristina Kordal
Carrie Tymkewicz
Stacey Robertson
Emily McKIm
Sue Garcia
Our Week...
3.4 STEM Family Open House @ 6-7:30 pm
3.5 Tornado Drill @ 2:15 pm
3.5 Garden Club @ 3:30 pm Faculty Lounge
3.6 BLT @ 7:45 am Feeney's Room
3.6 Spring Picture Day
3.6 & 3.7 PCSD Kindergarten Registration
3.7 FAST @ 4:30 Cafe
3.8 PTA Scholarship Fundraiser Mismatch Day
3.8 Natural History Museum- Matters of Assembly
- 9:45 am - All Kindergarten, 2nd Grade STEM, and Borns, Karaffa, & Schaff
- 11:15 am- All Grade 3 & 4
- 2:00 am All Grade 1 & 2nd Traditional
3.8 Pierogi Dinner @ 3-7 pm Parma Senior High School Cafeteria
Looking Ahead...
3.11 March Fire Drill @ 10:15 am
3.12 Staff Meeting @ 8:45 am Lower Gym
3.13 PBIS Meeting @ 7:45 Kokely's Room
3.13 PTA Meeting @ 9:30 am Faculty Lounge
3.13 Pierogi Joe's Food Truck @ 11:00 am-2:00 pm
3.13 FAST @ 4:40 Cafe
3.14 Book of the Year Closing Assembly Kdg All, Gr 1 STEM and 2nd All @ 10:40-11:10 am Lower Gym
3.14 Grade 2 STEM Capstone @ 1:00-2:00 pm Lower Gym
3.14 Book of the Year Closing Assembly 1st Trad., 3rd All, 4th All@ 2:20-2:50 pm
3.14 Title I Book of the Year Closing Event with Families @ 5:45-8:00 pm
3.15 End of Qtr. 3
3.15 End of OELPA Testing
3.15 Inservice
3.18-3.22 Spring Break
3.25 School Resumes
3.26-27 PTA Fundraiser Pick-up
3.28 AIR Administration & Security Meeting @ 3:30 pm Room 211
3.28 FAST @ 4:30 Cafe
3.28-29 PTA Scholarship Popcorn Sale
3.28 AIR Administration & Security Meeting @ 8:45 am Room 211
3.28 Cocky's Bagel Lunch Truck
3.29 PST Related Service Meetings
4.1-5 BOGO PTA Scholastic Book Fair Lobby
4.1-5 Student Council Acceptance Week
4.2 Enhanced Lockdown Drill Time TBA
4.2 Garden Club @ 3:30 pm Faculty Lounge
4.3 BLT @ 7:44 am Feeney's room
4.4 FAST @ 4:30 pm Cafe
4.5 PTA Scholarship Fundraiser PJ Day
4.5 Student Leadership Celebration @ 2:15 pm Cafe
4.5 PTA Spring Fling Dance @ 6-8:00 pm Upper and Lower Gym
4.8 BFT @ 8:00 am Boka's office
4.9 Staff Meeting @ 8:45 Lower Gym ( alternative @ 3:30 pm Faculty Lounge)
4.10 Grade 4 ELA AIR Part 1
4.11 Grade 4 ELA AIR Part 2
4.11 FAST @ 4:30 Cafe
4.17 PBIS Meeting @ 7:45 am Conference room
4.17 Grade 3 ELA AIR Part 1
4.18 Grade 3 ELA AIR Part 2
4.18 BW STEM Student Teacher Internship 4-6:00 pm location TBA
4.18 FAST @ 4:30 pm Cafe
4.19 7 4.22 No School
4.24 Grade 4 Math AIR Part 1
4.25 Grade 4 Math AIR Part 2
4.24 PTA Meeting @ 7:00 pm Faculty Lounge
4.25 FAST @ 4:30 pm Cafe
4.25-26 PTA Scholarship Fundraiser Popcorn Sale
4.26 PST Related Service All Day Conference room
4.30 Grade 3 Math AIR Part 1
5.1 Grade 3 Math AIR Part 2
Important Links
PV 2018-19 Staff Folder
Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cG_4KCVrLtA7ePxebp3901b_pBLLmmDN
K-5 Curriculum & Assessment Resource Binder
Access Code: PCSD44636
Finalized Vocabulary Lists & Teaching Strategies
Access Code: PCSD44636
Edulastic & Branching Minds Roll-out Plan (also in staff folder)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QpEMcoGGhx8MOq-Em-hlKAe9tooDdf1S
Elevating the Essentials Resource Binder
Link: https://www.livebinders.com/b/2435822
Access Code: PCSD44636PCSD44636
BrainPOP Access- with BrainPOP Jr. & EL support!
username: bokas
password: pvstars#1