April 10th - 13th
Math: We will increase our Advanced and Proficient population from 17% to 34%.
ELA: We will increase our Advanced and Proficient population from 35% to 50%.
Science: We will increase our Advanced and Proficient population from 30% to 50%.
March eValuate
Our Math sits at 38% and our ELA is at 53%. If this test really is more challenging than the MAP test, our expected results look promising! Stay focused!
Last year these goals seemed so far out of reach. Hard work, singular focus, feedback, data, good teaching, pedagogy, student goals, thinking about thinking and ALL the little things we do along the way have brought us to the cusp of our quest. We stand here making final preparations for the MAP test, our final race, the ultimate contest and benchmarking event, poised to win, ready to succeed and actually get ourselves #onthemap. Stay strong, intervene, connect and share with the students. They might want to sabotage their own success. Let’s not let them. Don’t allow them to quit. Don’t let them opt out. Skipping assignments and zeros does not teach accountability. It only teaches them to hate school even more. We have worked these eValuate Scores into new territory. Our discipline has improved and our attendance is getting better. We are on the MAP.
I will not restate our Binder Team notes or the PD Notes here. Feel free to revisit the email or google docs for details
Good Discipline does NOT Diminish Hope!
Daily discipline counts are also below year’s past. This chart shows the average number of ODR per day. We can attribute this to our best efforts at keeping students in classrooms, class discussions, guiding and redirecting excited students, immediate interventions and improved consistency between classrooms. Well Done!
From Hardwork to Hardware
Building on good success last year, our Spring Track Team is developing depth and talent to bring home hardware throughout the meets. Relays and individual events both produce metal!
Well done, coaches and athletes.
Practice makes Perfect
Students practice being nice. They don’t automatically know empathy, how to connect, what it means to be a friend and how to accept the diversity in others. That’s where we fit it. Keep those class discussions going, especially as we sprint home.
For the week of April 10th - 13th
Monday - April 10
- Track Practice continuing
- Make those Student of the Month nominations
Tuesday - April 11
- PBiS Tier 1 - Committee Meeting
- Summer Journey Planning Meeting at CO. Send questions/concerns to office.
- SPED Meeting after school at CO
Wednesday - April 12
- Early Release Day
- Red / Black Card Movie
- MAP Rosters
- Summer Academy Candidates - Behavior, Grades, Attendance
Thursday - April 13
- Chess Club - Mr. Utlaut’s room
- City Museum Field Trip for Readers ClubBinder Team Meetings
Friday - April 14
- Easter Break
Upcoming/Ongoing
- Block Scheduling April 18th - 28
- Step Up Days for the 5th Graders
- We have worked these days into a different type event this year. We are working on a plan to maximize our learning as well as set the minds at ease of the incoming 5th graders.
- TBD: May 15th or 16th
- All 5th grade students will visit the building together.
- They will travel, tour, explore lockers & lunch in small groups.
- Details will follow.
- Binder Meeting to be April 18th for Terri to train and 7th hour team to disseminate.
- Summer School Registration till April 26th - ALL STUDENTS WELCOME
- Semi-Formal Student Dance - April 21st
- BOGO Book Fair - April 24 - 28
- NJHS Induction - April 25 at 6:30 pm in MS Gym
- Spring Choir Concert - May 2nd
- Middle School MAP Testing - May 4th - 11th
- Summer Journey Orientation Meeting for staff working the program, May 10th after school in CO
- Field Day - May 15th - The Consummate Ac Lab Challenge
- Spring Band Concert - May 16th
- Six Flags - Due, Tuesday, April 18th
- Last Day of School - May 17th
- High School Graduation - May 21st at 2:00 PM
- End of the Year Schedule - Staff, if you follow this link, you might be able to comment as well as edit the document if necessary.
- Summer PD Planning and Data Days
- May 22nd, 23rd & 24th
- 2017-18 6th Grade Back to School Night - Thursday, August 10, 2017
Not too much extra necessary today.
Have a great weekend.
Tom
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