Tracey Magnet School Weekly Newsletter
December 7th, 2023
Tracey Magnet School Weekly Newsletter
December 7th, 2023
“My teacher gave me the best gift of all… Believing in me!”
Ms. Rivera, from Hill for Literacy, will be joining us all day. Please see the schedule below and what you will need to bring.
Hill for Literacy Schedule: Hill for Literacy **** Teachers will need a lesson that includes word work OR a vocabulary lesson (each grade level should have a copy of the same lesson).
9:00-9:30 Ms. Cerra and Ms. Neave (Grade 1 teachers)
9:50- 10:20 Ms. Mick, Ms Clausen, and Ms. Barroso (Grade 2 Teachers)
10:30- 11:00 Ms. Geitz, Ms. Kivits, and Ms. Marcuccilli (K Teachers)
11:00-12:00 Admin/ Coach/ Hill Planning Meeting
12:00-12:30 All Grade 3 teachers
12:30-1:00 All Grade 5 Teachers
1:00-1:30 Ms Grinnell and Ms. Hall (Grade 4 Teachers)
1:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Classroom Walkthrough (Coach/ Hill Only) (2nd Grade)
Grade 4 Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
Grade 3 Planning Meeting 9:50-10:30 (classroom)
Staff Meeting: Increasing Learner Engagement in ELA
5th-grade field trip to Discovery Museum
4th Planning Meeting from 10:35-111:15 (classroom)
5th Grade Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
Principal PLC at Tracey 12-2:30
5th Grade Planning Meeting from 11:55- 12:35 (classroom)
1st Grade Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
Panera Night
5th grade PD all-day 9:00-3:00
Grade 1 Planning Meeting from 1:10-1:50 (classroom)
Kindergarten Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
Winter concert 6-7:30
Ms. Alison Breedy-Johnson will be visiting Tracey from 12:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Kindergarten Planning Meeting from 1:55-2:35 (classroom)
Grade 2 Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
December Drill
Thank you to all staff for making our evacuation/relocate drill successful!
Evacuate/Fire Drill: December 19th (Time TBA)
Practice these drills with your students and have them become familiar with the language
2023 District Safety Slides Slide 30 has videos of these drills
All specialist teachers, MLL, SPED, Improvement teachers, SEL, WIN groups... practice drills with your groups of students so that in the event of a real emergency or drill during your time-students will know what to do
The attached link contains the slides from last Monday's staff meeting: Staff Meeting Monday 12/4/23
Learner Engagement "Calibrated by Tracey Staff": Engagement Rubric
Attached you will find a link to the "Box-it Template" You are welcome to make a copy of the template to use with your students: Box-It
New groups will begin the week of the 18th (You can use this week for new routines, relationship building, learning the group's instructional focus)
All certified staff are expected to have backup "Plan B" Win plans for absences or coverage issues
All non-certified staff will receive a "Plan B" from Shelley
Please make sure these are either given to your students or put in a location that your students are aware of in your absence
Make sure to swipe in and/or out when coming in late or leaving for personal or sick time
The mission of the Mary L. Fitch Trust is to provide tax-exempt schools and related 501(c)3 educational organizations located in Fairfield County with resources for on-site or off-site programs for teachers or groups of teachers who would benefit from opportunities for professional development and personal growth. You can find more information here.
Tracey Cares Donations:
Some Items we are In need of If you feel so moved to donate. These are In addition to the list that went home. Items/cash can go to Penta or Mick by 12/18 <3
Cash
(Multiple are needed of all items)
Boys Tops and Bottoms - Medium and Large
Girls Top and Bottom - 16
Girls Top and Bottom - 12
Girls Jackets - Medium
TOYS
(Multiple are needed of all items)
Drawing/sketch pads
Cool Markers
Plushies (those squishmellow things)
Stickers (the ones that can go on water bottles)
Books (Grades 4/5)
PTA Newsletter - If you see a member of our PTA or Parent Volunteers - please thank them! They have been working so hard to create amazing experiences for us and our Cubs.
NEEDED - PICS! Please share anything that you would like highlighted on our Social Media. We get a lot of awesome feedback!
Community Meetings In December:
12/21 Mrs. Hall's class - Holidays/Winter Celebrations around the world
ELA
Unit 2 Timeline from November 20th-January 19th
I'm looking for examples of Quality Student Work from our Summative Writing Task. If you have any please upload them here.
WIN Cycle Dates
Cycle 1: 9/6-10/17
Cycle 2: 10/18- 12/10 Cycle 2
Cycle 3: 12/18-2/9
Cycle 4: 2/19- 5/10
Cycle 5: 5/13- End of the Year
WIN Plan B
Please remember that students should have a Plan B from their assigned WIN teacher to complete if WIN groups are going to be canceled.
Progress Monitoring
You will find a copy of the data meeting decision report with the students who need progress monitoring in your mailbox based on our Continuum meeting. We need 3 data points completed for the measures that need to be progress monitored bi-weekly. Remember, the CORE phonics survey only needs to be done once before our next meeting. Below, you will find the next data meeting and a suggested timeline of when to progress monitor. Progress monitoring scores go into this spreadsheet. Progress Monitoring 2023-2024
Please use this link for materials for progress monitoring for grades 4-5 https://dibels.uoregon.edu/materials/dibels
Progress Monitoring Data Points Schedule
Point 1- 12/15
Point 2- 1/5
Point 3- 2/2
Next Meeting 2/5
Please use the Science Calendar when signing out the Lab so we can make sure it is never double booked! The Lab's first priority is for STEM, teachers, and students.
LAB Schedule
Monday-11th
Barroso Lab 9:45 -10:30
Morin Performance Task 10:30 - 11:10
Chiappardi Lab 2:00 - 2:45
Tuesday -12th
Mick Lab 9:45 -10:15
Lauro Performance Task 10:30 - 11:10
Wednesday- 13th
Clasuen Lab 9:45 -10:15
Bloom Performance Task 10:30 - 11:10
Hall Lab 11:15 - 12:00
Thursday- 14th
Sped Meeting 9:40 - 10:30
Friday - 15th
Thomas Lab 9:45 - 10:30
Whalen CER PT 2:00 - 2:45
Progress Report - Science Guides K-5
If you need to schedule a time with me to plan or would like some friendly feedback through a specific lens, let me know!
Current Pacing
Kindergarten: Mystery Class Pet
Grade 1: Playground Shadows
Grade 2: 4th Little Pig (Matter)
Grade 3: Playground Engineers
Grade 4: National Parks
Grade 5: Spectacular Sights in the Sky
Grade 3 and Grade 5 should be planning to give their Summative Assessment on Inner Orbits prior to the break.
Mad Science
InnerOrbits
Grade 3-5 Teachers, please take the time to jump on InnerOrbits in your classlink. It only takes a moment to make your roster. We will be using this in grades 3-5 for some formative and summative assessments. If you need help, just ask!