Tracey Magnet School Weekly Newsletter
Jan. 18th, 2024
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"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” - Henry Ford
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” - Henry Ford
Week Overview
Week Overview
Monday - 1/22 A Week A Day
Monday - 1/22 A Week A Day
MOY Testing Calendar: Tentative Schedule
ALL TEACHERS (CLASSROOM, MLL, SPED) ALERT LINDSAY AND CHERIE OF ANY STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT COMPLETE WITH NWEA AND/OR DIBELS. WINDOW CLOSES ON WEDNESDAY 1/24
Grade 2 planning at 9:05
Grade 3 Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
Staff Meeting: Math; The Five Practices
Tuesday - 1/23 A Week A Day
Tuesday - 1/23 A Week A Day
NWEA AND DIBELS CLOSE TOMORROW!
MOY Testing Calendar: Tentative Schedule
Grade 3 planning at 9:50
Grade 4 Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
Grade 2 Science Planning - Coverage from 11:30 - 3:20
Wednesday -1/24 A Week B day
Wednesday -1/24 A Week B day
NWEA AND DIBELS CLOSE TODAY! (4th and 5th Grade teachers use this spreadsheet for DIBELS-ORF and Maze MOY DIBELS)
Grade 4 planning at 10:35
Grade 5 Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
Hill Coaching Visit 1 Schedule 1/24/2024
Ms. Rivera, from Hill for Literacy, will be joining us all day on 1/24.
Teachers will need a lesson that includes word work OR a vocabulary lesson (each grade level should have a copy of the same lesson).
Possible Location: Conference Room 219 with Projection Access for Hill Facilitator (ViewSonic)
A Week
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 (Lunch)
12:00-1:00 Admin/ Coach/ Hill Planning Meeting
1:00-1:30 Ms Grinnell, Ms. Hall, and Ms. Bonaddio (Grade 4 Teachers)
1:30- 2:00 All 3rd Grade Teachers
2:00- 2:30 All 5th Grade Teachers
Thursday - 1/25 A Week C day
Thursday - 1/25 A Week C day
SECURE DRILL AT 1:55 (during 4th grade recess)
Grade 5 planning at 11:55 Planning for PRINT Day with Coaches In Room 216
Grade 1 Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
Grade 4 Science Planning - Coverage from 11:15 - 3:20
Community Meeting - Dr. King and PRINT Student of the Month
Friday - 1/26 A Week D Day
Friday - 1/26 A Week D Day
Grade 1 planning at 1:10
Grade K Teacher Teams at 2:35 in Room 219
Mad Science visit for Grades 3- 5. Please see below for the schedule, focus, and resources.
Emergency Drills
Emergency Drills
Secure Drill Thursday 1/25/24 at 1:55
Practice these drills with your students and have them become familiar with the language
2023 District Safety Slides Slides 34-36 have videos and information about this drill
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
TESTING-CLOSES ON WEDNESDAY
TESTING-CLOSES ON WEDNESDAY
All testing (NWEA and DIBELS) K-5 closes on 1/24/24. It is extremely important that you pull up your class report on NWEA and look over DIBELS data and inform Cherie and Lindsay of any student that is in danage of not finishing.
Please alert Cherie and Lindsay by MONDAY 1/22/24 so we can make arrangements to support students to finish testing before the window closes
MOY TESTING
MOY TESTING
LAS LINKS TESTING: Begins January 3rd
NWEA Testing: 1/9-1/24
DIBELS Testing: 1/8-1/24 (Note Change)
MOY Testing Calendar: MOY Testing Schedule
Support Staff will be pushing into classrooms to support grades 2-5 please schedule Support for Testing
From PENTA :
From PENTA :
We have a busy Character Ed Calendar coming up:
Sound Waters IN SCHOOL visits - scheduled back In October In collaboration with the below grades. Testing calendar has been checked, we are clear. If you have make ups that day that need to occur, please let me know
January 23rd 9:30 - 11:30 5th - ALL 3-5 WIN Teachers please release students at 9:25
January 26th 9:30 - 11:30 3rd
January 30th 9:30 - 11:30 1st
Community Meetings
1/25 - Second Grade WIN group - What Dr. King has taught me? And PRINT Student of the Month
2/1 - Grade 3 Black History/Black Excellence Celebration and tie In with PRINT
2/8 - TBD Black History/Black Excellence Celebration and tie In with PRINT
2/15 - Ms. Brown and Mrs. Best Black History/Black Excellence Celebration and tie In with PRINT
2/29 - OBOS Kick Off - Mr. Riddell
Hot Coco and Cokies after school 1/26 sponsored by our PTA! Grab a treat on your way out and say a quick hello to our families!
Cub Connection 1/29 ** Make sure to reach out to your partners to engage our Cubs in relationship building.
From Shelley
From Shelley
ELA
Ms. Rivera, from Hill for Literacy, will be joining us all day on 1/24. Schedule to come!
Teachers will need a lesson that includes word work OR a vocabulary lesson (each grade level should have a copy of the same lesson).
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 3: 12/18-3/1 Cycle 3
Cycle 4: 3/4- 5/24
Cycle 5: 5/27- 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
From Lisa-Math
From Lisa-Math
Here are some resources that were mentioned at our PD Monday during the Faculty Meeting on 5 Practices. We will be continuing this work on January 22nd with a planning session using the 5 Practices. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out!
From John - STEM
From John - STEM
Important Notice:
Science Supply Closet: The materials in the science closet are all organized by grade level. They should only be accessed by classroom teachers and the STEM coach. They are to be used to support the Science Units of Study.
Pacing
Kindergarten - Is currently wrapping up their Unit and getting ready to move into Unit 2 - Waiting For Weather.
First Grade - Currently wrapping up its Unit 1 on Play Ground Shadows and should be ready to start Unit 2, Film Animation.
Second Grade - Just finished their Unit on the 4th Little pIg (Matter) and will begin Unit 2, Koa Tree, after the Holiday break.
Planning Session 1/23 11:30 3:20 Science Lab
Third Grade- Should give the Summative Assessment for Unit 1 Playground Engineers on Inner Orbits before the break. Please make sure to review the content before providing the Summative. Once the Summative is complete, 3rd Grade will move into Unit 2 Harper's Fossils Find.
Fourth Grade - Should be wrapping up Unit 1 National Parks, and once complete, administer the Summative Assessment for the Unit on Inner Orbits. 4th Grade will move into Unit 2, Mimicking The Natural World.
Planning Session 1/25 11:15- 3:20 Science Lab
Fifth Grade - 5th Grade should be wrapping up their Unit 1 Spectacular Sights in the Sky and administering the Summative Assessment on Inner Orbits directly after a review. Students can work on their Narration in a partnership with Communications. In the new year, grade 5 should be ready to move into Unit 2, Golden Jellies!
Focus for Next Mad Science
Mad Science - Friday, January 26th!
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!
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