Tracey Magnet School Weekly Newsletter
May 16th, 2024
Tracey Magnet School Weekly Newsletter
May 16th, 2024
4 weeks left!!!
9:30 School Wide Viewing of the Wizard of Oz
LETRS Training
NO WIN GROUPS FOR GRADES 3-5 DURING SBAC
Grade 5 Teacher Teams at 2:35-Class List
SBAC Schedule: SBAC 2024
K-5 Classroom Teachers- send home Summer Academy Letters and Communicate to families to return completed registration forms asap
K-3 Teachers-Send home the DIBELS home connect (Running Man) report. (Summer Academy students get this attached to the Summer Academy letter)
Staff Meeting: Classlist and IRPs
NO WIN GROUPS FOR GRADES 3-5 DURING SBAC
Kindergarten Teacher Teams at 2:35-Class List
SBAC Schedule: SBAC 2024
McTeacher Night 5-8
NO WIN GROUPS FOR GRADES 3-5 DURING SBAC
Grade 1 Teacher Teams at 2:35-Class List
SBAC Schedule: SBAC 2024
2:35 Fire Drill
NO WIN GROUPS FOR GRADES 3-5 DURING SBAC
Grade 2 Teacher Teams at 2:35-Class List
Community Meeting Grinnell and PRINT Student of the Month 2:30
SBAC Schedule: SBAC 2024
Kindergarten orientation 5:30-7:30
SBAC Schedule: SBAC 2024
NO WIN GROUPS FOR GRADES 3-5 DURING SBAC
Grade 3 Teacher Teams at 2:35-Class List
Kindergarten Super Mario Prize Gym 12:45-3:15
MAY DRILL-EVACUATE/FIRE DRILL 5/22/24
TIME 2:35 (K teachers meet students at their Special and Evacuate from there)
2023 District Safety Slides Lockdown-Slides 45-51. The video for students is on Slide 51
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
Summer Academy
All Summer Academy letters need to be sent home on Monday, May 20th
K-5 Classroom Teachers- send home Summer Academy Letters and Communicate to families to return completed registration forms asap
K-3 Teachers-Send home the DIBELS home connect (Running Man) report. (Summer Academy students get this attached to the Summer Academy letter)
When Registration forms are returned, PLEASE check them over and make sure ALL sections are filled in completely, and all emergency numbers are complete
Double-check that parents indicated what transportation is needed or how their child will be going home before bringing them to Cherie
DO NOT return the Registration Forms and the Emergence Number Forms to Cherie until all sections are completed
SBAC Schedule: SBAC 2024
Teachers, walk around the classroom monitoring students during testing
SBAC closes on Friday, May 24th. Once you notice that your grade level has a small group left to test, you can consolidate your grade level into one classroom
Alert Cherie buy Wednesday the 22nd if there are students who are in danger of not finishing by Friday the 24th.
5/23 Grinnell Community Meeting
5/24 10:35-12:20 Grade 3 Planting In the Garden/Service Learning with the Norwalk River Trail and Pollinator Pathway
Classroom teachers! If you could put this In your Parent Sqaure at some point, I would be super appreciative!
Hello Tracey Family! It Is that time again! We are looking for plant and flower donations! We are In need of pollinators, veggie and other flowers. Here Is a list of what we are seeking, they do not have to be In pots, but just In trays from places like Lowe's, Home Depot or Wal-Mart
Marigolds, lavender, tomato plants, cherry tomato plants, peppers, cucumber plants, zucchini plants, lemon grass, mint
If you bring In plants, you can bring them to the garden and let Mrs. Penta know through Parent Square!! THANK YOU!!!!
ELA
Important Dates
Ms. Rivera's last visit will be on June 5th.
WIN Cycle Dates
Cycle 1: 9/6-10/17
Cycle 2: 10/18- 12/10
Cycle 3: 12/18-3/1
Cycle 4: 3/4- 5/24 Cycle 4
IMPORTANT! We need your feedback!
Misty Hofer has created a Google Form to get Teacher feedback and input regarding the Math Curriculum and Pacing. I know there have been conversations during Teacher Teams in which teachers would like to see some changes in the pacing of units. Please fill out this form if you would like to make those suggestions!
RESPONSES WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO MISTY!
Math Feedback Form on Pacing/Curriculum
Lab Schedule
Monday
RCD Workshop in Science Lab
Tuesday
RCD Workshop in Science Lab
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
ILT Team Meeting
K-5 Pacing
Kindergarten - Unit 2 - Waiting For Weather.
First Grade - Unit 3, Senses In Nature.
Second Grade - Unit 3, Beavers Change to the Land
Third Grade- Unit 3, Monarch Unit
Fourth Grade - Unit 2, Mimicking The Natural World
Fifth Grade - Unit 3, Antarctica