Tracey Magnet School Weekly Newsletter
October 12th, 2023
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“Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I see things that never where, and ask why not.” -George Bernard Shaw
“Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I see things that never where, and ask why not.” -George Bernard Shaw
Week Overview
Week Overview
Monday - 10/16 B Week D day
Monday - 10/16 B Week D day
3rd Grade Planning (during prep 9:50)
4th Grade TT 2:35
3rd Continuum Meeting from 10:30-11:00
K Continuum Meeting from 12:50-1:50
Faculty Meeting: BOY data
Tuesday - 10/17 B Week A day
Tuesday - 10/17 B Week A day
4th Grade Planning (during prep 10:35 )
5th Grade TT 2:35
Dance Practice after school Grade 4
****TOMORROW IS UNITY DAY WEAR ORANGE******a signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month. The call to action was to "Make it Orange and Make it End. Unite Against Bullying!"
Wednesday -10/18 B week C day
Wednesday -10/18 B week C day
Hold drill will be tomorrow at 9:30 during 3-5 WIN
New WIN groups start
UNITY DAY
5th grade all day PD and 5th Grade Planning (during prep 11:55)
1st Grade TT 2:35
Dance Practice after school Grade 4
Thursday - 10/19 B week D day
Thursday - 10/19 B week D day
HOLD--drill at 9:30
1st Grade Planning (during prep 1:10 )
Kindergarten TT 2:35
**POTENTIAL Performance by Grade 4 and 5 of their Hispanic Heritage Showcase. STAY TUNED
Hispanic Heritage Festival - McMahon HS 6:00-8:00pm
Friday - 10/20 B Week A day
Friday - 10/20 B Week A day
Kindergarten Planning (during prep 1:55)
2nd Grade TT 2:35
Teacher Teams will be in Room 219.
Attached is the full schedule and schedule of teacher team teacher coverage: Teacher Teams and grade level planning Calendar Cycle 1
Emergency Drills
Emergency Drills
October Drills:
"Hold Drill" on 10/19/23 at 9:30 (During 3-5 WIN groups)
"Secure Drill" on 10/26/23 at 1:55
Please practice these drills with your students and have them become familiar with the language
2023 District Safety Slides Slides 23 and 36 have videos of these drills for you to share with your students
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
Teacher SLOs and Beginning of the Year Meetings
Teacher SLOs and Beginning of the Year Meetings
All certified staff SLOs need to be completed by 10/20 (make sure to press submit)
Please refer to the document: SLO cheat sheet
Week of October 16th- one-on-one teacher meetings, please check the schedule BOY Meetings
Classroom Libraries
Classroom Libraries
K-5 Leveled Libraries
Just a reminder that classroom libraries should be organized by genre and not leveled. Students should be able to choose books that interest them as they build their toolkit of reading skills. Research shows that limiting books based on a level does not support children as developing readers. Article For Your Consideration
-Stacey Bergin
Morning Email and Weekly Newsletter
Morning Email and Weekly Newsletter
Please make sure to read the daily emails that are sent out by Katherine at 8:10 and the weekly newsletters sent out on Thursday afternoons.
Many questions are coming to us that outlined in these communications
DESSA
DESSA
The DESSA window will be open from 10/9-10/30
Classroom teachers ensure your students are complete before 10/30
From PENTA :
From PENTA :
Cub Connection Slide Deck: Cub Connection Info
Cub Connection and Community Meeting Schedule - Two meeting slots left. December and January Cub Connection and Community Meeting Schedules
From Shelley and Lisa
From Shelley and Lisa
ELA Continuum Meetings will take place next week: Continuum Meeting Schedule
Helpful Links:
2023-24 OTUS Handbook ELA and Math assessments are required to be completed on OTUS for grades 2-5. The district has provided us with a OTUS Handbook to guide us in assigning assessments, accomodations available and grading process. We will be presenting some of these features at an upcoming Staff Meeting.
ELA
WIN Cycle Dates
Cycle 1: 9/6-10/17
Cycle 2: 10/18- 11/10
Cycle 3: 12/11-2/9
Cycle 4: 2/12- 5/10
Cycle 5: 5/13- End of the Year
Our New WIN Groups will begin next week!
Be on the look out for the new WIN cycle sheet.
From John
From John
If you need a set of kid-friendly Science and Engineering Practices or Crosscutting Concepts, please let me know. These are crucial to reference during your science instruction.
I look forward to meeting with all of you on the 10th to continue our work on science! Please bring a computer, notebook, and any resources I may have provided to support your unit.
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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