ASPIRE First Grade
All Students. Personalized Instruction. Reaching Expectations.
All Students. Personalized Instruction. Reaching Expectations.
LSG Goal
The percentage of 1st Grade students achieving the 60th percentile on NWEA MAP will be 46% by May 2026.
Newsletters
Six Weeks 2 Implementation Goals
Professional Learning
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 1-4:00 PMM
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Data Tracking
Achievement Data
NWEA MAP
Tier 1 SAVVAS Progress Checks
Growth Data
Letter Knowledge (uppercase, lowercase, sounds)
HFW (SAVVAS & SIPPS)
SIPPS (small group lesson progress)
Individual Student Feedback
Friday 1:1 Conferencing with 6-8 students each week, rotate students each week
Blended Instruction
Teacher Small Group Instruction (Sounds, Letters, Words- SIPPS/SAVVAS)
Online: Seesaw Letter Knowledge & HFW practice
Offline: Manipulatives, individually and with peers.
Tech Tips
Software: SEESAW
Organize My Library and School Library with Collections
YouTube:
iPad: Passwords Manager and Use Saved Passwords for access to SAVVAS
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Six Weeks 1 Implementation Goals
Professional Learning
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 1-4:00 PMM
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SAVVAS with fidelity. Establish clear routines, procedures and processes. This will establish the foundation to add your blended personalized instruction after BOY data collections are complete.
SIPPS whole group with fidelity. Kindergarten begins whole group SIPPS using the Beginner kit. Use your time from blended as you establish clear routines, procedures, and processes. The goal is to deliver SIPPS instruction in 30 minutes (or less).
Data Collections.
BOY NWEA MAP- Baseline achievement data.
Letters & HFW Checklist
Seesaw. Seesaw is a Learning Experience Platform enhancing elementary education, engagement, and school culture while improving academic success. Activities for your use:
WISD District Library. Activities aligned to SAVVAS and SIPPS instruction!
Seesaw Library. Includes the add-on Early Literacy! Bilingual teachers will have access to ELD Library!
Links
RLA Curriculum Folder: First Grade, Emily Rodriguez
Letters & HFW Checklists
SAVVAS Bell Ringers Slide Deck (Available on Seesaw!)
6 steps to a tech-rich, safe, secure, and inviting online learning environment!
Presentation at Fiesta Bilingual Conference
Weslaco ISD Seesaw Collections for Kinder
SAVVAS Bell Ringers. Speaking exercise aligned to each SAVVAS story.
SAVVAS/SIPPS HFW. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing exercises for high frequency word practice to mastery.
SAVVAS/SIPPS Fluency Phrases. Exercises to build chunking fluency from the HFW list.
Images
Data-Informed Practices
Differentiated Learning Objectives
Flexible Groups
Offline Practice
Rigor
Routines & Structure
Teacher Highlights
Orfelinda Salinas, Rico ES October 2 , 2025
Sandra Arce, Silva ES September 19, 2025
SG Letter Knowledge
HFW Practice
Listening & Writing
CvC Offline practice with peer
Grammar worksheet
Debbie Kromer, Ybarra ES 2024-2025
SG SIPPS Fluency
Differentiated Word Work
Fluency
Differentiated Skills Bin