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If you can, be sure to add this #hashtag when you are posting to your FB or Twitter accounts. It is a great way to see all of the awesome things happening at Concord.
ConcordU:
If haven’t already done so, please be sure to join our facebook page. This is an easy way for us to share tips, tricks, and best practices.
Random Reminders:
- Attendance: Please remember to enter this first thing in the morning.
- Lunch: We are using the white lunch sheets only to record lunch orders. Send to Terri first thing.
- Voicemail: If you moved rooms or are new to Concord, please be sure to change your voicemail as soon as possible. See Terri’s email on how to do that.
- Parent Contact: Have you had a chance to reach out to parents yet? I would suggest that you take a moment to contact your families at some point this week by phone to check in and see if they have any questions/concerns. This will go a long way for building relationships.
Grades 3-5 ALEKS pre-assessment:
A message from Tara Sparks-With the transition from eValuate to Galileo and the delay of MAP scores, it's necessary for us to realign our data points to determine math intervention students. For that reason, all teachers will need to give the ALEKS initial assessment. This will result in the following data points for determining math intervention students: teacher recommendation, end of the year tests, and ALEKS initial grade level assessment.
Please note that we are short a few ALEKS licenses; those are being purchased, but you may have a couple of students who are not in the system. I know this will cause a few headaches, but go ahead and begin testing.
***Reminder: Your login information can be found here. *** Liz Keutzer is our new point of contact for ALEKS so please contact her with any questions.
Curriculum Information:
In lieu of our curriculum night, please share your slideshow and documents with parents by this coming Friday, August 26th.
PD Grant Opportunity: Several PEGS teachers just received a grant to attend several out of town conferences, and there is more money available with an application due on Dec. 1st. The grant focuses on innovative learning opportunities, so think about current innovations: STEM, PBL, etc. Learn more about it here: http://innovteched.com/lean-into-learning
PLC:
In your teams this week, here are a few topics you might want to visit:
- Nightly reading accountability piece
- Data binders-what kinds of data are you collecting
- Getting to know your readers: Reading Teacher Priority One: Getting to Know Your Students as Readers
Please share this with parents in your weekly newsletter or on social media:
This year, curriculum information will be shared electronically instead of being presented live during Curriculum Night events. Parents, please adjust your calendars accordingly.
Nightly Reading Homework:
This is a great video for parents to help them as they support at home reading.
A special thanks for a great 1st week of school! I so appreciate all of the fun activities and excitement you have for your students.
8.29 LEAP begins
8.31 RTI meeting in Conference room @8:30
9.1 Learning Labs in Conference room-SSD and ELL invited
9.2 Bus Driver’s Day
9.2 iBelong meeting 8:30-9:30
Angie Out of the Building:
8.26 Planning mtg. @ CO
9.2 Principal mtg. @Moore 1-3
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