Week 19 (Instructional 18)

Happy Lions Football Sunday Team!

I hope you've had a good weekend and are ready for some football and a Lions WIN!  This coming week is going to be very busy, so I hope you get some rest. Here we go...

NHA President/Chief Learning Officer, NHA CEO and DSQ Visit

This Wednesday, we are going to have a visit from Nick Sheltron, NHA's President and Chief Learning Officer, Jason Pater, NHA's CEO, and Dr. Ward, our DSQ.  They plan to be at Laurus from 8:45-10:15 am.  Part of their visit will be coming to classrooms in every wing.  They will be looking to see if we are on pace with our Daily Schedule (Master Schedule),  instruction (they will be using the Year At A Glance Lesson Plans), Intervention, and MSTEP preparedness.  I realize that most of you will be testing Interim 2 on that day.  Please make sure you are circulating, that the students are participating appropriately, etc.  Also, it is important that classrooms and BULLETIN BOARDS look their absolute BEST.  

***REMEMBER...do NOT utilize any curriculum, worksheets, etc except for the NHA curriculum.  Do not have any work posted from TPT, etc. 

 Interim 2 Testing

Due to last week's interruption in instruction (weather and attendance issues) and the need to review for the tests, we will NOT test Interim 2 tests in the gym.  Plan to test Interim 2 in the classrooms next week.  You can use Monday and Tuesday as review days and start testing on Wednesday.  ALL testing must be completed by end of day Friday (1/26).

Continue to prepare your students for testing via content and test taking strategies. Also, remember students must be using headphones during the testing. Since the Interims are suppose to mirror MSTEP, plan to administer ELA on Wednesday, Math on Thursday, and Science on Friday.  Again, the tests need to be completed on Friday.

There are incentives for those students who achieve a 3.0 on both the ELA and Math assessments.  

Grade 3-5 students will be going to Sky Zone, and grade 6-8 students will be going to Campus Martius for ice skating.This is Instructional Week 17... even though we are only her for two days, we still have to keep up with our Year At A Glance.  As such, review this week's Lesson Plans for any new concepts or learning.  Add that to your plans for next week.  We will still need to do the assessments for this week but add them to next week.

Instructional Week 18

In addition to administering the Interim 2 assessments, we need to complete the Common Assessments for Instructional Week 17, provide instruction for week 18 lessons, and administer Instructional week 18 Common Assessments.  Plan to refer to week 18 in the Year at a Glance docments.

I recommend that you administer week 17 CA's on Tuesday, prior to beginning the Interims on Wednesday. 

BR/NJHS Induction Practice & Ceremony

We will be pulling students to practice for Monday's Blue Ribbon Induction ceremony. I plan to pull them twice...once in the morning and once in the afternoon. 

The ceremonies are scheduled for 5:00 pm (BR) on Monday.  Student attire is semi - formal.  You are all welcome to attend and celebrate your students.

Winter Tutoring

Winter Tutoring begins this week.  I still need approximately 10 students for both 3rd and 4th grade.  5th grade is full.  If you have names, send them to me asap.

COMMON ASSESSMENTS

Wednesday Grade Level Jean Winners (based on data pulled Monday Morning):

*Remember, the staff of the grade levels that are in blue with their ELA and Math Weekly Common Assessments, when the data is pulled on Monday mornings, will be able to wear jeans on Wednesday,

Make sure that you are completing all of your weekly Common Assessments.  All assessments need to be in the "blue" by Monday mornings. 

Gradebook

Make sure grades are up to date by Mondays at 8:00 am.

Attendance Grids

Please make sure that your weekly filing is done.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday, January 22 - ELA/Math/Science Interim Test Week Gr. 3-8; Committee Meeting 3:35; BR/NJHS Induction Ceremonies; Tickets Go On Sale for Daddy Daughter Dance (2/9)- $25/each

Tuesday, January 23 - Winter Tutoring (New Cycle of Students) Begins T/W/TH 3:30-4:30

Friday, January 26 - Dress Down $2.00

Monday, January 29 - Social Studies Interim 2 test week;

Friday, February 2 - "Wear Red" for $ 2.00 American Heart Association Fund-raiser

Monday, February 5 - Moral Focus Assembly 8:15; Staff Meeting 3:35

Friday, February 9 - Lock Down #3; Daddy-Daughter Dance

Monday, February 12 - LATE START DAY - 10:00 am (school begins)