Weekly Update

A Week (3/14-3/18)

We have 10 schools days left before ACAP testing begins (5 this week and 5 after spring break).  Grades 2-5, please make sure you maximize every learning moment on those 10 days to ensure everything is covered before testing.  Please make sure students are working on ACAP practice during the IE block if they are not in your intervention group. 

We only have 47 days left this school year!  Please make every moment count for every student!  Thank you for all you do for our students!  Let's finish this year strong!!!  

Upcoming Events - March

Don't forget to move your clock this weekend!

March 14-18:  ACAP Alternative Testing all week

March 15 (Tues): Grade Level Assemblies (Front of School)

March 16 (Wed): ACAP Test Training during Collaboration

March 16 (Wed): 5th Grade Music Program (Group 1)

March 17 (Thurs): 5th Grade Music Program (Group 2)

March 20: Janea Rosenberg's Birthday

March 21-25:  Spring Break

March 22:  Kathi Wilks' Birthday

March 24:  Lisa Salem's Birthday

March 24: Reese Guthrie's Birthday

March 27:  Kari Drott's Birthday

March 28: Courtney Stodgill's Birthday

March 29:  Class Pictures

March 30:  HTMS to visit with 5th Graders during PE

Recess Expectations

We have too many behavior issues occuring during recess time.  This is one of the most important times to make sure students are carefully supervised.  Please be reminded of the following:

• Please make sure your are watching and listening to student interactions during recess.
• Please sit in close proximity of students; do not sit with your back to students.
• Please refrain from using your cell phone during recess time.
• Please address any issues immediately to avoid problems escalating.
• If on courtyard and other areas, reinforce rules that students should not be out of your site (no playing hide-n-seek in bushes, etc.)

Tuesday - Grade Level Assemblies

Our assemblies for February student recognitions have been rescheduled to Tuesday. We are going to move our assembly location to the front of the school to see if it is a better option than the field. We will be out there to help you with the seating plan.  Please refer to the schedule below for your grade's assembly time.  

Important:  Due to ACAP Alternative Testing, we will not be able to do an all-call for classes on the intercom.  Be sure to have your class at the front of the school 10 minutes prior to your assembly time.

Kindergarten - 8:30-9:00

1st Grade - 9:30-10:00

2nd Grade - 10:30-11:00

4th Grade - 11:30-12:00

3rd Grade -  12:30-1:00

5th Grade - 1:30-2:00

Wed Collaboration & Thursday Afternoon

Our counselors will lead us in test security training during collaboration on Wednesday.  Please use this time to catch up, prepare lessons, and/or get your room ready for testing.

Important:  ACAP Testing Preparation

Task #1 – Initial Test Security Training: ALL STAFF, Certified & Non-certified

DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16^th  

You should have received a packet of signature pages in your box.  Certified staff will have one packet and non-certified staff will have a different packet.  Everyone receiving this e-mail needs to…

1. view the Google slides presentation by clicking on the link below. 
2. After you have viewed the presentation, please complete the pages in your box and put the stapled packet back in Mrs. Naylor or Mrs. Howard’s box/office by Wednesday, 3/16. 
1. Please make sure you initial the lines on the oaths as instructed, do not put a check mark or x.
3. The Integrity Handbook was emailed to you by Ellen Howard if you need to reference it.

Link to Google Slides presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tHh52G8tL9K20FwMC-el5yUqUHcB8-hOkH_Hxr5h3-I/edit?usp=sharing

Kindergarten and 1^st grade teachers:  Even though your grade level does not test, remember you must be ready to serve as a test administrator, proctor, or hall monitor in case of a teacher absence.

 

Task #2 – Required Technology Survey: ALL 2^nd – 5^th Grade Teachers

DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16^th  

This is a very important step in preparing for testing. It is your responsibility to ensure your students have all of the things listed below. This survey will verify that all students in your class have the following…

1. a working Chromebook
2. their Chromebook has the "DRC INSIGHT Online Assessments" app installed, updated, and running properly
3. PLUG IN headphones that work (NO wireless, Bluetooth, air pods, etc.)

Any Chromebook issues need to be WORF’ed by you before the end of the day on Wednesday, 3/16.

Link to Required Technology Survey: https://forms.gle/Frqqw4B7USoqTXRD7

 

ACAP MANDATORY TRAINING for ALL teachers during Collab. on Wednesday, March 16^th. Aides and Hall Monitors will be trained Thursday, March 17^th at 2:15. Specialist Training will be Thursday, March 17^th during the day. A time will be communicated to specialists soon.

 

And here is the link for ACAP Lesson #3! 

This lesson explains the ELA listening Assessment, ELA Session 1, and the importance of using headphones correctly - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Kuygs6WZy00Y4iRXmLrdEryrRv4g5h83wso6cmMCShw/edit?usp=sharing

Wed Collaboration & Thursday Afternoon

Our counselors will lead us in test security training during collaboration on Wednesday.  Please use this time to catch up, prepare lessons, and/or get your room ready for testing.

Paine Precepts

• You should always be well and bright, for so you do your best work; and you have so much beautiful work to do. The world needs it, and you must give it!” – Marie Correlli
• If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?” – John Wooden
• “We have to do the best we can.  This is our sacred human responsibility”  Albert Einstein
• “Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.” – Booker T. Washington
• “If you try to do your best, there is no failure – Mike Farrell