11/25/15 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to all staff! We are thankful for each and every one of you! Our team works hard each day to support one another as well as our students and families. We feel honored to work with such an amazing group of adults each day. We hope that you all have a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving Break. Thank you for all you do!  -Katie, David & Adrian

Call to Families

This is a call that went to families about tomorrow. Please make sure to ask families if they signed in upon arrival and that they need to sign their child out if they take them home early. We are hoping to start dismissal around 12:20 if we have buses available. It is important to have the class quiet to hear announcements.
"Good afternoon families. This is Principal Grassa and I am calling to remind you about the early release from school tomorrow, Wednesday, November 25th. Dismissal will take place at 12:30 and there will be no after school programming. Please be sure to be on time to pick up your child from school or at the bus stop. Also families who will be coming into the school for an event must stop at the main office and sign in and if you are taking your child home before 12:30pm they must be signed out in the main office as well. Thank you for your support in advance and we wish you all an enjoyable Thanksgiving Break."

Awards

We know it is a short week but we have a lot happening the first week in December upon our return from the Thanksgiving break. On Thursday, December 3rd we will have Student Shares and Staff Awards during PD after school from 3-4pm. (In hind sight it may have not have been the best timing.) Please nominate your students and staff members by Wednesday, November 25th. We need enough time to get everything printed and organized by 12/3. Thanks!

• Here is copy of the Curley Staff award form as well as the link: https://docs.google.com/a/bostonpublicschools.org/forms/d/165UqG9KhO2u0xL8lGbNv4HaLpAGnU-i6BhTLlECwaN0/viewform?usp=send_form If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out in Google Forms.
• Here is a copy of the December 3, 2015 student awards form and link: https://docs.google.com/a/bostonpublicschools.org/forms/d/1jaN_sdL-jUlbIeQbvs7XGcXGXTye_8PsKOZzbUAMSoY/viewform?usp=send_form If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out in Google Forms.

Fall Term Report Card Grading Window for Grades 1-5

The fall grading window for students in grades 1-5 is will open from November 23rd to December 11th. Please refer to the materials below for instructions on entering grades.
Reminder: After entering or editing grades in the scores tab, teachers must click Post Grades to write the grades to the report cards. Grades will be saved as you enter them but they will not appear on the report cards until you click Post Grades.

Entering Grades Handout

Elementary Comment Codes Handout

How to verify that your grades are posted

November 25th

We will have an early release on November 25th. This means that we will dismiss students starting at 12:25pm and all adults can dismiss starting at 12:45pm. There will be no after school programming on this day including CASP, Tenacity and City Year. Students should be doing school work on this day. If your team is hosting a fun event it should happen towards the end of the day and not throughout the entire day. If your students are not eating lunch in the cafeteria on Wednesday please contact Rina Santillan @ rfernandez@bostonpublicschools.org. Here is the schedule for the day.

PD/Stipend Opportunity

Are you interested in learning more about designing cognitively demanding tasks? How about expanding access to rigorous standards-based AWC or Algebra I instruction? We are excited to release the applications for teachers to participate one of two unique professional development opportunities during the February Recess (February 16-19, 2016): February Institute and the UnboundED Conference. Selection for both stipended positions recognizes excellence in teaching and provides the opportunity for motivated and successful educators to enhance their craft and share best practices with fellow teachers. Both positions are posted on TalentED and will close on December 14, 2015.  Please click here for more information.

Elementary SPED Progress Reports

These are due online by December 2nd. If you need support please contact Jessica or Joyce. All SPED teachers are required to complete these.

ACCESS Certification

Training for ACCESS needs to be re-completed by the entire staff by Monday, December 21, 2015. To complete the training go to the wida website: https://www.wida.us Log on (if you can't remember your password remember that your email may have been yourname@boston.k12.ma.us ) all accounts previously created are still active. To create a new account: Type in username: massachusetts, password:patriot and create a new account.

Once you log on you need to go to the paper-based Grades 1-12 training. Make sure you are under the Test Administrator tab (not coordinator). You will find a checklist that needs to be completed as well as the link for the tests you have to take. Once the test is completed please turn your training certificate to Kathy or Madeline. Kindergarten teachers need to take the Kindergarten training and test. All SAR and PACE teachers need to take the Alternate Access Training and test. If you have questions please contact Waverly.

A2 ANet Testing

The assessment dates for the A2 are fast approaching. ELA assessments will take place the week of December 1st. Math assessments will take place the week of December 7th. A login roster for each teacher will be emailed by Friday, November 20th. Please be sure to review your roster and notify Adrian Ward-Jackson of any necessary changes. The logins and passwords are the same as the A1 assessment.

Bulletin Boards

A new instructional bulletin board should be up by Monday, November 30th. We know that not all boards have been hung up yet and we apologize for this. Please know that we have not forgotten about you! There has been regular reminders sent to facilities to get these boards hung and we are waiting on space in a specific persons schedule to make this happen. You need a special insurance to be able to hang these. Make sure that you are hanging work up inside you class! Also all boards should be accompanied by this form.