1/19/16 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Layla Cable for helping a colleague out on Friday so we could host a training. Thank you for being a team player.

Shout out to Mary Ellen Liacos and her team from BalletROX for hosting a FABULOUS dance performance for our middle school students. The performance was stellar, the audiences was impressed and the dancers left feeling proud. Thank you!

Staff Holiday Party

Save the date! We will celebrate the new year together at Bella Luna on Friday, January 29th from 3:30-6:30.  More details coming soon!

ILT

ILT will meet on Wednesday from 3:00-4:15pm in room 111. All are welcome!

ELT Planning Meeting

Thank you to everyone that attended our ELT meetings over the last two days! We enjoyed hearing new ideas and being asked questions that pushed our thinking. As we gather answers we will be sure to communicate this with you all. We also recognize that new idea will come to people over time and we want people to submit them here. Also if you missed the presentation you can view it here. Thanks!

ACCESS Testing

ACCESS testing begins on Tuesday. Please look at the schedule. There has been a change to grade 6-8 they will test on Wednesday and Thursday (1/20&1/21) Make ups for all grades will be on Friday 1/22. 

Grade 1 non testing students will go to Banks and Craman

Grade 2 non testing students will go to Burke. 

Grade 3 non testing students will go to Petmezis. 

Grade 4 non testing students will go to Tefera.

Grade 5 non testing students will go to Daly or Quatrale. 

Grades 6-8 Gen Ed students will be pulled out and return to their regular schedule when they complete testing. 

Testing should be done Reading & Listening on one day and Writing on the next. Teachers are not supposed to play the listening CD on their computers, so please let us know if you need a CD player. 

Testing materials will be available the day of the test in Mr. Diaz's office beginning at 8:00. Allow yourself 10 minutes to make sure you have everything you need. Attached is the schedule of who will be testing students and when. Please look at the schedule and list and let Waverly know if there are any mistakes or questions. 

Field Trips

Just a friendly reminder that when you fill out a field trip request form that you should also check in with the nurses. We appear to be in a lull with field trips this winter but before we know it spring will be here.

ELA Winter Benchmark – Grades 3-8

The ELA winter benchmark assessment for grades 3-8 should be conducted between January 15th and February 1st.  We will use DIBELS/DAZE Benchmark 2 for grades 3-6, and MAZE Benchmark 2 for grades 7 and 8.  All testing materials will be distributed to teachers this week, and assessment results should be entered into the WIN Data spreadsheet on the Google drive in the appropriately titled column, as soon after the completion of testing as possible. Please contact Eileen Cronin for any questions regarding the upcoming benchmarking activities.

Parent Conferences

Several families have reached out to ask when parent conferences will be held since they heard that other families were already having conferences with certain grade levels. Please remember that we should work hard to assure that all families can attend a conference with their child’s teachers. Also the remaining 2 hour open house has been converted into flex hours (used only outside of the school day) to accommodate families. Please communicate with your families about your conference plan ASAP. THIS MUST BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 31,  2016.

BAS Testing K-2

The winter benchmark window is now open through February 10th.  Teachers in K2-2 should administer the BAS for students who are reading below the current grade level instructional expectations.  Instructional level expectations for the middle of the year are as follows: Kindergarten - C, Grade 1 - G, Grade 2 - L.  

WIAT

WIAT testing will be used staring 1/2016 for all IEP determination meetings. Email Jessica or Joyce with further questions and stay tuned for scoring directions that will be emailed to teachers tomorrow.

Book Swap

The Winter Book Swap has been rescheduled to Friday, January 29^th! Students in Grades K2-5 will be able to choose a “new to you” book from the donated collection  during their lunch period. WE NEED MORE BOOKS! Look for the blue donation boxes in the Upper and Lower school lobbies.  The deadline for donating books for the book swap is Thursday, January 28^th. Please contact Caitlyn Gable (Lower School) or Eileen Cronin (Upper School) with any questions.

Missed P&D

Please see Madeline and Kathy if you have missed P&D time since September. They will be collecting this information so individuals can be appropriately compensated.