Sunday Scoop

Date: 5.20.18

I can't believe how fast my first year has gone by as your Assistant Principal. I have enjoyed thoroughly working with all of you this year in my new role. Angie and I want to thank you for making this year a wonderful one and all you did for your students. If you need anything over the summer, please feel free to reach out.

Love,

Liz

Weekly Updates:

Monday, May 21st

5th grade party

Tuesday, May 22nd:

K-4 End of Year Parties 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Party Day schedule can be found here.

Wednesday, May 23rd:

End of Year Assembly 9:00 a.m.
No letter day
Dismissal 11:50 a.m. and Final Send Off at Buses
Recognition Ceremony at the High School Auditorium 1:30

Thursday, May 24th:

Records day
Arrive no earlier than 7:00 a.m.
Leave no earlier than 1:00 p.m. (assuming no lunch break)
Must work minimum of 6 hours with no lunch break
All rooms need to be packed up on this day

Sunday, May 29th

Report cards are due by midnight

Room Pack Up

Boxes are outside of the 4th grade hallway. Tape "guns" are located in the office for check out. When you are finished, be sure to return them. Please find the end of year checklist here. Liz, Debbie, and Dave will be your check out people. As you clean your room, please remember the following:
___Student desks cleaned out and checked for articles.

___ All loose items should be boxed and stored.

___ All free standing bookshelves should be completely cleared and all items on top removed.

___ All items must be removed from the walls.

___ All student chairs should be stacked.

___ Hang a map of the room on the front board.

___ All boxes labeled with room number using the Concord slips.

___ Mark any furniture items you want painted and be sure the room number is on it also.

Report Cards

Mark the level you were instructing your students during guided reading in
the reading section like you do every quarter.

If your student's BAS level is 2 or more levels below your instructional level (your guided reading groups), please make note in the report card comments. Here is a suggested comment:

(Student name)'s end-of-the-year BAS Level (end-of-the-year reading assessment) is a level ______. The level is different from my instructional levellisted on the report card because (Student's name) was required to read the book without guidance or instruction. Whereas, in the classroom, (Student name)'s reading of a book is supported by a teacher before, during and after.

CONGRATULATIONS

We want to congratulate our wonderful retirees: Sharon, Velina, and Marsha! Your contributions to education and our school is immeasurable. You truly will be missed! Best wishes on your next chapter of your life! Please visit us!

THANK YOU!

Thank you to Beth and Bill for all their planning and re-planning for our successful Fun Day. Teachers, thank you to all your flexibility.
Thank you to Lisa, Bill, and Brooke for all your help with the Volunteer Breakfast.
Thank you to Lisa, Angela, and social committee for a wonderful retirement celebration for Velina, and a wonderful retirement recognition for Sharon and Marsha.

LindberghU Summer Classes

Summer LindberghU courses are now available for you to sign up in My Learning Plan. See all courses below and use the direct link to learn more about each course and to sign up directly. We have a great summer line up of courses! Check them out!

Registration will close on 5/24/18 at 3:30 p.m.

Summer 2018 Course Offerings:

1. Craft Moves: How to Use Mentor Texts to Teach Writing Do your students have trouble applying the strategies and skills you teach during your writing mini lessons? Do you enjoy how easy Serravallo's Reading and Writing Strategies books are? Then, this is the class for you! Using the book, Craft Moves, you will learn how to implement and use mentor texts in your classroom. This class can be applied to use your teaching immediately.

2. Teachers as Readers In our elementary classrooms, we have rich classroom libraries with books for kids to read and explore. However, teachers often struggle to find time to read this literature ourselves and think closely about ways we might motivate and engage our readers In this course, teachers will engage in replicating the reading behaviors we want and expect from our students by setting personal reading goals, immersing themselves in reading children’s literature, and responding through writing, book talks, and collaboration.

3. Spaces Join us for a unique experience as we explore our classroom spaces. During our time together we will read a great book to help guide our thinking and then the author will join us to help find our “Why” as we redesign the classroom. Part of our session will be spent exploring the Cortex to learn how people outside education work. By the end, you will have an actionable plan to redesign your classroom to fit all the learners of today and tomorrow.

4. Full STEAM ahead: STEMitizing your lessons The engineering design process provides a structure for students to identify a problem, explore possible solutions, solve the problem, evaluate the solution, and explain the ways in which the solution solved the problem or could be improved upon. In this course, teachers will experience a STEAM activity, reflect on how they could adapt their own lessons to include the engineering design process, and then be given time to plan for the implementation. Participants will also receive class sets of STEAM materials for easy classroom integration.

5. Project Based Learning in Action! Interested in Project Based Learning, but not sure where to start? This class is PERFECT for you! Applicable for all grade levels and content areas, this course will walk you through the ins and outs of PBL. We will discuss the hallmarks of Project Based Learning, look at how to plan a project using standards as a guide, and create a fully prepared unit that you can use during the 2018-19 school year. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out!

6. The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading (Book Study) Book, The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading. Are you looking to improve your guided reading instruction? Would you like a practical, user-friendly guide that will allow you to accelerate student success? Then this book study is for you! This course will provide a clear roadmap for moving students forward at all stages of reading. It will offer a step-by-step guide (supported by videos of Jan Richardson modeling guided reading lessons), as well as simple comprehension and word work activities. We will take an in-depth look at the seven chapters: 1. Guided Reading Essentials 2. The Pre-A Reader 3. The Emergent Reader 4. The Early Reader 5. The Transitional Reader 6. The Fluent Reader 7. Moving Forward With Comprehension Instruction

7. Reading Strategies for Students with Dyslexic Symptoms In teaching students with symptoms of Dyslexia or other reading problems, we may need to alter our teaching techniques. Using Basic Facts about Dyslexia & Other Reading Problems by Louis Cook Moats, we will explore the widely accepted research based definition of dyslexia and learn how to incorporate the essential elements of effective reading instruction for these students.

8. Publisher: More than the Basics- Microsoft Word's more creative Sibling Bring your laptop and learn about the creative possibilities of Publisher! During this session, you will learn how to create personalized documents to put into practice next Fall. We will create calendars, flyers, greeting cards and picture palettes! All documents created will be shared with class participants as personalized templates. Many activities are transferable to use as lesson plans introducing Publisher to your student population.

9. Inclusion in Action Book Study In this class, participants will learn how to break down barriers for inclusion kids to ensure ALL students learn effectively. Participants will explore 40 ways to modify curriculum, tips on implementation, and suggested interventions and extensions.

10. Publisher Gone Wild!- Unlimited possibilities for use in any classroom Are you ready to create your own Publisher templates!? During this session, you will receive an overview of Publisher before quickly moving into creating labels, calendars, flyers/announcements, greeting cards, picture palettes, business cards, clipart/photo-combination jpegs, programs, resumes, and certificates to use this Fall! In addition, you will learn how to merge information from a database (Excel spreadsheet) into your documents. This is a great time-saver when providing feedback to each individual student! All documents created will be shared with class participants as personalized templates. *Please note that teachers that participated in the first session, Publisher- More that the Basics, will move into more advanced templates on day 1. However, session 1 is NOT required to participate in session 2.

11. STEMitizing Your Curriculum How do you create effective STEM classrooms that energize students, help them grow into creative thinkers and collaborators, and prepare them for their futures? In this course, you'll learn how to: -Select and adapt quality existing STEM lessons that present authentic problems, allow for creative approaches, and engage students in meaningful teamwork -Create your own student-centered STEM lessons based on the Engineering Design Process -Tap into STEM's project-based learning style to attract and engage all students.

REMEMBER...REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE Thursday, May 24th at 3:30 p.m.