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Bravo to our 3rd-5th grade students who worked hard all week on Reading/ELA EOGs!  Testing will continue next week with Math (3rd-5th Grade) and Science (5th Grade).  Thank you for maintaining quiet transitions to respect our students hard at work!  For our K-2nd grade classes, we have just two weeks remaining for small group instruction in reading and math.  Continue to use this time to support growth in the final push of the year!  Your intentional, data-driven planning will support students in meeting their individual growth goals.  If you need support with extension lessons/resources, please reach out to Katy.  Carla will share MAP assessment information next week.  & just 4 more Mondays left - where did the time go!? NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY LUNCHEON! Our fantastic PTA will host a teacher appreciation luncheon on May 7th.  Please place your order at the link below. May 7th Teacher Appreciation Lunch! UPCOMING PLCs 4/29:...

Next week, our 3rd-5th grade students will enter test days which can bring big feelings.  You and your students have worked hard ALL year.  We are confident you have prepared them to SHINE bright & they will work to their fullest potential to show all they have learned this year.  For our K-2nd grade teachers, keep forging ahead with engaging learning to make the most of your instructional days before MAP. Last year, I shared these words in Stinger Stats during "testing days" - and they still feel relevant and true.   While everyday at the end of the year feels like there's another test around the corner, we also remind ourselves that our students are more than a test score - they are set apart by qualities like curiosity, enthusiasm, courage, leadership, creativity, resourcefulness, compassion, humor, motivation, empathy, and humility.  Despite the imperfections of assessment, we also understand assessment can help design academic goals for what our st...

In honor of April Fools Day (celebrated earlier this week with Dragon Drills & Sloof Lirpa birds)... I hope all of you have the restful Spring Break you deserve!  It's been a productive six weeks since mid-Winter break - with SO much learning happening across the school.  Rest and recharge before we welcome in the last six weeks of school! STINGER STORIES Read the latest edition of Stinger Stories at the link below! https://secure.smore.com/n/mnuz7 UPCOMING PLCs 4/15:   Class Placement Prep (K-4th Grade); EOG Test Examiner Prep (3rd-5th Grade) 4/16:  NO SOR PLC for 4th/5th Grade! 4/17:  MTSS EOY Review 4/22:  NO PLCs 4/29:  NO PLCs ADJUSTED SPECIALS & RECESS SCHEDULE, 4/21-4/30 As a reminder, we will have our adjusted specials schedule for EOG testing beginning 4/21.  Please ensure your visual schedules are updated for students. LOOKING AHEAD, EOG PREPARATION EOG will begin in 6 days!   Looking ahead at required tasks for...

It's been a busy March, but there's just one week until Spring Break!  Finish out the month strong!  YOU GOT THIS!! UPCOMING PLCs 4/1:   New ELA Standards Training #2 DATES & DEETS Our spring Dates & Deets calendar can be accessed here.  This includes many duplicate dates that can be found below and on the WS Master calendar on Outlook.  Despite our best efforts to plan ahead, there are times when events may shift and change.  We will always do our best to over communicate if there is a change. Dates & Deets SOR COACHING WEEK Angie is on campus this week for the last coaching week of the year.  This week, Angie will deliver the second training for the new ELA standards focused on the Foundations Domain.  All teachers who teach or support reading should attend PLCs this week to receive training #2.  Walks this cycle will focus on writing.  Katy has notified teachers if your classroom will be visited for walks. UNWIND YOUR...