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Let's Go Big Blue!

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Thank you for your hard work to make it a smooth testing session! It will be great to return to a regular schedule next week - keep a strong focus on maximizing your instructional time in Reading/ELA & Math. If you're headed to Northcutt tonight - LET'S GO BIG BLUE! UPCOMING PLCs 9/1 - MAP Data Dig PLEASE TURN IN YOUR RED TESTING FOLDER TO CARLA! MATH PULL-OUT SMALL GROUPS BEGIN, 8/31 Math pull-out small groups begin for some grade levels on Monday. Emails were sent today with this information. If you have concerns about a student who is not receiving math intervention, please reach out. DRESS DOWN STICKERS Dress Down Stickers will be placed in teacher boxes on 9/2 - along with a list of students who should receive a sticker. Please put these stickers on student backpack bus tags ON 9/2. EIP PARENT NOTIFICATION LETTERS SENT 9/3 Parents will receive EIP notification letters on 9/3 via email. If you receive questions regarding EIP, you can direct families to your MTSS g...
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Kick-off to Football!

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It was busy week at West Side - jumping into a FULL week of reading small groups, hearing screenings, dimissal changes and new afterschool programs, and Curriculum Night!  Thank you for all the extra effort you put into making it a smooth week for your students and our families! If families did not attend Curriculum Night, please be sure to send home field trip permission slips and field trip lunch/t-shirt selection forms.  These can be sent home next week in Beelines, or in your daily folders (K-2nd grade).  All HR teachers should keep permission slips on file for the school year. Next week will include a few schedule changes with MAP testing.  Schedule changes will take extra effort to keep the week focused and intentional - avoid other schedule interruptions or changes to maximize your instructional time. Lastly, as you continue to build classroom routines remember the importance of creating routines that foster a language rich classroom.  Opportunities for o...
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Strong Start to Small Groups!

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It was a busy week wrapping up Fall LDA/Amira testing!   Teams also began or made preparations to begin W&W Module 1.  You're diving into new math units and learning how to leverage the new curriculum to support your teaching and student learning.   This week was another reminder of the legendary work you do each and every day.   HUGE kudos to our reading specialist team for wrapping up assessment and data entry for all students in just 8 days.  It's an enormous task they take one with engery and efficiency!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  Next week, you'll get right to work with a strong start ot reading small group and STEPS.  We will take some time on Tuesday to review STEPS expectations and provide your team with time to plan lessons for the week ahead. UPCOMING PLCs 8/17 - STEPS Lesson & SG Expectations 8/25 - TKES Pre-conference Prep 9/1 - MAP Data Dig UPCOMING FACULTY MEETINGS 8/19 - TKES Orientation, MAP Test Exam...
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Roudin' Out Week One!

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It was a great first week of school! Thank you for all your hard work making it a wonderful start to the new school year. I am grateful for each of you! Know that you are somebody special to each of our students and families! As we move into the second full week of school, continue dedicate time for explicit instruction in routines, procedures, and expectations.  If you expect it, pre-correct it!  Focus your time in positive reinforcement/praise (I like the way XXX has cleaned up their materials... thank you, XXX for showing you're ready) and explicit instruction of expectations.  Live in pre-correction more than re-direction.  :)   Our reading specialist team will continue administering LDAs and entering data to prepare for reading small group assignments later next week.  See more information below about the start to reading small groups! STINGER STORIES! Read the latest edition of Stinger Stories at the link below, shared with families yesterday...
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