Yay, it's Fun Run!!
STINGER STORIES
Read the latest edition of Stinger Stats below.
BOOSTER FUN RUN!
WOW!! What a wildly successful Booster! Thank you for the energy you brought each day with in class rewards and parent communication. Our Fun Run is tomorrow! Below are a few reminders for the event.
1. Distribute student t-shirts to wear to the run.
2. Students should wear athletic bottoms & tennis shoes.
3. Students can bring a water bottle to the run (labeled! - leave unlabeled water bottles in the classroom).
4. Design your class flag.
5. Arrive to the Fun Run on time!
6. Classroom teachers should remain in the Fun Run for the duration of the event. Wear your school appropriate athletic wear!
DUE to the anticipated rain, we will move the run indoors. PLEASE see the updated schedule below.
Outdoor Fun Run | Glow Run (Gym) |
2nd – 3rd Grade – 11:45-12:30 | 3rd Grade – 11:45-12:05 |
2nd Grade – 12:10-12:35 | |
Kinder – 1st Grade – 12:40-1:30 | Kinder – 12:40-1:00 |
1st Grade – 1:05-1:25 | |
4th-5th Grade – 1:40-2:30 | 4th Grade – 1:40-2:00 |
5th Grade – 2:05-2:25 |
SOR COACHING CYCLE RECAP!
It was a great day of learning with Kendra. Thank you for your professionalism & commitment to this important work. I am always grateful to work alongside a community of educators passionate about their own professional growth.
There were many highlights from our visit focusing on fluency (with awesome writing & morphology connections included too!!!). Classroom visits will continue when Kendra returns on Wednesday.
- Fluency grids to practice decoding in small group
- Repeated readings
- Use of decodable text or appropriately challenging text to practice intonation and expression in small group
- Choral reading sentences/phrases in whole group phonics
AWESOME writing & morphology connections during small group reading included...
- TWR sentence expansion with subordinating conjunctions, connected to reading! Check out the direct connection between reading AND writing in small group reading with the use of ReadWorks for our consolidated readers! Appropriate for any student who does not require decodable text in small group.
- Explicit morphology instruction connected to reading!
SOR GOALS FOR THIS MONTH!
In the next month, your team will continue to apply TWR strategies focusing on grade level specific goals. Your team SOR lead will support planning in these areas. Reach out to Sara or Kendra if they can assist in any way!
- Kinder - Because, But, So & identifying sentences/fragments (who & do)
- 1st Grade - spiral review of all writing strategies learned
- 2nd Grade - identifying and writing topic sentences and supporting details
- 3rd Grade - single paragraph outline, transitioning into multi-paragraph outline
- 4th Grade - sentence expansion with subordinating conjunctions, multi-paragraph outline
- 5th Grade - multi-paragraph outline
LUNCH CHANGE ON 3/8
Due to an in-house field trip, there will be some minor lunch adjustments on Friday, 3/8 impacting Kinder, 2nd & 3rd grade. Please see the email sent by Carla with this information.
LITERACY & JUSTICE FOR ALL FUNDER VISIT, 3/8
We will be hosting the major funders for the district Literacy & Justice for All initiative for their annual grant review meeting. The meeting will take place in the auditorium from 11:00-12:00. Classroom visits will take place from 11:45-12:00. You will receive an email from Christina if the funders are scheduled to visit your classroom. It is a HUGE honor to host the LJFA funders, as they have financially backed district efforts associated with Science of Reading PD, including some decodable resources received over the last three years, SOR facilitators in schools, subs for 1/2-day planning times, & more!
SUBS ON 3/8
There will be SEVERAL subs in the building covering for 1/2-day planning times. If you have a sub for 1/2-day planning, please be sure you leave DETAILED sub notes to support a smooth day for your students. All other teachers, please be sure to hold students to expected hallway, recess & lunchroom behaviors for our students and subs.
PARKING & FRISBEE GOLF
Coach G is beginning his Frisbee golf unit. For the safety of your car, please DO NOT park in an unmarked spot on campus.
Q3 REPORT CARDS, DUE 3/18
Please look for an email to come from Carla regarding the grade entry for Q3 report cards. It is very important all grade entry deadlines are followed.
ITEMS BELOW ARE REPEATED FROM LAST WEEK
GIFTED TESTING, 2/28-3/22
GES forms will be in teacher boxes on 2/28. These must be returned to Denise by 3/5.
TALENT DEVELOPMENT DATES
- 2/26 - TD Session 2 Ends
- 3/25-5/17 - TD Session 3 (K-2 ONLY)
TEAM EXTENDED PLANNING TIME
All team extended planning has been planned for the year. All coverage invites have been sent by Carla. You can access the complete schedule here (Extended Planning tab).
UPCOMING DATES (Dates added since last week)
- 3/4 - 4th Grade FT
- 3/5 - PLCs
- 3/6 - Booster Fun Run
- 3/6 - Lunch & Learn: Supporting Math at Home
- 3/7 - MTSS Planning
- 3/8 - 3rd Grade FT (in-house)
- 3/11-3/15 - Teacher Appreciation Week
- 3/12 - 5th Grade FT (MSGA Show on the Road)
- 3/12 - PLCs
- 3/13 - Leadership Meeting
- 3/14 - Parent-2-Parent Series 6:00 PM featuring MPD
- 3/15 - 1st Grade FT
- 3/15 - Kinder FT
- 3/18 - Q3 Grades DUE
- 3/19 - PLCs
- 3/20 - Faculty Meeting
- 3/22 - 2nd Grade FT
- 3/22 - 5th Grade FT
- 3/25-3/28 - SOR Coaching Week, Kendra on Campus
- 3/25 - 4th Grade FT (in-house)
- 3/27 - Spring Picture Day
- 3/29 - Kinder Egg Hunt
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