Friday, March 24, 2017

Week 30: March 24, 2017

Happy Friday!!! 

Housekeeping: 
- Mrs. Otterblad will be here on Mondays and Thursdays to assist with discipline and Intervention Meetings. She will be here Monday - Thursday, this upcoming week.

- In your mailboxes, you will find certificates for completing Math PD in school, provided by Caden Palmer. 

- Your support is needed in maintaining and addressing classroom behavior. The expectation remains that contact to a parent is to be initiated by the classroom teacher. IF a referral needs to be written, for egregious actions, be sure to email me prior (like you did with Mrs. Quattrone) so that I am aware that there will be a referral. Parents are afforded an appeal process, in regards to discipline, and that process is with me, so please keep that in mind. 


Students as Learners: 
- In Kindergarten, students were working at fluid math stations working on Dreambox, telling time, 1-digit by 1-digit addition towers, and several others. The students were highly engaged, took risks and assisted their classmates throughout their learning.

-3rd Grade students worked on solving multi-step multiplication word problems! I was truly impressed with the rigor, engagement and facilitation of learning!

-4th Grade students worked on comparing and ordering decimals. Students demonstrated mastery of the stacking strategy to identify ordering and greatest decimal.

-5th Grade students were working on geometry; circles & triangles. It is imperative that students master the formulas needed to solve for a circumference, the radius, the diameter, etc. I learned a lot!


Leadership Opportunities:
- On March 4th we had several members of our staff present at the BNVCTM Conference. I've received great reviews about the presentations and the facilitators; Mrs. Palmer, Ms. Harrington, Ms. Erney, Mrs. Haefele and Mrs. Rosas! Well done ladies! 


Professional Learning Opportunities: 
-  Mrs. Hammel shared information about a Reading Summit hosted by Scholastic in Herndon, VA on July 18.  It's about promoting a reading culture in schools.  She went last year and she shared that  it was an "inspiring day".  Here's a link to the website with more information.  It's hosted by the Bookfair section of Scholastic, but it's open to all teachers and administrators.


Highlights of the Week: 
- MAP Testing is going quite well!!! Students have shown tremendous growth from Winter to Spring!!! 
Important Dates: 
- March 27th: Out in a.m. (Mrs. Otterblad to cover)
                     : Hampton M.S. Counselor to meet with 5th Grade @ 2:00 p.m.
- March 28th: RtI Meetings @ 9-12:30 p.m. 
                     : PWCS Recruiting - McDonald out at 12:15 p.m. (Mrs. Otterblad to cover)
                     : SOL Remediation 
- March 29th: PWCS Recruiting - McDonald out (Mrs. Otterblad to cover)
                     : RtI Meetings @ 1-3:30 p.m. 
                     : SOL Remediation
                     : Title I Parent & Family Engagement Night - Bel Air to host
- March 30th: Building Leadership Capacity @ Colgan H.S. @ 3:30 p.m. 
- March 31st: American Red Cross Pillowcase Presentation for Black & Ewing @ 1:30 p.m.
                    :  American Red Cross Pillowcase Presentation for Fain & Roop @ 2:30 p.m.

- April 1st: PWCS Art Showcase @ Colgan H.S. 

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