Happy Friday!
Housekeeping:
- Our students will be taking their SOLs until June. We need
continued support in keeping classrooms and hallways quiet during this
important time. Remain mindful of the volume of your instruction and of your
SMARTBoard. Small group testing students are being disturbed or disrupted. If
there are substitutes on your grade level or next to you, remind them that
there are SOLs and the expectations during testing. We inform them at the front
office but your support in reminding them is much appreciated. Thank you, in
advance.
-SOL Results (before retakes) are as follows:
3rd Grade
Reading – 55.1%
4th Grade
Reading – 76.91%
4th Grade VA
Studies – 94.25%
5th Grade
Reading – 76.5%
5th Grade
Science – 76.6%
Continue cheering on and encouraging our students. We have 4th
& 5th Grade Math next week and we have begun remediation for our
SOL Retakes.
- 2017-18 Contract Day is Friday, June 2nd. I will be
obtaining contracts from HR on this day. You will receive an email stating the
procedures for retrieving your contract. I have not received the information
needed, so once I get it…you’ll get it.
- Regulation 503.03-1 was featured in our May 8, 2017 PWCS Communicator:
Know
the Rules before Peddling Products on School Property
Have a
business on the side? Reminder: Solicitation on school property is discouraged.
Employees who have a product or service to sell must first secure permission
before selling, and may not do so during their work hours. Be sure to check Regulation 503.03-1, “Solicitation and Selling,”
to know the rules.
Upcoming Recommended Trainings:
OPD 223.3 – Fine Tuning Your
Professional Practice for Elementary Teachers – Classroom Management: This
full day course provides instruction on creating a safe, positive learning
environment with a focus on classroom management, rather than discipline.
Participants will explore the various components that contribute to a
well-run classroom, including student-teacher relationships; procedures for
daily activities; various ways for students to learn classroom procedures; and
the classroom environment.
6.22.17, 8.7.17 or
8.10.17
OPD 223.4 – Fine Tuning Your
Professional Practice for Elementary Teachers – Mindset and Mistakes: Students with positive
mindsets are better able to view their errors as occasions for growth.
Explore the impact of students' mindsets, and find out how to leverage
classroom mistakes as authentic learning opportunities. After all,
mistakes and errors are every day occurrences! Learn specific
approaches for moving students through their misconceptions.
6.23.17, 8.15.17 or 11.30.17
OPD 223.3 – Fine Tuning Your
Professional Practice for Elementary Teachers – Student Engagement: This full day course provides registrants with
ready-to-implement strategies to increase student participation and engagement.
It also explores the various levels of classroom engagement, and
encourages participants to reflect on their current students.
Participants will be exposed to examples of student-focused classrooms
and lessons, and extend their own strategies for creating an environment in
which students are the "doers."
6.21.17, 9.20.17 or 10.23.17
Leadership Opportunities:
-EEE Conference will be held on August 3rd at Colgan
High School. Please let me know if you’re interested in attending and I will
keep you posted on when registration opens and session options.
Staffing Updates:
-To keep everyone in the
loop about our staffing for 2017-18 school year, we have had to overstaff two (2) positions by .5 and one (1) classroom teacher. Due to projected numbers, we may need to staff two (2) classroom teacher positions.
-We will be interviewing for our Autism Teacher & Teacher
Assistant, ED Teacher & Teacher Assistant and possibly two (2) additional
classroom teachers. If you wish to serve on the interview committee, please
share for which position(s).
Highlights of the Week:
- We held a successful Mini-Relay for Life
this morning! Students and parents (& baby siblings) participated by
walking as many as 5 laps around our school. Thank you DJ Rinker for always
providing the music to keep us energized and encouraged! Thank you to Mrs.
Rivers for promoting the event, I think the extra movement assisted in
beginning the day off on a positive step! Thank you to the ‘Relay for Life’
Team for your dedication and awesomeness in planning the event and for
representing Bel Air for such a worthy cause!
-Although our student population is drastically
projected to drop for next school year and some have plans for classroom
changes, etc. we will increase our self-contained programs to three! We will
have a K-1 ED Program, 2-3 ED Program and an Autism Program. So this means that
we will not only have classes come into the building but also the increase of
two additional classes.
-We are diligently working through our PALS
Assessments! Great job teachers in being efficient with the assessments and
entering data.
-We’ve been participants in the county’s Energy
Conservation Program for the last 5 years. We have done a great job in being
attentive to the need to be energy sensitive. PWCS has saved over $22 million
in reduced utility costs. The county has decided to reward our commitment with
a monetary rebate! Way to go Bel Air!!! Let’s county the awareness and
commitment!
Important Dates:
o
May 22nd:
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SOL: 5th Grade Math I
§
Leadership Meeting (rescheduled) @ 4:00 p.m.
o
May 23rd:
§
SOL: 5th Grade Math II
§
McDonald on Leave - Otterblad providing coverage
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Administration to review interims & provide
feedback
§
VOICE meeting @ Penn Elementary School @
7:00-8:30 p.m.
o
May 24th:
§
SOL: 4th Grade Math I
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Administration to review interims & provide
feedback
§
Kindergarten Parent Night @ 6:00 p.m.
o
May 25th:
§
SOL: 4th Grade Math II
§
Final Export for 3rd Quarter Interims
§
Volunteer Night @ 6:00 p.m.
o
May 26th:
§
McDonald on Leave – Otterblad providing coverage
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Interims Go Home
o
May 29th:
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Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL
Have a beautiful weekend!!!
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