We will be taking the Reading benchmarks this Wednesday and Thursday. We will take the Mathematics Benchmarks next week. Grades two through five will be paper and pencil while sixth grade will be using the chromebooks in their classrooms.
We will be having our Test administration meeting on the 17th of this month. Everyone needs to make plans to attend.
I apologize for the short message this week as my four month old is being particularly needy... he has the same upper respiratory junk I have been fighting for over a week.
There are some good articles this week, take a moment to read them. And, you can always go back to the prior links and read those as well.
2014 - 2015 Committees:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiU29FazU0VEVJWjQ/edit?usp=sharing
Showcase Schedule for Monthly Rise and Shine:
In order for everyone to take a more active role in the Monthly Awards I am asking that each grade level participate in the showcase portion of the Rise and Shine. Everyone on campus will have a month to show the rest of the school what's great about your classes. You can have your students sing, dance, demonstrate, share... Have fun with it!
August: P.E./Music
September: Office Staff
October: Library/Media
November: First Grade
December: Pre-Kindergarten
January: Fourth Grade - February 5th
February: Kindergarten - March 6th
March: Third Grade - April 3rd
April: P.E./Music - May 1st
May: Second Grade - May 22nd
*** Oklahoma State Blueprints: ***
In order for everyone to take a more active role in the Monthly Awards I am asking that each grade level participate in the showcase portion of the Rise and Shine. Everyone on campus will have a month to show the rest of the school what's great about your classes. You can have your students sing, dance, demonstrate, share... Have fun with it!
February: Kindergarten - March 6th
March: Third Grade - April 3rd
April: P.E./Music - May 1st
May: Second Grade - May 22nd
*** Oklahoma State Blueprints: ***
Available accommodations for the OCCT:
A quick guide to standards and assessments:
- English Language Arts: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school year – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
- Mathematics: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
- Science: 2014-2015 school year – begin transition to science standards adopted into rule in June 2014; PASS-aligned assessments for grades 5, 8, and Biology 1 for high school for 2014-2105 and 2015-2016 school years.
- Social Studies: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies as adopted in 2012; All four social studies assessments are OAS-aligned in Grades 5, 7, and 8, as well as high school U.S. History. All four assessments will be fully operational in 2014-2015.
- Fine Arts: 2014-2015 school year – transition to new standards adopted by law in June of 2014, The annual district arts assessment report will be due at the Oklahoma State Department of Education the end of May 2015.
- World Languages: 2014-15 school year – PASS standards, no state assessment. New standards will be written beginning fall 2014.
- Personal Financial Literacy: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy as adopted in 2008, no state assessment.
- Health/Safety Education: 2014-2015 school year – PASS Standards, no state assessment.
- Kindergarten: 2014-2015 school year – PASS standards, no state assessments.
- PreKindergarten: 2014-2015 PASS standards; no state assessments.
Hayes Elementary Academic goals for 2014-2015:
- All students WILL achieve academically.
- Increase OCCT Reading scores for all subgroups by 25%
- Increase OCCT Mathematics scores for all subgroups by 25%
- Increase OCCT Writing scores for all subgroups by 25%
- Increase the number of students who qualify for promotion in RSA by 25%
- Decrease Suspensions by 25%
- School wide overall attendance to 96%
- Faculty attendance to 98%
Videos Worth Watching:
The Power of Vulnerability - via @patrickmlarkin
Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity - via @TEDTalks
Articles Worth Reading:
Innovation and imagination at Greenwood - via MNSunSailor
The factory model of schooling undermines teacher nurturing - via @mcleod
Don't Ask for New Ideas If Your Not Ready to Act on Them - via @HarvardBiz
You train a monkey. You ignite teachers. - via @TeachingQuality
Life in the Gray - via @danpbutler
Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Hofmeister eliminates field tests for this year's state writing exams - via @capitalbeatok
Weekly Look Ahead: Formal observations are open.
Monday February 9, 2015 - Normal school day. TONS of teachers out... as of the time of this post we have 9 out. After school tutorials resumes. Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers to the early childhood conference in MWC. The office must know if you are having a party on Friday but 4:00pm.
Tuesday February 10, 2015 - Normal school day. No after school meeting. 3rd through 6th grade meetings during their planning time. Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers to the early childhood conference in MWC.
Wednesday February 11, 2015 - Normal school day. Reading Benchmark Part 1 beginning at 9:00am. Grades 2 through 6 are participating. Ms. West to her A.P. meeting at 1:00pm
Thursday February 12, 2015 - Normal school day. Reading Benchmark Part 2 at 9:00am. Grades 2 through 6 are participating. After school tutorials. Mr. Ross at Principal's meeting @ 7:30am.
Friday February 13, 2015 - Spirit day. Valentine Parties in the afternoon. United World Valentine's Party.
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