Monday, May 25, 2015

Look ahead for May 26th, 2015

Notes from the Principal:

Instead of my normal rants and raves I thought I'd go in a different direction...  So, here goes the count down to the end of the school year.  Feel free to show these for your classes when you do the morning announcements.

Four:  Sesame Street: Number 4 (Number of the Day)


Three:  Sesame Street: Number 3 (Number of the Day Song)


Two:  Sesame Street: Number 2 (Number of the Day)


One:  Sesame Street: Number 1 (Number of the Day)



Generic Morning Announcement:  Done DAILY, no exceptions!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6dAG5eWCok&feature=youtu.be

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 - Canceled due to SNOW!!!!!
March:  Kindergarten - April 3rd
April:  Third Grade - May 1st
May:  Second Grade - May 29th 


*** 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:

Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! - via @TEDTalks

Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn ... then lead - via @TEDTalks

BazilleDX - Heartbeat (2015)

Articles Worth Reading:

Bilingual Students Need Support in Their Native Language - via @educationweek

Google Classroom Blog Posts - via @alicekeeler

There Should Be More than One “Lead Learner” - via @gcouros

Oklahoma City third-graders' reading test results show sizable gains - via @newsok

Changes Coming for 3rd Grade Reading Test - via @KOSURadio

Bullying: What We Know Based On 40 Years of Research - via @apa

Don’t Argue For Your Limitations - via @tomwhitby

Leaders Don't Boss - via @E_Sheninger

Remembering Some Gave All - via @jmsprincipal

11 Ways Finland’s Education System Shows Us that “Less is More”.

10 Simple Ways To Engage In Lifelong Learning - via @TeachThought

15 Faces Every High School Teacher In The World Will Recognize - via @WeAreTeachers

Asking students to work in complete isolation - via @mcleod

8 ways to redirect off-task behavior without stopping your lesson - via @Angela_Watson

3 Questions Crucial to Creating the Conditions for Change - via @gcouros


Weekly Look Ahead: BUSY WEEK AHEAD OF US!  ...but a three day weekend awaits!

Monday May 25, 2015 - Memorial Day

Tuesday May 26, 2015 -  Speech party in the cafeteria for lunch; 6th Grade and Pre-K park day; Talent Show at 9:00am and 6:00pm; IEP at 10:30am

Wednesday May 27, 2015 - Wings Running club after school.  Super Kids Day; RSA in the Office from 1:00pm to 3:00pm; Campus visit by someone from central office @11:00am; IEP's at 10:00am and 1:10pm

Thursday May 28, 2015 - Awards ceremony @ 9:00am and 1:30pm; DRESS UP FOR THE AWARDS!!!!!

Friday May 29, 2015 - We've made it!  Final day of the 2014-2015 school year!  

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