Look ahead for November 14, 2016

Notes from Mr. Ross:

Please continue to keep Ms. Wolfe in your thoughts as she continues her fight with cancer and Ana Williams as she becomes a mother for the first time.

The coats have arrived... all 650 of them.  On Wednesday of this week the Local Fire Department Union 157 will be out at Hayes Elementary to give coats TO EVERY CHILD.  You need to spend some time on Monday and Tuesday specifically talking about the school's expectations in regards to being grateful and showing appreciation when someone gives you something.  I will be more than a little disappointed if I hear about any of our students not showing gratitude or appreciation for this thoughtful gift.
The office will be sending a note home on Monday afternoon giving our parents the heads up about the coats.
We will send out an email as well as spend a few minutes during the faculty meeting discussing how we will get the coats distributed on Wednesday.
I need classroom teachers and our art teacher to spend some time early in the week getting "thank you" notes and banners ready to go for Wednesday.

And now, this...

It never fails that when we get to the holiday season we begin to see an increase of misbehavior and frustration in our students.  Everyone, adults included, begins to have an increased stress load that very easily manifests at work, school or home.  Whether that stress is related to budgets, family, moving, etc... it is a tough time of the year for a lot of people.  Keep an open heart in dealing with your students this time of year, as you should all year long, because you may be seeing individuals in crisis.
This might be a good time to look at your "blue backpack" list as well.

One final note:  Keep an eye out for upcoming PD during the Intersession time frame.  Information will be coming out soon from the curriculum department.

Oklahoma State Blueprints:

OAS-ELA Standards:  OAS ELA

OAS-Math Standards:  OAS Math

OAS-Math Blueprints:  Math Blueprints

OAS-Science Standards:  OAS Science

Generic Morning Announcement:  

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

Everyday Math Codes:

1st Grade EDM Codes

2nd Grade EDM Codes

3rd Grade EDM Codes

4th Grade EDM Codes

5th Grade EDM Codes

EDM Online Activation

GAME ON! Powerpoint:

Game On!

Teacher Handbook:

Handbook

Math Vocabulary Word Walls:

Word Walls

EM 3 Resources

RTI:

RTI

Hayes Elementary Master Schedule 2016-2017:

Master Schedule 16 - 17

Mastery Connect:

okcps.masteryconnect.com

Star360 logins:

Student Login: http://10.3.110.92/rploginstudent/

Username: FirstName.LastName (this is their single sign on login information used for computers)

Password: XStudentID#

Teacher Login: http://10.3.110.92/rploginstaff/

Once the student has successfully logged on, they will then select either STAR Early Literacy (K-1), STAR Reading (2-6) or STAR Math (2-6). After selecting an assessment, the student will need to select the class labeled reading. The student will then proceed with the pre-test. Once the student has completed the pre-test, a box will pop-up asking for a monitor password to advance to the real assessment portion. Please note that the student will select the class labeled reading for both STAR Math and STAR Reading after they select the designated assessment from their dashboard.

Admin/Specialist Login: https://hosted58.renlearn.com/217454/

Videos Worth Watching:

5-Minute Film Festival: 7 Video Writing Prompts for Young Authors - via @edutopia



Articles Worth Reading:

What Do I Say To My Students? - via @HuffingtonPost  -Election Results

How Oklahoma Voted: Interactive Maps with Precinct-Level Results - via @OklahomaWatch - VERY Interesting

Trump Might Want to Scrap the Education Department; How Doable Is That? - via @educationweek

South Dakota College Students Use Pokemon Go to Teach STEM to Fourth Graders - via @THE_Journal

How Should Reading Be Taught in a Digital Era? - via @educationweek

Changing the Teaching Profession in the Midst of a Storm - via @educationweek

OK Lawmaker, Teacher Salaries Compared. Big Differences. - via @ClaudiaSwisher

Why Librarians are Awesome - via @web20classroom - Ode to Ms. Brittingham

Blogging in the Classroom: Student Roles - via @shfarnsworth

The Most Important Question Every Assessment Should Answer - via @TeachThoughtPD

Weekly Specials Schedule:   WHITE WEEK


Weekly Look Ahead:  STAR 360 Window OPENS both reading and math (through Thanksgiving)

Monday November 14, 2016 - Normal School  Day; lesson plans due by 8:00am; Ms. Amzyki weekly visit; 2 IEP meetings;

Tuesday November 15, 2016 - Delta Dental Sealants; 1 IEP meetings; Faculty Meeting afterschool; PTA meeting at 6:00pm

Wednesday November 16, 2016 - Delta Dental Sealants; Coat A Kid distribution; KONA ICE in the afternoon;

Thursday November 17, 2016 - Mr. Ross at S. Bryant Metro tech for a joy experience called a principals meeting; Formal Reading assessment #2 (grades 2-6) - through Mastery Connect

Friday November 18, 2016 - Dollar Day Dress Your Way!  Students pay a dollar and are allowed to wear school appropriate clothing to school; Grade level meetings during planning time to discuss formal assessment

***Get the Chromebooks and get your kiddos assessed on Star360.  If the elevator is NOT repaired by Monday afternoon we will "create" a computer lab for those upper grades to assess on Star360.