It was so great to be in so many of your classrooms this week. It has been busy and I have not gotten to be in your rooms to see what our students are doing. I really enjoyed my time-our students were having fun while being highly engaged in well planned activities. Thank you!
Staff PD:
We do not meet as a staff this week.
Student Survey:
Before we leave for spring break (March 17), please have all students in 3rd through 6th grade complete the survey at the link below.
Student Survey Link All students in grades 3-8 should complete the survey. (15 questions)
LCAP Family Survey:
Thanks to your hard work, last year we received a lot of feedback from Emory families about our school. Please share the statement/links below with your families via dojo, google classroom/classroom newsletters.
Emory School community, please use the link below to provide feedback to us about your child’s experience. Thanks always for your support.
ENGLISH Survey Link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qVQDtL857EJpdXO45Ey7BkF2EMOLudbBVdyJ-8g_dPE
SPANISH Survey Link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=18BYVjmKmDKLUHWvRopFJYki3L_MMLhv2jYrwulXeoHU
District Writing Day:
Tuesday March 7th is the next District Writing Day. Here are a few reminders:
District Writing Day- Assessment Specifics and Updat
- All students will respond to a Narrative prompt. Prompts were placed in your boxes Thursday.
- Students will be given (no more than) 45 minutes to respond.
- Writing response must be done with paper and pencil
- Students will need to have access to as many sheets of paper as they would like.
- They can start with one sheet, and if they need additional, they may take from a pile.
- Please do not give them a predetermined amount (ex. 5 pages stapled together) as this may overwhelm some students.
Kinder-2nd
- Students will use provided paper with lines and a space for drawing.
3rd -6th
- Students will use regular lined paper.
Independent Reading Club Recommendations:
Emory’s Independent School Reading Club will meet Monday-Friday (not on minimum days) 2:35-3:00 in room 6. The criteria for students is as follows:
- Low reading engagement at home
- Students reading below grade level
- Fountas and Pinnell reading levels E and above
- Only by teacher recommendation
Teachers please add your recommendation(s) here.
Shared Leadership Meeting:
All are welcome to join us at the next Shared Leadership Meeting, April 4th at 2:40 in room 23. If you have anything else you would like to discuss, please let me know.
Agenda:
Budget
Special Education Transition
Other
Budget Input Form:
If you would like to provide input into decisions regarding the remaining money in our budget this year or plan for next year, please complete the form below.
Complete budget input form by March 17, 2017
Placement Cards:
Placement cards will be distributed on Monday, March 6th and due back on Friday, March 10th. *Teacher are to complete Sections C, H, I, J and K
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Current Teacher’s Name
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Current Grade Level
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C*
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Special Support Services Received by Student–Teacher please circle as applicable
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D
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Language Dominance: EO– English Only; FEP–Fluent English; RFEP–Reclassified English Proficient; ELL–English Language Learner
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E
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English Instructional Placement Codes: A-Alternative, S-Structured English Immersion, M-Mainstream ELD, N–Newcomer
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Reading Assessment Data – February 3rd DRA or F&P Reading Level will populate
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G
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Learning Indicators as reported on most recent report card
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H*
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ELD Notes–Teacher please complete as applicable
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I*
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Math Classroom Performance – Teacher please complete
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J*
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Health Concerns/Medications–Teacher please complete as applicable
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K*
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Other – Any additional information including any name(s) of students who should not be assigned to same classroom–Teacher please complete as applicable
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Patience:
We start our new character trait this week which is Patience and the award assembly will be on April 20th. The video is available on the connect with kids website (http://sbusd.connectwithkids.com/). The video can be reached by going to Student Resources-> Elementary->Character/Life Skills. Lesson plans to use/modify are right below the video and the K-2 lesson plans are available on the previous page. We will stay on the same character trait for March and April because of Spring Break.
Discover South Bay Event:
Saturday, March 11 9:00 a.m.-12:00 Burress
If you are interested in attending to help me share all that i sgreat about Emory, please let me know.
Upcoming Events:
New and Prospective Student Open House April 4th 9:00 a.m.
Health and Safety Week– April 3-7- culminates in event morning Friday, April 7
Our next PTA General Assembly meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7th at 2:30 in the Volunteer Center.
The District ELAC will meet at Emory on Tuesday, March 7th from 9:00-11:00 in room 6.
Innovation Fair Wednesday, April 12th will be Emory’s first ever Family Innovation Fair. Details coming soon.
CAASPP/State Testing.Students in grades 3-6 will participate in state testing April 24th through May 5th.
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