Friday, October 2, 2015

The Middle Update 10/2/15

We are already 5 weeks into the school year, and October is here...wow, it goes fast.  I am continually impressed by the work that each of our staff members put in to make this school the best.  The work that students are doing in the classrooms is consistently engaging and rigorous.

Congrats to our September Students of the Month
Posting Mid-Term Grades
Please review a copy of the mid-quarter grade email I sent earlier (copy is below)...

Teachers should report on standards that students have worked on thus far in the quarter.  The report should give parents a snap shot of student progress within each standard.  You can write in comments within a standard as well.  Please keep in mind the following points when assigning grades.

-Only report on standards that students have had opportunities to demonstrate Advanced level work.  (on my note to parents alerting them that student progress grade have been posted, it will say that mid-quarter and quarter scores are all out of Advanced)

-Use the evidence from the student work to assign a score.  You should weigh recent evidence more heavily within a standard.  A rule of thumb (If you asked a student to perform in this standard right now, what level would they produce) - this level should be reported at mid-quarter and end of quarter.  

 Parent-Teacher Conferences
We will be hosting our Parent-Teacher conferences starting next week Thursday.  Today in Homeroom, students will be filling out a reflection about their progress on the Puma Pride rubric.  In today's note to parents about mid-quarter grades, I will remind parents that students need to come and will take the lead talking about their progress.

Grading for Learning Parent Meeting
Dr. Hoernke and I hosted another parent meeting on Tuesday night; presenting about the assessment process.  We had about 8 sets of parents attending.  The meeting went really well.  The parent concerns generally seem to focus on different areas of communication.  We discussed our efforts of what we are doing to enhance communication.  I also shared our PT Conference plan, and they seemed to really like the idea.  At the end of the meeting, parents were appreciative of the efforts made by all of you to help guide their children to maximum preparation by the time they leave us.

Professional Development Day next Friday 10/9
We are excited about the professional development opportunity that will be held next Friday.  We will be tackling SLO and get the opportunity to work in departments to refine our practices.

 Twitter Find of the Week
 3 hours ago
Love seeing our teachers sub plans simply say: go to and follow the instructions.
 10 hours agoChicago, IL
Will kindergarteners today need to know how to drive in their lifetime or will driving be obsolete as technology drives for us?

Duty Next Week
Morning - Hendrickson
Bus - Deans

Data
Attendance Rates
6th - 96.91%
7th - 94.95%
8th - 96.04%

MS - 95.97%
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The Middle Update 10/2/15

We are already 5 weeks into the school year, and October is here...wow, it goes fast.  I am continually impressed by the work that each of our staff members put in to make this school the best.  The work that students are doing in the classrooms is consistently engaging and rigorous.

Congrats to our September Students of the Month
Posting Mid-Term Grades
Please review a copy of the mid-quarter grade email I sent earlier (copy is below)...

Teachers should report on standards that students have worked on thus far in the quarter.  The report should give parents a snap shot of student progress within each standard.  You can write in comments within a standard as well.  Please keep in mind the following points when assigning grades.

-Only report on standards that students have had opportunities to demonstrate Advanced level work.  (on my note to parents alerting them that student progress grade have been posted, it will say that mid-quarter and quarter scores are all out of Advanced)

-Use the evidence from the student work to assign a score.  You should weigh recent evidence more heavily within a standard.  A rule of thumb (If you asked a student to perform in this standard right now, what level would they produce) - this level should be reported at mid-quarter and end of quarter.  

 Parent-Teacher Conferences
We will be hosting our Parent-Teacher conferences starting next week Thursday.  Today in Homeroom, students will be filling out a reflection about their progress on the Puma Pride rubric.  In today's note to parents about mid-quarter grades, I will remind parents that students need to come and will take the lead talking about their progress.

Grading for Learning Parent Meeting
Dr. Hoernke and I hosted another parent meeting on Tuesday night; presenting about the assessment process.  We had about 8 sets of parents attending.  The meeting went really well.  The parent concerns generally seem to focus on different areas of communication.  We discussed our efforts of what we are doing to enhance communication.  I also shared our PT Conference plan, and they seemed to really like the idea.  At the end of the meeting, parents were appreciative of the efforts made by all of you to help guide their children to maximum preparation by the time they leave us.

Professional Development Day next Friday 10/9
We are excited about the professional development opportunity that will be held next Friday.  We will be tackling SLO and get the opportunity to work in departments to refine our practices.

 Twitter Find of the Week
 3 hours ago
Love seeing our teachers sub plans simply say: go to and follow the instructions.
 10 hours agoChicago, IL
Will kindergarteners today need to know how to drive in their lifetime or will driving be obsolete as technology drives for us?

Duty Next Week
Morning - Hendrickson
Bus - Deans

Data
Attendance Rates
6th - 96.91%
7th - 94.95%
8th - 96.04%

MS - 95.97%