Weekly Update #32

 

This Week's Schedule

                Monday, May 9, 2022
                Tuesday, May 10, 2022                  MCAS - Grade 4 
                Wednesday, May 11, 2022             Early Release (1:15pm), Gr. 5 -Law Day (9am)
                Thursday, May 12, 2022                MCAS - Grade 4
                Friday, May 13, 2022
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                       Please read the weekly update carefully.

 Operational: 

PLT's are ELA with Tracey and Cyndi in Glenda's office

• Please be on the lookout for postings for Summer School Positions at Connery.
• There are quite a few leadership roles as well!
• MCAS continues! 
• Grade 4 will be testing in Math - 8:30 start.
• Tuesday, May 10, 2022 (Session 1)
• Thursday, May 12, 2022 (Session 2)
• Rooms 207 & 208 (Lunchtime 10:45 –11:15) will switch lunchtimes with Rooms 108 & 109 (Lunchtime 12:15 – 12:45) on Tuesday and Thursday.
• Recess will only occur after the class finishes testing for the day.
• Supports: Reading and ESL teachers will rotate throughout the testing period to help support classrooms. Look for your name on each week's MCAS directions document.
• Grade 4 Directions: Grade 4 MCAS MATH 2022 .docx
• Reminder -  Rooms 207 & 208 (Lunchtime 10:45 –11:15) will switch lunchtimes with Rooms 108 & 109 (Lunchtime 12:15 – 12:45) on Tuesday and Thursday.

• If a student arrives in your classroom after 8:30, they must be sent to the office immediately. The office will mark them tardy. 
• If you notice students in the hallway prior to 8:15, please advise them to go back outside.
• Grades / Scores - It is important that Data Folders be used a tool (which students can take ownership of) and are visible in our classrooms as a way to increase transparency.  
• Schoology is a another way to be transparent with students and their families regarding scores and grades.
• Retention - Please submit Light's Retention Scales to Glenda by the end of the week.
• Multicultural Night - 6/02- This is our 3rd Open House.  It is not optional, so please make sure that you save the date and arrange to be present. More details to come.
• MCAS Dance is coming! -  Donations are still needed. 
• Field Trips - Please refer to email
• Updated Calendar
• TeachPoint Reminder-  Evidence Due (Summative May 27th)  Please upload any evidence to TeachPoint that you have available.
• Peer Observations - Each teacher is expected to observe their peers at Connery School. If you have not partcipated in peer observations, please reach out to your CITs asap to schedule this observation. 
• Planning Expectations - Please send us your sub plans when you are out.
• As a reminder, when you have an absence you need to contact Glenda, Liz and your CIT before 8am. Also, your absence must be posted in AESOP before 8am.
• Assessment Calendar - please note that the assessment calendar was updated.  Click here for all dates including the Star Renaissance Expectations.
• Summer School: Springboard for students in current grades K, 1, 2 and 3. Springboard will be offered for 5 weeks, Monday through Thursday from July 11 - August 11. Three days per week teachers will have students from 8-11 and prep from 11-12pm and one day a week the last hour will be a family huddle/workshops. Additional communication will be coming from Jacqui Gallo with more information with program details and expectations. Please reach out to Glenda or Liz if you are interested in teaching this summer.
• For current students in grades 4 & 5, a one-week enrichment experience will be offered with a focus on science/mathematics. The curriculum office is working on designing this program/experience. The timing for current 4th and 5th grade students is flexible for each school but should happen within the window of July 11th through August 11th. 
• For all summer programming, it is understood that this is fully dependent on teacher availability and student enrollment.  
•  Connery Assembly Schedule:  
• Friday, 05/20/22: Grades PreK & K - 1pm    

ELA:

 

I was informed that some reading teachers may need 30 minutes with 2 rotations; however, classroom teachers are still expected to have 3 rotations of 20 minutes. 

• Running Records can begin at any time. Use this new data to adjust groups based on new reading levels.
• Please remember to return each set of Guided Reading books after they are used.

Math:

    Social Work Updates:

• SW Extension Update: 2914 and 2951. Please call our office and connect with a social worker before you send a student to us in our office. 
• SW Support Referral Form- This is a friendly reminder to please utilize the Social Work support referral form that was emailed out/discussed at staff meeting early in the school year. This form should be used when requesting non-emergency/crisis support. Some examples include:                                                                                                                                                     *An observation request                                                                                                                     *A social-emotional wonder/concern                                                                                                 *Collaboration/discussion of strategies to support a student or general concerns regarding a           student          
• Office Referral
• Behavior Management Resource - Minors and Major Behaviors and De-escalation Strategies
• Incident Report/Office Referral Requests:                                               
• Please place all completed forms in the Social Work mailbox.                                   
• Please ensure that each section/prompt on the form is filled out completely (i.e. child's full name, grade, steps taken, etc.) before submitting.                                                              
• If there is more than one child engaging in a behavior/incident, please make the appropriate number of copies for filing purposes.                                                      
• Glenda has asked that the following scenarios be an immediate phone call to either her office or the SW office in addition to completing an incident report/office referral as soon as possible:                                                                                                        
• physical unsafe behaviors with staff members or other students (hitting, kicking, etc.)               
• self-harm or threats of any kind   
• any behavior that could be interpreted as or is sexual in any way (ie: showing private parts, issues in the bathroom, report of inappropriate touching or words, etc.)                                                       

Health and Safety:

• Recess has presented an increase of injuries.  The injuries occur most during activities that are unstructured.  Please use this resource guide as a means to support full class activities.
• Please let families know that students need sneakers for recess and gym - crocs have been a large part of accidents during this time.

Misc. Info: Inventory for Professional Development - please complete so that we can track the books that we each have in our classrooms.

Technology Issues

• Reminder: Please let Liz or your CIT know if a student is not bringing their laptop to school daily. 
• Please remember to submit all technology issues to the Helpdesk by emailing: servicedesk@lynnschools.org . Be sure to provide as many details as possible including name of user having issue (email or stu#), problem, program being used, etc.
• Please enter tickets for EACH problem they encounter with as much information as possible included. 

Looking Ahead

• May 16 -  ILT (1:15pm)
• May 17 -  Grade 5 MCAS STE
• May 18 -  Early Release (1:30pm)
• May 19 -  Grade 5 MCAS STE
• May 20 - 
• May 26 - MCAS Dance Grs. 3-5 students only