Crown Point Junior Music Academy Monday Morning Memo: April 2019

Friday, April 26, 2019

Crown Point Junior Music Academy

Monday Morning Memo

4/29/19 – 5/3/19

As we move into the back end of Trimester III, I wanted to recognize all the hard work you have done this year in ensuring that your students have the best Tier I instruction possible. Each of you have worked hard also in making sure that your students have high quality targeted instruction based on grade level alignment in your expectations for your students as well.

Looking ahead to our Wednesday PD (5/15/19), I appreciate you implementing your grade level learning targets based on the Math Practices. As you collect work samples throughout these weeks, I am hopeful that you take the time to reflect on how your students implement the Math Practices over the course of time. The learning targets are applicable in all areas of math and if you are bringing them alive in your math lessons, your students will be thinking critically and the tasks that they produce for you will be much more dynamic than before.

Thank you once again for stepping outside your comfort zone and trying on these effective practices.

Instructional Focus-

I will be reviewing your schedules and selecting your Guided Reading times for observations and feedback.

I will also review schedules to set observation/feedback for your math time. Please be prepared to discuss the learning targets your grade level has selected and how you have been implementing them into your math.

SBAC Testing-

Here is the link to the final SBAC testing schedule.

PLC Release-

Please ensure that you get your subs requested within the next two weeks for your grade level PLC. Once your day has been approved by me (we do not want multiple grade levels released on the same day ideally), then please see Cathy to ensure that your day gets on the master calendar.

Recess Duty-

Group C

IMPORTANT DATES

Week of 4/29-5/3

M 4/29-

T 4/30- 2nd and 3rd Grade Math Network Retreat @ Kimbrough School from 8:30-3:00 pm

W 5/1- Certificated Prep, Cluster Concert @ MBHS @ 6:00

TH 5/2- Sor and Duncan at Capacity Builders, Cluster Meeting @ 6:00 @ MBHS

F 5/3-

***Week of 5/6-5-10 (Staff Appreciation Week, SBAC Testing***

M 5/6-

T 5/7-

W 5/8- Staff Fish Taco BBQ @ 12:00 (start prepping at 10:00), Certificated Prep, Family Science Night @ 5:00

TH 5/9- Coaching Cycle Support @ 8:00 for Math Student Centered Coaching Cycle, Gator By the Bay 5th Grade Field Trip @ 9:00, Earthquake Drill @ 1:40

F 5/10-

Week of 5/13-5/17 ***SBAC Testing***

M 5/13-Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in room 11

T 5/14-

W 5/15- PD Number Talks

TH 5/16- 5th Grade Star of India Trip

F 5/17-

Week of 5/20-5/24 ***Classified Employee Week, SBAC***

M 5/20-

T 5/21- Superintendent Site Visit @ 9:00-10:00, SSC Meeting @ 2:30

W 5/22- Awards Assemblies Tk-2nd @ 8:00, 3rd-5th from 8:45-10:00, Certificated Prep, Multicultural Event @ 5:00-7:30

TH 5/23- MSCCC Final Presentation @ 7:45, Fire Drill @ 1:00

F 5/24- Memorial Day (Holiday)

Week of 5/27-5/31 ***SBAC Testing***

M 5/27- Memorial Day (Holiday)

T 5/28-

W 5/29- Music Club Concert @ 8:00 in Auditorium, Prep (report cards)

TH 5/30- Violin Concert @ 8:00 in the Auditorium, Chillin with the Principal @ 1:40

F 5/31-

Week of 6/3-6/7 ***Book Fair, SBAC Make-ups***

M 6/3- Final SSC Meeting

T 6/4- Final MSCCC @ 9:00 in room 11, 5th grade challenge @ 10:00, 5th grade kickball @ 1:00, Staff Meeting in room 11 @ 2:30

W 6/5- 5th grade awards assembly @ 8:00 in auditorium, prep (report cards)

TH 6/6/- Fire Drill @ 1:15

F 6/7- All school Talent Show @ 8:00, 5th grade promotion practice @ 11:00 in the auditorium, Cluster Meeting @ 6:00 @ MBHS

6/10-6/12 ***Last Week of School***

M 6/10- 5th grade promotion practice @ 8:00, 5th Grade Day at the Bay Field Trip @ 9:00-2:10

T 6/11- LAST DAY of school, Minimum Day

W 6/12- Teacher’s report in for a regular contract day to close out the year

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Crown Point Junior Music Academy

Monday Morning Memo

4/22/19 - 4/26/19

Thank you for working hard in reviewing student work in our Math Number Talks professional development this past Monday. What we know to be effective is analyzing these tasks/formative assessments aligned to the learning target or teaching point to determine our next steps in teaching. This will support increased student achievement in math overall.

What is also effective is the selection of your learning targets aligned to the mathematical practices. The Math Practices can be integrated into any math lesson, and as students implement multiple math practices in their tasks/formative assessments you assign them, they will increase their proficiency in math across the board.

I always appreciate your hard work as we move into May. Thank you for being present and in the moment as you learn strategies that support all of your students.

Instructional Focus-

Please ensure that your daily schedules are updated. I will be going into classrooms based on your schedule you have shared with me. I will continue to come to your classrooms with the lens of Tier 1 Instruction and Guided Reading. I will also be conducting a data sweep of effective practices based on our professional development this year.

Once again, here is the link to the “Updated Tier 1 Look-Fors”. Within these presentations you can review the effective practices I will be observing.

SBAC Testing-

Here is the link to the final SBAC testing schedule.

PLC Release-

Recess Duty-

Group B

IMPORTANT DATES

Week of 4/15-4/19

M 4/15- Minimum Day, PD in room 11 from 1:00-3:15

T 4/16- SD County Fairy Assembly PK-2nd from 8:15-8:45, SSC Meeting Room 11 @ 2:30

W 4/17- Certificated Prep

TH 4/18- Kiwanis Student Recognition at Broken Yolk (Macker and Sor), Mrs. Jessee student performance for 4th and 5th graders in auditorium 1:00-2:00, Chillin with the Principal @ 1:40

F 4/19-

Week of 4/22-4/27

M 4/22- Earth Day Clean up with 4th-5th grades @ 8:00, I meet with the Supt and cabinet @ 3:30

T 4/23-

W 4/24- 5th-grade promotion pictures @ 8:00, Certificated Prep

TH 4/25-

F 4/26-

S 4/27-