Crown Point Monday Morning Memo

Week of 4/8/19-4/12/19

Thank you for trading your teacher hat for a student hat this last week at our Math Number Talks professional development.  Being cognizant of your students' processing will support your selection of the effective instructional processes in the gradual release of instruction for your students.  I would also like to say thank you to teachers who go out of their comfort zone in the best interest of our students. From peer observations to co-planning and co-teaching, the positive attitude and the willingness to be vulnerable will support your students significantly.  Thank you for making Crown Point a great place to learn!!!

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.

Math Number Talks-

As a reminder, please administer your grade level math pretest before Monday, 4/15/19.  We will be scoring and analyzing the student work as well as considering the next steps.

Data Meetings-

Here is the link to the Sign-ups for the data meetings.  Please review it one more time to confirm your time and day.

As a reminder, please note that the original sign-ups had the release day on Thursday.  It will be on Friday 4/12/19.

Items to bring to the data meetings:

Original samples of…

1.    A math formal formative assessment based on Critical Concepts

2.    A ELA formal formative assessment based on Critical Concepts

3.    A Writing formal formative assessment based on Critical Concepts

4.    A report containing data from these assessments with a focus on your Focus Students

5.    Work samples from your focus students

6.    Work samples that are above, at and below expectations

Please be prepared to discuss the following

1.    Your focus students’ performance

2.    The overall data from the assessments and student work

3.    The impact on your instruction

Recess Duty-

Group D

Important Dates-

Week of 4/8-4/12

M 4/8- PTO Dine Out Woodstock's from 3:00-9:00 pm

T 4/9- Data Meeting with roving sub all day

W 4/10- Military Kids Day Event 8:00-8:30 Breakfast, 9:00-9:45 All school assembly, Certificated Prep

TH 4/11- Lockdown Practice @ 1:15

F 4/12- Data Meeting w/roving sub all day

Week of 4/15-4/19

M 4/15- Minimum Day, PD in room 11 from 1:00-3:30

T 4/16- SSC Meeting Room 11 @ 2:30

W 4/17- Certificated Prep

TH 4/18- Fire Drill @ 1:15, 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-

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- PLC Room 11 @ 1:00, Cluster Concert @ MBHS @ 6:00

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

F 5/3-