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05/23/2012
Last Day of School is TOMORROW!!!!!
Cougar Cartwheels
Cougar Cartwheels for Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Kale and Mrs. Jouanet for being selected to be Common Core ELA Lab Classrooms next year!
Cougar Cartwheels for our new COUGARS, Lisa Jacobi and Michelle Stevens! We are excited that they will be joining our team next year!
Cougar Cartwheels for this entire staff! As I complete my last Cougar Connection, I just want to let you know how much I have learned from each and every one of you. You have taught me how to be a better educator, a better listener, a better leader and most importantly, you have taught me how to be a better person. I will be eternally grateful for the love and support that this community has provided me these last three years. Kemp Elementary is a special place because of the AMAZING hard work and dedication of the entire staff. I hope that our paths will cross again in the future and of course, if you are ever in the Smyrna area, I hope you stop in and say hi!
Cougar Cartwheels for Mrs. Mason for being such an amazing and outstanding principal to work for! I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn and grow from her these last three years. Mrs. Mason is an amazing advocate for all of the students at Kemp Elementary! Her relentless pursuit of consistently doing what is right for each individual student is second to nobody. Kemp Elementary is VERY FORTUNATE to have such a dynamic leader! I will miss working with her on a daily basis because she has made Kemp such a wonderful place to work!
What's Happening
Updated Moving Plan....
Please see, it is attached!
Summer Workshop June 2012
The math department is pleased to offer a two-day workshop entitled Hands-On Math in a Common Core Classroom Grades K/1. There are two opportunities to attend this workshop in June. Interested
teachers can sign up for a workshop through the Professional Learning site.
June 5 & 6 Hands-On Math in a Common Core Classroom Grades K/1 Mt. View Elementary 8:00-3:00
June 19 & 20 Hands-On Math in a Common CoreClassroom Grades K/1Mt. View Elementary 8:00-3:00
Math Endorsement
Cobb has completed the first Math Endorsement in Cobb’s history. The math department is pleased to offer the Math Endorsement in the next school year, starting in August. Any teacher interested in
applying for this endorsement is invited to attend an informational meeting in Room 230 at the Central Office on May 17 at 4:00 p.m. A repeat informational meeting will be held in Room 230 on May 23 at 4:00 p.m.
Summer Workshops
There are some spaces left for Non-Title 1 teachers to attend the Title 1 Workshops offered this June. If there are any teachers interested in attending a workshop, please email [email protected] to
sign up. The list of workshops is attached. Please note there is no stipend offered to attend these workshops.
TEACHERS LEADING COBB Summer Conference!
Cobb County teachers, paraprofessionals, instructional staff and administrators are invited to participate in Cobb County’s second annual Teachers Leading Cobb Summer Conference, held on
June 13 and 14 at McEachern High School! Over 100 concurrent sessions will offer a variety of content-related topics developed to enhance our practice around Informational Literacy, Performance Based Assessment, Critical Thinking Skills, Literacy within the Disciplines, Educational Technology, and Leadership! Participants who complete the full, two-day conference are eligible to earn one PLU and a $150 stipend. Online registration will open May 21st!
Summer Packets
Please make electronic version of the summer packets are sent to me or Kristy, so that we can post on our website for our students. This will be coming from the Assessment team.
End of the Year Checklists
Please make sure you have your End of the Year Checklist signed, by me or Kristy before you leave for the summer!
Maintenance Requests
Please complete the attached document for any maintenance requests this summer. Turn in those requests to Mrs. Ana
Report Card Hold Form
Please complete the Report Card Hold form for any students that have missing textbooks or did not provide a stamp. Please put this with the report card and turn into the front office.
Also, do NOT seal the envelopes until we give you the final word. We have a couple of documents that we will need to include; however, we have not received them.
Furniture
Do NOT move any furniture. If you are moving rooms, please do not move anything at this point. We will sort it out this summer and make sure everybody has all of the furniture they need.
05/15/2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012....1 More Week!!!!
Cougar Claps
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Vaccaro and Mrs. Cobb for working so hard with our Maymester students this week!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Suri for working so diligently to get all of our records updated. Can you believe she is already almost done???
Cougar Claps for Mr. Brazile for his expertise in preparing for Bridal Showers.
Cougar Claps for Mr. Brazile's students for helping Mrs. Kale's and Mrs. Harrison's students with helping them make a movie for their wax museum projects on Tuesday.
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Hartley for her upcoming marriage!!!!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. McCurley for doing an outstanding job of facilitating an IEP this week. The BIP and FBA she completed for a student was outstanding. In fact, our behavior specialist in the county was really impressed!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Willey for being accepted into the Gifted Endorsement program.
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Gaiters, Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. Strubberg for working so hard with your students. We received a parent compliment on how outstanding you all are and how hard you work to ensure the needs of their child is met!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Hartley for doing an outstanding job of presenting to hear teammates what she learned at the Spring Math Common Core training!
Cougar Claps for Mr. McCracken on teaching a model lesson for the third grade team!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Scurry for always being proactive and taking care of our students and staff!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Groeneveld and Mrs. Dorsey for providing their target students with the unique opportunity of disecting a shark!
What's Happening
ASP Coverage During Early Release Next Week
All paras will need to report to ASP until 130 on those days.
GO Math
We found a math book and practice pages that are written in correlation with the Common Core Standards. It's called GO Math. This has links for all grade levels.
Summer Workshop June 2012
The math department is pleased to offer a two-day workshop entitled Hands-On Math in a Common Core Classroom Grades K/1. There are two opportunities to attend this workshop in June. Interested
teachers can sign up for a workshop through the Professional Learning site.
June 5 & 6 Hands-On Math in a Common Core Classroom Grades K/1 Mt. View Elementary 8:00-3:00
June 19 & 20 Hands-On Math in a Common CoreClassroom Grades K/1Mt. View Elementary 8:00-3:00
Math Endorsement
Cobb has completed the first Math Endorsement in Cobb’s history. The math department is pleased to offer the Math Endorsement in the next school year, starting in August. Any teacher interested in
applying for this endorsement is invited to attend an informational meeting in Room 230 at the Central Office on May 17 at 4:00 p.m. A repeat informational meeting will be held in Room 230 on May 23 at 4:00 p.m.
Summer Workshops
There are some spaces left for Non-Title 1 teachers to attend the Title 1 Workshops offered this June. If there are any teachers interested in attending a workshop, please email [email protected] to
sign up. The list of workshops is attached. Please note there is no stipend offered to attend these workshops.
Coaching Endorsement Program
Professional Learning is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Cobb County Coaching Endorsement Program, which is open to teachers, existing instructional coaches, and school/district
administrators! Candidates will acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors of performance-based coaching that will prepare them to coach individual colleagues and to facilitate the
work of professional learning communities, using high-impact collaborative protocols! Learn more about this advanced professional learning program by visiting the Coaching Endorsement
website at: http://www.cobbk12.org/centraloffice/ProfessionalLearning/CoachingEndorsement.aspx
Application deadline is Monday, May 21st!
TEACHERS LEADING COBB Summer Conference!
Cobb County teachers, paraprofessionals, instructional staff and administrators are invited to participate in Cobb County’s second annual Teachers Leading Cobb Summer Conference, held on
June 13 and 14 at McEachern High School! Over 100 concurrent sessions will offer a variety of content-related topics developed to enhance our practice around Informational Literacy, Performance Based Assessment, Critical Thinking Skills, Literacy within the Disciplines, Educational Technology, and Leadership! Participants who complete the full, two-day conference are eligible to earn one PLU and a $150 stipend. Online registration will open May 21st!
Textbook Inventories
Textbook inventories from the team leaders are due to me by Friday, May 18, 2012, so please make sure you get them to your team leader before then.
Profile Sheets...
Profile sheets are NOT due May 6...They are DUE May 25, 2012. Please post them on Blackboard again. Just reply to your original post, and type in Final Profile Sheet in your message and attach the completed profile sheet.
Instructional Portfolios
Teachers, please make sure you have an instructional portfolio for every student. We will be using them this year and passing them to the next grade level.
Sack Lunches on Last Two Days of School....
Please plan for sack lunches on those last two days of school. We will need to have sack lunches and eat in the classroom because of planned 5th grade activities. We will send out specific times for you to come by and pick up your lunch on that day. Our modified Specials schedule will be the following for those last two days:
1st – 8:00 – 8:30, K – 8:30 – 9:00, 4th – 9:05 – 9:35, 5th – 9:35 – 10:05, 3rd – 10:10 – 10:40, 2nd – 10:40 – 11:10
Please see the attached lunch schedule.
One more thing, on the last day of school, 5th grade will be on the back field from 11 till 12.
DRA Data Input
3rd Grade Teachers, please make sure DRA scores are entered on CSIS by May 22, 2012. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Gaylord Boxes are Here...
Please purge old adoption materials. Please identify those items that are old adoption and that we are not using, so that we can put them in the Gaylord boxes that are here. If you have any questions on what we can put in there, please let me know and I will come take a look for you.
05/09/2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012: Really Wacky Wednesday
Cougar Cartwheels
Cougar Cartwheels for Mrs. Jouanet for getting our Safety Patrol organized for next year.
Cougar Cartwheels for Mrs. Brewer for her awesome idea during CTP this afternoon!
Cougar Cartweels for Mrs. McDevitt, Mrs. Hollis, Mrs. Mascheri, Mrs. Ramirez and Mrs. Camacho for organizing such a wonderful Field Day so far...I am sure Thursday and Friday will be just as great as Monday!
Cougar Cartwheels for Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Ingram for working hard to get the Volunteer Lunch setup for tomorrow. It is going to be great!
Cougar Cartwheels for Mrs. Cobb for going above and beyond to help a teacher in need!
Cougar Cartweels for Mrs. Johnson for getting all of the summer packets together for our At-Promie students in first grade.
Cougar Cartwheels for Mrs. McMillan, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Beames for doing an outstanding job of completing our LFS Spring Session! It was AWESOME!
Cougar Cartwheels for really everyone for coming together for the movie shoot yeaterday! Everyone from our cafeteria workers to our Target teachers....Everyone came together and was flexible to get the movie done!!! We really appreciate the support.
Cougar Cartwheels again for everyone for coming together for our emergency this morning! Given the situation, we could not of asked for it to run any smoother...again, this is thanks to you and your willingness to do whatever we need during these moments emergency moments!
Cougar Cartweels for Mrs. Groeneveld and Mrs. Willey for sponsoring the Junior Master Gardeners all year this year! Our garden looks wonderful because of the dedication of these ladies!!! Thank you so much for all of your support and thank you Mrs. Barton and Mrs. Miller for possibly stepping up for next year!
Cougar Claps for Mr. McCracken for helping the fourth grade team this week.
What's Happening
Textbook Inventories
Textbook inventories from the team leaders are due to me by Friday, May 18, 2012, so please make sure you get them to your team leader before then.
Profile Sheets...
Profile sheets are NOT due May 6...They are DUE May 25, 2012. We will post them on Blackboard again. Just reply to your original post, and type in Final Profile Sheet in your message and attach the completed profile sheet.
Instructional Portfolios
Teachers, please make sure you have an instructional portfolio for every student. We will be using them this year and passing them to the next grade level.
Sack Lunches on Last Two Days of School....
Please plan for sack lunches on those last two days of school. We will need to have sack lunches and eat in the classroom because of planned 5th grade activities. We will send out specific times for you to come by and pick up your lunch on that day. Our modified Specials schedule will be the following for those last two days:
1st – 8:00 – 8:30, K – 8:30 – 9:00, 4th – 9:05 – 9:35, 5th – 9:35 – 10:05, 3rd – 10:10 – 10:40, 2nd – 10:40 – 11:10
One more thing, on the last day of school, 5th grade will be on the back field from 11 till 12.
DRA Data Input
3rd grade teachers are required to document their students’ Spring DRA2 data results in CSIS this year. Local AA’s and AP’s have received training and training materials are provided on the Academic Portal. All teachers are encouraged to participate in adding this data. The window will open April 30th and end May 22nd. Please review the updated DRA2 chart on page 97 of the ELA Handbook on Picasso. 3rd grade changed to a CAP of 40 to follow the guidelines recommended by the author of the DRA2.
Gaylord Boxes are Coming...
Please get ready to purge old adoption materials. Please identify those items that are old adoption and that we are not using, so that we can put them in the Gaylord boxes that are coming. If you have any questions on what we can put in there, please let me know and I will come take a look for you.
05/02/2012
May 2, 2012: Wednesday
Cougar Claps
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Larocque for doing an outstanding job of organizing our Boosterthon Fun Run!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Jennifer Pritchett for being elected our Teacher of the Year.
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Evans for doing a great job of organizing our Kindergarten Orientation.
Cougar Claps for the fourth grade team for helping a friend!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Barton and Mrs. Miller for stepping up to help with the Junior Master Gardner program here at Kemp Elementary next year!!! Anyone else interested, we need to send one more teacher this summer! Please let me know ASAP!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Clifford for going above and beyond to resolve a student incident.
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Ingram for going out of her way to make copies for Mrs. Hollis!
Cougar Claps for Mr. McCracken for helping out a first grade teacher this week! They really appreciate the support!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Larocque, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Bussell and Mrs. Vaccaro for ensuring that our Maymester is running smoothly!
Cougar Claps for the entire 2nd grade team for throwing such a wonderful wedding shower for Miss Stacy. (Soon to be Mrs. Something???)
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Helton for always working so hard to make sure we have subs in the building!
What's Happening
Upcoming LFS Training
Just a reminder that we will have an LFS training the week of May 7th. Please see the schedule below.
May 7th 1/2 day LFS Training: 4th grade teachers in the AM, 5th grade teachers in the PM
May 9th 1/2 day LFS Training: K teachers in the AM, 1st grade teachers in the PM.
May 11th 1/2 day LFS Training: 2nd grade teachers in the AM, 3rd grade teachers in the PM.
During this time, you will create an extension lesson for the 1st nine weeks. You will have the option to focus on whichever subject you like. Therefore, if your team is ready to start tackling the Common Core, then you can focus on a Math or ELA extension lesson. If not, then you can focus on creating a SS or Sci LFS extension lesson.
Please do NOT get subs for this as Mrs. Helton is already working on this. She will have it all set for you.
Instructional Portfolios
Teachers, please make sure you have an instructional portfolio for every student. We will be using them this year and passing them to the next grade level.
Sack Lunches on Last Two Days of School....
Please plan for sack lunches on those last two days of school. We will need to have sack lunches and eat in the classroom because of planned 5th grade activities. We will send out specific times for you to come by and pick up your lunch on that day. Our modified Specials schedule will be the following for those last two days:
1st – 8:00 – 8:30, K – 8:30 – 9:00, 4th – 9:05 – 9:35, 5th – 9:35 – 10:05, 3rd – 10:10 – 10:40, 2nd – 10:40 – 11:10
One more thing, on the last day of school, 5th grade will be on the back field from 11 till 12.
End of the Year Checklist
It was sent out last week and is also attached to this email! Let us know if you have any questions!
Coaching Endorsement
COACHING ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM Applications Now Being Accepted!
Professional Learning is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Cobb County Coaching Endorsement Program. Visit the Coaching Endorsement website at: http://www.cobbk12.org/centraloffice/ProfessionalLearning/CoachingEndorsement.aspx to learn more about this year-long, advanced professional learning program and to access the online application. Deadline to apply is Monday, May 21st!
Teachers Leading Cobb
Save the date! The Second Annual Teachers Leading Cobb Conference will be held June 13 and 14 at McEachern High School. Information on sessions and speakers is forthcoming. Registration for the event will begin May 21! Please see the attached Briefings with the Flyer for more information. A stipened will be provided!
Common Core Updates
• ELA will be following the curriculum maps created by the state during the 2012-2013 school year. This is the link: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA-K-5.aspx
• GKIDS will be revised and provided by the DOE for the 2012-13 school year.
• May 29th and 30th- To support teachers as they begin next year with Common Core Standards, there will be four ½ day training sessions per grade level. These are post planning days and no substitutes will be required. Teachers only need to attend one session.
DRA Data Input
3rd grade teachers are required to document their students’ Spring DRA2 data results in CSIS this year. Local AA’s and AP’s have received training and training materials are provided on the Academic Portal. All teachers are encouraged to participate in adding this data. The window will open April 30th and end May 22nd. Please review the updated DRA2 chart on page 97 of the ELA Handbook on Picasso. 3rd grade changed to a CAP of 40 to follow the guidelines recommended by the author of the DRA2.
Social Stuides Update
June 4-6 PICASSO ENHANCEMENTS: Highly talented teacher “chefs” will be developing luscious appetizers to add to our PICASSO resources, especially emphasizing ideas for integrating social studies with the new ELA common core standards. We have already tapped teachers for this flavorful work!
04/24/2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012: The CRCT IS OVER!!!!
Cougar Snaps
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Cobb for earning her Reading Specialists.
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Pritchett, Mrs. Gaiters, Ms. O'Connell, Miss Bastuba, Ms. Brewer, Mr. Brazile and Mrs. Paxson for being nominated Teacher of the Year for 2012-2013!
Cougar Snaps for Miss Washington for completing her student teaching here at Kemp and completing the year in Mrs. Gardner's classroom!
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Spiva, Mrs. Samuels and Miss Roberts for completing there student teaching here at Kemp! We truly appreciate their service to Kemp this semester!
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Helton, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Suri, Mrs. Scurry and Mrs. Kirkland for being the best front office in Cobb County!
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Kirkland for getting all of our Yogli Mogli treats ordered and setup yesterday! It was delicious.
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Johnson for giving us a heads up about our very special visitor today!
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Briggs and Mrs. Maggart for holding down the fort while our front office went to lunch!
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Huffstetler, Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Larocque for handling our make ups with the CRCT.
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Miller for getting the Kindergarten Summer Pack together! This is going to be a great thing for our At-Promise kids to complete this summer.
Cougar Snaps for Mr. McCracken for going above and beyond to clean up a big spill in the cafeteria.
Cougar Snaps for Mrs. Camacho for helping us out with translation services this afternoon.
Cougar Snaps for Mr. Brazile for posing for our "Cougar Snap" picture!
What's Happening
End of Year Checklist is COMING!
Upcoming LFS Training
Just a reminder that we will have an LFS training the week of May 7th. Please see the schedule below.
May 7th 1/2 day LFS Training: 4th grade teachers in the AM, 5th grade teachers in the PM
May 9th 1/2 day LFS Training: K teachers in the AM, 1st grade teachers in the PM.
May 11th 1/2 day LFS Training: 2nd grade teachers in the AM, 3rd grade teachers in the PM.
During this time, you will create an extension lesson for the 1st nine weeks. You will have the option to focus on whichever subject you like. Therefore, if your team is ready to start tackling the Common Core, then you can focus on a Math or ELA extension lesson. If not, then you can focus on creating a SS or Sci LFS extension lesson.
Please do NOT get subs for this as Mrs. Helton is already working on this. She will have it all set for you.
TOTY Election is tomorrow! Please stop by Mrs. Wright's desk to submit your vote! Only certified staff members can vote.
Instructional Portfolios
Teachers, please make sure you have an instructional portfolio for every student. We will be using them this year and passing them to the next grade level.
Clean Air Campaign Education Week
Teachers please "talk up" our Clean Air Campaign Education Week. It will be the week of April 23rd. We will have announcements everyday from our student council on the importance of car pooling and not idling in the school parking lot.
We will have Car Pool or Ride the Bus To School Week April 30 - May 4th where we will be encouraging students to car pool or ride the bus. Again, please "talk up" with your students.
Sack Lunches on Last Two Days of School....
Please plan for sack lunches on those last two days of school. We will need to have sack lunches and eat in the classroom because of planned 5th grade activities. We will send out specific times for you to come by and pick up your lunch on that day. Our modified Specials schedule will be the following for those last two days:
1st – 8:00 – 8:30, K – 8:30 – 9:00, 4th – 9:05 – 9:35, 5th – 9:35 – 10:05, 3rd – 10:10 – 10:40, 2nd – 10:40 – 11:10
One more thing, on the last day of school, 5th grade will be on the back field from 11 till 12.
Guess what, with our new OUTLOOK, your mailbox will be 10 times bigger!!! You will now have 100 Mb of space!!! Get ready for some AWESOME pictures on the CC once we make the switch!!!!
04/18/2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012: The Week of the CRCT!!!!!
Cougar Claps
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Kale, Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Jouanet for applying to be an ELA Common Core Lab Classroom!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. King, Mrs. Gaiters, Mrs. Resch and Mrs. Brewer for doing such an outstanding job of supporting one another to complete an IEP meeting this week.
Cougar Claps for everyone for doing such a wonderful job on the first day of the CRCT! We had very few interruptions and no serious incidents!!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Ingram for getting all of our 2nd grade CRCT tests copied and sorted!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Resch, Mrs. Harper, and Mrs. Brown for organizing our Autism Awareness bake sale and awareness campaign this month. It has been wonderful.
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Young for helping bring Autism awareness to our first grade students.
Cougar Claps for Mr. McCracken for helping out during testing.
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Dorsey, Mrs. Groeneveld and Mrs. Cobb for delivering all of our CRCT tests!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Evans for going above and beyond to help out with a kindergarten screening!
Cougar Claps for Mrs. Howell for always being so positive in the morning and making sure our students come in from the bus port with a smile on their face.
What's Happening
Upcoming LFS Training
Just a reminder that we will have an LFS training the week of May 7th. Please see the schedule below.
May 7th 1/2 day LFS Training: 4th grade teachers in the AM, 5th grade teachers in the PM
May 9th 1/2 day LFS Training: K teachers in the AM, 1st grade teachers in the PM.
May 11th 1/2 day LFS Training: 2nd grade teachers in the AM, 3rd grade teachers in the PM.
During this time, you will create an extension lesson for the 1st nine weeks. You will have the option to focus on whichever subject you like. Therefore, if your team is ready to start tackling the Common Core, then you can focus on a Math or ELA extension lesson. If not, then you can focus on creating a SS or Sci LFS extension lesson.
Please do NOT get subs for this as Mrs. Helton is already working on this. She will have it all set for you.
Important ELA Common Core Information
If your school is interested in beginning to write common core units, I have attached the unit
template that the DOE is using for their units on the ELA blog at www.diannadenton.com.
Additional guidance will be provided from the district at the Common Core Summit.
We will be using the curriculum maps created by the state. This is the link...
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA-K-5.aspx
Curriculum maps can be located under each grade level drop down menu.
Social Studies and the Common Core
Will there be new Social Studies Common Core standards?The Social Studies common state standards are still in development and are still several years away from implementation. There is a coalition working on developing standards but our GPS will continue to be taught for the foreseeable future.
So, nothing will change in Social Studies? I wouldn’t say that. The ELA common core includes:
• a new emphasis on reading and writing informational text,
• deeper historical and other content literacy (including extensive vocabulary development),
• research skills,
• rich and authentic performance tasks,
• enhancement of students’ ability to read and analyze primary source documents,
• sophisticated use and citation of multiple resources,
• interpreting various perspectives in text and arguing a position on critical issues.
All of these mesh beautifully with how social studies should be taught. We believe that ALL teachers will have to consciously teach social studies and much more rigorously than in the past.
De-stress for the CRCT with IntelleBoost
To help students focus, be organized, and de-stress a free program (cross-lateral and quick energy movements 2-3 min.) can be shown on your interactive boards. IntelleBoost is offering free accounts through the end of the school year for Cobb Schools (nothing to purchase) Teachers can visit this link to register or extend their membership.
http://www.intelleboost.com/cobb.html
Teaching Literacy
Please take a few minutes to view this compelling video on the need to make instructional shifts in teaching literacy. These shifts become a moral imperative of getting better outcomes for students as
measured by National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). This video will place perspective on our responsibility to implement Common Core Standards with fidelity.
http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/resources/bringing-the-common-core-to-life-download.html
After viewing this video, take some time to go back and look at the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards and the 6-12 Litearcy through Science, Social Studies and Technical Standards whether you teach at this level or not. It may initially look like this document is not for K-5 educators, but review them anyway. You will see that this is not true. These standards can be found at the
following link:
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
Nominations for TOTY are DUE FRIDAY!!!
Clean Air Campaign Education Week
Teachers please "talk up" our Clean Air Campaign Education Week. It will be the week of April 23rd. We will have announcements everyday from our student council on the importance of car pooling and not idling in the school parking lot.
We will have Car Pool or Ride the Bus To School Week April 30 - May 4th where we will be encouraging students to car pool or ride the bus. Again, please "talk up" with your students.
Student Teachers for Fall 2012
Are you interested in hosting a Student Teacher in Fall 2012? If so, please let me know.
Sack Lunches on Last Two Days of School....
Please plan for sack lunches on those last two days of school. We will need to have sack lunches and eat in the classroom because of planned 5th grade activities. We will send out specific times for you to come by and pick up your lunch on that day. Our modified Specials schedule will be the following for those last two days:
1st – 8:00 – 8:30, K – 8:30 – 9:00, 4th – 9:05 – 9:35, 5th – 9:35 – 10:05, 3rd – 10:10 – 10:40, 2nd – 10:40 – 11:10
One more thing, on the last day of school, 5th grade will be on the back field from 11 till 12.