Hello Team! Spring Break is upon us. You made it and I am so proud of the work that you all are doing. You truly are the best! Now take your rest, you earned it. Here are the updates for our return to school on April 4th. 

ELA and Math Interim 3

We will administer the ELA and Math Interim 3. Teachers will be using this as another resource to help prepare the students for the M-Step test. Strongly reinforce the testing strategies that the students should be using. 

Full Lesson Observations

I will be conducting full lesson observations from April 4th -April 8th. Please review the classroom framework in preparation. 

Assessment Integrity Guide

Please review the Assessment Integrity for preparation of the M-Step test if you have not done so. This is mandatory. The link for this document was included in the email I sent out Friday.

Testing Season is right around the corner!

Check your email for the complete NWEA and M-Step testing schedule. Mark your calendar and be intentional about the time that you have left to prepare your students. 

Staff Meeting

Please prepare to attend our April 6th Staff Meeting in person.  This meeting begins at 7:30 am in the gym.  Please be prompt.

Tutoring

Tutoring ends Thursday, April 7th.

 

Hello Team! Happy Spring!

We are one week away from spring break! Hang in there. Here are the updates for the week.

Mandatory M-Step Training

On Monday, March 21st at 4:00pm, there is a mandatory training for M-Step Proctoring. Before you attend the meeting, you need to view the Assessment Integrity Guide. If you haven't done so already, please check it our here. Assessment Integrity Guide

This is for the 3-8 grade intervention/At Risk staff too.

Family Empowerment Parent Event

Family Empowerment will be visiting Laurus Academy! We still need volunteers. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 23rd from 4:00-6:00pm. The volunteers will help with set up, games, surveys, hallway support, and clean-up. If you would like to help, sign up here. Family Empowerment Event Hope to see you there!

Full Lesson Observations

Our second FLO is scheduled for March 22-24 and April 4th-April 12th. This one is unannounced. Please mark your calendar and review the Classroom Framework before your observation.  This is for Teachers, At-Risk and Paras.

Accommodation Logs

Please make sure that you are updating and submitting your accommodation logs for all students who have a 504. This is a compliance issue. 

New Staff Meeting

There will be a brief meeting for new staff on Thursday, March 24th at 4:00. This is in preparation for transitioning back outside for Driveline. 

News to Know

March 28th-April 2: SPRING BREAK!!!!

April 7th: Tutoring ends

 

Hey Team...hope you had a great weekend! Welcome to our new Intervention Team members....BJ Larman, 4th Grade; Jasmine Goins, 2nd Grade and Tierra Tyler, Kindergarten-Ristoski. We are so glad to have you join our Laurus family. 

Here are the updates for the week. 

Parent Teacher Conferences

Conferences begin this week. Sped Resource Room teachers...please let me know if you are attending any conferences (who, when, etc.).

Full Lesson Observations

I will be doing the second full lesson observation between March 21 - April 8. Please revisit the classroom framework. This observation will be unannounced. Let me know if you have any questions regarding this final observation.

O3's 

There will be no O3's this week due to parent-teacher conferences. However O3's will resume next week...(I will be sending out a new Dean Schedule). Please come by my office so we can meet during your O3 time. Be prepared to discuss the data and interventions of your bubble students.

Science Interim 3

This week 5th grade will administer the 3rd science interim. It is a mock test to help prepare for the M-Step test. Please be sure to administer this assessment to all students. 

Lexia Challenge

Congratulations to the weekly grade level winners of the Lexia Challenge!!!

Let's try hard to get our Lexia numbers up. Give them time in class and encourage students to put in time at home. Remind them daily of the incentives. Let's keep up the great work!!!

Guest Readers for Reading Month

On Tuesday, March 15th, the sorority that adopted our school is expected to be reading to our students. Communication has been sketchy, but the expected schedule is below. Please look for more communication regarding this virtual read from Mrs. Rogers. 

News to Know

Monday 3/14: PTC conferences start

Tuesday 3/15: K-5th grade Virtual Story Time

Wednesday 3/16: Tornado Drill @ 12:30, Early Release @ 1:30

Friday 3/18: PTC ends, email completed forms, Cookie Sale ends

Monday 3/21: M-Step Training @4:00pm for grades 3-8 teachers (Please mark your calendars!)

 

Happy Rainy Monday Team...Hope you all had a great weekend and were able to enjoy the sunshine along with some well deserved R & R!  We have a full week in school this week...it's been a while since we were here all 5 days.  Eat your Wheaties! 

MARCH is SOCIAL WORK MONTH!

A special SHOUT-OUT and a huge thank you goes out to each of the Laurus Academy School Social Workers! Please be sure to take a moment to celebrate the hard work and dedication of the social workers in our building..Ms J'Lynn Johnson and Joi White. We are so grateful for the support, dedication, and compassion you give to our students. THANK YOU!!!!!

Parent-Teacher Conferences

At this time, all parent-teacher conference invitations should have gone out. SPED Resource Room Teachers...Please check in with your classroom teachers to see when they are holding your students conferences and plan to attend if needed.

Lexia Challenge

The Lexia Challenge has officially begun. Encourage your students to complete as many units as possible. Each week, the class with the most units completed will receive a small prize. The class with the most units monthly will receive a pizza party. 

Upcoming Interims

This is the time to print Interim 3 for ELA and Math. We don't have much time to get them ready. Use these interims to backwards plan. Be very strategic and specific. Go through the interim and make sure your kiddos are ready.

Weekly Progress Monitoring

We are strongly pushing Aimsweb weekly progress monitoring. Your interventionist had a mandatory scheduled time to complete the progress monitoring. This year, our school has fallen behind with the NHA expectation. We are striving to get back on track. 

Bulletin Boards

It's that time again! Please update your bulletin boards for the month of March. Remember to include your standards, I Can statements, scores on student work, and student feedback. Your boards were so great for the month of February. Let's keep up the good work!

D.E.A.R

On Monday, March 14th we will be participating schoolwide in D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read). This is a great way to send the message that reading for pleasure is important. We will start at 1:00pm. Please make sure every student has a high interest book to read for 20 minutes. Make sure you have a book as well!

News to Know

Wednesday, 3/9:  Sped Team Meeting 8:40 am.  Julie will be in attendance.  SPED Progress Reports Due

Thursday 3/10: Intervention Team Meeting 2:00 pm; Board Meeting@6:00

Friday 3/11: Report Cards go home, Trimester 2 ends;  SPED Progress Reports go home.