Good Morning Team!  I hope you all had an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend...such a promise of things to come!  Here are the updates for the upcoming week.

M-Step Schedule

Below you will find the testing schedule for next week. Please be sure to remind your parents that Chromebooks need to be charged, students need to eat breakfast, and be on time. 

Fundraiser

Please send your parents a reminder about the details for Otis Spunkmeyer fundraiser pick-up. The pick-up date is Thursday, August 28th from 2:00-5:00pm. Remind them that items must be picked up during that window as we cannot keep any orders that are not picked up. If they have questions please tell them to reach out to Mrs. Roger at 54.srogers@nhaschools.com. 

Administrative Professional Day

Thursday, April 27th is Administrative Professional Day. Let's say a kind word, a kind act, or a nice gift of appreciation for Ms. Adams and Ms. Mitchell in the main office. 

Have a wonderful week!

 

Hello Team! Here are the updates for the upcoming week. I hope that you all have a great week and a blessed Easter holiday!

Full Lesson Observations Continue

This week, I will continue visiting classroom for observations. Some classes, I will visit more than once. Please refer to the classroom framework as a refresher before the visit. 

NWEA Testing

NWEA testing begins this week for 3rd and 4th graders. Please send a reminder to parents so that their scholar has plenty of sleep and is at school on time the day of testing. Before the students take the assessment, remind them of what they received last time and what their goal is. 

PSAT Testing

This test will be administered to 8th graders on Wednesday, April 13.  Make ups will be on Thursday, April 14.  This testing will occur in the gym.

Employee Engagement Survey

It's that time of the year again. Please check your email for the Employee Engagement Survey.  Our goal is for 100% compliance, so please complete this survey. 

News to Know

• There is a board meeting on Thursday at 6:00pm
• NO SCHOOL Friday 4/15

 

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.

 

Happy Monday Team! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are excited about the new month of March that starts on Tuesday!  I love hearing the birds in the morning...a sign that spring is coming!  We have a busy month ahead...so eat your Wheaties!

WIDA Testing

I will be very involved with finishing up WIDA testing this week.  

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Spring Parent-Teacher conferences are from March 14th -March 18th. Teachers will be sending out Sign-up Genius this week. 

Grade Book Closes

Grade book closes this Friday, March 4 for classroom teachers and Resource Room teachers who provide a Modified Curriculum.  If there are missing assignments, please get them in this week.

Special Education Progress Reports

Special Education Staff need to have these completed by next Monday, March 7th.  These need to be sent to classroom teachers to be sent home with Report Cards on March 11th.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

Math Interim 2

This week, teachers will administer the Math Interim 2. Please be sure to chunk the test and make sure the students take their time. It is imperative that ALL students complete the assessment.  This needs to be completed by Friday, March 4.

Wing Meeting

Mark your calendars! Grade Level teams will have a wing meeting on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 7:30am. You will need to attend your respective grade level Wing Team.  I will get the links sent out to you.

Special Education - we will have a big Team Meeting on Wednesday at our usual time.  Julie will be attending.

Intervention - I am hoping to schedule a meeting with you on Thursday afternoon.  More information to come.

Cookie Sale

On Tuesday, classes will receive information on our Cookie Sale. A link for a livestream or a video will be sent out to classroom teachers to play for their class, as well as order forms will be passed out.  All orders are due on March 18th.

Black History Presentations

By now all students have presented their Black History Projects in the class. The top 2 students names to Ms. Campbell. This week, the students will participate in the Wax Museum Stars Live Stream. Please refer to Ms. Campbell's email for more info. The schedule is as follows:

Monday: 1st, 4th, 7th

Tuesday: 2nd, 5th, 8th

Wednesday: Kindergarten, 3rd, 6th

New to Know

Friday 3/4: 1/2 Day, Gradebook Closes

3/10: Board Meeting

3/11: Report Cards go Home, Trimester 2 ends