Check out these kinders using dots as they leave art class to show what zone they are in! This week has felt like so many pieces are coming together- we are hearing kids use zones language, reading data is coming in, NWEA data, learning celebrations... Make sure you take a moment to reflect on this mid way point. 

There won't be a newsletter next week. Remember that ERW is a self care/gift of time, but come to the library at 2:15 for a special snack.

Weekend	Saturday- Happy birthday Danny and Sarah M!
Monday 12/18
Tuesday 12/19	Third grade frog celebration, 9:40-10:40
Wednesday 12/20	SST: 1st grader BMH Second Grade Fossil Celebration, 8:00-8:30 2nd/3rd Learning Wednesday ERW: Choice of self care. Come to library at 2:15 for snacks!
Thursday 12/21	Work Day. Use as you wish- but see below for READ plan info. Please shut down your classrooms before you leave-- close blinds, unplug appliances, ESPECIALLY FRIDGES, etc!
WINTER BREAK	12/26- Happy birthday Erika! Jan 4th- Happy birthday Ann!
Monday 1/8	PD Day. See schedule below.
Tuesday 1/9	Jessica Smith here for lunch duties
Wednesday 1/10	Cora at CRES for support MTSS: Nahin K/1 Learning Wednesday ERW: District Wednesday
Thursday 1/11	Joel at CRES for support
Friday 1/12	Paula at CRES for support
Weekend

Tuesday, December 19th	2 absences
Wednesday, December 20th	3 absences
Tuesday, January 16th	2 absences
Friday, January 26th	2 absences
Friday, February 23rd	2 absences
Monday, February 26th	2 absences

new information: 

data update: We will do a deep dive into this when we come back in January, but give yourself a pat on the back for now! Check out the difference between BOY/MOY data for last year (above) and this year (below)....

Boy-Moy for the 22-23 school year

Boy-Moy for the 23-24 school year-- check out how much smaller the red bar got! 

January 8th: Details to come, but our general schedule will be:

8:00-8:30 coffee and light snacks

8:30-11:30 whole staff PD

11:30-12:30 lunch/break

12:30-2:30 whole staff PD

January support: More details to come on January 8th, but I feel incredibly grateful to have a large group of people supporting us while Aimee is out. Paula, Joel Hathaway, Cora Carballeira, Jessica Smith, and Sarah Frederick will all be in the building at various times to help us. I'll have photos and schedules for you in January!

Family communication: https://www.smore.com/52w97

Please sign up for a choice for ERW if you haven't yet!

late starts: after we return in January, late starts will be an option. For now, we will simply adjust the schedule and start from wherever we are at 10 am (see LS 1 tab on building schedule). We know that this means third and second don't have specials. When 3 late starts have been called, we will build a different schedule, but the general feeling was that it would be more disruptive to have a different schedule for that day.

Read plans: There's a chance that we need to write read plans for NEW students who qualify for one. If so, we will be be in touch by Wednesday, but you will want to use some of your work time on Thursday to do so.

Lit Bit:

Thank you for a successful MOY testing window.  We had high completion rates and impressive growth from our students.  We will be looking more closely at this data in January.

Intervention teachers are already beginning to have conversations about tweaks in groups.  We will look at this more closely on Friday and Monday since we are just getting all the data in.  We will make a "proposal" in the lit/lang doc based on a deep data dive (beyond just the MOY score).  We are hoping to meet with teams to have a brief conversation about it so we can make sure your ideas and needs are also brought to the table.  Our hope in doing a proposal is to save us time and make the process efficient, please note that this does not mean that we do not want to hear your thoughts, we want to work together and make the process quick.  Please look for emails from us to set up a time to talk next week.  

New reading groups will start after the break. 

shoutouts and fun:

Thank you to Tori and Paula for your willingness to share your space with 2nd grade!

First grade has been studying stories of the gingerbread man… After a first grader was in trouble on the playground, he ran from one of the recess teachers yelling, “catch me if you can!”

2 second grade girls in the hallway, “Ms. M what happened to your ankle? How do you put on your underwear?”

Shoutout to Mary Lewis- Tamsyn

Shout out to Sarah Blanchard for helping me support TWO students' writing this week. I appreciate you!