Celebrate 2016-17

Please take some time to reflect and celebrate the great work of 2016-17.

I couldn't be more proud of the dedication we have to help each student to grow and succeed.   Please celebrate with your colleagues.

Learning Celebrations
95% of K-5 Students meeting grade level expectation on F & P (goal 90%)
93% of K- 2 Students meeting grade level expectations on PALS (goal 93%)
63% Students 1-5 met MAP Reading Growth Target (goal 65%)
65% Students K-5 with an IEP Met MAP Reading Growth Target (goal 60%)
Click here for all SMART Goal Data

Behavior Celebrations
Average Major/ Bottom Line Behaviors per day
2011-12- .56/day
2012-13- .64/day
2013-14- .6/ day
2014-15- .5/ day
2015-16-.53/ day
2016-17- .43/day
Other Celebrations
Amazing PLC Work

Survey Results show our strengths.

Culture Survey shows great improvement.

Click here to see the school board report of Hudson Prairie's Highlights which will be shared June 12.

Please comment with other things to celebrate!

Dace Practice- Best Day of My Life

Dance Practice

Thank you Misty, Aria and Amy for leading our end of the year celebration.

Start practicing!

Here are possible practice dates:

We will narrow them down when we meet.

Th. 5/25

T 5/30

W 5/31

Th. 6/1

M 6/5

T 6/6

W 6/7

Th 6/8

Class Placement- May 22

Class Placement- May 22

Please fill out this form for each student by May 18.  Class List Form

On May 22, we will meet to collaboratively create class lists.

8:00- Special Ed Teachers

10:15- 3rd grade teachers

11:00- 4th grade teachers

12:45- 2nd grade teachers

1:30- 1st grade teachers

2:15- K teachers

3:00- Specialists

Goal:  To help make the best fit for our students’ needs.

Essential Agreements

We will focus on the child’s needs.

We will speak openly and choose words thoughtfully and professionally.

We will be objective.

All conversations will remain confidential.

Process

1. Place Students with Special Needs- IEP, GT, ELL (Flexible)
2. Place students with other needs- separate from
3. Place students with Behavior Needs  (1)
4. Place Students with Academic Needs for Differentiation (Low)
5. Place Students with Academic Needs for Differentiation (High)
6. Balance boys, girls, and numbers.

Susie & Aria will facilitate discussion and keep us on track.

You will have time to review the lists and suggest changes.

June 2- Meet Your Teacher

Why?

• Reduce anxiety for kids
• Teachers meet students
• Short summer

How?

I will make announcements for students to go to their next year class. You will have class lists to let them know where to go.

• 5th-grade specials
• 4 to 5 9:15
• 3 to 4  9:20
• 2 to 3  9:25
• 1 to 2  9:30
• K to 1  9:35

      9:45- Back to classrooms

What?

• Meet kids with a Morning meeting format and fill out Letter
• You may want to share some highlights of the grade.

August- Transition meetings

3rd week of school at a staff meeting

Focused on sharing STRATEGIES that work!

8-8:20-     K-1 2-3 4-5

8:20-8:40   1-2 3-4

End of the Year Success

End of the Year Success

   

    

As we are winding down the school year we need to remind ourselves of strategies to make the final 5 weeks of school successful for students and staff. 

Here are some tips to set up students and staff during the final weeks of school:

1.  Get into a project you've wanted to do all year. Do something hands-on, project-based, and fun. They'll get into anything you're passionate about. 

Ideas:

Passion project

Project Based Learning ideas

Teach peers

Technology integration- Breakout Edu  Showyourwork

Engagement article

• But don't abandon all the routines and structures you've used all year. Kids of all ages need those routines to continue. If you start showing movies all day, every day, or have a whole lot of parties, kids are likely to get a little wacky.

• Give kids time and tools to reflect on their school year. They can write, make scrapbooks, record a video piece, or create drawings. Prompt them to think about what they learned, how they learned, what was challenging, how they dealt with those challenges, what they feel proud of, how they changed, what advice they have for kids entering that grade next year, and so on. Give yourself time to reflect. Read all their reflections, and talk to the kids about what they've learned and how they have changed.  It's critical that you see how you changed, where you have grown, and what you learned. 

• Celebrate with your students and their families, with your colleagues, and with your loved ones. With students, you can have a kind of awards ceremony or portfolio celebrations where you celebrate growth and learning. 

Please add a idea in the comments how you can end the year on a positive note!