Here is a picture of Shaan on prom day with Priya and Maya. I can't believe he will be off to college next year and it will be out of state!! It has been so much fun to watch him grow up and be a positive role model to his cousins. Time goes by so fast!!
There are four key benefits to small group instruction:
- Personalize Instruction: Small group instruction allows teachers to work more closely with each student. This type of instruction provides the opportunity to evaluate students’ learning strengths, locate gaps in the development of their reading or math skills and tailor lessons focused on specific learning objectives. In addition, small group instruction allows teachers to check for understanding, reinforce skills presented in whole group instruction, and/or change the pacing of a lesson (i.e., teachers may break down concepts not easily understood or quickly pass though lessons that students clearly understand).
- Provide Feedback: Small group instruction allows a teacher to monitor student actions more closely and to provide frequent and individualized feedback at point of use to improve specific reading or math skills.
- Reteach or Preteach: Small group instruction is an opportunity for teachers to provide additional teaching and practice often needed for struggling students to master important skills or understand key concepts (e.g., phonemic awareness skill of manipulating ending sounds, or operations with whole numbers or rational numbers). Through the use of diagnostic assessments, a teacher can determine skills or concepts for which students may need more instructional support. Small group instruction also provides an opportunity for teachers to pre-teach specific vocabulary, challenging text structures, or other prerequisite knowledge to English learners or any students who may experience difficulty in upcoming lessons.
- Build Confidence Through Collaboration: Small group instruction can provide a comfortable environment and boost the confidence of students who might not otherwise participate in a lesson or activity. Small group instruction encourages teamwork as everyone in the group is working toward achieving the same goal.
Students who miss school work shall be given the opportunity to complete all assignments and tests that can be reasonably provided. As determined by the teacher, the assignments and tests shall be reasonably equivalent to, but not necessarily identical to, the assignments and tests missed during the absence. Students shall receive full earned credit for work satisfactorily completed within a reasonable period of time.
(cf. 5113 - Absences and Excuses)
The Superintendent or designee shall notify parents/guardians that no student may have his/her grade reduced or lose academic credit for any excused or unexcused absence when missed assignments and tests are satisfactorily completed within a reasonable period of time. Such notification shall include the full text of Education Code 48205. (Education Code 48980)
(cf. 5121 - Grades/Evaluation of Student Achievement)
(cf. 5145.6 - Parental Notifications)
The teacher of any class from which a student is suspended shall require the student to complete any assignments and tests missed during the suspension. Students will have the opportunity to complete any missed assignments and tests, for full earned credit, due to the suspension. (Education Code 48913)
Our current completion date for the new building
is Oct. 2019. Room 20 will be used as our Agri-Science room because it has access to hot water. The new staff room
will be located in the new building. We will keep all appliances in room 20 for
you to have access to until we move into our beautiful, new staff room in October :)
It's time for our students to shine and to show us how hard they've worked to meet their stretch goals! This is exciting! As the classroom teacher you will be responsible for any make ups in your classroom.
It is critical that you abide by the designated timeline for your grade level even though the system will allow you to test your students. The result of testing outside of your window will be that you will NOT have access to your student results or any of the report data. There is no work around for this so please be sure to follow the calendar. Last day for MAP testing is June 3. Make sure all make ups have been completed. Have a great day!!
You should know:
· Students will have ONE opportunity to test in Reading and mathematics. They will no longer be able to retest. This will help keep testing to a minimum. It is critical that you proctor and monitor the students closely so that you can be sure students gave their best effort so that accurate data is measured on where students are in their learning. In addition, the system will prompt the proctor letting them know if a student is "rapid guessing".
· Equity for All - Accessibility & Accommodations - Removing Barriers - Be sure to look at the available supports. Here is the link to see what is available in MAP
· To turn on Text-To-Speech - Simply turn the Chromebook on and click on "Ctrl Alt Z and this will turn on the ChromeVox spoken feedback feature. Then open the MAP APP and the screen content will be read aloud. Students will need earbuds.
Here are the test names for each assessment by grade level.
PLEASE BE SURE TO SELECT THE CORRECT NAME FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL WHEN SETTING UP YOUR TEST SESSIONS. This will ensure that students do not have the ability to select the incorrect test.
Grades 1 & 2
Growth: Reading K-2 CA 2010
Growth: Math K-2 CA 2010
** Reminder **
Grade 2 take these tests and not the Growth 2-5 tests ***
Grades 3-5
Growth: Reading 2-5 CA 2010 V2
Growth: Math 2-5 CA 2010
Grades 6+
Growth: Reading 6+ CA 2010 V2
Growth: Math 6+ CA 2010
Read the FSUSD negotiations update HERE
LIFE LAB PD will be on August 20th click HERE
*Report Cards: We have electronic report cards this year but at the end of the year they must be printed and put in the CUMS. Until we go to electronic CUMS this process will have to be done every year.
Observable Fish Moments at SV:
Be There: Thank you Ariel, Patty, Christina, Michelle, and Jennifer for a successful talent show! Annette- thank you for support our students with Battle of the Books. Thank you Heather H., Jamie, and Katie for keeping us up to date and motivating our students all year long with AR!!!
Play: Thank you for supporting each other EVERY DAY!! WOW! Thank you 1st-3rd grade teachers for making the Dragon Awards so fun. You guys are getting so creative and really stepping out of your comfort zone! So proud of you willing to take a chance. I know the kids loved it!!!
Choose your attitude:
To actually choose how you respond to life, not just react, you must be intentional. Ask yourself throughout the day, "What is my attitude right now? Is it helping the people who depend on me? Is it helping me to be most effective?" NO EXCUSES!!
Make Their Day: Thank you to the staff member who nominated me for the Superintendent's award. I appreciated your kind words :)
Carlos has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will be out beginning May 29th. It is in its early stage so we hope to see him again in the fall. Please take care of yourself Carlos. We will have a sub custodian, Mr. Thompson who will be finishing up the year with us.
May 24 and May 27 No School
May 28- MAP testing begins; Royal King dance starts; 8:00am teacher dance practice
May 30- AR party
June 3- Report cards due to Jas- visible to parents on June 10
June 4 Staff meeting/social 3:15 at Mangels
June 5 Royal King Dance student show 5:00pm
June 6 10:00 Promotion
June 7- Field day; minimum day
June 18 and 21 Genentech work days at SV from 9:00-2:00
Aug 20 - Life Lab PD- buy back day
Aug 21 - NEU Llama classroom management PD- buy back day
Aug 22 - Welcome back staff meeting
A message from Valerie regarding textbooks:
I have been told that next year (2019-2020) all textbooks and consumables will be checked out to students' individual accounts. If you would like for the textbooks to be kept in the classroom after they have been checked out you can do that, but they should be labeled with the students' names. Since I will need to check out the textbooks and student consumables next year, I am asking for the textbooks and consumables to be brought to the library by the end of this school year. Having all the textbooks and consumables in one place will allow for a quicker checkout next year and will help me to keep track of how many extra copies we end up with.
As for how to get the textbooks to the library: you can either send students down to the library with the textbooks or I can bring a cart around to pick them up. Just let me know either by phone or email if you need me to be the one to get them.
Student Textbooks Include:
Grades 1-5
- Everyday Mathematics Reference Books
- Reflections California
- California Science
Grades 6-8
If after reading this email you still have questions, feel free to email me back.
- Focus on Science
- History
Sorry for any inconvenience,
Valerie
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