Feb 22 - Feb 26

Our Mission:  “Educate students for lifelong learning and responsible living.”
Our Vision:  “Provide a learning environment that promotes and develops academic and
social growth.”



Week At A Glance:
22nd Monday:  Normal Day, Pat Watson Hunt here 8:00 - 10:00 a.m., Meeting with North Care 10:00 a.m.  Room check for testing in 5th grade classroom, ELL classrooms.  Mr. Christian will test in the small office in the library.  
23rd Tuesday:  4th and 5th will switch specials times for this day due to the 5th Grade State Writing Test.  Please meet with your PLC groups and turn in your notes to Mrs. Brett or Ms. Carmer.  Please include Reading Math, and Science objectives as well as steps for student engagement.
Please refrain from using the 5th grade hallway on Tuesday morning as these students will be testing.  Remember the ELL classrooms will also be in use for testing.  

5th Grade Class Buddies.  
Goodall:  2nd Davis
Griffin:  PreK Southwell
Opheim:  K Ivie
24th Wednesday:  5th Grade State Writing Test Small Groups/Makeup 
25th Thursday 5th grade writing test - small groups/makeup's
26th FridayThunder Bus here from 10 - 11 a.m.
27th Saturday:  Early Birds at Coolidge.  PreK, K, 1st, and 2nd classrooms could be used.  Please be sure your rooms are ready for extra people.  Put away   The building will be open from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.


Reminder:  
Faculty meetings are for faculty and staff.  Children are not to be in the faculty meeting as confidential information could be included and/or the information is not appropriate for them to know.  Please make arrangements for your children to wait for you in your classroom or with others during our meetings.  Thank you.

5th Writing Test Tuesday:
Goodall - Hill, 17 students
Griffin - Bravo - 20 students
Opheim - Williams - 19 students
M. Alvarez - Diaz - 4 students
Benedix - Jimenez - 5 students
Hobson - Barnes - 5 students
Hunt - A. Martinez 3 students (group 1), 1 student (group 2)
Christian - Boykin - 1 student

OCCT Writing Test for 5^th grades starts Tuesday, February 23rd.  

OCCT testing for grades 3 – 6 starts April 11^th.  

When whole group testing takes place, the small group students will go to their buddy teacher until the whole group testing is over.

Testing Buddies:
6^th Vacant – 2^nd Baker

6^th Keathley – 2^nd Schwartz

6^th Pearson – 2^nd Koenig

5^th Goodall – 2^nd Davis

5^th Griffin – PreK Southwell

5^th Opheim – K Ivie

4^th Gill – K O’Shields

4^th Harden – K Scott

4^th Kappel – K Strickland

4^th Lara – K Werito

3^rd Dye – 1^st Helmick

3^rd Harris – 1^st Keys

3^rd Melchor – 1^st King

3^rd Spitzer – 1^st Reinhardt

3^rd Wanzer – 1^st Robinson

Tardy Students:  PK Barnett/PK Reynolds/PK Kummell/2^nd Gillin

Tentative Testing Schedule:

April 11^th:  Small Groups

April 12 – 13 – 3^rd – 6 Reading a.m. , Small Groups P.M.

April 14 – 5^th Science, 6^th Math, Small Groups a.m., p.m. make up tests

April 18 – Small groups a.m.,, p.m. makeup tests

April 19 – 20  3^rd – 5^th Math, small groups p.m. make up tests

April 21 5^th Social Studies, small groups a.m., p.m. make up tests

April 22^nd – April 30^th  Small groups, makeup’s.

Think Thru Math:
42% of Coolidge students have finished 30 or more lessons on Think Thru Math.  56% of lessons have been passed on grade level.

Leader Board:

• Griffin - 690 lessons
• Kappel - 560 lessons
• Lara - 501 lessons

MyOn:
2.17.16  1,271 hours have been spent reading using MyOn.

Leader Board:

• Fourth Grade:  430 hours
• Third Grade:  356 hours
• Fifth Grade:  179 hours

Lexia Learning

Here is a free webinar offered by the Oklahoma State Department of Education on Classroom Management.  This professional development opportunity can be done on your laptop or on your SmartBoard.

If you are participating please let me know. 

PD: Free webinar offered by OSDE to cover classroom management

One of a classroom teacher’s most important jobs is managing the classroom effectively. Teachers are invited to join a free OSDE webinar entitled “Classroom management: Reshaping the paradigm for a classroom community-centered approach.”

Dr. Marsha Herron, Department Chair of Elementary and Special Education at Langston University, will present the webinar on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Register today! (Select the Upcoming tab and find the session titled Classroom Management.)

If you have questions, contact Susan Pinson, OSDE executive director of professional development, at Susan.Pinson@sde.ok.gov.

Coolidge Elementary Academic Goals for 2015-2016

• All Students WILL achieve academically.
• Reading:  Increase reading proficiency by at least one grade level.
• Math:  Increase math achievement by 10% with 80% mastery of math facts on grade level.  
• Writing:  Increase writing proficiency by 15%
• Student Attendance:  Increase student attendance to 98%.
• Increase Faculty Attendance to 98%
• Decrease suspensions by 25%.

STAR:  https://hosted58.renlearn.com/217454/

Oklahoma State Blueprints:

http://ok.gov/sde/oklahoma-academic-standards

Melissa Brett | Principal

Coolidge Elementary School | Oklahoma City Public Schools

5212 S. Villa, Oklahoma City, OK 73119

(405) 587-2800