Our Mission: “Educate students for lifelong learning and responsible living.”
Our Vision: “Provide a learning environment that promotes and develops academic and
social growth.”
Our Mission: “Educate students for lifelong learning and responsible living.”
Our Vision: “Provide a learning environment that promotes and develops academic and
social growth.”
Attaining Learning Outcomes = Higher Achievement
Google Classroom Code: crmg8a
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- Monday: Fire Drill a.m.
- Tuesday: PLC Meetings - Mastery Connect Training, 1 hour faculty meeting (Required) PBIS,
- Wednesday: Farm to You during Specials. Leadership Meeting 3:30 in library.
- Thursday: Farm to You during Specials. Smart Start, Brett out training.
- Friday: JA in a Day 3rd - 6th Grade
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In the comments section list 3 positive things that happened during the first nine weeks of school.
To Develop Every Child Into a Reader:
To Develop Every Child Into a Reader:
- Everyday a child reads something they choose to read.
- Every child reads accurately
- Every child reads something they understand.
- Every child writes something that is personal and meaningful daily.
- Every child talks with peers about reading and writing.
- Every child hears an adult reader read fluently.
Coolidge Elementary Academic Goals for 2016-2017
- 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%
OKCPS Literacy Standards
OKCPS Math Standards
Melissa Brett | Principal
Coolidge Elementary School | Oklahoma City Public Schools
5212 S. Villa, Oklahoma City, OK 73119
(405) 587-2800
(405) 208-1581 (cell)
1. We have added a Parent Liaison, Ms. Stephanie Tucker and she has worked very hard to get the P.T.A. back up and running.
ReplyDelete2. We have an ABL lab and Coach Baker and Coach Barton are taking their plan time to take students who need a little extra movement in the morning to help them have a better day.
3. Additional resources have been added to help support our school including 2 instructional coaches, Ms. Skaggs and Ms. Helmick, North Care for additional counseling resources, sports for our 5th and 6th grade students, and a robotics grant that gives us 6 new ChromeBooks and 6 new robots for our students - with the support of Ms. Harden, Ms. Opheim, and Mr. Natarajan. Melissa
1. Ms. Helmick and Ms. Skaggs have been very helpful to our class by showing us how to do running records and how to use the leveled library.
ReplyDelete2. Some of my students have improved their overall behavior and are making progress in math.
3. Mrs. Rey and I have both completed MANDT training and will be restraining everyone in the building with reckless abandon. Seriously, though, the de-escalation techniques in the MANDT system are very useful and the entire staff would benefit from training over the first three chapters.
1. Flexible seating is working for the most part & students are learning to make better choices about how they work best.
ReplyDelete2. In a related theme- many other classes are giving flexible seating a try.
3. I think my kiddos are enthusiastic about reading.
1. My students are becoming more independent at center time.
ReplyDelete2. Many of my students are making great gains in letter and letter-sound recognition.
3. My kids are eager to learn.
1) Ms. Tucker has been so extremely helpful to PK this week.
ReplyDelete2) my kids were super flexible today with all the extra students in my class, they showed great patience!
3) PK has gotten some amazing new playground equipment thanks to Donors Choose and Target!
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ReplyDelete1. I had my very first Donors Choose funded!
ReplyDelete2. The majority of my students did well with scissors!
3. Mr. Sam is very helpful during computer lab, all we have to do is show up!
1. My students are learning to get along with and support each other. The community and cooperation between my students is great.
ReplyDelete2. I have found a new method of literacy centers (Daily 5) this year and my kids are becoming very independent and successful at it.
3. My students are already making great progress in reading and writing.
1. ELL has begun pushing in with our students.
ReplyDelete2. I have learned that it is ok to not do everything, sometimes I just have to say "I'm sorry, I can't."
3. Almost all of my students are really engaged in the books they are reading in my classroom. They beg to read ahead, which warms my heart!
1. My students can all write their name, are becoming more confident when writing new letters, enjoy nursery rhymes, enjoy story time, and are doing well identifying parts of a book. My students are also enjoying mastering their colors and shapes. I am proud of my students progress!
ReplyDelete2.Mr.Sam is very helpful and the kids love him! Ms. Tucker has been very helpful to me and prepared my students awards while I was on sick leave.
3. I enjoy being greeted by Mrs. Diaz and Mrs. Marcin in the morning. I appreciate the 3rd grade teachers for helping with Pre-K dismissal at Rise and Shine. A big shout out to the Pre-K Team and most of all my fabulous assistant Mrs.Lazos for taking care of my students when I was on sick leave.
1. We were able to add another second grade teacher.(I feel like we are actually learning with only having 21 :))
ReplyDelete2. I was able to build wonderful relationships with all 29 students.
3. Students are being very flexible with changing our station routine.
1. Receiving a grant that gives us 6 Chromebooks and robots. I am very exciting to see this get up and running!
ReplyDelete2. Having space to walk in my classroom and have space for students to move around!
3. Building amazing relationships with all the families that i have worked with!
1. My students' spelling and skip counting skills have grown exponentially by practicing in the ABL lab!
ReplyDelete2. Jamie Brock from special services donated her license to a comprehensive, differentiated ID curriculum to me for our SpEd team to use! We begin this week and I'm so excited to have content that crosses subjects in a meaningful way!
3. My "veteran" students are being so patient and mature as new students require more of my time and attention!
4. Our 2nd Donors Choose project of this school year was just funded and we'll have REAL alternative seating - not just whatever I can come up with from odds and ends at home and school!
1. My students' spelling and skip counting skills have grown exponentially by practicing in the ABL lab!
ReplyDelete2. Jamie Brock from special services donated her license to a comprehensive, differentiated ID curriculum to me for our SpEd team to use! We begin this week and I'm so excited to have content that crosses subjects in a meaningful way!
3. My "veteran" students are being so patient and mature as new students require more of my time and attention!
4. Our 2nd Donors Choose project of this school year was just funded and we'll have REAL alternative seating - not just whatever I can come up with from odds and ends at home and school!
Three good things about this year:
ReplyDeleteLeveled book library!
Support for teachers through instructional coaches and mentors!
HUGE growth in my students--getting some of them back in the classroom!
Students getting better at center rotations.
ReplyDeleteLeaning lots from other teachers.
Student attendce up.
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DeleteIt's going to be a challenge to limit myself to 3...here we go.
ReplyDelete1. Flexible seating has altered the way my classroom looks, feels and engages my students.
2. I have a friend who has suddenly jumped a HUGE social/emotional hurdle and is meeting his goals right and left. He has been to recess 3 DAYS IN A ROW with his class with no breaks AAAAAAANNNNNDDDD rocked it in WHOLE group ABL lab. :) <3 Shoutout to Ms.Helmick and Mrs. Carden and my Kinder team for every minute they have helped me with this friend. Also Ms.Lopez, Ms. Tucker and Ms. Ozoya for keeping an eye on him during recess or specials so I can have my breaks!!!
3. Literacy centers are getting closer and closer to perfection. My students really enjoy the checklist and the new(more effective and meaningful) centers that I have learned about and adapted to fit the needs of my students.
I am inspired every day by my coworkers who care so much about our students and their situations. As a whole, Our staff is very good at forming relationships with our students.
ReplyDeleteBeing more on the outside of the classroom, it's easier for me to see how well our teachers work together and as a team. School success is directly related to teamwork- and teachers who feel that they have friends and allies in their hallways. Whether it's collaborating on lesson plans or giving your teammate a break from a friend- We all need each other.
The instructional coaches are so helpful to everyone- such a necessary part of our school
1) I have gotten to know some of my students and see the potential in all of them
ReplyDelete2) I started the school year at a very welcoming new school
3) I have made new friends with some of the staff members
1. Me. Skaggs has been a very big help in my classroom with great advice and assistance I may need. :)
ReplyDelete2. Ms. Barnes has been so great at helping some of my students learn.
3. I have seen some positive improvement academically in class.
1. We are making great progress in doing our sight word journals.
ReplyDelete2. We have been working on being kind and caring firsties... and while some days it is hard... we are having more daily success.
3. I am grateful for good teammates and coworkers who have let me vent and supported me as I needed it.
Integrating more individual time with kids in my classroom, sliding into our class routine quickly at the start of the year, and seeing growth in star test scores from the spring.
ReplyDelete1. Getting to develop relationships with certain students, even though I am no longer a classroom teacher.
ReplyDelete2. Working closely with teachers has allowed me to stay close to the classroom and improve my own skills as a teacher and coach.
3. The ABL lab has been a fun adventure for me as a coach, I get to show it off to my colleagues as well as take students whenever they need a break!
1. Starting as a new teacher at a great school with wonderful co-workers.
ReplyDelete2. My newcomer students being able to express themselves in English.
3. My newcomer students really enjoying their ELD class.
1. We got our ABL lab up and running. 2. We got some of our figure 8's put in the hallways. 3. We had a great students teacher and got another one as well.
ReplyDelete1. All the new extra-curricular sports for our students.
ReplyDelete2.New equipment and supplies we have recieved from a grant and the Police Athletic League
3. Having students teachers.
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Delete1. Reconnecting with students and staff.
ReplyDelete2. The purchase of Julia Cooks social skills books.
3. Making more classroom connections with 3rd-6th grade students/teachers.
1.) After spending my Saturday cheering on Coolidge sports, I am so excited for the many opportunities we're offering for our students to grow and build relationships. We've got honor choir, robotics, football, rallyball... all of these things help our students develop confidence and social skills. I saw other staff members taking their Saturday to cheer on the students, too- Mrs. Kelsey and Coach Baker, thanks for spending your personal time with our kiddos!
ReplyDelete2. The teamwork and commitment to students in our building is a huge positive! We are doing such challenging and important work every day, and we are all human/all have tough days/etc. Being able to lean on teammates, and seeing so many people pitching in to help each other is inspiring.
3. I love watching the growth of both students and adults a like! Some of our challenging students from last year are growing in big ways, due in large part to committed teachers that refuse to give up on them. I've seen all teachers, even the most veteran, willingly try and incorporate new methods and strategies. It reminds me that my comfort zone is no place for growth, and inspires me to continue improving my own practices.
It's great to be a Coolidge Crocodile!