September 6, 2016

Our Mission:  “Educate students for lifelong learning and responsible living.”

Our Vision:  “Provide a learning environment that promotes and develops academic and

social growth.”
                                          

Congratulations to Landon Hatcher, son of our own Valarie Marcin.  Landon was one of the top 3 readers of MyOn this summer.  He will be recognized at the OKCPS Board Meeting on September 19th.  Congratulations Landon!

Thank you hospitality and Coach Barton for feeding the teachers during Parent Teacher Conference night.  Please remember to turn in your Parent Teacher Conference forms.  I turn in our data downtown later this week.  Please be sure to get all APP forms signed by parents.  These completed forms will become part of the "Green" folder.  The first writing sample should also be in the green folder.

Attaining Learning Outcomes = Higher Achievement

• Monday:  No School - Labor Day
• Tuesday:  PLC bring your common assessment data and information on interventions occurring in your classroom.  One hour faculty meeting:  Infinite Campus how to write a referral (Cramer) and Running Records training (Helmick & Skaggs). Kappel P.D.
• Wednesday:  Begin completing running records for every child in your classroom.  Leadership - Library  Harden P.D. a.m. Keys P.D. p.m.
• Thursday:  Fire drill a.m. PTA meeting 6:00 p.m. Dye out. 
• Friday:  Tornado Drill a.m.  Cramer out, Nelson P.D, Kappel out, Hunt P.D., Dye out, Werito out.  

We are the model for the importance of attendance at school. 

A student is considered chronically absent if they miss only two days of school per month (18 days in a year), whether the absences are excused or unexcused. This is true for children as early as elementary school, when they are at a higher risk of falling behind in reading. Even one year of chronic absence can cause a child to fall behind academically and decrease a child’s chances of graduating from high school, which can have long-term consequences on their financial independence, physical well-being and mental health.

The good news? Attending school every day increases a child’s chances of success in school and in life.  http://absencesaddup.org 

Shout out to Mr. Dye and Ms. Russell for circulating the playground during recess and playing with the children.  Children are less likely to make a bad decision when they are well supervised and engaged in activities.  Plus it is a GREAT way to build relationships with your students.  

PBIS

ABL Lab

The ABL lab is up and running.  It is very exciting to see the children engaged and learning in a different environment.  Shout Out to Coach Baker, Coach Barton, and Mrs. Carden for taking some "frequent flyers" in the morning to start their day off right.  It is making a positive impact on the rest of their day.  Take a look at this ABL lab schedule and see if that works for everyone.  The Red ones are the days you don’t have PE so they Stay, but the others I can change.  Please let me know if it conflicts with anything.  Thank you your help and I hope everyone is having success’s in the lab.  I have heard a couple stories and would love to hear and see picture of your students in the lab.  ....Coach Barton

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:00 - 9:20	Metz	Duty	Pearson	Werito	Peake
9:25 - 9:45	Reynolds	Southwell	Davis	Boring	Barnett
9:50 - 10:10	Ivie	O'Shields	Johnson	Scott	Leeson
10:15 - 10:35	Peake	Gill	Opheim	Saxon	Kummell
10:40 - 11:00	Opheim	Hickman	Metz	Burmaster	Christian
11:05 - 11:25	Kappel		Duty	Russell	Navarro
11:30-11:50	Pearson	Burmaster	Christian	Johnson	Reynolds
11:55 - 12:15	Leeson	Davis	Jackson	Keys	Gill
12:15 - 12:35	Keys	Boring	Werito	Reinhardt	Smith
12:40 - 1:00	Harden	BARNETT	Kummell	SOUTH/FERGUSON	Saxon
1:05 - 1:25	Spitzer	Jackson	McNeil	Dye	Harris
1:30 - 1:50	O'Shields	Harden	Russell	Navarro	Kappel
1:50 - 2:10	Goodall	Scott	Ivie	Kelsey	Hobza
2:15 - 2:35	Reinhardt	McNeill	Dye	Harris	Spitzer
2:40- 3:00	Smith	Goodall	Kelsey	Hobza	Hickman

How to Run Literacy Centers

Online Math

Unfortunately we don't have Think Thru Math yet for this school year.  On the bright side, Ms. Opheim has introduced me to Prodigy, https://www.prodigygame.com/.  With this you can set up a free teacher account, create your class, set up a calendar with lessons/activities that support your learning objectives.  Better yet - it is for students in first - eighth grade.  It is quick and easy to set up and use.  

www.problem-attic.com.  You can create a free account and create common assessments or activities for your math class here.

www.mathplayground.com  Online math games that are divided up by grade level.

                          MyOn Data

Books Opened:  2,526
Books Finished:  1,666

Coolidge has spent 284 hours and 18 minutes reading on MyOn.  Fourth grade continues to lead the school with number of minutes of MyOn with 131 hours and 33 minutes.

1,666 books have been finished reading so far this year.  Fourth grade has finished the most books with 721 followed by second grade with 406 and third grade with 311 books.  

Quizzes:  NONE TAKEN  Teachers, when checking comprehension those quizzes are a great tool.  Please take advantage of them.

Notation:  Fourth grade has made 1,844 notations.  Second grade has made 884 notations.

I have created a contest on MyOn - the challenge for every child to spend at least 30 minutes a day reading on MyOn and successfully completing the quizzes for books completed during the month of September.

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%

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Melissa Brett | Principal

Coolidge Elementary School | Oklahoma City Public Schools

5212 S. Villa, Oklahoma City, OK 73119

(405) 587-2800

(405) 208-1581 (cell)