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Friday, November 11, 2016

November 14, 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.”

Attaining Learning Outcomes = Higher Achievement


  • Monday:  Briggs Out
  • Tuesday:  Briggs Out.  PLC Meeting:  Mastery Connect Trackers and Student Achievement.  Be prepared to share your data.  Faculty Meeting.  United Way will be at the meeting.  Progress grades must be posted by 3:30 p.m.
  •  Wednesday:  Progress Reports Printed.  We really have Pot Luck this week.  Thanks Ashleigh for catching that....
  • Thursday:  Brett Out Principal Meeting, Smart Start 8:30 a.m.  Progress Reports go out in Thursday Folders.
  • Friday:  Cramer Out

Student Engagement - Authentic Learning - Active Learning
Shout out to Ms. Scott and her class in the ABL lab.  They worked on their letters and sounds while working in the ABL Lab.  Outstanding example Ms. Scott.




  • Progress Grades must be posted by 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15th on Infinite Campus.  We will be printing progress reports tomorrow (Wednesday) and they will go home in Thursday folders.  If you need assistance posting progress grades please see Mrs. Ferguson (PreK), Ms. Peake (Sp.Ed.) or Coach Barton (P.E.).
Shout Out:  6th Grade Science - Measurement of Impact Craters:
Hands on activities - student engagement - authentic learning.
Student rending of the lab during science class. 

Take 2:  Increasing the distance


Measuring the impact crater
Review of lesson.


  • Time to begin the F & P November assessments.  Please be sure you update your Running Records Tracker on the Google Drive.  You will notice I have added additional information (2nd - 6th grade) concerning 1st quarter grades and color coding student F & P levels.  Wonderings.....If you are red in F & P and Star..... does your 1st quarter grade reflect that?  We will be having this conversation as we use data to drive instruction.  If you are struggling with F&P we have two excellent Instructional Coaches - Ashleigh and Carrie that can assist you.  Do not hesitate to reach out.  

Second quarter assessments will quickly be upon us (December 1st)!  The elementary assessment will cover the following:

  • Science (grades 4 and 5)
  • Math (grades 1-6)
  • Writing Sample (grades K-6)*  I will provide information on the writing sample as soon as I receive it.
The science and math performance assessments will be delivered and scored using Mastery Connect, the new OKCPS digital assessment platform!  If you are struggling with Mastery Connect, please see Kim Hunt (our Mastery Connect building expert).


PBIS
Ø Please complete the following survey link by December 15.

















In the comment section list 3 things you have observed in the Action Based Learning Lab.

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
          1st Grade
          2nd Grade
          3rd Grade
          4th Grade
          5th Grade
          6th Grade
OKCPS Math Standards
          Pre-K
          Kindergarten
          1st Grade
          2nd Grade
          3rd Grade
          4th Grade
          5th Grade
Melissa Brett | Principal
Coolidge Elementary School | Oklahoma City Public Schools
5212 S. Villa, Oklahoma City, OK 73119
(405) 587-2800
(405) 208-1581 (cell)

14 comments:

  1. Students working together, better grasp of knowledge, students who are hard to engage being fully engaged

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  2. Students who need a break, get the chance to be successful. Students working in pairs. Students following directions!

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  3. Students pairing learning with physical activity, students cooperating for a common learning goal, and students turning negative energy into positive energy.

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  4. Students to follow multi step directions, work with others successfully, and be more engaged.

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  5. Students encouraging each other, students helping each other sound out words, Students excited to learn in a different environment.

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  6. Students working together, students helping each other come up with examples of figurative language, and students being fully engaged.

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  7. Students making a lesson more interesting by incorporating physical activity; working with a partner to achieve the same goal; stimulation for some students to be more motivated to learn a certain topic

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  8. Students practicing and recognizing what comes next. Ability to individualize learning to small student groups. All students independently engaged in activities.

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  9. Students helping each other practice a skill (math facts, sight words, spelling words, etc.), students taking a break to reset their thinking caps, students engaged in a partner activity.

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  10. We focus on spelling words and skip counting. Every student's spelling scores have improved. Skip counting with money has increased in accuracy. Some students have improved agility and participation at recess and in PE.

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  11. 1. Reading to each others.
    2. Practicing math facts.
    3. Working on where the letters are on a key board.
    4. Smiling while practicing subject matter.

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  12. 1. Peer -to- Peer
    2. Students are engaged with learning, while completing physical exercise.
    3. Learning multiplication facts.

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  13. Students taking turns,using their gross motor skills and enjoying learning.

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  14. 1. turn taking
    2. following multistep directions
    3. kinesthetic learning

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