November 7, 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

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• Monday:  Regular Day.  Brett and Cramer will be in and out of classrooms from here till the winter holiday break.  
• Tuesday:  PLC's Be sure you bring your laptops to discuss Mastery Connect Data.  GO VOTE.  NO FACULTY MEETING.  
• Wednesday:  Pat will be here.  We will be conducting classroom walk-thrus. Pot luck on Wednesday.  
• Thursday:  After School Tutoring, 3:30 - 4:30.  If you have signed up to tutor and can't make it - please be sure to get a replacement.  Ms. Sanders was awesome and filled in for us Thursday.  
• Friday:  Veterans Day.  Be sure you email Brett and Cramer your Veterans Day lesson plans (this is a state requirement).  Baker and Barton out Friday for Professional Development.  Veterans Day Assembly:
     1:00 – 1:30  PreK – 2nd  
     2:00 – 2:30 3^rd – 6^th  

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.

12 Powerful Words.  Every child in 3rd - 6th grade should know the 12 Powerful Words and what they mean.  Can your class create a video to share on the 12 Powerful words.  Here are some examples:

      At the end of each week those teachers who have gone to the ABL lab twice that week will have their name put into a hat.  Every 2 weeks a name will be pulled out of the hat. If your name is pulled then your class will receive an extra PE/recess time the following week (which means an extra plan time for you!!!)  After the 9 weeks those teachers who have visited the Action Based Learning Lab twice a week will be eligible for a gift card.  This starts November 1.

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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OKCPS Math Standards

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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)