Our Mission: “Educate students for lifelong learning and responsible living.”
Our Vision: “Provide a learning environment that promotes and develops academic and
social growth.”
Author of the Month: Roald Dahl.
Word of the Month: Intelligent Rise N Shine: Ms. Kappel
Building Problem of Practice: Helping Students Practice Skills, Strategies, and Processes
Focus Statement: When the content involves a skill, strategy, or process, the teacher engages students in practice activities that help them develop fluency and alternative ways of executing procedures.
Desired Effect: Evidence (formative data) demonstrates students develop automaticity with skills, strategies, or processes.
Board Meeting Monday the 25th - 5:30 p.m. Northeast Academy. Address: 3100 N Kelley Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
- Monday 25th First day of 2nd Nine Weeks. Board Meeting 5:30 p.m.
- Tuesday 26th First Benchmark common assessment. Copies of the assessment were placed in your boxes. Be sure to score them and have them on Mastery Connect. We will discuss during PLC meetings. Directions for Administering Test Mandatory Faculty Meeting JA in a Day.
- Wednesday 27th: Benchmark Literacy - Begin Unit 2 PBIS in Library after School. I-Observation Response DUE in I-Observation, Collaborate, Discussions. Huggins Out P.M. Burmaster Out - Mandt Training
- Thursday 28th - Burmaster Out - Mandt Training
- Friday 29th: 1st Nine Weeks Awards in Gym during Plan Time. Read OKC Assembly after Rise N Shine. Informal Observations Due Burmaster Out - Mandt Training
- Saturday 30th: Coolidge Early Birds. Building will be open. Moving 2nd Grade Classrooms and a 6th Grade Classroom.
Please log into I-Observation. Click Collaborate, Discussions. Answer the Question created: What is the Instructional Framework for Coolidge Elementary. To write a response click Create New Post. All CERTIFIED staff should have answered this question by Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.
Please be sure you have acknowledged your first Informal Observation.
SPORTS: Football: 11:00 a.m. Capitol Hill High School Coolidge vs Prairie Queen. Volleyball 9:45 a.m. U.S. Grant High School Coolidge vs WestwoodWe will be making changes to our staff due to the district mandated transfers. Please be kind to each other as we work through this process.
Pumpkin Book Characters
Yes Yes Yes
It is that time again!
Time for the Pumpkin Book Characters to invade the library!
Please consider participating—
Some teachers choose to make one on their own, some make one in their class with their students…. But we would love for you to take part in the fall library activity.
Notes will be going home this week with students with more information for the families. If you have questions please let me know!!! Christa Nelson
So why do teachers have to change what and how they are teaching?
At the principal meeting on Thursday information was given about the upcoming scores that are about to be released from the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Their words, "It will be devastating". Fact: 39% of Oklahoma students that attend college must take remediation courses.
Scores from other states that have changed assessments and scores:
4th Reading 70% Pass rate to 32% Pass Rate.
4th Math 72% Pass rate to 37% Pass Rate.
We did not have a 70% pass rate to start with. Fewer of our children are going to be identified as meeting expectations or exceeding expectations when scores come out in November.
We have to change how we are teaching and our expectations. Implementing Benchmark Literacy is not an option and the majority of this building has done a good job utilizing this resource. The leveled library books are being checked out, small group instruction is occurring, and students are being identified that need interventions.
At PLC's on Tuesday we will begin looking into our data on the District Common Assessments and taking the Unit 1 benchmark test. I realize this is going to be a big stretch for our students. It changes what we expect them to be able to do, and how we are expected to teach. A worksheet circling the main idea is not going to be enough. Students must be able to identify the main idea, back up their statement with facts from the reading, and be able to restate the main idea in their own words. In math they have to be able to solve a problem, but they have to be able to tell you why they used the method they did to solve the problem. Higher level thinking skills are not just encouraged - they are EXPECTED!
We must be giving students work that is graded on a rubric - not just a multiple choice answer. Students must be familiar working with rubrics so that they know how to answer the questions being asked of them. Working together we can help our children meet these need challenges.
Benchmark Literacy Unit 2.
K - 3rd - Visualize and Analyze Character
About the Strategy
- A character is a person, an animal, or a thing in a work for literature.
- Examining a character’s actions, feelings, thoughts, and words—and what others say and think about him or her—allows readers to make inferences about the character.
- Understanding characters in a story helps readers better understand the story.
3rd Grade Home/School Connection: Make an Analyze Character Chart:
Think of two traits and two feelings of one of your friends. Think of details, or examples, that show each trait and feeling. Record your traits, feelings, and examples on an Analyze Character chart. You can ask a family member to hep you. Sign your name and your family member's name to your chart. Bring your chart to class to share.
About the Strategy
- The order in which events happen is called a sequence of events.
- Signal language, such as first, next, then, after, and finally, can help readers recognize and understand sequence.
- Recognizing sequence helps readers follow directions, learn steps in a new process, or understand how events unfold over time.
5th Grade: Think Aloud and Use the Metacognitive Strategy:
Determine Text Importance
Determine Text Importance
Display Poster 1.
Draw students' attention to the microscopes. (Whiteboard users can use the highlighter tool.)
Explain: When I look at the picture, the first thing I need to do is figure out what it is showing me. One way I can help myself is to think about what the important information is. One way I can do that is by paying attention to specific details, such as the arrangement of the illustrations. Figuring out what information is important makes things clearer in my mind. Let me show you how I do it.
Think aloud: I see that there is a time line on the poster. The time line has dates on it. I see pictures and captions along the time line. The first microscope was invented in 1670. The next dates are the late 1800s. The last date given is 1981. Following the dates on the time line helps me identify the sequence, or order, in which the microscopes were developed.
Write what you have determined is important information on chart paper. Ask students to share other information about the poster that they think is important. Add their ideas to your list.
Post the ideas on the wall as a Determining Text Importance anchor chart, or invite students to write them in their reading journals or notebooks to use in the future.
The Thunder Reading Challenge is an opportunity for every
Kindergarten through 3rd grade class to track their time reading
each month and compete with classmates for a special Thunder prize. In
addition, Devon Thunder Explorers challenges 4th through 6th
grade students in various monthly classroom activities using STEM concepts.
We believe these two programs are an impactful supplement to
the teachers’ outstanding work that they are already doing in the classroom.
It’s a great opportunity for your Kindergarten through 3rd grade and
4th grade through 6th grade teachers to encourage
intellectual and personal growth. The following lists your school’s registered
classes. We hope you will encourage the rest of the teachers at your school to
sign up. Registration for the Thunder Reading Challenge is open through
September 30th and will kick off on November 1st. The
Devon Thunder Explorers program will begin on October 1st so it is
essential that we have your teachers register as soon as possible to ensure
they are included.
Please respond to the question in I-Observation. All responses are expected to be posted by Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. To respond you will need to go to I-Observation, Collaborate, and Discussions. It is the expectations that all discussions will be responded to within 48 hours.
Have you signed up for Read to Achieve? If you are a 4th to 6th Grade Teacher have you signed up for the Devon Thunder Explorers? Each month 4 teachers are selected to win a $500 prize to support their classrooms.
Please indicate in comment section if you have signed up your class for either program as well as how many intervention groups you have worked with using the Lexia resources to help students with remediation.
777 students have read 100,000 pages and 6,440 books.
6th Grade has read 20,453 pages and 1,184 books.
5th Grade has read 6,657 pages and 450 books.
4th Grade has read 41,094 pages and 2,503 books.
3rd Grade has read 18,478 pages and 1,359 books.
2nd Grade has read 11,278 pages and 810 books.
1st Grade has read 1,003 pages and 52 books.
Kinder has read 1,284 pages and 82 books.
641 skills have been completed by 126 of our Lexia students, an average of 5 skills per student. 233 Certificates have been earned this school year by Coolidge students.
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 2017- 2018
- All Students WILL achieve academically.
- Reading: Increase reading proficiency by at least one grade level, and know their current F & P 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)
I was not able to sign up for either one, pre-K doesn’t qualify.
ReplyDeleteWould it be possible for early birds to not use 2nd grade rooms so that we can get rooms switched around? I understand if not, but wanted to ask.:)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately Pre-K does not qualify for either one, so I was not able to sign up.
ReplyDeleteI have signed up my class for the K-3rd reading initiative, knowing they are not eligible for prizes. However, I think anything that helps them get or stay excited about reading is important!
ReplyDeleteLexia - I have used our "Read with Teacher" time this week to sit with students as they work on Lexia to better explain the skill they are stuck on, the phonics rules (and exceptions) involved, and encourage them to keep trying.
I have signed up for the Thunder reading program. My students have been using Lexia as one of their centers. I have the others read with me. Mrs. Barnes and I work with students on the remediation they need that shows up on Lexia.
ReplyDeleteI have signed up for the Thunder reading program. I use Lexia in my room in the morning and as a center daily and when we go to computer lab. I use the Lexia lessons in the morning and pull groups that are struggling in specific areas.
ReplyDeleteI have signed up for the Thunder Initiative already and I use Lexia as a literacy center, it is also available as a free choice center. We use it for the Computer Lab as well to get everyone a chance each week to get on there for a bit. I have not started small groups but the goal is to start that fairly soon.
ReplyDeleteI have signed up for the Thunder reading program. We are going to be using some of the skill builders from Lexia this week to review skills we have already learned.
ReplyDeleteI have signed up for the Thunder reading program and my students get on Lexia during centers and computers time.
ReplyDeleteI am utilizing Lexia for 20 minutes on Wednesday with each of my 3 classes.
ReplyDeleteI have signed up my class for the Thunder Reading. Students use Lexia 3 times a week in centers (total of 60 minutes) and we use one computer lab time for Lexia (30 more minutes). Mrs. Barnes has pulled the students whom needed help on Lexia and used the instructional lessons with them.
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