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: Joseph Bruchac
Word of the Month: Strong Rise N Shine: Ms. Opheim
Word of the Month: Strong Rise N Shine: Ms. Opheim
The first
priority in the classroom, even over learning, should be the teacher student
relationship. This relationship far outweighs any other technique created by
educators to further a student’s academic achievement.
—Heather T. Forbes, Help
for Billy
I hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving Break and is returning ready to finish the semester strong. Fountas and Pinnell testing for all students should be underway. District common assessments for Math and Social Studies or Science are scheduled for the next couple of weeks. These assessments will be pushed to your Mastery Connect accounts. Your Fountas and Pinnell data should be uploaded into Infinite Campus and the data cards/wall should be updated. PreK ELQA should be continuing.
I hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving Break and is returning ready to finish the semester strong. Fountas and Pinnell testing for all students should be underway. District common assessments for Math and Social Studies or Science are scheduled for the next couple of weeks. These assessments will be pushed to your Mastery Connect accounts. Your Fountas and Pinnell data should be uploaded into Infinite Campus and the data cards/wall should be updated. PreK ELQA should be continuing.
Calendar At A Glance
- Monday Nov 27th - Grade Book Check, Lesson Plan Check. Observations continue.
- Tuesday Nov 28th - PLC meetings. Benchmark Review on Mastery Connect for Unit 3 Benchmarks. We will also discuss math assessments and science assessments. Think Thru Math Meeting 9:45 with 4th grade, 5th Gorman, 6th Hickman during PLC time. See email for who will be covering your class. Faculty Meeting 3:30 Library
- Wednesday Nov 29th - Regular Day. Fall Sports Party after school for Football and Volleyball.
- Thursday - Regular Day. Kona Ice. Leadership meeting in the library after school.
- Friday Dec 1st - Regular Day. Formal Observations should be complete, post conferences may still be occurring. Informal Walk-Thurs resume.
- Saturday Dec 2nd - Botball Tournament at the State Fairgrounds.
F & P Testing.... Students have made incredible Fountas and Pinnell growth
–and we want to celebrate this achievement with them. On Friday, December
8th during their Special’s Time students who have leveled up at
least 1 letter level will be invited to a special event celebration in the
gym. Students not attending will be in specials TBA. F & P
testing must be completed by Wednesday, December 6th and entered
into Infinite Campus. Teachers will submit their students attending to
Brett and Huggins. Student data cards and the F & P wall in the conference room will also need to be updated.
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By Carol Moehrle
We often hear, “Look up, look to the horizon, look out.” Seldom do we hear, “Look in.”
Looking out gives us a perspective toward the distance and what lies beyond our reach. Looking out implies looking toward the future. It gives us the dream of a new beginning and what is not yet seen.
Looking in is a critical exercise in understanding yourself as you interpret the happenings around you. If you want to enjoy and experience the future to its fullest, you must know what you possess on the inside.
Looking in requires us to hold still and focus on the present, the now—the feelings, the energy, the emotions that influence everything we view as we look out.
When we calm ourselves enough to look within, we find the space to create new beginnings and the strength to move forward.
Don't forget to look in.
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Faculty and Staff Winter Holiday Celebration at Brett’s
House.
Friday, December 8th 6:00 p.m. Please come and bring a snack to share. If you want an adult drink you will need to
bring that too. Limited Space – no children. Please RSVP to Brett
- Everyday a child reads something they choose to read.
- Every child reads accurately
- Every child reads something they understand.r
- 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)
The best way I have found to build student relationships is just through conversations. Most importantly let them talk! You will learn so much!
ReplyDeleteI try to review things throughout the year reminding them we have talked about them before. I feel like they retain more by the reteaching and review. I also like to giver review tests for skills especially in math.
ReplyDeleteI always have a good relationship with my students. Have a good relationship with your students make them free of fear and confident with the teacher. As a teacher we need to review what we taught last week before begin a new content or lesson. We need to be sure that students are clear and understand everything we taught. In that review is when you find out if the student really learned what you taught and see that all the student who are engage like to answer all questions.
ReplyDeleteBuilding relationships is the main part of my job. It's important to gain trust from students that have good reasons not to trust the adults in their lives. I like to find things I have in common with my students so they know we're alike in a lot of ways.
ReplyDeleteI build great relationships with my students by having their own special welcome in the morning (hug, fist bump, high five, or special handshake) and by being completely honest with them. Our classroom functions as a team, and together as a team we will all achieve greatness in 3rd grade this year. My students know that I will listen to everyone and value their ideas. They are not afraid to take chances because they see me try things and fail, but then get back up and try again. We spend a great amount of time filling each others' buckets!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kristina that great relationships with our students start by being completely honest with them. When they are genuinely respected and valued as individuals, they know it and respond by opening up to the possibility of learning.
ReplyDeleteI have found that giving directions in both verbal and visual formats help students to boost their memory. = )
ReplyDeleteStudents forget more than half of what they learn within an hour. With this in mind, it is helpful to revisit key concepts frequently throughout the day. Peer explanations are also helpful for students understanding. I encourage students to explain their thinking and understanding of concepts because I can see helpful it is for their peers. I am going to make more effort to ask students to restate critical content from the previous lesson during our transitions throughout the day.
ReplyDeleteThis year, especially, my class is learning how to "look in", which helps them learn to self-regulate. So many children and adults (sped and gen ed) look to blame people and circumstances for the consequences in their lives. We have several discussions about taking responsibility, owning our choices, thinking about the effect on others AND ourselves, etc. every single day! I'm really proud that a few of my students are starting to "get" it and can now be heard encouraging peers to do the same process of introspection. I admit I get tired of repeating the same steps/process over and over and can get frustrated about losing academic instructional time...but I've always been a vocal supporter of Life Skills and know this skill will prove to be at least as important as the academics they are learning!
ReplyDeleteTo build relationships I find that having private conversations works best. That can mean 5 minutes at the beginning of school, or looking through their journal and asking them about something they wrote/drew, they love sharing personal things with their teacher, we do not always give them the opportunity to do this. As far as boosting their memory, with the little ones I think repetition plays a big role. When they see, read or hear something (like a sight word) repeated in different ways it tends to stand out as something important.
ReplyDeleteI find it important not just to have relationships on an individual basis, but for the class to have a relationship as an entirety. We know each other’s stories, worries, triumphs. The feeling of community provides a feeling of safety and trust. I can announce that so and so passed Level 2 in Lexia and the whole class will spontaneously stop working and celebrate.
ReplyDeleteBuilding relationships are the key building block in building a successful classroom. I get the benefit of working with my students for several years, so it is key that I have that positive relationship with each one to help them be successful in school.
ReplyDeleteI have built relationships with students by sharing my own experiences with them. Each morning I ask how their evening was, giving them high fives as they enter. I also do a quick write almost every morning, allowing students to express themselves and share any thoughts they may have in several sentences. I feel this gives them the freedom to write about anything they feel like in a short amount of time and can start them off to a good day in class.
ReplyDeleteThe best way to help students boost their memory is to link the new content to their existing knowledge and experience. The result is amazing because students love showing or talking about what they already know or have experienced.
ReplyDeleteI have been very successful in building a positive rapport with my students by setting expectations, talking with them on their level, and respecting them. Students don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
ReplyDeleteI get the opportunity to see and work with almost all the students in the school. I try to make it a point to know everyone's first names. I have conversations with so many individual students throughout the day, and I have certain students that I "check on" throughout the week.
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