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: J.K. Rowling
Word of the Month: Resilient Rise N Shine: Ms. Wendling
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week!
- Monday, May 7th - Tornado Drill.
- Tuesday, May 8th, - Fire Drill (weather permitting)
- Wednesday, May 9th, - SpEd Field Trip
- Thursday, May 10th, - 4th Grade Field Trip - Science Museum
- Friday, May 11th - Brett out P.M.
Ms. Martinez and Ms. Tucker and others have been working very hard to line up an awesome week (plus a few days) of meals and treats for the wonderful faculty and staff at Coolidge.
- Monday - PTA Luncheon - Texas Roadhouse, Rolls, Salad
- Tuesday - Dunkin Donuts
- Wednesday - Maybe pizza from Hospitality (my notes were not clear)
- Thursday - I Hop Brunch
- Friday - Maybe Canes?
- Tuesday the 15th - Rib Crib
Those with conference based promotions need to
be getting those scheduled. I placed conference based promotion sheets in
your boxes (4th grade) for anyone who was not at an O in December. If
they test an O in May please indicate it on the form and return it with the
others.. Please be sure you have tested and have a current F & P score.
3rd Grade - we have discussed your students. Please begin scheduling those meetings now. Please be sure you have tested and have a current F & P score.
Time
Flies
Allison
Behne
Looking
through my Facebook feed the other night, I noticed a common theme running
through my friends’ posts. Pictures of birthdays, school dances, ball games,
holidays, vacations, and more filled my screen, many accompanied by “Where did
the time go?” “Time flies!” or “Stop the clock!”
Looking at how kids had
grown or families had changed, I reflected on my own life and how true that
sentiment is. Time does go fast! When I tell people how long I have been
teaching, I now say, “More than 20 years.” How is that possible? I am hearing
remakes of songs that were popular when I was a teen, I’m already writing 2018
on my checks, and I just scheduled my daughter’s senior pictures. Like it or
not, there is no way to stop the clock.
Educators
know the fast-paced hand on the clock all too well, too. We recognize it when
parent-teacher conferences creep up on us, report cards are due, or state
assessment time rolls around. Before we know it, the last weeks and days of
school planning are here and we are thinking, Where did the time go?
Each year there’s a lot we want to accomplish but never have enough time for. It
is the same story year in and year out, and although we can’t change the length
of a day or a year, we can change the way we think about it and alter our
instruction to save time and increase productivity.
Here are a few time-saving ideas:
Here are a few time-saving ideas:
- Teach brief focus lessons, with a goal of not teaching too much in one sitting. Our lessons are quick and purposeful, and we use our most important words during instruction.
- Communicate clear expectations from day one, and have students practice the 10 Steps to Teaching and Learning Independence until they become part of their muscle memory. This eliminates the guesswork so children don’t waste time figuring out what is expected of them.
- Collaborate with colleagues at school and even online. Teaching is a collaborative profession. When we share, we gain perspective and often arrive at instructional ideas and solutions to challenges much faster than we do when we work alone.
- Teach until your students leave your room on the last day. The end of a school year often brings added assemblies, special events, and altered schedules. They are important, but they shouldn’t eclipse what is most important.
May
is here, and for many of us, that signals a reduced amount of time with our
current group of students. Now is the time that we look at our class and think,
Where did the time go? Let’s make the most of it by being purposeful,
clear, collaborative, and productive. The good news is that even though time
flies . . . we are the pilots and we’ve got work to do.
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)
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