September 9 - 13

Opportunity Statement:   Coolidge Elementary will continue to provide all students with academic, social, and emotional growth opportunities through great teaching and the utilization of our community resources.  We will maintain high expectations for all students, as well as expand our efforts to cultivate a positive school culture that encourages intellectual and social growth.”

OKCPS Vision:  By providing equitable access to a world-class education, every Oklahoma City Public Schools student will graduate ready to fulfill their unique purpose in a healthy, vibrant community.

OKCPS Mission:  Every day, Oklahoma City Public Schools will ignite a passion for learning in every child, invite families to engage, and inspire respectful and trusting relationships with our diverse community. 

• Monday, September 9 -  3:30 Leadership Meeting in IC Coaches Room - Technology Focus.  Board Meeting 5:30 p.m.  
• Tuesday, September 10 - PLC Meetings - Lesson Plans and IStation, Donuts with Grownups 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. in the library.  Verticle Teams during Faculty Meeting.
• Wednesday, September 11 - STEAM Room visit from downtown, 2:15 p.m. 
• Thursday, September 12 -  Brett out Principal Meeting.  Smart Start 8:30 a.m.  Caring Van Immunizations 9 - 12.  Parent Teacher Conferences till 3:30 - 6:45 p.m.   
• Friday, September 13 -  No School.  Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00 - 12:00.

The Book Fair will continue all week.  With that being said, the library is closed.  If you have library  for specials please put in for Loss of Plan.

Donuts with Grownups and the Book Fair is scheduled for........
Please be aware that your students might be late coming to class if they are in the library with their grownup.
Please be sure you make all visitors feel welcome to Coolidge.

IStation Testing:  The window for IStation testing closes this week.  You should have all your students tested PRIOR to our Parent Teacher Conferences that are Thursday and Friday.  You will need this data to complete your APP forms.  It is the expectation that EVERY child will have an APP regardless of their IStation score.  Every child and parent should be kept informed of their child's academic progress.

The Coolidge Data wall has been started in the IC Coaches room tracking Reading and Math data from IStation.  PreK will be traing ELQA data on their board.  I ran out of energy and magnets but it should be finished next week (the magnets arrive Monday).  If a student name is verticle it means they have NOT finished testing.  It is the expectation that you will correct that when you come to your PLC meeting on Tuesday.  Each month at the beginning of the month when students log into IStation they will take an assessment. During PLC meetings we will be tracking and moving the magnets looking towards student growth.  Each teacher has a different colored magnet.

 As you can see from the 4th-grade data we have a lot of work to do this year to move our students forward.

Benchmark Literacy - Unit 1 Week 2.  It is the expectation that everyone is teaching Benchmark Literacy with fidelity.  When I come into your classrooms I should be seeing students working together reading, reading to self, working on word work, working on IStation and/or Myon, and working in small teacher-led intervention stations.

Unannounced Formal Observations will begin Monday morning.  Remember you have 5 days to collaborate and then the observation will be finalized.  These observations do count in your final evaluation.

Have a great weekend.

Melissa

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