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. Pearson
Shout Out to 3rd Grade! They had the largest number of students move from "At Risk".
Imagine Math Leader Board: Wow - Ms. Gorman's first period class has PASSED 1,016 lessons!
Think 30!
Monday May 21: ASEOP Fables with Honors Choir. Please see calendar invites from Ms. Rone on times. All Conference Based Promotion Forms are due in my office by 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday May 22: PLC Meetings - Split classes for next year. Please have your cards filled out PRIOR to the meeting. We will meet in I.C. room because we have more room there. 2nd Grade Field trip to the park. 4:00 special board meeting to announce the new Superintendent of OKCPS.
Wednesday May 23: Honor Choir Sings Off Campus. Please post your grades.
Thursday May 24: Super Kids Day
Friday May 25: OU Children's Choir K - 3rd. Talent Show PK - 6th - See Calendar Invites. Report Cards Printed.
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%.
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. Coyle
Monday May 14th: Health Fair 5th and 6th Grades
Tuesday, May 15th: Instructional Rounds during PLC, Leadership Meeting 7:15 a.m. - Sustainability Plan
Wednesday, Math 16th: Ross Out Counselor Meeting
Thursday, May 17th: 3rd Grade Field Trip. Princpal Meeting Brett, Kona Ice
Friday, May 18th: Gifted Plan Due, Huggins Out
The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon. 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy. Positive Energy - optimism, trust, enthusiasm, love, purpose, joy, passion, and spirt to live, work and perform at a higher level. Negative people - energy vampires. Positive energy is very real. Positive people and positive teams produce positive results, and the essential ingredient is postive energy.
Remember Me?
Lori Sabo
“Hi, Mrs. Sabo. Do you remember me?”
I am usually really good at remembering former students. My eyes scanned the
face of the fifth grader before me as my mind scrambled to link it with the
first-grade version I must have known. “Of course,” I cheerily lied, “but help
me out with your first name.”
“De’oujmun, but everyone calls me De.”
It turns out he had been in my classroom as a first grader, but
only for a week. He attended five schools after that and had just
returned to ours again.
“Wow,” I said. “You have a lot of experience being the new kid.
Tell me, what are some things that teachers and students did to make you feel
welcome?”
He thought for a second and shared that at some schools, the
teachers were friendly and made sure he had everything he needed. Students in
those schools were welcoming, showed him around, and included him at recess.
Others schools didn’t feel as good. He said he felt disrespected by both
teachers and students.
I assured him that we were delighted to have him back in our
halls.
It can be
disconcerting when we get that call from the office announcing that a new
student is coming the next morning or is already on their way down the hall. My
heart rate quickens at the thought. But I’m reminded how important it is to
take a deep breath, put on a genuinely happy face, and model a spirit of
welcome and belonging that students can emulate. The impression we leave on a
student’s first day will likely be indelible, whether they are with us for five
days, 180 days, or somewhere in between. Let’s make their first day a great
one.
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%.
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.
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:
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%.
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.