The Cornelius Chronicle
October 2, 2015
Monday - Wear your uniform!
Start Date for Important Event
Oct. 12th - Intervention groups / push-in support for literacy - starting a week later due trying to figure out the intervention groups.
G & G Feedback
Start with the environment--Below see the checklist of what we need to have in each classroom ASAP! Definitely before G &G come back in April. Let me know if you need any support in developing your environment.
DL Classroom Environment - all classrooms - no matter the language of instruction:
- Items in classroom labeled in both languages - PK-5
- Plenty of items clearly labeled in both languages - large print & color coded
- Plenty of items labeled at or above grade level
- Some items labeled at student eye level
- Word walls posted in both languages
- Word walls are color-coded & clearly posted (large print)
- Word walls are robust with high frequency & student-generated words (60-90 words each)
- Word walls are accessible to students & interactive
- Student-generated alphabets posted in both languages (PK-5)
- SG alphabets equally posted in both languages
- SG alphabets are clearly posted (large print) or at student eye level
- SG alphabets’ vocabulary at or above grade level
Math Feedback
Below you will see a whole school snapshot of what I saw during my math walkthroughs this week. I loved seeing objectives and vocabulary that matched instruction posted & reviewed in almost every classroom. I would love to see a math focus wall in each classroom by the next time I do math walkthroughs in a couple of weeks. Just like G & G suggests, we need to work on environment first! We want resources posted for students to use during math to access information. Student-generated resources are the best because students pay more attention to what they created! Save your money - don’t shop at Learning Palace--put your students to work, especially at the upper grades!
Math Walkthroughs Feedback
Strategy
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Definition
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Number of classrooms observed
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Teacher reviews & posts Clear Objectives (including vocab)
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Identify and post goals that clearly define what students will understand better at the end of the lesson than they do at the start. Key vocabulary is posted to and referred to throughout the lesson.
Examples seen this week:
Objective posted: Today I will read a balance scale and review ML and L.
 
Vocabulary posted: numbers, measurement vocab terms (gram, mass, kilogram, etc.
Love the math focus walls observed:
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Objectives posted that matched instruction:
7/9
Vocabulary posted that matched instruction:
8/9
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Teacher models thinking aloud and solving problems
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I do/We do/You do strategy:
Examples seen this week:
I do: Teacher models problem solving.
We do:
Students get to practice chorally responding to problem solving and try the problem on their own. Student game: around the world with weight vocab flashcards.
Students get to practice matching numbers with the correct number of dots for 1:1 correspondence.
Students get to practice matching animals that look similar (Engage NY lesson)
Students get to practice making number bonds on their EngageNY worksheet.
Students get to practice making pairs to add up to ten. Students chorally chant the pairs: “0 y 10 hacen 10.” “1 y 9 hacen 10.”
Students get to practice making 10s frames.
You do:
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Teacher modeled thinking aloud: 9/9
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Teacher Presses for Justification
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Press students to explain why, rather than how.
Examples seen this week:
“Please tell your partner why 380 is not correct”
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Teacher pressed for justification: 2/9
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Teacher Promotes Rich and Engaging Discourse about Mathematics
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Provide opportunities for all students to engage in content-rich conversation, using mathematical vocabulary.
Examples seen this week:
Turn and talk to a partner about how to help the 10 … (in the story problem)
Turn and tell your partner ….
Teacher assigned math partners and they work on the problems together - they are trying to find a mistake in a problem.
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Teacher promoted rich & engaging discourse: 5/9
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Teacher demonstrates Use of Public Records
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Public records provide students with valuable resources as they are developing new skills, vocabulary, and processes. In addition, they provide access for struggling learners.
Examples seen this week:
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Student-generated math resources are posted: 4/9
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Teacher promotes Journal Writes and/or use of Math Journal
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Examples seen this week:
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Use of journals:
1/9
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Teacher demonstrates Use of Exit Tasks to inform instruction
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Examples seen this week:
Today’s exit task:
I wasn’t here for the end of the lessons, so none were observed..
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Use of exit task: 0/9
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Concrete to Representational to Abstract
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Examples seen this week:
Representational – students were looking at picture representations of weight vocab words on the flashcards and their Digging books.
Concrete/Representational – students were matching numerals to number of dots for 1:1 correspondence and also seeing how to match them with tiles.
Representational – students were matching animals to similar animals.
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Concrete-Reprsentational-Abstract:7/9
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Speaking of math, Shannon McCaw is coming Oct. 13th!
We will have our first Shannon McCaw visit on Oct. 13th. She will be providing a model lesson with time to discuss the lesson before and after the lesson with each grade level team. Each classroom teacher will have a half-day sub to participate. Subs have already been arranged. See schedule for the day below.
SMC Schedule - Oct. 13th
Primary K-2 with Laura Neslon
What’s happening?
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Intermediate 3-4 with Shannon McCaw
What’s happening?
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Kinder
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4th Grade
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9:00-10:00 Pre-brief with Kinder teachers in TRC
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9:00-10:00 Pre-brief with 4th grade teachers in library
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10:00-11:00 Model math lesson in Dora’s classroom
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10:00-11:00 Model math lesson in Linda’s classroom *requires a change to master schedule (flip lit and math time)
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11:00-12:00 Debrief math lesson in TRC
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11:00-12:00 Debrief math lesson in library
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12:00-12:30 Lunch for Laura/subs
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3rd Grade
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1st & 2nd Grade
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12:00 - 12:45 Working Lunch with 3rd grade teachers - lunch provided - pre-brief in library
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12:30-1:15 Pre-brief with 1st/2nd grade teachers in TRC
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12:45-1:45 Model math lesson in Kathy’s 3rd grade classroom
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1:15-2:15 Model math lesson in Merry’s 2nd grade classroom
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1:45-2:45 Debrief math lesson in library
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2:15-3:15 Debrief math lesson in TRC
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100% Meeting - Oct. 8th!
We will have completed our 20% meetings (Cougar Team meetings) after 4th grade’s meeting on Monday. We will have our 100% meeting on Thursday. We will have 2 roving subs to cover each grade level team’s classrooms and subs for our lit specialists to participate. Classroom teachers just need to write sub plans for the 1 ½ hours the sub is covering their class--please get your sub plans to Irene by Wednesday.
100% Meeting Schedule: Oct. 8th
8:00 - 9:30
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4th Grade Team (Start with English, so Linda can leave at 9 am to teach)
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9:30-11:00
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1st Grade Team
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11:00-12:30
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Kinder Team (working lunch - lunch provided)
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12:30-1:00
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Lunch for subs
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1:00 - 2:30
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3rd Grade Team
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2:30-4:00
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2nd Grade Team
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Fall Assessment Schedule--The only fall assessment you should have left is to administer your fall writing prompt! Yay!
September & October--due by 10/30
K-3rd Narrative Writing Work Sample
K Narrative:
Tell a story about something fun that you have done with your family.
1st Narrative:
Tell a story about something fun that you have done with a friend.
2nd Narrative:
Tell a story about something fun that you did during the summer.
3rd Narrative:
Tell a story about a time that you felt proud about something that you did.
4th Persuasive Writing Work Sample
In some countries, students are responsible for basic cleaning of their school buildings. Fifteen minutes is set aside each day for all students to sweep, dust, and clean classrooms. Do you believe your school should make students responsible for daily cleaning? Why or why not? Support your position with reasons and examples.
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Classroom teachers will give this writing task and score it by the end of October. Prompts are suggestions. Your grade level team must agree on the prompt that you give...stick with the assigned mode--K-3 is Narrative and 4th grade is persuasive.
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PD Day - Oct. 16th (Work Day for all certified & classified)
Oct. 16th
PK-2
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3-4
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5
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6-12
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Specialist
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IAs
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8:00-11:30
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GG
(CO, ES)
@ES
ECRI (JG, FH) – K-2 Only
@JG Library
CORE
@Grove Room
DI & HC
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GG
(CO, ES)
@ES
Tech Menu of Options
(JG, FH, DI, HC, IAs @HC)
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Grading
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SMC
@TM-East
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Music
@ NAMS Band Room
PE
Building Time
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Tech Menu of Options
(IAs @HC)
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12:30-2:15
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Tech Menu of Options
(All PK-2 Teachers
and all IAs)
@HC
CORE
@Grove Room
PK-6 Title I/ELL Specialist
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SMC
@TM-East Library
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SMC
@TM-East Library
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Grading
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Music
Building Time
PE
@HC Conference Room
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Building Time
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2:30-4:00
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SMC
@ TM-East
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CORE
@Grove Room
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CORE
@Grove Room
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School Fundraiser
Order forms are due Oct 13th. Estimated delivery date is Nov. 19th. We will do the Game Truck Party sometime in December for students who sell 18+ items. All checks need to be made payable to: Cornelius Elementary. Please encourage your students to participate. We will use these funds to support PBIS, assemblies, field trips, etc.!
Reminders:
- Don’t forget to send your runners to the office for messages at 3:00 pm
- Emergency Sub Plans - write those and get them into Irene!
- Promote fundraiser in your classroom!
- Promote ice cream Friday in your classroom!
- Promote Family Literacy & Math Night in your classroom (Oct. 6th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm)....pass out flyers to students today!
- Scholastic Book Fair - Nov 30 - Dec 3
- 100% meeting on Oct. 8th - roving subs for classroom teachers
- Shannon McCaw Model Math Lessons - Oct. 13th - ½-day subs for classroom teachers
Bus Duty: 1st & 3rd grade teachers, and the “regulars”!
Calendar:
10/5 8:00 am Cougar Team Meeting - 4th Grade (TRC)
10/5 3rd and 4th grade student leadership apps due!
10/6 8:00 am Referral Team Meeting
10/6 3:30-4:30 pm MyOn Training (classroom teachers - paid for extra 30 min)
10/6 5:30-7:00 pm Family Literacy & Math Night
10/7 8:00 am CIT - Data Teams Pre-Assessment Data Review (in the TRC/library)
10/7 8:00 - 12:00 Specialists Intervention Meeting (TRC/Library)
10/7 1:00-3:00 pm Elementary Principals Meeting (Angella)
10/7 5:30-6:30 pm BSC (Rosa, Manuel, Cheryl H, Janelly, Angella & 3 parents)
10/7 6:30-7:30 pm Parents in Action Meeting (library)
10/8 8:00-4:00 100% Meeting (classroom teachers and lit specialists)
10/9 all day Statewide Inservice Day (non-contract day)
10/9 8:30 - 3:30 pm Equity Team Meeting (Lourdes, Jacob, Alondra, Angella- @Grove Room)
Looking ahead:
10/12 Interventions block and push-in literacy support begin
10/13 all day Shannon McCaw Math Day - model lessons here at Cornelius!
10/16 8 am - 4 pm Professional Development Day (all certified staff)
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