Holland’s Reflection

My grandmother always told me that life gets faster as you get older; the older I get the more I believe that time truly speed-up with every year that we age. I cannot believe that today is the last day of school: We have completed 177 days, 4248 hours, 254880 minutes…Check out this song by CCMS students on the topic of time (click the picture). We had a beautiful annual awards program today as it is always joyous to award students for their hard work during the course of the year. Please review my video log for a summary of this month.

 Focus on Teaching and Learning

The administrative team has completed all TKES summative conferences. A TKES proficiency analysis indicates that we should concentrate our professional learning efforts on TKES Standard 5: Assessment Strategies, and Standard 6: Academically Challenging Learning Environment.  The total number of teachers included in this proficiency report is 57.

Mrs. Toh & Mr. Davis's students prepare for Robotics Competition. Toh and Davis "volunteered" their time to help students learn how to build robots using Lego kits to perform a task, “Breast Cancer Project February 2013”.   Creating Value for Our Customers -Thanks!!!

 Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment (C.I.A)

A quote from Maxwell, "Testing always precedes promotion"   is most appropriate for this week. Please view the video log to hear our highlights. The "test" is not everything, but it is a big part of the picture. The preliminary results show the following:

+ 95% of 6th grade students meet/exceeded Reading standards

+6% increase in the number of 6^th grade students meeting/exceeding Math

            +14% increase in the number of 6^th grade students meeting/exceeding Science

+21% increase in the number of 6^th grade students meeting/exceeding Social Studies

 

+8% increase in the number of 7^th grade students exceeding Reading

 

+21% increase in the number of 7^th grade students meeting/exceeding Social Studies

 

+12% increase in the number of 8^th grade students meeting/exceeding Math standards

 

- 6^th : We remain significantly below district/state average Science & Math

-7^th :  Math & ELA; Science significantly below district /state average

             - 8^th : Science and Math significantly below district average

This Week's Events  … Things to do

1.   Complete End of Year Checklist, a paper copy has been placed in your box. It is due by May 28. Click Here for Checklist 2013.
2. Review School Map: Please mutually agree on date to move with the current teacher occupying the room. No teacher movement should take place on May 23 or May 24 unless your new room is presently vacant. The window for moving is May 28 – June 7. The building will close for work on June 7-July 19. Click Here for Warrior Map 2013
3.  Post planning Agenda (TBD): May 24 will be all day work day for teachers…

Technology Tip

Visit FCBOE Professional Learning Page and explore the PL this summer! A lot of opportunities to grow… click here