Coming up this week at Arno…
October 19 Nothing Scheduled
October 20 Steve @ RESA 7:30
Fire Drill 10:00
DTE Assembly 4th grade 12:45
October 21 Google Classroom with John 3:45-4:45
October 22 Nothing Scheduled
October 23 2nd grade field trip to Apple Orchard
Calendar
Please be sure to check out our school google calendar that I shared back in September. You should all have access to edit. When you have an event, I do want to be informed of it, of course, but please as the next step add it to the calendar. When I do the blog, the first thing I go to is that calendar, it helps us be efficient with our scheduling if everything is on there. This includes, ieps, special events in your rooms, grade level assemblies, etc. Let me know if you need help with this so that we are all adding to it.
Also important, I do not mind if you make arrangements to switch a prep to accommodate something special, but please be sure to also get with the special teaches to keep them in the loop of any changes. They are ready for the class coming to them, an unannounced change will make them unprepared for the kids.
Rotary Club
Exciting news from the Rotary Club. The Rotary Club of Allen PArk donated $6000 to Allen Park Schools this past Monday at the Board meeting (Picture above). Each elementary will get $2000 to spend on literacy books, which Barb Chuby will organize. Exciting times this fall! A news article from the Times Herald follows:
Allen Park Rotary donates $6,000 toward elementary school literacy
The Rotary Club of Allen Park has donated $6,000 to Allen Park Public Schools toward literary resources for Arno, Bennie and Lindemann elementary schools.
According to the school district, this contribution will enhance their students’ education for years to come.
Supt. John Sturock wrote to Rotary members to express appreciation for their generous donation.
“This is a wonderful example of the success that can be achieved when businesses and the community at large pool their efforts to support education,” he said in his letter.
The schools are extremely grateful, Sturock said, particularly as school funding continues to decline and costs continue to rise.
“Again, on behalf of the Board of Education, administration and the students of Allen Park Public Schools, we thank you for your contribution as well as for your interest in continuing the tradition of an uncompromising commitment to excellence in Allen Park Public Schools,” he said.
Lunchroom
The lunchroom has had some issues with large number of lunch shortage as there are a lot of students needing lunch that were not down on the order. While this could be a mix of factors, please make sure on your end that if you have a student assisting in lunch count, that you are verifying that before it’s sent. I will also mention it in the parent blog. Thanks for your help!
Pizza Kits
5th Grade is now selling Pizza kits. Please consider helping them out, the order form is in the lounge. Money is due 10/22, delivery on 10/28
Depth of Knowledge Questioning
At the PD last week, we had talked some about the Depth of Knowledge levels while you worked on your math assessments. In looking at what the state released in preparation for the m-step, “Perform initial analysis on classroom instruction and relation to testing including depth of knowledge, academic vocabulary, performance tasks, and the use of related tools.” Although the state has not yet identified the percentage of DOK levels present in the questions, it is a sure bet that more we prepare our students for deeper levels of thinking, the more they will be prepared for state assessments and be college and career ready. Please review the information below, please try and pick some examples to try in your classroom.
Level One Activities
Recall elements and details of story structure, such as sequence of events, character, plot and setting.
Conduct basic mathematical calculations.
Label locations on a map.
Represent in words or diagrams a scientific concept or relationship.
Perform routine procedures like measuring length or using punctuation marks correctly.
Describe the features of a place or people.
Level Two Activities
Identify and summarize the major events in a narrative.
Use context cues to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Solve routine multiple-step problems.
Describe the cause/effect of a particular event.
Identify patterns in events or behavior.
Formulate a routine problem given data and conditions.
Organize, represent and interpret data.
Level Three Activities
Support ideas with details and examples.
Use voice appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Identify research questions and design investigations for a scientific problem.
Develop a scientific model for a complex situation.
Determine the author’s purpose and describe how it affects the interpretation of a reading selection.
Apply a concept in other contexts.
Level Four Activities
Conduct a project that requires specifying a problem, designing and conducting an experiment, analyzing its data, and reporting results/solutions.
Apply mathematical model to illuminate a problem or situation.
Analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources.
Describe and illustrate how common themes are found across texts from different cultures.
Design a mathematical model to inform and solve a practical or abstract situation.
More great ways to use the DOK in different content areas:
http://facstaff.wcer.wisc.edu/normw/All%20content%20areas%20%20DOK%20levels%2032802.pdf
Webb, Norman L. and others. “Web Alignment Tool” 24 July 2005. Wisconsin Center of Educational Research. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2 Feb. 2006. <http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/WAT/index.aspx>.
Professional Learning Networks
Have a great Cougar weekend!