Coming up at Arno…
January 11
Ad council- Steve 9:00
January 12
2nd Grade DRA day
January 13
Child Study team planning 2:30
PBIS Meeting 3:45
January 14
Dollars and Sense Assembly
K-2 9:00
3-5 10:00
January 15
No School- Teacher PD at Bennie 8:00
Happy New Year everyone! I am looking forward to all of our educational adventures in 2016, it certainly was a great end to 2015. Having such fortune to work with a remarkable staff is a true blessing, all of the dedication to your profession is apparent in each and everyone of our students . Happy New Year and may 2016 be a banner year for you and your family!
Please add February 23 to your calendar for data day. We will follow the same schedule and cover your 2nd common assessment, talk M-STEP, and look at reading.
8:45-9:30 Grade 3
9:-35-10:15 Grade 5
10:20-11:05 Grade 2
11:10-11:55 Grade 4
12:45-1:30 Grade 1
1:45-2:30 Grade K
M-STEP Update on Classroom Activities
The Office of Standards and Assessment has decided to remove the classroom activities associated with the mathematics and English language arts (ELA) Performance Tasks (PT). In the last few months, the performance tasks in all grades underwent extensive review to determine if the classroom activity associated with the performance task was crucial to student understanding the context of the performance task. The ELA performance tasks were determined to have sufficient embedded resources to allow students to demonstrate what they know and can do without participating in a preceding classroom activity. Similarly, most of the mathematics performance tasks can stand on their own without a classroom activity. However, the review documented four mathematics performance tasks for which the classroom activities are likely necessary additional supports for students. Those four PTs have been removed from the pool of available performance tasks. For the Spring 2016 M-STEP administration, the mathematics assessment will continue to contain performance tasks at grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, but there will no longer be classroom activities to administer. The updated ELA assessment will contain performance tasks at grades 5 and 8 only, which will no longer require classroom activities.
M-Step
You may have already heard, M-Step state test results are now out and can be seen on MiSchoolData.
MSTEP DATA RELEASED TO PUBLIC
Spring 2015 M-STEP data can be found under the Student Assessment tab located under the left navigation category titled Kindergarten – 12 atwww.mischooldata.org. For a direct link to the Student Assessment page click here:https://www.mischooldata.org/DistrictSchoolProfiles/AssessmentResults/AssessmentSummary.aspx
Once on the assessment page, select either Grade 3-8 Assessments or High School Assessments. Once on the grade specific assessment page, select M-STEP and using the dropdown menu, select the information you are interested in reviewing.
Parent reports are being prepared this week and will be going home the week of Jan. 11. These results contain individual student results and come with detailed explanation from the state on what each of the scores mean.
ARNO Scores: Although this was a baseline test, Arno scored very well in comparison to the rest of the state. We are very proud of our students for performing so well on this new academic test, that will now move to web based testing this year. As you will notice we scored well across the board in ELA, while our continued focus will be in the areas of math and science. Of course, our data team will be reviewing these scores and making the connection to our SIP.
Kudos to the entire Arno staff for outstanding numbers on the M-STEP. If you look at what the state average is, you can see just what master teaching at Arno can get you. While we enjoy our success, we must also keep in mind that the state is all about growth- which we start higher, we must get our kids even higher than that. This is a challenge I feel confident that we are up for as we make our way to the next round. Congratulations on doing whatever it takes to reach our Arno Cougars!
| Arno | Grade | % Proficient Arno | % Proficient State |
| ELA | 3 | 76.81% | 50.1% |
| 4 | 71.74% | 46.6% | |
| 5 | 47.71% | 48.7% | |
| Math | 3 | 71.01% | 48.8% |
| 4 | 68.48% | 41.4% | |
| 5 | 24.77% | 33.4% | |
| Science | 4 | 17.39% | 12.4% |
| Social Studies | 5 | 21.10% | 22.2% |
Arno Fun Fair
Arno’s annual Family Fun Fair is coming up soon! This exciting event will take place on Saturday, February 6th from 11 am-2pm. A note will come home soon with more information and a chance to pre-order tickets (they will also be available at the door). There will be games, raffles, prizes, food, a cake walk and more! This is a great family event so be sure to put it on your calendar today!
Arno Olympics
Please enjoy a podcast from Ms. Amonette’s room on the Arno Olympics with Lilli Acker
Arno Olympic Podcast
Arno Olympics Flyer 2016
It’s going to be conference time again…
Believe it or not, we are getting closer to the next round of conf. I will be working with our signupgenius star, Sarah, as we once again use this convenient tool to schedule all building conferences. Stay tuned for more info over the next few weeks.
TYPES OF MISTAKES
Please take some time to read the article on the 4 Types of Mistakes in the coming days. This is a great reminder about how we need to help students identify the types of mistakes they are making, and how we can maximize the learning opportunities from mistakes! Understanding Four Types of Mistakes
Razzing it up on RAZ Kids with Julie’s class
Kindergarten practices social skills…
Haskin and Warneck book buddies pay a visit to Snow White at the Marquis Theater
The advanced Google searches every student should know
The truth is that every student can use Google on some level. What is interesting to me is that when I interview students about their search strategies and I ask them if they have ever asked their teachers for help with a search the answer is almost always, “No”. What if our students are overconfident about their search skills?
