Team Awesome!
Coming soon to Arno…
Feb 27
Guyot field trip
Feb 28
Kindergarten presentations
Warneck field trip
March 1
PBIS Board games
Wesley field trip
March 2
Principal’s meeting 9
ICC
PTA meeting 6:30
Spring Pictures
March 3
Super Cougar lunch 11:00
MTSS Awesomeness
Thursday convened our newly formed MTSS committee with the overall goal of moving our building forward in the process. Time flew by, but we managed to address some big topics. Our accomplishments included:
- Discussion of future data that the district has constructed. This will be used for future data meetings, of which we are hoping to have at least one this year, perhaps in June. Dr. Pittman led the team through navigating the excel files, and will share similar info with the entire staff soon.
- In using this data, we have also decided on a system that will identify, using multiple data points, those students who are tier 2 and tier 3. Once we have this ready for rollout, it will be shared among you all
- The team also broke up into lower/upper and started to building what I would like to call a teacher toolkit for intervention resources and ideas. There has been some discussion of what we next, how else can we reach this student. We are now working with the team to get each grade level helpful information on multiple ways you could intervene (it’s not a lockstep doc), giving you the tools to be more successful when you intervene with kids. We will be looking at the best way to package this resource and roll it out to you in the near future
- We had also discussed, and please watch you email, for a survey for all to share some strategies you have done/seen so that we may add this to our growing list of option.
Thank you all who participated in the discussion for the betterment of Arno.
From the PTA
Puxatony Phil must have gotten this one wrong! What beautiful weather we have had this past week! Come on Spring!!!
Speaking of beautiful….the Founders Day Dinner held at Crystal Park Banquet Center on Thursday night was BEAUTIFUL! So many beautiful people and beautiful words spoken about all of the honorees. Congratulations to all of the winners. You make our community a better place!
A few reminders going into the weekend about our upcoming events….
🌺Our March PTA Meeting will be this Thursday, March 2nd at 630 pm. This is an important meeting for us because we will be submitting a proposal to our members to vote on about how we will distribute our hard earned funds we raised this year. Please consider coming out and placing your vote! As always free childcare will be available.
🌺Daddy/Daughter flyers were distributed. Please remember to RSVP by the deadline, March 31st. This date is FIRM! Don’t miss out spending a great night with your little girl!
Thank you to all the volunteers we had for the book fair! We really appreciate all that you do to help make our school successful.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Congratulations to all of our Arno Award Winners!!
What a nice evening it was at the Founders Award ceremony and dinner this past Wednesday honoring the accomplishments of many of APPS’ finest. The PTSA kept under wraps their mystery Life Time Award winner- which ended up being our own Michelle Desjardins! Arno had a great night and as you can see from the photos below- we were blessed with many award winners! Way to go Team Arno!
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March is Reading Month
Roll Out the Red Carpet and Read!
March is fast approaching and we are gearing up for a Hollywood theme to this year’s reading month activities. The calendar is attached below and contains all the info you will need to know about all the happenings here at Arno, and what should be going on at home.
MarchisReadingMonth2017
March is Reading Teacher Information 2017
Bingo fo Books
bingoforbooks2017.doc
Kindergarten Information & Registration
February is Kindergarten Registration Month in Allen Park!
Allen Park Public Schools is ready to welcome your child for Kindergarten for the 2017-18 school year! The process is easy and we’re here to help.
Please share this information with friends, neighbors and family members who may have a child ready for Kindergarten next fall. Whether this is yourfirst childattending school, or you live in the district andalready have a child attending APPS, or already have a child attending APPS through ourSchool of Choice Program, we need you to enroll your school age/younger siblings through our registration process.
*The entry age for Kindergarten for the 2017-18 school year – child must be five years of age by September 1, 2017.
Kindergarten enrollment takes place at the Riley Education Center, 9601 Vine, Allen Park, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. –3:30 p.m. (Office closedFebruary 20 & 21 for Mid-Winter Break)
Please bring:
§ Birth Certificate of Child
§ Driver’s License of Parent/Legal Guardian (for ID purposes)
§ Proof of residency (Warranty Deed/closing statement, tax or utility bill, homeowner’s insurance policy, rental agreement)
§ Current School of Choice Families – Name/grade of student currently enrolled in Allen Park Public Schools
§ Immunization Records or Wayne County Health Department Waiver (Required for enrollment)
§ Health Information Form/Physical (Required for entrance, but not required at time of enrollment)
§ Vision Screening Record (Required for Kindergarten enrollment)
For more information, please visit our website at apps.k12.mi.us or call (313) 827-2105.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR – KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP
MONDAY, MAY 8, 2017 – 6:30 p.m.
at Arno, Bennie and Lindemann Elementary
Young Fives or Kindergarten?
Young Fives Informational Meeting – March 21, 2017 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Allen Park High School – LGI Room
Young Fives Screening Sessions – March 28-29, 2017
(Please see website under the “Schools” tab for more information)
*Children who are five years of age by September 2 thru December 1 may only be enrolled for kindergarten at the request of the parent/guardian through a signed waiver process. Waiver form is available at the Riley Education Center.
Daddy/Daughter Info
Please do not forget to send in your Daddy/Daughter Dance RSVP’s! Remember there is a FIRM DEADLINE of March 31st!
This event is being held at Parkside Gardens in Southgate! New revenue+New DJ+New Event Chairs=LOTS OF NEW EXPERIENCES AND FUN!
Arno Dance 2017
PTA-PTSA Council Spring Fever Event – March 18 2017
From the Red Cross…
Thank you so much for hosting another drive at Arno Elementary. We truly appreciate your continued partnership with the American Red Cross.
The preliminary results from Thursday, February 16, 2017 are as follows:
23 donors presented to give blood
29 was our projected goal
22 products of life-saving blood were collected
And the most important number of all-66 patient’s lives will be touched by this drive!
Thank you for all that you do to make these drives a success. Please let me know how many gifts I should order for our students that recruited a donor. Please pass along our thanks to everyone that was involved.
Best regards,
Beth Harris
Regional Donor Representative
American Red Cross Blood Services
From the District…
M-STEP is approaching
With the onset of M-Step season, I want to bring some items back into focus (although this should be integrated all year). One of those items is the Depth of Knowledge chart that was originally shared last year in reference to the various levels of questioning that students will likely face in state testing, perhaps even in NWEA. Last year I also supplied all classrooms with the questioning flip book, which I hope has become a go-to resource when designing lessons, practice, and discussions. If your students are not exposed to the various levels of questioning, they will certainly be disadvantaged on certain questions. Please take some time to review the question template, the resources, and the DOK and consider how you can apply this in math, reading, science, and social studies.
HOTS for Teachers: 25 Top Resources For Higher Order Thinking Skills
12/4/2014 12:00:00 AM
As Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) become more acknowledged as necessary for students to learn, teachers must also learn how to incorporate these skills into the curriculum. The following articles and sites offer excellent information, ideas and support for the integration of HOTS into existing curriculum and student skill sets.
- 5 Rules of Thumb for Designing HOTS Classroom Activities
http://www.slideshare.net/dkuropatwa/5-rules-of-thumb-designing-classroom-activities
A SlideShare show from Darren Kuropatwa - 5 Tech Friendly Lessons to Encourage Higher Order Thinking http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/09/24/5-mediarich-lesson-ideas-to-encourage-higherorder-thinking.aspx
An article from The Journal - Apps to Support Revised Blooms Taxonomy
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=713727
An interactive resource site from Livebinders and Ginger Lewman - Children’s Complex Learning Skills Begin Forming Before They go to School http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2013/01/23/children-s-complex-thinking-skills-begin-forming-they-go-school
An article from the University of Chicago - Children Thinking Skills Blog
http://childrenthinkingskills.blogspot.com/p/high-order-of-thinking-skills.html
An article from Children’s Thinking Skills - Critical and Creative Thinking from Blooms Taxonomy
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic69.htm
An article from Teacher Tap - Examples that Promote Higher Order Thinking Skills
http://teaching.uncc.edu/articles-books/best-practice-articles/instructional-methods/promoting-higher-thinking
An article from The Center for Teaching and Learning at UNC C - A Guide to Using Free Apps to Support Higher Order Thinkinghttp://learninginhand.com/blog/guide-to-using-free-apps-to-support-higher-order-thinking-sk.html
A resource site from Learning in Hand - Higher Order Thinking
http://www.pinterest.com/gladridge/higher-order-thinking
A resource site from Pinterest - Higher Order Thinking Skills
http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/peabody.es/hots/hots1.htm
A HOTS Resource site
- Higher Order Thinking Skill Activities
http://engagingstudents.blackgold.ca/index.php/division-iv/hotsd4/hotsd3s
A resource site from Black Gold Regional Schools - Higher Order Thinking Skills Daily Practice Activities http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/4945356-higher-order-thinking-skills-hots-daily-practice-activities
An article from GoodReads and Debra Collett - Higher Order Thinking Questions
An article from Edutopia - How to Choose Mobile Apps for Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills
http://blog.iste.org/choose-mobile-apps-developing-higher-order-thinking-skills/
An article from ISTE - How to Encourage Higher Order Thinking
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/encourage-higher-order-thinking-30624.html
An article from ReadWriteThink - How To Increase Higher Order Thinking
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/34655
An article from Reading Rockets - How to Increase Higher Order Thinking
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/34655
An article from Reading Rockets - A Model for the National Assessment of Higher Order Thinking http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/a-model-for-the-national-assessment-of-higher-order-thinking/591
An article from the Critical Thinking Community - The New Blooms Taxonomy – Develop Higher Order Thinking Skills with Creativity Toolshttp://creativeeducator.tech4learning.com/v02/articles/The_New_Blooms
An article from Tech4Learning - Questioning to Promote Higher Order Thinking
http://www.pgcps.org/~elc/isquestiontopromote.html
A resource site from Prince George’s County Public School - Reading Comprehension and Higher Order Thinking
http://www.k12reader.com/reading-comprehension-and-higher-order-thinking-skills/
An article from k12reader - Teaching Kids to Use Higher Order Thinking Skills
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYgVTwON5Rg
A video from Youtube
- Thinking Skills
http://www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk/ThinkingClassroom/ThinkingSkills.aspx
A resource site from Mike Fleetham’s Thinking Classroom - Thinking Skills Resources
A resource site from Lessonplanet - Using Technology to Promote Higher Order Thinkinghttp://leroycsd.org/HighSchool/HSLinksPages/ProblemSolving.htm
A resource site from LeRoy Central School District in NY
DOK_Chart
Check out these great resources to assist in assessing
Edulastic: a digital formative assessment for MSTEP Test Prep
https://www.edulastic.com/
Edulastic Blog:
http://www.oaklandschoolsliter
MAISA Reading/Writing Resources
Interesting PBIS read
IF A CHILD CAN’T READ, WE TEACH HIM TO READ
IF A CHILD CAN’T DO MATH PROBLEMS,
WE TEACH HIM HOW TO DO MATH PROBLEMS
IF A CHILD DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO BEHAVE,
WE PUNISH HIM.
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