Coming soon to Arno…
Nov. 2
No School- Teacher PD/Election Day
Nov. 4
PTA Meeting 6:30
Nov. 8
Cookie Dough kick-off (more info below)
PTA Fun Run Principal for the Day
Nov. 9
Data Meetings
Nov. 10
PBIS Meeting 8:00
Nov. 11
Staff Meeting 7:45
Super Cougar Lunch 11:00
Nov. 12
IRIPS go home
Report Card window Opens
Nov. 16
Student Recovery Reading Meeting 8:00
Nov. 17
SIP Meeting 8:00
Student Recovery Math Meeting 8:00
Nov. 18
SEL Meeting 8:00
Building up to Kindergarten 4:30 (Arno Cafeteria)
Nov. 19
Cookie Dough Sale Ends
Nov. 23
Cookie Dough Forms Due
End of First Trimester
Nov. 24
No School- Thanksgiving Break
PTA Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser
Nov. 25
No School- Happy Thanksgiving!!
Nov. 26
Report Card Window Closes
No School
Nov. 29
Report Cards Released
Dec. 1
P/T Conferences 5:00-7:30
Dec. 2
Early Release 11:30
P/T Conferences 12:45-3:30
P/T Conferences 5:00-7:30
Dec. 3
PBIS Reward PJs and a movie
Wishing all of our Arno Families a Wonderful Thanksgiving!
ARNO VISION
ARNO ELEMENTARY WILL PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT TO EMPOWER
AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO BECOME COLLABORATIVE LEARNERS
THAT STRIVE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Committee News
Student Recovery Committee – Reading Meeting
Phonics – 3rd-5th have added phonics to their weekly lessons
Extra Benchmark Unit quizzes – grade level is too difficult- third grade is using second grade- need to get fourth grade a copy of third grade so it will be more manageable (short passages, easier vocabulary, etc…)
Reading tutors – we have two signed up but have not started yet.
Individual goals – up and running in third grade
PBIS
- Tier 2/3- Mentors-K-2nd as mentees-5th as mentors
- Kids’ Hope
- Data piece gap
- begin in October to gather with 1st reward
- Culver’s calendars
- Sold for $3
- Parent/Teacher conferences? virtual?
Oct reward
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- Organizer: Colleen
- Date: Thursday, October 28
- Reward: Hat Day!
- Missed Flips: 6 or less
- Trainings
- Survey
- Kendra email
- Check PBIS district dates
- Kindness Day
- Saturday, November 13
- Dr. Griffin read aloud
- Megan J–Broadcast
- Kindness shirts–encourage ahead of time
- Act of Kindness Rainbow
- Each grade level has a color
- Email Metzger regarding things stick to the walls
- Colleen kindness book list
- 30 titles
- Designated area in library
- Lisa game during gym
- Steve–marquee
- Classroom Ideas
- Kindness Bingo
- Acrostic poems
- Ideas and simple ways sent home
- “Kindness Cash” (no new sheet)
- Towards Staff
- potluck lunch
- shoutouts
- Towards Students
- Kindness notes
- Sidewalk message
Student Recovery Math
Data Meetings Coming…
We will have our next round of Data Meetings on Nov.9. Since we will not have another round of NWEA to look at, please bring relevant data that supports your journey to your student growth goal/professional growth goal to discuss, as well as updates on any students you are concerned about.
–Data is the story of your classroom and our school- Does your classroom story have you on a path to your goals this year? Student goals?- if not what kinds of strategies, resources, engaging activities, modes of presentation, lessons, and coaching can help the learning taking place in the classroom? Please let me know what kind of support I can provide to further your success!
Guided Reading Resource
Directions: Give students a “Talkmark” card during the discussion portion of guided reading or book clubs to scaffold students who need help participating in discussions.
Link to the Talkmark Full Resource
Thanks for Culvers!
Thank you to everyone who participated in Culvers- it was an unbelievable success raising just over $1000 for the scholarship fund!!
BFR PD Nov. 2
This is a resource for the Nov. 2 PD that is coming up. After learning more next week, come back to this spot to check out the resources
Brain Friendly Reading You Tube Channel. This is a 5-minute activity for the whole class to do that will make a big impact.
https://www.youtube.com/
Check out the “videos” tab on this site.
New Remind Group Created
Please use the info below if you already have not joined the building Remind group
Non Homestead Millage on the Ballot
More Information:
Non-Homestead Operating Millage-November 2 2021-2
Non-Homestead Operating Millage-November 2 2021
Cookie Dough Sale
Arno will be once again doing the Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough fundraiser starting Nov. 8 to help supplement the many requests we get from staff during the school year such as assessment programs, research-based activities, special project supplies, literacy materials, tech, etc. The last fundraiser helped us purchase many extra classroom supply requests, Super Cougar pizza lunch supplies, and professional development for teachers.
The PTA has been a tremendous resource for our building with all they have given, however, the many teacher requests received throughout the school year to give our students the very best experiences create a need to seek additional support. Therefore, we have partnered with this company to offer you a choice of items should you choose to purchase any, that would support providing more resources for our teachers. The large envelope coming home on Nov. 8 and will contain all of the information needed (and there is an online order method).
Fundraiser Timeline
November 8 – November 19 Fundraiser Sale
November 23 All money and orders due (online payment option available)
Game Truck Prize for qualifying sales: TBD
**Turnover time is about 2-3 weeks, we will contact everyone when the items will be in (before Christmas)
From the District
Dear AP School Community,
We recognize that this has been a difficult couple years for families, with reduced work hours or income, illness and the rising cost of food, gas and other monthly bills. Things may be tight and support may be needed.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, we are sharing the website below, “Julie’s list,” which includes many resources and supports for families in need. Thank you to the AP Social Work Team for providing this information.
http://julieslist.homestead.com/HolidayAssistance.html
Please reach out to your building principal or school social worker if you need further assistance.
PTA Holiday Fever 2021
Halloween Parade 2021!
Watch our parade indoors today- So many fun costumes!
https://fb.watch/8XTsClhypz/
Building Up to Kindergarten Part 1 11.18.21
Picture Retake
Picture retake day is Dec. 2. For those students who would like to get their picture retaken and bought a package, they MUST bring their package down to the cameras for an even exchange.
Read by Grade Three
Arno 3rd grade parents, please take a look at the flyer below for an informational meeting Nov. 4 about the reading law and what to expect this year. This meeting will be via Zoom:
3rd Grade Reading Law
Tech Time
An Overview of Google Forms Quiz Settings
Back in July I published a series of videos and blog posts detailing what you need to know to get started using Google Classroom, Drive, Docs, Slides, and Forms in your classroom (those are linked below). Of course, Google had to make some updates to Google Forms right at the start of the new school year and in doing so added some more functionality to Google Forms while also moving the location of some settings menus. That’s why I recorded a new overview of Google Forms quiz settings.
In my new video, An Overview of Google Forms Quiz Settings, you’ll learn:
- How to access the settings.
- What each setting does.
- Why you may or may not want to use some settings.
More Helpful Google Forms Tutorials:
Exit tickets
Fifteen Exit Ticket Questions for Almost Any Classroom
This is an excerpt from this week’s Practical Ed Tech Newsletter. The newsletter is sent every Sunday evening (Eastern Time) and it includes my tip of the week and summary of the week’s most popular posts from Free Technology for Teachers. You can sign up for the newsletter right here.
Whether an exit ticket is conducted with digital tools or on scraps of paper (a strategy I abandoned years ago because I always seemed to misplaced a paper or two), strategy is the same. I try to ask questions that aren’t “yes/ no” but can still be answered by all students in just a minute or two. To that end, here’s a list of general purpose exit ticket questions that I developed and have used at various times in my career.1. What’s a new-to-you word or term you heard today?
