Coming soon to Arno…
January 9
Welcome Back! classes Resume
January 10
Ad council 9:30
January 12
PBIS Stations
Staff Meeting 7:45
Super Cougar Lunch
January 16
MLK Observed- No School
January 17
5th Grade BAS/JR
District CNA Meeting 9:00
January 18
SIP 8:00
District Reflections Celebration
Arno Reflections Celebration Ice Cream party
January 19
SEL 8:00
Reading/Math Comm. 8:00
4th and 5th grade to Center for the Arts 9:15
ALICE inside drill
PTA Mother/Son night 5:00-9:00
January 20
No School- Teacher PD
January 24
4th Grade BAS/JR
Steve @RESA
January 26
3rd Grade BAS
Cougar Cash Lunch 11:00
Arno Olympics 6:00
January 27
PBIS Rewards
January 30
2nd Grade JR
Feb. 1
Kinder JR
Feb. 2
1st Grade JR
NWEA Assembly grades 3-5 9:30
Garza Obs. 1:20
ARNO VISION
ARNO ELEMENTARY WILL PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT TO EMPOWER
AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO BECOME COLLABORATIVE LEARNERS
THAT STRIVE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
MTSS
During our MTSS data meeting time, JT, Matt Sokol, and myself walked around observing small group work around the building, including reading paras. We were all so impressed at the great things going on in Arno’s classrooms! Our teaching staff was providing best practice strategies in small group from word work to vocab, to non-fiction reading! Kudos to all of you on your in the area this year!
Assessments in January
January will be a busy month at Arno in the testing department. Below are some dates to consider for testing.
JR/BAS testing subs/dates are set. This round of assessment would include only those students who are below grade level.
Jan 17- Erin Higgins, Ciara Zuke, Lindsay Garza
Jan 24- Aaron Huntington, Emilie Talamonti, Megan Johnson
Jan 26- Rachel Warneck, Sarah Kalis, Renee Guyot
Jan 30- Megan Schultz, Nicole Amonette, Alex Cervantes
Feb 1- Tess Rennals (sub), Alyssa G(sub), Cassie Harrison
Feb 2- Barb Pushman, Dawn Watson, Julie Martinchick
NWEA– Jan 10-Jan. 27 Reading and Math
FAST-
Reading: Jan. 12-25 (Beth will get a schedule to you)
Math: Post NWEA for the Bottom 30% in each grade
STUDENT GOALS
3-5- please remember to review and revise student goals with them to set their path for the next next trimester. Ongoing feedback,in addition to a high effect size, is a critical part of maintaining and reaching their goal. I will be once again sitting down with all partially proficient students, as well as those who were ID as rushing, and checking in throughout as part of the process.
The dates are below, please send any student with their goals who landed in the partially proficient zone (NWEA predictor), and/or rushed through their test as indicated by NWEA. Please start the time frame with sending 2 students down- then as one comes back, send the next. The goal is to have another sit down, other than their teacher, to help them focus more on the importance of making their goals and how they can attain them.
3rd grade- Feb. 1 9:-10:00
4th Grade- Feb. 1 10:15-11:15
5th Grade- Feb. 1 1:00-2:00
NWEA ASSEMBLY INFO
Thursday, February 2nd, 2023
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NWEA Goal Assembly
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1 grade level at a time in the gym.
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Location: Gym
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Time:
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3rd Grade: 9:30-10:00 pm
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4th Grade: 10:00-10:30pm
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5th Grade: 10:30-11:00pm
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Reward is given to students who reach their individual growth goal or the 50th percentile rit score for the Winter using the NWEA 2020 Norms. The reward is a certificate, charm, and an extra recess with Mr. Zielinski.
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3rd graders who met their individual growth goal OR scored a 194 or higher on the Reading NWEA. (Winter Score of 200 or higher projects a passing MSTEP score)
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4th graders who met their individual growth goal OR scored a 203 or higher on the Reading NWEA. (Winter Score of 207 or higher projects a passing MSTEP score)
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5th graders who met their individual growth goal OR scored a 209 or higher on the Reading NWEA. (Winter Score of 212 or higher projects a passing MSTEP score)
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Top Ten in each grade level. The ten highest scoring students in each grade level will earn the Top Ten reward. The reward is a movie with Mr. Zielinski.
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Teachers-Don’t forget to bring your certificates (Steve will give them to us to fill out) and charms.
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Students should wear their M-STEP necklaces to the assembly.
From the PTA
Happy New Year Cougar Families! And welcome back! Below are some upcoming events/reminders from your PTA:
The PTA/PTSA will be hosting their annual Reflections Art Show January 18 at the AP Center of the Arts. All those who entered the contest should be receiving an invitation from the council with further details.
We are proud to present to you Mother Son Night January 19 at Rev’d Up in Woodhaven! Please view the attached flyer for details and ticket info. Tickets must be purchased prior to the event AND for each person participating in the event!
February 2 is our next PTA meeting held in the Arno Media Center at 6pm.
February 15 is our Founder’s Day Awards Ceremony at Arnaldo’s in Riverview.
February 16 is our first ever GLOW DANCE! Details TBA later
**FYI – Daddy Daughter Dance has been moved to May 5 at the Grecian Center in Southgate. More details will be announced at a later date. But mark your calendars!**
Stay tuned for more exciting news/events from your PTA like Spring Fever Craft Show, Game Night, and another Spirit Wear sale!
Reflections Celebration
For those student that participated, the district celebration will be on Jan. 18, and we are doing our own sponsored by PTA (ice cream party) on Jan. 18
Building to Kindergarten Part 2
If you or someone you know has a child entering kindergarten in the fall of 2023, this would be a great event to come and learn how to prepare for kindergarten. The event information is below:
Building Up to Kindergarten Part 2 (2)
ALICE DRILL
This month, on Jan. 19, we will be conducting our second ALICE drill of the year. During this drill, classes will be practicing HIDE OUT/KEEP OUT where students will find numerous places in the room to hide (not in one big group) and you will assist in showing the class how the Boot would be used if there was an intruder if needed. This May we will be practicing GET OUT where the whole school will mock evacuate to our rendezvous point at the Presbyterian church on Park- which will just be a walk by. Some of these plans may need to be changed based on any new information or procedures that come out of
BOARD APPRECIATION
A big THANK YOU to our Allen Park Board of Education members during School Board Appreciation Month. We are honored to have such a supportive Board of Education who keep the arts and education alive in Allen Park!
MLK RESOURCES
THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FLIPHUNT
A fliphunt is a type of activity, designed by Kathi Kersznowski, that creates a scavenger hunt using the Flipgrid app. It is a fun way of having your students get out of their seats, participate in the learning, and demonstrate their understanding and application.
Use this fliphunt to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. and celebrate what he stood for. For each response, use the Task Title hashtag as the title of your video. For each task, students have up to 90 seconds to share your response.
Exploring Civil Rights Online
- The Library of Congress shares a number of themed resources, including digital lesson plans for grades 6–12, links just for students, online exhibitions, and more.
- The U.S. National Archives offers a variety of primary sources, along with public-domain teaching activities. What’s more, the page and its resources are available in Spanish.
- iCivics organizes a number of digital lesson plans and drafting board activities in one place.
- Civil Rights Teaching includes a thematic presentation and lesson plans meant to help teachers conceptualize new ways of teaching about the impacts of the civil rights movement.
- Looking for a one-stop shop? Teaching American History has a complete toolkit to help you teach this important topic.
Additional Resources
Check out the educator resources page from the National Civil Rights Museum or scroll through Education World‘s list of essential civil rights videos. You can even see what other teachers are doing at Share My Lesson Plan.
AN ENGAGING DIGITAL BREAKOUT
Digital breakouts are an interactive way for students to explore any number of topics. The process involves using knowledge and reasoning to solve a series of clues that “unlock” digital locks, just as you might with a physical breakout box.
With this MLK-themed breakout, students can learn about Dr. King’s family and early life, his influences, and the achievements he gained over the course of his celebrated career. Give it a try yourself. You can find ourMLK Breakout here.
PRIMARY LESSON PLANS FROM SCHOLASTIC
Explore Scholastic’s How Do You Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This page has several real teachers sharing their favorite ways to honor the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. Geared for first, second, and third-grade students, the page includes craft projects, reading suggestions, posters and printables, and suggestions from other educators.
FREE PRINTABLE RESOURCES
Old-school printables are still valuable, and the internet provides endless opportunities to develop, share, and find handouts, worksheets, and other printables you may find useful in the classroom. Check out studenthandouts.com for free printable activities: biographic outline, crossword puzzle, geography map, word search, and more for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
MLK VIDEOS
Looking for videos to show to your class? Check out these listed below.
The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by 88 brains
Martin Luther King Jr. by BrainPOP
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Biography for Kids by Educational Videos for Students
LOOKING FOR MORE?
Check out our list digital resources for teaching and learning about the U.S. civil rights movement here.
Tech Time
How to Create an Image Revealing Effect in Google Slides
About a week ago a reader reached to me to ask for a suggestion on how to create an image revealing effect without the use of proprietary interactive whiteboard software. My first thought was to give TinyTap a try because that platform does include a feature called “Houdini Mode” that can be used to hide or reveal things with just one tap. A tutorial on how that works can be seen here.
After giving it more thought, I realized that you can create image revealing effects by using the transition and animation settings in Google Slides. Basically, you layer one image over another and then arrange the transitions and animations so that the top image disappears when you click on your slides. I recorded a short video about how to do that. The video is embedded below.
Video – How to Create an Image Revealing Effect in Google Slides
Applications for Education
As I mentioned in the video, using the image revealing effect could be a good way to create a series of quiz game slides. On each slide you can have a question for which the answer is hidden until you click on the slide to reveal the answer. That could be a fun way to host to an in-classroom review game that is kind of like Jeopardy.