Coming soon to Arno…
Feb. 1
NWEA Student Goal Meetings
3rd grade- Feb. 1 9:-10:00
4th Grade- Feb. 1 10:15-11:15
5th Grade- Feb. 1 1:00-2:00
Feb. 2
Steve @Riley for RESA conf.
Feb. 3
NWEA Rewards Assembly Grades 3-5
PTA Meeting 6:30 Arno Cafeteria
Feb. 9
PBIS 8:00
MTSS Meeting (Deb, Steve, Beth, Michele) 9:00
Feb. 10
Staff Meeting 7:45
Teacher Data Meetings
Feb. 11
NO SCHOOL- Teacher PD
Feb. 14
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Feb. 16
SIP team 8:00
Feb. 17
SRCR 8:00
SEL 3:30
Feb. 21 and 22
Winter Break- No School
Feb. 23
SRCM 8:00
Arno Vision
Arno Elementary will provide a system of support to empower
and inspire students to become collaborative learners
that strive for academic excellence
January Committee Work
SRCR
- Reading Tutors
- Cassie-Already tutoring students in her own class
- Lindsay and Sara B. showed interest, email sent to confirm 2. Edmentum Reading Club
- Katie Jensen-Mon & Tues mornings available
- Rachel W- Tues & Thurs mornings available
- Emilie- Tues & Thurs mornings available (prefers 1 day per week but can do 2 days)
- Megan J, Lindsay, Julie, and Sara B. showed interest, email sent to confirm
- Before School Times
- Student Time→ 7:45-8:30
- Teachers would be paid for 1 hour.
- After School Times
- Student Time→ 3:30-4:15pm
- Teachers would be paid for 1 hour.
- Our school goal is 30 minutes per week.
- NWEA Goals
- Second Grade-Not this year. Revisit next year.
- Updated strategies list for goals
- Steve is meeting with grades 3-5 “partially proficient” projected students and those who received the sloth for rushing.
SEL
The SEL committee met to discuss Black History Month:
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Black History Month bulletin of inspirational black individuals is up in the hallway
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Daily announcements will contain spotlight biographies as they did in previous years
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Confirm with Colleen that the library will have a section of black authors/characters available to teachers and students
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Discussed future plans of possibly doing a cumulative project and updating the biographies for announcements
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Keep an eye out on your email with updates from the SEL team
SIP
The SIP team completed a revision of parent, student, and staff surveys to be sent out in February for planning purposes.
Data Reflections
When reflecting on all of your new data…
What strategies will we implement for those students who lack the foundation necessary to be successful on the new material being presented?
What short-term intervention should occur?
What short-term, flexible grouping is needed for targeted learning to occur?
FYI-Culvers Calendars
Culver’s calendars for PBIS- A 2022 calendar that is filled with valuable coupons for Culver’s delicious food! The cost is $3 and $2 of that will go the building Positive Behavior Support program. If you are interested in purchasing one, please send in $3 in a labeled envelope with your child’s name on it. Thank you for your support!
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 Celebration
Monday, February 7th, 2022
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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: 10-10:30am
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4th Grade: 9:30-10am
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5th Grade: 9:00-9:30am
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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.
Brain Friendly Reading Coaching Opportunities
In- Person Opportunity:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11zbSYM58d7If0ndngSdkFj7cPl1MG8qy6ioEJGc-GCU/edit?usp=sharing
Out-of-School Opportunity:
The Monday night group coaching call is a great place for teachers to ask questions about the science of reading in general and BFR specifically, get feedback about their implementation of the program and check on their own skill development. The calls are every Monday through May from 8-9pm. People can jump on ‘late’ or leave ‘early.’ Breakout rooms are often an option for 1:1 coaching as well.
Kristin Dwyer is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Monday Night Group Coaching Calls
Time: Jan 10, 2022 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Mon, until May 16, 2022, 19 occurrence(s)
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May 2, 2022 08:00 PM
May 9, 2022 08:00 PM
May 16, 2022 08:00 PM
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SEL February FOCUS:
Black History Month is an annual celebration of the achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. It is also the best opportunity for Arno Elementary students to have a more diverse look at the world and the history of our country, and confront important issues like racism and inequity.
How to complete your SEL responsibilities:
- Review this month’s SEL newsletter on Black History.
- Incorporate learning about 1 famous African American in history/important vocabulary word DAILY (see included slides – copy and paste into your own documents) by playing video
- Looking for more information/details about historic African Americans? (Perhaps grades 3-5?) Check out the Slides Black History Person-a-Day – attached below!
- Review the important vocabulary included in the BHM slides, be thoughtful about classroom discussion, see included resources for help
- Choose books from the booklist to use in your daily or weekly instruction – check out the Black History Book Bin in the library!
Friendly Reminders:
- It takes COURAGE to talk about things like racism, equity and justice, remind students that it is okay to feel uncomfortable or uncertain
- Remember the four SEL themes as we transition back to in person learning: courage, gratitude, forgiveness and compassion
- SEL can be integrated within your day. It does not have to be an additional activity.
- Booklist and Books are available within the library for check out. Many of the books are also available on Youtube.
Helpful Resources for Thoughtful Teaching of BHM
- https://www.tolerance.org/
magazine/black-history-month- teaching-the-complete-history - https://www.edutopia.org/blog/
black-history-month-teaching- resources-matthew-davis - https://centerracialjustice.
org/resources/black-history-mo nth-resource-guide-for- educators-and-families/ - Our official Arno School google drive for all things Black History – please add resources that you have!
Great Resources for Black History Month
The following link will take you to a list of classroom and instructional resources relevant for MLK Jr and Black History Month.
MLK Day and Black History Month
- ReadWorks– The nonprofit ReadWorks creates free high-impact instructional materials and tools that are designed for immediate use within classrooms. Check out their Black History Month resources.
Mr.Donn.Org-Resources for Martin Luther King Jr Day: Grades 3-High School – Includes resource links for background information, bulletin board ideas, worksheets and printables, a selection of lesson plans ranging from 3 grade through 12th, and mini units for 3 and 4th grade. - MLK Jr. Research & Education Institute at Standford – Speeches, sermons, letters, historic documents, and lesson plans focused on High School students.
- Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility – Here’s a selection of relevant teachable moment lessons appropriate for high school students, and in some cases middle school students.
- The Smithsonian: Black History Month – Each year, the Smithsonian honors Black History Month with a calendar full of events. Explore a selection of resources and activities relating to African Americans.
- American History Explorer: Our Story – This site from the Smithsonian provides numerous activities and resources that can be searched by grade level or by historical ERA.
- National Museum of African American History– The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a place where all Americans can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience. It has numerous resources for use by teachers in the classroom.
- The Library of Congress: African American History Month – This guide presents the Library’s resources, as well as links to external Web sites on African American History.
- eThemes: Black History – These sites are about Black History Month. Learn about the contributions of African Americans in different fields. Includes quizzes, an interactive timeline, and other activities. There are links to eThemes Resources on the Negro baseball league, famous African Americans, the Emancipation Proclamation, the slave trade, and the Missouri Compromise. Some of these sites require a subscription.
- The History Channel: Black History Month – Explore an interactive timeline of milestones throughout slavery and the civil rights movement. Try the History games too.
- Teaching History.org – This comprehensive list of resources comes from the National Clearinghouse on History Education. The resources are organized by grade span.
- The MLK Jr National Memorial – It has a great video of what the monument looks like and a history of the man, memorial, and movement,.
- The Biography Channel: Black History – Take a crash course in black history. Check out the interactive timeline and test your knowledge in the games.
- Teaching for Change: Building Social Justice in the Classroom- Covers the larger context of the Civil Rights Movement and the long struggle for human rights and full democracy in the United States.
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery – Not sure how to support students in learning about our painful past and how it affects our present? This new initiative from Teaching Tolerance offers guidance educators and provides some very important guiding principles for teaching about slavery.
- Teaching Tolerance– This includes a great article with links to the best MLK resources/lessons from Teaching Tolerance. They emphasize wanting to help classroom teachers teach “beyond the simplified story and help your students learn about this civil rights leader’s life and legacy.”
- The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History– This website provides an overview of the Museum’s education and public programs, information on how to plan a visit, online teaching and learning materials, virtual tours of traveling exhibitions, online catalogs of the library and historical collections, and a calendar of exhibition schedules and educational programs.
- Zinn Education Project- The empowering potential of studying history is often lost in a textbook-driven trivial pursuit of names and dates. We believe that through taking a more engaging and more honest look at the past, we can help equip students — and all of us — with the analytical tools to make sense of and improve the world. Their website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and grade level.
Kindergarten 2022-2023 Information
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young 5 22 23
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Tech Time
This could be a great feature, especially if you need to read a test for accommodations
How to Record and Embed Audio in Google Docs
Last Friday I published a video about all of the things that can be done in Google Workspace when you have the Mote Chrome extension installed. The latest of those things is the ability to record audio and embed it directly into your Google Documents. When you do this you’re able to play the audio without having to exit the document. This is a huge improvement over simply including a link to a hosted audio file in your doucment then having to listen to it in a separate browser window.
Watch this short video to learn how to use Mote to record and embed audio into Google Docs. By the way, Mote calls these “hypermotes.”
More Recording Info
How to use Mote in Google FormsWatch this short video about using Mote in Gmail to learn how to record and send a voice note. The video also shows how recipients can play your voice notes even if they don’t have Mote installed in their web browsers.
Arno Facebook
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Remind
Please consider joining Arno Remind at:
https://www.remind.com/join/arno2020
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