Monday Memo - Week of February 13

Celebrations:
We had a lot to celebrate in our data meetings last week (1st/3rd are yet to come this week):
*Everyone's class profile sheets for reading/math are shifting to the right (more students moving towards proficient/advanced)
*52% of 5th graders are proficient/advanced on SMI (both SRI and SMI are based on end of year goals)
*81% of 5th graders are proficient/advanced on SRI 
*72% of 4th graders are proficient/advanced on SMI
*62% of 4th graders are proficient/advanced on SRI
*70% of 2nd graders are proficient/advanced on SMI
*90% of 2nd graders are proficient/advanced on the F&P Benchmark 
* 90% of 5K students are proficient/advanced on the F&P Benchmark
*95% of 5K students are proficient/advanced knowing numbers through 100


When asked "What do you think has contributed to this growth?" the consensus at each grade level for reading growth was Daily 5/Cafe. It was interesting for me to hear the teachers that had been hesitant to start, but are now seeing such amazing results with their students and they're all enjoying reading (students and teachers)!


Events this week:
Monday - Becky and I will both be at a conference for RtI Progress Monitoring
              -Probationary Teachers Meeting 
Tuesday - Happy Valentine's Day! 
Wednesday - Data Day (AM-3rd/PM-1st)
Thursday - Optional Love and Logic class in Horicon
Friday - Staff Social Lunch
*Just an FYI that I'll have a "shadow" with me for part of the day on Friday. A middle school assistant principal from another district wants to visit to see what life is like in an elementary school.  


 
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes
*Next week's Tech Tuesday (Feb. 21st) will be on Twitter. There were only 8 votes for the next Tech Tuesday, with 3 for Twitter. If you were one that wanted help with skype or google docs, just let me know and I'd be happy to help.
*What I Love about Dodgeland: This week I'm planning to announce a student essay contest on what makes Dodgeland such an awesome school.  Please see the contest form here for more information.  I've created this form to allow any of you to edit/comment on it as well, so if you have any ideas to add to it, please do!  Let me know if you have any questions.