Dear Family,
I hope you had a peaceful and relaxing weekend. This week we are celebrating freedom week and Constitution day. Picture day is Tuesday September 17th. The 18th we will have Teacher's Pension here during your lunch time. If you would like to speak with Ryan Baker, please either book online or give me the handout to scan by COB today.
To Do's:
- Get some grades in the gradebook. Progress Reports go out Friday.
- Attendance - taken every class section everyday and taken accurately.
- Vote for student and staff member of the month below.
- You must complete your required annual training and upload your certificates to Eduphoria by September 13th. I will pull a report at the end of the month to see where we are as a campus.
"Though you can't always drive improvements through other people and sometimes not even through a team. You can always be an example of Improvement. Remember the way the word is spelled says it the best, "IMPROVEMENT BEGINS WITH I." - Lean Strategies International LLV
With gratitude,
Dr. Wendy Gamble
Vision-Mission-Essential Five
We will maximize the time that we do have with our students and focus on the Essential Five.
- Identify desired results
- Determine acceptable evidence
- Plan learning experiences & instruction
2. Prioritize small group instruction over whole group instruction.
- It allows you to react & respond in real time on a personalized level to questions, misconceptions, & successes.
3. Post & review learning targets everyday with your students.
- Tell them what you want them to learn, and how they will know they learned it.
4. Model the concept or skill.
- Always provide plenty of practice together and independently.
- Questioning
- Observations
- Monitoring small group discussions
- Facilitate small group instruction
Student Achievement
Where we are
STAAR Reading 23-24: 16% DNM, 31% Approached, 27% Meet, 26% Mastered
STAAR Math 23-24: 30% DNM, 33% Approached, 26% Meet, 11% Mastered
STAAR Science 23-24: 48% DNM, 35% Approached, 13% Meet, 4% Mastered
Where we are going
Grades 3 - 8: 80% of Nolan Creek students will meet the approaches performance level, 50% will reach the meets performance level and 25% will reach the masters performance level in all subjects as measured by the STAAR.
Grades K -2: 35% Above, 60% At, <5% Below, 0% Well Below as measured by mClass.
BOY Measure 2024
mClass K-2: 17% Well Below, 17% Below, 42% At Grade level, 23% Above Grade Level
Math IXL: 8% Far Below, 34% Below, 50% At Grade level, 7% Above, 1% Not complete
ELAR IXL 3-7: 17% Far Below, 20% Below, 25% At Grade Level, 38% Above
MOY Measure 2024 - 2025
mClass K-2: % Well Below, % Below, % At Grade level, % Above Grade level
Math IXL: % Well Below, % Below, % At Grade level, % Above Grade level
ELAR IXL: % Well Below, % Below, % At Grade level, % Above Grade level
Math Interim: % DNM, % Approach, % Meet, % Master
RLA Interim: % DNM, % Approach, % Meet, % Master
Science Interim: % DNM, % Approach, % Meet, % Master
EOY Measure 2025
mClass K-2: % Well Below, % Below, % At Grade level, % Above Grade level
Math IXL: % Well Below, % Below, % At Grade level, % Above Grade level
E:LAR IXL: % Well Below, % Below, % At Grade level, % Above Grade level
Save the Date
17 Picture Day & PTA Meeting 5:30pm K/1 Performance
18 College/Military Shirts
- Retirement Education Luncheon 11:15am - 1:30pm
19 PTA Fundraiser BJ’s Restaurant 11A-11P Code: SEP145
20 First Pizza Friday & Spirit Shirts
24 Hold Drill
25 College/Military Shirts
26 K-7 PLC DDI Mtg. 3:15pm
27 Pizza Friday & Spirit Shirts
Principal Wendy Gamble
Email: wendy.gamble@orendaeducation.org
Website: https://www.nolancreekschool.org/
Location: 505 E Ave C Belton TX. 76513
Work Phone: 254-939-4491
Cell Phone: 254-833-1205