A SIMPLE RESOURCES FOR OUR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Sometimes the simplest tools go the longest way. We know that many of our students do well with learning with pictures and with music. Why not give students a “language toolbox,” It is a notebook full of pages of illustrated vocabulary words organized by theme that students can use as a reference. This is like a simplified version of an illustrated dictionary that younger ELLs can look through by theme to see vocabulary related to the colors, days of the week, classroom items, family members, and so on. Make it fun for them to help make and decorate. Put these pages in plastic page protectors inside a binder for each student to flip through quickly. They can pull it out to help them fill in missing vocabulary when they write or as an easy reference whenever they need it.
SUSAN CRAIG
- University of Kentucky
- Nuts and Cheez-its
- The color blue
- The restaurant Milanos
- The candies Snickers and Sour Patch
- Gift cards to Walmart & Amazon
SHAKIENA LANIER
- The Boston Celtics
- Trail Mix
- The color blue
- Chick fil a Resturant
- Chocolate
- Gift cards to Starbucks
KSA RESOURCES AND TOOLS
KSA testing will soon be upon us! Counselors want to share with you some tools on test taking strategies to be implemented and gone over during advisory time. We want to prepare students with test taking strategies they can implement during test time.
KSA scores from the previous year are linked into the google slide document for both elementary and middle. Please ensure that you are working with students on navigating the TestNav site and creating familiarity of the tools and functions that are housed within the testing platform. Test familiarity before the test is key to ensuring our students are successful!
A goal setting script has been created and printed and has been placed in your mailbox. Please use that script as you meet with student to goal set for KSA. We are hoping that this script will create meaningful conversations between you and your students, please feel free to add additional questions if you feel the need.
Link to the google slides are HERE
Elementary script can be found HERE
Middle script can be found HERE
Please ensure that you are becoming familiar with KSA logistics shared by Ms. Galindo two weeks ago HERE. It has all the information you need to become familiar with our building wide logistics during KSA.
***Please be on the lookout for a calendar invite from Ms. Galindo on going over what accommodations with look like for testing buddies. Additionally, our dry run date. Those dates and times will be shared with you soon.
ATTENDANCE DOCUMENT AND LETTERS
We are coming up on another PLD Day, April 28th. Below are sign up list for students you're inviting to PLD day. You should each be inviting 8-10 students, including those that are in Spartan Academy. As you're thinking about students to invite, we want this to be used as a day for personalized instruction, not necessarily just remediation. Think about your students who are listed as being "on the bubble," need to be challenged, preparing or presenting their defenses, or needing enrichment.
Please communicate with families and have your students on this list by Monday, April 24th so that we can let our cafeteria staff know and prepare for the day. There is a letter below that you can send home or send to parents on Dojo. A related arts schedule for the day will be forthcoming. Reach out if you need any additional support. Thank you for all that you do!
NOMINATE A WORTHY COLLEAGUE
Please use the link above to nominate a worthy Spartan educator to be recognized by The Kentucky Department of Education who oversees several annual awards and recognition programs that honor exceptional teachers, students and schools in the state.
Corey Logsdon's Class
Link HERE
MONDAY 4/24: 6th Grade Morning Duty
- 7th Grade MTSS @ 8:00
- Book Fair
- WHAS Excel Ceremony for KRISTA HARDESTY
- GYM @ 10:00 AM
- Class Report Times
- Alternative Lunch Schedule for the day
- Principal/Literacy Coach Mtg @ 1:00
- Principal/Mentor (L.Smith) Mtg @ 2:00
- Literacy Team Meeting @ 2:45 - 3:15
- Algebra 1 Meeting 4:15 @ C. O. (Jones)
- Bridges Math Meeting via Zoom @ 4:30
- Gatlinburg Band Parent Meeting @ 6:30 on Staircase
TUESDAY 4/25: 6th Grade Morning Duty
- 7th Grade MTSS @ 8:00
- Book Fair
- Kindergarten Field Trip to Selato Leaves at 9:00 am
- Learning Walks (EMS) @ 9:15 - 10:15
- Principal/FRYSC Meeting @ 10:00 (Jones & Spry)
- Principal/Coaches Meeting @ 11:30 (Jones, Hudson, McDaniel)
- Elementary MTSS During Plannings
- Principal/A.P Meeting @ 1:00 (Jones, Tillery, Whitehouse, Brinkman)
- Self Care Tuesday - No Faculty Collaboration Meeting
- Boys Soccer vs. WMS @ 6:00
WEDNESDAY 4/26: 6th Grade Morning Duty
- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DAY
- 7th Grade MTSS @ 8:00
- Book Fair
- Administrative Assistant Lunch 10:45 - 11:45
- 4th Grade Exhibitions @ 12:00 - 1:00
- 8th Grade Exhibitions @ 1:30 - 3:00
- Sign up list HERE
- Team Leader Meeting @ 2:30
THURSDAY 4/27: 6th Grade Morning Duty
- A.P Leadership Training All Day (Tillery & Brinkman)
- 7th Grade MTSS @ 8:00
- Book Fair
- 2nd Grade Exhibitions @ 9:00 - 10:00
- Newcomers Field Trip to the Zoo @ 9:00
- 5th Grade Field Trip to Capital @ 9:00
- 8th Grade Defenses: 9:15 - 11:30 & 2:30 - 3:15
- Arts Night @ 5:30 - 7:30
- SCPS Board Mtg @ 7:00
FRIDAY 4/21: 6th Grade Morning Duty
- Personalized Learning Day
- Book Fair
- Allen County and other visitor to Defenses
- 5th Grade Defenses 8:00 - 3:15
- 8th Grade Defenses: 8:30 - 12:30
- SBDM Meeting @ 2:00
- Special Called SBDM Meeting @ 3:00
- Time Sheets Due to Mrs. Cottrell by the end of the day
MARNEL C. MOORMAN K - 8 CENTER
Email: donna.jones@shelby.kyschools.us
Website: https://www.shelby.kyschools.us/Domain/1497
Phone: (502) 647-0204
Twitter: @MCM_Principal