MAP testing is nearly complete in grades K5-3. Parents can expect reports to be sent home mid-February. We look forward to seeing how our students have grown in reading and math, since September!
Please take an opportunity to access our school's website and learn more about the proposed calendar for the 2015-2016 school year. We are in the process of developing a school calendar that will meet the needs of our students, teachers and families. We are interested in your feedback, as we move through this process.
Friday, January 30, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Week of January 12, 2015
Children are busy learning at Willow Glen!
Here are some classroom highlights:
K5 - Kindergartners are learning about word families, vowel sounds, winter animal adaptations, and they are writing "All About Animals" books.
Grade 1 - First graders are learning about biographies and autobiographies. In math, they are adding and subtracting, and they just completed a unit on food chains in science class.
Grade 2 - Second graders are writing "gripping fictional stories"! They are learning to describe characters, and are beginning a new unit on food chains/predator/prey.
Grade 3 - Third graders are learning how to blog. They are also working on their Native American projects and building displays.
All grade levels will be participating in MAP (Measurement of Academic Progress) testing this month. We assess students 3X per year in the areas of reading and math, using this online assessment tool. Teachers use the data to plan for instruction, in an effort to meet the needs of all their children. If you would like more information on this, please visit our school website, or contact your child's teacher..
Also, please know that we are very focused on safety at Willow Glen. Just a friendly reminder to stop in the office and get a visitor pass, if you would like to walk your child to his/her classroom (or pick them up). We have precious children in our building, and want o ensure safe visiting practices for all!
Our next PTO meeting will be held on January 21. Watch for more information in your take-home folders!
Children are busy learning at Willow Glen!
Here are some classroom highlights:
K5 - Kindergartners are learning about word families, vowel sounds, winter animal adaptations, and they are writing "All About Animals" books.
Grade 1 - First graders are learning about biographies and autobiographies. In math, they are adding and subtracting, and they just completed a unit on food chains in science class.
Grade 2 - Second graders are writing "gripping fictional stories"! They are learning to describe characters, and are beginning a new unit on food chains/predator/prey.
Grade 3 - Third graders are learning how to blog. They are also working on their Native American projects and building displays.
All grade levels will be participating in MAP (Measurement of Academic Progress) testing this month. We assess students 3X per year in the areas of reading and math, using this online assessment tool. Teachers use the data to plan for instruction, in an effort to meet the needs of all their children. If you would like more information on this, please visit our school website, or contact your child's teacher..
Also, please know that we are very focused on safety at Willow Glen. Just a friendly reminder to stop in the office and get a visitor pass, if you would like to walk your child to his/her classroom (or pick them up). We have precious children in our building, and want o ensure safe visiting practices for all!
Our next PTO meeting will be held on January 21. Watch for more information in your take-home folders!
Friday, January 9, 2015
Week of January 5, 2015
Welcome to 2015!
While it has been a chilly start to the new year, Willow Glen students have been busy in the classrooms. This week has involved all the regular instructional routines, including readers workshop, writing, math, social studies, science and health. We all look forward to continued daily learning opportunities in all of these areas!
Over winter break, our computer lab was updated with Chromeboxes. This will allow the lab to run more efficiently, and respond to common programs/learning and assessment websites, that are a part of our curriculum. Staff will be trained on this new system on January 14, and students will be using the lab beginning January 15 with the start of winter MAP testing.
Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports (PBIS) continues to have a positive impact on the culture within the building. The staff acknowledged students, with Gator Gotchas, nearly 3000 times during the month of November (We are still calculating December data.)! It is clear that children understand the expectations at Willow Glen, and are living up to being awesome students and friends to others!
While it has been a chilly start to the new year, Willow Glen students have been busy in the classrooms. This week has involved all the regular instructional routines, including readers workshop, writing, math, social studies, science and health. We all look forward to continued daily learning opportunities in all of these areas!
Over winter break, our computer lab was updated with Chromeboxes. This will allow the lab to run more efficiently, and respond to common programs/learning and assessment websites, that are a part of our curriculum. Staff will be trained on this new system on January 14, and students will be using the lab beginning January 15 with the start of winter MAP testing.
Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports (PBIS) continues to have a positive impact on the culture within the building. The staff acknowledged students, with Gator Gotchas, nearly 3000 times during the month of November (We are still calculating December data.)! It is clear that children understand the expectations at Willow Glen, and are living up to being awesome students and friends to others!
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