The Bennington Crier 2015-2016

School Bulletin # 3
Week of September 28 - October 2, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015

1. Principals Luncheon, Period 3

2. Mentoring Meeting 3:40 4:40 p.m.
3. Child Study Periods 6 and 7

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

1. Alvin Ailey Dance Program Assembly,

First Grade Classes, Period 2
2. PTA Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Friday, October 2, 2015

1. Coffee Friday, 8:00 a.m.

F/P Assessment Information:

All Classroom Teachers - F&P Assessments
Please begin to assess your students with the F&P Benchmark Assessments
beginning on Friday Sept. 25.
Very Important: You will be using only Fiction Assessments. They
are available in the closet outside the Teacher's Lounge.

You will receive a class list on which to record the Instructional

Reading Level (based on Finding Three Levels) and the
Independent Level (one level below the Instructional Level) for each
student when all the students have been entered into ATS.

Please assess any future new admits.

Email any future new admit's Reading Level to Naomi ASAP anytime a
new admit is registered at anytime during the year.

K-5 - the recording sheet for completed, analyzed, and scored

assessments are due to Naomi Laks no later than Oct. 23.

Reminder: There are two fiction assessments for Levels L, M. N. One

set is in BAS 1 and the other in BAS 2 (probably a little more difficult).

There will be extra fiction books in the closet if you need to borrow
because you have BAS 1 and need a higher level or vice versa. Please
sign out for and return these books ASAP.

PLEASE do not take the last few assessments in any level. Put a copy
of the assessment in Ms. Lisanti's mailbox for copying. That's the only
way we know if we are running low on a level.

Ms. Pacella will assess Class 015. Ms. Jones-Gordon and Ms. Channer
will assess Class 506.

K - 2 Classroom Teachers: Literacy Assessments

You will be receiving a class set of recording sheets to record your student's
scores on all the Literacy Assessments. Please be sure to hand in you class'
recording sheets to Naomi by Oct. 7. You will receive them back to use to
inform your small group instruction.
Grades 3 - 5: Literacy Assessments
Once you receive a completed class set of the recording sheets for the
Literacy Assessments from the AIS providers, please hand them in to Naomi
by Oct 7. They will be returned to you for your small group instruction.
Printers
Effective Monday, September 28, 2015, we are asking that all teachers who need to print do so
using the printer provided in the Library. The library will be open daily for this use. In addition,
we are going to ask that you refrain from using the printer in the main office. Thank you.
Lunch and Learn Monday, Sept. 28
Lunch and Learns are voluntary meetings that take place during lunch periods. At this Lunch and
Learn, Naomi and Jamie will walk you through Thinkcentral, Schoolnet, Stars, and the 2015 NYS
ELA/Math Item Skills Analysis tool. Bring your lunch and your laptop! Hope to see you there J.
Period 4 Room 405
Period 5 Room 403
Period 6 Room 217
Agenda
ThinkCentral: Accessing materials and resources
Schoolnet: Finding and sorting class, grade, and schoolwide data and planning for instruction
Stars: Verifying class data and inputting information
Item Skills Analysis tool: View NYS ELA/Math test results and analyze student performance by
skill/standard
CHARACTER AMBASSADORS
The Character Ambassadors Program needs one student from each 1st and 2nd grade class to be a
representative for this school year. Teachers, please choose a student that exhibits leadership
skills, is a good public speaker and a responsible classroom citizen.
There will be a sign-up sheet on the Today At. Please indicate the student you have selected
by Friday, October 2nd. If you have any questions, see Ms. Libfeld or Ms. Young. Thank you!
Initial Planning Conference
In preparation for your Initial Planning Conference, please be prepared to discuss the questions
below:
1. What successes in your practice stand out to you from last school year?
2. In thinking about last year and the student learning that resulted from it, what are some things that
would be helpful to discuss in our conversation today?
3. For new teachers: Based on your experiences and what you predict might be areas of strength and
areas for growth this coming year, what would be helpful for us to discuss in our conversation
today?

4. Based on trends in your MOTP data from last year, what do you see as some areas for growth over
this school year?
5. Based on what weve discussed, what do you see as your next steps?
6. What next steps are you planning to implement? What is the timeline for these steps?
7. How will you share with me whether it has been successful?
Gloves
Disposable gloves will be placed in all staff mailboxes by next week. Please use these gloves in the
event of an emergency in order to avoid exposure to bodily fluids.
Printers
Effective Monday, September 28, 2015, we are asking that all teachers who need to print do so using
the printer provided in the Library. The library will be open daily for this use. In addition, we are
going to ask that you refrain from using the printer in the main office. Thank you.