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THE SANDPIPER! 10/19/15 W E E K L Y N E W S L E T T E R!

Greetings!

I want to say, “Thank you!” On Friday, I was pleasantly surprised by your unexpected and generous Bosses’ Day gifts and lunch. Your kind words touched me dearly. You are a great staff and Sandpiper feels like home to me. It is always nice to stop and smell the roses. We work so hard! This weekend I shopped and dined out. Thank you for helping me keep the balance in my life. I appreciate it!

! Our Assistant Principal (AP) Vacancy closes on October 20. I will conduct interviews with a panel on October 30. The panel will consist of Ms. Hanna, two Principals and myself. Once an AP candidate is selected, s/he will be appointed at the following School Board meeting. I am asking that each team collaborate together to compile a list of characteristics that you would like to see in your AP. Team leaders will submit the list to me by Friday, October 23.

Have a great week!

Mrs. LaChance’s Message...

Sandpiper Elementary is proud to provide a safe and secure learning environment - an environment that fosters intellectual development, creativity, and friendships.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MONDAY 10-19-15

• Marvelous Monday!

TUESDAY 10-20-15

• Team Leader Release Day

8:30 a.m. in the Meet Locker

• Gr. 3 - 5 Staff Development: Learning Goals

and Scales Part 2. Bring Learning Goal and

Scale with 3 student work samples.

WEDNESDAY 10-21-15

• CPST meetings - See Ms. Leaberry’s email

• Safe Team meeting - All Safe Team members

attend 1:00 p.m. meeting in Meet Locker

THURSDAY 10-22-15

• Early Release Day - students dismissed at

12:00 noon

• Wear Pink

• Recycling Assembly:

Gr. 4 & 5 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Gr. K & 1 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Gr. 2 & 3 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Karen Boyd 10/25

Just a few reminders:

• If you fill out an online discipline referral, please call me. I do not receive a notification by the system.

• Please read the attached Homework policy and be reminded students have after school activities. Homework should be a practice that students know the skills.

• Teachers are required to complete their self-assessment by October 23 in iObservation.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FRIDAY 10-23-15

• Employee Planning - No school for

students

• PLC and Data Chats: in the Meet Locker:

Gr. 5 8:30 a.m.

Gr. 4 9:30 a.m.

Gr. 3 10:30 a.m.

Gr. 2 11:30 a.m.

Gr. 1 1:00 p.m.

Gr. K 2:00 p.m.

We will review your formative assessment

data, iReady, LL1 data, IRI data, Intervention

data, Reflex Math, Quintile student progress,

students on PMPs and CARE packages.

Please review your data prior to our

meeting and be prepared to share your

grade level progress of all students. We will

discuss remediation, maintenance and

enrichment curriculum and instruction.

Thank You to Our “Bucket Fillers”!• Ms. Arias who successfully completed FTE.• Ms. Loe, Ms. Walkes and Ms. Pellissery who lead the staff development, Learning Goals and Scales

with our primary teachers. Excellent information shared.• Ms. Allen and Mr. Godoy who organized the Student Council and Safety Patrol Installation ceremony.• Ms. R-Love who attended the SAF meeting and shared information with parents. • Entire Staff who continues to help me as needed. I truly appreciate it!• Mr. Godoy who organized the SAC meeting. • Ms. Shaffer who organized the Title I meeting.• Ms. McCormick who attended the PTA meeting.• Ms. Allen and Mr. Godoy who attend the Sunrise Commission meeting.• Support Staff who continues to lead and facilitate learning on campus.• Ms. Harman who has embraced the VPK procedures and assessments. She has been a pillar of

strength and innovation in our charge with this new program.• Ms. Godoy and any staff who assisted in the Aftercare Assessment. It took teamwork! Great Job!

Small Groups and Student Centersfrom FAIR

The K-5 Student Center Activities can be accessed at http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/SCAindex.shtm.

The K-5 Student Center Activities (SCA) and K-3 Instructional Routines search tool provides teacher's access to the 522 individual SCA and the instructional routines from Empowering Teachers. Use this search tool to find and print specific instructional routines or student center activities and their accompanying activity masters by grade level, reading component. All educators are welcome to make print copies of the Student Center Activities.

All Support staff are expected to

attend each grade level meeting. Teachers will attend their

specific grade level times.

ReadWorks.org http://www.readworks.org

ReadWorks provides research-based units, lessons, and authentic, leveled non-fiction and literary passages directly to educators online, for free. The ReadWorks curriculum is aligned to the Common Core State Standards. The most effective research-proven instructional practices in reading comprehension. You can add students who are not enrolled in iReady. The system provides reading reports for students. Teachers can track their students’ progress.

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THE SANDPIPER! 11/30/15 W E E K L Y N E W S L E T T E R!

Greetings!

Welcome Back Ms. Avitan! I hope everyone took time to enjoy each moment and relish in the precious experiences with family and friends. Now you are back, refreshed and ready to forge ahead!

Ms. Emery will be our Instructional Facilitator and

conduct professional development for our new technology devices. Mr. Chevannes will assist in the technical aspects of our implementation. I am excited for this 21st century learning. Are you? We are going to learn it together!

! ! ! Make it a GREAT week!

Mrs. LaChance’s Message...

Sandpiper Elementary is proud to provide a safe and secure learning environment - an environment that fosters intellectual development, creativity, and friendships.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MONDAY 11-30-15

• Interim Assessments #2

TUESDAY 12-1-15

• P.T. A Holiday Boutique opens

• FL Teacher Classroom Supply Asst. Program

receipts due to Michele Kahn

• Reassignment window opens

• ASD Special Programs attend Special

Olympics

WEDNESDAY 12-2-15

• CPST meeting - see Ms. Leaberry’s email

THURSDAY 12-3-15

• Boy Scout - 6:30 p.m. in cafeteria

FRIDAY 12-4-15

• Fantastic Friday!

Teacher Final Evaluation

• Teachers - BrIDGES 2014-15 Final Evaluations will be available within iObservation as of 9:00 am on 12/1/15. Please view the Brainshark link to review the components of the 2014-15 evaluation: http://www.brainshark.com/browardschools/finalevals1415

• For BrIDGES 2014-15, the evaluation components were Instructional Practice 49%, Deliberate Practice 1%, and Student Growth/VAM 50%.

• An administrator will be meeting with every teacher to review the 2014-15 BrIDGES Evaluation between 12/1/15-1/29/16.

• Teachers may acknowledge the BrIDGES 2014-15 Final Evaluation while meeting with the administrator or may choose not to acknowledge.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Jill Martin! ! December 3

Thank You to Our “Bucket Fillers”!• Mr. Chevannes who assisted with our SMART Bond technology purchases.• Ms. Leaberry, Mr. Chevannes, Ms.Loe, Ms. Allen, 4th and 5th grade teachers who assisted with the

Infrastructure test.• Team leaders and Support Staff who participated in the district Learning Goals and Scales training.• Grade 1 team who participated in the LLI training.• Ms. R-Love who attended the Advisory meeting and shared the minutes. • Safe team members who assisted with the upcoming bomb evacuation plan.• Mr. Godoy who led the SAC meeting.• Ms. McCormick who serves as the PTA Liaison.• Ms. Fowler who updated the art pieces in the front office hallway.• Ms. Kahn who printed and organized all the certificates for the Honor Roll assemblies.• Ms. Mary Jackson and Ms. Allen who organized the Turkey Trot.• Ms. Sebaste who organized the Coast Guard Visit. The students learned a lot!• Kerwin Durity who assembled a water and sand table for the ASD Specials Program.• Ms. Sebaste and Ms. Walkes who were team players. They assisted where needed. Thank you!!

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THE SANDPIPER! 12/7/15 W E E K L Y N E W S L E T T E R!

Greetings!

! Let’s give a warm Sandpiper welcome to our new Assistant Principal, Mrs. Melissa Hernandez. She will be appointed on Tuesday, December 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the next School Board meeting. We look forward to seeing her after the meeting.

! On Friday, December 11th at 4:00 p.m. we will have our Holiday Social. It will take place at our favorite local spot, Bahama Breeze. Appetizers are half price. Pay as you go! Spend a little time with your colleagues before winter break.

Make it a GREAT week!

Mrs. LaChance’s Message...

Sandpiper Elementary is proud to provide a safe and secure learning environment - an environment that fosters intellectual development, creativity, and friendships.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MONDAY 12-7-15

• PTA Holiday Boutique continues

• Hour of Code week

TUESDAY 12-8-15

• Student of the month - VPK, K, 1st

• First day of new AP, Ms. Hernandez

• Faculty meeting - 2:15 p.m. in Media Center

WEDNESDAY 12-9-15

• Last day of PTA Boutique

• Student of the month - Gr. 2nd & 3rd

• VPK & K Field Day

THURSDAY 12-10-15

• Student of the month - Gr. 4th & 5th

• Gr. 2 Field Day

FRIDAY 12-11-15

• Gr. 1 Field Day

• Gr. k - 5 Data chats

• Holiday Social - 4:00 p.m. Bahama Breeze

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Thank You to Our “Bucket Fillers”!• Support Team who provided assistance in the absence of an AP to Ms. LaChance.• Ms. Loe who created and organized the interim assessments.• Ms. Arias and Mr. Kroger who reviewed the evacuation route to Welleby Park.• Ms. Boyd and the ASD Special Team who did a wonderful job with the students at Special Olympics.• Ms. Fossas who assisted with the correction of the interim assessments.

Five Key Strategies for Effective Formal Assessments

In order to build a comprehensive framework for formative assessment, William and Thompson (2007) proposed that three processes were central:

1. Establishing where learners are in their learning2. Establishing where they are going3. Establishing how to get there

By considering separately the roles of the teacher and the students themselves, they proposed that formative assessment could be built up from five “key strategies.”

1. Clarifying, sharing, and understanding goals for learning and criteria for success with learners.2. Engineering effective classroom discussions, questions, activities, and tasks that elicit

evidence of students’ learning.3. Providing feedback that moves learning forward.4. Activating students as owners of their own learning.5. Activating students as learning resources for one another.

Read the attached article for more information on student feedback.

Student Feedback Teaching Channel Videos:

1. Assess and Plan with Exit Tickets, 3rd grade Math (2:17)https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teacher-assessment-strategy

2. Guided Groups, 7th grade ELA (5:46)https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/guided-groups-formative-assessment

3. Show Your Cards, 8th grade Science (5:03)https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/show-your-cards-student-assessment

4. The Stoplight Method: An End-of-Lesson Assessment, High School ELA (0:53)https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/daily-lesson-assessment

5. “Austin’s Butterfly” (6:00)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjms

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THE SANDPIPER! 01/04/16 W E E K L Y N E W S L E T T E R!

Good morning,

! Happy New Year and an Irish toast to you:

May your troubles be less, And your blessings be more.

And nothing but happiness come through your door.

! On Thursday, January 7th we will have Relay for Life Jamboree to support the fight against cancer. Sandpiper ES will join the efforts of all City of Sunrise schools. ! ! On Friday, January 8 we will have “The Art of Customer Service” training at 9:00 a.m. in the Media Center. After this training, we will walk from Sandpiper ES to Welleby Park. We will review the off site evacuation drill procedures at the park. Please w e a r s n e a k e r s a n d b r i n g a b o t t l e o f w a t e r . ! As a school we want to limit classroom interruptions and provided needed support to intermediate students. Reduce calls to classrooms and do not pull students unnecessarily from class. During the months of January to April, our goal is maximizing every instructional opportunity. We will continue to prepare and motivate our students to produce results of their fullest potential. ! Have a great year! Anything is possible if you believe. Positive energy is a must! I hope you are all well rested and ready to make a substantial impact on teaching and learning. See you tomorrow! ! ! ! Have a great week!

Mrs. LaChance’s Message...

Sandpiper Elementary is proud to provide a safe and secure learning environment - an environment that fosters intellectual development, creativity, and friendships.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MONDAY 1-04-16

• Happy New Year!

TUESDAY 1-05-16

• Faculty Meeting - Health Training

2:15 p.m. in the Media Center

WEDNESDAY 1-06-16

• Cub Scouts - 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria

THURSDAY 1-07-16

• Early Release Day - 12:00 noon dismissal

• Relay For Life Jamboree - wear purple

Ms. Allen will email schedule

• Gr. 1 - 3 2nd quarter Running Records due

• Aspiring Leaders - 2:15 p.m. in Ms.

LaChance’s office

FRIDAY 1-08-16

• Employee Planning - 9:00 a.m. The Art of

Customer Service training - all staff

members attend. Evacuation drill tour after

training - wear sneakers

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BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS! Please take a moment each day this week to review the following with your students: morning arrival, classroom rules and expectations, cafeteria rules and expectations, and hallway expectations. The New Year should be treated as the beginning of the school year. Make no assumptions as you review rules and expectations. A well-managed classroom is paramount to your students’ success. Students learn in structured environments!

Thank You to Our “Bucket Fillers”!• Ms. Maheras and Mr. Godoy who stayed very late on Friday because a 5th grade student was not

picked up on time. Thank you very much! • Team Leaders who give their input to lead teaching and learning at Sandpiper ES.• Ms. Fombellida and the Special teachers who conducted a beautiful winter program.• Ms. Boyd and the Special teachers who facilitated the Field Days.• CPST members and teachers who participated in the RtI process.• Ms. Allen and the BPIE assessment team members who completed the reflective ESE process to

improve ESE services at Sandpiper ES. • Front office ladies who decorated the Teacher Lounge for the holiday luncheon.• All staff members who contributed to the Holiday luncheon. It was scrumptious!• Mr. Godoy who lead the SAC meeting.• Ms. Edwards, Mr. Godoy, Ms. Smith, Ms. Leaberry, Ms. R-Love and Ms. Mary Jackson who

attended the winter program.

Sandpiper Professional Development Plan

! ! !! ! ! ! ! End of 2nd Quarter Reminders