MAP TESTING NEXT WEEK

If the internet is stable, we will start MAP testing this week on Wednesday.

Grade 2-5 students will be tested in Reading, Language, and Mathematics.

We will use this schedule starting on Wednesday:

MAP Testing Schedule (Grades 2-5): February 24 – March 2

2021 Winter NWEA MAP Testing Google Site

We will not be using Transition Days to MAP test. Students will be able to test online from home. As always, MAP testing will be considered just one data point used to fairly and accurately assess a student’s academic achievement and progress. We will be able to use our professional judgement to decide how much weight we place on the data given the circumstances.

ONLINE RECESS with PATTY:

New Schedule

Patty will still be offering Online Recess for our students but given the small numbers in each grade, we will consolidate the students into these sessions:

• Grades 3, 4, & 5: Tuesday at 1pm
• Grades 1 & 2: Thursday at 1pm

INCLUSION SHARE OUT

Students and teachers have been sharing out, over the past few weeks, what strategies and accommodations are used to help students learn.

This week we had an Inclusion Professional Development that centered on a student panel sharing their thoughts on learning. They were articulate in voicing what helps them learn and genuinely knew that each of you were listening. The student panel was excited to take part in this project and knew their words would have a positive impact for all. The students appreciated your questions and were  eager to address them, as well.  

Hopefully, students will self-advocate their needs and we will to strive to help each of our students as they develop academically and social-emotionally. 

Please contact Lynn Shoemaker at lshoemaker@isyedu.org to “share out” your inclusive practices. 

PRIDE OF THE PRINCIPAL

If you have any student (or students) that you would like me to recognise for living the ISY Attributes send me an email with a sentence about why they are to be recognised and a time that I could come on Zoom and say hi. Any time or day is OK – If I have a meeting I’ll suggest another time until we get one that works. I will jump on your Zoom and then I’ll get you to put the student or student(s) into a break out room with me. I’ll have a chat with them and take a screenshot that I will send to their parents.

No Longer Offering Chromebooks

As new students join our classes, our existing students arrive back into the country, we will no longer be offering Chromebooks as a matter of course. We initially offered Chromebooks to get everyone up and running quickly but it is not our policy to provide laptops or Chromebooks for elementary school students. Patty and I will make this clear to these students as they prepare to join us. This is just a heads up for teachers not to offer them to students. Teachers may still be asked to provide supplies as we have been doing.