Back-to-School Night Parents as Partners! 2019-2020

Welcome, V.I.P’s *Very Important Parents! Mindful Moment Introductions of Breakthrough South Staff Alignment with Hartford Public Schools District Model of Excellence September is Attendance Awareness Month Theme for the year Celebrations Bully Prevention Unified Arts team Important upcoming dates Social media

Attend today. Achieve tomorrow. September is Attendance Awareness Month Attend today. Achieve tomorrow. Missing at least 18 days of school, a full 10 percent of the school year, is known as Chronic Absenteeism. Chronic Absenteeism has a direct effect on our students’ academic success and can negatively impact their futures. Only 17 percent of Kindergartners who are chronically absent will read on grade level after 3rd grade. By middle school, Chronic Absence is one of the leading indicators that a student will drop out of high school.

#WeAreBreakthrough Returning to our Breakthrough Roots & Continuing our Story! Character: It’s not what we DO, it’s WHO WE ARE.

2018-2019 Celebrations!! Math: Gr. 6-8 met their growth targets in SBAC, this is a growth area for Gr. 3-5 for this year. However, we are still scoring in the top 5 schools in the district with math achievement. ELA: Excellent first year of Guided Reading in Gr. K-5 and Close Reading in Gr. 6-8, most grades made their student growth targets in SBAC. WAY TO GO, BREAKTHROUGH SOUTH!!

Bullying Prevention Mandatory bullying and mean behavior presentations have started with classes. Safety Distraction From Learning Tattling vs. Reporting Proactive/Preventative approach Restorative Practices

What’s NEW (or continuing) at Breakthrough? Based on the Five Pillars of Magnet Schools Academic: Year 2 of Guided Reading/Close Reading, Year 2 of DataWise, new Benchmark reading and writing program in grades 3-5 Character: Weekly focus on area of B.R.I.C.K., school-wide focus on KINDNESS, class meetings, advisory groups, “Circles” (restorative and community building), Mindfulness Diversity: Continued work with Racial Equity Center with Grades ⅚, Culture Committee: More cultural celebrations and performances, Sheff School-Based Advocacy Group (year 2) Innovation: Community service projects per team, Book buddy partnerships, MS Community Service helpers, Mindfulness Leader Partnerships: Junior Achievement, Knox Foundation (Melissa Gran), FoodCorps, East Conn educational grants in Gr. 2 and Gr. 5, Project Oceanology, Hartford Performs, new positions: FCSSP (Mrs. Gardner) & MS Counselor (Mrs. Airo)

Unified Arts Spanish Music Art Physical Education Mindfulness Team will be available near the music & arts rooms during grade level presentations.

Important Parents as Partners Dates: Parenting with Character in Mind: Thursdays in October 3, 10, 17, 6:00- 7:00 pm Family Learning Night & Dinner: Thursday, Oct. 24 6:00-7:30 pm Other ways to be involved-- SGC and PTO! We need 1 more parent for our School Governance Council.

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