October Conferences Assessment Scores Scantron MCA Current Grades Readiness Rubric Parent/Student Portal Accessing Moodle After School Programming Schedule March Conference Ellis Announcements Page Flyers/Information

REVIEW OF RECENT ASSESSMENT RESULTS Scantron and MCA results data sheet

MCA- III State Assessments Students who score __50 or above on their MCA Reading and Math assessments in grades 3-8 are considered meeting proficiency. Students who score <50 are considered not meeting

Scantron - Reading

Scantron - Math

Current Course Grades Student log-in Review Course Grades Review list of Missing Work

Readiness Rubric A grade-specific Readiness Rubric helps students and their families, teachers and counselors regularly compare data on tests, grade point averages and other indicators to assess and take steps to improve a student's progress toward being college-ready by the end of high school. Ramp-Up to Readiness™ is a program of the University of Minnesota’s College Readiness ConsortiumCollege Readiness Consortium

Grades Academic Belief Self-Management Effort and Persistence

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OPTIONS FOR SUPPORTING YOUR SON/DAUGHTER’S LEARNING Parent Portal, Moodle and After School Programming

1. Click on Reports 2. Click on Missing Assignments How to locate a list of all missing practice work and assessments in one location. Parent/Student Portal

This is what your missing assignment report could look like.

How to locate your child’s individual class grade book. 1. Click on Schedule 2. Click on Grade Book

Turned In Section: This is an optional feature for teachers to use. Comments Section: Late and missing assignments are indicated in RED and additional comments from teachers are found here. All assessments must be completed by the end of the quarter in order for a letter grade to be received. A “missing” in the comment section will result in an incomplete grade until the assessment has been fulfilled.

Quarter Grade id-quarter Grade Note the legend: Green = Final Grade Yellow = In-Progress Grade White = Grade Not Available Yet The four Term grade percentages will be added at the end of the year. Students must earn at least 240% total percentage points to pass the course. Live/current Grades

How to access Moodle

Moodle

After School Programming 4:00 Bus Monday through Thursday there is a 4:00pm bus. This bus is for students staying after school to work with a teacher or in a school club/activity. Targeted Services Session #1 of Targeted Services will start on October 27 th. This session will run Monday through Thursday until November 20. You can fill out the form for participation. Session #2 January 5- January 22 Session #3 February 17- March 5 Session #4 April 27-May 14

March Conferences Schedule Your March Conference March 3- 4:00pm-8:00pm March 5- 4:00pm-8:00pm Flexible schedule for families that need day conferences Interpreted Conferences Check One-Note to ensure an interpreter is available Complete a reservation in both the Interpreted and Teacher schedule

Ellis Announcements To find the Ellis Announcements click here on Ellis Middle School On the left hand side you will see a link to ELLIS ANNOUNCEMENTS. Please check this frequently for all announcements given to your student at Ellis.

Flyers/Information Parent Technology Reference Sheet October is Anti-bullying Month Cyber Safety presentations on October 28 th Science Fair mentors Fees can be paid at main office Winter Sports Sign-up in Lab 131 EXPLORE informational sheet- 8 th grade only Packer Pride Celebration on October 31 st No student costumes on October 31 st Technology Survey