2. Safety  SAFE Strategies Stand Positive and Strong Avoid the situation Find support Express your feelings  Class Visits The Counselor and Principal visit all classrooms the first 2 weeks to welcome and address safety.  PBS- Positive Behavior Solutions.  Guidance Lessons Classroom lessons as well as small needs groups are led by our counselor.

3. Parents as Partners  PCF-Parent Communication Forum Opportunities throughout the year for book study, speakers, conversation.  Conferences October and January scheduled, throughout the school year as needed.  Meet and Greet August 19, 2014  Call returns  Parties/Field Trips  Project MORE Reading program with volunteer support for our students.  Classroom Volunteers

4. Testing  RTI- Response to Intervention – Use of data to determine interventions needed in the classroom or if more intense intervention is needed by our reading and/or math tutors.  RIMP-Reading Improvement Plan Students determined not on grade level receive an intervention plan and progress monitoring.  OAA- 3 rd Grade Reading Guarantee Students that receive below a 394(400 is proficient) on the Spring 2015 reading OAA will be retained in reading. There are exceptions for reading IEP students that are determined by the IEP team.  COGAT- Cognitive Ability Testing  Common Summatives All classroom grade level cumulative tests are common.  Aimsweb All students’ reading fluency, reading comprehension, math problem solving and computation skills assessed 3 times a year.  F & P – Fountas and Pinnell Reading level diagnostic assessed fall and spring grades 3 and 4, fall only grade 5. SRI spring for 5 th.

5. The Day  Drop off/Pick up Doors open at 8:55 and school begins at 9:05am School ends at 3:30pm.  Teaming 2 Teacher teams – One Math, Science, Social Studies - One Language Arts  Specials Music, PE, Art, Media/Technology  Lunch 25 minutes- all 3 rd eat together  Recess 25 minutes- all 3 rd have recess together  Nurse

6. Grading  PIV-Parent Information Viewer Up to date access to student grades.  Report Card Students will receive grades A, B, D, D, F in all contents. They receive a rubric score for writing of 4,3,2,1.  Summatives/Formatives  Pre and Post Testing Used to inform instruction.  Rubrics Used to score writing and other academic projects. Scale is 1-4.

7. Transition  Visits here and there The Counselor and Principal visited Craddock classrooms to share information about LES. The 2 nd grade students will visit LES- visit a 3 rd grade class, tour the building and play on the playground.  Meet and Greet- August 19th  Parent Information Night

8. Clubs  Jump rope Club  Choir  Girls on the Run  Study Tables  DI and Robotics

9. Questions!!!! Thank you for coming!