NOVEMBER CHARACTER OF THE MONTH The Student of the Month of November will be nominated based on the following characteristice: CREATIVE- Exploring new things you find interesting, working at problems to find solutions, writing down you ideas even the wacky ones, trying to look at ordinary situations with a different outlook, espress yourself in unique ways. Creative people think of original ways to do tasks and solve problems. "Create the kind of self that you will be happy with all your life."-Golda Meir
PTA Volunteers Needed Fall class parties will be held on November 24 and we need more volunteers in many areas. Please contact Tricia Henrie or Niccole Valentine if you are able to volunteer.
BOOK FAIR Thank you for participating in the Scholastic Bookfair. We earned $800 in books for our school library.
SPANISH TRANSLATION If you are willing and able to translate the newsletter to spanish please email Liz Ellis at liz.eric@gmail.com
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Fall Final Report for 2008-2009
During the 2008-9 School Year the School Community Council met 7-9 times. Actual Expenditures of our Trust Lands money included: $14,885 for Salaries and Employee Benefits for two half-day aides who supported the upper grade reading program; $500 for Professional Development and Technical Services to pay for an author who presented at one of our literacy nights and also worked with teachers in the classroom; $3,733 for General Supplies to purchase materials for the Read Naturally Program to assist with the primary grade reading program; and $2,874 for Software/Technology related Hardware/Other Equipment to purchase projectors, mounts and wiring necessary to install and connect Smart Boards for all of the teachers in the school. A little over $1,000 was carried over to the 2009-10 school year.
Our goals were:
1. MATH: to improve students’ knowledge of basic math skills shown through mastery or a 20% increase on grade level skill tests given 3 times during the year.
2. READING: to improve reading fluency of students as measured by meeting mastery or showing a 20% increase in fluency on sight word lists.
Both goals were achieved. For Math students showed an average gain of basic skills of 122% and for reading students recorded an average gain of 58%.