Schofield's mission: Developing and empowering lifelong learners and leaders all day, every day!
District's mission: Preparing each child for a successful future.
November 21, 2016
In This Issue
School Improvement Plan
Annual Performance Report
Data Wall
Student Leadership Teams
Safe, Respectful and Responsible
Schofield's Counseling Program
Lifelong Learners Lab
Schofield PTO
Upcoming Dates

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Dear Schofield Families,

Each month we will be emailing a monthly newsletter with important dates and information. In addition to the newsletter, we will use Facebook to communicate with our families. Be sure to "Like" our page and check it often for reminders and student learning highlights. Our website is also a great source for information. Be sure to check it out at republicschools.org. 

School Improvement Plan and School Performance

Academic Goals
Educators and students are working to reach the
following academic goals:  More than 80% of students will be proficient with literacy, writing and numeracy standards. 

At the end of the first quarter, students and educators made the following progress toward meeting these goals:
  • Over 74% of students were proficient with first quarter reading standards and over 84% of students were proficient with first quarter math standards. 
  • Only 42% of students were proficient with writing standards for the first quarter. 

We are celebrating our performance while working to address the areas of growth. It is important to remember that writing standards are based on end of the year expectations and we look forward to the growth we will see during the second quarter.  

Attendance and Discipline
Congratulations to the lifelong learners and leaders of Schofield Elementary! They met the attendance and discipline goals for the month of October. Students had above 96% attendance for the month and less than 30 discipline referrals. Schofield educators celebrated by wearing celebration shirts for students at school! 

After analyzing discipline referrals, Schofield will review expectations for the playground. The most referrals come from this area of our school. 

Students on winning buses celebrated winning the first quarter bus discipline referral contest. An update for the second quarter bus contest will be provided in January. 

 
Annual Performance Report
 
Each year the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) generates an Annual Performance Report (APR) for all schools across the state. This performance accountability tool is used to review our school's performance and is called the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) 5. It summarizes attendance, English Language Arts, Math and Science achievement to determine performance levels. 

We are pleased to announce that Schofield received 98.6% of the 70 points possible. Schofield attributes this success to the hard work of the educators, families and lifelong learners and leaders at our school. Way to go, Schofield Tigers!
Wildly Important Goals Wall
 
Have you seen Schofield's data wall? Students work with their classroom teacher to graph their progress toward learning literacy and numeracy standards. These standards tie directly to our building goals. Ask your child how he or she is using this wall with his or her class!
Student Leadership Teams
 
Schofield student leadership teams have been busy lately! They have been planning assemblies, celebrating student birthdays, greeting students, organizing work for our community and welcoming new students. Every student at Schofield Elementary will be able to serve on a team this year. Teams will change throughout the year to make this opportunity possible. Many teams have already met and will begin their work this week. Check Facebook often to see how students are leading this year.
Safe, Respectful and Responsible
 
Students earned Thankful Paws during the month of November for using the 7 Habits to be safe, respectful and responsible. Students also earned paws for using good manners by saying please and thank you.
 
Schofield's Counseling Program
 
Ms. Pietruszynski, Schofield's K-2 counselor, visited classrooms this month to discuss the importance
of making safe and healthy choices. Students in grades K-2 watched a video on how to stay safe around people they  don 't know. Students also discussed thankfulness and the importance of letting those we are thankful for know.  


Mrs. Fenske visited students in third through fifth grades to discuss the following topics:
  • The responsibilities associated with student roles at home and at school (Third and fourth grades)
  • The importance of an educational plan (Fifth grade)
Ms. Fenske and Ms. Pietruszynski are also meeting with small groups of students. These groups were created and organized, based on information provided by families at the beginning of the year. As always, please feel free to contact Ms. Fenske or Ms. Pietruszynski with any questions or concerns regarding your child at the following email addresses: 
Lifelong Learners Lab
 
Students are now working in our Lifelong Learners Lab! Currently this area is being utilized as a makerspace where students will utilize the following skills: critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity.

Ms. Burton, Schofield's librarian, met with students to create the expectations for the use of this lab and then opened the lab for visitors. Ms. Mahaffey's class used the lab to build a boat that would withstand passengers and still float. We can't wait to see how students use this lab in the future!

 
Schofield PTO 

Schofield PTO Family Movie Night was a blast! The popcorn was delicious and the movie was great! Thank you Schofield PTO and Schofield families for this special night! We will see you in January for the next family event!



Be sure to "Like" the Schofield PTO on Facebook to learn about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Here is the link: www.facebook.com/schofieldrepublicpto.


     Upcoming PTO Events:
  • December 5th     PTO Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. 
Upcoming Dates
  • November 22nd 70th Day of School Celebration
  • November 23rd Thanksgiving Break
  • November 28th Mid-quarter Progress distributed
  • December  5th  PTO Meeting
  • December 14th Springfield Little Theater Performance
  • December 16th Lifelong Learners Assembly @ 1:30 pm
Thank you for helping us develop and empower lifelong learners and leaders ! If you have any questions, please contact us via email or by calling 417-732-3610.

Sincerely,

Ms. Coursey and Ms. Bravestone