Dear EAMS Students and Families,
Parent-Teacher Conferences for the fall are on October 22nd from 4-8 PM. This year, conferences will be held virtually, using Google Meet. Scheduling conferences will happen through Skyward in two phases. In phase one, EAMS staff will be contacting specific families this week to schedule conferences for the evening. Phase two will begin next Friday afternoon. EAMS families will have the opportunity to schedule the remaining openings via Skyward. A video tutorial will be included in next week’s newsletter to guide you through the process.
As is always the case with conferences, our staff has more students than time to meet with families on the night of conferences. Conferences are just one opportunity to connect with teachers. Families can schedule a virtual meeting or phone call with staff at any point throughout the school year.
This week, we did not have a Monday ABS lesson due to inservice, but on Friday, our Olweus lesson was a follow-up to last week. Students and staff collaborated to make posters of our “ABC Rules.” The lesson directions can be found here along with the presentation.
As our fall round of MAP assessments has kicked off, I wanted to share what we consider our top reasons for using this assessment:
Goals: Both our students and teachers engage in short and long-term goals around learning. MAP assessments give us a great platform to engage in long-term goals, and the reports help build the roadmap to meet those goals.
Foundational Learning: As EAMS staff works to guarantee that students learn the essential skills at their current grade level, MAP assessments identify any gaps in learning from previous grade-levels. Our staff can then use small-group instruction in class, study hall, or WIN to address those specific learning needs.
Practice: MAP assessments offer low-stakes opportunities to practice skills needed for future, higher-stakes assessments, including but not limited to college entrance exams and industry-based certification tests.
As items come up that you have questions or concerns about, please do not hesitate to contact me, and have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Ryan McBurney
Principal
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