LMM+October+15,+2008


 * Information for All **
 * New Building room numbers and equipment information was shared.
 * Plan what you are taking to the new building if you are moving – remember NO junk!
 * AYP – All students count – Speech and Alternate Assessment students are included.
 * Do NOT schedule meetings during teacher planning, unless they request to meet. Meetings may only be held voluntarily.
 * Reading **
 * Next week is OPM week – Classroom teachers have their palms and probes.
 * Fast Track Phonics in grades K-1 is going well.
 * Word Power in Grade 2 – there is a video to watch if you haven’t seen it yet. It takes about 20 minutes.
 * Kelly from SFA will be here Oct 31st for a visit.
 * 4th Grade – Linda H will begin a “Breakfast Book Bunch” next week.
 * The county will be providing some additional teacher training for Comprehension, Vocabulary and Fluency rather than “Toolboxes” – more info will follow.
 * ELL **
 * 4th Grade Math students will have class in their classrooms rather than with Linda N. Linda will provide support.
 * ESE **
 * Discussion of the Alternate Assessment – we are waiting to find out how the students fit into the AYP calculations.
 * Kim Parmer described the testing process.
 * Gifted is up to 8 students, with 2 pending
 * Math **
 * There are 3 Multiplication Club groups at this time
 * Dr. Schmook suggested reviewing the book __Elementary and Middle School Mathematics__ __Teaching Developmentally__ by John Van de Walle.
 * Suggestions for teaching orally, visually, with strategies and patterns
 * Are calculators being used? – there is information in the books about this
 * Mathematics is the science of patterns and order
 * Teachers need to focus on patterns and order
 * Think Gate – information was given at the Math leadership team meeting
 * Schools need to provide feedback on their preference of different report types
 * Writing **
 * Write Score is being administered in 3rd and 4th Grades