Weekly Paws

Hi Everyone,

What an awesome Literacy Week! It was amazing to have so many "normal" moments and to feel so much JOY in and outside of classrooms. I'll be sharing more pictures, etc. in the Husky Highlight.

Teacher Appreciation Week!

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week! PTO will be providing a catered lunch on WEDNESDAY and it will be here in time for the first lunch at 10:40. We will have some other special surprises in store :)

EOY Scheduling

As we enter the last couple of months of school I want to encourage us to get all end-of-year events on the calendar as soon as possible. If your grade level is thinking of anything in particular, please communicate with me and/or MK as soon as possible.

Here is the Prek-12 compilation of the WPS Summer Academic & Enrichment Offerings - 2022 for your planning purposes. In addition, this is a truncated 'Cheat Sheet' - Summer Programs, 2022 streamlining dates and times. Please refer to the full WPS Summer Academic & Enrichment Offerings - 2022 for a more detailed view.

More information about Grab & Go Breakfast and upcoming Professional Development time can be found below.

When: Starting Wednesday, May 4th, 2022

Every morning between 8:05 - 8:20 AM

Where:

First Floor (K and 1) and Judy Tan: Delivered directly to classrooms - leftovers will be picked up at 8:30

Second Floor: Breakfast cart outside of the library

Third Floor: Breakfast cart outside Room 326

*2nd & 3rd floor students unpack and get breakfast from the cart before settling into their classrooms.

Want more information?

Thursday, May 5th - Breakfast in the Classroom Begins

Thursday, May 5th - TLA PD grades 3, 4 and 5

Monday, May 9th - Friday, May 13th - International Week

• More details to come

Thursday, May 12th - Diversity Council - 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Monday, May 16th - PTO Meeting - 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tuesday, May 17th - Math MCAS Session 1 - Grades 3, 4 and 5

Wednesday, May 18th - 12:15 dismissal - Grab and Go Lunch

Thursday, May 19th - Math MCAS Session 2 - Grades 3, 4 and 5

Tuesday, May 24th - Science MCAS Session 1 - Grade 5 only

Wednesday, May 25th - Science MCAS Session 2 - Grade 5 only

Monday, May 30th - No School - Memorial Day

May 11 - WIN

May 18 - (Half Day) Eureka Squared PD

MAY GLTS - Grade Level Team Classroom Observations of Previous Grade (K will Observe 1)

June GLTS - CLASS PLACEMENT - (We are intentionally waiting to do this until ACCESS results come in in late May.)

*Please note that these are subject to change*

There will be no ESL services during this time.

You shoudl soon be receiving FEL monitoring forms from Ellevation. The forms are due 5/14/22. If you have questions or unsure of what to do,please should contact Kate Phillipson or ESL teachers. In the case of co-teachers, please each out to Kate as to which teacher will be completing the forms so she can delete the forms for the teacher who won't be filling them out. Thank you!

If you are looking to fulfill your 15 PDPs in ESL there are a few great options through MATSOL this spring and summer.

Spring 2022

• Supporting Multilingual Learners in Music Education (EL-124)
  A new course for music educators offered in collaboration with the Massachusetts Music Educators Association, Eastern District. Starts June 1.

Summer 2022

• Academic English for English Learners in Math and Science (EL-106)
• Maximizing Language Development for English Learners (EL-121)
• English Language Development Standards in Action (EL-123)

Students in 5th grade will have the opportunity to choose what language they would like to study in middle school. Students have three choices: Arabic, Italian, or Spanish. On Wednesday, May 4th from 10:45 - 11:25 students will have the opportunity to experience an Arabic and Italian lesson from our Middle School Teachers. We will also send more information home about the reasons why one would choose our different offerings.

Students in randomly selected 5th grade classrooms at each elementary school will be taking a speaking and listening assessment in Spanish during the month of May. This assessment will take place during Spanish class, and the assessment should last 30 minutes. The assessment is meant to evaluate students' proficiency in Spanish in that moment. This assessment will provide the World Language Department valuable information about the trajectory of our program since it is now a completed K-5 program. If you would like more information, you can visit: https://www.languagetesting.com/lti-for-organizations/k-12-aappl to learn more about the AAPPL test. Please reach out to World Languages Coordinator Adam Silverberg (adam.silverberg@watertown.k12.ma.us) if you have questions.

• Tuesday, May 17th - Math - Day 1
  
• Thursday, May 19th - Math - Day 2
• Tuesday, May 24th - Science - Day 1 (5th Grade Only)
• Wednesday, May 25th - Science Day 2 (5th Grade Only)

Link to schedule changes due to MCAS testing.

In case you hadn't seen these yet, there are math and science resources for students at the Student Tutorial, Practice Tests and Other Resources page. Students do not need to log into the practice test. This has caused some confusion for teachers. From the TestNav webpage, students simply click Practice Tests. Please make sure to expose them to these important tools prior to the actual test.

Website: www.watertown.k12.ma.us/hosmer
Phone: 617-926-7740
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