Fox Bulletin

• If you do not have a working badge or a school ID, please email Tim and me with a photo along with your employee ID #. Those who have requested new badges should have them within the next week.
• To access the intercom in your room, please dial 12399, when you see Vartan Viacom Paging on the screen, dial 800
• Thank you to those who have signed up for a committee. Please expect to hear from the committee chair, if you have not yet in the coming days.
• If you are interested in having Brown athletes in your classroom this year, please complete the form labeled VG Brown Athlete Mentor Survey at the bottom of the bulletin.
• All mandatory forms that are in Frontline need to be completed no later than October 1st.
• The District has received a small amount of grant funding for after school math tutoring. The available funding will allow for a select number of schools to offer after school tutoring 1-2 days per week, for 2 hours per week, for up to 20 weeks total. Thank you to those who have raised their hand so far. I plan to apply before the September 30th deadline.

Walkthroughs

The leadership team will be conducting walkthroughs all year, with a goal of reaching each classroom at least once per month. The walkthroughs are not evaluative, so please don’t be nervous. However, you will receive some feedback. We are using the district's walkthrough tool in Growe Lab, which is linked in right here. The walkthrough tool is new this year. It has many look-fors, and you are by no means expected to hit all of them during a walkthrough. In September, we are focusing on observing classroom culture, routines and procedures and on lesson framing, which includes opening and closing lessons, as well as setting learning targets. Please read the walkthrough tool linked above for guidance on this. Thank you for your collaboration and support in helping us meet these goals.

Tech Needs:

If you ever need any computers or chargers, please email Matt McEntee (matthew.mcentee@ppsd.org) and myself (timothy.olivo@ppsd.org) with your request. If you have extra functioning chromebooks and/or chargers, please give them to Matt or myself. Also, if you have any broken chromebooks, please bring them to the Main Office. There is a pink bin that is labeled for you to put them in.

School Improvement Team:

This year we will have several School Improvement Team meetings. The School Improvement team will be composed of students, faculty, staff, family and community members and will have input on important school-wide decisions. You can sign up to join the team here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWbAz5mH22GLjQR9WWTDxTkMHOsXaaQ0sKL3a9U9qvPZ7MVw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114319343649621527491

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Safety Reminders:

Lock all doors: Safety is a collective responsibility. Please ensure that all classroom doors are locked at all times. You may prop the door open, but be sure it is locked so the room can be secured quickly in an emergency. All other doors around the school should be locked at all times as well. If you notice an unlocked door, please lock it or let me know right away so that I can lock it.

Recess: Please be sure to close the East Street doors at all times. Also be sure that at least one adult has the walkie talkie at recess, and that it is returned afterwards. It is docked at the table near the East Street Doors.

Please see message from last week. A separate email will go out.

Hi All,

We're back and it has been a really busy start to the year, but it has been nice to see everyone.

Here's some instructional news:

CANVAS:

Please make sure all of your CANVAS courses are published. We recommend publishing the homeroom because it's beneficial for snow days if they let us go DL. If you have any questions, please let me or Claudine know.

CPT:

The next 2 weeks of CPT will focus on data. Next week will be ELA and the following week will be math because it is difficult to do both in one CPT.

ST Math & Roadmaps:

Once again this year we will be tracking Journey Progress. I will provide trackers to teachers for student use. Each student should receive one. Students then color a block for each percent earned toward their 100% of journey progress. It's a great way for students to engage with their own progress. Students may also access ST Math at home to help increase their usage.

*Grades 4 & 5 have the addition of Roadmaps for math this year. After the diagnostic, the goal for students is to complete/master 2 skills per week. In order to try to meet that goal, we will use

60 minutes per week for Roadmaps. With that said, Grades 4 & 5 may not have time to get to ST Math.

We will know better once we are in the thick of it, but ST Math may be a great thing for homework in those grade levels.

Writing: Grades 1-5

The Writing BOY Diagnostic is on the calendar for 9/21 for grades 2 - 5. Students in grades 4 & 5 should do the writing assessment on their chromebooks in CANVAS. Grade 3 can take the assessment on their chromebooks or on paper and then grade it in CANVAS.

Grade 2 will take the assessment on paper and then grade it in CANVAS.

Grade 1 has an OPTIONAL BOY Baseline writing assignment that can be given. It does not have to be recorded in CANVAS if you choose to have students do this writing task.

Magnetics Gr. K - 2:

The district has the date of Unit 1 assessment to be given by 10/9 with the flex days built in for instruction. If you have any questions, please let me or Claudine know.

ELA:

The learning targets for your units/lessons are in the Scope & Sequence for you to post and review with the students (how nice the district put them in for us in ELA - lol).

Have a great weekend! 🙂

ELD

Next week unit 2 will begin in Vista. If you have students that have been assigned Imagine Learning Licenses, please ensure they are completing their BOY. If you would like assistance looking at this data or at the resources within the platform, please reach out.

Community Libraries of Providence (CLPVD)

I know many of you already have a wonderful partnership with the Fox Point library, but they wanted me to share some opportunities they offer.

• The Community Libraries offer a variety of supports to teachers and schools including class visits to your school's partner library, or visits from library staff to your school.

  If you'd like to schedule a class or school visit, please reach out here www.tinyurl.com/CLPVDpartnerlibrary

  
  

• Our webpage for teachers and educators can be found here: clpvd.org/teachers.

  On that page, you'll find lots more information and resources for schools, including upcoming kid, teen, and family events at all 9 of our locations.

Professional Development:

• MLL Professional Learning Calendar This guide lists all the paid PD the MLL office is offering. You will need to register in Frontline

• Grades 3-5: A Shared Lens on Student Writing: RICAS Extended Response Calibration

• September 28, 2026 (3:45-4:45) or October 5, 2026 (3:45-4:45) (Register in Frontline)

MLL Proficiency or Awareness Requirements

Communication Re: MLL Proficiency and Awareness
This communication outlines the state's MLL Proficiency and Awareness requirements and how to fulfill the proficiency or awareness requirements. This only applies to uncertified ESL teachers. If you have any questions, please reach out.

• Monday, September 28th, 2026: Girls On The Run 3:30-5:00 PM
• Thursday, October 1st, 2026: Girls On The Run 3:30-5:00 PM
• Monday, October 5th, 2026: Girls On The Run 3:30-5:00 PM
• Monday, October 5th-Friday, October 9th, 2026: VG Book Fair
• Thursday, October 8th, 2026: Girls On The Run 3:30-5:00 PM
• Monday, October 12th, 2026: Indigenous People's Day (NO SCHOOL)
• Thursday, October 15th, 2026: Girls On The Run 3:30-5:00 PM
• Monday, October 19th, 2026: Girls On The Run 3:30-5:00 PM
• Tuesday, October 20th, 2026: Grade 4 Field Trip
• Thursday, October 22nd, 2026: VG Fall Festival 4:30-6:30 PM
• Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026: Election Day (NO SCHOOL)
• Monday, November 9th-Friday, November 13th, 2026: Parent/Teacher Conference Week

Please reference slide 8 for PPSD Policy