BCS Elementary Education Newsletter
April 2024 Newsletter
Message from Jen Damin
Dear Educators,
Welcome back from Spring Break, Elementary Educators!
We have 17 instructional days in April to focus on purposeful planning to teach and engage students in the full rigor of the standard. Our students in third through fifth grades will show what they know on NCCI 2.0s this month, and the DIBELS 8 EOY window opens for K-3 students. Thank you for all you are doing each day to intentionally grow students to be on grade level or above.
Kudos to teachers finishing year 2 of LETRS PD. If a teacher sticks to the suggested pacing, they will finish by April 12 allowing them to focus on end-of-year instruction and assessments. Please reach out to your Elementary Instructional Coach or Administrator if you need support in completing LETRS module work and Bridge to Practice by April 12.
Here's to making each day in April count.
Warm Regards
Jen Damin
Important Dates
April 1 - 5 - Spring Break
April 8 - 19 NCCI Check-In 3 Window for Reading and Math
April 12 - LETRS Bridge to Practice Due
April 15 - 26 - NCCI Check-In 3 Window 5th Life Science
April 15 - May 10 - EOY I-Ready Diagnostic Testing Window
May 1 - May 24 - K-2 Summative Math Assessment Window
May 6 - Non-Required Workday
May 9 - May 29 - EOY DIBELS 8 Testing Window
May 15 - May 29 - EOG Testing Window Reading, Math, Science
May 22 - Read to Achieve Test (3rd Grade)
May 27 - Memorial Day Holiday
May 28 - K-2 Math Assessment Data Due on Spreadsheet
May 29 - Last Day of School
May 30 - June 5 - Required Workdays
June 6 - 7 - Non-Required Workdays
Wit and Wisdom Shout-Outs
Belville
Kindergarteners in Ms. Markovitz’s class drew key details from the story When I Was Young in the Mountains.
Waccamaw
Mrs. Fowler increases student engagement and accountability by using Pear Deck during her Wit and Wisdom reading lesson.
Union
First graders in Mrs. Jones' room plan their informative paragraph detailing how two animals use the same feature differently.
Lincoln
Towncreek
Bolivia
After finishing Module 2, Once Upon A Farm, Ms. Hill's kindergarten students worked in groups to create a farm diorama. They also worked together on a shared writing assignment to inform readers about their farm animal and its habitat.