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BCS Elementary Education Newsletter

April 2024 Newsletter

BCS ElementaryEducation NewsletterApril 2024 Newsletter
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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 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

BCS Elementary Education Resources

Wit and Wisdom Shout-Outs Wit and Wisdom Shout-Outs

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Belville

Kindergarteners in Ms. Markovitz’s class drew key details from the story When I Was Young in the Mountains.

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Waccamaw

Mrs. Fowler increases student engagement and accountability by using Pear Deck during her Wit and Wisdom reading lesson.

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Union

First graders in Mrs. Jones' room plan their informative paragraph detailing how two animals use the same feature differently.

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Lincoln

Third grade students at Lincoln Elementary wrote postcards to characters from Wit & Wisdom third grade texts, Grandfather's Journey and Tea with Milk.
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Towncreek

Students from Ms. Girten's first grade class at Town Creek Elementary wrote summaries for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
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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.

ELA ELA

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Science Science

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Katie Bunn, Michelle Dailey, Denotra Franks, Savanna Helms, Courtney Hicks, Lori Hummel, Holly Jackson, Jennifer Lentz, Crystal Walker, Allison Wilkins, Jen Damin (Executive Director)
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