William S. Sandel Parent Newsletter

Greetings Sandel Family,

The school year is moving quickly! As we continue our journey, it is important that I share the following goals with you:

Instructional Goals:

By the end of the school year, 75% of students will meet his or her STAR Reading growth target.

By the end of the school year, 75% of students will meet his or her STAR Math growth target.

By the end of the school year 35% of students in grades 3-5 will pass SC Ready in ELA and Math.

By the end of the school year 35% of students in grade 4 will pass SC PASS Science.

By the end of the school year less than 30% of students in grades 3-5 will score Does Not Meet on SC Ready in ELA and Math.

Our school instructional goals have been in place since the beginning of the school year. Our teachers are embracing each day with high quality lessons. We are focused on our instructional delivery. We want every lesson to be explicit and intentional whereas students can clearly articulate, "What they are learning?", "Why they are learning it?" and " How they learned it?"

In order to meet and exceed our instructional goals, we must continue to work together and push our students to excellence.

Teachers are asked to personalize homework just for your child. Please ensure your child completes his or her homework and read every night. It's even more cool if you read to them!

I want to assure you we are working extremely hard, meeting weekly, and some are even working after school to build our expertise. We are committed and we look forward to your continued support.

We are the village,

Principal Brooks-McCallum

Our students earn Brooks Bucks for good character and student achievement. Every year we try to instill in our students the magic is not just receiving gifts or rewards but giving too. Students will use their Brooks Bucks to purchase new and gently used items to gift to someone special.

We wrap gifts for students and we hope our families will enjoy this special time of the season.

We would like to thank our community partners, PTO, and parents for the donations. If you would like to help out or make a donation, please contact Mrs. Kimberly Simon, our Guidance Counselor.

Tis the season!

Does your child's classroom have a Homeroom Parent?

So, who makes sure all students enjoy special days during the school year?

So, who makes sure if birthdays are celebrated all students are involved?

So, who represents the parents of this class?

If not YOU, then WHO? We need to secure Homeroom Parents, Volunteers, and a Parent Advisory Board.

Get connected and contact Mrs. Brooks-Sumpter our Parent Engagement Specialist for more ways to get involved.

Also, check us out on Facebook and Twitter!

Thank you to all our parents who joined us to celebrate your child's academic achievement.

We look forward to seeing you for 2nd nine weeks!

Arrival Procedures

Every morning we are outside welcoming our students with music and high fives! We open car doors with a smile and greet our families with cheer. Our Safety Patrols are working hard and helping to create a safe environment for our students.

Please SLOW down when driving on campus. There is only one way entering the campus. Therefore, cars should NOT turn around and exit in the parking lot.

Please do NOT stop and let your student out the car in the parking lot. This is unsafe and dangerous. Please drive around and let students out on the sidewalk. This happens a lot behind my car.

Reminder the tardy bell rings at 7:30 a.m. and students MUST be signed in our they will be marked absent.

Dismissal:

If your child is a car rider, you must remain in your car. If your child is a Walk-Up, you must have your PHOTO ID.

Transportation Changes:

All requests must be received in writing to the child's teacher. Check with the teacher on Class DOJO by 1:30 p.m. for confirmation.

It is important that your concerns are addressed quickly. In order to support teaching and learning and to ensure 80% of my day is focused on instruction, I am not always readily available.

Therefore, the established protocol in our building is as follows:

1. Address concern with Parent Engagement Specialist, Mrs. Brooks-Sumpter to and set up a parent and teacher conference. The conference should be scheduled within 48 hours. Leave meeting with an agreement for all parties. Parent Specialist can join as a support.

2. If the concern continues, contact the school's Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Kimberly Simon to schedule a classroom observation and share concern and the agreed upon plan from the initial parent and teacher conference. The Counselor will provide direct interventions and support strategies for all parties involved. A follow up call is expected within 48 hours to check status of next step.

3. If the concern escalates, contact the Assistant Principal, Dr. Davenna Williams by phone, in person or e-mail. A conference will be scheduled within 24 hours with parent and teacher.

4. If Principal is needed, the Assistant Principal will contact Mrs. Mildred Huff, my secretary to schedule conference within 24 hours.

The order of the steps above can be modified as deemed by Administration.

We are excited that you want to stop by and check in with your student and it brings a smile to your child's face.

We ask that you limit your visit to 15 minutes.

Remember you can always join them at lunch too! Check with your child's teacher for the lunch schedule.