TAG Plans Thank you to those who returned the surveys. Individual TAG plans will be sent home next week for your review. Please either sign and return to your teacher or schedule a meeting to go over an questions or changes you would like to make. Conferences We will try to attend conferences for those children...
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Portland Public Schools District Spelldown PPS’s annual spelling bee is April 23, 2008 at 12:30 (location depends on grade). Schools can enter 2 students per grades 3-5. If your child would like to participate, please contact me at llaurett@pps.k12.or.us by Friday March 20th. Thanks!
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TAG Plans Tag Plans for newly identified students will be sent home on Monday, March 16th. Parents are to review plans and either sign them or talk with their children’s teachers and/or me if they have questions or concerns. Maternity Leave I will be taking off starting March 20th until the end of the year. We...
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Fourth Grade Writing Assessment Fourth graders have been working on the state writing assessment since last week. Students choose from three writing prompts and then write up to two pages about their topic. A typical prompt might be “Write about a time you helped someone.” Ask your children what they are writing about and...
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ELPA Last week, I administered the state ELPA (English Language Proficiency Exam) to all of our English Language Learners. A couple of parents asked me about results, which I will probably get them some time in May. This test is used to determine who is eligible for ELD (English Language Development) services. It is a...
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Mississippi Pizza Youth Spelling Bee One of our wonderful parents told me about the following Saturday activity that I thought I’d pass on to you. Excitement! Prizes! Friendly competition… and words, words, words! Kids in grades 1-12 are invited to test their spelling skills at the new family-friendly Portland Youth Spelling Bee, hosted every Saturday...
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TAG/SPELLDOWN Does your child love spelling? Do you think he or she would like to be in the annual district spelling bee, Spelldown? Lewis can send two students from each grade, 3-5. The competition will take place on April 23rd. The deadline to register is April 9th. The top three students from each grade level...
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TAG Testing Students nominated for TAG will be tested on January 20th and 21st. A letter will be sent home to parents with more information. Please see me if you have any questions. ESL Updates I recently started new units with our K-2 ELLs. Our kindergarteners are learning about Getting Around the Neighborhood, our first graders are...
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Reading Tips for Parents of Kindergartners In the following weeks, I’m going to give some suggestions to families about reading with your children. I will start with kindergarteners and work up through the grades. Play with letters, words, and sounds! Having fun with language helps your child learn to crack the code of reading. The...
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First and Second Grade Reading Groups I am sending home two paper books per week with my first and second grade readers. Please read these with your children and celebrate the progress they are making in their reading. Then, put them in a place where they can easily find them, so they can reread...
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TAG Please remember to return signed TAG forms to your child’s teacher. If you would like to make changes or have any questions, please talk to your child’s teacher or me. THANKS! Reading Groups 1st-3rd When we finish reading books in our reading groups, I send the books home with the children for them to keep....
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1st and 2nd Grade Reading Groups We do a hands-on phonics activity with our first and second grade learners everyday called Making Words. Students make words with tiles, working on a stretching out the words. Then they sort them into rhyming words and apply the patterns to sentences. We send these finished papers home...
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TAG Drafts of Instructional Plans for TAG students were sent home today. Please review the plans and either sign and return them or talk with your teacher (and/or me) about any questions or concerns. Nominations are due on November 26th. Please pick up nomination forms from Tracy in the office. RAZkids I have heard from a lot...
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TAG Tag plans will be sent home by Tuesday, November 4th. TAG nominations are due on November 26th. You can pick up forms in the office. RAZ Kids Teachers will be sending home log-in instructions for RAZkids. If you would like suggestions on how to use the sight please see me. THANKS! Its’ a great way...
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TAG Identification If you are interested in nominating your child for TAG, forms are available in the office and due by November 26th. If you have any questions about the process, please email me llaurett@pps.k12.or.us or put a note in my box. Conferences I will try to attend conferences of students whom I work with, but due...
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TAG If you would like the handouts from the October 7th TAG meetings, please stop by my room (15) before or after school for copies. If you would like to nominate your child for TAG, please pick up a nomination form in the office from Tracy. If you have any questions, please see me. Teachers are...
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TAG Familes Please return parent/student surveys if you haven’t already done so. Teachers will use them when writing Instructional Plans. Drafts of plans will be sent home by November 7. If you would like to nominate your child for TAG, please pick up nomination forms in the office. Thanks.
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Parents often ask me, How do I know if my child is gifted?”Judy Galbraith, M.A. author of A Beginner’s Guide to Life on the Bright Side says You Know Your Child Is Gifted When…… According the U.S. Office of Gifted and Talented, these are the characteristics of the “typical gifted preschooler” ages 2-5: v Uses advanced...
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TAG News There will be a FALL TAG PARENT MEETING for Cleveland Cluster parents on October 2, 2008 at the Abernethy School Auditorium, 2421 SE Orange St from 6:30-7:30 PM Agenda: Introduction to District Personnel Assessment and Identification Gifted Student Plans Instructional Strategies District Corrective Action Plan Breakout into Individual Schools Meetings I hope you can attend. Please see me if...
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Welcome to our new and returning students. It makes it easy to come back to work when surrounded by so many smiling faces. For new families, I thought I’d introduce myself. This will be my seventh year at Lewis. This year, I will be .5 ESL, .5 literacy support as well as TAG Coordinator. What...
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I have been piloting a new (to us) computer based, language learning program called Rosetta Stone with some of out ELLs (English Language Learners) as well as their families. I have also been using it on my own to improve my Spanish skills. It’s a very comprehensive, engaging program and I’m excited about the...
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TAG 101: Meeting for Parents of Newly Identified Students Meet District TAG staff to have your questions answered regarding the identification process, and programs and services available for your child. When: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 7-8:30 PM Where: BESC Board Room, Blanchard Education Service Center, 501 N. Dixon...
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