October 1, 2015PEP Presenters: Sue Price, Katie

Armstrong, Mike Ponza

Welcome to PEP!

We’re glad you’re here!

PEP = Parents as Educational Partners

•When? • Fourth Thursday of the month, 5:30-7:30 pm

•Where? • Discovery Elementary School Library

•Who? • You! And your family! (Childcare is provided!)

•What will we talk about?• Who to go to help at school• How to get involved in school• How to help your child• Working at home with your child

New name for a new year! The Discovery PLACE (Parents Learning

About Connecting and Educating) ) Same format, same days and times

Tonight’s Agenda• 5:30--6:00 Dinner • 6:00-7:30

Presentation • Children are eating

dinner and being entertained!

Tonight’s Sponsors • Discovery PTO &

Staff

• Morgan Orthodontics: Water

• Williams Martial Arts: Childcare

2015-16 PEP Sessions

We will meet again Thursday, October 22 during Literacy Night. Join us for a special ELL presentation, then visit another presentation to learn how else to help your child.

We hope you can make it!

• Oct. 12th: No School (Columbus Day)• Oct. 13th: PTO Meeting• Oct. 22st: PEP/Literacy Night****Change in

childcare• Oct 23rd: Parents Night Out• Oct 30th: End of Quarter 1 and Monster Mash• Nov. 2nd and 3rd: Teacher Work Days-NO

SCHOOL• Nov. 11th: Report Cards sent home

Parent Teacher Conferences YES! • This is your opportunity

to hear how your child is doing in school.

• Ask questions or share any concerns you have.

• Ask for ideas on how you can help your child at home.

•Request a translator for conference if needed. •Tell your child’s teacher as soon as possible that you need a translator.•If possible, choose an after school day instead of Nov 2 & 3.•If you know right now – raise your hand!

Conferences

•Interims are given halfway through the quarter for struggling students.

•Struggling students may receive some of these interventions: -Reading Intervention -Power Up -PALS Literacy Tutors

Other Reports

• Assessments• Grades• Effort• Work Habits• Phoenix

Not every assessment will be graded.

Our goal is to give multiple opportunities to demonstrate understanding.•Assessments may include:

• Quizzes/Unit Tests• critical writing• create a chart or comparison

• Not every assessment will have an E opportunity. (i.e. letter recognition in Kindergarten)

• K-2 uses 4 letters on the report card & some assignments: E, M, P, B

• 3-5 uses both letters and numbers to indicate grades: 1, 2, 3, 4 or A, B, C, D

• Diagnostic assessments do NOT affect the final grade.

• Diagnostic assessments are given before any instruction has taken place to see what students already know about a topic.

• Formative assessments do affect the final grade and are entered into Phoenix.

• Formative assessments are used during the teaching to help teachers see if students are understanding the material being taught.

• Teachers use formative assessments to plan their lessons.

• Summative assessments are put in the Phoenix gradebook. They count as a grade.

• Summative assessments evaluate a student's understanding after the teaching. Summative assessments let us know if a student has mastered the learning.

E

4

M

3

P

2

B

1

E

4

M

3

Meets ExpectationsStudent demonstrates an understanding of grade level expectations.

P

2

B

1

E4M3

Meets ExpectationsStudent demonstrates an understanding of grade level expectations.

P2

ProgressingStudent demonstrates partial understanding of grade

level expectations and is progressing toward expectations.

B1

E4M3

Meets ExpectationsStudent demonstrates an understanding of grade level expectations.

P2

ProgressingStudent demonstrates partial understanding of grade level

expectations and is progressing toward expectations.

B1

Below ExpectationsStudent does not yet meet grade level expectations.

E4

Exceeds ExpectationsStudent exceeds expectations (transfer to other contexts, demonstrates higher order thinking skills).

M3

Meets ExpectationsStudent demonstrates an understanding of grade level expectations.

P2

ProgressingStudent demonstrates partial understanding of grade level

expectations and is progressing toward expectations.

B1

Below ExpectationsStudent does not yet meet grade level expectations.

REPORT CARDSKatie Armstrong: Kindergarten Parents

Mike Ponza: Grade 1-2 Parents

Sue Price: Grade 3-5 Parents