Upcoming events and dues dates

Upcoming events and dues dates

Oct 5:Open House

6-9 DIBELS & STANDARDIZED TESTING

Oct 12 - ALL STAFF MEETING

Oct 16 Progress reports due to admin

Oct 26 PD DAY

OCT 27 -Progress reports to students

Oct 27-30: Spelling Bees

Nov 9-13: Xam Sa Deen Competition

Nov 16: Study guides - HS only

Nov 16: All Staff Meeting

Nov 23:PD DAY

Nov 24: Exams due- HS only

Nov 30:last day sem 1 Pre K - 8; notebooks home to parents - LS Dec 1: no school Dec 2:Report card comments to admin Dec 7: Report card grades due to admin Dec 14- 18: Finals HS only Dec 18: morning PD/afternoon conferences; notebooks home to parents -LS Jan 11:All Staff Meeting Jan 25: PD (cancelled) School in session Jan 27: notebooks home to parents - LS FEB 1:-4 TESTING (cancelled) we are reseaching new forms of testing Feb 1: Midterm guides due to admin Feb 8 : Study guides to students Feb 15: All Staff Meeting

LOWER SCHOOL ASSEMBLY CHART 2015- 2016

LOWER SCHOOL ASSEMBLY CHART 

2015-2016

  

Date	Teacher	Activity
Oct 2nd	Mme DIA
Oct 9th	Mme Zam Zam
Oct 16th	Mme Aissatou GUEYE
Oct 23rd	Reading Hour
Oct 30th	Khadija NDAO
Nov 6th	Reading Hour
Nov 13th	Mr SALL
Nov 20th	Reading Hour
Nov 27th	Mr Ousmane DIAGNE
Dec 4th	Reading Hour
Dec 11th	Miss Meeka
Jan 8th	Reading Hour
Jan 15th	Mme NDOUR
Jan 22nd	Reading Hour
Jan 29th
Feb 5th	Reading Hour
Feb 12th	Mr Mokhtar NDIAYE
Feb 19th	Reading Hour
Feb 26th	Mr. B.MBENGUE
MIDTERM EXAMS MARCH 1st - 4th in sha Allah

STANDARDIZED TESTING

Here is the schedule for the standardized testing for LOWER SCHOOL, In sha Allah.

Week of May 18th

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:30 - 11:30	TITLE I MATH	TITLE I READING	DIBELS	DIBELS	DIBELS

Each morning exams will be ready in my office, in sha Allah. 

Please schedule the best time for a break/snack time in your classroom. 

I will be available to assist with DIBELS testing in your classrooms, in  sha Allah.

Once students have finished testing, the time 11:30 to 12:15 will be available for you to do many things.  Especially arrange and neaten your classrooms, and have some activities prepared for this 45 minute period. 

DUE DATES AND EVENTS

DUE DATES

MAY

WED 13   FINAL EXAM study guides due to admin

THU 21  FINAL exams due to admin

FRI 22 Portfolio - due to VP

FRI 29  Report card comments due to admin

JUNE

THU 11 Final EXAM grades and FINAL GRADES due to admin

EVENTS

MAY

SAT 9 Qur'an competition

MON 11   Staff meeting 5 PM

TUE-FRI 18--22 DIBELS testing & Title I testing

JUNE

MON 1  Lower school meeting 9:45 - 10:30 AM

WED-FRI; MON-TUE  3-5; 8-9 FINAL EXAMS

FRI 12   Last day students

SAT 13   DAY OF EXCELLENCE

MON-FRI 15- 19 Teacher pack-up days

FRI 15  ALL STAFF MEETING

BACK TO SCHOOL

ASSALAAMU ALAIKUM

SPRING BREAK is over!!

Back to classes

Parent/ Teacher Conferences - March 20th in sha Allah

The administration has decided to hold Parent/Teacher conferences on the evening of Friday, March 20th, 2015, in sha Allah.  The conferences will be from 3 PM until 6 PM, in sha Allah.  In the morning,  teachers will have a PD meeting 9:30 AM until 12:30 PM.  Therefore, all classes will be cancelled on this day, in sha Allah.

We invite you to come and meet with your children's teachers. 

Bellwork or Do-it-Nows

I'd like for all teachers teaching in Grades 2, 3,4, and 5 to use this technique. I am including in this post more resources to help you understand the technique better.

The first video I sent out
Read about bellwork
Bellwork worksheets
Read more about bellwork

Purpose of Bellwork
Bell work in your classroom
Use bellwork successfully in your classroom

Example of bellwork procedures
More examples of bellwork procedures

Picture examples:

EXAM WEEK in sha Allah - Feb 23rd - Feb 25th

I hope that you have made all of your preparations for exam week.  Have you photocopied your exams ? Be sure you have at least enough copies for the exams you will proctor on Monday, in sha Allah.

Here is the exam schedule for teachers.  LOWER SCHOOL MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE FEB 2015

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are the scheduled exam days, in sha Allah.  We will have assembly on Thursday in sha Allah. Mme Dia it is your turn to prepare something, in sha Allah.

NEW ! LS Assembly Chart

LOWER SCHOOL ASSEMBLY CHART 

Date	Event
Jan 29th	Test taking skills/DIBELS  (all students in homerooms)
Feb  6th	LS Assembly – Miss Ndour
Feb 13th	Test taking skills/DIBELS  (all students in homerooms)
Feb 20th	LS Assembly – Mme Dia
Feb 27th	No Assembly  Midterm week
Mar 5th	Science Fair project presentations
Mar 12th	Test taking skills/DIBELS (all students in homerooms)
Mar 19th	Spelling bee
Mar 26th	Spring Break
Apr 2nd	Test taking skills/DIBELS  (all students in homerooms)
Apr 9th	LS Assembly- Miss Ndao
Apr 16th	Test taking skills/DIBELS (all students in homerooms)
Apr 23rd	LS Assembly – Mme R. Sarr
Apr 30th	Test taking skills/DIBELS  (all students in homerooms)
May 7th	LS Assembly- Mr.Sall
May 14th	No school
May 21st	Test taking skills/DIBELS  (all students in homerooms)
May 28th	LS Assembly-Mr.Ndiaye
June 4th	finals week – no assembly
June 11th	LS Assembly- Mme Zamzam