February 5th to February 9th, 2018


February Testing 

Our students will be very busy working on a variety of important exams this month. Attached is the link for the testing calendar and the Chromebook Schedule for our February MAP Math, Map Reading and District Writing Assessment. 
  • Click HERE for Testing Calendar and Chromebook Schedule
  • Click here for the MAP Dashboard with resources for administration and reports. 
Please ensure that every classroom is an environment where students can do their best on exams by ensuring that each student in your class is rostered. Students may not be in a class they are not rostered for. 

Honor Roll Assembly, Perfect Attendance & EL Reclassification Ceremony - February 9th 15th

We will honor students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement the first semester at our Achievement Assembly on February 15th.

  • Sixth Grade students will be recognized in the Gym during 1st Period.
  • Seventh Grade students will be recognized in the Gym during 2nd Period.
  • Eighth Grade studens will be recognized in the Gym during 3rd Period.

There are 5 Classifications of Achievement, with prizes & certificates:

  • Bilingual Students - EL Students that have been Reclassified English Proficient (RFEP) this year.
  • Principal's Honor Roll - Students with a 4.0 Grade Average
  • Honor Roll - Students with a 3.5 to 3.9 Grade Average
  • A - B Honor Roll - Students with 3.0 to 3.4 Grade Average

  • Students with Perfect Attendance


Teachers will get a list of students to send to the assembly and parents will be invited. Admin and the Counseling Department will be the emcees.

Note Regarding Our Students in the Shadows

The PBIS Tier 2/3 Team has updated the Request for Information (RFA) Form found on our Website HERE, to include information about students that may be suffering in the shadows with thoughts of self-harm, bullying and other issues that we are encouraged to reach out and talk to them about. Please review it out and use whenever you find a student struggling.

ESY - Extended School Year during Spring Break

Targeted students have received an invitation from the office to attend the ESY program happening March 26th to March 29th. Teachers should encourage students and families to attend if they have been invited and remind students to turn in signed permission slips to the office. Mrs. Lewis will share the names of students that have been invited. If you have a student that you think should be on the list, please let her know.

Upcoming - The "English Language Proficiency Assessment for California" (ELPAC) Exam for English Learners

All English Learners on campus will take the annual standardized test to measure their progress toward proficiency in English by taking the ELPAC. This test is aligned to the new ELD standards we are teaching and replaces the CELDT. Don't forget, thes are OUR students that are bright red on the Dashboard. Please assist them by including Academic Discourse and/or Integrated ELD into every lesson and in all content areas!
Stella Williamson will administer the test in the Library and will schedule all EL's to take the test starting February 15th with various days through early March. 

Meeting Reminders - February

  • 2/6/18 - Faculty 2/6/18 from 3:15 to 4:45 in the Library
  • 2/7/18 - Classified from 8:30 to 9am in the office
  • 2/13/18 - Department Chairs & Admin - from 3:15 to 4:00 in G101
  • 2/20/18 - Department Meetings from 3:15 to 4pm in Dept. Chairs' classrooms


Superintendent Corey's Open Forum at CMS

Superintendent Kris Corey and members of her Cabinet will be on campus Thursday, February 15th from 3:45 to 4:45 in the Library. This is our opportunity to be heard on any topic, with the idea that information flows upwards from our site directly to the top.
Information flows down too, and pending to all FSUSD staff is a memo that teachers MUST USE the Governing Board's Adopted Curriculum in all classes. When talking to cabinet, let's be sure we are fulfilling this expectation every day by delivering Board Adopted Materials to all our students in EVERY classroom.

February Professional Development:

  • 2/13/18 - Jeff Zwiers Coaching Walk Day #2 - Looking at Academic Conversations with Department Chairs
  • 2/21/18 - T.E.A.M. Workshop "Compassion Fatigue and Wellbeing" in the CMS Library from 3:30 to 5:30.

Teach Like A Pirate

Please complete this Flipgrid before our February Staff Meeting.  Reflect on our book study, Teach Like A Pirate.  How are you going to teach like a pirate?  What is one take away from this book?

Here is the LINK to the Flipgrid https://flipgrid.com/968ad6

Spring Picture Day is February 13th




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