February 22 - 26

Kindergarten Registration

This is just a reminder that we will have lots of visitors in the building on Thursday, February 25 and Monday, March 1. We will be set up in the lobby area and will offer tours throughout the school day. Thanks for showing off your Gibson PRIDE to our future Gibson Grizzlies.

DIBELS - Progress Monitoring

Please remember all red students need to be progress monitored by Friday, February 26. Use your MOY classroom summary reports to determine which students to assess. If you have questions please contact me. Kindergartners need to be monitored in ISF and PSF. First graders need to be monitored in NWF and ORF. Second graders need to be monitored in ORF.

**A Gibson Grizzly ROAR goes out to the first grade team for their diligence with progress monitoring. **

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Math Curriculum Updates

Presented by: Velvet Simington

The new K-12 math adoption has been approved!

Next year is a field test implementation year (more information to come)

Assessment prototypes will give further information on the types of activities student can engage in once approved changes are made.

We will have essential standards that are focused; will allow teachers to teach; and with in-depth, clarifying objectives.

Social Studies Update

Presented by: Patty Grant

Doing Our Part-Informing Our Students

School’s Role in the Census Promotion: Involving students in April 1 Count

Make students aware that the US Census is important and does impact us all

Focus lessons on the US Census during the Week of March 22 – March 26

Major Resource: www.census.gov/schools on WSFCS Teacher web portal

School News Sponsor-Radio Spots for each day

http://www.census.gov/multimedia/www/radio/profile_america/index.php

Supplemental Resource: Sunday Morning Feature: Fast Draw—US Census

http://video.tvguide.com/Sunday+Morning/Fast+Draw+U.S.+Census/3988817?autoplay=true&partnerid=OVG