{"id":438,"date":"2019-01-25T19:59:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T19:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/?p=438"},"modified":"2019-01-25T20:04:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T20:04:49","slug":"january-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/2019\/01\/25\/january-25\/","title":{"rendered":"January 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations on a great first half of the school year!  Next Friday marks the unofficial (hey, whose counting? ) mid-way point in the year.  Thank you for the impact you have had and will have on our Lions this school year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_1979.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-449\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, February 4th some of our 4th grade students will participate in the <strong>National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)<\/strong>.    The NAEP is a congressionally mandated assessment that is  administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)  within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education  Sciences (IES).  It has been years since our students were selected to  participate (each year schools are randomly required to participate).  More about this assessment can be located <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1PUm7b-PSwx0PITZpI9CVek-VVQZmMOXM\">here. <\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_1971.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-440\" \/><figcaption>The contractors returned on Tuesday to install new glass in the Main Entry. Unfortunately, some cracks surfaced on Wednesday, and yesterday the decision was made to reconsider the current placement of the glass slider on the counter.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carole&#8217;s <strong>Language Acquisition Tip of the Week<\/strong>: Building <strong> Educational Background<\/strong>.\u00a0 This week I found in  discussing a Wonder&#8217;s lesson on the Earth and its neighbors with a 3rd  grader that she did not know anything about planets!\u00a0 On the other hand,  in front-loading for 4th graders on Martin  Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela a student knew exactly what the  words &#8220;opposed&#8221; and &#8220;protest&#8221; meant. He is from a 3rd world country and he has experienced people protesting.\u00a0 He explained these words to the rest of the group.\u00a0 Sometimes I need to stop and ask students, &#8220;What do you already know about this topic?&#8221;\u00a0 We brainstorm together.\u00a0 Every week I learn that I don&#8217;t realize what they know or what they do not know&#8230;until I ask.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week at a Glance for January 28-February 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday: \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Yummraiser at Panda Express<\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8:05\u00a0 Math PLC Meetings and time for teams to continue working through the Bridges planning document from the Academic Excellence Team<\/li><li>DIBELS Day! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8:05\u00a0 ICCL Meeting<\/li><li>10:45 Fourth grade music program dress rehearsal (student lunches in gym)  <\/li><li>SIW  Lava Read planning time <\/li><li>6:00 Fourth grade music program <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8:05 3rd EBISS <\/li><li>Newsletter <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work day with building hours from 7:30-5:00.  If you would like to come in earlier or stay later please disarm the alarm and sign-in on the white board above the alarm panel.  Thank you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_1977.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-445\" \/><figcaption>The rigor in this Number Corner question caught me.  Pretty cool to see what our 1st graders are thinking through at the half way point of the year! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We learned this week that the <strong>Team Clean<\/strong> is beginning again on Monday.   With this adjustment we will have an additional custodian on site around 4:30 (his name is Joel Meyer) and we can plan that Gordon will set the building alarm at 7:30 each evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_1975.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-446\" \/><figcaption>Cats and Mouse game with our kindergarteners&#8230;I have never heard so much happy screaming and giggling at one time! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for always <strong>locking<\/strong> the exterior door from the Neighborhood<strong> <\/strong>Commons to the playground when you come in from outside (except for the door in Friendship Mountain closest to Bridges)   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations on a great first half of the school year! 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