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Special Education, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy are excited to have a space to share information, ideas, and resources!

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We are adding to our sped dept (as of Tuesday night). We have a new sped para position as well as a part time sped teacher. Please put feelers out for folks that are interested. :) We want the best people to fill these positions.

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Wear your pink on October 15th!!!!!!!!!

It's that time of year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!!!!!!  I am sure many, if not all, know of someone who has been affected by breast cancer.  This is your yearly reminder to stop and put yourself as a priority.  Schedule your mammogram!!!!!!!!  It is a very simple process and could make a big difference.  If not for yourself, do it for those loved ones around you that need you.  There are successful treatments when caught early.

I will be asking this month if you have scheduled your mammogram!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For the guys in the building, remind your loved ones to schedule their mammogram!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Check out Conference resources, how to create a Conference booking calendar, and much more!

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PTO has closed and the purchasing will remain closed for class tshirt orders. Please just have kids were the same color as the rest of your class.

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PLEASE know that we will try to help (sped, admin, office, counselors) with coverage for kiddos who need extra support during events. It is almost impossible to help cover if there isn't a couple of days to organize it. Please communicate EARLY for all extra coverage concerns (field trips, events, etc.)

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If you put boxes in trash, they MUST be broken down. If you have big items (broken chairs, etc) that must be put in as a work order to be trashed. Please know that Oz wants to take it all, but he must follow those rules too. Thank you!

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More to come---SOON

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More to come---SOON

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Bridget Cook 12-Oct

Lydia Scott 16-Oct

Meridith Bakker 27-Oct

Joy Divine 30-Oct

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In October we always do a Pop and Post for our GE Implementation. Abbey (thank you!) did a shortened version of the checklist and what GE products do you need to have now!

Starting next week, please choose another teacher to observe during your plan time... literally 5 mins to see some of the items on the check list. You can spend your whole plan time if you want to...totally up to you. If you need help finding someone please let myself, Abbey or Amber know and we can set you UP!

Once finished please go to the teacher/science lab to get your treasure for finishing! :)

Link

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Small Groups-Where does it fit into the BTSS system? 

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Small Groups-Where does it fit into the BTSS system? 

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It is time to begin (if you haven't already) small groups and FLEX time. Please have both underway by Fall Break. If you need any help at all with organization, topics to cover, skill identification, etc... please reach out to Abbey, Amber and I.

Remember that small groups is a teaching strategy that all students have access to during the day. Every student should be met in small groups or individually several times per week. This is a tier 1 strategy and a great practice.

Tier 2 strategies is the above PLUS Flex Time.

Tier 3 strategies includes all the above PLUS Title/interventionist.

Here is the guide for our BTSS (Bixby Tiered Student Support-see page 28): https://drive.google.com/file/d/14YtM4p2EcHg_tXj7nvMatPnq0rv6mOrW/view?usp=sharing

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Our beloved Pick Your Own PD Day is coming up on October 20th.  We will all be meeting at the High School that day from 8-3:30.  I'm in the process of pulling together a fantastic slate of class options for you all to curate the perfect day of PD for you!

Some of the options we already have available:

1.  First Educational Resources- Grading Practices:  All 4th-12th grade teachers will have a required 2-hour session.  These experts are AMAZING presenters, and I know you will gain so much from them!!

2.  Writers Workshop- Training with Natalie Louis from the Teachers' College!

3.  IXL-  Sheila Berger from IXL will be back in-person!!

4.  Dyslexia-  The one and only Nancy Hannagan will continue to pour wisdom into us as we learn more about and how to best serve our students with dyslexia!!

5.  Connect and Restore-  Kristen Hale will be back in the district with wonderful strategies to support all of our learners!!

6.  BACC- Bixby Applied Creativity Center:  Our own Traeton Dansby will be showcasing our brand new BACC!!

One of the most powerful aspects of this PD Day is the opportunity for teachers to learn from other teachers.  You are the experts in our classrooms, and you have so much to offer!  If you would like to present at this year's PD, I need your proposal by NEXT TUESDAY!  I will work in as many sessions as I possibly can and let you know by October 10th if your session was approved.  Complete THIS FORM if you're interested in teaching that day.

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Please remember that any movie, video clip, etc that is over 15 mins long needs to be approved by admin. The form is on the BPS Staff Hub.

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Certified: PL Focus DUE by Fall Break!!!

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Certified: PL Focus DUE by Fall Break!!!

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Add this to your Newsletters this weekend! :)

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Add this to your Newsletters this weekend! :)

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This is a slideshow to help lead your students through Morning Announcements with Julia. It should follow along with it pretty closely. Feel free to link it to your slides. You can also use it for Call to Excellence time separately.

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Check out this Presentation designed by Rachel Morie.

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New SPED Section on Highlight- Check it out!

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New SPED Section on Highlight- Check it out!

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This week's shout out is to our very own, Jessica Graham!

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SLIP Forms - Below 40th Percentile (K - 3rd)

Send home a SLIP form. Must be sent home and returned with a parent signature within 30 days of the assessment. (Print as needed - not counted against you)

Communicate to parents that this is coming home and will be discussed further at conferences.

Resources: Sample SLIP, Sample Parent Email, and SRA Guidelines

Proficiency Letters - Above 60th Percentile (1st - 3rd)

Complete a Proficiency Form for these students.

No 30-day restriction - send home at conferences.

Amira & IXL Parent Reports

Send home at conferences. The graph will show the growth they have made since the benchmark!

Tutorials for printing are linked here: Amira Parent Report & IXL Report

CSA's

Reminder: These do not count against you at the print shop. Just specify they are CSAs when submitting.

Reach out to me  if you need help!

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Who gets a SLIP?  Google Meet Questions?   Find the answers in this week's Newsletter!

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Who gets a SLIP?  Google Meet Questions?   Find the answers in this week's Newsletter!

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We send out our Coaches Corner Newsletter each Tuesday with super valuable info!

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Professional Development Day(s) slides

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Find the YouTube tip in here! :)

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Elementary Teaching and Learning Newsletter

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With our Digital Learning Day coming up, it's a great time to make sure all of your students are connected to Google Classroom so we can have a smooth day of learning.

You have two simple options to get your students connected. Please choose the one that works best for your classroom.

OPTION ONE: Send a link for families to add students. (Click on the image to watch a tutorial of where to find the link)

OPTION TWO: Pull a quick small group of students and make it a teaching moment.

Sample Email to Parents

Subject: Getting Ready for Digital Learning Day

Dear Families,

Our school is holding a Digital Learning Day on September 26th. To ensure a smooth start for your child, please take a moment to help them log in to Google Classroom. This will help them access all of their lessons and assignments for the day.

Here’s all you need to do:

1. Go to [Insert Your Google Classroom Link Here].

2. Use your child's school email and password to log in.

3. Once you're logged in, you should see our class. Please click the "Join" button to be added.

Completing this step ahead of time will help make our Digital Learning Day a great success!

If you have any trouble or questions, please reach out to me.

Thank you so much for your support!

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SLIP or no SLIP? Proficiency letter to go home? Click HERE for a one page description of what to do with your student's Amira score.

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FISH: Be There, Play, Choose Your Attitude, and Make Their Day

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Welcome to our Weekly Newsletter! Enter to win a Sonic Drink!

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All things SRA

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We will continue to focus on our expectations next week (and moving on with academics). Please continue to remind students about the school wide expectations.

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10/8: Bria's Ice Cream

10/9: Site Council

10/15: Intruder on Campus drill

10/16-10/17 Fall Break

10/20: Professional Development

10/21: 3rd grade data team

10/22: K data team

10/23: 2nd and 1st grade data teams AND Faculty meeting

10/27: Book Fair Schedule, Rally Day and Red Ribbon Week

10/30 & 31: Parent Teacher conferences

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A quick Amira update for you:

Testing Window: Sept. 8 - 26 (Note: The 26th is a DL Practice Day).

Reports: What used to be the tracking report now seems to be called the usage report!

Automatic Assessment: As mentioned in our Aug. 15 PD, Amira now automatically launches the assessment the first time a student logs in during the window.

Helpful Links: PD Slides & Introducing Amira to Your Class

Testing Spaces: Just like last year, the Commons will be available for private/small group testing. Here is the link I sent out to sign up for a slot!

Admin Accounts: Cheryl is working on it - she got them set up, but they disappeared. Stay tuned!

Support: Carley and I are happy to do a quick Amira overview with anyone who needs it, just reply to this email or book a time! New teachers, we'll see you during our Support Squad meet-ups, but let us know if you’d like help before then.

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The Amira Benchmark will be here before we know it! We suggest practicing at least 5 times before the window opens on September 8th. Please let me know how I can help! Do you need support helping students log on? Do you need support with practicing? Can I help you during the benchmark window? I will be popping by NEXT WEEK to touch base with each teacher about these things! Don't stress. I'm here to support you. If you are a planner, feel free to use my booking link to schedule a time. I would love nothing more! If I don't have a time that works for you, email me. I will make it work!

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Just a quick reminder that you'll need to link your class to Big Ideas Math, just like last year. It’s super simple, and here’s a quick video tutorial to walk you through the steps.

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Enjoy these read-aloud suggestions that align with each GE Expectation!

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Quick updates:

Slides: All slides are linked on the Staff Hub under the Teaching and Learning and PD tabs.   If you can't find something, email me!   Happy to help.

Writer's Workshop Share Sticks: If you requested some, I am working on these and will get them to you soon!   If you haven't requested them but want some, email me!

Missing students in Amira: Amira is aware of the issue and working to fix it.  I will keep you posted!

IC Support: Book a time if you'd like to launch or talk through any of these initiatives together (WW, Structured Literacy, HWT, Amira intro, etc.).

I am at Central on Tuesdays and Thursdays!

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Looking forward to a wonderful year! Don't forget to book a time for your Teacher's Recess!

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Please put your first day photos on this Padlet we will post them! :) Thanks

Monday: K

Tuesday: PK

Wednesday: 1st

Thursday: 3rd

Friday: 2nd

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Dates of cheer item sales:

October 3 - Moore - homecoming

October 15- Enid (Wed Due to Fall break)

October 31 - Deer Creek - Senior Night

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Below you’ll find some helpful resources for the week (if needed), including digital libraries, attendance trackers, and fun games that Carley has shared on her Tech Tips – plus more!

DL Attendance Tracker

Mo Willems Digital Library

Valentine Digital Library

Dice Addition

Missing Number

MORE DL Resources!

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bixbyps.info/familytech

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As we prepare for Distance Learning, I wanted to provide you with some reminders concerning Google Meets with Students!

1. Access your Google Meet the way you've directed your students: Google Classroom post, Canvas, Nickname. This way you will see that it should work for them.  Any of the above methods will prevent students from joining before you are on the call. DO NOT share Google Meet Links with Students via Google Calendar Invites as this opens the opportunity for private video calls between students.

2. You can now only join Google Meets from one device at a time. You cannot have Google Meet on your iPad while you have it on a laptop or Chromebook as well.

3. Explore the features before joining the call with your students for the first time. Video Link to Navigating Google Meet (not iPad). You can mute everyone and limit their chats and cameras. You cannot force students to unmute or turn on cameras for students remotely; this is for privacy reasons. If you remove someone from a Meet twice, they cannot rejoin for 24 hours. Here is the iPad Google Meet Paper Tutorial if you are choosing to use your iPad as your Distance Learning Device.

4. Pay attention to the camera and audio settings. Students will be prompted three times to allow on a Chromebook/Browser: Audio and Camera, Audio, Camera. Check your Audio input and output in Meet settings and that your device speakers are turned up.

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Distance Learning informational page on district page

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Distance Learning informational page on district page

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https://www.bixbyps.org/page/brick-to-click

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Families will access materials in just a couple of clicks at: . From there no further technology will be required. Students will complete activity per day from: Reading/Writing, Math, Sci/Social Studies, Specials.

No (other than to access the learning menu), however, teachers (technology permitting) may be available via Google Meet for optional academic support. Additionally, optional activities may be posted in Google Classroom as well. All required assignments will come from the learning menu.

Yes, however, teachers will be flexible related to giving credit for assignments.

Parents should feel free to modify any of the activities, making them more challenging or less challenging as you see fit. Please encourage your student to read independently each day for pleasure and to write creatively (poems, songs, letters, stories, journaling, etc.)

Students are welcome to write on paper, record on a computer, take a photo, and/or verbally discuss results with their teacher upon return to school. If accessible/applicable, students can submit assignments via Google Classroom/Email.

Yes, via Email with Google Meets as well (teacher technology permitting). Teachers will communicate their detailed schedule/possible office hours with families.

Required: Complete one activity per subject on grade-level learning menu

Optional: Log on to Google Classroom to check for any additional activities provided by your teacher

Optional: Join Google Meet at the time(s) designated and communicated by your teacher

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DL parent script-send ONLY after district communication

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DL parent script-send ONLY after district communication

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 GE Greetings, Celebrations, and Call Backs

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 GE Greetings, Celebrations, and Call Backs

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CE Hub: Link

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Full Year Calendar- DISCLAIMER this MAY change

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Full Year Calendar- DISCLAIMER this MAY change

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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y8FZVAplDqPXoQDslCTIG5oJ1mC_DKvEHrBjPrqhDFY/edit?usp=drive_link

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Just a reminder from the district about our Community Care Employee Assistance Program (EAP) if ever needed. This program is available to assist you and your immediate dependents with a variety of needs. Participation is completely confidential, and the program is offered at no cost to you.

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Hello CE Chromebook families!

With the prediction of VERY cold and wintery weather coming in on Tuesday am, we will need to distribute our Chromebooks.

When: Monday 2/17/25

Time: 11am-1pm

Where: CE Main east side office

Parking: PLEASE park in a parking spot in front of the building or in our big lot. Do not park in front of school along the fire lane.

Since weather is unpredictable, we do not know if we will be out or not. This decision will be made by the district as soon as they are able to make it.  Please have students bring their computers and chargers to school on Tuesday (and after) if we are in school. Computers are essential at school too so as soon as we get back to school (IF we miss) please bring computers back to school.

Please remember these computers are only passed out to those families that have already requested them.

You will get very specific directions from your teacher if we move to distance learning the morning of distance learning (once it is called).

Thank you so much!
Leslie Haynes

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The Tulsa Health Dept will be visiting all classrooms this year on the following dates: January 7th, February 4th and March 4th. Schedule is above and on the CE Master Google Calendar.

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Classroom Chronicles - Episode 14

We Care Wednesday - Writing

This semester, we are asking YOU to nominate one another. Is there a lesson you'd love to see in another classroom? Submit a nomination HERE!

Previous Episodes:

Episode 1 - Writers' Workshop

Episode 2 - Calendar Creation

Episode 3 - Big Ideas + iPad

Episode 4 - BTC

Episode 5 - Heggerty

Episode 6 - Wacky Wednesday

Episode 7 - Daily Slides

Episode 8 - Math Boards

WICKED VIDEO

Episode 9 - Sticky Notes

Episode 10 - Phonics

Episode 11 - Call to Excellence

Episode 12 - Readers' Theater

Episode 13 - Small Group Game

Episode 14 - We Care Wednesday

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Fluency Binder Documents

Nancy's Sight Word Book

Sight Word Book Instructions

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Readers’ Theater Running Records and Fluency Assessments Decodable Texts Blend-It Books Poetry Fluency Triangles Fluency Posters Reading Tracker

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GE Rally

Sept 29

Oct 27

Nov 11 (Veteran's Assembly)

Dec 15

Jan 26

Feb 23

Mar 30

May 18

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Drill dates for this semester- also found on the CE Google Calendar- Please make sure that you have emergency maps in your room. If you do not have a map, please let Kerri know.

Oct. 15- Intruder on Campus- 9:45

*If your specials is ending or beginning during your drill, please be in that specials area to help and/or get your students as needed. No time is great and we hope that all we ever have to do is a drill.

Reminders of drills:

EVERYDAY- make sure your doors are locked. If you do not have a magnetic strip for your door, let the office know. During drills, remove the magnetic strip and shut the door so it locks. This allows us to know the room is empty.

Shelter in Place -Everyone inside the building with normal movement in and out of classrooms- NO ONE is allowed outside and office doors are locked to outside guests.

Fire- Exit the building in a safe, orderly manner. Be sure you have a class list and your emergency folder with the colored papers. Hold up green if you have all students, yellow if missing students but you know what teacher they are with, and red if you are missing students and don't know where they are.

Tornado- students get to proper area shown on emergency map and crouch down on their knees with hands over head.

Intruder on Campus- Shut and lock door. Everyone gets to an area of the classroom in which they can not be seen from classroom interior windows. Outside window shades are closed Have students sit quietly.

Chase Morris CPR Drill- A person will come over the intercom alerting the need for CPR help and in what location. Those that are trained in CPR will respond to that location. Nurse Stephens will let you know if you are on that CPR response team.

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We are switching some things up this year and will start the Heart of Bixby Award. If you see someone that is just ROCKING it out of the PARK....please nominate them!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoENHblQ7IBKltEnQdBhwLXH3CJMnvQ1GP0t0WPZlz6vu5gA/viewform?usp=header

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CE Welcomes Ally Kuykendall to our team full time starting October 10th! Ally is a Speech-Language Assistant in the district. Ally is a Bixby lifer, graduated from Oklahoma State University, and has been working as an SLP-A for 4 years. Ally will be serving speech and language students for therapy only. Welcome Ally!!!

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Helpful links you may want to assist in classroom for accommodations, ideas, and all things SPED. (Items being added weekly).

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Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.