| Updates November 30, 2015 Thru January 6, 2016 | |
| 1-Dec | Beginners Chess Club Mr. Parsons Creative Commons 7:45-8:15 AM |
| 1-Dec | Math Wings Mrs. Hannon's Room 3:45-4:15 PM |
| 2-Dec | Special Chorus Mrs. Owen's Room 8:00-8:25 AM |
| 3-Dec | Experienced Chess Club Mr. Parsons Creative Commons 7:45-8:15 AM |
| 3-Dec | Special Chorus Holiday Concert Emily's Eatery 2:30-3:00 PM |
| 3-Dec | Special Chorus to Crown Center (Main Lobby) 6:30-7:00 PM |
| 7-Dec | Heritage Spelling Bee Emily's Eatery 1:30-3:00 PM |
| 8-Dec | Beginners Chess Club Mr. Parsons Creative Commons 7:45-8:15 AM |
| 8-Dec | Math Wings Mrs. Hannon's Room 3:45-4:15 PM |
| 8-Dec | PTO Meeting HyVee 6:30-7:30 PM |
| 9-Dec | 3rd Grade to MainStreet USA 8:30 AM-2:30 PM |
| 10-Dec | Experienced Chess Club Mr. Parsons Creative Commons 7:45-8:15 AM |
| 15-Dec | Beginners Chess Club Mr. Parsons Creative Commons 7:45-8:15 AM |
| 15-Dec | Math Wings Mrs. Hannon's Room 3:45-4:15 PM |
| 17-Dec | Experienced Chess Club Mr. Parsons Creative Commons 7:45-8:15 AM |
| 18-Dec | End of 2nd Quarter |
| 18-Dec | Winter Parties AM PK, AM KDG 10:45 - 11:30 AM |
| 18-Dec | Winter Parties 2:45-3:30 PM |
| 21-Dec | Winter Break Begins Through January 5. |
| 6-Jan | First Day Back for Students |
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Updates November 30, 2015 Thru January 6, 2016
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Mr. McFarland News
Assessments
Three of the key ingredients to student achievement are curriculum, pedagogy, and assessments. Our Board Adopted Curriculum is the general plan for what we want our students to know. Pedagogy is the process of teaching and learning that happens in our classrooms and beyond each and every day. Assessments are a way for us to find out where are students are at academically with regards to the curriculum. There are several formal and informal assessments that happen throughout the school day. Informal assessments might be observations made by the teacher or daily homework. These are used to make sure our students are on the right track. Formal assessments include unit tests per subject area, topic tests in math, reading levels, etc. Another formal assessment grades 3-5 complete is the Kansas State Assessment. This occurs every spring to gage how well our students, classroom, school, district and state know the state standards.
Due to new standards being adopted in the state of Kansas, we also have a new state assessment. Students took the new state assessment last spring and we are now seeing results from these assessments. If you had a student in grades 3 or 4 last year, your child's scores will be coming home in their backpacks on Friday. These scores cannot be compared to previous scores since it is an entirely different test. These results combined with other tools, such as evaluating day-to-day class work, homework, observations made in the classroom and keeping track of how students change and grow throughout the year - are all used to measure a student's progress and assist teachers in gaining insights into the skills, abilities and knowledge of all our students.
This year, all Heritage students will be piloting a new assessment called the MAP test. MAP stands for Measure of Academic Progress, which is a nationally normed test that will give us valuable information to continue to help our students achieve. We will be conducting two MAP tests this year, one in the winter and one towards the end of the year. There are two parts to the MAP test, one part is on reading and one part is on math. These will be taken on two separate occasions and each part should take somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour to complete. Heritage teachers are currently going through training to understand how to administer the test as well as how to interpret the results to make more informed decisions to best work with our students. I am excited about this new opportunity because it will not only give us data to help understand where our students are at academically, but it will also give parents an understanding of how their child is progressing over time.
Classroom teachers will be sending home more specific information on the MAP tests and when these tests will occur. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Scott McFarland
Heritage Principal
Three of the key ingredients to student achievement are curriculum, pedagogy, and assessments. Our Board Adopted Curriculum is the general plan for what we want our students to know. Pedagogy is the process of teaching and learning that happens in our classrooms and beyond each and every day. Assessments are a way for us to find out where are students are at academically with regards to the curriculum. There are several formal and informal assessments that happen throughout the school day. Informal assessments might be observations made by the teacher or daily homework. These are used to make sure our students are on the right track. Formal assessments include unit tests per subject area, topic tests in math, reading levels, etc. Another formal assessment grades 3-5 complete is the Kansas State Assessment. This occurs every spring to gage how well our students, classroom, school, district and state know the state standards.
Due to new standards being adopted in the state of Kansas, we also have a new state assessment. Students took the new state assessment last spring and we are now seeing results from these assessments. If you had a student in grades 3 or 4 last year, your child's scores will be coming home in their backpacks on Friday. These scores cannot be compared to previous scores since it is an entirely different test. These results combined with other tools, such as evaluating day-to-day class work, homework, observations made in the classroom and keeping track of how students change and grow throughout the year - are all used to measure a student's progress and assist teachers in gaining insights into the skills, abilities and knowledge of all our students.
This year, all Heritage students will be piloting a new assessment called the MAP test. MAP stands for Measure of Academic Progress, which is a nationally normed test that will give us valuable information to continue to help our students achieve. We will be conducting two MAP tests this year, one in the winter and one towards the end of the year. There are two parts to the MAP test, one part is on reading and one part is on math. These will be taken on two separate occasions and each part should take somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour to complete. Heritage teachers are currently going through training to understand how to administer the test as well as how to interpret the results to make more informed decisions to best work with our students. I am excited about this new opportunity because it will not only give us data to help understand where our students are at academically, but it will also give parents an understanding of how their child is progressing over time.
Classroom teachers will be sending home more specific information on the MAP tests and when these tests will occur. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Scott McFarland
Heritage Principal
Monday, November 2, 2015
Bountiful Harvest
Bountiful Harvest
Please plan ahead with your child for our Annual Bountiful Harvest Food Drive that benefits the Johnson County Christmas Bureau.
Thursday, November 5 - Canned goods
Friday, November 6 - Soaps, detergent, laundry items
Monday, November 9 - Staple items such as sugar, flour, salt, oil and shortening
Tuesday, November 10 - Rice, pasta, macaroni, breakfast cereals
Wednesday, November 11 - Baby items such as diapers, wipes, baby food, bottles
Thursday, November 12 - Paper towels, toilet paper, tissues, napkins
Friday, November 13 - Personal items such as combs, brushes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, etc.
Please do not send travel sized items and do not separate packaged items.
**We are also asking for new or gently used coats in adult and children's sizes.**
Thank you!
Please plan ahead with your child for our Annual Bountiful Harvest Food Drive that benefits the Johnson County Christmas Bureau.
Thursday, November 5 - Canned goods
Friday, November 6 - Soaps, detergent, laundry items
Monday, November 9 - Staple items such as sugar, flour, salt, oil and shortening
Tuesday, November 10 - Rice, pasta, macaroni, breakfast cereals
Wednesday, November 11 - Baby items such as diapers, wipes, baby food, bottles
Thursday, November 12 - Paper towels, toilet paper, tissues, napkins
Friday, November 13 - Personal items such as combs, brushes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, etc.
Please do not send travel sized items and do not separate packaged items.
**We are also asking for new or gently used coats in adult and children's sizes.**
Thank you!
FEE BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD PEER PARTICIPATION SLOTS
FEE BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD PEER PARTICIPATION
SLOTS
The Early
Childhood Disabilities program of the Olathe Public Schools incorporates
typically developing children into the program.
These students are referred to as “Peers”.
Definition
of a “peer” for the ECD program includes children that do not have, or are not
suspected of having a disability.
Eligibility to be considered, or to maintain status as a peer in this
program requires meeting this definition.
The Olathe
Public Schools believes it is important to provide preschoolers with special
needs, (Speech/Language delays, behavior concerns, fine and gross motor delays,
hearing impairments, genetic disorders, etc.)
the opportunity to learn with peers who are typically developing.
The
application process for the 2016 -2017 school year begins on January 7, 2016. Children must be three or four on or before
August 31st in order to participate in the upcoming school
year. Children must speak and understand
English and also be toilet trained.
Benefits your
child can receive by being a peer participant:
·
More
positive/accepting attitudes about people with disabilities
·
More
social skills
·
Equal,
if not greater, developmental progress
·
Access
to a highly qualified teacher
·
Good
student to teacher ratio
For information
about the application process contact Kim Russell at 913-780-7341 or by email: krussellhlc@olatheschools.org. (There are no waiting lists for
future years.)
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