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PARENTS and COMMUNITY MEMBERS
YOUR INPUT WILL HELP STUDENTS:
SLIME THE PRINCIPAL
It is time to evaluate how we are doing. It has been a crazy year, but we have not only survived it but ENJOYED it as we have been lucky to be in school all year. We are so pleased to service your children.
We know that we can ALWAYS change for the better. So, we need your input. Please take this parent survey from Leader In Me. It will let us know where we can improve for next year. Take this survey before April 30 at
https://www.leaderinme.com/s/david-e-norman-elem-nv/parent
SLIME the principal as a reward. We didn't quite make our goal for Kid's Heart Challenge and the students REALLY want to slime the principal. SO, If we receive 150 parent surveys, students will get to slime me! EVERYONE may fill out a survey NOT just one per family….Mom, Dad. Grandma, Grandpa, or COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
DO YOUR PART AND YOUR STUDENT WILL LOVE IT!
SBAC
(Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) begins after Spring Break
April 13&15 = 5th grade Science testing DONE (good job 5th grade)
April 27&29 = 3rd-5th grade Reading testing
May 4&6 = 3rd-5th grade Math testing
Make-up testing will occur within those dates
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We understand that testing can be stressful for everyone, SO we will make the process as FUN and successful as possible with:
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1. SNACKS at each SBAC day for our TERRIFIC TESTERS. The brain must be fed!
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2. Students can earn tickets for good participation (NOT FOR GRADES). Each tester can earn as many as 3 tickets per testing activity (including: prep days and testing days). Each ticket goes into a raffle, so the more your student TRIES the more tickets they earn. They earn tickets for: taking their time, being quiet and not distracting their neighbors, using SBAC tools, writing in paragraphs NOT just sentences, etc.
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3. Mini raffles will be held at lunch times for smaller prizes every testing day! Panther tails, water bottles, megaphones, and more DEN gear.
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4. A final raffle will be conducted after testing for PRIZES students can choose from (see them in the office) Prizes include: a pair of HOVER-SKATES, ear pods, Amazon Fire, Atari, Art Set, Football, Basketball, Karaoke machine, GAMES, and more. The raffle will be held at a 3rd-5th grade assembly after testing on May 10 at 10:00 in the gym
ADDITIONALLY, 5th grade students will participate in THREE SBAC Prep Fridays on April 16, 23, and 30. These fun filled, learning days from 8:00-11:00 will include test taking strategies, practice with the testing format, and of course FUN. For all 5th graders who participate at all THREE days, their names will be put into a seperate raffle for a BIKE! We are asking our student to put in EXTRA effort, we will put in an EXTRA special reward. The bike is part of our Business Partner's funding from last year's attendance program. THANK YOU BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR SUPPORTING OUR STUDENT ATTENDANCE!
Help your student AIM FOR THE STARS by getting plenty of sleep, a great breakfast and best of all a POSITIVE ATTITUDE while showing their smarts!
April Leader in Me Theme
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Integrity really helps us "SHARPEN OUR SAWS" when we practice what we know is right even when no one else is watching!
FREE MEALS FOR CHILDREN
We love, value, and teach by nurturing the whole child. We will change the world, one child at a time.
Vision:
All children will know they are valued and loved, empowering them to become exceptional learners and successful leaders. They will show consistent improvement on measured assessments ensuring they are grade level prepared to enter middle school by the end of 5th grade.
Belief:
When children know they are loved and valued, they will learn to love themselves and the world around them. This will give them the intrinsic desire to be the best they can. It will enrich their academic, social and personal lives, creating successful individuals and leaders.
Values:
Panthers practice
The Leader in Me
habits:
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An end in mind
Number 1st things 1st
Think Win Win
Hear 1st to understand, then to be understood
Everyone synergize
Regularly Sharpen your saw
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We VALUE HABITS that will make us successful people
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VALUES: for staff
- We commit to motivate the DEN teams (students and staff) toward daily successes through ACADEMICS, LEADERSHIP, and CULTURE.
- We commit to collaboratively improving our teamwork skills through our district-wide, school-wide, and grade-level PLC models.
- We commit to provide effective Tier I instruction for each individual student through data use and effective systems structures.
- We commit to promoting a positive culture within our school and local community through the use of common behavior expectations for students, Leader in Me Habits for ourselves and our community, and school-wide expectation model for staff.
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DEN OFFERS MORE
STEAM Academy 1st-5th
Traditional classroom offerings K-5th
Pre-K
Pathway Friday Tutoring
MONDAY AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS
ROBOTICS
CHOIR for K-5
5th Grade BAND
PE class
Library class
Technology class
FOSS Science Labs
Enrichment Classes
Partnering with Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadow
95% for RTI
1-to-1 technology 2nd-5th
Barton & Wilson help for Dyslexia
Counselor & Social Worker Services
