Welcome to Spiritridge

1. Welcome to Spiritridge Home of the Panthers

2. CommUNITY

3. Welcome & Introductions! • Alexa Allman, Principal allmana@bsd405.org • Susan Webster, Assistant Principal websters@bsd405.org • Laura Nivinskus, Instructional Technology Curriculum Leader (ITCL) Nivinskusl@bsd405.org • Linda Porter, Office Manager porterl@bsd405.org

4. Introductions • Elena Houghton, ELL – Room 104 • Annie Vanderkolk, Art – Art Room • Kristin Young, PE - Gym • Alli Wright, Resource Room – Room 107 • Richard By, Before/After Care • Stephanie Chung, Kitchen Supervisor

5. Overview • Spiritridge goals, values, mission, vision • Instructional Focus • Bellevue School District Mission and Goals • Common Core State Standards/SmarterBalanced Assessment Consortium • Anti-bullying/Social Emotional Learning Curriculum • Spring 2014 Measurement of Student Progress (MSP) • PTSA • Bellevue Schools Foundation • Brief Reminders

6. Who is our Spiritridge CommUNITY? • 26 classroom teachers • 2 office assistants • 7 specialists (music, art, PE, library) • 9 specialized support staff (ELL, ITCL, OT, PT, SLP, Counselor, Nurse, Resource Room) • 3 custodians • 11 support staff (IAs, EAs, paras) • 2 kitchen staff • 5 ELP staff • 6 bus drivers

7. Goals • To provide academically rigorous, meaningful, challenging experiences for ALL students. • To provide a safe and civil atmosphere where students and staff model and expect respect at all times. • To use ongoing assessments to inform instructional decisions to meet the needs of ALL learners. • To be united as one excellent cohesive school community.

8. We Value… Our school-wide Virtues (acronym) for RESPECT is: • Responsible • Enthusiastic • Serving (of others) • Persevere • Excellence • Considerate • Tolerant

9. Spiritridge’s Mission Spiritridge strives to create a nurturing environment which supports all students in becoming successful and well prepared through rigorous and challenging experiences.

10. Vision SUPPORT – CHALLENGE – PREPARE For ACADEMICS – CHARACTER - SUCCESS

11. Spiritridge’s Instructional Focus • Create a learning environment that promotes students’ self-awareness, self-management, social-awareness, relationship and responsible decision-making skills that leads to positive social behavior and academic success • Provide a caring, supportive, safe and empowering settingfor learning where students and staff have a positive attitude and belief about self, others and school • Acquire and value the knowledge and skills of recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing, and regulating emotion (i.e., the RULER skills)

12. Behave ethically, respectfully and responsibly Recognize and manage emotions Demonstrate care and concern for others Make good decisions Develop positive relationships

13. What you can do to support your child at home • Provide a place and space for your child to write • Read, read, read • Encourage your child to keep a reflective journal • Provide authentic writing opportunities for your child • Be a writing role model & model when you write • Ask questions about your child’s writing and what type of writing they are working on in class • Help your child publish his/her writing

14. Bellevue School District Mission To provide each and every student with an exemplary college preparatory education so that they can succeed in college, career, and life.

16. Academic Success • Rigorous, challenging common curriculum • Alignment with National Common Core State Standards • Differentiated instruction • Progress monitoring • School-wide focus • Superior teaching staff • Goal: 100% At or Exceeding Standard

17. Common Core State Standards

18. Washington State’s Vision for Education Every Washington public school student will graduate from high school globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st century. Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.

19. Common Core Across the Nation Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.

20. Smarter Balanced Assessment Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.

21. “Not just another test”…Smarter Balanced is being built by states for states Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.

22. College and Career Readiness • Enrichment/enhancement opportunities • Guest speakers Academic Behaviors: • Time Management • Study Skills • Goal Setting • Self-Awareness • Persistence Cognitive Strategies: • Problem-solving • Research • Interpretation • Communication • Precision and Accuracy

23. Positive and Productive Life

24. Second Step- Grades K, 1 & 2 • 4 skill domains • Skills for Learning • Empathy • Emotion Management • Problem Solving

25. RULER- Grades 3, 4 & 5

26. RULER • 4 anchors of Social Emotional Intelligence • Classroom Charter • Mood Meter • Meta-Moment • Blue Print

27. Measurement of Student Progress (MSP) overview

28. Thank you Spiritridge Nutrition Services, Stephanie Chung PTSA President, Melissa Saunders http://spiritridge.my-ptsa.org/ Walk-a-Thon TOMORROW! Bellevue Schools Foundation, Katie Ford and Rob Fatland (Click-a-Thon next Wednesday & Thursday) Custodial staff: Jenny Wu, Arnoldo Bravo, Daisy Villeda

29. Friendly Reminders • Thank you for being on time! • It’s essential to student learning • Thank you for allowing your child to stay at school the full duration of the day • Things happen, but it is just as important for students to have closure, reflection and organization at the end of the day! • Please pre-plan after school arrangements. Thank you for sending written notes with your child about change of plans (interrupting during instructional time does not guarantee your child will get the message). • Label everything with your child’s first and last name • Water bottles, lunchboxes, coats, etc. • Tonight is informational for you, not parent/teacher conferences. Please respect teachers with honoring that parent/teacher conferences come later in the year when they have had an opportunity to get to know your child.

30. Thank you for joining us! We are here to partner with you and we are committed to your children’s success. Information can be found at the following sites: • www.spiritridge.org (PTSA) • www.bsd405.org/Spiritridge (school site) • 425.456.5900 • Hours: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM • Meet the Principals – STEM focus: October 13, 9:15 AM