Full week full of wonderFUL memories

WONDERFUL WEEK IT WAS!

I am inspired by each of you!  
You took time, daily, to reinforce expectations.
You met for 15 min. to discuss cafeteria expectations.
You covered duties when in need.
You made sub plans for technology.
You covered tech and library simultaneously.
You stayed late to assist with late buses.
You helped a colleague fix the jammed printer.
You covered the front office.
You helped a lost little find his place.
You escorted tears to the nurse's office.
You laughed it off.
You supported a colleague in great need.  
You brought issues and ideas to the front office!
You showed up on time (8:15am) and often early.
You continue to be patient with our enrollments and withdraws. 
You fed a hangry kid in need.
You negotiated.
You identified problems and brainstormed solutions.
You taught life and academic lessons. 
You smiled, a lot.
You were an awesome team to watch.
You set the bar high!
You are Marshall ElevatED!!!

Thank you! Let's do it again this week.

Spotlight:  Meet Ashley Hartsock, Art & Science Integration Specialist

Mrs. Hartsock is hard at work contacting community partners and getting the Magnet Monday catalog put together, so if you have any cool ideas or changes you would like to make let her know ASAP! She is also here to help you in a variety of ways: she is certified to drive the white buses and vans and would love to assist you in planning and running your field trips! She is also experienced as a 6th grade math teacher so feel free to reach out for math support. She is the nurse at Puente on Fridays, so Monday through Thursday she is here and her door is always open! Feel free to drop by to discuss plans, talk through ideas or ask for help with whatever you may need. 

Email: ahartsock@fusd1.org 

Phone extension: 2754

Welcome Ms. Hartsock!

From the desk of Robert Hagstrom:

FUSD has invested much in the new DecisionED Data Warehouse.  Would you like to be one of the first trained in using this valuable tool?  The training opportunity below is eligible for 301 and salary advancement.  Please email RAD@FUSD1.ORG with any questions you may have. 

From the desk of Mary Kay Walton:

Grading practices – MYTH – If a student gets all items correct on an assessment that student receives a 4. NO, not necessarily. Each assignment should have an identified proficiency scale to define the mark. If the assignment demonstrated level 3 proficiency then getting all answers correct is no more than a 3. Please remember our expectation of the proficiency scales. Level 4 – Student can teach another student, demonstrates deeper understanding of grade-level standards, extends ideas and draws connections to real-world situations, and demonstrates complex level of knowledge and understanding. Consistent practices should be a part of the collaborative meetings to ensure that expectations of mastery are aligned. In addition, when appropriate, each assessment should have an opportunity to demonstrate a level 4 proficiency.

ELA reporting – Writing Foundation Standards added – For the 2019-2020 school year Writing Foundations Standards have been added to the elementary standards report. This standard incorporates handwriting skills (specifically beginning in 2nd grade pertaining to manuscript and then adding cursive in 3rd grade) along with spelling skills in K- 3. 4th and 5th grades only identify read and write cursive and manuscript. Evidence of learning for this particular standard could be incorporated into various assignments and not necessarily a stand-alone assignment. Work with your grade level teams to identify which assignments will include a handwriting grade. The proficiency level to support handwriting would be represented as a level 3 (unless someone could identify a level 4 expectation here?). Additionally, the board approved handwriting style is ball and stick (Zaner Bloser free resources online).

From the desk of Heather Zeigler:
Hello Teachers,

I wanted to inform you that all current student and teacher accounts have been uploaded into Learning.com and classes have been created within your teacher account for the use of EasyTech (the FUSD board approved technology curriculum) by your students.

You can login to Learning.com at: https://login.learning.com/

Your teacher username & password will likely be firstinitiallastname (example: jstone)

The district is: fusd

You will need to assign curriculum content to your class(es) and will probably want to print either a roster (single page) of student usernames and passwords or individual student login cards. The resources at https://www.fusd1.org/easytech are sure to be helpful with this process.  

There have been some major updates and feature additions within Learning.com recently, including:

·       Skills Checks – These quick formative assessments will provide educators with information on student understanding of essential digital literacy skills needed in school, for online testing, and beyond. Each unit begins with a pre-test and concludes with a post test, making it easy to identify skills gaps and measure growth through participation in the lessons within that particular instructional unit. The data from the skills checks will be used in place of a comprehensive skills assessment at the end of the school year, so please be sure to have students complete the pre and post skills checks that are part of the grade specific FUSD custom curriculum.

·       FUSD Custom Curriculum Bundles - Each of the FUSD custom curriculum bundles now start with digital citizenship.  This is intentional as the teaching of digital citizenship at each grade level is a federal requirement for funding as well as establishing a safe and respectful foundation for technology use and behaviors at the start of the school year.  Be certain to cover the required digital safety/citizenship discussions and lessons as you will be required to complete and sign a verification form stating that you have covered this content with students by December 2019.

As always, feel free to reach out with any questions and I hope that you all have a wonderful start to the school year!
**Please note: as we transition away from Technology as a special (1:1 tech next year), we will spend our first PD hour with Mrs. Zeigler on Sept. 13th so we are all clear on FUSD's technology expectations.  A technology lab sign up sheet will also be available soon as we await approval for a social worker to come teach Social and Emotional Learning as our new special!  Your patience is so appreciated.  This will be a FUSD first. 

2019/20 Marshall Committees (as of 8/16/19)

Wellness Committee

Burgoon

Ryan

Gerlick

Voorhees

Thompson

Joe

Hobson

STEAM Council

Foubert
Voorhees

Arnold

Thompson

Joe

Housholder
Fisher

PBIS Committee

Ogg
Voorhees

Flores

Carrozinno

Housholder
Fisher

Staff Engagement Committee

Ryan

Gerlick

Voorhees

Arnold

Mijares

Herberger

Gustafson

Shaw

Flores

Martich

Carrozinno

Marshall Leadership Team (MLT)

Foubert

Grimmett

Mijares

Perkins

Overton

Hanno

Carrozinno

McAllister

Parent Engagement Committee 

Overton

McCauslin

Hanno

Carrozinno

Milios

Hulls

Bianco

Macias (Murray Parenting AZ)

Coming Up

Monday, August 19^th
~ 10:13am- Fire drill

Tuesday, August 20th 
~1:30pm -TerraBIRDS planning

Wednesday, August 21^st
~8-10am Mrs. Carrozzino at Counselor MTG
~9:30-11:30am Reasor at ELETEAM (Elementary Admin Mtg @ D.O.)
~Axler & Hauer at Directors Institute

Thursday, August 22nd  
~7:30-8:15am Staff Mtg in library (Nurse Liz and Open House)
~Axler & Hauer at Directors Institute

Friday, August 23rd 
~Axler & Hauer at Directors Institute

Dates to Remember:

• Wednesday, August 28th - Open House - 5:30-7:00 pm

• Monday, September 2nd - School Closed - Labor Day

• Wednesday, September 4th - First PTO meeting of the Year in Library - 4:30-5:30 - Childcare is Available
• Friday, September 6th - Blue ticket store 9am
• Friday, September 13th - Mustang Gallop Pep Rally
• Marshall PD 1-3pm (Learning.com/EasyTEch training for staff AND Parent University ElevatED)

• Wednesday, September 18th - Picture Day

• Friday, September 27th - Mustang Gallop
• FHS Homecoming Parade

Bus Duty: 2^nd  grade team

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