HIGHLIGHTS
4th Grade Science Test Results (% of students scoring levels 3 and 4)
2015: 85.6
2016: 92%
2017: 96%
P.S. Your MOSL teacher rating this year, no matter what you teach, depends on these 4th grade test scores.
Speaking of STEM, our first ever STEMCON blew everyone’s mind. Students buzzed around showing their parents how to make PlayDoh and functioning water filters, played video games that our own students designed, and modeled how to build and maximize the efficiency of an air-powered model car. The entire gym buzzed with energy, and when a parent came up to me and said that the event was amazing, all I could respond was, “This is out of control”.
STEMCON itself would be the annual capstone event for just about any other school. It had all the ingredients of top-notch school event: Strong parent engagement, high staff participation, collaboratively planned, student-centered, academically-driven, and showcases authentic 102 learning. Thank you Ms. Hughes for taking the lead!
But for 102, it was one of many similarly extraordinary events that same week. From Paint Night to Fast and Furious Family Fitness Fun Night to the carnival to the Art Expo to 102’s Got Talent, every new event blew expectations to smithereens.
And it’s all because of you having the courage to learn and to expand. Coordinating new events is hard and scary, and these events were the culmination of this year’s School Event inquiry learning group. Likewise, the Science scores came from a 3-5 STEM team that took on the challenge to build a legitimate 21st century curriculum that also attends to 20th century assessments. ignificant literacy growth owes much to a K-5 TC team that worked overtime to shepherd in a new curriculum, as well as an Academic Triage inquiry team that designed and piloted a promising AiS model that will be scaled to every grade next year.
To protect equilibrium and seek constant is human nature; to take risks and explore ways to improve is to be an educator.
I am so proud to be amongst a team of educators who are fearless in learning themselves.
Thank you for an absolutely amazing year.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
UPLOAD PHOTOS: This year’s school goal is to set up awesome events. Next year’s school goal will be to channel yielded parent engagement from these events to drive improved partnerships and communication with families. How? Photos.
102 has the best photos–thanks Mr. Gebhardt!–and it’s time we aim to have the most photos. As we transition to our PS102Q Google Drive platform next year, please upload photos of your class, events, or anything you deem worthy to our Public Photos page. Once you sign in with your PS102Q account, you can add photos to existing folders or request a new folder. I quickly added some folders for us to use and upload, and I urge everyone to fill them up as a yearend gift to our families. Please, however, be mindful not to upload anything that may negatively impact anyone.
(To see the photos, parents need a link. We email links to parents who give us their email. With their email address, we can contact them via email and not use paper. Like how everyone else outside of education do.)
WISHLIST STANDARDS: Please review the September Academic Wishlist and plan accordingly. We will check in next week and we look forward to hearing about teachers giving students a final push towards the next year.
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