The Hive: Staff Newsletter: Week of January 30, 2023

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Breaking down barriers and building bridges.

“The best school in Boston”

“I'd like to be remembered as someone who made a difference in the lives of young people - that I nurtured

someone and taught them to pursue their dreams and their careers, to leave a legacy.”

-Andre Leon Talley

This week marks the halfway mark of the school year. One thing I am reminded of about this work is, how

difficult it truly is! However, on Friday, Ms. Casna walked into my office with a smile on her face telling me

how CJ identified patterns and shapes on ST Math and how she wished Mr. LoBue was there to witness it.

That brief interaction also reminded me of the joy in what we do as well. It is those moments we must

remember and hold on to that remind us of our WHY; Why we decide to do this work. At the end of the

day, we do not HAVE to; we CHOOSE to do so. We have the next 90 days (or so) to choose to make an

impact on the 200 students that will come through the doors, into the hallways, and into our classrooms

/offices. Every moment matters and every minute counts as an opportunity to nurture these brilliant minds!

This week, take a moment to share your WHY with someone else as a chance to inspire a colleague but to

also remind yourself. I sincerely look forward to continuing this work with you all for the next 90 days.

Week of Jannuary 30, 2023

Dates

2/1 PD- ST Math

2/6 Central Office Site Visit (9:45-11:15) and In-school dentist

2/7 Huddle @ 8:40 in Cafeteria B

2/13 In-school dentist

2/13-2/17 WIDA Screener K1

2/20 President’s Day

2/21-2/24 February Vacation

2/27-3/3 WIDA Screener K0

Updates

Subfolders

There are only 3 folders/binders out of 13 classrooms thus far currently present in the main

office. I only received grade 1 and Ms. Anderson.

Home Visit Stipends:

Home visit stipends have been processed. I sincerely appreciate everyone’s patience. We

have about $6, 000 left on that budget. We will be forwarding names to teachers to conduct

home visits as a tier 2 strategy given the number of absences we have. Tier 3 strategy will be

Mr. Chery will be calling families into the school for an attendance meeting to formulate a plan.

Central Office Visit

On February 6th from 9:45-11:15. Looks like it will just be my supervisor here and not the

other central office personnel. The potential schedule below but subject to change as it

appears he may spend the majority of the time in a meeting with me during the visit.

9:15-9:35 Check-in with Principal

9:35-9:40 Morning Announcements

9:40-9:55 Room 103 K0/K1

9:55-10:10 Room 105 K2

10:10-10:25 Room 202 Grade 3

10:25-10:40 Room 205 Grade 2

10:40-10:55 Room 108 Grade 1

10:55-11:15 Debrief with Principal

Data

Starting in February, we will be sending monthly attendance reports home for all students that

will be expected to signed and returned to Ms. Govi.

Math

Week of 01/23 - 01/27
Grade	Average # of minutes played per student	Average # of puzzles completed per student	# of students with unresolved “High-Tries” Alerts	Average % completion
K0/K1	30	24	8	37%
K2	70	58	1	41%
1st	72	39	8	42 %
2nd	79	33	7	23%
3rd	92	40	8	24%

ST Math PD on Wednesday, February 1st will focus on puzzle talks. Here is a Puzzle Talk Teacher Overview if you want a preview

ST Math Goals For the Week			Goal for the Year
K0/K1	30 mins	20 puzzles	80% Progress completion
K2-Grade 1	60 minutes	40 puzzles
Grade 2-Grade 3	90 minutes	60 puzzles