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Week of 09.11 - 09.15.23
WEEK AT A GLANCE
MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

1st period teachers: When you see the university listed in this section, please send two different student representatives each day for that week to Ms. Alicia's office by 8:05am to participate.

Week of 09/11: 5UCLA
MONDAY, 09/11:
  • All timecards due
  • MS PLC @8am in Room 47
  • Monthly family newsletter blurb due (2-3 sentence update of what your students are working on; please email to Alicia by end of day for your grade band/cohort)

TUESDAY, 09/12:
  • 2nd PLC @2:05 in Room 19

WEDNESDAY, 09/13:
  • PD Agenda:
  • 2:00 - 2:15pm: Staff Meeting in the gym
  • 2:15 - 3:15pm: Benchmark #1 PD
  • 3:15 - 4:00pm: Classroom work time
  • 4:30pm Volleyball Game @ Red Rock Elementary

THURSDAY, 09/14:
  • POST EXIT TICKET/CFA DATA ON DOOR TRACKER
  • 8:15 - 9:00am: BE KIND K - 2 Assembly in the gym
  • 9:00 - 9:45am: BE KIND 3 - 5 Assembly in the gym
  • 4th PLC @10:35 in Room 47
  • Kinder PLC @11:35 in Room 29
  • 4pm: Baseball game @ Grande Innovation Academy
  • Lesson plans due by 5pm for Week of 09/18 - 09/22

FRIDAY, 09/15:
  • Jean Day for staff!
  • Payday Friday
IMPORTANT UPDATES/REMINDERS
UPDATED EL LIST

The updated EL list for MASSA scholars is available on SharePoint under the Rosters folder. Please make sure all EL students attend targeted ELD everyday.
aTSI Professional Development

MASSA has been identified as an aTSI (Additional Targeted Support and Improvement) school based on our SPED population performance data being in the bottom 5% of all Title 1 schools in AZ since last year. To support our SPED scholars, please sign up for PD sessions below:

DETAILS:
  • Split into parts. Sessions for up to 40 participants. Online.
  • All in September. Teachers can pick dates for sessions to complete series.
  • The Differentiation PD series first as this is the foundation needed for Co-Teaching. Differentiation is in 2 parts.
  • Teachers will pick one time from each PD part (4 in total)
  • Staff will be paid for their time taking the PD – This is based on one hour of time for each PD. It will be paid after successful completion of the PD and active participation during the entire PD.

REGISTRATION LINKS:
Counselor Referral Process
If you have a student you would like to refer to see Ms. Astrid, please complete this referral form. Please do not just send a student to Ms. Astrid's office. If you have a student in crisis, please contact admin and we will proceed with next steps.



#AFORALL
From our door trackers, here is a current snapshot of our academic data:
ELA School Stats

% Class avg: 82%
% SPED avg: 74%
% EL avg: 70%
Math School Stats

% Class avg: 78%
% SPED avg: 57%
% EL avg: 74%
Science 5th/8th Stats

% Class avg: 37%
% SPED avg: 9%
% EL avg: 50%
SHOUT OUTS!
WEDNESDAY TEAMBUILDING
Thank you everyone for your active participation in our team building on Wednesday! We hope you had a great time. CONGRATULATIONS to Lucky # Sevens for being the first team to complete all the challenges!
CAFECITO

Shout out to Marcela for leading a detailed discussion on our school's safety measures in both English and Spanish for our families!
CLUBS AND SPORTS
GAME SCHEDULES
MONTH AT A GLANCE
August 21st - September 15th: DIBELs Benchmark #1 testing window
Week of September 11th: PBIS Paws cart rotation begins (schedule forthcoming)
September 21st: PAC Mtg: MOWR/3rd Grade Showcase @5 - 6pm
September 25 - 29th: Benchmark #1 Testing (Blackout week)
October 6th: Fall Picture Day
October 27th: 5:00 - 6:30pm MASSA Fall Festival/Trunk-or-Treat
COMMUNITY CORNER
MASSA FALL FESTIVAL/TRUNK-OR-TREAT!

DATE: October 27th @5 - 6:30pm

CANDY DRIVE: This is one of our most popular community events of the school year! In preparation, Booster Club is doing a candy drive competition for each homeroom. Each classroom will be provided a bin to collect candy and Booster Club will come by every Friday to pick up.

STAFF PARTICIPATION: The Fall Festival is a mandatory event for staff. Each grade band/cohort decorates a trunk and distributes candy to trick-or-treaters. Please start brainstorming themes as a group!
Connect with Ms. Alicia, Resident Principal