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Overbrook Educational Center
Weekly Words for All: 12.10.18 to 12.14.18
Shout out to 2nd grader Mahad Brickle
Our school store, highlighted in last week’s newsletter, was the brainchild of Mr. Brickle. He called me (Principal Foote) over the weekend at the start of the year and shared with me his idea. Mr. Tyler and Ms. Weiss-Cohen wrote the grant
but I wanted to give a special shout out and thank you to Mahad for creatively thinking of
this brilliant idea and sharing his entrepreneurial spirit with our school.
This Week Monday!Kohelet Yeshiva High School Students will be
Visiting from 11:45am-2:30pm.
If you are open to have a high school student or two in your room to help with anything you might need, kindly email me and Caroline to let us know so that
we can place students for assistance or buddies tomorrow afternoon. Thank you!
Great News!!!
Drama Club was awarded $10,000.00 through a grant via Public Citizens for Children and Youth to improve our program. The money is now available to our drama teachers through Delaware Valley Fairness Project to purchase whatever they need for our students. Congratulations, DRAMA TEAM! Can’t wait for THE WIZ IN MAY!!!
Team,
In two weeks, on December 17th, this will mark what should be the 35th birthday of Mr. Marcquel Johnson - father to Amari (pictured to the left) and Amani (2nd grade). May we continue to keep the Johnson Family in our thoughts and prayers and never forget all that Marc provided to the OEC community. His love and legacy live on in his children, and in the coming weeks additional information will be provided about honoring his life at OEC. Stay tuned. Continue to spread the love that Marc so generously gave all of us.
Best,Meredith
IMPORTANT REMINDER.
Interim Reports are Coming Up!
Teachers - please have all grades posted no later
than December 7th. Parents - expect these
December 11-13.
Carver Science Fair Applications
The Carver Science Fair application deadline is Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019. All e-registrations AND paper
applications must be received by that date; late applications cannot be accepted. The fair is open to students in 4th-12th
grade who attend school in Philadelphia.
General information can be found here: https://www.carversciencefair.org. All forms and information
on submission can be found here: http://www.carversciencefair.org/1-building-a-project.html.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
At least 65% of students will attend 95% or more of school days (miss 9 days or less).
At least 75% of students will earn A’s and B’s in core courses in grades 5-8.
On the Spring aimsweb, at least 70% of K and 1st and 2nd graders will score at target. In their independent reading levels, at least 60% of kindergarten and 75% of 1st and 2nd graders will make at least 1 year’s growth from Quarter 1 to Quarter 4.
By April 2018, 85% of students will score a 3 or 4 on the TDA (text dependent analysis). No more
than 25% of 3rd graders or 20% of 4th-8th graders will score below
basic on the PSSA.
No more than 20% of students will score below basic on the math PSSA.
Drop in from the Dean...Save the Date!● Interim reports will be sent home in
the coming week. Please be sure to check for these Tues, Wed. and Thurs of this week.
● Our Honor Roll celebration will take place in the afternoon on December 17th at 2:15pm. All first quarter honor roll students will be treated to Pizza and dessert. Parents are welcome to join in the celebration!
Drop in from the Dean… Policy RemindersIn recent weeks, we have been noticing an increase in students using cell phones and wearing hooded sweatshirts during the school day. Please help us to reinforce this policy with our students.
CELL PHONE POLICY
- All cell phones are to be off and away during school hours (8:20-3:09) as well as during any after school programs.
CONSEQUENCES
- 1st Infraction: Student cell phone is collected and student may retrieve it at the close of the school day.- 2nd Infraction: Student cell phone is collected and will be returned to a parent/guardian at the end of the
school week.- 3rd infraction: Student cell phone is collected and will be returned at the close of the school year.
We realize that as we enter into the coldest months of the school years, students will be dressing in layers to stay warm. Please remember that if hooded sweatshirts are worn, the hood must remain OFF at all times in the building. This is a school district requirement.
Our Vision and MissionThe vision of OEC is to be a model school in the School
District of Philadelphia by 2020 as rated by the School Progress Report (SPR) while creating the least restrictive
environment for students with special needs. Additionally,
100% of our 8th graders will have the opportunity to
attend the high school of their choice. We will
accomplish this through:
-Ambitious Instruction-A Supportive Environment
-Involved Families-Collaborative Staff
-Effective Leadership
Our mission is to prepare students
to become positive,
productive citizens who can
live independently
and with purpose to serve others.
Best Practices This Week: Clark Planning and Preparation: Great job to Mr. Clark for
including Saxon Phonics objectives and purposeful guided
reading groups in his lesson plans last week. See evidence below:
Saxon Phonics Lesson:Lesson: 9Skill: Syllable DivisionStandard: CC.1.1.2.D Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. Objective: I can use syllable division, in order to decode multisyllabic words.
Reflecting on Teaching and Communicating With Families: As the winter break approaches and holiday season is
upon us, a gentle reminder to all staff to ensure that all
communications are highly sensitive to families’ cultural norms. I
have attached the Danielson Rubric for everyone to review as
you reflect on teaching and accurately assess yourselves.
Best Practices This Week: Weiss-Cohen, Caroline Instruction: Reminder to all staff: kindly ensure you upload
your lesson plans into your google folder and print out a copy to keep in a safe, consistent place in your classroom. The next two weeks can be very tiring before break. Continue to do your best
and work hard. Instructional time is valuable. Kindly use every day in the next two weeks in a meaningful and productive way for students. Instruction should be taking place EVERY DAY until December 21st.
The Classroom Environment: Shout out to Ms.
Weiss-Cohen and Ms. Caroline for creating an
excellent classroom environment for our students by
pairing them with mentors from Overbrook High
School. Eric Swann enjoys a happy moment with his
new mentor. Creating a classroom culture of positivity
will motivate students to put forth their best effort.
Keep it up Ms. Weiss-Cohen and Ms. Caroline!
This Week! December 10th - December 14thDecember 10th - Kohelet Yeshiva High School Student Visit 11:45am-2:30pm, Title 1 Meeting
8:30-10am - Foote/O’Brien, Paraprofessional Meeting 9am-10am and 2pm-3pm + 12-1:30 Site
Selection Team Meeting, Vetri Cooking 1-3pm, Teacher recruiting event at 440 from 4:30-6:30pm
December 11th - INTERIM REPORTS SENT + Rebecca Cornejo + Melissa Anderson visit OEC for tour
and baby watch visit, 2pm SquashSmarts Meeting, Caroline out in am
December 12th - INTERIM REPORTS SENT +Grade Groups - ELA, Petrosky out SBTL, Leadership Team
Meeting until 6:00pm, Foote out at 12:00pm for Principal Meeting at MYA until 3:30pm, Building Open
until 7pm for Drama Students
December 13th - INTERIM REPORTS SENT + Foote out half day AM for PULSE Training (SPED) +
Parent Support Group
December 14th - PARENT WALKTHROUGH 9-11am, Foote downtown for meeting at 440 from
11:30-1:30pm and 1-3pm + 30 Students stay After for Buddy Read with Harriton HS until 4:30pm,
Petroksy out for Naglieri training
Let’s Look Ahead - December 17th - December 21st
December 17th - Choir, Safety mtg. 4 @ 9:30am to 10:15, Honor Roll Celebration, Scrabble Club, Students Run Philly, Home and School mtg. @ 6:00pm to 7:00pm,
WINTER TITLE 1 MTG. @ 6:00pm
December 18th - Reid out at PD, Para mtg. @ 9:00am and 2:00pm, Cheerleading, Dance Club
December 19th - Easley out at PD, Students Run Philly, Drama Club, Grade Groups - Math
December 20th - Picture retake day, Students Run Philly
December 21st - Attendance scoreboards sent home, last day before winter recess
Gratitude ListSpecial thank you to Ms. Jaribel James and Ed Riehl for their generous donation to our school in the form of guided reading books
and funding the creation of our school store.
Huge shout out and much gratitude to our Overbrook High School students who came this week to mentor students. Special thanks to Ms. Weiss-Cohen and Ms. Caroline for organizing this very special event for our students.
Special thank you to Ms. Weiss-Cohen for another dynamite Student of the Month Breakfast!
Huge thanks to Ms. Caroline for ensuring our November student attendance report cards were printed and sent out to families.
Special thank you to all staff for ensuring that our reflections on attendance and attendance report cards were distributed and sent home.
Thank you to Mr. Ciampoli for being our first time principal sub this week. I appreciate your dedication (tbd)
Thank you to our ACCENTURE VOLUNTEERS for coming to OEC on Friday to participate in our computer science week HOUR OF CODE!
Thank you to Ms. Petrosky and Ms. Weiss-Cohen for running our grade group teams this week. Your input and preparation is much appreicated.
Upcoming Family Engagement Events
Parent Support Group on Thursday, December 13th from 8:45am to 9:30am in room 309
Every other Thursday. You bring your successes and struggles; we’ll bring the snacks!
Parent Breakfast and Walkthrough Friday, December 14th from 9:00am to 11:00am or Afternoon Snack and Walkthrough from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Winter Title 1 Meeting on Monday, December 17th at 6:00pm - OPEN TO ALL PARENTS
Come give your input for the spring budget.
OEC Gear UpdateWe recently placed an order for all OEC clothing with the distributor.
We hope to have all OEC clothing delivered within the next 2-3 weeks.
Thank you for your continued patience.
Coco’s Counseling Corner
Hello Parents of 8th graders: Please make sure to look for emails, mail, and phone calls about interviews or auditions for your children. Schools are reaching out to meet your children and you don’t want them to miss their opportunity!
High School Auditions/Interviews
Coming soon to your neighborhood (Rm 308)
Keep on the lookout for the opening of the new JAG N’ BAG Store! Thanks to a generous donation by the Delaware Valley Fairness
Project, the students in Rooms 308, 304, and 209 will soon be running a school store! You can get pencils, pens, folders, trail mix, and assorted other items. Remember to support your local retailers!
Dream Team Moment of the Week
This week Ms. Jaribel James of DVFP visited OEC to present Ms. Phelan with a check to buy brand
new books for her Kindergarten class. Ms. Weiss Cohen, Mr. Tyler, Ms. Aly, and Ms. Williams also received funding to start a school store to be run
by their students. THANK YOU!
The glamorous Ms. Johnston takes notes
during the art museum trip this week.
Thank you for your creative
energy and for ensuring art is a central part of instruction in your room.
Need to Reach the Principals?Meredith Foote - [email protected]
Matthew Reid - [email protected]
School Phone: 215-400-7540
Foote Cell Phone: 610-731-6039
Get updates and follow us on Instagram: @oecjags
Any suggestions for improvement or growth are ALWAYS welcome. Feel free to text, email, or call.
Have a wonderful week!