HBB Staff 2017
Friday, December 23, 2016
Happy Holidays
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016
Report Cards are Coming Home Today!
Report Cards are coming home today!!
If you do not receive a report card please let us know. Also please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about your child's report card.
Talking to Your Kids about School
Do you have a hard time getting your child to tell you about their day? Try some if these questions to get them talking!
- Tell me a moment that you felt excited about what you were learning.
- Tell me a moment when you felt confused in class.
- Were there any moments today that you were Burkland’s BEST?
- Was anyone nice to you today?
- What was challenging about today?
- Tell me one thing that went great today.
- What do you appreciate about your day?
- What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
- Were there any moments today that you were proud of yourself?
- Tell me about a conversation that you had with someone today that you enjoyed.
Do you have a hard time getting your child to tell you about their day? Try some if these questions to get them talking!
- Tell me a moment that you felt excited about what you were learning.
- Tell me a moment when you felt confused in class.
- Were there any moments today that you were Burkland’s BEST?
- Was anyone nice to you today?
- What was challenging about today?
- Tell me one thing that went great today.
- What do you appreciate about your day?
- What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
- Were there any moments today that you were proud of yourself?
- Tell me about a conversation that you had with someone today that you enjoyed.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Odds and Ends
Report Cards
Please be on the look out for Report Cards. They will be sent home in backpacks on Friday December 16th. Should you have any questions about at all please do not hesitate to contact us!
Please submit your letters to the HBB Office.
Please be on the look out for Report Cards. They will be sent home in backpacks on Friday December 16th. Should you have any questions about at all please do not hesitate to contact us!
Letter to Santa a Note from the High School Student Council
My name is Hannah Kaplinger, Treasurer of the Middleboro High School Student Council, I'm writing on behalf of Macy's Letters to Santa. This is a program run around the holidays where children write letters to Santa and then turn them into Macy's. For every letter they receive $1 is donated to the Make-A-Wish foundation. I was hoping to organize a day where the Elementary could write letters and I could come by after the school day to pick them up and turn them into Macy's. The letters are due to Macy's by December 20th and I ask they be submitted by December 16th. I figured this would be a fast and fun way to give back this holiday season, especially to a foundation that gives so much year round for people of all ages. Thank you for your support!
Homework
At the start of the school year every teacher sent home grade level Homework Expectations. We are very proud of this document as it was our first step in ensuring consistent homework expectations from class to class across all grades. We sent this home so that we could be clear about the expectations and intent of homework.
We have heard that many are frustrated with the Math Homework so we thought it best to revisit this document for a moment.
At each grade level homework should take approximately 10 minutes multiplied by the grade. For example Grade 1 should take about 10 minutes and grade 3 about 30 minutes.....no more. The intent of homework is to teach responsibility and is not sent home for parents to do the teaching.. While we welcome parental support we hope that parents will focus their efforts on teaching responsibility and encourage their kids to try their hardest and to embrace struggle. Learning occurs when kids are pushed to their limit. That being said, if your child can’t do the math it’s ok! Do not feel pressured to get it all done correctly. We do not expect parents to correct their work and teach concepts kids don’t get. If your child struggles write a note on the homework and send it back. If you always make sure they get it done correctly your child’s teacher may not know that they are struggling with their math homework.
As always, communication is the key. If you have questions or concerns please let us know.
At the start of the school year every teacher sent home grade level Homework Expectations. We are very proud of this document as it was our first step in ensuring consistent homework expectations from class to class across all grades. We sent this home so that we could be clear about the expectations and intent of homework.
We have heard that many are frustrated with the Math Homework so we thought it best to revisit this document for a moment.
At each grade level homework should take approximately 10 minutes multiplied by the grade. For example Grade 1 should take about 10 minutes and grade 3 about 30 minutes.....no more. The intent of homework is to teach responsibility and is not sent home for parents to do the teaching.. While we welcome parental support we hope that parents will focus their efforts on teaching responsibility and encourage their kids to try their hardest and to embrace struggle. Learning occurs when kids are pushed to their limit. That being said, if your child can’t do the math it’s ok! Do not feel pressured to get it all done correctly. We do not expect parents to correct their work and teach concepts kids don’t get. If your child struggles write a note on the homework and send it back. If you always make sure they get it done correctly your child’s teacher may not know that they are struggling with their math homework.
As always, communication is the key. If you have questions or concerns please let us know.
Envisions 2.0 at Home and Additional Technology Resources
Character Word of the Week Winners
Congratulations to our winners this week!
Friday, December 2, 2016
Husky Happenings
Husky Happenings
Please enjoy our very first Student Newsletter! Mrs. Reardon's after school news crew has been hard at work and we are VERY impressed with their first issue. Happy Reading!
You can also find a link to the Newsletter here.
http://enewspaper.
Report Cards
Report Cards are coming home December 16th. Discussing report cards with your child, especially in the age of standards based report cards, can be challenging. The reporting system we use is very different from the grades we all received when we were students and understanding what it all means, in the context of how your child is doing, can be tough.
When you receive the report card you will see numbers next to standards. The numbers on the report card are as follows
4. Demonstrating mastery of the standard
3. Demonstrating significant progress toward the standard
2. Demonstrating some progress
1. Demonstrating minimal progress
The numbers indicate the progress your child is making towards meeting the grade level standard. The standards listed throughout the report card list what we want your child to know and be able to do by the end of the year.
Not all standards will be “graded” on this report card because we have not taught all the standards yet. While there may be instances where your child is Demonstrating Mastery of a particular standard, students are not expected to be receiving 4’s at this point because those standards are what we expect for students by the end of the year.
Additionally, the score that students receive next to each standard does not reflect how hard your child is working. The scores reflect what your child is able to do in relation to that expectation. To find out how hard your child is working and if they are completing work you must refer to the section of the report card, which refers to Successful Social and Learner Behaviors. This is a little different from what many of us are accustomed to and is different from traditional grading. It is possible for a student to struggle with their Learner Behaviors yet still Demonstrate Mastery of a Standard. It is also possible for a student to struggle with a standard and do great with the Learner Behaviors. The Learning Behaviors section is an incredibly important area because that really reflects how hard your child has been working!
Should you have any questions at all about the report card or your child’s progress in school please do not hesitate to contact us!
Please enjoy our very first Student Newsletter! Mrs. Reardon's after school news crew has been hard at work and we are VERY impressed with their first issue. Happy Reading!
You can also find a link to the Newsletter here.
http://enewspaper.
Report Cards
Report Cards are coming home December 16th. Discussing report cards with your child, especially in the age of standards based report cards, can be challenging. The reporting system we use is very different from the grades we all received when we were students and understanding what it all means, in the context of how your child is doing, can be tough.
When you receive the report card you will see numbers next to standards. The numbers on the report card are as follows
4. Demonstrating mastery of the standard
3. Demonstrating significant progress toward the standard
2. Demonstrating some progress
1. Demonstrating minimal progress
The numbers indicate the progress your child is making towards meeting the grade level standard. The standards listed throughout the report card list what we want your child to know and be able to do by the end of the year.
Not all standards will be “graded” on this report card because we have not taught all the standards yet. While there may be instances where your child is Demonstrating Mastery of a particular standard, students are not expected to be receiving 4’s at this point because those standards are what we expect for students by the end of the year.
Additionally, the score that students receive next to each standard does not reflect how hard your child is working. The scores reflect what your child is able to do in relation to that expectation. To find out how hard your child is working and if they are completing work you must refer to the section of the report card, which refers to Successful Social and Learner Behaviors. This is a little different from what many of us are accustomed to and is different from traditional grading. It is possible for a student to struggle with their Learner Behaviors yet still Demonstrate Mastery of a Standard. It is also possible for a student to struggle with a standard and do great with the Learner Behaviors. The Learning Behaviors section is an incredibly important area because that really reflects how hard your child has been working!
Should you have any questions at all about the report card or your child’s progress in school please do not hesitate to contact us!
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