Owl hoots
January/February
2015, Issue 4
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Hello,
Happy 2015! The art room is buzzing with all of the
projects and activities the students are currently working
on.
The kindergarten and first grade students have been
working with colors, mixing them, making new ones and
using their new creations in their projects. I don’t want
to give away our trade secrets; the students love to
surprise you with the work when they finish!
The second through fifth grade students are finishing
their unit on art of the United States and will be moving
on to make some artwork inspired by the Caribbean
soon. This will be an exciting project in printmaking,
and I will also be adding a service project as a part of this
unit. As soon as I have confirmed the details of this
project, I will send them along in one of the weekend
editions of the Owl news.
I want to take this opportunity to again share my grading
criteria for grade K-3. Students are now receiving a
weekly score of a 1, 2, or 3. I have gone over these with
the students explaining to them that a score of 2 or 3
means that they are working on skills or having a
successful week and either is an acceptable score. If they
receive a score of 1 for the week, I have probably already
discussed the reason with them and given direction for
improvement. This could result from a rough day in class, being
actively uncooperative with their table group, using materials
and/or tools incorrectly or in an unsafe manner, consistently not
listening to and/or following directions or a general lack of
progress on their project after repeated reminders. I know many
of you have had concerns about the percentages, which show up
when these scores are entered in PowerSchool. Those percentages
do not reflect an accurate picture of the work your students are
doing and I would ask you to disregard them. I would ask you to
look at a “1” as “Improvement Needed,” a “2” as “Working on
Skills” and a “3” as “Satisfactory Progress.” Please let me know if
you have any further questions about this system.
I previously sent a message to 4th and 5th grade parents outlining
the new procedure I am using with those classes for a bi-weekly
progress report. So far, the students are embracing the report and
really responding with a very accurate view of how they are
performing in class. As they complete the Comic Strip project
they are working on, I will enter the project grade in PowerSchool
as well.
Please see the special announcement in this edition of the Owl
Hoots from the A.I.M. (Arts In Motion) committee about our arts
celebration on April 16, 2015 where the student work I have been
keeping will be on display at Burris!
Thank you,
Stacy S. Morton
Arts In Motion
A School-Wide Celebration of the Arts
The A.I.M. committee is currently working on a night of fun, celebrating all of the arts – Visual, Performing, Movement. We are
very excited to be able to showcase the work our students have been preparing for you this year.
This event will be held at Burris on April 16th from 6-8p.m. Our goal is to engage all students in grades K-12 in the activities of the
evening, whether they are performing, participating or bringing their significant people with them to look at their work on display
for all to see!
Please “Save the Date” and plan to join us for an evening celebrating the skills and accomplishments of all of our Burris students.
Look in upcoming editions of the “Weekly Message” from Burris and the Owl Hoots for more information.
Please contact Lili Stokes (clstokes@bsu.edu) or Stacy Morton (slmorton@bsu.edu) for more information.
See you in April!
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IMPORTANT DATES FOR SPRING SEMESTER
February 16 - Presidents’ Day – School is in Session (Snow make-up day)
March 2-6 – Spring Break
March 25 – End of 3rd Quarter / 2nd Semester mid-term
April 2 – Parent Teacher Conferences (No school for students)
April 3 – School is in Session (Snow make-up day)
April 6 – School is in Session (Snow make-up day)
April 8 – K-12 School Pictures
May 1 – No School (This could be a make-up day if there are weather related
cancellations
May 6 – Senior Honors Night – Burris Auditorium 7:30 PM
May 22 – No School (This could be a make-up day if there are weather related
cancellations
May 25 – Memorial Day (School Office Closed/No School)
June 5 – Last Day of School!
June 5 – Burris’ Class of 2015 Graduation 6PM Arts Terrace (Inclement weather Ball
Gym)
All calendar events and sporting events can be found on the official
Burris calendar: www.dynacal.com/burris
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