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Bellwood Elementary School

Bellwood Elementary School. Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day. Student Diversity . Enrollment: 500 students Includes Headstart through Grade 5 Ethnic Makeup 44% Caucasian 34% Hispanic 19% Black 3% Asian Free/reduced lunch: 77% Transiency rate: 41%

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Bellwood Elementary School

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  1. Bellwood Elementary School Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day

  2. Student Diversity • Enrollment: 500 students • Includes Headstart through Grade 5 • Ethnic Makeup • 44% Caucasian • 34% Hispanic • 19% Black • 3% Asian • Free/reduced lunch: 77% • Transiency rate: 41% • Attendance rates remain high at 96%

  3. Rewards and Recognition • National Title 1 Distinguished School • Competence of Excellence Award • National High Flying School Award at the National Youth at Risk Conference

  4. Every Child Needs and Deserves • A one-on-one relationship with a caring adult • A safe place to learn and grow • A healthy start and a healthy future • A marketable skill to use upon graduation • A chance to give back to peers and community • Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day

  5. Design for Excellence • Academic Excellence for All Students • 21stCentury Learning and Technology Skills • Citizenship and Core Values • “People support what they help create.” • Development of Annual Operating Plan-official blueprint for strategic school improvement and increasing student learning.

  6. Recognizing Student Achievement

  7. Professional Learning Communities • Each grade level meets twice a month • Data drives the instructional process • Benchmark assessments, DRAs, Writing Samples • “Hotlist” folders are created to target the academic needs of each student • Title 1 teachers attend to provide support and guidance

  8. Book Studies • Professional book studies over the past few years have included… • Walls’ The Glass Castle • Miller’s The Book Whisperer • Beck’s Bringing Words to Life • McGregor’s Comprehension Connections • Keiete’s Morning Meeting • Boushey/Mosey’s Daily Five • Selected Internet Resources

  9. Pyramid of Intervention

  10. Special Education • Multisensory Strategies • I’m Determined – a goal setting program • Collaborative classrooms • Little Feet Meet • Grant funded SOL tutoring(Grades 3-5)

  11. Project Based Learning and Inventive Thinking Labs

  12. Daily Five • Grades K-2 • A series of literacy tasks which students complete daily while the teacher meets with small groups 1. You read to yourself 2. You read to/with someone else 3. You listen to reading 4. You write 5. You do word work

  13. Balanced Literacy Model • Grades 3-5 • Shared Reading • Teacher sets purpose for reading and builds students’ background knowledge • Students are exposed to higher-level vocabulary and text through mini lessons • Guided Reading • Students receive small group instruction determined by their literacy needs • Tier II interventions are supported by “push in” services provided by Title 1, Reading, or ESOL teachers

  14. Balanced Literacy Model • Word Study • Incorporates the research-based model, Words Their Way • Students learn spelling features based on their readiness • Writing • Instruction based on the Writer’s Workshop model • Staff-wide training in the Event Frame (a pre-write template)

  15. Narrative Event Frame

  16. Emphasis on Reading • One becomes a good reader by reading • Lunch bunch book discussion groups • BOB (Battle of the Books) • Reading Competitions • Library Incentives • Grade level reading carts are filled with take-home books • Special reading nook in café where students can read after they finish their lunches

  17. Math Instruction • SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) model • Clearly defined content and language objectives • Builds background knowledge • Uses a variety of techniques for comprehension of content

  18. Math Instruction • K-2 teachers utilize Kathy Richardson’s • Understanding Number Concepts • Grades 3-5 implement Origo methodology • Builds strategies for mental computation • Monthly Math PLCs in Grades 3-5 • Provides data to drive instruction

  19. Technology • All students will learn 21st century learning and technology skills through the use of… • Promethean Boards • Netbooks • Flip cameras • Digital cameras • iPads • iPod Shuffles • Wiis • NEOs • Desktop computers

  20. SOLs • Any student who earns a 600 on an SOL receives a medal and his/her name on a school banner • Students with disabilities who take alternative assessments are also included • Pre-testing pep rally led my members of the LC Bird sports team, marching band, and cheerleaders for Grades 3-5 will be held this spring to motivate students for testing

  21. Attendance Incentives • Monthly class postersdisplayed outside the classroom • School-wide competition in which classes receive a sticker only if all students are present and ready to learn when the day begins • Peer pressure is a motivating factor • Classrooms with perfect attendance are announced daily over the intercom • Students in attendance are thanked for coming • The classroom with the most stickers receives a special treat

  22. The Mind~Body Connection • Recess Coaching • Program designed by SportsBackers to train teachers on how to make recess more meaningful and organized • Students would have more direction on how to spend quality time outside • SHIP (School Health Initiative Program) • Program designed to correlate fitness and movement activities with SOL standards Grades K-5 • First Annual 5K • 5K and Fun Run to promote a healthy lifestyle and give back to the community (LIVESTRONG at the YMCA)

  23. Same Gender Classrooms • Pending approval: we plan to implement same gender classrooms in 5th grade • To enable teachers to use gender specific classroom strategies • Data supports positive outcomes in areas of achievement (grades and test scores), conduct, and breadth of educational opportunities • We hope to provide this opportunity for more students in the future

  24. Additional Resources • Pinterest • Virtual pinboard that allows you to organize and share all the wonderful things you find on the web • Discover new ideas and get inspiration for your classroom • Dimension U • Online virtual gaming in Math and Language Arts • Edmodo • Provides teachers and students a secure place to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades, and class discussions • Staff Facebook page

  25. Contact Information • Jennifer Rudd • Jennifer_Rudd@ccpsnet.net

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