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Sept. 23, 2016
Dear CW Families,
“ There is a great paradox that points to the hopeful path ahead: It is possible to prepare for the future without knowing what it will be. The primary way to prepare for the unknown is to attend to the quality of our relationships, to how well we know and trust one another.” ---Margaret Wheatley This quote really resonated with me in seeing the relationships we hold with one another! In the end…what really matters most…are the relationships we have as a CW Family! At Curriculum Night, I saw and heard from many of you about the relationships your children have developed with their teachers! I appreciate the relationships I have with all of you!
David
CW News
• Stand Up Assembly/Peace Walk/Rubric-We had a great assembly and
Peace Walk today! Attached to this eNews is a Family letter and Rubric that we have shared with our students. Please take some time to look at it and talk about it your child! I was proud of their work in learning to better understand our Stand Up Culture! • CW Magazine Fundraiser: The Post Card Booklets were due on Friday. If your child wanted to participate and still has their booklet, please have them turn it in to their Homeblock teacher on Monday morning. If you want to order or renew items online, please go to: www.gaschoolstore.com - simply use OUR SCHOOL CODE: 2635027
• NWEA MAP Testing: Our students are continuing to test this week in the
areas of reading, language usage, and math. A parent asked if their child should study for this assessment? The answer is no. This is just a snapshot of where a child is in the present moment and we use the results to help differentiate instruction for our students. We just tell students to do their best. • Camp Roger: For 5th grade families- On the day your child goes to Camp Roger, please be at CW at 4:45 p.m. for pick-up. Depending on traffic, students might arrive a few minutes later than that. However, we really don’t want to have students arrive back without a ride waiting! Thanks! • Half Day - October 7th- Dismissal will be at 11:55 a.m. on that day. The afternoon, our teachers will be spending together
in academic departments working on developing common understanding of essential learning standards and thinking skills for our students. This collaboration time is a wonderful opportunity for us to work together to reach every student at CW!\
Tweets of the Week Central Woodlands @cwthinkers One #cwthinker spilled his popcorn at lunch. Others did allow him to pick it up alone! That is what our CW Family is all about! http://ift.tt/2cDgLMz
Camp Henry Forms and information will be coming home on Friday, Sept. 15th. Please take a moment to look over everything! We will have a Parent meeting in October with staff from Camp Henry to answer questions! We are asking to return permission forms as soon as possible! We also need parents willing to chaperone and stay the night! Please plan on attending the Camp Henry Parent Information Night on Tuesday, October 4th at 6:30! Staff from Camp Henry will be there to answer all of our questions. WE REALLY NEED PARENTS TO CHAPERONE (ESPECIALLY MALES TO STAY OVERNIGHT) Email Ted Knudsen at
[email protected] if interested
CENTRAL WOODLANDS WEEKLY CALENDAR September 19 - 23, 2016
Monday, Sept. 26 -5th Camp Roger: Gillies/Ten Eyck & Lillie/Turco=e; depart @ 9 AM & return by 4:45 PM (parent pick-up) Tuesday, Sept. 27 -5th Camp Roger: Gootjes/Klomparens & Black/Smith; depart @ 9 AM & return by 4:45 PM (parent pick-up) Wednesday, Sept. 28 -5th Camp Roger: Bush/Lanning; depart @ 9 AM & return by 4:45 PM (parent pick-up) Thursday, Sept. 29 -OM Student InformaQonal Mtg, 3:45-5:00 PM -AAA Free Event: “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age,” CelebraQon Cinema GR North-Theatre # 1, 7:00-8:30 PM Friday, Sept. 30 -5th Grade: Vision Screening by KCHD during PE/Music
CENTRAL WOODLANDS 5/6 David Simpson, Principal 400 Alta Dale SE, Ada, MI 49301 Phone: 616.493.8790
Dear CW Families: Every year we review the expectations for helping our students learn positive ways to interact with each other. Stand Up, Speak Out, Stand With has quickly become our anthem, and the schoolwide effort is designed to build a culture of caring and kindness within our students and staff. We carry a growth mindset, and we want to see all of our students reach their fullest potential. We support all kinds of growth in our students: academic, social, and emotional, and we know that mistakes are a natural part of growth. As mistakes and inappropriate behaviors do occur, we have challenged ourselves to come alongside our students and help them learn how to make better decisions. We see mistakes as learning opportunities for students to grow, and we want to partner with our students as they navigate all kinds of relationships. We also recognize that as family of our students, you play an important role in shaping our culture of caring and kindness, and we welcome your feedback about how we support our students. Thank you for your support of our efforts to make our school a safe and positive place for everyone. Enclosed you will find: Definition Page: Definitions of the terminology used in the Stand Up, Speak Out, Stand With culture and Think Time. Behavior Rubric: chart that delineates how we will support our students as a response to specific inappropriate behavior. Think Time Form: Form that students fill out if the consequences of their behavior choice results in a lunch and/or recess in Think Time. Stand Up Pledges: The pledges that our staff and students will make supporting our culture of caring and kindness. Sincerely, CW Staff
Definition of a Culture of Caring and Kindness: At Central Woodlands, we have a vision of the safe and positive culture we expect from our students and staff. In this culture, we Stand Up, Speak Out, and Stand With. If a staff member or student sees behavior inconsistent with this culture, we want to Stand Up for each other and Speak Out against the mean behavior. In doing so, we Stand With each other and help everyone maintain a safe environment within the Central Woodlands community. We desire a community in which every member feels a place of belonging, and we recognize that staff, students, parents, and community all play an important role in the development of that culture. Staff and students take the Stand Up pledge as a commitment to building a positive school culture. The Rubric (Behavior Chart): This rubric has been devised to identify specific behaviors that will be responded to with staff support. Specific behaviors and support plans are stated so that staff, families, and students can expect a consistent response. Please note that in using this framework, there is also room for administrative decisionmaking based on the needs of the students and the nature of the specific behavior Our overall goal is to provide a rubric that promotes a consistent response, but allow us the flexibility to use sound judgment and best practices in working with a diverse student population. Another purpose of this rubric is to inform families and students of the discipline process ahead of time, so that the intervention/consequences is not a surprise. All students are introduced to this rubric and all staff are expected to follow this process as outlined. In using this framework, staff are better able to consistently intervene and all students, families and staff know what behaviors will not be tolerated at Central Woodlands. Think Time: Think Time is a reflective period that occurs in a designated room in D Hallway, and it is supervised by Central Woodlands staff members during lunch/recess periods. In general, a family contact will be made about the Think Time. The student will bring home a completed form to be signed and returned to school. Think Time Reflection Form: One of the most important goals of the Think Time process is to help students consider their words and actions and deepen their thinking about appropriate behaviors. The use of the Think Time Reflection Form is to give students an opportunity to reflect on their behavior, receive family and staff support, and to be reminded to think upon and act appropriate ways of interacting with others. If your child completes one of these forms, the form should be returned the following day with a parent/guardian signature.
Behaviors LEVEL 1 Stares, mean or rude gestures, gossip, or disruptive classroom behavior
LEVEL 2 Teasing Rumors, name calling, insulting comments, cyber bullying or other behavior that would hurt other’s feelings or make them feel bad about themselves, etc. regardless of how it was intended
LEVEL 3 Physical Contact Pushing, shoving, grabbing, tripping, etc. Intimidation Threats of emotional, cyber or physical aggression, planned exclusion, etc. Personal Property Disrespect of personal property
LEVEL 4 Physical Contact Hitting/punching, kicking, fighting and similar behavior that risks injury to others, etc. Intimidation Stalking, severe threats of emotional, cyber or physical violence, harassment, repeated intimidation, etc. Personal Property Stealing or destruction of personal property
LEVEL 5 Vandalism, ethnic/sexual or cyber harassment, etc. Other behaviors that violate state statutes and/or district policy
1st Time
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Reference definition Warning Teacher documentation
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Reference definition Counselor referral Lunch in cafeteria Recess in Think Time Teacher doc/family contact
Reference definition Warning/Counselor referral Teacher documentation/family contact Student completes Think Time form for family signature Reference definition Lunch & recess in Think Time Teacher documentation/family contact Principal notification
Reference definition Counselor referral Lunch & recess in Think Time Teacher doc/family contact
Reference definition 2 consecutive lunch/recess in Think Time Counselor referral Teacher doc/family contact
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PRINCIPAL REFERRAL
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Teacher documentation Family contact
Teacher documentation Family contact
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IMMEDIATE PRINCIPAL REFERRAL
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IMMEDIATE PRINCIPAL REFERRAL
*All 4th offenses result in a team meeting with appropriate staff members to develop a specific support plan for the student **Cyber Bullying that occurs doing school time is defined as when one or more person intentionally harm, harass or intimidate or another person by using technology.
THINK TIME Name: ___________________________________ Date Given: _____________________________ Grade: _______________ Homeblock Teacher: __________________________________________ (Circle one) Mild: 1 2 3 Moderate: 1 2 3 More Severe: 1 2 3 Referring Staff: ___________________________ Supervising staff: _____________________________ What happened that made me need to attend Think Time?_____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ What can I do to make the situation right? __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ How could my thinking have been different with this situation? __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ How did my actions affect others and myself? _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Stepping Inside: What feelings was/is the other person feeling as a result of my words and/or actions? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ WHITE: Return to office with parent signature YELLOW: Parent Copy Pink: Office Copy
STAND UP PLEDGE For Students Mean behavior is not okay at our school. This includes any mean look, gesture, word or action that hurts a person's body, feelings, friendships, reputation, or property, no matter how it was intended! I want my school to be a kind and caring place where everyone can feel safe and treat each other with respect. I have an important role in school safety. I will stand up, speak out and stand with my fellow classmates at all times. I will not tease, hurt or be mean to anyone. If I hear or see teasing or mean behavior, I will stand up and speak out by telling the person to stop: then, if necessary, I will tell an adult. I will remember that my words are powerful and I will use them to speak out to make others feel welcome, appreciated and respected.
Student Signature _____________________________Date ___________
STAND UP PLEDGE For Staff Mean behavior is not okay at our school. This includes any mean look, gesture, word or action that hurts a person's body, feelings, friendships, reputation, or property, no matter how it was intended!
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I will support policies and programs that sustain a safe learning environment for our students. I will treat all students with respect and dignity. I will act as a positive role model for all students and other staff. I will actively participate in our schools STAND UP! program in order to assure the safety and comfort of every student.
Staff Signature __________________________________ Date ______ Position ____________________________