Stoddert School Events

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September 12 | Message from Dr. Cuthbert
Hi Parents,
It will be great to see you Thursday night, September 17, 2009, for Back-to-School night. The PTA will have their first general meeting from 6:30 p.m. – 7:25 p.m. in the multi-purpose room/cafeteria. All are encouraged to attend.
At the beginning of the meeting, we will introduce the Stoddert staff, explain some new roles, briefly share goals and expectations for this school year, excuse the teachers to their rooms, and then the main agenda of the PTA meeting will begin. From 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., the teachers will be in their rooms for the first session to greet you and explain their curricula and classroom activities. To accommodate families with children in other grade levels, the teachers will make a second presentation from 8:05 p.m. to 8:35 p.m. Please know that this is not individual teacher conference time, and the teachers will need to leave right after their second presentation to prepare for the next day’s instruction. Individual conferences can be scheduled with individual teachers as needed.
As you know, the third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders took the DC BAS tests this week. Results will be used to inform instruction and group children for skill development and enhancement. On Sept. 14, students in Kindergarten through third grade will start taking the DIEBELS assessments. These results will also inform instruction. Pre-K teachers are also establishing baselines to measure growth.
September 18, 2009, is a professional development day for teachers. Please be reminded, there is no school for students. The teachers will be trained on their evaluation system that is tied to the DCPS Teaching and Learning initiative. The essence of this system-wide initiative is utilizing best practices to ensure learning environments conducive to high achievement.
Hope to see you (and meet you, if I have not yet done so) at Back-to-School night!
Dr. Marjorie Cuthbert