September 2015 - Lincoln Middle School

September 2015 - Lincoln Middle School

Lincoln Middle School
SEPTEMBER 2015
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Principal’s Letter
Dear Parents and/or Guardians of Lincoln Middle School Students:
We are off to a great start at Lincoln! As you are reading this, Labor Day weekend is
behind us and we are beginning to think about the upcoming holidays. October 15th
marks the end of the first quarter for students and teachers. Parent Teacher Conferences
will be held on September 28th and October 1st from 3:00-7:00 p.m.
I encourage you to set up a time to conference with your child’s teachers. Conferences
provide a time for you to become informed about your child’s successes and areas for
growth in the classroom. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to give parent
perspective on what is helpful for your child’s learning. Please watch upcoming
communications about this event. Our website will be updated to reflect the process of
signing up for a parent teacher conference.
Thank you for being mindful of safety at drop-off and pick-up. Please remember to
drive slowly while on school property and watch for students crossing. I’ve noticed that
many students are riding bicycles to school. This is a great thing! We worry about the
students who do not have helmets. The office staff at Lincoln Middle School is more
than willing to help students and parents secure helmets if there is a need. Our number
one priority is keeping our students safe.
In this monthly newsletter, you will find items from the teams and information about
upcoming curriculum and encore happenings. I hope you find the monthly newsletter
helpful in keeping on top of school events.
Please sign up for Lincoln Middle School Twitter. My user name is:
Principal@pennystires. I will frequently use this to remind the Lincoln community
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about school events. You may also see pictures Please never hesitate to contact me
if you have any questions or concerns.
Best Regards,
Penny Stires
Principal
Lincoln Middle School
Robotics Club
Dear Parents of Lincoln Robotics Club,
Greetings from Design Technology at Lincoln! I, Bill Moudy (MacDaddy of
Techland), will be coordinating the Robotics Club this year and will take 2 groups of
five students to the FLL (FIRST Lego League) Poudre HS qualifier in November.
If your student is interested in the Competitive Portion of this club, there are a few
things you should know:
An Application is required (due Sept 10th) for the Competitive portion of this club
that runs from September through November. Please see the attached Application
for Robotics Club Students will apply for these “coveted” ten spots!
2 Adult STAFF helpers for each Monday meeting. These are usually the adult
guardians or parents of the TEN students in the club.
We meet Mondays 3:00-4:30pm from September 14th through November 23rd.
Parents, please plan on attending at least one meeting as a volunteer, or more if you
are on STAFF.
A fee of 60$ per student will be collected to cover expenses associated with the
competition.
All participants in the club must bring their own snacks. These are to be eaten
OUTSIDE prior to the club’s start time (3:00pm).
Students not chosen to be in the competitive club may take part in the
Non-Competitive Robotics club on Tuesdays, beginning in January.
An email “list serve” will be established after ten applicants are chosen for the
Competitive Robotics Club. Tech Lab phone number is 970-488-5767. Keep this
number! Please send juice boxes, snacks, order us pizza! These club meetings are
action-packed and competition is always a blast! Thank you for your support!
Thank you,
Bill Moudy
P.S. Student Drone Club will run Quarters 2-4
Adult Drone club is EVERY week
Mondays 5pm till dark, on the field.
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Application for Robotics Club
(Due to Mr. Moudy September 10th 2:45pm)
Applicants will be chosen on the basis of their experience and ability to work as a
team. Considering this is the Competitive event, we must send our friendliest, most
competent kids to the FLL qualifier)
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Grade: (6th, 7th, or 8th) _________________________________________________
Email address (parent and student) ________________________________________
Phone Number(s): _____________________________________________________
How many FLL competitions have you entered? _____________________________
What support can you offer to the team with respect to these three aspects of the
Robotics Team planning?
Programming:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Robot Design/Builder:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Creative Expression:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your application. Only ten applicants will be chosen, but alternates
may be needed if kids get sick. Mr. Moudy will notify the ten chosen students on or
before September 11th. This application is due September 10th 2015 2:45pm.
No late applications will be accepted. Good Luck!
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English Language Learners
Lincoln English Language Learners have yet another year to celebrate their language
growth. Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has awarded Lincoln a rating of
“MEETS” for the 2015-16 school year. Students in the English Language
Development program are assessed every year in January in areas of Speaking,
Reading, Listening, and Writing using grade level standards. Congrats to all ELD
students for working hard to gain English proficiency.
Stephanie Newhouse
ELD Program Specialist
Science
The eighth grade students have had an
exciting start to the year. They've launched
into our unit on the solar system by exploring
a "strange new planet" through fly-by, orbiter,
and lander missions. Currently they are about
to start their first assessment, which is designing a mission to explore life on
Mars. Students are using technology nearly everyday, and are working on becoming
digital experts.
Mary Beth Cheversia
Science Teacher
Team 8 US History
US History students are beginning the year by
learning what it mean to be a historian. Using the
IB inquiry model students have begun to ask
themselves, “What do I already know about
US history?” “What do I want to know about my
nation’s past?”. As we move through the year
students will have many different learning opportunities to answer these questions
and connect them to the broader world around them.
Students are jumping in feet first as we begin to explore why early settlers left
Europe and began colonizing North America. We will use a number of
simulations and games to better understand the hardships and difficulties faced by
these men and women.
As we move through the year, please feel free to contact.
Kyla Walker
[email protected]
970-488-5795
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Lincoln Middle School
8th grade Math-Geometry students
In Geometry we are starting off the school year learning essential geometry
vocabulary, and doing a review of solving algebraic equations. The students are also
learning how to do formal geometric constructions which will allow them to be able
to prove figures are congruent after transformations. Please expect your student to
have nightly homework, with homework quizzes on Fridays. I have purchased extra
compasses like those we use in class, and they can buy these for $3.00 if they would
like to have one for homework. (buying these are totally optional) I am looking
forward to a great year!
Mrs. Knoll
8th Grade English
In 8th grade English students are considering and
discussing the multiple definitions of heroism.
Students have also been practicing their paragraph
writing skills. Each day begins with time to read a
book of choice or to write on a creative topic. I am
thrilled to be at Lincoln this year. -Ms. Bearden
In eighth grade we’ve been spending our time
discussing the different characteristics of
heroism. Our primary goal has been to produce a
defensible definition of what it means to be a
hero. We have also been practicing organizing writing following the star paragraph
model. My first weeks here at Lincoln Middle School have truly been awesome!
Mr. Berger
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Read 180 News
During the first week of school, all Read 180
students have taken a Scholastic Reading
Inventory to determine their current reading
levels. This inventory will be taken four times
this school year. Students have already started
reading books in class at their individual lexile
levels. Students break into three small groups
and rotate among three separate stations. Those
stations are independent reading, computer work and small group. In small group,
the teacher works with six or less students so that individual student needs can be
met. Small group time provides students with reading comprehension, vocabulary
and writing and grammar skills activities. Students will also work on the read 180
software independently which gives them intensive reading skills practice at their
reading level. Finally, students will build their fluency skills and reading
comprehension through independent reading. You can help your child increase their
reading skills by encouraging them to read every day. Through this class, along with
your support, your students will excel in their reading skills.
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Welcome to Lincoln’s 6th grade math classes!
We have really hit the ground running this year in the 6th grade math class at Lincoln
Middle School. We have discussed what our classroom expectations should look
like here at Lincoln and in math class (6 Ps- Prompt, Prepared, Positive Mental
Attitude, Produce, and Polite! I also like to have “Have fun!”) We have already
learned a little bit about each other and will continue to do so throughout the year.
We are currently in the midst of reviewing some of the previous math concepts
(Multiplication facts, Place value, Comparing and Rounding Decimals, Long
Division of Whole Numbers).
We will be moving forward the next couple of weeks with Addition, Subtraction,
Multiplication and Division of Decimals. We will then learn about Order of
Operations and various properties such as the Commutative, Associative,
Distributive and Identity. This will prepare us for writing and solving algebraic
equations! It should be a fun mathematical adventure into pre-algebra!
6th grade policy on homework is to give an “honest effort” for practice. We want the
students to work no longer than 30 minutes on math homework. If the assignment
lasts longer than 30 minutes at home, the parent or guardian may sign the homework
assignment and the student will receive credit as if the assignment is complete.
Of course a parent reserves the right to have the student complete the entire
assignment
Please don’t hesitate to call or email us about your child. We are also available with
prearrangement to help your child if they are struggling or just have questions.
We are encouraging all our students to arrange to come to see at school for extra help
if they need it.
Take care,
Ms. Gerber and Mr. Martinez
Science
Students are in the process of constructing and organizing their Interactive
Notebooks (INB) in preparation for our first unit of study: Life Science.
Additionally, student will be taking their District Pre-Assessments for Life, Earth,
and Physical Science. These assessments will help us to monitor growth as we
progress through the school year.
Below are key vocabulary words and skills our students will be assessed on
throughout this first unit of study.
Abiotic
Biotic
Biome
Ecology
Ecosystem
Habitat
Consumer
Producer
Decomposer
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Predator
Prey
Parasite
Community
Competition
Population
Scavenger
Niche
Host
Organism
Species
Symbiotic
Mutualism
Pollination
Conservation
Interpret
Analyze
Reason
Investigate
Apply
Outline
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6th grade Language and Literature
Students are off to a great start! We had an orientation to
our media center, and most students were able to check out
a book (or three). If a student has missing books or fines
from elementary, he or she needs to take care of that
before being allowed to check out a book from Lincoln.
Students should be reading at least 20 minutes at home
every night.
We had a great time getting to know students and working on school-wide writing
formats with the “All About Me” projects. These will be posted on the wall in the
6th grade pod soon.
Students are also becoming familiar with the new IB rubrics and practicing
evaluating their own work using these rubrics.
Be on the lookout for information about the Lancer Scholars book club, which will
be starting soon. This is a great opportunity for students who love to read, want to
challenge themselves, or just enjoy talking about books with friends.
Lincoln English Language Learners have yet another year to celebrate their language
growth. Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has awarded Lincoln a rating of
“MEETS” for the 2015-16 school year. Students in the English Language
Development program are assessed every year in January in areas of Speaking,
Reading, Listening, and Writing using grade level standards. Congrats to all ELD
students for working hard to gain English proficiency.
During the first couple weeks of geography we have spent time laying the
groundwork for a successful year. Students and teachers have spent time getting to
know one another, talking and practicing classroom expectations, as well as working
on a project that demonstrates their understanding of what geography is. During the
month of September, we will be working on a map skills unit that involves
interpreting and using many different kinds of maps. This unit will be hands-on and
active and should be a good time for all!
Gina Panighetti
6th Grade Social Studies
Lincoln Middle School
488.5736
tinyurl.com/panighetti
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Math
In 7th Grade Math with Mrs. Kurtz students will be working on math and socials
skills. Students will be asked to work both independently and in groups on math
tasks and activities. It is important for our children to build strong problem-solving,
independent working, and team work skills and we will be practicing these skills on
a daily basis. We spent our first week getting to know each other and beginning to
build a culture of learning.
In 7th Grade Math Unit 1 students develop a unified understanding of numbers,
recognizing fractions, terminating or repeating, and percents as different
representations of rational numbers. Students extend addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division to all rational numbers, maintaining the properties of
operations and the relationships between addition and subtraction, and multiplication
and division. By applying these properties, and by viewing negative numbers in
terms of everyday contexts, such as amounts owed or temperatures below zero,
students explain and interpret the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying and
dividing with negative numbers. They use the arithmetic of rational numbers as they
formulate expressions and equations in one variable and use these equations to solve
problems.
Students will be able to…apply and extend previous understandings of operations
with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.
Common Core State Standards 7.NS.A.1, 7.NS.A.2, 7.NS.A.3
Geography
7th Grade World Geography – all 7th grade geography students are spending the first
month of school reviewing essential geography skills using our brand new, fabulous
textbook: National Geographic World Cultures and Geography. We are focusing
our review around spatial thinking skills, physical geography terms and concepts, and
cultural geography terms and concepts. We will be begin our first region of study,
Europe, in mid-September.
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Science
In 7th grade science, students have begun a short unit reviewing the scientific
method, as it is the foundation for everything we will do this year. From
there, they will begin learning about cells and their organelles- all of the tiny
parts contained inside! This will provide our first opportunities at labs this
year, from looking at our own cheek cells to comparing structures and
functions of animal cells to plant cells. Additionally, we are starting up
interactive notebooks as our main product in class. Half of the book has
“inputs”, where students receive and work through information, and the other
half contains “outputs”, where students demonstrate in various forms that they
understand the concepts and information. Stay tuned to find out what we will
be covering next!
English
It’s September, and a new school year is well underway! In 7th grade Language Arts,
we have been developing our classroom culture by practicing the 6 P’s, and focusing
on narrative writing that helps us to get to know one another. This past week,
students completed their All About Me writing project, in which they had the
opportunity to share things about their lives and experiences. Moving into
September, students are starting their first novel study in which they will be reading
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. Over the course of the unit, students will
be exploring issues such as conflict over finite resources, cultural identity, and ways
that people adapt during times of crisis.
ELD
Lincoln English Language Learners have yet another year to celebrate their
language growth. Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has awarded
Lincoln a rating of “MEETS” for the 2015-16 school year. Students in the
English Language Development program are assessed every year in January
in areas of Speaking, Reading, Listening, and Writing using grade level
standards. Congrats to all ELD students for working hard to gain English
proficiency.
Other
This month’s IB profile trait was knowledgeable. Knowledgeable students
explore concepts, ideas, and issues that have local and global significance.
They gain in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and
balanced range of subjects. These students enjoy learning and will sustain
this love of learning throughout their lives. Congratulations to
7th graders Julian Ramey and Aimee Johnston for being September’s winners!
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Mr. Gould’s Computer Classes
6th & 7th Grade – Web 2.0 & game programming…we
are focusing on the importance of a SAFE and
respectable web presence; with a focus on the dangers
of cyber-bullying.
8th Grade – Web Design…we are studying the history
& importance of the web, in addition to understanding
the web’s evolution. We are also beginning to look into basic coding (HTML –
HyperText Markup Language).
All of my classes have a focus on 21’st Century Skills, and the one that is used in
most every class is: collaboration.
Spanish Literacy 2B (Menendez)
This quarter students will be enriching their background knowledge of Spanish
speaking countries. We will study location of Spanish speaking countries, their
names and capitals, population size, major rivers and mountain ranges, along with
music, food, and traditions that make each country unique.
Visual Arts @ Lincoln
Great things are happening in art this year! Ms. Hansen-Conn has
a cooperating teacher from CSU joining her in the art room for the
first quarter of classes. Her name is Ms. Lawson and she brings
awesome ideas and creative energy.
Art Club will be starting after Labor Day. It will meet on Tuesday’s after school
from 2:45- 3:45 in the art room. Students will need to arrange for a ride home at
3:45. More information will be sent home at the first meeting.
Physical Education
We spent the first couple classes assigning students
their lockers and handing out some fresh PE shirts.
Now that the students have everything organized in
the locker room, we have begun our first units.
Ms. Rice has started volleyball in her classes while
Mr. Schrom has started speedball in his classes.
With both of these activities being very popular
with the students, our year has gotten off to a fantastic start! The students are
participating with enthusiasm, effort, and positive sportsmanship. Soon after these
initial units we will need to begin our district-required fitness testing to acquire some
important data regarding our students. Be well!
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Spanish
There are two new Spanish teachers at Lincoln this year, Cally Stockton and Casey
Vavrina. Mr. Vavrina also teaches Spanish literacy, along with Claudia Menendez.
The 6th grade Spanish class is learning about the similarities and differences between
English and Spanish and will be writing a one paragraph summary using the Lincoln
writing template. We will then move into the Spanish alphabet and pronunciation,
days of the week, months, numbers, greetings and basic conversation.
The 7th and 8th graders will spend the first few weeks of school reviewing and
refreshing what they learned last year before moving into new material. If a student
needs extra help catching up, please contact Ms. Stockton or Mr. Vavrina for ideas
and resources.
6th and 7th Grade Spanish Literacy (Vavrina) is working on parts of speech (nouns,
verbs, adjectives). Next 6th Graders will be learning about the history of the Spanish
language in Fort Collins and Colorado and 7th Graders will be exploring the various
Spanish speaking countries.
ELD
Lincoln English Language Learners have yet another year to celebrate their language
growth. Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has awarded Lincoln a rating of
“MEETS” for the 2015-16 school year. Students in the English Language
Development program are assessed every year in January in areas of Speaking,
Reading, Listening, and Writing using grade level standards. Congrats to all ELD
students for working hard to gain English proficiency.
Lincoln Music News
September 4, 2015
Our Lancer Music Department is off to a fast start this year! Our returning students
are already showing amazing progress, and the sixth graders have brought a wealth
of new talent to our program.
Beginning Band and Orchestra students (6th Grade) will need to get their own method
books as soon as possible. The book needed for all is “Essential Elements” Book 1,
available at most local music stores. Students should be sure to get the book
specified for their instrument. Mr. Panepinto will also start After School Music Help
for students of all grades who need to get caught up on learning their instrument.
This will be extremely valuable for any student who is just beginning. Students will
be receiving a schedule to share with you soon.
We will have many activities and performances coming up, and students and parents
will find resources and information on our Lincoln Music website:
www.tinyurl.com/lincolnibmusic.
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MYP Criterion
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the new way we are assessing your child’s progress at Lincoln this year. In
the future, Lincoln will be moving to a system where student grades are based solely on assessments grounded in
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program’s (IBMYP) criterion and Colorado Academic Standards (CAS). We
are not ready to make a total shift yet and will take this year to purposefully transition. Here is what you can
expect this year at Lincoln:
The criterion-based grading method is grounded in current research and best assessment practice in the field of
education, and allows teachers to more authentically evaluate your child’s learning progression per the CAS and IBMYP
Aims and Objectives. It’s called IB criterion-related reporting. All IBMYP schools in Poudre School District are moving
to an IB criterion-related grading system to better communicate levels of academic achievement, as well as Approaches
to Learning.
According to the most recent research, students achieve more success when they’re given multiple opportunities to
improve in identified skill areas without having scores averaged over time. By giving students continual feedback on
achievement progress, students are encouraged to improve their performance over time. Classes will use IBMYP rubrics
with descriptors (0-8) that clearly indicate levels of achievement on 4 IB criteria (objectives). During this first quarter of
the school year, your students have been learning the criteria and submitting work indicating the level at which they are
performing for each objective.
Formative and summative assessments are then converted to a traditional grade and then reported in our district’s
Synergy student information system, which is printed in our quarterly grade reports. Your student’s “grade” will be
based on a 90/10 scale where 90% of the grade reflects assessment and 10% reflects practice. This grading system allows
for improvement as every student has the opportunity to redo assessments up to two times within two weeks of the due
date to show proficiency in the criterion and standards being assessed.
The hope is students will have more “ownership and motivation” to achieve based on this individual achievement model
compared to the traditional grading system predicated on the bell curve, collecting percentage points, ranking students
against others, and assessing what students don’t know versus what they know and are able to do. Students will
continually establish individual goals for themselves for all skills and have opportunities to reach them, which will
enhance their learning. Its important students demonstrate effort to continue working to improve their performance by
completing each and every assignment.
The following two rubrics display the general academic achievement levels (0 – 8), and Approaches to Learning (1 – 4)
for each course. The grade for the quarter, semester, and year will be calculated by converting the 0-8 level achieved into
a percentage/letter grade. Rubrics for specific assessments in class are provided for students and are available to parents
and guardians at request. If you have any questions please contact our IB Coordinator, Julie Israelson, or our Assistant
Principal, Jake “Mac” McCollum at 488-5700, or [email protected] and [email protected], respectively
Sincerely your Lincoln leadership team,
Penny Stires
Principal
Ryan Thomson
Assistant Principal
Jake “Mac” McCollum
Assistant Principal
Julie Israelson
IB Coordinator
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IBMYP Academic Performance Level Descriptors for MYP Criterion A, B, C, D
Level
0
1–2
3–4
5–6
7–8
Descriptor
This criterion was not assessed during this time frame.
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
The student is working toward meeting subject specific objectives.
The student partially meets subject specific objectives.
The student mostly meets subject specific objectives.
The student completely meets subject specific objectives.
WORK HABITS LEVELS OF EFFORT
APPROACHES to LEARNING (AtL) Skill
Organizers
Level 1
Novice
Level 2
Learner
Level 3
Practitioner
Level 4
Expert
Self-Management Skills:
Organization: Managing time &
tasks
Affective: Managing your state of
mind
Reflection: Reconsidering the
process of learning
Communication Skills:
Exchanging thoughts and info.
through interaction
Reading, writing, & using
language to gather information
and communicate
Research Skills:
Information Literacy: Finding,
interpreting, judging, &
creating information
Media Literacy: Interacting with
media to use & create ideas &
information
Social Skills:
Collaboration: Working
effectively with others
The student
has been
instructed in
these skills, but
rarely use
them.
The student
uses these
skills if they
are
demonstrated
or specifically
asked.
The student
uses these
skills if they
are
demonstrated
or specifically
The student
uses these
skills if they
are
demonstrated
or specifically
asked.
The student
uses these
skills if they
are
demonstrated
or specifically
The student
uses these
skills if they
are
demonstrated
or specifically
asked.
The student
often
demonstrates
these skills
effectively
without being
asked.
The student
often
demonstrates
these skills
effectively
without being
The student
often
demonstrates
these skills
effectively
without being
asked.
The student
often
demonstrates
these skills
effectively
without being
The student
often
demonstrates
these skills
effectively
without being
asked.
The student shows others
how to use these skills and
self-assesses
his/her usage.
Thinking Skills:
Critical Thinking: Analyzing &
evaluating issues & ideas
Creative Thinking: Creating new
ideas & considering new
perspectives
Transfer: Using knowledge &
skills in multiple contexts
The student
has been
instructed in
these skills, but
rarely use
them.
The student
has been
instructed in
these skills, but
rarely use
them.
The student
has been
instructed in
these skills, but
rarely use
them.
The student
has been
instructed in
these skills, but
rarely use
them.
The student shows others
how to use these skills and
self-assesses
his/her usage.
The student shows others
how to use these skills and
self-assesses
his/her usage.
The student shows others
how to use these skills and
self-assesses
his/her usage.
The student shows others
how to use these skills and
self-assesses
his/her usage.
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11 de septiembre del 2015
Padres/Tutores,
El propósito de esta carta es informarles de una nueva manera en la que estaremos evaluando el progreso de su hijo(a) en
Lincoln este año. En el futuro, Lincoln estará usando un Sistema donde las calificaciones de los estudiantes estarán basadas
únicamente en evaluaciones relacionadas al criterio del Programa de Bachillerato Internacional de los Años Intermedios
(IBMYP) y a los Estándares Académicos de Colorados (CAS). No estamos listos para hacer un cambio total todavía y
tomaremos este año para hacer la transición. Esto es lo que puede esperar de Lincoln este año:
El método de calificaciones basado en criterios de una investigación actual y las mejores prácticas en el campo de la
educación y permite a los maestros evaluar más auténticamente el progreso de aprendizaje de su hijo(a) por el CAS y
IBMYP Fines y Objetivos. Es llamado Informe de criterio IB. Todas las escuelas en el Distrito Escolar Poudre con
IBMYP están usando el Informe de Criterio IB para comunicar mejor los niveles de logro académico, así como los enfoques
de aprendizaje..
De acuerdo con las investigaciones más recientes, los estudiantes logran más éxito cuando se les da múltiples
oportunidades para mejorar en áreas identificadas, sin tener puntajes promedio en el tiempo. Al dar a los estudiantes la
retroalimentación continua sobre el progreso se les anima a mejorar su rendimiento. Las clases usaran las rubricas del
Programa IBMYP con descriptores (0-8) que indican claramente los niveles de logro en 4 criterios IB (objetivos). Durante
el primer trimestre del año escolar, sus estudiantes han estado aprendiendo el criterio y entregando trabajo que indica el
nivel que están para cada objetivo.
Las evaluaciones formativas y sumarias se convierten en una calificación tradicional y se reporta en nuestro Sistema
Informativo Estudiantil del distrito llamado Synergy, el cual se imprime en nuestros reportes de calificaciones cada
trimestre. La “calificación” de su estudiante estará basado en una escala 90/10, donde el 90% de la calificación refleja
evaluaciones y el 10% la práctica. Este sistema de calificación permite mejora ya que cada estudiante tiene la oportunidad
de volver hacer evaluaciones hasta dos veces entre dos semanas de la fecha de vencimiento para mostrar habilidad en el
criterio y las normas que se está evaluando.
La esperanza es que los estudiantes tendrán más “propiedad y motivación” para logros basados en este modelo individual
de logros comparado con el sistema tradicional de calificación practicado en la curva de campana, recogiendo puntos
porcentuales, situándose en los estudiantes en contra de otros y evaluar lo que los estudiantes no saben contra lo que saben
y son capaces de hacer. Los estudiantes continuaran estableciendo metas individuales para sí mismos de todas las
competencias y tendrán la oportunidad de lograrlas, lo que mejorara su aprendizaje. Es importante que los estudiantes
demuestren esfuerzo para continuar trabajando para mejorar su rendimiento completando todos sus trabajos.
Las dos rubricas siguientes muestran los niveles de logro académico generales (0 – 8) y los enfoques de aprendizaje
(1 – 4) para cada curso. El grado en el trimestre, semestre y año se calculara mediante la conversión de nivel 0-8 logrado en un
grado porcentual/carta. Las rubricas para evaluaciones específicas de la clase se proporcionan para los estudiantes y están
disponibles para los padres y tutores a petición de los mismos. Si tiene preguntas por favor comuníquese con nuestra
coordinadora de IB, Julie Israelson, o nuestro subdirector, Jake “Mac” McCollum al 488-5700, o [email protected]
y [email protected], respectivamente.
Atentamente su equipo de Liderazgo de Lincoln,
Penny Stires
Directora
Ryan Thomson
Subdirector
Jake “Mac” McCollum
Subdirector
Julie Israelson
Coordinadora IB
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Descriptores de Rendimiento Académico para IBMYP Criterio MYP A, B, C, D
Nivel
0
1–2
3–4
5–6
7–8
Descriptor
Este criterio no fue evaluado durante este periodo de tiempo.
El estudiante no alcanza el nivel descrito en cualquiera de los descriptores abajo.
El estudiante está trabajando hacia conseguir objetivos específicos.
El estudiante cumple parcialmente objetivos específicos.
El estudiante cumple mayormente con los objetivos específicos.
El estudiante cumple completamente con los objetivos específicos.
HABITOS DE TRABAJO NIVELES DE ESFUERZO
ENFOQUES de APRENDIZAJE
Nivel 1
Nivel 2
Nivel 3
(AtL) Organizadores de Habilidad
Novato
Aprendiz
Facultado
Habilidades de Auto-Gestión:
Organización: Manejo del tiempo
y tareas
Afectivo: Manejo de su estado de
animo
Reflexión: Reconsiderando el
proceso de aprendizaje
Habilidades de Comunicación:
El intercambio de ideas e
información. A través de la
interacción
Lectura, escritura y usando el
lenguaje para reunir información
y comunicarse
Habilidades de Investigación:
Informacion de Alfabetizacion :
Encontrando, interpretando,
juzgando y creando información
Medios en Alfabetizacion:
Interactuando con los medios
para usar y crear ideas
Habilidades Sociales:
Colaboración: Trabajando
efectivamente con otros
El estudiante ha
sido instruido
en estas
habilidades,
pero rara vez las
utiliza.
El estudiante
utiliza estas
habilidades si
son demostradas
o se le pregunta
específicamente.
El estudiante ha
sido instruido
en estas
habilidades,
pero rara vez las
utiliza.
El estudiante
utiliza estas
habilidades si
son demostradas
o se le pregunta
específicamente.
El estudiante ha
sido instruido
en estas
habilidades,
pero rara vez las
utiliza.
El estudiante
utiliza estas
habilidades si
son demostradas
o se le pregunta
específicamente.
El estudiante ha
sido instruido
en estas
habilidades,
pero rara vez las
utiliza.
El estudiante
utiliza estas
habilidades si
son demostradas
o se le pregunta
específicamente.
Habilidades de Pensamiento:
Pensamiento Crítico: Analizando
y evaluando temas e ideas
Pensamiento Creativo: Creando
nuevas ideas y considerando
nuevas perspectivas: Usando el
conocimiento y habilidades en
múltiples contextos
El estudiante ha
sido instruido
en estas
habilidades,
pero rara vez las
utiliza.
El estudiante
utiliza estas
habilidades si
son demostradas
o se le pregunta
específicamente.
El estudiante
demuestra a
menudo estas
habilidades de
manera
efectiva sin
que se le pida.
El estudiante
demuestra a
menudo estas
habilidades de
manera
efectiva sin
que se le pida.
El estudiante
demuestra a
menudo estas
habilidades de
manera
efectiva sin
que se le pida.
El estudiante
demuestra a
menudo estas
habilidades de
manera
efectiva sin
que se le pida.
El estudiante
demuestra a
menudo estas
habilidades de
manera
efectiva sin
que se le pida.
Nivel 4
Experto
El estudiante
demuestra a otros
como utiliza estas
habilidades y autoevalúa su uso en
él/ella.
El estudiante
demuestra a otros
como utiliza estas
habilidades y autoevalúa su uso en
él/ella.
El estudiante
demuestra a otros
como utiliza estas
habilidades y autoevalúa su uso en
él/ella.
El estudiante
demuestra a otros
como utiliza estas
habilidades y autoevalúa su uso en
él/ella.
El estudiante
demuestra a otros
como utiliza estas
habilidades y autoevalúa su uso en
él/ella.
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