Overbrook Educational

Center: JAG

NEWS

Weekly Words for All:

11.11.19 to

11.15.19

Congratulations to all our

performers in this year’s fall talent show!

Huge thank you and special shout out to our MC’s for both the day

and evening performances - Dom and Jesse! We are so proud of everyone and

can’t wait for our spring show!

Excellent job to Mr. Rivera for

his hard work in making sure

student performers

were ready to go and organizing

our talent show! Special thanks

to Ms. Caroline for helping to

set up and arrange seating

for the show!

Uniform RemindersWe are definitely feeling the cool weather on its

way! Please remember to dress appropriately to stay comfortable! Long sleeve shirts, crew neck sweaters,

and sweatshirts are a good idea.

GYM Uniform:

All GREY or BLACK sweats or active attire

Additional Reminders:

Closed toe shoes at all times.

Hooded attire is not permitted to be worn inside the building.

HALLWAY & STAIRWELL EXPECTATIONSPlease keep in mind when traveling in the

HALLWAYS and STAIRWELLS:

1. Noise Level 0- hallways and stairwells are quiet zones

2. Stay to the RIGHT: this keeps the flow of traffic moving and orderly.

3. Walk in a SINGLE FILE LINE: this allows room for everyone on both sides

Ms. Petrosky has picked some secret staff members to keep their eyes peeled and help her pick our hallway winners!

You never know if they are watching! make sure you are always trying your best!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT!

And the winner is...

It’s a tie!!Congratulations to Ms. Obozian and 3rd grade & Ms. Phelan and Kindergarten for

receiving the most votes this week!! You will be celebrated with a special treat this week!

Take a look at all the class shout outs!

3rd grade was excellent! Keep it up!

Excellent K! You have the best

transitions in the hall!

Ms. Aly’s class was doing an amazing job! They were STARS! So proud!

I am so proud of the growth 2nd grade has made! Keep up the good work!

Way to go 1st grade!

Overtime I see 6th grad on task with the job ahead of them! Excellent.

STAFF FRIDAY OUTFITS THIS WEEK: PJ’S! LOOKING GOOD TEAM!

92.9%of Teachers have attended

95% or more

of school days as of 11.9.19.

Keep it up!

RESET Week 11 Begins!Reminder. This must be done with

fidelity for 7 minutes each morning.

Our Vision and MissionThe vision of OEC is to be a model school in the School

District of Philadelphia by 2020 as rated by the School Progress Report (SPR) while creating the least restrictive environment for

students with special needs. Additionally, 100% of our 8th

graders will have the opportunity to attend the high school of their choice. We will

accomplish this through:

-Ambitious Instruction-A Supportive Environment

-Involved Families-Collaborative Staff

-Effective Leadership

Our mission is to prepare students to become positive,

productive citizens who can live

independently and with purpose to

serve others and to ensure proficiency (or above) for all students in each subject area and development of

strong character.

At least 80% of students and 90% of staff will attend 95% or more of school days (miss 9 days or less). We are currently at 85.1%

At least 70% of students will earn A’s and B’s in core courses in grades 5-8.

At least 82% of K-2nd grade will score at target on the Spring aimsweb and make at least 1 year’s growth from Q1 to Q4 in their independent reading levels.

The percentage of students scoring at proficient or

advanced on the ELA PSSA will increase by 15% in each

grade level.

No more than 20% of students will score below basic on the math PSSA.

Best Practices: This Week!3C Engaging Students in Learning 2B Establishing a Culture for Learning

Ms. Sell used Wilson’s Fundations for her phonics lesson this week with fidelity. Student groups were thoughtfully prepared ahead of time and lesson materials were carefully planned to differentiate for student needs. Students had time to reflect and consolidate their learning and students were able to assist one another in understanding the content. Great job, Ms. Sell!

Mr. Pritchard did an excellent job engaging Ms. Williams’ class in their art projects on Friday. Students were separating light and dark shades of green and were able to accurately recall previous learning. Mr. Pritchard modeled the task at hand to be followed by student engagement with the task. Matthew Keith did an extra special job - see pic on slide 6!

4A Reflecting onTeaching 3A Communicating With Students

Ms. Williams had the chance to visit Overbrook School for the Blind to see best practices along with her peers and immediately submitted her peer visit reflection sheet with thoughtful and insightful ways to consider her instruction and reflect on ways to improve. Thank you, Ms. Williams, for your reflection and for attending the visit with the life skills team and Ms. Keefer!

Ms. Aly Cohen did a wonderful job on Friday communicating with her students about what they were going to learn and providing clear, specific instructions for student activities. Students knew their routines and procedures in the room, were engaged in their i-ready minutes, meal prep, choice time, and 1:1 work and when off task, Ms. Aly Cohen swiftly redirected students to get them back on track. Keep up the great work, Ms. Aly Cohen!

Climate Corner

School Culture & Climate Feedback?

Contact Mrs. Petrosky any time!epetrosky2@philasd.org

SAVE THE DATES!

November 15: Poster Contest Entries Due & Caught Being Good Raffle!

November 22: Honor Roll Celebration (3rd-8th)

December 6: November Fun Friday Celebration!

Dress Down Day!Every Friday, OEC sponsors Dress

Down Day for $1.00

All money collected supports student PBIS activities and

incentives!

FIELD TRIPS & FUN FRIDAY!

Our next Fun Friday is scheduled for December 6th and our next Field Trip is to

the Wagner Museum and Temple’s Campus for 7th & 8th grades!

We are asking parents to please send in $10 to help support Fun Friday field trips. The funds raised will be used for all of the

students.

Remember: To be included in Fun Friday events you must have less than 10 demerits

for the month!

Thanks for your support!!

Congratulations to the October Students of the Month! The

following children were nominated for being PUNCTUAL:

Skye Gillespie Aisha ChoudhryJourney Mohammad Vakees DownesNeena Woodall Jamir FingerJaiden Travis Dylan WoodStrawberry Reyes Kayden DanielBryce Chase-Mulraney Laron HollisTaylor Lee Greer HarrisonNyeisha Greenidge Nadeja Greenidge

For November we are looking for students who show caring for all by

working well together.

NOVEMBER POSTER CONTEST!Calling all students!! Each month we will be

holding a poster contest to communicate school

wide procedures and expectations. The more

creative the better!

November Focus: Hallway and Stairwell Expectations

Make a poster that reflects how the OEC

Community should look and sound walking

throughout our school.

Turn your poster into Ms. Petrosky (Rm 301)

WHO: all K-8 students

WHAT: Create a poster that reflects the OEC expectations for the Hallway sand Stairwells

WHEN: Posters Due- Nov. 15, 2019

Winners Announced: Nov. 18, 2019

PRIZE: 1st Place: $20 gift card

Honorable Mentions: School Store Cash

Deadline this FRIDAY!!!

This Week: November 11th - November 14thMonday, Nov 11th - Schools Closed

(Veteran’s Day)

Tuesday, Nov 12th - Teacher Mtg 8:20-8:27am on Steps + Quarterly Survey for Teacher Feedback to Ms. Foote delivered and due 11.15.19 + Foote Office Hours 7:30-8 and 3:15-3:45, Foote + Magruder + Lehr out at

1:30pm for meeting at MYA

Wednesday, Nov 13th - All 3rd-8th ELA teachers out at school visits, 9-10am ANET

coach mtg, Para meeting at 10am or 2pm, Leadership Team Committees Mtg 3:25-4:30pm

Thursday, Nov 14th - Picture day! SLO growth targets approved by Foote in Cornerstone

Friday, Nov 15th - Half day (dismissal at 12:09pm), Coaches meeting at 10am, Half day

PD for staff 1:09 to 3:09pm, Lockdown Drill Instructions shared with staff

Next Week: November

18th - 22nd

Monday, November 18th - Lockdown Drill 2pm, Building Committee Meeting PFT 3:30-4:30pm

Tuesday, November 19th- Foote Office Hours 7:30-8 and 3:15-3:45, Teacher Mtg 8:20-8:27am on Steps, Petrosky at 440 for SIS Training all day, Caroline out AM for new coordinators team meeting, Taco Tuesday

(Home and School Parents will sell during lunch periods)

Wednesday, November 20th - HALF DAY FOR STUDENTS, 12:09pm Dismissal, REPORT CARD CONFERENCES 1-3PM, Foote out

11:30am-3;30pm @MYA for Principal Meeting, PARA PD all day provided by district in library *Foote will double check to see who attends.

Thursday, November 21st- HALF DAY FOR STUDENTS, 12:09pm Dismissal, REPORT CARD CONFERENCES 1-3PM AND 5-7PM +

COMMUNITY SCHOOL principal mtg in library with Mayor’s Office of Ed Team 8-10am, Caroline out at training 1-4pm + Leadership Team Meeting

4:00-5:00pm

Friday, November 22nd -HALF DAY FOR STUDENTS, 12:09pm Dismissal, REPORT CARD CONFERENCES 1-3PM , Foote out at Neubauer

Fellowship PD in Washington, DC (Dr. Judith McMonagle Principal Sub) + Q1 Honor Roll Celebration 11:30-12pm

Gratitude List

Special thank you to Sharon Weiss-Cohen for ensuring a wonderful Student of the Month breakfast and for all her hard work with 8th grade student applications to high school along with the hard work of Lori Keefer!

Thank you to Caroline for organizing and all our veterans for their time and conversations with students on Friday! Special shout out to Ms. King’s husband for coming to speak at OEC and thank you to Ms. Leon and Ms. Sell’s first grade classes for hosting!

Thank you to Principal Victoria Romana from Overbrook School for the Blind for hosting Ms. Keefer, Ms. Williams, Ms. Aly Cohen, and Mr. Tyler on Thursday for a special visit.

Special thank you to Dom and Jesse for MC’ing our talent show on Thursday. They came for our afternoon and evening performance and were wonderful!

Krystal, from our Family Engagement Office, was with us all day on Thursday helping out and we sincerely appreciate her partnership and hard work! Thank you, Krystal!

Special shout out to our safety team for their feedback and input during this week’s meeting.

Huge thank you to all teachers who ensured their students were silent, in line, and paying attention during our fire drill.

Thank you to Anna Phelan for leading a positive and productive leadership team meeting on Wednesday.

Families! Mark your Calendars!Family Walkthrough and Feedback Days happen 4x/Year:

Come in and see what your children are learning and have your voice heard to provide input about strengths and areas of growth of the school.

Month Date Day of the Week

AM Session PM Session

October 3rd Thursday

8:30-10:30 1:30-3:00December 9th Monday

January 28th Tuesday

March 26th Thursday

Parent Friendly Curriculum ResourcesParent friendly curriculum resource pages are now available on the school website (https://oec.philasd.org). To keep informed of what children are learning, look for “Resources” in the red Spotlight menu on the right side of the screen.

Follow the link to our resources page and select “Curriculum Resource Page.”

Documents in each of the four content areas share key information, support resources, and links for Term 1. Term 2 pages will be added in November.

Direct link: https://www.philasd.org/curriculum/home/parentpages/

Adult Education UpdateIn January 2020, one of our long time partners, Delaware Valley Fairness Project (DVFP), will begin offering two adult education workshops at OEC. Please see the message from DVFP below:

“Are you interested in being paid to learn ways to make your life better? Sign up for the Delaware Valley Fairness Project’s adult education workshops offered at your child’s school! Those who are

accepted and attend either or both workshops will receive a stipend of $15 per hour.”

Workshops will be held weekly and last three hours. Time and day are still to be determined.

In order to gauge interest for the full workshops, we will be holding two one hour workshops in December. Details and dates are on the next slide.

Please see Ms. Caroline in the main office for information for how to apply.Contact information - Email: caroline.robinson@phila.gov Phone: (215) 900-0976

Adult Education Update cont.

Introduction to Mindfulness

Description: Job readiness and business experiences with Gary Spillane, Volunteer

at Delaware Valley Fairness Project. Gary is a retired businessman with much

experience with getting people back into the workforce. Gary will share experiences of his own in the class as well as answer any questions that might arise about working in

general.

Description: Introduction to mindfulness with Erin Herman, Director of Adult Education at

Delaware Valley Fairness Project. In this workshop, you will have a chance

to learn about mindfulness techniques that will help you relax and manage

stress throughout your daily routines.

Job Readiness & Business Experience

Monday, December 2nd 9-10am @ OEC

Thursday, December 5th9-10am @ OEC

Workshop # 1 Workshop # 2

201911.11.2019: Veteran’s Day; Schools and Administrative Offices

Closed11.15.2019: Half Day Professional Development; three hour early

dismissal11.20-22.2019: Report Card Conferences

11.28-29.2019: Thanksgiving Holiday: Schools and Administrative Offices Closed

12.17-29.2019: Interim Reports12.23.2019: Full Day Professional Development Day; staff only

12.24.2019: Winter Recess; schools closed12.25.2019: Winter Recess: Schools and Administrative Offices Closed

12.26-28, 2019: Winter Recess; schools closed12.31.2019: Winter Recess: Schools and Administrative Offices Closed

20201.1.2020: New Year’s Day: Schools and Administrative Offices Closed

1.20.2020: Dr. Martin Luther King Day: Schools and Administrative Offices Closed

1.24.2020: Half Day Professional Development: three hour early dismissal

2.5-7.2020: Report Card Conferences2.17.2020: Presidents’ Day: Schools and Administrative Offices Closed2.28.2020: Half Day Professional Development: three hour early

dismissal3.10-12.2020: Interim Reports

4.6-9.2020: Spring Recess: Schools closed4.10.2020: Good Friday: Schools and Administrative Offices Closed

4.15-17.2020: Report Card Conferences4.24.2020: Half Day Professional Development; three hour early

dismissal4.28.2020: Election Day; schools closed

5.13-15.2020: Interim Reports5.22.2020: Half Day Professional Development; three hour early

dismissal5.25.2020: Memorial Day: Schools and Administrative Offices Closed

6.10-12.2020: Graduation Window6.12.2020: Last Day for Students

6.15.2020: Last Day for Staff; Full Day Professional Development

SDP Calendar

Thank you to Reverend King, Captain Tucker, Mr. Magruder, and Ms. Ashanti (picture above with Ms. Leon and Ms. Sell’s classes) for coming in for our Veterans Day Celebration. Shout out to first grade for hosting the

veterans on Friday and all the work they put in to prepare! Thank you to all teachers for being flexible with their schedules and ensuring every class got the opportunity to speak with a Veteran.

Dream Team

Need to Reach the Principals?

Meredith Foote - mfoote@philasd.orgFoote Cell Phone: 610-731-6039

Laquan Magruder -lmagruder@philasd.org Magruder Cell Phone: 302-893-8318

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Feel free to text, email, or call.Have a wonderful week!