Upcoming This Week
Monday, 10/7
Tuesday, 10/8 NTB Reading Day
Wednesday, 10/9
Thursday, 10/10
Friday, 10/11 NTB Reading Day; PADRES Family Camp-out (ticketed event)
Just Around the Corner
Monday, 10/14
Tuesday, 10/15 NTB Reading Day
Wednesday, 10/16
Thursday, 10/17 SDMC Meeting, 3:30 pm
Friday, 10/18 Altered School Day - dismissal 12:30 p.m.; International Festival 3:00-6:00 pm
Altered School Day - October 18th
On Friday, October 18th we will have an altered school day. Students will attend school from 8:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. We will dismiss at 12:30 so that we can set up our annual International Festival. This event is an important event for our community, and is a rich learning opportunity for your child. Students should return to campus, with their parent(s), during the International Festival to take part. The event begins at 3:00 p.m. and will end at 6:00 p.m.
There will be no extended day or after school activities, and no HISD bus transportation. If your child rides a private bus or attends a private after school program, you will want to confirm they will pick up at 12:30 p.m.
Parent Conferences - October 30th
On October 30th we will have a District-wide early dismissal to allow parents and teachers to meet. Teachers will be providing information on how to schedule a conference. School will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. There will be no after school activities or extended day. HISD buses will run on the earlier schedule, and private providers have been notified.
School Improvement Plan
Each year, after a detailed study of our student performance data and a review of your feedback, we identify areas for improvement. This year the District has asked us to provide improvement goals for five areas (reading, math, perception, safety and attendance). Our school improvement plan is developed and adopted by the SDMC.
Spotlight on IB:
What is Exhibition?
an excerpt from Exhibition Guidelines
Introduction
The Primary Years Programme (PYP) exhibition represents a significant event in the life of a PYP school and student, synthesizing the essential elements of the PYP and sharing them with the whole school community. As a culminating experience it is an opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of the International Baccalaureate (IB) learner profile that have been developing throughout their engagement with the PYP.
In the students' final year of the PYP, which occurs in some schools at age 10-11 and in others at age 11-12, there are five unity of inquiry and the exhibition... Students are required to engage in a collaborative, transdisciplinary inquiry process that involves them in identifying, investigating and offering solutions to real-life issues or problems.
Purpose
The PYP exhibition has a number of key purposes:
Monday, 10/7
Tuesday, 10/8 NTB Reading Day
Wednesday, 10/9
Thursday, 10/10
Friday, 10/11 NTB Reading Day; PADRES Family Camp-out (ticketed event)
Just Around the Corner
Monday, 10/14
Tuesday, 10/15 NTB Reading Day
Wednesday, 10/16
Thursday, 10/17 SDMC Meeting, 3:30 pm
Friday, 10/18 Altered School Day - dismissal 12:30 p.m.; International Festival 3:00-6:00 pm
Altered School Day - October 18th
On Friday, October 18th we will have an altered school day. Students will attend school from 8:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. We will dismiss at 12:30 so that we can set up our annual International Festival. This event is an important event for our community, and is a rich learning opportunity for your child. Students should return to campus, with their parent(s), during the International Festival to take part. The event begins at 3:00 p.m. and will end at 6:00 p.m.
There will be no extended day or after school activities, and no HISD bus transportation. If your child rides a private bus or attends a private after school program, you will want to confirm they will pick up at 12:30 p.m.
Parent Conferences - October 30th
On October 30th we will have a District-wide early dismissal to allow parents and teachers to meet. Teachers will be providing information on how to schedule a conference. School will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. There will be no after school activities or extended day. HISD buses will run on the earlier schedule, and private providers have been notified.
School Improvement Plan
Each year, after a detailed study of our student performance data and a review of your feedback, we identify areas for improvement. This year the District has asked us to provide improvement goals for five areas (reading, math, perception, safety and attendance). Our school improvement plan is developed and adopted by the SDMC.
To ensure continuous improvement,
Roberts Elementary will focus on the following School Improvement Goals:
- Roberts Elementary will increase the percentage of students
scoring at or above the 50th percentile in SAT10 Total Reading
from 84% to 90% and will increase the percentage of students scoring at
Level III: Advanced performance on STAAR Reading by three percentage
points at each grade level.
- Roberts Elementary will increase the percentage of students
scoring at or above the 50th percentile in SAT10 Total Math
from 91% to 93% and will increase the percentage of students scoring at
Level III: Advanced performance on STAAR Math by three percentage points
at each grade level.
- Roberts Elementary will increase the percentage of students who
Strongly Agree or Agree with the statement “The school is free of
bullying” on the Your Voice survey from 64% to 75%.
- Roberts Elementary will improve the average daily attendance rate
from 97.6% to 98%.
- Roberts Elementary will reduce the number of discipline referrals
and injuries during recess each month by 10%.
Spotlight on IB:
What is Exhibition?
an excerpt from Exhibition Guidelines
Introduction
The Primary Years Programme (PYP) exhibition represents a significant event in the life of a PYP school and student, synthesizing the essential elements of the PYP and sharing them with the whole school community. As a culminating experience it is an opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of the International Baccalaureate (IB) learner profile that have been developing throughout their engagement with the PYP.
In the students' final year of the PYP, which occurs in some schools at age 10-11 and in others at age 11-12, there are five unity of inquiry and the exhibition... Students are required to engage in a collaborative, transdisciplinary inquiry process that involves them in identifying, investigating and offering solutions to real-life issues or problems.
Purpose
The PYP exhibition has a number of key purposes:
- for students to engage in an in-depth, collaborative inquiry;
- to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate independence and responsibility for their own learning;
- to provide students with an opportunity to explore multiple perspectives;
- for students to synthesize and apply their learning of previous years and to reflect upon their journey through the PYP;
- to provide an authentic process for assessing student understanding;
- to demonstrate how students can take action as a result of their learning;
- to unite the students, teachers, parents and other members of the school community in a collaborative experience that incorporates the essential elements of the PYP; and
- to celebrate the transition of learners from primary to middle/secondary education.
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