Here are a few announcements to help you for the last day of school to make sure you have an AMAZING SUMMER!

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PLTs

No PLTs!

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Last Day Logistics- 6/17

8:30-12:00 Last Day of School & 4th Grade Clap out

Students will have a bag lunch. I will try to deliver them; if not, staff will be stationed at the end of the hall at dismissal. 

12:00-12:15 Dismissal

12:20-12:35 Closing Remarks

12:35-1:35 Lunch

1:35-2:50 Clean up and Closeout

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4th Grade Clap Out

• All classes please line the hallway at 11:35.
• 4th-grade classes will process down the hallway and go down the stairwell near 201 to the first floor, walk down the first-floor hallway to the community entrance stairwell and go up to the third floor, walk down the hallway and go down the stairwell near 301 to the second floor, and then back down the second floor for dismissal.

Please encourage your students to cheer, clap, and give high fives. With the obvious reminder to stay under control and be respectful that this is the 4th grade students’ time to shine.

Once the 4th graders pass, you can go back inside your classroom and begin your dismissal routine. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Staff Check-out

Please complete the Staff Check-out Form to complete your end-of-year tasks before leaving for the summer. 

15 rooms will be used at Sokolowksi over the summer.- Please ensure your stuff is labeled, packed, and put away before you leave for the summer.

A request from buildings and grounds- Please clean out anything you have in the teacher lunchroom fridge.

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Important dates- 

6/17 Last Day of School- Students and Teachers- Staff Lunch

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(student of the year ceremony)

What a great spring concert! Again, thank you to all the teachers and Ms. Wivcahr for an amazing show!

A longer blog this week, but I want you to have everything you need to finish the year strong.

This is my penultimate blog post, so I am feeling many emotions, mainly gratitude for my Shark family.❤️🦈

Here are a few announcements to help you start your week and finish strong!

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PLTs

Coverages (updated 5/17)

Just a few PLTs this week.

Tuesday – 4th Grade

Wednesday – Teaching and Learning

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Field Day

We will need help setting up. If you are able to help out, please let me know and meet me at the community entrance at 7:30. Thanks!

Please read the field day logistics email.

1st email sent by KStew on 5/29 @ 9:50

2nd email (forwarded by Nate) on 6/7 @ 8:47

After lunch, we will enjoy school-wide movie time and popcorn in homerooms!

A parent who works at a movie theatre is donating buckets and popcorn, which we will pass out during the movie.

HERE is a folder of movies you can select from to watch with your class. I recommend downloading them first instead of playing them over the internet.

Please reach out with questions.

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End of Year Checklist

Please use this end-of-year checklist to make sure you have completed all the tasks needed to close out the year, including clearing out offices/classrooms and disposing of materials.

Click HERE for the form.

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End of Year- Parent Square

Happy almost end of the year! As we approach the last day of school, we wanted to share with our teachers some important information about ParentSquare as it pertains to the end of the school year.

Friday, June 28, is our district’s “archive posts date”. What does this mean? On this date, your posts sent to your classes will be archived, and you will no longer be able to post to your classes from this school year. Your permissions will resume when you are associated with active classes for the 2024-25 school year.

Teachers will retain access to posts that they authored. This slide deck pertaining to archiving and end-of-year information is available for teachers to review. If you have any questions about the archiving process, please contact your school’s administration. Communications Director Michael Sullivan and the District’s Digital Literacy coaches are also available for additional support.

Our district and schools will still be able to post to schools, grade levels, and groups all summer long. However, accurate school enrollment and class rosters for next school year will not be available until after rollover occurs in August and schedules are committed on ASPEN. Teachers will be notified by their administration once they are able to access their classes for the 2024-25 school year.

During the summer months, if you have any questions pertaining to ParentSquare, please contact your school administration or CPS Communications Director Michael Sullivan at sullivanm@chelseaschools.com.

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Staff Meeting 6/11

We will have our final staff meeting of the year on Tuesday. It will be used to share our strong iReady data and finalize the class grouping process.

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Important dates- 

6/10 Field Day

6/11 Staff Meeting

6/14 4th Grade Moving on Ceremony

6/17 Last Day of School- Students and Teachers- Staff Lunch

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Hello Everyone,

We are reaching out to share directions for the end of the school year classroom digital/technology clean up. These slides are a guide for end of the year digital clean up of digital platforms and information about what to do with the technology supplies in your classrooms such as the macbooks, headphones. 

Please fill out this form by June 12 to confirm that you have completed all of the necessary technology-related end-of-year procedures and to provide us with some information about technology materials such as chromebooks. Thank you!

Remotes for projectors/camera and pens will be collected in a bin in the office when checking out. You will receive a ziploc bag with a checklist. This will ensure that these items do not go missing over summer. Headphones will remain with the carts. Sort headphones into 2 piles – working and broken and label.

End of the Year Digital Clean up!
Tech Check out Form

Reach out with any questions or if you need support!

Thanks,

Mercy and Eptee

 

Short and sweet.

Here are a few announcements for next week.

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PLTs

Coverages (updated 5/17)

We will be finishing placement sheets and beginning the class grouping process.

Monday- Teaching and Learning Team

Tuesday – 1st Grade

Wednesday – 2nd Grade

Thursday – 3rd Grade

Friday- 4th Grade

If a paraprofessional/teacher team would like a paraprofessional to attend a PLT, please contact Nate to arrange coverage. It does not have to be every week and can be based on the topic.

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Parade of Graduates:  June 7

What: On Friday, 6/7/24, the MCB Complex will celebrate this year’s CHS, COA, and CVLA graduates! About 100 members of the Class of 2024 will board buses from CHS after their morning graduation rehearsal and “parade” around the elementary complex.

See our parade route on this map.

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Report Cards due Friday June, 7

Report Card Grades are due in Aspen on 6/7 by 3:00 pm. Remember to POST for each rubric in order to view and print.

As you know, we have experienced significant delays in getting report cards from the copy center, s0 6/7 @ 3 is a hard deadline.

Report Cards will be printed and sent home on June 14. IEP Progress Notes and EL Progress Notes will go home with report cards.

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From the Kitchen

Staff members should NEVER be walking through the kitchen.  This is a personal safety and a food safety issue.’

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Important dates- 

6/3 4th Grade Poster Making

6/4 4th Grade Middle School Presentation

6/7 Spring Concert

6/7 Parade of Seniors

6/7 Red Triangle School Meeting

6/7 Staff Happy Hour

6/7 Report Cards Due

6/10 Field Day

6/11 Staff Meeting

6/14 4th Grade Moving on Ceremony

6/17 Last Day of School- Students and Teachers- Staff Lunch

 

I am sending this out early this week. As I am not in today, I was lucky to have been selected, and I could not pass up going on my son’s field trip to the North End for his economic unit.

I hope you have a restful and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. You all deserve it. The weather looks extraordinary!

Enjoy Mr. Machado’s last school day of the 23-24 school year. You are all in good hands next year!

Sorry, no announcements today. But in Funny Friday spirit: What happens to an illegally parked frog? It gets toad away. 🤣

Here are a few announcements for next week.

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PLTs

Coverages (updated 5/17)

Next week’s grade-level PLTs will focus on completing placement forms to prepare for the 23-24 class groupings process. The goal is to complete the placement forms by the end of PLT. We will quickly orient the work and give you as much working time as possible. 

Tuesday – 1st Grade

Wednesday – 2nd Grade

Thursday – 4th Grade*

Friday- 3rd Grade*

If a paraprofessional/teacher team would like a paraprofessional to attend a PLT, please contact Nate to arrange coverage. It does not have to be every week and can be based on the topic.

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Grades 1 and 2 concert rehearsal

This Wednesday morning, May 29th, all 1st and 2nd grade classes please come to the cafeteria at 8:45 for concert rehearsal. They will be finished before 9:30.

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MCAS

MCAS is officially done. Rejoice! 🎉

Shout out to JZ and Vanesa for the help with completing make-ups!

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iReady

The iReady assessment window remains open. 

Some of the preliminary math and reading data looks 💪.

Double Check your testing day- HERE

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Important dates- 

 

5/28- Career Day

5/28 Staff Meeting

5/29 Grading window opens*

5/29 4th Grade Field Trip

5/30 Sokolowski Cultural Night

5/30 3rd Grade Field Trip

5/31 1st Grade Field Trip

6/3 4th Grade Poster Making

6/4 4th Grade Middle School Presentation

6/7 Spring Concert

6/7 Parade of Seniors

6/7 Red Triangle School Meeting

6/7 Staff Happy Hour

6/10 Field Day

6/11 Staff Meeting

6/14 4th Grade Moving on Ceremony

6/17 Last Day of School

6/18 Teacher Day and Staff Breakfast

 

The Office of Equity & Wellness invites you to our Educators of Color End of Year Gathering at Chelsea Station on Thursday, May 30 from 3-5pm. Join us as we gather around seasoned food, good fun, and amazing fellowship as we close out the school year.

If you have any questions please reach out to Dr. Jennings

Dr. Aaron T. Jennings, MSW

Equity, Diversity, & Excellence Officer 

Which one speaks to you?

 

It’s a busy time of year. Less than 20 school days left. We are tired, but excited!

Shout out to 3rd and 4th Grade teachers and accomdoators. Thank you for making the MCAS season run so smoothly!

MCAS is just about over, and iReady is up. 

I did the best I could to include important dates at the bottom of the blog. Let me know if I need to include anything. 

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PLTs

Coverages (updated 5/17)

Next week’s PLT will focus on Panorama data led by the SEL Team

Monday- HOMie Ambassadors  

Tuesday – 1st Grade

Wednesday – 2nd Grade

Thursday – 3rd Grade

Friday- 4th Grade

*NEW*– If a paraprofessional/teacher team would like a paraprofessional to attend a PLT, please contact Nate to arrange coverage. It does not have to be every week and can be based on the topic.

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Student of the Year Input

It is that time of year that we select our student of the year, which we use to honor a 4th grader. This year we would like to get input from the school. 

One name from each class has been put forward for consideration. We ask that you cast a vote and add a comment “why.”

Disclaimer: Your input will help us decide but will not be used to make a traditional majority wins type decision. In other words, the student with the most vote may not win. This is due to many reasons, such as some students not being at Soko for all four years, so not all teachers may know a student. Another reason is that maybe a teacher never taught a student on the list. We hope all staff have a voice by doing it this way, but we also minimize unintended favoritism.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Please make your vote by the end of the morning of Thursday, 5/23.

LINK: https://forms.gle/tG17czi8H2TYQpkj8

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iReady

The iReady assessment window opens this week. 

Double Check your testing day- HERE

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Rotary Club

It is that time of year when the Chelsea Rotary Club looks for 20 deserving Chelsea students between age 7 and 15 who would benefit from a week of overnight camp at Camp Rotary in Boxford, MA.  Please encourage students to participate.

Flyers: English| Spanish

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Important dates- 

5/20 Grade 1 Civics Presentations- Valerie Tutson

5/22 Tanya Paris Author Visit

5/22 Student Council Field Trip

5/23 Youth Mental Health Wellness Day

5/23 FELL celebration

5/24 Grade 2 Civics Presentation- Earth View 

5/24 Pyramid of Success School Meeting

5/28- Career Day

5/28 Staff Meeting

5/29 4th Grade Field Trip

5/30 Sokolowski Cultural Night

5/30 3rd Grade Field Trip

5/31 1st Grade Field Trip

6/3 4th Grade Poster Making

6/4 4th Grade Middle School Presentation

6/7 Spring Concert

6/7 Parade of Seniors

6/7 Red Triangle School Meeting

6/7 Staff Happy Hour

6/10 Field Day

6/11 Staff Meeting

6/14 4th Grade Moving on Ceremony

6/17 Last Day of School

6/18 Teacher Day and Staff Breakfast

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Dear Staff,

 

We are excited to announce that we are looking for volunteers to host tables at the upcoming Youth Mental Health Day event. This is a wonderful opportunity to support our students and promote mental well-being within our community. If you are interested in hosting a table or volunteering at the event, please complete the following form: Youth Mental Health Day Volunteer Form.

Open to all CPS students and families. Event Details:

• Date: Thursday, May 23rd
• Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
• Location: Middle School Complex, 180 Walnut Street

Your participation will make a meaningful impact on our students’ lives. We appreciate your support and dedication to creating a nurturing environment for our students.

 

May 13, 2024 is the Day of AI! Day of AI is an annual educational event wherein teachers across the country will introduce students of all backgrounds to foundational concepts in artificial intelligence and its role in their lives. Over 110 countries and thousands of classrooms participated last year! 

What is AI? We are hearing more about artificial intelligence (AI) in our everyday lives. For this reason, it is important to know what it is, what it can and can’t do and the importance of educators’ roles as critical thinkers while using these tools.

Learn more about Day of AI and AI in these slides. Included are student activities and teacher Google PD opportunity! 

Thanks,
Digital Learning Coaches

 

Here are a few announcements and reminders to help you start your week.

See the appreciation week schedule at the bottom of the post!

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PLTs

Coverages (updated 4/29)

Next week’s PLT will focus on math project planning except first grade will focus on Fishtank. 

Monday- 4th Grade  

Tuesday – 1st Grade

Wednesday – 2nd Grade

Thursday – 3rd Grade

Friday- Transitional MLE meeting

*NEW*– If a paraprofessional/teacher team would like a paraprofessional to attend a PLT, please contact Nate to arrange coverage. It does not have to be every week and can be based on the topic.

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iReady Testing Dates

Grades 1 & 2 are testing ELA first so that we have more time to review math. Grades 3 & 4 are testing math first so that we build on all the review teachers have done for MCAS.

Week of:

5/20 

Grades 1 & 2 ELA

Grade 3 & 4 Math

5/27 

Grades 1 & 2 Math

Grades 3 & 4 ELA

6/3 (*window closes 6/7)

 

****Testing Sign Up****

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iReady Assessment Scheduling Guidelines

• • Use corresponding content area blocks on two consecutive days (ELA- use Read Together, Math- use math block).
• Makes up and extra time (by 6/7):
  • • Students requiring more time should use flex blocks (math to grow and read to grow)
    • Make up should be facilitated in class and can be done during a content block and/or flex blocks.
  • Or at a preferred time that will minimize disruption to learning.

Reminder: Once a test is open, students will need to finish that test before being able to go back on My Path. Please plan your use of My Path accordingly. 

 

 These are just guidelines, and we understand each classroom has its own needs and context. We trust you to be autonomous and work within the guidelines. However, if you have questions or need support making a plan, please reach out to anyone on the ILT. We are happy to help!

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Math MCAS Dates

3rd Grade Foundation- May 9 and 10

3rd Grade- May 14 and 15

4th Grade- May 16 and 17

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Instructional Rounds

• A team of CPS coordinators, administrators, and central office staff will visit the Sokolowski School on Tuesday, May 7, to participate in Instructional Rounds. These Instructional Rounds are designed to help leadership teams at each CPS school look closely at what is happening in classrooms in a systematic, purposeful, and focused way.  
• Any classroom could receive a 15-minute visit from a group of 3-4 CPS colleagues between 10:00-11:00. They will be looking for evidence of (so we ensure our lessons have):
  • Objectives posted and communicated to kids
  • Quality of expressive language used by students (speaking or writing)
  • Examples of co-teaching and instructional strategies that leverage all adults in the room
  • DOK levels 3 and above.
• If you have any questions, please reach out to Nate or Cam.

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Rotary Club

It is that time of year when the Chelsea Rotary Club looks for 20 deserving Chelsea students between age 7 and 15 who would benefit from a week of overnight camp at Camp Rotary in Boxford, MA.  Please encourage students to participate.

Flyers: English| Spanish

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Teacher Appreciation Week Schedule