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A student started out in Title I math and was very frustrated. This student wanted to move up in math, so we said if their grade was high enough we could move them. It took them until Christmas and their grade was there. After the move there was a big change. This student scored above average in STARS, MAP, and NeSA! This student came in during homeroom and recess to work almost every day. I’m very proud of that student!
The Speech Team place
third at the District
Speech Tournament!
Elm Creek also had
three students compete
at the State Speech
Tournament.
I have a student who moved here in early October. He couldn’t write his name and didn’t know hardly any letters of the alphabet. His personal life has been drama from the beginning. My success story is that he is now reading and writing sentences AND, bless his heart, he comes to school smiling every day, although home life is a mess. I love being the part of his day that makes him feel good and that gives him love & support.
A student’s Star Math score was a 3.0 at the beginning of the year. Now at the end of the year, they have raised their score to 4.4 I believe this is partially due to using all of the new strategies I have incorporated into my classes this year.
A student who rarely showered or used good grooming habits has made it to school for a whole week now – clean &
not having body odor.
I was inspired when
watching students get
excited about trying new
computer skills. I enjoy
seeing their faces light up
and hear their response
of, “Wow! This is fun!”
My success story is the Junior High Play. We had
a group of 40 6th, 7th, and 8th graders who put
together a play this spring. They did a great
job, and after their Saturday evening
performance, the word started to spread about them. For the Sunday show we filled most of the chairs and overflow
seating in the gym!
I had a student who was not
participating at all in class at the first of the
year and now is engaged and a leader in class.
A student made a
decision to come in
for extra time/help
rather than
something else the
student could have
done. The student
did so well getting
caught up and on
the test that he
will pass the class.
Students understand general classroom rules, sharing, and are doing what is asked of them.
The successes I see are will all of my Junior High girls during their volleyball, basketball, and track seasons. It is great to see their improvement from the start to the end of the season. Also, I love to watch them work together as a team! The eighth graders do a great job of being leaders & role models to the 7th graders.
One of my students was released from Special Education this year and he has tried so hard to succeed. He go 14 perfect scores on his AR tests (in a row), which is amazing! He also passed both NeSA reading and math with a 60% or above.
Oh my … PROM!
A few girls this year stepped out of their comfort zone and took a welding class. There were girls that risked their overall GPA and chances at being Valedictorian. They worried about it at the beginning of the year. Throughout the year, they did an awesome job in class & are happy they took the class. I’m so glad they took the challenge on. Both of them got A’s in the class and now will have a skill not many people have.
My students in Junior High are
learning how to use Schoology.
In first grade, there is a
student who was not able to do anything by herself at the beginning of the year and now during
DEAR time she doesn’t want a partner anymore. She want to read on her
own every day and yesterday read a 4.1 level book all by herself. This
independence and confidence is evident in
her work as well!
A student who is
normally shy has
come and spoken to
me. He told me he
was actually trying
instead of just
shutting down.
A student began the year not knowing his numbers from 1-20 and he did not make much progress until February. After working with him and giving him extra instruction, he has now mastered this skill.
I had an 11th grade student who was failing English and I worked with him a lot at the after school program and in class. While he still failed the quarter, he improved his grade from a 33% to a 62% which was huge. We also got him in the routine of handing assignments in and actually doing them in the first place.
A success story for me this year would be how Marzano and Anita Archer introduced me to new and effective ways to manage my classroom. Having an academically diverse class like I had this year, student engagement was a real challenge. They both presented some new ideas that work with all classrooms and all kids. I tried a few different techniques and was eventually able to master some of them. Without their new, fresh ideas I might not have been able
to have the “whole group” successes that I did have!
I think for me it was doing more group work with the kids. Having students working in small groups or
partners always frightened me, but after going through ALP, Marzano, and hearing many wonderful speakers, I
tried it a lot more in my classes this year and actually really enjoyed it! Students commented how they like
collaborating (their word!) and brainstorming together. This is something that I will continue to work on and
implement in my room.
Kindergarteners
are listening and following rules most of the time now. Rarely does
anyone need to go to the safe seat.
I was surprised when a very distant student signed up for my class second semester!
Working with students who struggle in school, I feel like seeing the gains and improvements that my students make throughout the year is a success story. No matter how big
or how small the gain was, it was big in my eyes.
The BIST vision team has really moved forward this year in
implementing behavior strategies that can work for all student. The
team has worked really hard to make the BIST philosophy clear for
students and adults in the building. I feel like implementing BIST
school-wide is going to result in a safer environment and a building-
wide culture of respect. It’s going to make teaching easier for
teachers and learning easier for students.
Thank you
for all your
hard work!
Made with great appreciation for and in celebration of
the Elm Creek Public Schools Staff
By Emily Jameson, ESU 10