{"id":22245,"date":"2022-09-29T13:33:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T18:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=22245"},"modified":"2022-09-30T09:42:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:42:18","slug":"lower-school-division-news-september-29-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2022\/09\/29\/lower-school-division-news-september-29-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower School Division News September 29, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22260 alignright img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LSInStory-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>from Dr. Ann Jurewicz, Lower School director\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are very excited to welcome parents for the first round of conferences today. After five weeks in school, our teachers are excited to share how they have gotten to know students and share with parents their ideas for student learning goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Individualizing Learning for every MPA Student<\/strong><br \/>\nMPA has a new program called Fastbridge we are using to help us understand where students are at in reading and math so we can best meet their individual learning needs going forward. This is not a standardized assessment for final measurement of learning, but a way to plan for learning as we move forward through the school year. You will be receiving more information on this program from your homeroom teacher by the end of October.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Support in the Lower School<\/strong><br \/>\nResearch shows that students needing extra support do best when they remain in the classroom and the support teacher &#8220;pushes in&#8221; to work with students. This also allows support teacher to integrate extra help within the lessons taught by the main classroom teacher. Students form small groups in the classroom and learn with peers. From the information support teachers glean from the classroom environment, &#8220;pull out&#8221; sessions (i.e. math or reading clubs) can be determined when needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHAMP and Core Values Language<\/strong><br \/>\nThis year the Lower School is working to include Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging into its CHAMP assemblies and activities. Teachers collaborated on combining the CHAMP attributes into five core values we will address as the year unfolds. We strive to educate all MPA Lower School students work \u201cTogether\u201d to be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Respectful (Inclusiveness\/Respect\/Integrity)<\/li>\n<li>Mindful (Mindfulness\/self-control)<\/li>\n<li>Gritty (Perseverance\/Courage)<\/li>\n<li>Empathetic (Friendship\/Compassion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Collaborative (Cooperation\/Responsibility\/Accountability)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halloween Is Coming<\/strong><br \/>\nThanks to the Parent Association, the Lower School students will be enjoying 30 minutes of games and activities at grade level staggered throughout the day. We plan to have a Halloween Parade to finish off the day in celebration. Students are allowed to wear costumes to school, but we respectfully request they are culturally respectful and that we do not have masks, weapons, blood or other excessively scary costumes. Grades 3 and 4 may wear their masks for the parade at the end of the day. More information coming soon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panther Club Afterschool Program<\/strong><br \/>\nMr. Purdy is highlighting \u201cLights On After School\u201d with a visit from the Raptor Center. A number of very cool enrichment activities have also been announced including chess club, fencing and more. Students received a pamphlet at school about the variety of choices, so please ask your children about their interest in participating. <a href=\"http:\/\/connect.moundsparkacademy.org\">Here<\/a> is the link to sign up for afterschool enrichment classes. Karate class is currently full.<\/p>\n<p>Warmly, Dr. Ann Jurewicz<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Dates Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 12: 8:15-8:55 AM\u2014CHAMP Assembly &#8211; RESPECTFUL<br \/>\nTuesday, October 18: 6-7 PM\u2014Lights On After School &#8211; Raptor Center Presentation<br \/>\nWednesday, Oct. 19, 8:15-11:30 AM\u2014Grandparents and Special Friends Day<br \/>\nFriday, October 28: Halloween Celebrations!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from Dr. Ann Jurewicz, Lower School director\u00a0 We are very excited to welcome parents for the first round of conferences today. After five weeks in school, our teachers are excited to share how they have gotten to know students and share with parents their ideas for student learning goals. 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