Milton Terrace ElementaryBuilding Leadership Team End of Year ReportBoard of Education Presentation- June 1 2016

Thank you to our 2015-16 Milton TerraceBuilding Leadership Team

Sheila McIntyre Chairperson

Cailin Rabideau Chairperson

Jolene Hansen Chairperson

Leslie Reisinger Kindergarten

Meredith Kenny Kindergarten

Michelle Pitaniello First Grade

Amanda Thouin First Grade

Amy Gosier First Grade

Meghan Pangburn First Grade

Helen Christopher Third Grade

Tia Pelneau Third Grade

Kathleen Chaucer Principal

Kim Rockwell Fourth Grade

Megan Haessig Fifth Grade

Aimee LaMountain Fifth Grade

Katie Brunson Reading

Miranda Eldridge Reading

Amy Laurin Math

Teresa Mazzone Teaching Assistant

Stephanie Morcone Teaching Assistant

Jen Russo Parent

Shirley Podkulski Nurse

Sandy Damico Administrative Aide

Milton Terrace BLT Framework

Two Meetings per month

Standard meeting

Sub-committee work

MT BLT Sub-committees

Book clubs

School-wide Reading goal

PBIS

Character Ed

MT Pride

Service learning

Itrsquos all about Community at Milton Terracehellip

Academic Community

Instructional goals

School Community

Building and Family goals

Global Community

Community service Service learning goals

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Shared BLT Academic Goal

-District-wide grade level meetings for continued collaboration

-Building-level data team meetings tied to district-level meetings

National PTA School of Excellence

-Continued family engagement in academics

-Re-applying for designation

-100 growth in membership

-Full school surveys- beginning

and end of year

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Building-wide Writing Goal

-Select pieces aligned vertically

-Common language and prompts

-Parallel tasks

Building-wide Reading Goal

-Dive Into A Great Book

-125 million minutes read

-Updates at monthly assemblies

-PARP door decorating contest

-Culminating community night in downtown Bspa

-PARP ldquodiverdquo challenge

Milton Terrace Academic Community 2015-16 Accomplishments MakerSpace

S-T-E-A-M at M-T-E

MakerSpace project room opened amp integrated into library classes

3-D modeling of human bones (5th Grade)

Engineeringproblem solving tasks -accompanied by an Idea Journal (4th grade)

How tall can you make the Cats hat (Kindergarten)

Using Legos connected to holiday research (grades 3-5 and 812)

Using KNex to design a SeeSaw or a bridge (grades 3-5 and 812)

St Patricks Day knowledge designs using kinetic sand Legos andor KNex (1st grade)

Coding (2nd and 3rd grade)

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb activities using magnetic poetry (K-2 812)

Scratch coding - used with 5th graders learning the coding program and creating a lesson to teach their peers

Milton Terrace School Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Milton Terrace Social Media Presence 20

Grade level and department Twitter accounts shared

academic-related information with parents and the community

Milton Terrace PTA amp School Nurse Twitter accounts created

httpstwittercomMTEschoolnurseref_src=twsrc5Etfw

httpstwittercomMTE_PTAref_src=twsrc5Etfw

Thank you to our 2015-16 Milton TerraceBuilding Leadership Team

Sheila McIntyre Chairperson

Cailin Rabideau Chairperson

Jolene Hansen Chairperson

Leslie Reisinger Kindergarten

Meredith Kenny Kindergarten

Michelle Pitaniello First Grade

Amanda Thouin First Grade

Amy Gosier First Grade

Meghan Pangburn First Grade

Helen Christopher Third Grade

Tia Pelneau Third Grade

Kathleen Chaucer Principal

Kim Rockwell Fourth Grade

Megan Haessig Fifth Grade

Aimee LaMountain Fifth Grade

Katie Brunson Reading

Miranda Eldridge Reading

Amy Laurin Math

Teresa Mazzone Teaching Assistant

Stephanie Morcone Teaching Assistant

Jen Russo Parent

Shirley Podkulski Nurse

Sandy Damico Administrative Aide

Milton Terrace BLT Framework

Two Meetings per month

Standard meeting

Sub-committee work

MT BLT Sub-committees

Book clubs

School-wide Reading goal

PBIS

Character Ed

MT Pride

Service learning

Itrsquos all about Community at Milton Terracehellip

Academic Community

Instructional goals

School Community

Building and Family goals

Global Community

Community service Service learning goals

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Shared BLT Academic Goal

-District-wide grade level meetings for continued collaboration

-Building-level data team meetings tied to district-level meetings

National PTA School of Excellence

-Continued family engagement in academics

-Re-applying for designation

-100 growth in membership

-Full school surveys- beginning

and end of year

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Building-wide Writing Goal

-Select pieces aligned vertically

-Common language and prompts

-Parallel tasks

Building-wide Reading Goal

-Dive Into A Great Book

-125 million minutes read

-Updates at monthly assemblies

-PARP door decorating contest

-Culminating community night in downtown Bspa

-PARP ldquodiverdquo challenge

Milton Terrace Academic Community 2015-16 Accomplishments MakerSpace

S-T-E-A-M at M-T-E

MakerSpace project room opened amp integrated into library classes

3-D modeling of human bones (5th Grade)

Engineeringproblem solving tasks -accompanied by an Idea Journal (4th grade)

How tall can you make the Cats hat (Kindergarten)

Using Legos connected to holiday research (grades 3-5 and 812)

Using KNex to design a SeeSaw or a bridge (grades 3-5 and 812)

St Patricks Day knowledge designs using kinetic sand Legos andor KNex (1st grade)

Coding (2nd and 3rd grade)

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb activities using magnetic poetry (K-2 812)

Scratch coding - used with 5th graders learning the coding program and creating a lesson to teach their peers

Milton Terrace School Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Milton Terrace Social Media Presence 20

Grade level and department Twitter accounts shared

academic-related information with parents and the community

Milton Terrace PTA amp School Nurse Twitter accounts created

httpstwittercomMTEschoolnurseref_src=twsrc5Etfw

httpstwittercomMTE_PTAref_src=twsrc5Etfw

Milton Terrace BLT Framework

Two Meetings per month

Standard meeting

Sub-committee work

MT BLT Sub-committees

Book clubs

School-wide Reading goal

PBIS

Character Ed

MT Pride

Service learning

Itrsquos all about Community at Milton Terracehellip

Academic Community

Instructional goals

School Community

Building and Family goals

Global Community

Community service Service learning goals

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Shared BLT Academic Goal

-District-wide grade level meetings for continued collaboration

-Building-level data team meetings tied to district-level meetings

National PTA School of Excellence

-Continued family engagement in academics

-Re-applying for designation

-100 growth in membership

-Full school surveys- beginning

and end of year

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Building-wide Writing Goal

-Select pieces aligned vertically

-Common language and prompts

-Parallel tasks

Building-wide Reading Goal

-Dive Into A Great Book

-125 million minutes read

-Updates at monthly assemblies

-PARP door decorating contest

-Culminating community night in downtown Bspa

-PARP ldquodiverdquo challenge

Milton Terrace Academic Community 2015-16 Accomplishments MakerSpace

S-T-E-A-M at M-T-E

MakerSpace project room opened amp integrated into library classes

3-D modeling of human bones (5th Grade)

Engineeringproblem solving tasks -accompanied by an Idea Journal (4th grade)

How tall can you make the Cats hat (Kindergarten)

Using Legos connected to holiday research (grades 3-5 and 812)

Using KNex to design a SeeSaw or a bridge (grades 3-5 and 812)

St Patricks Day knowledge designs using kinetic sand Legos andor KNex (1st grade)

Coding (2nd and 3rd grade)

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb activities using magnetic poetry (K-2 812)

Scratch coding - used with 5th graders learning the coding program and creating a lesson to teach their peers

Milton Terrace School Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Milton Terrace Social Media Presence 20

Grade level and department Twitter accounts shared

academic-related information with parents and the community

Milton Terrace PTA amp School Nurse Twitter accounts created

httpstwittercomMTEschoolnurseref_src=twsrc5Etfw

httpstwittercomMTE_PTAref_src=twsrc5Etfw

Itrsquos all about Community at Milton Terracehellip

Academic Community

Instructional goals

School Community

Building and Family goals

Global Community

Community service Service learning goals

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Shared BLT Academic Goal

-District-wide grade level meetings for continued collaboration

-Building-level data team meetings tied to district-level meetings

National PTA School of Excellence

-Continued family engagement in academics

-Re-applying for designation

-100 growth in membership

-Full school surveys- beginning

and end of year

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Building-wide Writing Goal

-Select pieces aligned vertically

-Common language and prompts

-Parallel tasks

Building-wide Reading Goal

-Dive Into A Great Book

-125 million minutes read

-Updates at monthly assemblies

-PARP door decorating contest

-Culminating community night in downtown Bspa

-PARP ldquodiverdquo challenge

Milton Terrace Academic Community 2015-16 Accomplishments MakerSpace

S-T-E-A-M at M-T-E

MakerSpace project room opened amp integrated into library classes

3-D modeling of human bones (5th Grade)

Engineeringproblem solving tasks -accompanied by an Idea Journal (4th grade)

How tall can you make the Cats hat (Kindergarten)

Using Legos connected to holiday research (grades 3-5 and 812)

Using KNex to design a SeeSaw or a bridge (grades 3-5 and 812)

St Patricks Day knowledge designs using kinetic sand Legos andor KNex (1st grade)

Coding (2nd and 3rd grade)

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb activities using magnetic poetry (K-2 812)

Scratch coding - used with 5th graders learning the coding program and creating a lesson to teach their peers

Milton Terrace School Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Milton Terrace Social Media Presence 20

Grade level and department Twitter accounts shared

academic-related information with parents and the community

Milton Terrace PTA amp School Nurse Twitter accounts created

httpstwittercomMTEschoolnurseref_src=twsrc5Etfw

httpstwittercomMTE_PTAref_src=twsrc5Etfw

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Shared BLT Academic Goal

-District-wide grade level meetings for continued collaboration

-Building-level data team meetings tied to district-level meetings

National PTA School of Excellence

-Continued family engagement in academics

-Re-applying for designation

-100 growth in membership

-Full school surveys- beginning

and end of year

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Building-wide Writing Goal

-Select pieces aligned vertically

-Common language and prompts

-Parallel tasks

Building-wide Reading Goal

-Dive Into A Great Book

-125 million minutes read

-Updates at monthly assemblies

-PARP door decorating contest

-Culminating community night in downtown Bspa

-PARP ldquodiverdquo challenge

Milton Terrace Academic Community 2015-16 Accomplishments MakerSpace

S-T-E-A-M at M-T-E

MakerSpace project room opened amp integrated into library classes

3-D modeling of human bones (5th Grade)

Engineeringproblem solving tasks -accompanied by an Idea Journal (4th grade)

How tall can you make the Cats hat (Kindergarten)

Using Legos connected to holiday research (grades 3-5 and 812)

Using KNex to design a SeeSaw or a bridge (grades 3-5 and 812)

St Patricks Day knowledge designs using kinetic sand Legos andor KNex (1st grade)

Coding (2nd and 3rd grade)

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb activities using magnetic poetry (K-2 812)

Scratch coding - used with 5th graders learning the coding program and creating a lesson to teach their peers

Milton Terrace School Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Milton Terrace Social Media Presence 20

Grade level and department Twitter accounts shared

academic-related information with parents and the community

Milton Terrace PTA amp School Nurse Twitter accounts created

httpstwittercomMTEschoolnurseref_src=twsrc5Etfw

httpstwittercomMTE_PTAref_src=twsrc5Etfw

Milton Terrace Academic Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Building-wide Writing Goal

-Select pieces aligned vertically

-Common language and prompts

-Parallel tasks

Building-wide Reading Goal

-Dive Into A Great Book

-125 million minutes read

-Updates at monthly assemblies

-PARP door decorating contest

-Culminating community night in downtown Bspa

-PARP ldquodiverdquo challenge

Milton Terrace Academic Community 2015-16 Accomplishments MakerSpace

S-T-E-A-M at M-T-E

MakerSpace project room opened amp integrated into library classes

3-D modeling of human bones (5th Grade)

Engineeringproblem solving tasks -accompanied by an Idea Journal (4th grade)

How tall can you make the Cats hat (Kindergarten)

Using Legos connected to holiday research (grades 3-5 and 812)

Using KNex to design a SeeSaw or a bridge (grades 3-5 and 812)

St Patricks Day knowledge designs using kinetic sand Legos andor KNex (1st grade)

Coding (2nd and 3rd grade)

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb activities using magnetic poetry (K-2 812)

Scratch coding - used with 5th graders learning the coding program and creating a lesson to teach their peers

Milton Terrace School Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Milton Terrace Social Media Presence 20

Grade level and department Twitter accounts shared

academic-related information with parents and the community

Milton Terrace PTA amp School Nurse Twitter accounts created

httpstwittercomMTEschoolnurseref_src=twsrc5Etfw

httpstwittercomMTE_PTAref_src=twsrc5Etfw

Milton Terrace Academic Community 2015-16 Accomplishments MakerSpace

S-T-E-A-M at M-T-E

MakerSpace project room opened amp integrated into library classes

3-D modeling of human bones (5th Grade)

Engineeringproblem solving tasks -accompanied by an Idea Journal (4th grade)

How tall can you make the Cats hat (Kindergarten)

Using Legos connected to holiday research (grades 3-5 and 812)

Using KNex to design a SeeSaw or a bridge (grades 3-5 and 812)

St Patricks Day knowledge designs using kinetic sand Legos andor KNex (1st grade)

Coding (2nd and 3rd grade)

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb activities using magnetic poetry (K-2 812)

Scratch coding - used with 5th graders learning the coding program and creating a lesson to teach their peers

Milton Terrace School Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Milton Terrace Social Media Presence 20

Grade level and department Twitter accounts shared

academic-related information with parents and the community

Milton Terrace PTA amp School Nurse Twitter accounts created

httpstwittercomMTEschoolnurseref_src=twsrc5Etfw

httpstwittercomMTE_PTAref_src=twsrc5Etfw

Milton Terrace School Community2015-16 Accomplishments

Milton Terrace Social Media Presence 20

Grade level and department Twitter accounts shared

academic-related information with parents and the community

Milton Terrace PTA amp School Nurse Twitter accounts created

httpstwittercomMTEschoolnurseref_src=twsrc5Etfw

httpstwittercomMTE_PTAref_src=twsrc5Etfw

Milton Terrace School Community2015-16 Accomplishments continued

PBIS

Enhanced Tier 2 mentor program- ldquoCheck in Check outrdquo

Grade level mentors assigned

Continued our shared work with Gordon Creek and Wood Road PBIS teams

Milton Terrace Pride

Selected new school logo to represent our new school name amp community

Investigated Backpack Food Program in collaboration

with Milton Terrace PTA-to begin in Fall 2016

Milton Terrace Global Community 2015-16 Accomplishments

ldquoThe Community Servicerdquo School

Co-grade level service learning projects continued

Collaborative focused service learning projects for shared grades K amp 5th Grade- Franklin Community Center 1st and 3rd grade- Little Libraries 2nd and 4th Grade- Saratoga County Animal Shelter

Continued school-wide projects and staff projects (EOC food drives)

Penny Harvest- Brave Will Foundation

Parsons School-Based Mental Health Clinic

Proud host school for district-wide initiative supporting students and families

Looking ahead to 2016-17 at Milton Terracehellip

Food Backpack Program to be implemented

MakerSpace continued- Librarycomputer lab block established

Math Fluency goal continued

Little Libraries introduced in our Milton Terrace neighborhoods

Questions

Milton Terrace Global Community 2015-16 Accomplishments

ldquoThe Community Servicerdquo School

Co-grade level service learning projects continued

Collaborative focused service learning projects for shared grades K amp 5th Grade- Franklin Community Center 1st and 3rd grade- Little Libraries 2nd and 4th Grade- Saratoga County Animal Shelter

Continued school-wide projects and staff projects (EOC food drives)

Penny Harvest- Brave Will Foundation

Parsons School-Based Mental Health Clinic

Proud host school for district-wide initiative supporting students and families

Looking ahead to 2016-17 at Milton Terracehellip

Food Backpack Program to be implemented

MakerSpace continued- Librarycomputer lab block established

Math Fluency goal continued

Little Libraries introduced in our Milton Terrace neighborhoods

Questions

Looking ahead to 2016-17 at Milton Terracehellip

Food Backpack Program to be implemented

MakerSpace continued- Librarycomputer lab block established

Math Fluency goal continued

Little Libraries introduced in our Milton Terrace neighborhoods

Questions