December 5, 2024 RCSD Educator Digest

Educational Services

Raptor Update 
The Raptor Mobile App was updated before break. If you have the app on your phone, please make sure to update it to receive the best service. Thank you.
Contact: Rachael Peck 

i-Ready/IXL Window 2
The iReady and IXL (6-8 Math) window is from December 9th - January 24th. Please work with your PLC and site to determine when you would like to administer the second diagnostic. Below are some resources to help celebrate growth and effort on the assessments.
i-Ready Student Certificates
i-Ready Encouragement Cards
IXL Certificates
Contact: Kelly Yusim/Lisa Wegsteen

6-8 Professional Development Cycle
6-8 Math, ELA, and RSP teachers will attend a Professional Development Cycle this January. Please review this PD Cycle Schedule to see which date your PLC will be attending and email Kelly Yusim if you notice any discrepancies in department placements or PLC members listed.
Contact: Kelly Yusim, Lisa Wegsteen, or Brienne Reid

Kindergarten Benchmark Decodables
We have just learned that Benchmark sent the incorrect take home decodable books for grade K. Please know the correct sets are on the way and will better support your instruction. Please feel free to either keep the first set of decodable books and use them for extra practice, or toss them if that is easiest. We will work with your site LMS with more information on the delivery of the updated decodable books.
Contact: Kelly Yusim

K-5 Science DE Science Techbook/Mystery Science Alignment Guides

These guides show how the units in the Discovery Education Science Techbook align with the units in Mystery Science, as well as the NGSS standards they teach. The Science section of the Key Resources document has been updated to include this resource.
K 1 2 3 4 5
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen

K-8 Science Materials: Ordering From the Media Center
If you need materials for a science lab you are planning, you can order materials from the Media Center through your site’s Library Media Specialist.
List of Science Materials
To place an order, please follow the steps provided at the top of the first tab called “Complete List/Order Form”. The Science section of the Key Resources document has been updated to include this resource.
Contact: Lisa Wegsteen

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