5th Grade Events this Week:
This week the students have a couple of musical rehearsals (Wednesday 9:45-11:15 & Thursday 9:45-11:15), and then have World of Work on Friday from 10:15-12:45, followed by a luncheon provided by PTA.
5Essentials Survey
Also, the deadline for completing the 5 Essentials Survey is this Friday, April 25th. You can complete the survey at the following link: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/. So far, only 6% of Dryden parents have responded, and we need 30% in order to review the survey results.
This survey is based on the Five Essentials for School Success, an evidence-based framework developed by the University of Chicago. This framework identifies how school performance on five factors or “essentials” can indicate important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. Prior research has shown that schools strong on three or more of the 5Essentials were 10 times more likely to improve student learning gains than schools weak on three or more of the Essentials. Those 5Essentials are:
- Effective Leaders
- Collaborative Teachers
- Involved Families
- Supportive Environment
- Ambitious Instruction