May 2025

Textbook Inventories

As the end of the school year quickly approaches, it is important that we maintain an accurate count of instructional materials in buildings and classrooms. This is especially important for the ReadyGEN trade titles. Principal’s secretaries are the direct line of communication regarding textbook inventories in buildings and will be sharing a Google Sheet with classroom teachers to obtain an accurate count of current curricular materials.

Thank you in advance for completing this very important task. Secretaries have been asked to submit school inventories by Monday, May 12. 

Math Updates

enVision Mathematics ©2024 Adoption Training – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

• Thursday & Friday, May 29 & 30 (2-day conference-style option)
• Thursday, July 31 (1-day option)

Even though enVision is a familiar program, we strongly encourage teachers to register for a training option. Teachers will have the option of earning Professional Development/Salary Credit or a stipend. For teachers seeking a more comprehensive training experience with keynote speakers and choice sessions geared toward elevating math instruction, please consider attending the 2-day option in May. Please note that the May 29 & 30 training dates overlap with Project Launch planning days.

New and Old enVision Materials 

Most of the new enVision Mathematics ©2024 teacher and classroom materials have arrived in schools, and student consumables will be arriving before school is out. Instructions will be sent for boxing up and sending back the enVisionmath2.0 materials at the end of the school year. We want teachers to keep their enVisionmath2.0 manipulative kits and use them to enhance the new enVision 2024 manipulative kits. We do not want enVisionmath2.0 manipulatives sent back to the warehouse this summer.

ELA Updates

myOn De-implementation

In the 2025-26 school year, myOn will no longer be an app SVVSD utilizes for student reading. In preparation, Helen Robbins, our incredible district librarian, has partnered with myself, the literacy office, and the ELD office to create eBackpacks for each grade level. 

• eBackpacks are curated lists of digital and printed (order from Insignia) reading materials directly aligned to the content and themes for each ReadyGEN unit for student use.

• Titles and links from Sora, PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next (new for 3-5 next year), Lightbox (new for K-5 next year), Worldbook, and GALE. More information on this exciting new resource next year!

New PBA Scoring Expectations Starting in 2025-26

• System-wide the expectation for scoring writing on PBAs will be a score out of 20 points on the rubric: 4 possible points for the 5 rubric elements.

• Purpose for the change: Provides a full view of a student’s strengths as well as targeted areas for growth based on the scoring elements (focus, organization, development, language and vocabulary, and conventions).

New Writing Supports Coming in 2025-26

• SchoolAI: Pre-created Spaces to support writing in the classroom
  • Multiply yourself with Writing Feedback Spaces for Narrative, Opinion, and Informational/Explanatory for Grades 3-5
  • Simplify research for PBAs using Writing Research Spaces carefully prompted for specific PBAs in 1st-5th. 

• K-5 PBA Writing Samples: Writing samples and scoring explanations with scoring reflection questions have been collected from SVVSD students and will be available for use via the ELA Website.

Level 4 & 5 Structured Morphology for 2025-26

• 4th grade teachers: Level 4 was revised based on edits and feedback. It will be reprinted and sent to schools in August. It will also be available online via the ELA Website.
  • End of Unit Assessments were also completely revised and revamped. The new assessments will be available online via the ELA website

• Assessment Companion Updates: Assessment companion activities are constantly being added to in an on-going process.
  • Starting next year: all Assessment Companion Activities and Assessments (end of unit and quick checks) will be stored via the ELA Website. 
  • New Additions: Based on feedback, we have (and will continue to) create premade review day activities to use including premade word matrices, fluency passages, reader’s theater, morpheme review jeopardy, morpheme review bingo, and more. All will be available via the ELA website next year.

Social Studies Updates

There are some great upcoming summer professional learning opportunities in social studies for elementary teachers! Check them out! 

• Agriculture in the St. Vrain Valley – July 7-11, 2025. Dive into diverse farming practices, sustainable ag, and food systems in northern Colorado (Longmont, Mead, Firestone, Berthoud). Cost is $95 and includes 2.5 CEUs plus optional 3 free CSU graduate credits.  To learn more and register, visit https://colorado.agclassroom.org/professional-development/summer/

• Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Academy – June 3-4, 2025 at the History Colorado Center in Denver. Engage in inquiry using the C3 Framework and the Library of Congress’ digital primary sources at History Colorado in Denver, CO from June 3-4, 2025. National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is proud to invite methods professors, doctoral students, and classroom teachers to a special free professional learning institute this summer! To learn more and register, visit https://www.socialstudies.org/professional-learning/2025-ncss-teaching-primary-sources-methods-academy-west

• MoneyWi$er: Personal Finance and How to Teach It – June 12, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (virtual). Join other K–12 teachers to improve your own financial knowledge and learn best practices for teaching personal finance from expert educators. Incentives: Earn 7 continuing education hours and receive a $75 gift card. Registration: $25. To learn more and register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moneywier-tickets-1235144062139?aff=oddtdtcreator

Science Updates

Mystery Science Refurbishments

Our Science to Go staff will be refurbishing your Mystery Science Packs in August. To assist in these refurbishment efforts please keep all boxes and take a look at the following Refurbishment List, for what supplies you will need to hold onto and what supplies are going to be refurbished. 

Summer Professional Learning Opportunities

There are some great upcoming summer professional learning opportunities in science for K-5 teachers, See below for more information.

• Denver Museum of Nature and Science – Educate and Conservate – an outdoor learning retreat: Workshop for K-5 Educators. July 2, 2025 Bluff Lake Nature Center Access more information

• UCAR Center for Science Education – Workshop: Planet Earth: Wonder, Awe & Rejuvenation. June 24, 2025 Boulder, CO Access more information

Professional Development Opportunities

The following classes are available for registration through the Office of Professional Development. All classes are in-person unless otherwise noted.

• Doing Mathematics (June 9 & 10; 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM each day; 1.0 PD/salary credit)
• Thinking Maps (June 17 & 18; 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM each day; 1.5 PD/salary credits)
• Structured Morphology Program Training – In Person (August 16, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM; August 18, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM)
• Fundations Training – 3 hour program training coming soon!
• The Colorado Department of Education’s evidence-informed, K-12 math course offers 14 modules on topics including how students learn math, techniques for engaging students, and aligning instruction with standards. Register now for the July 2025 cohort! The online asynchronous course is free, but space is limited. Also register through the Office of Professional Development to earn 1.0 PD/salary credit for completing the modules.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for Teach to Reach!

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