Week 7

Hello Team...

I hope that each of you had an enjoyable weekend!  Here are some reminders as we begin our week...

• This week I would like to sit down with each of you and review the Classroom Framework. I would like to know where you think you fall in each area.  We will discuss this self evaluation during your 03. 
• Specials Teachers...please make sure that you are making at least 3 positive parent communications each week.
• The Glint Survey comes out Monday. Please complete it as soon as possible. Remember, once you complete the survey, you may dress down for the rest of the week.  
• Remember lesson plans are due on Mondays.
• Let's keep that caseload logging occurring everyday. 
• Paras need to log their time into Lawson each day.  You should have two job descriptions each day...one para (grant funded) and one recess aide.  If you work 37.5 hours a week, you need to log in 6.5 para hours and 1.0 recess aide each day. If you work 35 hours a week, you need to log in 6.0 para hours and 1.0 recess aide each day.  Please see me or your Dean if you have any questions.
• Interventionist Team- Please plan to meet with me next Tuesday, October 15 at 2:00 pm.  I would like to review Goal Setting with your students.
• Just a reminder...as cold and flu season creeps up on us, please make sure you are reaching out to me as soon as possible, if you are going to be absent.  A phone call or text is preferred.  Also, it is your responsibility to put your absence into AESOP as soon as possible so that we can get a sub.  If you need assistance with Aesop, please get the directions from the front office.

News To Know...

Oct. 14th- NHA Performance school visit; Vision Screening begins
Oct. 18th- Progress Reports go home/ Pink Out $2.00; Book Fair begins
Oct. 21st-Safe School Week
Oct. 23rd-High School Night 5 pm.-6 pm.
Oct. 25th- Behavior Dress Down/ Scholastic Book Fair ends - Late Night/Truck or Treat 5-6:30 pm
Oct.28th- Panther Den open K-2
Oct. 29th-Panther Den open 3-5
Oct. 30th Panther Den open 6-8
Oct. 31st-Half-Day 12 noon dismissal/ Free Dress
Nov. 1st- No school Regionals

APPLE AWARDS...🍎

Just a few things that I noticed..

🍎  Shout out to Rachel, Monique, Angi and Holly for their assistance in the interviewing process for the new K-2 Resource Room teacher.  So glad to have your assistance and input. Also, a big thank you to Monique, Angi and Holly for helping to organize the Resource Room/Book Area.  You are the bomb!

🍏  Shout out to Ms. DeVitis for the awesome implementation of the Rip Stick unit.  The kids are enjoying it so much and showing such cooperation with each other.

🍎  Shout out to Mr. Kinsey for his diligence in helping with the Technology Specials and in presenting grade level lessons with technology.

Week 6

Happy Fall ya'll...wow...the weather really been a roller coaster lately.  I don't know about you, but I'm really starting to see some beautiful colors as I drive.   

This week is going to be a week where we all need to be "all in".  Several staff are going to be out of the building for a variety of training's, including Administration,  so we might be asked to pitch in with various tasks.  Your support and flexibility will be much appreciated.

It was great to see 4th grade honored for the Attendance Wars...popcorn and a movie.  Their 97.8% attendance rate was great. They have set a high bar for the rest of the grades to follow. 

I want to give a big shout out to the Intervention team for working so hard to complete the AIMSWeb Benchmark testing.  Now that we have multiple measures of student test data, it's time to start digging deeper with student interventions and progress monitoring.  More to come on this next week...  

Please make sure to be in attendance at our Wing Meeting on Wednesday.  We have some important information to review.

Make it great!

Specials...

• This week, my weekly observation will be input into the Framework.  It will focus on the Climate and Culture section of the Classroom Framework.  
• Reminder to keep making those parent phone calls and logging colors in the system for student behaviors.  You are continuing to build the foundation of your expectations of student behaviors, and if you don't address them now you will get them all year.

Special Education...

• This week, my weekly observation will be input into the Framework.  It will focus on the Climate and Culture section of the Classroom Framework. 
• Accommodation Logs....It is very important to stress to the classroom teachers the necessity of following, completing and submitting the accommodation logs for their students.  This is a legal right that our special education students are entitled to and it is a MUST DO for staff. If you are not getting those logs, please let me know so that I can follow up with the specific teacher and/or Dean.

Intervention...

• This week, my weekly observation will be input into the Framework.  It will focus on the Climate and Culture section of the Classroom Framework. 
• All caseloads are up and running. If you need help please see me immediately!
• Caseload logging should be occurring everyday.  This ensures that you remain in compliance with the Grants department.
• Paras need to log their time into Lawson each day.  You should have two job descriptions each day...one para (grant funded) and one recess aide.  If you work 37.5 hours a week, you need to log in 6.5 para hours and 1.0 recess aide each day. If you work 35 hours a week, you need to log in 6.0 para hours and 1.0 recess aide each day.  Please see me or your Dean if you have any questions.

News To Know...

Oct. 7th-Picture Day
Oct. 8th- (Black Out Day)
Oct.9th- Wing Meeting (Black Out Day)
Oct. 10th- Board Meeting 6p.m.
Oct. 11th- (Black Out Day)
Oct. 14th- NHA Performance school visit; Vision Screening begins
Oct. 18th- Progress Reports go home/ Pink Out $2.00
Oct. 21st-Safe School Week
Oct. 23rd-High School Night 5p.m.-6p.m.
Oct. 25th- Behavior Dress Down/ Scholastic Book Fair begins/Truck or Treat
Oct.28th- Panther Den open k-2
Oct. 29th-Panther Den open 3-5
Oct. 30th Panther Den open 6-8
Oct. 31st-Half-Day 12 noon dismissal/ Free Dress
Nov. 1st- No school Regionals

APPLE AWARDS...🍎

Just a few things that I noticed..

🍎  Shout out to Kim, Adria, Clarissa, GiGi,  and Charise for working as an effective team to complete the AIMSWeb bench marking.

🍏  Shout out to Angi and Monique for providing the teachers with the necessary student Accommodation Logs and guidance.

🍎  Shout out to the Specials team for so willingly providing the 8th graders with a short Special on Friday, which enabled the 8th grade teachers to have their prep time before our Early Release.