{Week of October 12-16}
Monday, October 12: Lunch: Tostados
- Welcome Mrs. Truxel back fulltime
- Peanut Butter, Jelly, Cracker Drive continues thru Oct. 23~
- Columbus Day!
- 11:00: 5th Grade Team Mtg with Val
- 3:00: Classified Staff Meeting in the library
Tuesday, October 13: Lunch ~ Chili
- 8:45-1:00 ~ Val @ Admin. Team Mtg
- 3:15: Building Math Committee Meeting
Wednesday, October 14: Lunch ~ Cooks Choice
- 8:15 ~ Kinder Team Mtg. with Val
- 12:00-1:00 ~ PTA Mtg in the Library
- 2nd grade walk pumpkins to Ridley's
- 1:15 ~ 2nd Grade Team Mtg. with Val
- 2:00 ~ 1st Grade Team Mtg. with Val
- 3:45 ~ Danielson Class
- 4:00-6:00 ~ Retirement Open House for Barbara Morgan at Boise State
Thursday, October 15: Lunch ~ Hot Dogs
- Positive Action Lessons begin ~ check your times in the Faculty Room if you need to (it is helpful if students have name tags on or at least on their desks for Laura as she gets to know all the kids)
- 8:45 ~ 3rd Grade Team Mtg. with Val
- 9:30 ~ Specialists Team Mtg. with Val
- 10:00 ~ 4th Grade Team Mtg. with Val
- 3:15 ~ Building Writing Committee Mtg.
Friday, October 16: Lunch: Cheese Crisp
- School Spirit Day!
- Positive Action lessons continue....(name tags for kids are helpful)
- World Food Day!
- 8:10-8:30 ~ Community Mtg (Grades 1 & 2)
- 9:00-9:30 ~ RtI Building Team Mtg (Blackman, Jepsen, Barcas, Stanley (Wright to cover), Berg)
- 9:30-10:00 ~ 3rd Grade Team with RtI Team (Wright for Aronson, Virgin for Brown, Pyle for LaFay)
- 12:30-1:30 ~ Annual & 3 Year IEP Mtg (Wright for Crawford to cover, Berg, Quirk)
- 1:30-2:00 ~ Annual IEP Mtg. (W/O parent) (Doane - Wright to cover, Quirk, Hill, Berg)
- 2:15-3:00 ~ Annual IEP Mtg. (Davydov - Wright to cover, Quirk, Hill, Berg)
{Other NOTES from the DUGOUT}
Educational Article to read/reflect on (thanks Kim for sharing): Click here.
Advisory Team Meeting Follow Up: Please check with these reps. for some follow up notes in regards to: 1. Barbara Morgan's Retirement gift 2. Edit expectations 3. Jr. Steelhead Reading Night Reward 4. Acknowledgement Ideas for kids
Certified Staff Only: I will be signing off on your goals and self assessment and putting them in your mailbox. Just remember all goals and self assessment are due to me by October 29th. If you need more review time, please schedule a time to meet with me.
Classified Staff Reflection Time: I will be meeting with all classified staff on Monday after school. I will be scheduling times to meet with all classified staff and any direct supervisors in the next week or so.
Wonders' Program Online Tool: If you are interested in learning how to use the 'share' between reading team members/teachers/special ed, let Carrie/Ernest know to get this on an upcoming agenda.
Espanol Rapido (Grades 2-4) Teacher Hired! Tricia Jackson was offered the Spanish job but won't be able to start for another week as we wait for board approval. Times are set for every Tuesday and Thursday between 10:45-2:50. A schedule is posted in the faculty room. First day will be October 20th.
Positive Action (Counseling Lesson) will be taught in all classrooms based on the lessons you chose on either Thursday or Fridays (whichever day you signed up for). A printed schedule is in the faculty room. Laura Pierce will be the facilitator and a box of materials should be in your rooms. A permission form/survey went out to all 4th/5th grade kids to collect and give Laura on her first day. An introductory letter is printed to go home with all students as well.
Advisory Team Meeting Follow Up: Please check with these reps. for some follow up notes in regards to: 1. Barbara Morgan's Retirement gift 2. Edit expectations 3. Jr. Steelhead Reading Night Reward 4. Acknowledgement Ideas for kids
- Stacey - Pre/K rep
- Win - 1st
- Felicity - 2nd
- Carrie - 3rd
- Ernest - 4th/5th
- Evonne - Specialists & Reading Team
- Carissa - Special Ed Teams/Paras
Certified Staff Only: I will be signing off on your goals and self assessment and putting them in your mailbox. Just remember all goals and self assessment are due to me by October 29th. If you need more review time, please schedule a time to meet with me.
Classified Staff Reflection Time: I will be meeting with all classified staff on Monday after school. I will be scheduling times to meet with all classified staff and any direct supervisors in the next week or so.
Wonders' Program Online Tool: If you are interested in learning how to use the 'share' between reading team members/teachers/special ed, let Carrie/Ernest know to get this on an upcoming agenda.
Espanol Rapido (Grades 2-4) Teacher Hired! Tricia Jackson was offered the Spanish job but won't be able to start for another week as we wait for board approval. Times are set for every Tuesday and Thursday between 10:45-2:50. A schedule is posted in the faculty room. First day will be October 20th.
Positive Action (Counseling Lesson) will be taught in all classrooms based on the lessons you chose on either Thursday or Fridays (whichever day you signed up for). A printed schedule is in the faculty room. Laura Pierce will be the facilitator and a box of materials should be in your rooms. A permission form/survey went out to all 4th/5th grade kids to collect and give Laura on her first day. An introductory letter is printed to go home with all students as well.
Work Room:
Slips will be added upstairs with a note for volunteers to check upstairs too. I am sorry I didn't think about the upstairs work room. Hoping the work room volunteer system is starting to flow/work well for us all.
5th Grade Ambassadors Our future leaders will find out which 'club' they will serve on next week and then it will begin! Most Ambassadors/Clubs will 'work' from 11:45-12:15. I have a few students who applied to be a 'teachers aide'. If you have something a 5th grader could come help you or a student with one day a week from 11:45-12:15 let me know.
Take the poll on the right side of the blog page.
Red Ribbon Week Events/Expectations:
5th Grade Ambassadors Our future leaders will find out which 'club' they will serve on next week and then it will begin! Most Ambassadors/Clubs will 'work' from 11:45-12:15. I have a few students who applied to be a 'teachers aide'. If you have something a 5th grader could come help you or a student with one day a week from 11:45-12:15 let me know.
Take the poll on the right side of the blog page.
Community Events to Share ~
- First Tuesday of every Month @ Public Library 3:30-5:30 "Chess Club and Board Gamers Unite"
- Wednesday, October 21st ~ 3:30-5:30 PM @ Public Library "Global Cardboard Challenge"
- Wednesdays, October 28 - December 16th ~ 3:30-4:30 PM @ Public Library "Club Espanol"
Future Events ~
- Friday, October 23: Kickoff Assembly 'Healthy Lifestyles' 8:15 (Grades K-2 in the gym - K it is prep time so just take kids to gym this day for prep and Specialists can sit with them) / 9:30 for Grades 3-5 "Wear Red Day"
- Monday, October 26: Red Ribbon treat handed out to each class / teach about Red Ribbon Week lesson when you have time
- Tuesday, October 27: "Sock it to Drugs" (wear crazy socks)
- Wednesday, October 28: "Team up Against Drugs" (wear favorite sport team shirt)
- Thursday, October 29: "Say Boo to Drugs" (Costumes can be worn all day, or for parties, but grade levels must do the same and clearly communicate to parents) - Halloween Parties in the Classrooms as you wish
- Friday, October 30: NO SCHOOL ~ PTA Student Costume Party/Dance 5:00-7:00
PTA sponsored "Holiday Craft Fair with Student Entrepreneurs" ~ December 3rd from 3:00-6:00 PM in our Cafe. Our students are invited to make something to sell at a Craft Fair just for them. Forms will be going home with students soon.
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| Weekly Compliment Slips turned into me ... would love to see more! |
- Woot Woot - the Compliments are coming in! I'm going to type them here weekly and then use them to draw winners at staff meetings for prizes/rewards for the writer and the receiver!
- Dorinda for her positivity and helpfulness with challenging students ("Taking Care of Each Other")
- Evonne for making kids say the library is 'fun'
- Jim/Jane/Max for getting our flag up and down daily with pure flag etiquette
- Carrie for helping new team members
- Dina for her patience with kids
- Alice for returning to the classroom
- Evonne for being so consistent, kind, and solid about calling in 1st and 2nd grade students
- Victoria for being so flexible to adjust her day to meet the needs of a student
- Sean for his helpfulness in coming up with a gift idea for Barbara's retirement
