{Week of November 9-13}
Monday, November 9: Lunch: Tostados
- Classroom Teachers: Slip #2 sent home with students to confirm their PT Conference AND penciled schedule for all classrooms given to Donna (Teacher - keep a copy). {A copy will be made for SPED and SPECIALISTS so they can visit the rooms that fit their schedule. Donna will do any call in's to reschedule and keep them in the office. Check them periodically for changes.}
- 8:00-11:30: Val @ Idaho Core Coaches Mtg.
- Book Fair Open 3:00-3:45
- State Safety Inspection going on today and Tuesday...
- 3:00-3:30: Math Team Mtg (Conference Room) - NO STAFF MTG. today!
Tuesday, November 10: Lunch ~ Chicken Leg
- 7:45-8:00: 5th Grade Team Mtg with Val (to make up for Monday...) in a 5th grade room
9:00-12:00: Val @ Admin. Team Mtg.- Espanol Rapido (Spanish) Lessons ~ Grades 2, 3, 4 with Mrs. Jackson
- Book Fair Open 3:00-3:45
- State Safety Inspection going on today...
- 3:30-5:00: District Professional Development Mtg. (Doane)
Wednesday, November 11: Lunch ~ Cooks Choice
- 8:15-8:45: Kinder Team Mtg. with Val in a Kinder Room
- No 5th Grade PLMS Math Class today (send those kids to Andy's group today)
- MTI Folks from Boise State will be here to observe Math Lessons 8:00-11:00 ~ if they come in your rooms just let them talk with students, observe what the kids are doing in math, etc. They have been provided with your daily schedule as to what time you teach math but will only be at BRMES until 11:00. Their objective is to observe kids doing math!
- 12:30-1:00: Office Team Mtg. with Val
- 1:15-1:45: 2nd Grade Team Mtg. with Val in a 2nd Gr. Room
- 2:00-2:30: 1st Grade Team Mtg. with Val in a 1st Gr. Room
- Book Fair Open 3:00-3:45
- 3:45 ~ District Danielson Framework Class
Thursday, November 12: Lunch ~ Hot Dog
- Happy Birthday Kathy Stewart and Dean Holmes!
- 9:30-10:00: Specialist Team Mtg. with Val in Library
- 10:00-10:30: 4th Grade Team Mtg. with Val in a 4th Gr. Room
- EARLY RELEASE! Dismiss 1:15
- Parent Conferences & Book Fair from 2:00-7:30 (Contract until 7:45) - if you are a shared staff member/part time - please let me know when you'll be here. We will be providing salad and pizza to those on contract for the evening between 5:00-6:30 in the lounge! Enjoy!
- Custodians have your PT Conference schedules and will try to clean your room during any breaks you may have.
3:45-4:15: Eligibility Mtg. (Berg, Quirk, Jepsen, Saucier)- Espanol Rapido (Spanish) Lesson #2
- Positive Action Lesson with Mrs. Pierce
- Student Deadline to commit to Holiday Craft Fair Event
- 6:30-7:00: Consent Mtg (Anderegg, Smith, LaFay, Berg)
Friday, November 13: Lunch ~ Chicken Patty Sandwich
- NO SCHOOL / Parent Conferences & Book Fair from 8:00-11:30 (Certified Contract until 11:45).
- Andy Cochrane will be available this morning for any GT parent conferences in his classroom
- PTA breakfast goodies provided for you throughout the morning ~ stop by for a treat when you need one!
- 10:00-10:30: Annual IEP prior to parent conference (Steers, Quirk, Berg)
{Other NOTES from the DUGOUT}
Staff Meeting: I have postponed our November staff meeting from this coming Monday due to conference week and the need to meet with the Math team. Math team was added to this next week Monday to help set protocol for the MCOMP/MCAP.
Book Fair! The library must be locked up for the next week whenever Mrs. Loper is not in there so have your keys ready if you are heading to the copy room.
Thankful Feathers: Thanks to our awesome ERR staff/kids, please help fill out a paper feather and put it in their mailbox to be displayed on their wall. Showcase it to kids when you walk by!
Writing Prompt Time: Each grade level is to administer the persuasive writing prompt prior to November 12. Please be prepared at grade level meetings next week with me to tell me your scoring plan and which day(s) you are giving the prompt just so I know if everyone is ready.
Staffing Update:
Art (again): Based on the blog poll last week, the majority of classroom teachers forgot they had art curriculum and are not making time for art. Perhaps this could be a good 2nd quarter goal. Talk it over with your team and see what you can do!
Re-Teach PLAYGROUND Expectations/Rules: Until we have more clear cut positive expectations in place, please take some time within EACH classroom to re-teach these playground expectations and have conversations about why they are unsafe and are our expectations (anyone up for modeling appropriate playground behaviors and videoing it?):
Book Fair! The library must be locked up for the next week whenever Mrs. Loper is not in there so have your keys ready if you are heading to the copy room.
Thankful Feathers: Thanks to our awesome ERR staff/kids, please help fill out a paper feather and put it in their mailbox to be displayed on their wall. Showcase it to kids when you walk by!
Writing Prompt Time: Each grade level is to administer the persuasive writing prompt prior to November 12. Please be prepared at grade level meetings next week with me to tell me your scoring plan and which day(s) you are giving the prompt just so I know if everyone is ready.
Staffing Update:
- Welcome to Ben Frey as our new PSR in Mrs. Truxel's room (He'll be here every afternoon)
- Welcome to Janna Sylvia from PLMS who will be joining Carissa's team in ERR. Therissa Alpha will stick to working primarily with a 1:1 student through Sara's room.
- Welcome to Chris Howes who was hired to be our 2nd full time evening custodian who will join Pat. He starts Monday night!
- and I'm pleased to announce our latest hire, Mr. Yuri Davydov will be our new Counselor/Behavior Specialist and will start after Thanksgiving.
- for the moment...we are fully staffed! :)
Art (again): Based on the blog poll last week, the majority of classroom teachers forgot they had art curriculum and are not making time for art. Perhaps this could be a good 2nd quarter goal. Talk it over with your team and see what you can do!
Re-Teach PLAYGROUND Expectations/Rules: Until we have more clear cut positive expectations in place, please take some time within EACH classroom to re-teach these playground expectations and have conversations about why they are unsafe and are our expectations (anyone up for modeling appropriate playground behaviors and videoing it?):
- Keep to your Personal Space
- (No Touch)- this includes no wrestling, pushing, shoving. Exceptions to touch are only if playing tag (on the grass only)
- Be Prepared:
- Wear coats (if snow must have on all 5: hats, gloves, snowpants, boots, coats)
- Take everything with you that you may need when you go outside (we should not have kids asking to go back inside for lunches or warm clothes)
- Play Safe:
- Snow may not be thrown! Play and Build in it!
- Stay in bounds (do not go out of bounds)
- Slides are for going down only by people (not balls, cones or kids running up)
- Swings are for swinging - not jumping off
- Tire Swing is for swinging/sitting - not hanging on while in motion
- Monkey bars/Spider web is for hanging from (not standing on top)
- Jump ropes are for jumping rope with (not swinging or tying things up)
- Stay out of coned off (icy) area
- Stay in your Seat. 4 kids to a bench. Once you sit, stay. Your job is to eat lunch, not walk around.
- Wait for your 'duty supervisor' to pick you up in the cafe or until dismissed before going outside (there are set times for dismissal from cafe for grades 3-5).
- Go to lunch prepared with lunches and all coats/layers for outside. Leave them on or tie them around waist until you sit down.
{Future Events}
Dec. 3: 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 went home with students and are due back by Nov. 12.
Nov. 16: PTA "Design a Tshirt" Contest entries due
Nov. 23 & 24: Teacher Training Days (Classified Staff OFF this week with students)
Nov. 16: PTA "Design a Tshirt" Contest entries due
Nov. 23 & 24: Teacher Training Days (Classified Staff OFF this week with students)
Jan. 14: Fantasy & a 3D Form Art (2nd Annual MDSD Art): Deadline for submissions January 14, 2016. Teachers may submit up to 2 student works to represent the class. Deliver to Kim Hamilton.
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| Weekly Compliment Slips turned into me ... please sign them too! |
- Batter of the Week ~Tim had the bat last. As soon as I get his 'selfie' with the bat he will be finding a new 'Homerun' hitter!
- Dean, Shanna, & Tina for extra time spent helping make the 4th grade field trip the best!
- Andy for his outside soil activity and submitting it to the Star News!
- Jodi & Donna for helping hold down this amazing school this week while I was away. I am so proud of how well everything flowed in my absence!
