Monday, December 14: Lunch: Breakfast for Lunch
- 9:25-10:15: Grades 3-5 Music Rehearsal in the Gym (Grades K-2 invited to watch from 9:40-10:10)
- 3:15: ALL Staff Meeting in the Library (Classified will be excused after first few items...Agenda: Holiday Week, Observations, Math)
Tuesday, December 15: Lunch: Chicken Alfredo
Wednesday, December 16: Lunch: Idaho Nachos
Thursday, December 17: Lunch: Christmas Dinner for Lunch
Friday, December 18: Lunch: Slice O'Pizza
- Merry 'Grinchmas' Day of snacks in the lounge for December Staff Birthdays (bring a can of something to donate)
- Espanol Rapido (Spanish) Lessons ~ Grades 2, 3, 4 with Mrs. Jackson
- 8:45-12:00: Val @ Admin. Team Mtg.
- 7:00 PM: Grades 3-5 Music Program (Doors open at 6:30 / Shuttle bus available from PLMS / Staff park on playground if possible)
- Social after Concert at Toll Station for anyone interested
Wednesday, December 16: Lunch: Idaho Nachos
- Walking Wednesday @ Lunch Recess {students get a punch card from 5th grade Club kids if they want to participate}~ Mayor Jackie Aymon will be here to walk with our students!
- 1:05: 2nd Grade Team Mtg. with Val
- 3:15-3:45: Advisory Team Mtg in downstairs Reading Room (Agenda items must be to Val by Tuesday)
Thursday, December 17: Lunch: Christmas Dinner for Lunch
Espanol Rapido (Spanish) Lessons ~ Grades 2, 3, 4 with Mrs. Jackson- Positive Action Lesson with Mrs. Pierce
- Christmas Luncheon for students during normal lunch times ~ delays likely (Student Council will strive to make it special again)
Friday, December 18: Lunch: Slice O'Pizza
- Happy Birthday Victoria Pyle!
- SURPRISE Announcement for students & teachers to have a short HAY RIDE with HOT COCOA (Teachers, be sure you know your time and be outside, bundled up and ready at your set time. ~ SIGN UP HERE!
- Holiday Spirit Friday ~ 'Holiday Spirit Wear' ~ Wear Santa Hats or whatever holiday fun wear you have!
- Green Team Day {Set our Recycle Bins}
- Positive Action Lesson with Mrs. Pierce
- No Community Mtg due to hay rides
- 8:30-9:00: Annual IEP Mtg. (Anderegg, Berg, Doane) - Katie cover Doane
- 9:00-9:30: RtI Mtg for Blackman, Berg, Barcas, Y. Davydov, Stanley, & Jepsen (Upstairs Reading Room) ~ Nancy cover Stanley
- 9:30-10:00: 3rd Grade Team RTI Team Mtg. in Upstairs Reading Room (Nancy to cover Aronson / Therissa to cover Brown / Katie to cover LaFay)
- 10:00-10:30: Brainstorm and Planning Mtg. for RtI folks
- 4th Grade Field Trip 12:00-2:45 PM (Note change of time from December Parent Newsletter)
- 12:30-1:30: Student IEP Mtg. (Jepsen, Quirk, Anderegg, Berg, Y. Davydov, Saucier for Standar) - Peggy & Nancy for Saucier
- 1:30-2:00: Referral Brainstorm Mtg. (Anderegg, Jepsen, Berg)
- 3:30-5:00 ish: Load Hay Ride for Staff / 3:45-5:00 Hay Ride / Social Fun
{Other NOTES from the DUGOUT}
Doors! If you haven't taken a walk aroudn the school with or without students, you should do it! Turn it into a learning opportunity for students even and tally how many doors are a book, a character, cutest, funniest, etc. Way to turn our building into a festive and fun place to be this month!
Giving Tree and Donation Boxes: They are under the tree. There are still a few more items to take from the tree if you or any parent wants to donate yet. The deadline to turn in Giving Tree items is Monday!
Staff Christmas Party: We voted to be different this year and are inviting staff to start with us on a hay ride at 3:30 next Friday (leave at 3:45). Bundle up, grab a blanket, hot cocoa, your ticket you will get, and your wrapped ornament. Come ready to sing and be merry. We are scheduled to stop at Broken Horn to warm up at 4:00. You are welcome to drive instead and meet us there if that better fits your style. We will do the exchange of ornaments there, eat some snacks, and then head back to the school for folks ready to call it a night OR go to plan 2.
Another New Substitute: We have another retired substitute interested in subbing for us. Her name is Beverly Hopp and she has background in all grades, special ed.,etc. She cannot sub on Wednesdays. Look for her in AESOP soon.
Website Update: Schoology will go live on January 1st. Please make sure your old website is updated with 'basic info' OR is reset up on Schoology so old information doesn't transfer. Clear as mud?
UPDATE on Math Probes and Writing Assessments: Thanks for your questions on this. Please give your math probe monthly, score them all, reflect and turn them in to Val with a list of student names and scores on the top. The score should be the AIMSweb weighted score. Any student on a Math RTI Plan, the teacher must enter that score in AIMSweb too. Please and thank you.
Christmas Break Wishes before you leave: Help students with a purposeful walk to the Lost & Found, clean out refrigerators, classrooms should be picked up to be cleaned, and help tidy up lounge and work room ~ and most importantly, enjoy your break with your loved ones and don't work!
Giving Tree and Donation Boxes: They are under the tree. There are still a few more items to take from the tree if you or any parent wants to donate yet. The deadline to turn in Giving Tree items is Monday!
Staff Christmas Party: We voted to be different this year and are inviting staff to start with us on a hay ride at 3:30 next Friday (leave at 3:45). Bundle up, grab a blanket, hot cocoa, your ticket you will get, and your wrapped ornament. Come ready to sing and be merry. We are scheduled to stop at Broken Horn to warm up at 4:00. You are welcome to drive instead and meet us there if that better fits your style. We will do the exchange of ornaments there, eat some snacks, and then head back to the school for folks ready to call it a night OR go to plan 2.
Another New Substitute: We have another retired substitute interested in subbing for us. Her name is Beverly Hopp and she has background in all grades, special ed.,etc. She cannot sub on Wednesdays. Look for her in AESOP soon.
Website Update: Schoology will go live on January 1st. Please make sure your old website is updated with 'basic info' OR is reset up on Schoology so old information doesn't transfer. Clear as mud?
UPDATE on Math Probes and Writing Assessments: Thanks for your questions on this. Please give your math probe monthly, score them all, reflect and turn them in to Val with a list of student names and scores on the top. The score should be the AIMSweb weighted score. Any student on a Math RTI Plan, the teacher must enter that score in AIMSweb too. Please and thank you.
Christmas Break Wishes before you leave: Help students with a purposeful walk to the Lost & Found, clean out refrigerators, classrooms should be picked up to be cleaned, and help tidy up lounge and work room ~ and most importantly, enjoy your break with your loved ones and don't work!
{Future Events}
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| Weekly Compliment Slips turned into me ... please sign them too! |
- Batter of the Week ~ Carissa! Who will be our next Home Run hitter?
- The Givers of my 12 Days of Christmas Goodies: I have no works thus far. I am smiling daily and simply enjoying the creativity and thoughtfulness each day. You are all amazing and I wish I could do to you what you are doing for me. Wow, just thank you. I'm hoping to put together a slideshow of my goodies to show and tell.
- Jason, Pat, Dean and all other Maintenance guys for taking care of shoveling and salt needs. I have a new shovel if anyone wants to try it out sometime.
- Nicole for putting in so much time and effort to make sure students needs are met.
- Maggie for always helping and taking care of others!
- Yuri for just digging in and trying to get to so many kids in just one week!
- Marta, Abby, Honey, Lesley, Win, Chelsey, Felicity Maggie, Kim, Janna, Sara, Crystal, Traci, Sean, Victoria, Pat, Maintenance Team, Fire Dept, Sally Campbell, Mr. Foudy and whomever I missed for sharing in the holiday spirit by supporting the Christmas program for our K-2 students. It was done so well. Big shout out to our students and staff!
