Staff Newsletter #18 ~ {Quarter 2 ~ Week 8}

{Week of January 11-15}

Monday, January 11:  Lunch: Breakfast for Lunch

• FUNds for Franklin begin through Jan. 22 ~ Use your cans in your class / Student Council kids will come collect it daily starting today to secure.
• NO Reading Groups for 2 weeks while we do bench-marking
• IRI Testing "Proficient Readers" {see your schedule}
• 9:00:  Annual IEP Mtg. (Brown, Quirk, Anderegg, Berg) - Marnie to cover Alice
• 3:00:   Eligibility/IEP Mtg. (LaFay, Jepsen, Anderegg, M. Smith - Admin Rep).
• 3:00-4:00: STAFF Meeting (Certified Only - Classified invited if they choose)

Tuesday, January 12:  Lunch:  Supreme Tacos

• Espanol Rapido (Spanish) Lessons ~ Grades 2, 3, 4 with Mrs. Jackson
• IRI Testing {see your schedule} Grades 1-3
• 8:45-11:30: - Admin Mtg. (Val Out)
• 11:30-12:30:  GT Mtg (Admin. Team) 
• 2:45:  Preschool IEP Mtg. (Jepsen, Olson, Berg, Barcas)
• 3:30:  District PD Meeting (Doane, Berg)

Wednesday, January 13:   Lunch:  Mandarin Chicken

• Happy Birthday Pat Krause!
• Walking Wednesday @ Lunch Recess 
• Benchmarking Grades 4-5 {see your schedule}
• 3:45:  District Policy Mtg (Jeffries, Berg)

Thursday, January 14:  Lunch: Cooks Choice

• Dental Clinic
• Espanol Rapido (Spanish) Lessons ~ Grades 2, 3, 4 with Mrs. Jackson
• Positive Action Lesson with Mrs. Pierce
• IRI Kindergarten Testing {see your schedule}
• Green Team Day {Set out Recycle Bins}
• Fantasy/3D Form art due ~ Select your best 2 and submit them to Kim Hamilton
• 8:45:  3rd Grade Team Mtg.with Val

Friday, January 15

• NO SCHOOL ~ Snow Day

{Other NOTES from the DUGOUT}

Benchmark/Winter Screening Review: 

• No Reading Groups Jan. 11-22!
• IRI:  Grades K-3 (Jan. 11-14)
• Fluency Benchmarking:  Grades 4 & 5 (Jan. 11-14)
• MAZE:  Grades 3-5 (teachers administer with script by Jan. 19. Give to Karen when done).
• Writing Prompt (WE-CBM) - Grades 1-5 (teacher administer by Jan. 14. Give to Karen when done).
• MCAP:  Grades 2-5 by Michelle Mooney Jan 19, 20 (schedule to come)
• MCOMP:  Grade 1-5 by Michelle Mooney Jan. 19, 20 (schedule to come)
• TEN PROBE (Math):  Kinder by Michelle Mooney Jan. 19, 20 (schedule to come)
• SBAC Block Assessment:  Grades 3-5 by Val during a scheduled computer time
• Winter Writing Probe:  Grades K-5, do them by Jan. 22 so subs can be scheduled the last week of January for scoring (half day per team to score with subs).  Let Val know what day you prefer subs and if you want AM or PM.

Monthly COMP Reminders:   All teachers in grades 1-5 should administer the provided MCOMP the first week of every month using the script/protocol you were provided.  Please correct these, and write down/type all final scores and student first/last names to submit to Val.    If you want to keep the tests to share with student, you can and then just turn them all in to Val for safe keeping when done.

Tshirt Winner:  The new student tshirt winner of the art work was Lee Kindall.  Watch for order forms and a tshirt sale in the next week or so.

2017 Highway Safety Kids Calendar Contest:  If you want to have students participate as part of an art lesson, contest rules are in the lounge on the bulletin board.  Deadline is March 1, 2016.  Free Calendars for 2016 are on the 'free' counter in the workroom.

Free Snacks:  Don't forget we have snacks for kids if they are hungry, or come to school without a snack, send them to the office.  We get fresh fruit every Tuesday.

Winter Carnival:  Rumor has it you have participated in the Polar Plunge!  Who's in?!?!  Let Val know to get our team together!

Sculpture for Winter Carnival:  We are participating!  I have submitted our entry: "Barbara Morgan Elementary:  It Takes a Village" to support the theme 'Beyond Tomorrow'.  Every classroom can participate in snowman building so start searching for creative ways to make a snowman and I'll give you more information at Monday's staff meeting.  Areas out front will be roped off for each class.  You can start anytime next week but snowmen must be done by Jan. 28th to be judged.

Geography Bee:  Directions/packets were given to Grade 4 & 5 teachers. Each 4th/5th grade teacher will take top 2 students to the Bee on the 20th.  Grade 3 is invited to watch. 

Last Week to get kids to participate in the Fantasy & a 3D Form Art Contest (2nd Annual MDSD Art)!

{Future Events}

See 'STAFF CALENDAR' under your calendar in your 365/Outlook.

Jan. 20:  Geography Bee for grades 4 & 5 (3rd grade invited to watch) 9:30 AM in the gym
Jan. 21:  Grade level Data Team Meetings to review winter benchmarks
Jan. 22:  End of the 2nd Quarter
Jan. 25:  NO SCHOOL for students / Work Day for Certified Staff
Jan. 27:  PM Subs for 1st Grade (to score writing benchmarks)
Jan. 28:  PM Subs for 2nd Grade (to score writing benchmarks)
Jan. 28:  ALL Report Cards will go home with students (tri-fold them or envelope them) ~ the office will get you labels for each one.

Weekly Compliment Slips turned into me ... please sign them too! 

• Batter of the Week  ~ Brandi! Who will be our next Home Run hitter? 
• Classroom Teachers for taking attendance on paper/lunch count and sending it to the office without a reminder when internet/power is down. THANK YOU.
• Paula for being the laminating queen and for always smiling!
• Donna for noticing the sidewalks needed shoveling and doing it!
• Sean for being so prompt!
• Alice & Carrie for being the first that I have seen to share Schoology with parents!  Way to go!