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“Readers may be divided into four classes:

1.) Sponges, who absorb all that they read and return it in nearly the same state, only a little dirtied.

2.) Sand-glasses, who retain nothing and are content to get through a book for the sake of getting through the time.

3.) Strain-bags, who retain merely the dregs of what they read.

4.) Mogul diamonds, equally rare and valuable, who profit by what they read, and enable others to profit by it also.”                            - Samuel Taylor Coleridgev

                                                                        

                Weekly Blast!

Monday, January 28^th        Vision & Hearing

2:30 PM                             Spelling Bee @ gym. Grades 3-5 are invited

Tuesday, January 29^th         Vision & Hearing

                                        Happy Birthday Jessica Alvey!

8:00 AM                             Staff Meeting @ Gold Mine room - CITE

8:00 AM                             Battle of the Books final elimination

Wednesday, January 30^th     Vision & Hearing

                                        Staff Development

                                        Topic: Vertical conversations. 

                                        * We will let you know the schedule on Monday.

Thursday, January 31^st

8:00AM-3:00PM                  Jenny Brown State Conference

Friday, February 1^st

8:00AM-3:00PM                  Jenny Brown State Conference

Saturday, February 2^nd Happy Birthday Kayla Schulte!

Opportunities:

•  We are going to host a math night in early February and we are looking for one representative per grade level to help.  Please let Jenny or Libby know if you are interested.

•  Teachers Grades 2-5: Please let Jenny or Libby know if you are interested in piloting a District interim assessment this spring and in what content area(s).  If they are approved by the state these District assessments may be tied to growth next year (standard 6). It might be nice to take a look at them and be part of the process. Let us know if you are interested in participating.

•  Click here for a description of the collaborative structures modeled on our PLC day.

Calendar

• February 12^th & 13^th -3^rd grade Reading TCAP

•  February 28 - We are going to have two assemblies. 

              9:30AM             Grades K-2: “Amazing Food Detective”

              10:45AM            Grades 3-5 “Choose Your Life”

• February 28 & March 7 – Parent teacher conferences.

Reminders:

•  Please check when you teaching license expires on the CDE website. By state law you

   cannot teach in the classroom if your license is expired.

•  Teachers, please pick up your students on time after lunch.

•  Please turn in December accommodation sheets to Libby.

•  3^rd – 5^th grade teachers, please don’t forget to document accommodations for TCAP

   thru February.
•  Click here for the principal's blog.

Go For the GOLD!

• Thank you Christy Schwalick for supervising the band students on Tuesday!

•  Thank you to all of our wonderful aides for being so flexible and helpful.

• Have anyone you want to recognize?  Please let Libby know.

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:  Brown/Graham

Friday Treats:  Fifth and Child Care

Morning Announcements & Recycling: Conrad

Morning Supervision:  Aldridge, Schulte, Castro, Evans, Menk, Willis

Don’t forget your orange vest!