February & March 2014

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Reminders

•  Certified Staff: Please attend two of the four professional development sessions offered in February & March.  Classified staff are welcome to attend.  See a description of the technology sessions offered this week below. 

•  Parent/teacher conferences are Thursday, March 13^th and Tuesday, March 18^th.

•  Please let the office know if you are having older students help in your classroom prior to their arrival. 

•  If you have not done so already, please sign up for your pre-observation, observation, and post-observation on the calendar on Janis’ desk.  

•  The TCAP schedule will be emailed to everyone on Monday, February 24^th.

•  TCAP dates: 

3^rd – 5^th grade Reading, Writing, Math:  March 4th, 5^th, 6^th, 11^th, 12^th. 

Make-up TCAP date:  March 13^th.

Go For the GOLD!

•  Thank you Karen O’Day, Karen Petty, Kerry Dazzio, and Courtney Menk for the final performance this week.  The community loved it!

•  Thank you to everyone who helped make the Sock Hop a success!

Happy Birthday!

Tammy Simpson – February 25^th

Stephanie Brown – February 27^th

Golden Nuggets!

Lounge Duty: Gray/ Murray-close            Friday Treats:  Specials

Morning Announcements:  Fleet

Morning Supervision:  Rossi, McMillan, Hayes, Lautenbach, Dalcerri, Rayens

Remember your lovely orange vest!

Technology Sessions Offered this Week
Integrating Technology with Reading Strategies:
Ashley Gray & Meghan Steckler @8:15 on Wednesday in the Gold Mine Room
Learn how to select text with Ipads that students can then use to practice their reading strategies.

Using E-Portfolios to Set Goals and Have Student Reflect on their Work (grades 3-5):
Margaret Cieply @8:15 on Wednesday in Margaret's Rm
Learn how students can set personal goals and identify and upload their best work using e-portfolios.