August / September 2014

Reminders
• Special education services are starting Monday.  Please stick to your assigned grade level reading and writing times.
• In your mailbox, you will receive students’ emergency forms and updated class lists. In the event of a delayed dismissal, please have parents sign out their child. If someone is trying to sign out a child that is not his/her own and not listed in the emergency contacts, please send them to the office.
• If you are interested in earning PGI credit, please check the staff development catalogue.
• If you are putting pictures of your students on your website or blog, please make sure you have permission from their parents. We will put a class list in your box so you will know who has permission and who does not.

Go For the Gold
• Thank you teachers for doing an amazing job at Back to School Night! Parents left impressed and very happy!
• Thank you everyone for all of your help with Assessment Days!

Golden Nuggets
Lounge Duty: Graham/Murray-Close Friday Treats: Office
Morning Announcements: Rayens
Morning Supervision: Steckler, Graham, Murray-Close, Simpson, Wilson, Hawk

August 2014

Wednesday August 20th
8:15AM -  AIMSweb Reading Training @ Nicole's Rm
9:20 AM - Fire Drill
3:15 PM  - 4th & 5th Grade Band Concert @ Gym
6:00PM   - Back to School Night

Reminders
• Back To School Night Information: Please get your room parents' email address and inform him/her that PTO will be emailing him/her throughout the year with activities and events that they can then share with parents in your classroom.  Please email Jenny your room parent's name and email address by Friday, August 22. 
• Please turn in your green emergency form to the office.
• Please remember your gift of time! See the schedule Kristi sent out to see your grade level day and time.
• Beginning on May 1, 2014, staff members will no longer be reimbursed for items purchased on behalf of school, program/team or the district. If you have any questions, please see Jenny, Libby, Kristi, or Janis.

Getting Ready For Assessment Days - Classroom Teachers

·     • Get enough DRA student response sheets for the entire day.

·     • For kids who have already had a DRA get an appropriately leveled book to read with them (See the DRA from the support team).

·    •   Be ready to start right at 9 AM.

·      • RELAX! Enjoy the extra time with your kids! Remember no lesson plans!

Go For the Gold
• Thank you teachers for all of your hard work preparing for Back to School Night and Assessment Days!
• Thank you Tammy Simpson, Corissa Nelson, Megan Isberg, Janet Hurley, Stephanie Brown, Jamie Marchese, and Mary Beth Wilson for completing DRAs!
• Thank you Karen, Karen, Megan and Kerry for helping with our Go For The GOLD assembly!
• Thank you teachers for getting in your DRA sheet and your assessment schedule on time this week!
• Thank you Jenny Brown and Kristi Barta for figuring out AIMSweb reading!

Happy Birthday
Becky Woolums – August 19

Golden Nuggets
Lounge Duty: McMillan/Rossi Friday Treats: SPED/SPED EAs
Morning Announcements: Dalcerri
Morning Supervision: M. Lewis, Pearne, Castro, Evans, Gray, Lautenbach

Happy First Week of School!

August / September 2014

Click here for the calendar link

Reminders

•  All staff has morning supervision next week.  Please be outside by 8:55.

•  Please turn in your green emergency form to the office.

•  Assessment Day Schedule:  Ashely will place your assessment day schedule in your box by the end of the day. Please assign your missing families an open time and communicate this time to them early in the week.  Please turn in your complete assessment schedule into the office by Friday so we can type final schedule for aides, office staff etc.  Don't worry you will get this schedule back the following Monday.
•  If you have not done so already, please send Jenny and Libby a copy of your schedule.

•  Please turn in your class list with approximate DRA levels by Wednesday afternoon.

•  For staff development on Wednesday, please go to the conference room for a brief check in.  The
   remainder of the time will be yours to plan for your Back to School Night on August 20th at 6pm.

Go For the Gold

•  Thank you teachers for your energy and enthusiasm last week!  We have the most amazing staff!

•  Thank you to our Fab Four in the office!  Janis, Anita, Elizabeth, and Christi! We appreciate all of your hard work and rolling with the punches!

•  Thank you Megan Fleet for all of the time and energy you have put in to setting up all of the technology!

•  Thank you Ashley Gray for your blog expertise and for all of the work you put in getting ready for Assessment Days!

•  Thank you Christy Schwalick for helping everyone get ready for the first week of school!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: M. Lewis/Martino                                 Friday Treats:  Specials

Morning Announcements:  Hawk

Morning Supervision:  All staff the first week of school!