Sunday, September 28, 2014




September / October 2014

Calendar
• Monday -12:15- CITE 6 Meeting @ Hope Center
• Tuesday -8-12- GRE Video Taping
• Wednesday - 8:15 - School Math Committee Meeting
• Thursday - 4th Grade Field Trip & Admin Meeting - Jenny
• Friday - Digger Dash (See the Calendar Below)

Reminders
• We will be shooting a video about Gold Rush on Tuesday morning that will highlight what makes our school unique.  Help us show school spirit that day by wearing GRE colors or a GRE t-shirt.  We will be stopping in classrooms to film our curricula and school activities in action.
• The flu shot clinic will be in the Gold Mine room at 1:00. Please remember to bring your insurance card.
• Jenny is putting together a math committee to examine our current math program and available math resources.  If you are interested in serving as your grade level representative please let her know.  The first meeting with be held this Wednesday at 8:15.
• If you are interesting in helping Ashley Gray with her Math Night, please let her know.
• Please see the letter below for information regarding our new Employee Information and Management software called Workday.

Opportunities
• Douglas County and Argosy University are providing a unique opportunity for teachers who have a MA to earn an EdS degree in Education Administration. If you are aspiring to become a principal and are interested in this opportunity, please attend a meeting on October 8th or 9th for more information. If you have any questions, please see Libby.
• Amber Hayes and Bev Holtzer are coordinating a service project called “Be the Gift” which helps single moms and children living at Shannon’s Hope. She is hoping to get a group of GRE friends to volunteer their time and efforts on November 1 to make home improvements in order for residents to have a safe place to live. If you would like to volunteer, or need more information, please see Bev Holtzer.

Digger Dash Schedule – Friday, October 3
9:20-9:35 Stretching (Preschool and Kindergarten)
9:35-9:50 Race Begins (Preschool and Kindergarten)
9:40-9:55 Stretching (1st and 2nd grades)
9:55-10:25 Race starts (1st and 2nd grades)
10:15-10:30 Stretching (3rd & 4th grades)
10:30-11:15 Race begins (3rd and 4th grades)
11:05-11:20 Stretching (5th grade)                                                     
11:20-12:05 Race starts (5th grade)

Go For the Gold
Thank you for an amazing PLC day! We truly appreciate your collaboration thoughtfulness, and all you do for our students every day!
• Thank you Megan Fleet, Stacie Martino, Stephanie Brown, and Jamie Marchese for sharing your expertise on Friday!
• Thank you teachers for all of your hard work with conferences.
• Thank you Stephanie Braden for covering morning supervision!

Happy Birthday
Kim Gopsill – October 3
Christi Dismang – October 4

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


Information on New Employee Information & Management Software - Workday
On or before April 1st Douglas County School District will be going live on our new Employee Information and Management software - Workday.  Our school has appointed Janis Panico to act as our Workday Implementation Leader.  She will be attending monthly meetings until go-live and will be your “go-to” person for questions regarding Workday.
On Wednesday, September 17th, Janis attended the first kick off meeting and learned that by implementing Workday the District will be saving money that will direct more dollars to the classroom.  In addition, Workday will house multiple processes in the same location so staff won’t need to log into different applications to see and update personal information and to view and print check stubs.

Workday is designed to help us streamline processes and eliminate outdated, obsolete software.Each month after attending the Workday update meetings, Janis will provide us with the details of the project rollout during staff meetings. The Workday Implementation Team is interested in your concerns and feedback so please feel free to contact Janis who will provide that information to the project team.  

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