December 2014

Calendar:

Tuesday @ 8 AM - Math Committee Mtg 

Wednesday Staff Development - Implications of PARCC & World Class Outcomes

Thursday @ 8 AM - 3 - Admin. Mtg 

Reminders:

• The week of December 8 Gold Rush will have all students complete one hour of computer coding. Why? Because we want to be part part of a world wide event promoting computer sciences.  

* If you have tech the week of December 8

* Your students will complete this during their regular technology special time.

* If you do not have tech the week of December 8

* You have been assigned a time and a location to complete this activity.

* Click here for the schedule.

* Megan will lead your class in coding activities, but we will need you to assist.

• All initial certified evaluations must be completed by December 17th.  If you haven't signed up for your observation cycle please do so Monday.

• In lieu of a December leadership meeting all teachers who serve on District committees will meet with Jenny & Libby. If you didn't schedule your meeting before break please see Janis.

• Mark your calendars! Our staff holiday party will be on Thursday, December 18 at Elizabeth Meuli’s house. More information to come!

• Please remember to sign up for a day to give DRA/Running Records. If you have a prearranged sub, Kristi can enter it for you if you send her the information. If you do not have a prearranged sub, you can enter it under “planning time.”

• The Assessment & System Performance Team is working to develop a monthly CITE 6 Newsletter with relevant and updated information. The focus for the first newsletter is high-quality assessment practices (CITE 2) and entering assessments into the Assessment Library in InspirED innovation. Resources, including how to set the model and select measures in InspirED can be found on the back page in the right-hand column. Future newsletters will focus on specific information in CITE 6.

CITE 6 Newsletter (LINK)

• Please remember to send Jenny and Libby your pre-observation form a day in advance.

• Janis is collecting dues for social committee. It is $25 for full time certified staff and $12.50 for half time and classified staff.

Happy Birthday

Christy Schwalick – December 5

Go For the Gold

• Thank you Tammy Simpson and Megan Isberg for all of your help with accommodations!

• Thank you Ashley Gray and all of the teachers who helped with math night. It was a huge success!

• Thank you Janet Hurley for your help writing READ plans!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:  Fleet/Dazzio   Friday Treats: Third/Fourth

Morning Announcements:  Holtzer

Morning Supervision: Rossi, McMillan, Nolan, Isberg/Nelson, A. Lewis, Rayens

November  2014

December 2014

Calendar: Week of November 17
* Monday, November 17
      5th Grade Field Trip - Hawk & Rayens
* Tuesday, November 18 
      10:45 - Sever Weather Drill Followed by a Lockdown Drill

      6:00-7:30 - K-2 Math Night
* Wednesday, November 19
      8:00AM - Staff Meeting - PARCC
      5th Grade Field Trip - Holtzer, Dalcerri & Lautenbach
* Thursday, November 30
      No Math Committee Meeting - Rescheduled to 12/2
      11:00-1:30 Turkey Feast (see revised lunch schedule below)
      6:00-7:30 - 3-5 Math Night

Reminders

• Legend feeder schools are proposing a week long optional staff development training for all certified staff.  Teachers who participate would receive a stipend and time to create backward plans and assessments.  Please complete this survey by Friday.
• We will have a staff meeting on Wednesday morning regarding PARCC at 8:00 in the Gold Mine room. There will be no staff development on this day.
• In an effort to help you collect more evidence, Jenny and Libby will take pictures with their iPads over the next couple of months. The purpose of this is to capture all of the amazing work they see during walk-throughs that you will be able to upload in InspirED.

• Please see the letter below for more information on Workday.

• Please remember to send Jenny and Libby your pre-observation form a day in advance.

• Janis is collecting dues for social committee. It is $25 for full time certified staff and $12.50 for half time and classified staff.

• Teachers, please begin thinking about who will need accommodations for PARCC the new state assessment. In order to receive an accommodation, students must be on a formalized plan (IEP, 504, ELLP).
* Please remind your kids about the primary and intermediate math nights this week (see the flyer below).

Digger’s Family Feast Lunch Schedule – Thursday, November 20^th

11:00-11:20   Steckler, Murray-Close, Pearne

11:10-11:30    Graham & Woolums

11:25-11:45    M. Lewis & McMillan

11:35-11:55    Martino & Rossi

11:55-12:15    Poli (in the Art room)

12:05-12:25    Kindie Enrichment (in the KE room)  

12:10-12:30    Cieply, Shepperd, & Meredith

12:20-12:40    Nolan & Castro

12:30-12:50    Gray, A. Lewis, & Wilson

12:40-1:00     VanDerVeen & Kramer

12:55-1:15     Dalcerri & Hawk

1:00-1:20      Holtzer, Lautenbach, & Rayens

** Please pick up your students from recess 40 minutes after their lunch begins.

Happy Birthday

Nicole Coppinger – November 17

Kim Layton – November 20

Kristi Barta – November 25

Anita Rudman – November 27

Leslie Hathaway – November 29

Go For the Gold

• Thank you Gail Golish for all of the hard work and long days you put in for the book fair! We also truly appreciate your poems as well!

• Thank you everyone for dealing the cold weather and a week of students being inside!

• We are so thankful for all of the hard work and dedication you all show our students every day! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:  Marchese/Cleary         Friday Treats: First and Second

Morning Announcements:  Lautenbach

Morning Supervision: Martino, Woolums, Cieply, Hurley, VanDerVeen, Holtzer

Update on Workday

Here is a link that was created to encapsulate the changes coming with Workday.  It has a table describing business processes in current state and after “go-live”.  I believe it will help clarify the “what’s changing, what isn’t” questions that some may have.

Janis will be getting hands on training in January and February so come March, staff training can begin.  All staff will need to learn how to use Workday and will be enrolling in eBenefits during open enrollment in May.  Please make sure you attend these sessions when they become available.  See Janis for additional information.

November 2014

Reminders

• In an effort to help you collect more evidence, Jenny and Libby will take pictures with their iPads over the next couple of months. The purpose of this is to capture all of the amazing work they see during walk-throughs that you will be able to upload in InspirED.

• Please make sure all of your August DRA data is in IC. We need to access the scores to write READ plans. Thanks!

• Please remember to send Jenny and Libby your pre-observation form a day in advance.

• Due to the book fair, there will be no Library classes this week.

• Janis is collecting dues for social committee. It is $25 for full time certified staff and $12.50 for half time and classified staff.

• Teachers, please begin thinking about who will need accommodations for PARCC the new state assessment. In order to receive an accommodation, students must be on a formalized plan (IEP, 504, ELLP).

Happy Birthday

Kylee Lautenbach – November 11

Go For the Gold

• Congratulations Liz Pearne! Davis Andrew Pearne was born on Thursday, November 6^th at 8:33 pm. He weighs 9 lbs and is 20.5 inches long. Liz and Davis are doing well!

• Thank you Megan Fleet, Jamie Marchese, and Stephanie Brown for digging into PARCC! We look forward to sharing the information they found during our staff meeting on November 19^th.

• Thank you Libby & Ashley for representing our writing and reading practices at the SAC meeting this week!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:  Brown/Poli      Friday Treats: Kindie/Preschool

Morning Announcements:  Rayens

Morning Supervision: Steckler, Graham, Murray-Close, Simpson, Wilson, Hawk

November 2014

Events for This Week:

Tuesday: Leadership Team Meeting – 8:00

Wednesday: 1st grade writing staff development 9-4

Thursday: K writing staff development 9-4

                   Jenny admin meeting

Reminders

• Please make sure all fall DRA data is entered into Infinite Campus.

• Janis is collecting dues for social committee. It is $25 for full time certified staff and $12.50 for half time and classified staff.

• Due to our writing planning days, we will not have staff development this week.

• Teachers, please begin thinking about who will need accommodations for PARCC the new state assessment. In order to receive an accommodation, students must be on a formalized plan (IEP, 504, ELLP).

Happy Birthday

Micah Romero – November 6th

Cindy Bell – November 7^th

Megan Lewis – November 7^th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you everyone for participating in our Halloween festivities!

• Thank you teachers for all of your thoughtful work during your planning days for writing.

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: Lautenbach/Rayens                        Friday Treats: Office Staff

Morning Announcements:  Dalcerri

Morning Supervision: M. Lewis, Pearne, Castro, Evans, Gray, Lautenbach