November 2015

This Week:

Tuesday

* 9:00-3:30 PLC Day.  Click here for the agenda.

Wednesday

* No Job Embedded Staff Development due to PLC Day

* 5:00-6:30 SAC meeting

                      

Thursday

* 8:00:  CITE Evidence Upload suppor @ Gold Mine Rm

* 8:00-4:00 Jenny Admin Mtg.

                    

Friday

* 8:00-8:45 New Teacher Mtg. @ Gold Mine Rm - CITE Standard 3 & 4.2

* Library closed for Book Fair set-up

Reminders

• Teachers in grades 3-5, please let Libby know a time that would work for your team to go over PARCC accommodations.

• Please have your evidence for Standards 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 uploaded by Friday, November 6^th.

Feedback on Calendar for 2015-2016

The Legend feeder principals would like to get feedback on a potential calendar change for next year. In the form below, you will see the split modified calendar vs. the modified conventional calendar for the 2016-2017 school year. You will also be able to see the plus and deltas for each calendar. The results will be shared with you once compiled.  Please complete this calendar by Wednesday, November 4, at 4:00 PM.

Legend Feeder Calendar Proposal Feedback Form

Happy Birthday

Cindy Bell – November 7^th

Megan Lewis - November 7^th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you all for successful Halloween parties! 

If you have anyone you would like to recognize in the Barker, please let Libby know.

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             Marchese/M. Lewis               Friday Treats: Kindie/Preschool

Morning Announcements:  Dalcerri

Morning Supervision: M. Lewis, Meier, Castro, Evans, Poli, Lautenbach

October 2015

Monday

* First Grade Release Day

Tuesday

* Fifth Grade Release Day

* EPR Training - 8:00-10:00 Jenny & Libby / 1:00-3:00 Kristi & Naomi

Wednesday

* Third Grade Release Day

* 8:15-8:50 Leadership Team Mtg

* 8:30 Aide Meeting @ Computer Lab - Entering Goals into InspirED 

* 1:00-3:30 Aide Mtg - Jenny

Thursday

* 8:00-12:00 Admin. Mtg - Libby

Friday

* 9:15-10:15 Halloween Breakfast Parties
* 10:15-10:30 Halloween Parade

Halloween Information & Route

We want students to be creative and have fun with their costumes, but safety is our number one priority.  Please adhere to the following guidelines when choosing a costume:

1.     Students may come dressed in a costume, but they must be able to change into school clothes at 10:30.

2.     Costumes may not be demeaning or offensive.

3.     The following will not be allowed:

                                • Face make-up

                                • Depiction of blood or guts

                                • Racist or promiscuous dress

                                • Weapons (swords, guns, scythes)

Halloween parties are “breakfast parties.” They are scheduled the first hour of the school day (9:15- 10:15AM).  It is recommended that party treats be balanced and nutritious with limited sweets.  Our school parade will begin at 10:15 and conclude at 10:30.  Please see the parade route below. 

Parents can choose to not have their child participate in Halloween activities.  Regular classroom activities will resume at 10:30.  Students who return to school at this time will receive an excused absence. 

Reminders

• Please return all signed READ Act plans to Libby.

• Certified Teachers: Please plan to upload your Standard 4 (Classroom Culture & Climate) evidence into InspirED by Friday, November 6th.  There will be an uploading support session from 8-8:50 the morning of November 6th. Click here for examples. Please include a brief description of your work.

Opportunity

The Coyote Creek Elementary School and LEGO^® Education invite teachers and administration to join them for an engaging, hands-on workshop focused on bringing 21st-century skills and core curriculum to life in the classroom. Every participant will experience several LEGO Education solutions and discover how hands-on learning can be integrated across multiple subject areas.Click here to learn more about this event and its location.  Let Jenny or Libby know if you were interested in attending.

Go For the Gold

• Welcome back Megan Fleet!

• Thank you Karen Warner for all of your hard work with Running Club and providing them the opportunity to run at the football game!  Thank you too for seeing classes during indoor recess!

If you have anyone you would like to recognize in the Barker, please let Libby know.

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             Garcia/Zankey                       Friday Treats: Office Staff

Morning Announcements:  Hawk

Morning Supervision: Shepperd, Radich, Meredith, Braden, Kramer, Dalcerri

Leadership Team Notes

Welcome Back!

We hope you had a wonderful fall break!

October 2015

This Week:

Monday

Welcome Back!

Wednesday

·      8:00-8:50 – Leadership Team Mtg. @ Gold Mine Rm

·      9:00-4:00 – 4^th Grade Release Day

·      No Staff Development – Full Day Releases Scheduled in October

Thursday

·      9:00-4:00 – 2^nd Grade Release Day

·      8:00-4:00 – Admin Mtg. Jenny

Friday

·      9:00-4:00 – K Release Day

·      9:20 – Fire Drill

Reminders
* If you haven't signed up for your evaluation cycle with Jenny or Libby please do so by the end of the day on Monday.  There is a calendar on Janis’ desk.
* If you haven't uploaded both your goal setting examples or your grade level year long plan please do so by Monday. 

Go For the Gold

* Thank you Kristi for setting up all of the subs for release days!

* Thank you teachers for uploading your year long plan and goal setting examples into InspirED! 

Your work is really impressive!

 If you have anyone you would like to recognize in the Barker, please let Libby know.

InspirED / CITE:
* Thank you for uploading your evidence for CITE Standard 1!
* Click here for examples of Standard 4 that were shared at staff development.  Please plan to upload a similar example by November 6th.
* At a new teacher meeting examples of CITE Standard 2 were shared.  Click here for the presentation.

Maternity Leave Information
Here are a few updates regarding Jenny's maternity leave.
* She is due on November 18 or sometime around there based on when her baby girl decides she is ready!
* Jenny is planning to take 10-12 weeks (return date around February 10), however she plans to help facilitate January and February PLC days.
* Jenny will complete the full evaluation cycle for staff assigned to her.
* The District is in the process of hiring someone to support Libby and Kristi.  All staff development and evaluation requirements will be completed/planned for prior to Jenny's leave so this individual will serve in a support role to Libby and Kristi.

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             Rayens/Brown                      Friday Treats: SPED/SPED EAs

Morning Announcements:  Holtzer

Morning Supervision: Rossi, McMillan, Russell, Bettner, A. Lewis, Rayens

October 2015

This Week:

Monday

* 8:00-9:00 @ Gold Mine Room - Optional Session to Upload Evidence

Tuesday

* 8:30-8:50 - Leadership Team Mtg.

Wednesday 

* 8:00-9:00 @ Gold Mine Room - Optional Session to Upload Evidence

* Job Embedded Staff Development - Understanding WCOs

Thursday

* 8:15 @ Gold Mine Room - New Teacher Mtg. CITE Standard 2

Friday

* Teacher Workday - Teachers work at GRE on either October 9 or December 18

Reminders:

• Please return signed READ Act copies to Libby.

• Please upload your grade level year long plan & student goal setting documents by Oct. 9 (see below).

InspirED / CITE

•  Please upload your grade level year long plan & student goal setting documents on or before October 9th.   Click here for the example for student goal setting.

•  We are supporting teachers who need a refresher on how to upload evidence into InspirED on Monday and Wednesday from 8:00-8:55 in the Gold Mine Room.  Feel free to drop in anytime in that hour. 

•  At the new teacher meeting we shared examples of CITE Standard 1.  Click here to view teacher evidence.

Happy Birthday

Jen Dale – October 6^th

Chelsie Hanna – October 12^th

Go For the Gold

• Congratulations Bev Holtzer on qualifying for the Boston Marathon!

• Thank you teachers for a wonderful two nights of conferences! We appreciate your hard work!

• Thank you everyone for a great Digger Dash!

• Thank you Christy Schwalick for all of the work you put into ordering replacement supplies for the library!

 If you have anyone you would like to recognize in the Barker, please let Libby know.

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             Holtzer/Lautenbach             Friday Treats: No treats!

Morning Announcements:  Lautenbach

Morning Supervision: Martino, Woolums, Schwartz, Hurley, Peters, Holtzer