February/March

This Week:

Wednesday

Staff Development: PARCC training/Evidence holes & examples

Thursday

8:00 Jenny admin meeting

Reminders

• In preparation for PARCC, we will be asking that all 3^rd -5^th grade teachers bring ONE of their classroom laptops with power cords and extenders to the Gold Mine room on Thursday, March 10^th. During PARCC, we will be using COW computers as well as the Chrome Books.
• Teachers in grades 3-5, please make sure you have shared all PARCC accommodation tracking forms with Libby.

 • We will be entering data for all chosen CITE 6 assessments during Staff Development on April 27. Please make sure all reading and/or writing data is scored by this date.

Happy Birthday

Janet Hurley – March 5^th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you for all of the time and effort you put into conferences. It is appreciated!

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

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             A. Lewis/Peters                     Friday Treats: Specials

Morning Announcements:  Hawk

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

February/March

This Week:

Wednesday

Staff Development: OYO

Thursday

4:30-8:00 – Conferences

Reminders

• Please let Jenny know if you would like her to attend a conference.

• If you are interested in the Teacher Summer Work Session, you will have until 3/1/16 to pre-register. Please complete the preliminary registration as soon as possible. If you are interested in serving on planning teams or facilitating any of these sessions, please contact Professional Development. Please see the following links: Teacher Summer Work Sessions - provides information on the classes offered

Pre-registration form (to receive an estimate of initial interest).  This is NOT the actual registration.  Teachers will be able to register for specific classes on March 1st. 

Happy Birthday

Becca McMillan – February 22^nd

Tammy Simpson – February 25^th

Stephanie Brown – February 27^th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you for a great first night of conferences!

• Thank you Kerry Dazzio, Karen Warner, Karen Petty, and Megan Fleet for great performances!

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

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: Shepperd/Kramer                Friday Treats: Fifth/Childcare

Morning Announcements:  Holtzer

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

15 No School!	16	17 SD: OYO 4:30-8:00 Conferences 5:00 SAC meeting	18 8:00 Libby admin meeting 1st & 2nd Grade Programs	19 Happy Hour - 4:30 at the Celtic!
22	23	24 SD: OYO	25 4:30-8:00 Conferences	26

February

This Week:

Monday

No School!

Wednesday

Staff Development: OYO

5:00-7:00 SAC

Thursday

8:00 – Libby Admin meeting

6:15-6:45 – Martino/Meier music program

7:15-7:45 – Lewis/Woolums music program

Friday

4:30 - Happy hour at the Celtic!

Reminders

• Please pick your students up on time after lunch recess!
• If anyone has a difficult conference that they would like Jenny to attend, please let her know.

• Mark your calendars! Let’s get together and celebrate February payday and a successful first night of conferences! Join us for Happy Hour at the Celtic, February 19^th at 4:30.

Go For the Gold

• Congratulations Sherry Dowling and the BASE staff for being rated as accredited with distinction! This is the highest rating possible!

• Thank you Naomi Meredith for sharing Love Languages!

• Thank you Stephanie Brown, Megan Lewis, Nicole Moore, Naomi Meredith, Misti Wilson, Karen Warner, and Ashley Dalcerri for sharing your teams’ assessments!

• Thank you Jessalyn Russell, Stephanie Brown, and Becca McMillan for running a session!

• Thank you everyone for a great PLC day!

• Thank you Lara Castro, Kimberly Peters, and Kerry Dazzio for participating on our GT committee!

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

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: Meredith/Schwartz                                    Friday Treats: Third/Fourth

Morning Announcements:  Lautenbach

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

Welcome Back Jenny!

8 Kindness Week Begins!	9	10 10:35 Fire Drill JE: Valentine Love (optional)	11 Valentine’s Parties Door decorating contest	12 PLC Day
15 No School!	16	17 SD: OYO 4:30-8:00 Conferences 5:00 SAC meeting	18 8:00 Libby admin meeting 1st & 2nd Grade Programs	19 Happy Hour - 4:30 at the Celtic!

February

This Week:

Monday

* Kindness Week begins

Wednesday

* 10:35 Fire Drill

* Staff Development: Valentine Love (optional)

Thursday

* Valentine Parties

Friday

* Welcome Back Jenny!!

* PLC Day

Kindness Week

Monday, Feb. 8th - Kindness is the Gold Rush Way! (GRE gear)

Tuesday, Feb. 9th - Team Kindness (Sports gear)

Wednesday, Feb. 10th - Tied Together by Kindness (Wear a tie)

Thursday, Feb. 11th - Dream of Kindness (PJs)

            Door decorating contest will be judged Thursday afternoon. This is optional and the winners will be announced at the end of the day.

Reminders

• To support the fundraiser at Legend High School, members from the Harlem Wizards will be here to talk to the students during their lunches on Wednesday.

• Mark your calendars! Let’s get together and celebrate February payday and a successful first night of conferences! Join us for Happy Hour at the Celtic, February 19^th at 4:30.

Opportunities

• Create Something Great is a transformative and empowering opportunity for educators to become a network of leaders who inspire each other through an organic, grassroots approach. This will take place at Mountain Vista High School, June 6-9. A flyer will be in the lounge for more information.

• Sarah Wilson works in our BASE program and received her teacher’s license in November. She would love to observe/help in classrooms. Please let Libby know if you would be interested in sharing your expertise and have an extra set of hands!

Happy Birthday

Naomi Meredith – February 14^th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you Tobey for removing all of the snow!

• Thank you Megan Fleet and Kristi Barta for covering a class last week!

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

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             Castro/Russell                       Friday Treats: No treats

Morning Announcements:  Rayens

Morning Supervision: Moore, Graham, Berry, Simpson, Wilson, Hawk