I Spy!

How many staff kids can you spy?More staff kids to come!

Can you find:

Tatum Burke (Libby Bergner - AP), Cora Roon (Bree Roon - 2nd Grade)

Addyson Brakefield (Justin Brakefield - Moderate Needs), Evan Mancini (Jilliann Mancini - Kindi)

Breklyn Evans (Rochelle Evans - Psychologist),  Carter Klages (Kristen Leuschner - 3rd Grade)

Rylah Dalcerri (Ashley Hagerty - 5th Grade), Brayden Poli (Jenn Poli - 4th grade)

Madison Mudd (Katie Mudd - EA 4 Sub), Everlee Hoff (Meghan Hoff - Reading Assistant)
More staff kids to come!

August

This Week
Monday

Tuesday
* Assessment Day. Click here for the schedule.

Wednesday
* SD: Team agenda
* 8:00-10:00 Libby meeting

Thursday
* 5th grade plan day
* iReady due

Friday
* 2:45 Digger Dash Assembly

Reminders
* Please remember that doors should never be propped open. This includes the second set of doors in the vestibules.

* Click here for our preferred sub list.

Welcome Marian Rose "Rosie" Hardin!

Congratulations Krista Hardin on the birth of your beautiful baby! Rosie was born Thursday, 8/22 at 8:14 am. She was 7.1 lbs and 20.5" long. We can't wait to meet her!

Opportunities
* We are looking for people to serve on our RtI committee. This team meets Friday mornings at 7:30. We would love to have a representative from every grade level as well as specials. Please let Stephanie Brown know if you are interested.

* We are also looking for an intermediate and primary teacher to serve on our GT team. This team will meet a couple times a year.

* Brooks Gibbs is an expert on emotional resiliency and anti-bullying. He is speaking at Rock Canyon next Thursday from 6:30-7:30 in the auditorium. Anyone is welcome to attend. Click here to RSVP.

Happy Birthday
Shannon Terry - August 30th

Go For the Gold
* Thank you for all of the time and effort you put into Back to School Night!
* Thank you everyone who attended Western Night!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Broecker
Lounge Duty: Kaufman/Martino

BEST STAFF EVER!

August 2019

This Week
Monday
* I Ready Window Opens for Grades 1-5

Tuesday
* New Teacher Meeting @ 7:30 Gold Mine Room (Focus is Administering DRA & F & P)

Wednesday
* Back to School Night
  Jenny @ 5:45-6:00 PM in Gym / 6:05-6:35 PM & 6:40-7:10 PM in classrooms

Thursday
* Jenny Admin Meeting

Friday
* Western Night @ 5:00-8:00 PM


Reminders
* Click here for the Assessment Day schedule and DRA/F & P norms.  All teachers are welcome to attend the new teacher training on Tuesday at 7:30 for a refresher.  We will review how to administer and score DRA & F & P.

* PTO Teacher grants are due on August 30.  Please submit a clean receipt to Angel.

* Important tech norms: Ask 3 before seeing Megan and watch videos linked on the right hand side of the Barker.

* Please stack your chairs at the end of the day and remind students not to put zip lock bags in the recycle bin.

* Please turn in your class emergency dismissal forms to the office.

* All mandatory trainings are due on September 14. If you are unable to watch the videos at school, open filter.dcsdk12.org

I READY

I have one piece of good news!  We have the ability to "reset" a test prior to a student finishing.  If a student is clicking through a test quickly and a teacher notices they can follow the directions below and reset the test.

If you are not able to see both subjects in iReady, please let Libby know.

Opportunity
Please let Libby know if you are interested in leading Student Council. We are looking for two teachers to facilitate this opportunity for our students.

Go For the Gold
* Thank you Karen Warner for taking such good care of one of our students!
* Thank you Elizabeth Meuli for transporting an injured student!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Burggraff
Lounge Duty: Zankey/Boutilier

We are Gold Rush. Our pictures tell our story.

August 2019

This Week
Monday
* First Day of School for Kindergarten
* 8:45 Tears & Cheers in cafeteria for Kindie parents

Tuesday
* 7:30 Leadership Team Mtg.
* 8:45 PTO Mtg.
* 2:20 Fire Drill

Wednesday
* SD (Staff Development During Specials) - Fall Reading Assessments
* 9:45-10:30 All 4th Grade Specials - Band & Orchestra Presentation
* 10:30-11:15 All 5th Grade Specials - Band & Orchestra Presentation
* 2:45-3:30 All 3rd Grade Specials

Thursday
* Jenny admin meeting

Friday


Reminders
* Please send your class checklist with Emergency Forms to the office by Wednesday.

* On Monday, you will get a current Assessment Day schedule in your box. Please reach out to your parents who have not signed up one more time.

* For the first fire drill on Tuesday, cones will be set up on the field with your name designating where your class should line up.

* Please make sure students have signed their device contracts before using their device. You can keep these in your classroom. Click here for the incident report.

* We will review reading administration guidelines during staff development on Wednesday. This will include printing iReady cards, reviewing iReady administration and DRA/F&P agreements.

Norms
* Click here for recess norms.  These should be followed during second recess.
* Click here for the school norms.
* Click here for our Tech norms.
* Staff members' children should always be with you in your room.
* Please send lunch tub helpers to get your lunch tubs right after recess.

* Click here to register for the mandatory training modules. You will need to find Gold Rush's link to register. This is on page three. These modules need to be completed no later than September 14th.

* Please see the list of items to recycle and those that should go in the garbage.

Recycle

·         Paper products

·         Cardboard free of food contaminants

·         Aluminum cans that have been rinsed out

·         Starbucks plastic drinking cups that have been rinsed out

·         Plastic drinking bottles with the cap on them

Throwaway

·         Cups with plastic or wax coatings

·         Any sandwich, freezer, or snack bag

·         Any juice/milk pouch or box

·         Plastic grocery or garbage bags

·         Any soiled or wet paper becomes trash

·         Ziploc bags and chip bags

·         Food wrappers from breakfast sandwiches and pastries

·         Plastic containers with above items or remnants of salad dressing

·         Plastic flatware with any of the above residue on them

WELCOME

Front row, left to right: Jan Francis, Katie Schmidt, Alice Boutilier, Casey Anderson, Stacey Baird, Shawna Redler, Vicki Munson, Kyla Jung

Back row, left to right: Grace Furr, Matt Weidner, Heather Burggraff, Maya Bethea, Molly Trent, Kaliegh Schultz, Linda Harrison, Christina Kaufman
Not pictured: Emily Bezenar and Maren Bell (coming next week!)

Happy Birthday
Bree Roon - August 16th
Kristen Leuschner - August 18th

Go For the Gold


* Congratulations Alex Van Drew, our new kindergarten EA 5, on her wedding! Welcome to GRE!
* Thank you Cindy Bell for covering crosswalk and helping with our Go For the Gold assembly!
* Congratulations to everyone for a great start!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Rayens
Lounge Duty: Padrnos/Redler

August 2019

This Week

Click here for our First Week Back calendar.

Monday, August 5th

* 8:00-9:00 Leadership Team meeting in the Gold Mine room

* All plans (ALP, IEP, 504) will be distributed

Tuesday, August 6th

* 8:45-10:40 Meet Your Teacher

* 11:00-12:00 Nuts & Bolts in the Gold Mine room

* 12:00-1:15 Staff lunch at Armandos - 9355 Crown Crest Blvd Parker, 80138

Wednesday, August 7th - First Day of School 1st - 5th grades (please be on the front playground by 8:10)

* 8:30-8:45 - Flag Ceremony

* Click here for the Flag Ceremony seating map.

* Kindergarten Meet & Greet

Thursday, August 8th

* Rolling start begins

Friday, August 9th

* Go For the Gold Assembly - Odd schedule will have their planning time on this day with the rest of the grade level.

Monday, August 12th

* First day of school for Kindergarten

Reminders

* On Thursday, you received your class schedules for Meet Your Teacher and Assessment Day.  We ask that you email your families that have not signed up for either event by this Friday, August 2.  Please click here for the parent email for both events.  You are welcome to copy and paste. Please remember to bcc parents.

* We have a consistent data page for classrooms K-5 this year.  As you are reviewing your students' information either through their blue folders or plans you may want to record their data on your class page.  If so, please click on your individual page. Please know that your fall data will not be complete until September 1st.

* If you have not done so, please turn your yellow emergency form to the office.

Additional Schedules

I wanted to make sure that you have access to all school schedules as you continue to plan for the year.  See additional schedules below:

19-20 Library Schedule

19-20 Supervision Schedule

19-20 Master Schedule  

2019-2020 Specials Schedule

First Three Days of School Specials Schedule

2019-2020 Weekly Music & PE 

District Mandatory Trainings

Many of you have been working throughout the summer on your classrooms and are in great shape. You are required to complete the following mandatory trainings through the District this fall:

Course: 2019-2020 SY Mandatory Training: Includes the following modules: 1. Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting 2. Keeping Students Safe 3. Standard Response Protocol 4. Respect at Work 5. Run, Hide, Fight 6. Privacy Act Compliance

Course Link: https://pd.dcsdk12.org/course/view.php?id=13063

I thought I would share them in the event that some of you may want to use your time to get a head start.

"Moving In" Norms

Please review our school "moving in" norms as you set up your classroom.  These norms help us respond to our limited storage and keep our school clean. 

* Please do not drill any holes in the wall (staples only).

* Please do not put permanent sticks on walls or cabinets.

* Please do not bring in furniture with fabric (bean bags, couches etc.).

* Please do not remove any furniture from your classrooms (desks, tables, rocking chairs).

* Please come back to the free table at the end of the day.  If your items were not taken, please throw them in the trash.

GRE School Norms - please read to prepare for an activity on Tuesday.

GRE Library Norms

Go For the Gold
* Thank you everyone for a great start! We are so lucky to with such amazing people!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Hagerty
Lounge Duty: Mancini/Marchese