Welcome Back

I hope you had a wonderful Spring Break!

April 2015

Calendar

Tuesday - Collaborative Scoring Release Half Day - Grades 1 & 3, Self Evaluations due in InspirED

Wednesday – Staff Development: Digging further into Inquiry

Reminders

* Certified Teachers: End of year self evaluations are due in InspirED by Tuesday, April 7th, @ 3PM.

• We will need all  3-5computers (not 1^st or 2^nd grade) brought back to the Gold Mine room by the morning of April 16^th for CMAS testing.

• Our Junior Achievement date is Friday, May 15^th. Click here for more information on your grade level.

• There is a document in your box that teaches students the difference between bullying and normal behavior. Please go over this with your students.

• Please see information below regarding the Parker Personal Financial Literacy cadre

• Please walk your student out of the building at the end of the day!

Date Change

EOY PARCC test for 3^rd and 4^th grades will now be May 4^th, 5^th and 6^th. This is a change from May 5^th, 6^th and 7^th.

4^th grade Social Studies and 5^th Grade Science CMAS testing will be April 20, 21, and 22.

Happy Birthday

Lauren Rayens – April 6^th

Pam Ditus – April 9^th

Ali Cleary – April 10^th

Go For the GOLD

• Thank you Kristi Barta and Charlene Gilbert for the baked potato bar!

• Thank you Janis Panico for training the staff in Workday!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: A. Lewis/Wilson       Friday Treats: SPED/SPED EAs

Morning Announcements:  Lautenbach

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

PFL Cadre

We hope that you all have had a wonderful school year so far.  We are the Parker Personal Financial Literacy (PFL) Cadre.  We are currently working with Great West Financial to implement and enhance PFL across the district.  We are sending this message to you because students from your school have participated in a personal financial literacy survey that we sent to you last fall.  We are now sending this out again as a post survey follow up.  We would like to ask teachers and students to complete the post survey so we can gain more information about the need for PFL in our schools. We have a post survey window from April 6, 2015 - April 17th.  Please click on the link to access the surveys for teachers and students.  

Helpful Links on the Right
* Look to the top left corner under pages for links to 1) the custodial request form and 2) the GRE curriculum site.

Workday is LIVE!

You'll want to login and take a look around.  You can do that by going to http://workday.dcsdk12.org.  Use the browser you like such as Firefox, Safari or Chrome.

You'll use your District userid and password for access.  example: Userid = jjdoe

You will be presented with the screen for our  DCSD Central Authentication Server (CAS).  (see screen shot below)

Remember to LOG OUT of Workday when you are finished using it.  

Later this week you will be asked to fill out a brief questionnaire. Please review this document in preparation for the questionnaire.

Training documents and videos can be found on the Workday at DCSD Google site. Please contact Janis with any questions or support that you need regarding Workday.

March / April 2015

Custodial Request Form

* Click here for the custodial request form.

Calendar

Tuesday - 5th Grade Young Ameritown
Wednesday – Staff development Thursday – CITE 1-5 and Workday

Friday – Teacher work day - Happy Spring Break!

Reminders

• Please schedule your summative meeting by Thursday. If Jenny is your evaluator, please schedule through Janis. If Libby is your evaluator, schedule your meeting with her. Summative evaluations are due May 1^st.

• We will be returning classroom computers by March 10^th for 4^th grade and March 16^th for grades K, 1, 2, and 5.

• We will need all computers (not 1^st or 2^nd grade) brought back to the Gold Mine room by the morning of April 16^th for CMAS testing.

• Please pick up your class on time from lunch recess. It is difficult for aides to supervise all students from different grade levels if you are late.

•  In order to be ready for ‘Workday’ please log into our current ESS (Employee Self Service) and enter missing dependent SSN’s, update emergency contacts and fill in your education.

•  Please walk your student out of the building at the end of the day.

Date Change

EOY PARCC test for 3^rd and 4^th grades will now be May 4^th, 5^th & 6^th. This is a change from May 5^th, 6^th and 7^th.

4^th grade Social Studies and 5^th Grade Science CMAS testing will be April 20, 21, and 22.

Happy Birthday

Jen VanderVeen – March 24^th

Jeannette Shepperd – March  27^th

Gail Golish – March 29^th

Sarah Nolan – March 30^th

Karen Petty – March 31^st

Lauren Rayens – April 6^th

Go For the GOLD

• Thank you Gail, Naomi Meredith and Margaret Cieply for coaching BOTB! The students had a great time and loved the experience!

• Thank you Margaret Cieply for allowing specials to be in your room all week!

• Thank you Allison Hawk and Margaret Cieply for leading the CITE 6 process!

• Thank you Allison Hawk for coming to school all hived out to proctor PARCC!

• Thank you 5th grade team for proctoring PARCC!

• Thank you Libby, Megan and Kristi for facilitating PARCC sessions!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: Ashley Gray/Kramer Friday Treats: No Treats!

Morning Announcements:  Rayens

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

March 2015

Calendar

Monday – Friday Grade 5 PARCC testing 11:00-12:50

Wednesday – Staff development CITE 6 - Writing Goal Setting: Bring your formative data

Thursday – Jenny and Libby at meeting 11:00-1:00

Reminders

• If you would like to submit any new evidence for CITE, please do so by Friday, March 13^th.

• We will be returning classroom computers by March 10^th for 4^th grade and March 16^th for grades K, 1, 2, and 5.

• We will need all computers (not 1^st or 2^nd grade) brought back to the Gold Mine room by the morning of April 16^th for CMAS testing.

• If your class is going out for recess at a time that is different than normal, please let Libby or Jenny know.

• Libby is working on setting up a day for Junior Achievement. Please let her know the dates of any field trips in May.

• Please pick up your class on time from lunch recess. It is difficult for aides to supervise all students from different grade levels if you are late.

• Please remind your students to walk quietly in the hallways during PARCC testing.

• If you have Library during testing times, please remind your class that students are testing in the lab.

• SPED/RtI/ELL teachers will be proctoring PARCC. Thank you for being flexible if they cannot see your students.

• Please remember to not use wifi during testing times.

•  In order to be ready for ‘Workday’ please log into our current ESS (Employee Self Service) and enter missing dependent SSN’s, update emergency contacts and fill in your education.

• Teachers please submit a class picture to grephotos@gmail.com for the yearbook.

•  Please walk your student out of the building at the end of the day!

Date Change

4^th grade Social Studies and 5^th Grade Science CMAS testing will be April 20, 21, and 22.

Go For the GOLD

• Thank you Stephanie Brown, Ashley Gray, and Kristi Barta for proctoring at the last minute!

• Thank you teachers for doing a great job proctoring!

• Thank you Karen, Karen, Kerry, and Megan for another great performance!

• Thank you MaryBeth Wilson for subbing!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: Nolan/Shepperd      Friday Treats: Specials

Morning Announcements:  Dalcerri

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

March 2015

Calendar

Monday – Grades 3 and 4 PARCC testing

Tuesday – Technology and comprehension class 4:15-6:00

Wednesday – Staff development-CITE 6 calculator. Please bring a charged computer.

Thursday – Jenny meeting

     o   1^st and 2^nd grade performances 6:30-8:00

Reminders

• We have had a hard time getting substitutes.  Please schedule subs early and try to make all appointments outside of the school day if possible. We appreciate your help! 
• Please remind your students to walk quietly in the hallways during PARCC testing.

• SPED/RtI/ELL teachers will be proctoring PARCC. Thank you for being flexible if they cannot see your students.

• Please remember to not use wifi during testing times.

• Libby will put a hard copy of PARCC tips in proctors’ boxes on Monday.

•  In order to be ready for ‘Workday’ please log into our current ESS (Employee Self Service) and enter missing dependent SSN’s, update emergency contacts and fill in your education.

•  Please walk your student out of the building at the end of the day!

Happy Birthday

Janet Hurley – March 5^th

Go For the GOLD

• Thank you everyone for the time and effort you put into conferences!
• Thank you teachers for being flexible during PARCC!
• Thank you Megan & Libby for all your work getting ready for PARCC!
• Thank you Libby and Kristi for subbing!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: Cieply/Meredith       Friday Treats: Fifth/Childcare

Morning Announcements:  Hawk

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