As if we aren't all grateful enough to be back at school this week, here's a little flashback to what we all got to experience last week.... ;)
Birthdays:
Thursday - Christina Cones, Mary Sederburg
Arrival: Breakfast: Pinnix & Tree, Front: Douglas & Berger, Bus: Fisher
Dismissal: Teal team (Bus-Vest & Wolf, Front-Raby & Hayes, Walkers-Maddeaux)
Please walk your class to bus/pickup to ensure all get where they should without any stops. Teal team will want to come just before the 2:57/3:27 pm bell. Bells will ring for each team + walker/Tiger Tales dismissal:
Monday: 2:57-Navy, 2:59-Maroon, 3:01-Green, 3:03-Teal, 3:05-Walker/Tiger Tales
Tues-Fri: 3:27-Navy, 3:29-Maroon, 3:31-Green, 3:33-Teal, 3:35-Walker/Tiger Tales
Mon. Library/Counseling Week: B Week
Specials Session: 3 (Due to snow days we will continue this week with Session 3 so students are able to finish ongoing projects. The session schedule has also been updated for the remainder of the year.)
STEM class location: Innovation Lab
Morning Announcements: Please add things you would like to have added to our morning announcements on the appropriate day.
Nuts and Bolts Items:
-National Children’s Dental Month - Each homeroom class needs to show the appropriate grade level video below sometime this week. Please add your viewing date to this document and Nurse Danielle will make sure your class has their ‘goodie bag’ of educational material to send home that day. Each video is less than 5 minutes long.
-Team meetings this week regarding updates with our reading goal progress. This document will be discussed, along with your data folder, to develop a strong plan of action.
-AMI attendance - Please make sure students are making up work and document on our attendance sheet by end of day on Thursday. Official attendance will be taken on Friday morning. Remember, partial work and/or instruction during support time will count for each day's attendance.
-NWEA testing - The window is currently scheduled to open next week. More information will be coming soon if this changes due to snow days.
-Read Across America Week - Plans are underway to celebrate, but there's a chance we'll push it back a week to Mar. 8. More information coming! Donations of gently used books or monetary are still being accepted as we attempt to get a new book in EVERY student's hand this week.
-We missed National Mint Day on Friday, but can still celebrate with a treat in your mailbox. :)
Adult Learning Weekly Blog Spot from Ms. Maddeaux:
WOW! Team Snow Day won the Super Bowl this year! Nearly two full weeks of unexpected relaxation! I hope everyone was able to recharge their batteries and rediscover a bit of themselves over our extra long weekend. This week, I want to bring you a couple of resources to help extend that relaxation into our return to "normal". I am a consummate doer. If I see an open hour on my calendar, I typically have it filled by the end of the day. When I get to school in the morning, I tend to hit the ground running, and the day is over before I even know it. Part of the reason I can do that, though, (somewhat successfully) is that I know what activities fill my bucket, and how to sneak some of that into my crazy busy schedule. I can definitely feel it when I am skipping my self-care breaks! This first article details the benefits of building in some downtime throughout your busy day. The second talks about how that also benefits our students. Please take a few minutes to look them over, then think about what type of breaks you could add into your busy day.
For accountability partner time, we will play a game in the Tiger Den getting to know how our teammates spent their snowpocalypse break!
Technology Tips for Teachers:
Did you see there are BIG and EXCITING changes coming to Google for Education? Check out this video with some of the updates:
Events This Week
Monday
-Bus Driver Appreciation Day
-Navy team-DARE
-Early Out: Staff meeting/Action team work (*Please be in the Tiger Den to begin at 3:10 pm.)
3:10-3:25 pm - Accountability partner activity
3:25-3:45 pm - Action team reflection with staff
3:45-4:15 pm - Action team work time
4:15-4:30 pm - Achieve Goals share (if time)
Tuesday
-Team meetings: Green and teal team
-Maroon team-MS Scheduling
-Percussion testing (Mr. Carter will be here to grab students interested in percussion to audition. Shouldn’t take more than 5 min. each and only affects a few.)
-Clubs: Anime (7:40 am), 5th Reading & Drama Llamas
Wednesday
-Lighthouse team meeting @ 7:30 am
-Teal team-MS Scheduling
-Band instrument announcement in Commons: Teal team-2:45-3:05 pm; Maroon team-3:05-3:30 pm
-Stacey and Shawnda out for Super Lead team meeting in AM (rescheduled)
-Shawnda out of the building PM for math meeting
-NO Band Club (Will begin Wed., Mar. 3 now due to snow days)
Thursday
-SPED staffing @ 7:30 am
-Team meetings: Navy
-Beth out for counselor’s meeting in AM
-Dr. Teeter site visit @ 1:00-1:45 pm
-AMI daily attendance should be complete by end of day
-Club: 6th Reading
-6th Band Instrument Rental Night @ 6 pm (Event will now be virtual only & specific details will be sent to students enrolled by our band department.)
Friday
-Valentine’s Class Parties - Rescheduled (Please add here when your class party is scheduled)
-Stacey out 11:45-2:30 pm for meeting in Willard
-Shawnda out of the building for coaches meeting
A Look Ahead to Next Week:
Greeters/Goodbye Connectors--
Arrival – Breakfast: Stowe & Tree, Front: Bryant & Harron, Bus: Maddeaux
Dismissal – Maroon team
NWEA testing??? - Chance this will be pushed back due to snow days.
Monday – Early Out: Action team work time, Navy team-DARE, Stacey gone-Principals’ Conference
Tuesday – Clubs: Anime, 5th Reading, Stacey gone-Principals’ Conference
Wednesday - Club: 6th Band, Dr. Teeter Site Visit (10:30-11:15 am), Stacey out PM for e-team meeting
Thursday - Club: 6th Reading, New Teacher Cohort Meeting
Friday - Club: 6th Band
Saturday - Math Competition
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