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Lanier School for Inquiry, Investigation, and Innovation
February 11, 2025
🗓️Upcoming Dates
February 13: PLC with grade level
February 19: Tier 2 meetings
February 20: Eureka2 PLC - A
February 25: Data Chats
February 26: CPR Training After School - Complete online modules prior
February 27: PLC with grade level
March 4: PBIS Walkthrough 8:30
March 6: Faculty Meeting
March 10: i3 Showcase 3rd-5th
March 13: PLCs during GL Planning
March 14: PBIS Celebration - Picnic Lunch and Bubbles
March 17-20: Career Week
March 27: PLCs during GL Planning
From Principal, Alli
From Principal, Alli
It's the middle of February and your classrooms are rocking and rolling! ♥️ I have enjoyed getting in to classrooms for observations and I know that Beth is gearing up to begin hers soon. Thank you for your intentionality to planning lessons that are meeting the needs of students. Please let us know how we can support you. I also encourage you to support each other AND each other's success! If something is working for you and your students, SHARE it with your team. Together we are better!
We are working on staffing for next school year and will communicate progress as we go along. Stay tuned! 🙂
I appreciate all that you do and I hope that you have a great break February 14-18!
From Assistant Principal, Beth
From Assistant Principal, Beth
Wow! We are almost halfway through February and the pace is not slowing down. THANK YOU all for your dedication and hard work! Your students are thriving because of your daily routines and expectations for each of them.
K-3rd teachers, remember to send home the At-Risk and Not At-Risk Letters with each of your kiddos on Thursday, February 13. K-1st teachers will send home their MAP Reading Fluency score reports for ALL students. 2nd-3rd grade teachers will send home MAP Reading Fluency score reports ONLY for flagged students.
We have Forecast Planning coming up on February 24 (2nd & 3rd), 26 (4th & 5th), and 28 (K & 1st). Kate is facilitating your time together and will provide further information.
RTI/MTSS: On February 19, we will have Tier 2 meetings. Tier 2 meetings will be held in the grade chair's classroom. Our next round of Tier 3 meetings is April 2 & 3. Stay tuned for the meeting schedule.
💡Bright Spots💡 Congratulations to our February TOTM Olivia Reeves and SMOM Julie Benna! Thank you for all you do for our Wildcats here at Lanier. Please don't forget to vote for the March TOTM and SMOM here by Wednesday, February 26.
Please send up those PAWS'itive Office Referrals! Seeing the bright spots in our students helps make a positive impact on student behaviors and truly brightens their day and ours!
From Instructional Coach, Kate ♥
From Instructional Coach, Kate ♥
- Phonics instruction is sequential. Your Benchmark phonics curriculum is Tier 1 grade level phonics skills. However, you have students who have gaps along that sequence that need to be filled. Benchmark Universe gives you access to all other grade level's phonics scopes and sequences. Your QPA data will tell you the skill to work on. Explicitly teach that skill in small groups and progress monitor often. Reach out if you need help talking through some of your students!
- Phonics instruction should be CONSISTENT. Students need lots and lots of repetition. Daily instruction, practice, and review should be happening.
Counselor Links:
Student Referral for Individual Counseling
(KK and 1st Grade= Teacher Referral)
Personal Phone #: 678-617-4869
Work Extension #: 06-10080
From Olivia, School Counselor
School Counselor Appreciation Week
School Counselor Appreciation Week
I cannot thank you guys enough for such an amazing school counselor week! I felt loved and seen every day and cried happy tears an embarrassing amount of times...This is my dream job and working with you guys makes it even that much sweeter.
I have created a Middle of the Year Data Sheet for you guys to look through and see what I have been up to this year! If you guys have any questions about any of the interventions listed, please let me know!
Career Week:
Career Week:
Career Week will be March 17-20! The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, March 19: Careers on Wheels for PK, K, 1st, and 2nd (time to be decided with team leads)
Thursday, March 20: Career Fair during Connections for 3rd, 4th, and 5th
Sign up here if your loved one (husband, brother, cousin, neighbor, friend, etc...) is interested in being apart of this amazing day!
Wildcat Way Day
March 7: Cooperation
April 18: Hope
May 2: Initiative
Wildcat Essentials
Wildcat Essentials
Each month we recognize the students from each class who have demonstrated our character trait of the month.
Each month we recognize the students from each class who have demonstrated our character trait of the month.
The nomination forms will be in the Wildcat Weekly the month before.
The nomination forms will be in the Wildcat Weekly the month before.
Please fill these out in a timely manner so we have plenty of time to get certificates printed and ready for Wildcat Way Day.
Please fill these out in a timely manner so we have plenty of time to get certificates printed and ready for Wildcat Way Day.
Wildcat Way Day is the first Friday of each month.
Wildcat Way Day is the first Friday of each month.
Please submit by Friday February 21.
Seuss Mania Week
Seuss Mania Week
In addition to the dress-up days on the left we will have a Book Character Parade on Friday of next week. We will follow the same procedure as last year. The parade will consist of two loops through the halls.
Parade Schedule and procedures:
1:35: Participants will gather in the gym and stand in their grade level’s designated spot. Please enter the gym from the kindergarten hall.
*We will have a short parade from the gym through the first grade hall for Mrs. Lorenz’s class as they go to buses. First grade will be their audience from 1:35-1:42.
The parade order will be 1st grade, 5th grade, 4th grade, 3rd grade, 2nd grade, Kindergarten.
*Everyone else will parade from the gym and continue on through to the first-grade hall. We parade through twice. After the second round:
First grade participants will lead the parade through the school and down their hall where they will join the spectators at the end of the 1st grade hall
The fifth grade will take over as the parade leaders and will parade through the school to their hall
When each grade gets to the hall with their grade level they will join their class in the hall and will return to their classes with their teachers.
Please let me know if you have any question. I'll send these instructions and a map out with WCAT next Monday.
Parent Portal
This year's yearbook ⬇
"I Spy Edition"
Author Visit: Thursday, March 13
We are excited to welcome Shanda McCloskey on March 13. She is the author and illustrator of Doll-E 1.0 and T-Bone the Drone as well as illustrator of other vibrant and engaging picture books.
She will be presenting her Robot Research presentation for all six grades & will have lunch with the Young Ga Author winners from all grade levels.
This is the schedule for that day:
4th/5th: 8:50-9:35
2nd/3rd: 10:30-11:15
11:15-Noon: Lunch with the Young Georgia Author Essay Winners
K/1st: Noon-12:25.
Autographed books will be available the day of her visit or can be pre-ordered here.
We will also have books available the day of her visit for those who forgot to pre-order
SWANK Video Streaming
SWANK Video Streaming
With all of the technology changes we have undergone in the last few years many of the traditional ways of watching videos have become obsolete. Likewise, utilizing personal streaming services are a violation of your user agreements and could possibly result in legal consequences. As a solution Hall County has purchased District Licenses to the SWANK Streaming Service...but that doesn't mean you can show any of the movies on the platform any time you like.
The movie policy is as follows:
Teacher completes the LSi3-HCSD Movie Approval Form
There are some movies not on SWANK that we will continue to stream school-wide (i.e. many of the Christmas classics).
Administrator approves
Teacher gives approved form to Media Specialist
Media Specialist submits a request to have the movie added to the district SWANK content
Media Services Coordinator approves the request
**No request submitted by a teacher will be approved.**
Movie is added to the district licensed content
Once a movie is approved for one school, it will be available
to all Hall County teachers. Being available in SWANK does not mean it is approved for all classroom use.
We are still required to get permission for students to view PG rated videos
March 14
May 9
Southern Baked Savory Pies for Lunch?
Southern Baked Savory Pies for Lunch?
The Second Friday of each month we will place a Southern Baked Pie order. Our next order will be this Friday, March 14. Pies are $12 each and you get a free slice of dessert pie with each savory pie ordered. If you intend to order please follow the link below to fill out the order form by Wednesday, January 29 and Venmo your $12 payment to @Allyson-David.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j9MVSCw7DvLitTegDVBo94QUzDlgpb2O0z6yyvvJO_8/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Snack Cart
Need a quick pick me up during the day? Come by the Learning Commons and pick something up from our Snack Cart! We have Keurig Coffee, crackers, cookies, peanuts, pretzels, Pringles, popcorn, & snack mix
ESOL
ESOL
ACCESS testing is COMPLETE!
ACCESS testing is COMPLETE!
Thank you SO much for all of your patience and quiet walking in the halls the past few weeks as we completed the ACCESS test. We are so excited to have all of the students we currently serve in our building complete and cannot wait to see their scores when we receive them in April. Julie and I will be returning to our regular schedule segments this week and next. Please reach out if there is any way we can support you with Multilingual Learners in your classrooms!
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