4 weeks left!!!

MAY DRILL-EVACUATE/FIRE DRILL 5/22/24

TIME 2:35 (K teachers meet students at their Special and Evacuate from there)

• 2023 District Safety Slides Lockdown-Slides 45-51. The video for students is on Slide 51

• All specialist teachers, MLL, SPED, Improvement teachers, SEL, WIN groups... practice drills with your groups of students so that in the event of a real emergency or drill during your time-students will know what to do

• All Summer Academy letters need to be sent home on Monday, May 20th

• K-5 Classroom Teachers- send home Summer Academy Letters and Communicate to families to return completed registration forms asap

• K-3 Teachers-Send home the DIBELS home connect (Running Man) report.  (Summer Academy students get this attached to the Summer Academy letter)

• When Registration forms are returned, PLEASE check them over and make sure ALL sections are filled in completely, and all emergency numbers are complete

• Double-check that parents indicated what transportation is needed or how their child will be going home before bringing them to Cherie

• DO NOT return the Registration Forms and the Emergence Number Forms to Cherie until all sections are completed 

SBAC Schedule: SBAC 2024

• Teachers, walk around the classroom monitoring students during testing

• SBAC closes on Friday, May 24th.  Once you notice that your grade level has a small group left to test, you can consolidate your grade level into one classroom

• Alert Cherie buy Wednesday the 22nd if there are students who are in danger of not finishing by Friday the 24th.

• On May 13, the last DESSA window will open for elementary staff to rate their students. 

• The rating window will close on June 3  

• 5/23 Grinnell Community Meeting 

• 5/24 10:35-12:20 Grade 3 Planting In the Garden/Service Learning with the Norwalk River Trail and Pollinator Pathway

• Classroom teachers! If you could put this In your Parent Sqaure at some point, I would be super appreciative!

  • • Hello Tracey Family! It Is that time again! We are looking for plant and flower donations! We are In need of pollinators, veggie and other flowers.  Here Is a list of what we are seeking, they do not have to be In pots, but just In trays from places like Lowe's, Home Depot or Wal-Mart

      • Marigolds, lavender, tomato plants, cherry tomato plants, peppers, cucumber plants, zucchini plants, lemon grass, mint

      • If you bring In plants, you can bring them to the garden and let Mrs. Penta know through Parent Square!! THANK YOU!!!! 

ELA

Important Dates

Ms. Rivera's last visit will be on June 5th. 

WIN Cycle Dates 

Cycle 1: 9/6-10/17

Cycle 2: 10/18- 12/10 

Cycle 3: 12/18-3/1  

Cycle 4: 3/4- 5/24 Cycle 4 

IMPORTANT! We need your feedback!

Misty Hofer has created a Google Form to get Teacher feedback and input regarding the Math Curriculum and Pacing. I know there have been conversations during Teacher Teams in which teachers would like to see some changes in the pacing of units. Please fill out this form if you would like to make those suggestions! 

RESPONSES WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO MISTY!

Math Feedback Form on Pacing/Curriculum