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SPRING BREAK!!!
SPRING BREAK!!!
Dear Team,
It feels like we have some positive momentum heading into Spring Break. This is owed to your work to make sure our students are engaged and supported.
When we return, we will have 1 week of school before the end of the quarter. Clearly our students are motivated to do well as I have seen several of them staying after school working to improve their grades. Thank you teachers for providing them opportunities to improve their achievement before the close of the quarter.
On April 1st, we will meet for a staff meeting at 7:55 in room 101 (as usual). Although this will be the only meeting of the week.
Lastly, if you are traveling for Spring Break, I wish you safe travels! If you are celebrating Easter, warmest thoughts to you and your family on this joyous occasion. Happy Easter!
Differentiation, Enrichment, and Extensions
Differentiation, Enrichment, and Extensions
On Tuesday, principals and leads of secondary attended a meeting at the district office focused on PLC questions 3 and 4. Attached are the resources shared at that meeting. We have made great progress with our work to embrace the PLC process, but there is still work to do.
This PADLET has many resources to support our work to address questions 3 and 4.
Parent Letter for Spring Break
Parent Letter for Spring Break
Please see the letter that is attached for our parents that will be shared as we head to Spring Break. Contained in the letter is information regarding conferences, respect agreements, dress code, and request to complete our Parent Survey.
March Madness
March Madness
Who do you have to win it all?
I have UCONN winning the whole thing, but you never know... Maybe it will be UCONN and the ZAGS in the final. Do you remember when these two teams met for the first time?
Catalyst Classroom Institute
Catalyst Classroom Institute
April Niemela is offering a course through LCSC for classroom management in the summer. She is happy to speak to teachers about the course and you can contact her at april.niemela@gmail.com
The application deadline is April 12 and the application link is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1n5eNQnQy819AhbZEf6Hlury8wwmPkosvbggcPU1z51feUw/viewform
The course may run through June 10-20 or July 15-25. This is dependent on interest and cohort preference.
Staffing for 24-25
Staffing for 24-25
What we know now. Again... this is now.
We know that our current structure of 8 core teachers in grade 6 needs to change to a team of 7 and we know we have a retirement in grade 8 social studies with Mr. Gratz doing his farewell tour.
I am happy to share that Mr. Brandon Rodgers will teach in grade 8 next year with the subject focus of social studies.
Thank you to the staff members who have met with me and shared their flexibility and preferences for next year. I am particularly grateful to the grade 6 team who have been very supportive with the staffing changes that needed to be made.
DAtes for your diary
DAtes for your diary
Monday, April 1st - Staff Meeting at 7:55 rm 101
Friday, April 5th - Quarter 3 Ends
Tuesday, April 9 - PBIS Meeting at 7:15 rm 106
Wednesday, April 10 - Guiding Coalition at 7:15 library
Friday, April 12 - Whole School Extended Advisory
Wednesday, April 17 - Staff Meeting with IAs - 3:00-3:30 - ISAT PREP
Thursday, April 18 - Culture and Communication - 3:00 Library
Friday, April 19 - NO SCHOOL - Professional Development
Wednesday, April 24 - Dept Heads - 7:15 rm 101
Thursday, April 25 - Diana Morgan PBIS Walkthrough
April 29 - May 3 - ISAT START
March 18-22, 2024
March 18-22, 2024
Thank you for the successful completion of a very busy week. We have one week to go for Spring Break!
Committee meetings this week:
Wednesday, March 20 - Dept Heads - 7:30
Thursday, March 21 - Culture and Communication - 3:00
Staffing Update:
As mentioned during PD last week, the grade 6 structure for next year will change from 8 core teachers to 7 core teachers. We will work to make the staffing adjustments very soon.
Let's have a great week taking us to Spring Break!
Celebrations
Celebrations
On Friday, I sent a communication sharing all the wonder events from the week. Have a look at some of the images from the past week.
An awesome ESP Appreciation Breakfast
Successful Scratch 4 Schools
Grade 5 -> 6 Parent Information Night
Purposeful Professional Development
ALO field trip to SEL
Great start for Ms. Rodriguez with the SPED Dept
Lots of excellent learning experiences in classrooms!
On Monday we will celebrate our Students of the Month for February
Surveys!!!
Surveys!!!
Jenifer is currently leading for most surveys completed by staff and students. We will send another parent communication to get that number up by the end of the week.
March 11-15, 2024
March 11-15, 2024
Congratulation on completing Spring Conferences!
Conferences were extremely successful. Lots of positive conversations on learning and tons of parent support. We had close to 450 conferences and almost 1000 attendees. The affirmations were a hit as well. I can't wait to see students read those before our testing begins!
Did you see all those beautiful QR Codes?
Committee meetings this week:
PBIS/Pastoral Care - 7:15 - Peer Observation debrief and next steps
Guiding Coalition - 7:15 - Peer Observations and Engagement Goals Progress
Profession Development this week:
Staffing Update:
We have a new staff member joining us and the SPED department this week. Ms. Tatyana Rodrigues will start on Monday, March 11, 2024.
Danielson training
Danielson training
New teacher Danielson Training shared some useful resources last week. Have a look at the attached PADLET below:
ISAT Schedule
ISAT Schedule
Thank you to Justin and participating teams for their work in creating our revised ISAT schedule for 23-24. There are some great improvements to the schedule and some significant assessment culture shifts. There is still some work that needs to be done, but we have a great working schedule!
Spring Observations
Spring Observations
The following teachers are assigned to Aaron for observations and evaluations.
Boardman, Church, Franke, Hudson, LeBlanc, Linja, McFarland, Zellerhoff, Brotnov, Davenport, Dufour-Harrich, Falkenstein, Feucht, Gratz, Gregg, McCall, McLean, Packwood, Renzelman, Rodgers, Brandon, and Schumacher,
Please use the schedule below to book a time for your Spring Observation.
Cognia Survey
Cognia Survey
The attached surveys are from Cognia and will need to be completed by March 22 or before we head to Spring Break. We will push the survey to parents during conferences. Students will be completed during an extended advisory. Staff should be able to start completing the survey starting today.
Parent Survey: https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/245185/32433
Staff Survey: https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/244739/32433
Student Survey: https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/246406/32433
COVID Update
COVID Update
Please see the updated COVID protocols that was shared last week.
Dates for your diary
Dates for your diary
Monday, March 11 - Staff Meeting @7:55
District staffing availability posted
New Staff Member Tatyana Rodriguez joins the SPED Team
Tuesday March 12
7:15 PBIS Meeting @Library
9-10 ESP Breakfast
4-6 Scratch 4 Schools @LCSC
5-6 Grade 5 Parent Night @Cafeteria
Wednesday, March 13
7:15 Guiding Coalition @Library
1:15 Professional Development @Cafeteria
Friday, March 15 - Quarter 3 Meeting with Lance
Library with Staff from 7:30-8:00
Aaron and Lance 8-9:30
Thursday, March 21 - Culture and Communication 3:05 @Library
March 23 - 30 - SPRING BREAK!!! (2 WEEKS AWAY)
March 4-8, 2024
March 4-8, 2024
We made it to MARCH!!!
We have 3 weeks to go before we hit Spring Break. However, we will have a pretty busy 3 weeks leading up to Spring Break.
Celebrations:
We have some student celebrations attached below in our update for this week with Boys and Girls Club Boy and Girl of the year coming from Jenifer Middle School. Also, our wrestlers took 2nd Place in the Bi-State Tournament on the weekend. I think my voice is still a little sore from all the yelling.
I've been asked to make a checklist for teams when we have a number of items that need completing. So, please see the attached checklist along with summaries attached in the update for the week.
Prepare for Spring Conferences
Prepare for Computer Re-imaging
Complete ESP of the Year Nomination by March 8
Submit Student of the Month Nominations by March 8
Submit feedback to the ISAT schedule revamp by March 8
Complete Peer Observations before the next PD on March 13
Complete Cognia Surveys by March 22
Bi-state wrestling
Bi-state wrestling
Wrestling this weekend was awesome! Jenifer did extremely well. We were 5 points short of winning the whole tournament. Please have a look at some of the pics below and celebrate the many wrestlers efforts to compete this weekend.
Wrestling is one of those lonely sports. It is just you and your opponent battling. Most athletes can handle the intensity of the moment, but some students experience some big emotions when they lose a match.
Spring Conferences
Spring Conferences
Thank you for your preparations for Spring Conferences. Attached below is the schedule we are using for conferences. Please make sure your team is using this doc or continues to update this doc so we have it centralized for the office to access and make changes if needed.
As we mentioned before, we are tight on our faculty fund so we will start to get creative with snacks and staff provided meals.
ESP of The year 2023-2024
ESP of The year 2023-2024
This is the last week to nominate our ESP of the year. If you didn't catch our very own Peggy Brockman on the radio or T.V. have a look at the video below and make sure you nominate your ESP of the year before the deadline. Have a look at the clip on KLEW news: https://klewtv.com/news/local/nominations-for-lewistons-esp-of-the-year-are-open-through-march-10
This is the last week to nominate our ESP of the year. If you didn't catch our very own Peggy Brockman on the radio or T.V. have a look at the video below and make sure you nominate your ESP of the year before the deadline. Have a look at the clip on KLEW news: https://klewtv.com/news/local/nominations-for-lewistons-esp-of-the-year-are-open-through-march-10
Attached is the form for your reference: https://www.lewistonschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-2023.ESPoftheYearNominationForm.pdf
Also attached is the link to our district site for nominations: https://www.lewistonschools.net/family-resources/educational-support-personnel-of-the-year/
ESP of the Year 23-24.movNo Committee Meetings This Week
No Committee Meetings This Week
No committee meetings this week. Below are the committee meetings remaining for the month of March:
Pastoral Care/PBIS Committee Meeting is on March 12
Guiding Coalition Meeting is on March 13
Culture and Communication committee is moved to March 21.
Student Spotlights
Student Spotlights
Congratulations to some of our recent students who are celebrating recent success!
Wyatt Dreadfulwater - Lewiston Boys and Girls Club of America Boy of the Year
Kahleey Mickens - Lewiston Boys and Girls Club of America Girl of the Year
Sage Pankey - Jenifer Spelling Bee Winner
ELEOT Observation Results
ELEOT Observation Results
Eleot Observations are complete. The scores from the last two years are pretty almost identical. It was great to see how other schools look and to have other admin at our school as well.
Average score in 22-23 - 2.49
Average score in 23-24 - 2.44
Peer Observations to Support Effective classroom environments
Peer Observations to Support Effective classroom environments
Reminder to complete the Peer Observations. Please contact Aaron, Justin, or Quinn for more details or questions.
After you complete your observation, please make sure you submit your observation form and write to the teacher you observed. Please use these prompts to write your feedback:
Feedback (email) please select a prompt:
General thank you for hosting as an observer
Something that you saw that was positive
Something that you saw that you can take back to use in your classroom
Something that was a definite strength in that classroom.
Something that was a definite strength of that teacher.
Please refrain from sharing any critical or evaluative feedback that may seem negative.
Creating an Effective Classroom Environment.pdfStudents of the Month - February
Students of the Month - February
Please make sure to nominate your student of the month by the end of the week. The character trait for February was Principled/Fair. The character traits for March are optimistic/honest.
ISAT Draft Schedule
ISAT Draft Schedule
Please review the ISAT Draft Schedule and add any feedback to the attached Google Form for review. This needs to be completed by the end of the week as our ISAT testing schedule is due for review by Friday, March 8th.
Dates for your diary
Dates for your diary
Monday, March 4 - Staff Meeting @7:55
Tuesday, March 5 - Aaron + Justin at District Office for PLC Meeting
Spring Concert @ LHS
Wednesday, March 6
8th Grade Parent Information Night @ 5:00
Jeniwea Game @ 6:00
Thursday, March 7-8 - Conferences
Monday, March 11 - Staff Meeting @7:55
Tuesday March 12
7:15 PBIS Meeting @Library
9-10 ESP Breakfast
4-6 Scratch 4 Schools @LCSC
5-6 Grade 5 Parent Night @Cafeteria
Wednesday, March 13
7:15 Guiding Coalition @Library
1:15 Professional Development @Cafeteria
Friday, March 15 - Quarter 3 Meeting with Lance
Library with Staff from 7:30-8:00
Aaron and Lance 8-9:30
Thursday, March 21 - Culture and Communication 3:05 @Library
March 23 - 30 - SPRING BREAK!!! (4 WEEKS AWAY)
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