James Nottingham (not Martin Renton) & Carmen Bergmann will be at Kingsley teaching a Demo Lessons for staff to observe as part of a Reverse Learning Walk. This is an exciting opportunity to listen to their plans, observe them teach, then ask questions & listen to them process their instructional decisions. Schedule here.
For those attending Lunch & Learn, we will provide Papa John's pizza, chips & water. If that does not meet your dietary needs, please email Val & we will take care of you. :-)
On 2.15 @8:30 a.m., U5 staff may reserve Town of Normal park shelters & diamonds. Email (kcarrigan@normal.org) or walk in (100 E. Phoenix Ave.). Normal Parks suggests that we select our first preference & second preference. Reservations open to the public on 3.1.22.
Please complete the 5 Essentials Survey. Staff completion ratings are included by ISBE as part of our overall school report card rating.
Thank you P.E. who will be administered the 5 Essentails to students the week of 1.24.22.
NIOS will be hosting Kindness Week from 2.14-2.18. They will facilitate Spirit Week as well as a positive post-it board, themed songs in the AM, quotes in the student announcements, etc.
10 KJHS students will participate.
Mrs. Dierkes will be sending passes.
Students need laptops & headphones.
Thursday, 2.3 (Day 2), 8:45 - 10:45 a.m.
The Beyond the Books Educational Foundation Grants application process will close on 3.7.22 at 5 PM on. Grant options are:
Mini Grants ($400 or less)
Standard Grants ($401-$5000), and/or
a Beyond the Box Grant ($7500-$10000).
Apply at https://beyondthebooks.smapply.org/ . For more information, go to http://beyondthebooksbn.com/.
When Nurse O'Brien knows of a confirmed positive case, we print the student's schedule & an administrator accesses the seating chart for each class using the seating chart master.
An administrator then visits each area to evaluate & measure the area around where the positive case has occurred to develop a tentative list of close contacts.
We then look at attendance records for all potential close contacts to confirm they were in attendance on the dates of concern. The nurse considers students who are vaccinated. Next we phone all families, print required documentation & directions for them, and greet stressed families as they arrive, helping them process the timelines, make up work routines, and safety considerations.
Sometimes this takes at least an hour or more for each case....all the while our typical ups & downs of the school day occur.
Your accurate & updated seating charts are super helpful. Thank you for taking those extra steps! We appreciate your patience Please know that we so appreciate your patience & understanding while the office juggles these tasks.
When: Tuesdays from 11:15a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Who:
6th graders: At the very beginning of their lunch hour
7th graders: Dismiss from 4th hour at 11:45 a.m.
8th graders: During tutorial or at the very beginning of their lunch hour
Staff: Come to the front of the line from 11:15 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Where : The North Lobby
Helpful Info:
Eating or chewing gum an hour prior to the test, makes the test invalid.
How will you know your results? In this case, no news if good news! If you are positive, Michelle Lamboley will notify staff. Jennifer O'Brien notifies students.
21-22 U5 Assessment Calendar, look for the Middle School tabs
January Dates
Jan 31 - PTO @6:30
Jan 31 - PD via Demo Lessons by James Nottingham & Carmen Bergmann from Challenging Learning
Future Dates
Feb 2-7 - Winter SAEBRS & mySAEBRS
Feb 3 - ACCESS Testing in IMC, 8:45-10:45 a.m.
Feb 14-18 - NIOS Kindness Week
Feb 16 - Late Start
Feb 21 - Presidents Day - No School
Feb 22 - School Improvement Day
ISA Window (KJHS Schedule TBD): 3/7 - 3/11, 8th grade science only
Mar 9 - Late Start
Mar 10 - Data Day 3 (This is a Thursday so shortened periods.)
Mar 21-25 - Spring Break
IAR Window (KJHS schedule TBD): 3/28-4/8
Apr 1 - Spring Picture Day (no foolin')
Apr 4 - PTO @6:30
Apr 27 - Jordon Sonneblick Visit - JUST SCHEDULED! (Planning notes)