"A" week schedule this week!

End of the First 6 Week Grading Period

This week is the last week of the 1st 6 week grading period.  Please make sure all grades are submitted & finalized by Monday, Sept 18 at 8:00am.  Remember how many grades are needed each week per content area in order to get a good picture as to a scholar's academic level.  The goal is that eventually parents will have the ability to check their scholar's grades in PowerSchool as often as they like, so make sure you are keeping your gradebook up-to-date weekly.  If you need any help, please reach out!

Attendance!!!!!

Classroom teachers, please make sure you are taking attendance by 10am each day.  If a scholar brings in a tardy slip, mark them with a "T" in the system when you take attendance during your assigned ADA period.  

Specials team, you are to take attendance FOR EACH CLASS BLOCK each day in PowerSchool.  

Set an alarm, ask for scholars to remind you, write yourself a note....whatever it takes to remind you to take attendance during your ADA time period.  We only receive funding from the state if scholars are present at school each day, and if we do not take attendance (and take it accurately), this affects our overall funding we receive from the state.  Scholars who have been absent more than 5 times since the start of school will be receiving truancy letters this week to send home to families.  

Shout out to you all for 100% attendance taken on Friday, Sept 1 & 8!!!!  

LifeTouch Photography Schedule

The schedule to bring your class to the gym for their individual photographs is below.  Please make sure you get your photo taken as well, as this will be for your new staff badge for the 2023-2024 school year!

Please be ON TIME for the photos, as the times are back-to-back.

• 8:15-8:35 Pre-K 3

• 8:35-8:50 Pre-K 4

• 8:50 -9:10 Kindergarten

• 9:10-9:25 1st Grade (Johnson)

• 9:25-9:40 1st Grade (Waseem)

• 9:45-10:00 2nd Grade

• 10:00-10:15 3rd Grade (Cavitt)

• 10:15-10:30 3rd Grade (Ray)

• 10:30-10:45 4th Grade

• 10:45-11:00 5th Grade

• 11:00-11:15 6th Grade

• 11:15-11:30 7th Grade

• 11:30-11:45 8th Grade

**Due to photographs being taken this day, lunches will be IN CLASSROOMS on Monday.  Please take your scholars to get their lunches to bring back to the classroom (like on Friday), and a specials team member will come cover your class for your lunch break during your class lunch time.

Scholastic Book Fair Preview Schedule

The schedule to bring your class to room 117 for the book fair preview on Monday is below.  Scholars are allowed to purchase items if they bring money or parents put money in their Scholastic E-Wallet on this day, as the PTO will be there to assist with the sales.

Please be ON TIME for the preview and monitor them during the preview.  Please also fill out your teacher wish-list so families can purchase books for your classrooms as well!

• 9:35-10:00 5th Grade*

• 10:05-10:30 4th Grade*

• 11:05-11:30 8th Grade

• 11:35-12:00 7th Grade

• 12:10 -12:35 6th Grade

• 12:35-1:00 Kindergarten

• 1:00-1:25 1st Grade (Waseem)

• 1:25-1:50 1st Grade (Johnson)

• 1:55-2:20 2nd Grade

• 2:25-2:50 3rd Grade (Cavitt)

• 2:55-3:20 3rd Grade (Ray)

*4th & 5th grade classes - during your scheduled preview time there will not be a PTO representative in the book fair to check out books if scholars are ready to purchase on Monday.  If they bring money, have them pick their books out and return back to the book fair after 12:00pm to purchase them.

*Pre-K 3 & 4, come see me on Monday and we can discuss a possible preview time for you. 

Tuesday through Friday, if scholars bring money/have money in their E-Wallet to spend, please send scholars down no more than 3 at a time during WIN time for grades Kinder, 1st, 6th, 7th, & 8th and for scholars in grades 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th, during recess time (if having recess in your classroom - DO NOT send them in & out if outside) or anytime between 2pm - 3:15pm where your lessons/teaching allows.  Please state to scholars that they should spend no longer than 10 minutes in the book fair due to missing class time. Thank you!

Lesson Plans and Weekly Newsletters

Where to put them:  2023-2024 Teacher Resources drive within the STEM folder.  

Please make sure to upload your lesson plans & newsletters to the correct folder and on time.  If you need help, please let me know!

Curriculum Night for Families - Sept. 13 & 14

On Sept 13 &14 from 4:15-5:30pm, we will host a curriculum night for our families (Grades Pre-K through 3 on Sept. 13 from 4:15-5:30pm, and Grades 4-8 on Sept. 14 from 4:15-5:30pm).  You will be presenting to families brief information about your grade level, content, and curriculum used on a daily basis. The book fair will be going on in the gym during this time as well, so families will have the opportunity to purchase books at that time.  Here is an example of a syllabus template (also a great guide as to points to discuss during curriculum night).  Thank you, Ms. M, for sharing your syllabus as an example!

Please email me your syllabus for review by Monday at 4:00pm.  Come see me if you need assistance!

Hallway Procedures

When going to lunch, please make sure your class is at a level ZERO while in the hallway, especially by the Pre-K 4 classroom.  The Mini-Mavericks in that room are trying to rest (from 11:45-1:30), so please be mindful of the noise level of the scholars.  Thank you for helping to reinforce hallway expectations!

Staff Shout-Outs!

See a staff member doing something amazing?  Why yes, everyday!  Let's start celebrating each other with "shouting" each other out with the great things we are doing!  In the staff lounge is a bulletin board titled "Staff Shout-Outs".  

How it works:

• Spread some positivity by giving a shout-out to a member of our school.

• Grab a shout-out slip (located by the bulletin board) and jot down what you appreciate about someone.  You can sign your name or leave it anonymous.

• Then, tape it up and voila!  You've just made someone's day! ❣️

IPDP Time!

Please read the email Ms. Sudan sent out on Friday, Sept 8 regarding your IPDP submissions.  IPDP's are not manditory, but a great opportunity to earn some extra money in the fall and in the spring.  

As stated in the email she sent, this is a "VIEW ONLY" copy of the IPDP document. Please "Make a Copy" replace "Employee Name" with YOUR NAME. Complete this plan and share it with your direct supervisor (Vinten) for approval by 9/30/2023.  

Please submit your IPDP to your individual folder in our 2023-2024 Staff Items, IPDP folder - I will check this folder weekly to see if staff has submitted documents (do not send it to me in an email). Let me know if you have any questions!  

To-Do Items

Things to do this week:

• Place your lesson plans & newsletters in the correct google drive folder 

• Syllabus due to Mrs. Vinten for review by 4:00pm Monday, Sept 11

• Plan for curriculum night presentation (powerpoint presentation, syllabus overview)

• Start thinking about your IPDP plan

• Find a staff member to write a "shout-out" to

• Pass out Maverick Bucks to scholars who are modeling "BLUE" behaviors

• Find at least two scholars this week in your class who deserve Positive Office Referrals!  Before sending them down for their positive phone call home, please call Ms. Smith (Ext 300) to make sure I'm available to make the call. 

Sept 6 - Oct 6 Pre-k through 6th grade BOY Circle/mCLASS assessment window open

Sept 10 Lesson Plans due for week of Sept 11 (shared folder) 

Sept 11 Syllabus Brochure due by 4pm to Mrs. Vinten

Sept 11 Fall Photos (Lifetouch) 

Sept 11 Book Fair Class Previews (times within the newsletter)

Sept 11-15 Scholastic Book Fair in room 117

Sept 13 Vinten in PowerSchool Training 8:30am-3:30pm

Sept 13 Curriculum Night (Grades Pre-K through 3) 4:15-5:30pm

Sept 14 Curriculum Night (Grades 4 through 8) 4:15-5:30pm

Sept 15 Dress Down Day for $1.00

Sept 17 Lesson Plans due for week of Sept 18 (shared folder) 

Sept 22 Dress Down Day for $1.00

Sept 28 September Birthday Thursday (celebrating September birthdays)

Sept 30 IPDP submission for approval due today

Oct 13 No school for scholars - staff professional development day - location TBD