Week 11 is done! Hope everyone had a nice 3-day weekend & Happy Veteran's Day! 😊
Class Science Fair Project: Just a reminder all classrooms should complete a science fair project as a modeling activity for students. Projects are due on December 3rd, the same day student projects are due. Only K-2 classroom projects will be entered in the Science Fair for judging, but all K-2 and 3-5 classroom projects will be on display in the Science Lab. Remember that pictures should not include faces and names should not be on the front of the board. (You can write your name on the back left at the top.) Board headings are Question, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data, Results, and Conclusion. Notes, research, bibliography, and special thanks should be in a folder and on display. Contact Bonnie Adams if you have other questions.
Staff Holiday Social: Staff Holiday Social will be on December 13th at 6:30 pm at "Liberty Brewery and Grill” formally known as Liberty Steakhouse, located at 914 Mall Loop Rd, High Point, NC. This event will be for staff and their spouse/significant other. Staff Members meal only will be paid for courtesy of SCC. Drinks will not be covered, but can be purchased separately (sodas, tea must also be purchased). Spouse or significant other attending with you will also order from the Set Menu. No payment needs to be made until that night. Please see the email from Ms. Mabe with more information. If you can attend please complete this RSVP - https://forms.gle/EN5yDB2BbjtTvGA79
Healthcare Open Enrollment: Everyone should have received an email from the district regarding Healthcare Open Enrollment. It is open until November 19. Please make sure you complete this.
Incremental Absences: In addition to filling out a white sheet, all staff need to enter their absences in Frontline (2 hour to 8 hour/full day absences). All absences need to be entered - Sick Leave, Workshop and Annual Leave on teacher workdays. The only absences not entered are holidays, when the school system says you must be off and comp or trade out time. If you have any questions please see Ms. Willis.
Discretionary Funds: Our discretionary funds budget has been approved by central office. Feel free to start sending your grade level requests to myself or Ms. Gardner for approval. Remember, your allotted money needs to be spent by the end of February.
Fire Marshall: Thank you for moving items away from your back door so we are in compliance. If you have not yet, please do so by Friday, November 22. Let Gardner know when it is complete.
Grade level activities: If your grade level is planning an activity such as Pirate or PJ Day, please let Elkins and Gardner know so we can participate :)
Tutoring for Pay: We will have an information meeting for all staff interested in tutoring for pay after the staff meeting on Tuesday, November 19. Below is the link to an interest survey to determine how many staff members would like to have the opportunity to tutor students in grades 3-5 beginning in January through the end of the year (Reading and/or Math). Please complete only if you are interested. The pay is $26 per hour before taxes for certified staff, and $18 per hour before taxes for classified staff. This links with some of our SIT initiatives/goals. https://forms.gle/XDUEXnTuNS5kmhpZ6
Staff Spotlight: Huge Thank You to Ms. Pereda, Mr. Jose, and Ms. Grubbs for planning our inaugural Family Hispanic Night! Thank you to all the other staff members that volunteered that evening. It was definitely a family effort and a successful turnout.
Field Trip Calendar: Our Master Field Trip calendar is filling up fast! Remember, each grade level is allowed 4 trips per year or 1 per quarter. Try to avoid Fridays. All trips requests for the year should be in to Gardner before Winter break. See the FT calendar across from Gardner’s office for open dates.
Lesson Plans: Friendly reminder that Lesson Plans should be posted to the PowerSchool Wiki the first day of each week by 8:00am.
IF Updates
Istation Progress Monitoring: Here are a few tidbits that you might find helpful:
- The BLUE box at the bottom that says “ISIP in progress” means that the student is progress monitoring. If the box goes away, the student has completed the progress monitoring.
- After the box goes away, the student is completing activities that are based on their assessments.
- Students who are green should be spending 30 minutes a week on Istation.
- Students who are yellow and read should be spending 40+ minutes on Istation a week.
I-Ready: As a reminder, you will not complete a diagnostic on I-Ready again until the MOY period, January 20-February 14. ALL students should be spending 45 minutes on I-Ready a week. Please make sure this is happening every week.
Upcoming Dates:
November 11 - No school (Veterans Day)
November 12 - SIT @ 3:30
November 14 - Gardner out @ EVAAS training
November 14 - 5th Grade Dancing Classrooms program @ 1:30
November 14 - FCAE Meeting @ 3:30 in Mrs. Ball's room
November 15 - Elkins out
November 15 - Selfies with Santa fundraiser
November 16 - Go Far 5K
November 18 - 22 - PTA Holiday Market
November 19 - Elkins @ Principals Meeting
November 19 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30 (Tutoring information meeting afterwards)
November 21 - Gardner @ AP Meeting 8-11, Elkins @ Principals Meeting 12-3
November 22 - Square 1 Art Order Deadline
November 27 - 29 - No School/Thanksgiving break
December 3 - PBIS & Wellness Committee Meetings @ 3:30
December 6 - PTA Breakfast cart
December 6 - EFHS Holiday Program @ 8:40 (all grades)
November 12 - SIT @ 3:30
November 14 - Gardner out @ EVAAS training
November 14 - 5th Grade Dancing Classrooms program @ 1:30
November 14 - FCAE Meeting @ 3:30 in Mrs. Ball's room
November 15 - Elkins out
November 15 - Selfies with Santa fundraiser
November 16 - Go Far 5K
November 18 - 22 - PTA Holiday Market
November 19 - Elkins @ Principals Meeting
November 19 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30 (Tutoring information meeting afterwards)
November 21 - Gardner @ AP Meeting 8-11, Elkins @ Principals Meeting 12-3
November 22 - Square 1 Art Order Deadline
November 27 - 29 - No School/Thanksgiving break
December 3 - PBIS & Wellness Committee Meetings @ 3:30
December 6 - PTA Breakfast cart
December 6 - EFHS Holiday Program @ 8:40 (all grades)
I always love learning more about your families :) Comment below if you have a Veteran in your family that you were able to celebrate yesterday.
My uncle Ken served 30 years in the Marines :)
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My brother is a retired Lt. Col. from the Air Force. He served for 20 years and was a Fighter Pilot in the Vietnam War. I am so thankful for him and all the men and women that serve in our military branches.
DeleteHave several family members who served in the forces and branches, but lost an uncle in Vietnam War.
ReplyDeleteI have many family members who have served in various branches of the military. Two uncles in the army, my grandpa, my father-in-law, and my brother-in-law who is currently serving. So thankful for all of the brave men and women who served and are serving!
ReplyDeleteMy Dad served in the Marines for 16 years. My grandfather, dad's dad, served in the Army in Korea.
ReplyDeleteAll of my grandpas(3) and uncles(6) served in some capacity. My dad's father in WWII in the pacific, my Uncle Kevin was in the Gulf War and now his son, my cousin Chris is on a sub somewhere in the world.
ReplyDeleteMy dad was in the Army National Guard for years. I also had an uncle who was in the Navy as well as a cousin who served (but I'm not sure what branch since I was little when she did it).
ReplyDeleteMy Uncle John served in the Marines for 35 years while his brother, my Uncle Larry, was active in the Army. My grandfather was in the Navy, and my dad was in the Army Reserves.
ReplyDeleteI have two uncles who were in the Air Force, my grandfather was in the army, and my cousin is currently a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marines learning to fly helicopters!
ReplyDeleteThe oldest of my two brothers served in the Army, and I have a great uncle that was killed in the war.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS to all who serve and have served! My husband served in the Marines, my sister was a nurse in the Airforce, my grandfather served in the Army, he was the radio/comms man in the Korean War. A large portion of my cousins are currently serving in various branches <3
ReplyDeleteSteve (my husband) served in the Army for 8 years and in the Navy Reserves for 2 years. Daddy Ferm (my mom's dad) was in WWII in the Air Force as a pilot, Uncle Russ (my dad's brother) was in the Vietnam War serving in the Army, Uncle Bruce was in the Army, and Rebecca (my brother's girlfriend) was in the Air Force.
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