Week of 3/30 - 4/3

Hey Panda Family,

Week 30 & Week 3 Online! One more week before Spring Break 🙌😎 We can make it!

School-Wide Communication Program: Next school year we are looking to move towards using a uniform school-wide communication program (Dojo, Bloomz, Remind, etc.) Teachers, please click on the link below to let us know which program you are currently using.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tv3kfWihrQ7Yb9P_xLR_Z_pMHVhiTw5-xYp3og_HUI4/edit?usp=sharing 

Morning Announcements: Here is the link to Morning Announcements for Monday, April 6. Please add to your PSL page or Google Classroom. https://youtu.be/kq_PIRsIyZ8

Grading Update: 3rd Quarter Grades ended on March 13. Any grades entered after March 13 will roll over into 4th Quarter Grades. 

• Students will have until April 11 to submit missing assignments for 3rd Quarter work (please let students know)
• 3rd Quarter grades will be posted for parents to review online on April 24
• Instructional Superintendents are working to determine how K-2 SBG report cards will look, or if anything needs to be adjusted 
• More information to come in regards to finalizing these "online report cards"
• Will focus on priority standards for eLearning and grading for 4th Quarter - more info to come

Panda Counselor: Here is a website that Ms. Ceglowski has created with some good resources for families during this time. Please share with your parents :) 
https://sites.google.com/wsfcs.k12.nc.us/thepandacounselor/parent-resources-during-covid19

PTA Grade Level Allowances: We emailed out your remaining balance for your PTA Grade Level Allowance. We encourage everyone to take advantage of these financial resources to enhance your classroom. If you have any questions about your balance please email Jamie Phillips, PTA Treasurer.

Daily Assignments: As discussed, please make sure your PSL page Elearning assignments are broken down into daily requirements (Monday do..., Tuesday do..., etc.). 

Work From Home logs: All certified & classified staff should email your WFH log to Ms. Willis by the end of the day on Monday. Contact Mr. Elkins with any questions. 

Field Trips 2020-2021: As we look ahead to next school year, start talking to your team about field trips. Reach out to organizations to get dates and then let Ms. Gardner know so she can request buses.  Remember, October is a popular month and dates get blocked quickly. Reach out to Ms. Gardner if you have questions. 

Positive Phone Calls: At the beginning of the year, we ask everyone to make positive parent contacts. This may be a good time, if you are not already, to make a positive student phone call. I challenge you to make a couple each day so your students can hear your voice and you can pass along some encouragement! I know they would be so excited to hear from you :)

Virtual Career/Transfer Fair (from HR): We want to ensure our students have the very best district employees to support their growth so we are going to move from an in-person to a virtual career fair!  We will host a virtual career fair for teachers, operations and central office staff on Saturday, April 25, from 10am-2pm. More details to come! 

Retention: Any considerations for retention need to be shared with me and Ms. Gardner. I am seeking guidance from our Instructional Superintendent, Mr. Hall, on how retention will look considering the current circumstances. 

Staff Spotlight: We had a 100% completion rate for our Teacher Working Conditions Survey! Great job! And thank you to Ms. Ball for overseeing this operation. 

Teacher Tuesday Spotlight: Our school Facebook page is highlighting a teacher each week! Our spotlight this past week was Ms. Ceglowski. Check it out! 

IF Updates

PLT/Grade Level Meetings Next Week: We will be holding grade level meetings this week.  Here is the form that we would like you to fill out prior to your meeting.  Please fill it out so that we can prepare to quickly answer your questions.  Here is the schedule: 

Monday at 12:00- 4th grade 

Monday at 2:00- 1st grade  

Tuesday at 9:30 Specialists 

Tuesday at 2:00- 2nd grade 

Wednesday at 11:15 kindergarten (including IAs) 

Wednesday at 12:30 3rd grade

Wednesday at 2:00- 5th grade 

Jayne will send out a MS Teams link before the meeting.  Feel free to join a few minutes early so we can chat! 

K-3 teachers: Don't forget to register for this Istation webinar: 

Part 2: April 7th 3:00 to 4:00
Please register for WSFCS - Driving Instruction with Istation's Reports and Resources! (Session 2) on Apr 7, 2020 3:00 PM EDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4439656834656947213

Upcoming Dates:

April 10 - Holiday (Good Friday)
April 11 - Last day for students to submit missing assignments for 3rd Quarter
April 13 - 17 - Spring Break
April 25 - Virtual District Career/Transfer Fair 10:00 - 2:00

Here is another good laugh. Thanks for sharing Ms. Laws 🤣