Week of 5/4 - 5/8

Hey Panda Family,

Week 34 & Week 7 Online. We hope everyone had a wonderful week and felt very appreciated! We even have a few more surprises for you this week 😊  

  

Entering Building Procedures/Protocols: Please make sure you read the email that was sent yesterday titled "Entering Building Procedures/Protocols". This is necessary before you come to school this week to work in your room. 

Updates from District Office:

• Grading FAQ
  Below is the link to the FAQs generated from the May 4 grading sessions. Hopefully, this provides a little more clarity as we navigate through Q4 and final grading. Our May 18 sessions will focus on entering and finalizing grades in PowerSchool.

  
  

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ezmK_c6Os7Gfs9SBfvh_GpaP93Z6LeFn/view?usp=sharing

  
  

  Jump Start Summer Program

  As we work on our virtual summer school plan for approximate 8,500 students, we will need to solicit support from our teachers.

  
  

  Our summer program will focus on reading and math for grades 1-8, with Credit Recovery offerings for high school.  Please forward this one-question survey to your teachers to see who would be interested in working this summer. 

  
  

  Staff Survey-  Follow up with Cheryl Wright (cwright@wsfcs.k12.nc.us), if you have questions.

Priority Standards: The district wants all grade levels to focus solely on "Priority Standards" for 4th Quarter eLearning. These standards have been selected by the district as the most important standards for instruction as we prepare students for their next grade. Here is a list of the "Priority Standards" for each grade level in this document.

Morning Announcement Links:
Monday (5/11): https://youtu.be/39b8OmBJik4
Tuesday (5/12): https://youtu.be/0Y7nzDudLwE
Wednesday (5/13): https://youtu.be/7nk1fQc1OQ8
Thursday (5/14): https://youtu.be/fsYek6zytok
Friday (5/15): https://youtu.be/E59ishk3kQw

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. 

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

FLEX Fridays: Reminder, there will be “FLEX” Friday each week. During the remainder of this school closure, students will only be assigned academic work Mondays-Thursdays, allowing Fridays to be used as a flexible day to engage in fun, leisure, building/strengthening social-emotional connections, and catching up on previously assigned work and/or connecting with teachers for additional support. See the eLearning Instructional Guidance document for FLEX Friday resource to attach to your PSL page.

Staff Spotlight: Ms. Mason is painting a mural for the front entry of the school! We are so excited to see the finished product and we know it will be a beautiful masterpiece. Thank you, Carol!
Teacher Tuesday Spotlight: Our school Facebook page is highlighting a teacher each week! Our spotlight this past week was Ms. Ashburn. Check it out! 

IF Updates

PLT: We will have PLTs the week of May 18. Stay tuned for further details! 

SIT Tasks: Please make sure your grade level continues to work on your SIT tasks (Math Fact Fluency levels, Grade Levels at a Glance, Vertical Alignment Slides, etc.). We will be discussing these in our upcoming PLTs. 

Upcoming Dates:

May 11-15 - Staff follow schedule for preparing rooms for Summer Cleaning
May 28 - Last day to assign eLearning assignments

Be a Mr. Jensen. Check out this awesome story from Clint Pulver - founder of the UVU Drumline known as the Green Man Group, which he directed for six years and then went on to direct the Drumline for the NBA’s Utah Jazz until 2015.