Hey Panda Family,
Week 10 and 1st Quarter is complete! It is amazing how fast it has flown by. The work has been hard and challenging at times, but it also has been very rewarding. You have risen to the occasion each and every day! We are so proud of each of you 😊🐼 Here are the updates for the week.
Flex Fridays: Flex Fridays will remain in place and will operate as normal while we remain in Plan C. Flex Wednesdays will replace Flex Fridays when we move to in-person learning.
Standards Based Report Card Guidance (from district): K-2 teachers, please see the attachment for guidance regarding the standards-based report card for first quarter. Please send home the parent letters in the document for any student that is missing assignments that have prevented you from fully grading a standard. The parent letter will go home with the report card.
Remote Learning Guidance for First Quarter Standards-based Grading
Jose: Please email Jose when you need something done. Asking on the fly makes it difficult for him to remember. His email is: jrgomez@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
November 5 PD @ 3:30: Our afterschool PD training on November 5 will be for all staff. We will focus on Staff Self-Care for the first half, and then the teachers & IAs will break out in small groups for individualized Wonders training for the second half. Please make sure this date is marked on your calendar.
Student Screening: Attached is the district presentation for student screening. We have asked select individuals to attend these trainings, but we wanted to share the presentation with everyone so you have it as a resource - PowerPoint Student Screening Process
Concurrent Classroom Technology: Please make sure to book a time with Mr. Younts so he can come by your room to ensure all your technology is set up correctly for your concurrent classroom (for remote students in Plan B). Remember, he is at Piney Grove on Tuesdays & Thursdays - Book a time with your “test student” Timothy.
Schedules: We are waiting to see what the school board decides at the meeting on Tuesday, October 27th in regards to reopening. Once we know our return dates, we will share a link to the schedules.
Return to Work: 4th & 5th Grade Teachers are required to work from the building beginning November 2. Please make sure you fob in.
PGE Health & Safety Cheat Sheet: It was asked if we would create a document that would highlight the important health and safety protocols for Plan B. We have created a two page "Health & Safety Cheat Sheet" for you to reference during Plan B for each part of the day. A hard copy of this cheat sheet will be placed in each staff member's box. Here is the link to the Google doc if you would like to have access to the electronic version https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H8p_0GlaX-5tZRfxsRD_fjBvQvf1b-Lf6KAwYig84ko/edit?usp=sharing
Benefit Open Enrollment (from Human Resources): Open Enrollment Announcement. Reminder & Important information to employees regarding annual enrollment for both State Health and local Dental and Flex Benefit Plan.
https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=115758Remote Learning Days on District Calendar: When RL days are designated on the calendar, teachers have the option of working from the classroom or at home (just like during remote learning now). November 3, 23, and 24 are the upcoming designated Remote Learning days.
CARES Team Update (from Ms. Ceglowski):
- We made a lot of deliveries this week! Headphones seem to be helping many students in loud settings.
- We reviewed students in IST to determine the best way to move forward for each individual. If you have one of those students, I will be getting with you this week.
- We discussed the particular challenges with our primarily Spanish-speaking students and families. I am going to reach out to some local universities to see if there are any student tutors (bilingual ideally) who would be willing to mentor some of our students. Please let me know if you can think of anyone who might be interested. Or, if you have any other outside of the box ideas, send them my way, I need someone less like me to help connect with these kids 😉
- I hope you are all taking care of yourselves! This is tough on all of us! You are doing an amazing job and our parents appreciate you! Please do something kind for yourself this week!! Love you, mean it!
Packet Materials: I encourage each of you to continue sending out tangible packet materials for your students as needed (novels, worksheets, manipulatives, etc.). Please coordinate the pickup with your families. Every parent that I have talked with mentions how helpful it is to have a combination of tangible and virtual assignments. If the office can support you with this please let us know.
Morning Announcements: Here are the YouTube links for this week's Morning Announcements. Please include them on your Canvas page.
Monday (10/26) - https://youtu.be/WlzyNlAQNhs
Tuesday (10/27) - https://youtu.be/jmtKPNficI4
Wednesday (10/28) - https://youtu.be/Hn9hywT-xC0
Thursday (10/29) - https://youtu.be/T7D5QhIgWk4
Friday (10/30) - https://youtu.be/dIcXEYZ2D-A
Thank you to Ms. Sue & Ms. Faith for their hard work assisting Mr. Jose in our building preparations for reopening. They have done a tremendous job in these temporary roles during Plan C!
IF Updates
Social Studies rep needed!: If you are interested in being the point person with whom the SS department communicates, please let me know.
Register for PD: Don’t forget to register for all 4 quarter PLTs and the after school sessions. I will be giving credit for 1st quarter PLT by 10/30, so please register by this date to receive credit. I want to make sure you get the credit you deserve, but we need to get it in by this deadline. Thanks! 😊
Upcoming Dates:
October 27 - SCC & Wellness Committees meet @ 3:30
October 28 - Report Cards due to Admin/Ms. True to review
October 30 - Register for 1st Quarter PLT PD to receive credit
October 30 - 1st & 3rd Grade Open House
November 2 - EC Separate setting & K-3 students return (TBD)
November 2 - 4-5 Teachers return to work in the building
November 3 - No In-Person School (Election Day) - Remote Learning Day
November 3 - 4th & 5th Grade Open House
November 3 - PBIS & MTAC Committees meet @ 3:30
November 4 - First Flex Wednesday (TBD)
November 5 - K-2 Students will be required to return Chromebooks (Option 1 students only)
November 5 - Instructional PD @ 3:30 (Teacher Self-Care & Wonders)
November 6 - Report Cards go home
November 10 - SIT @ 3:30
November 11 - No School (Veteran's Day)
November 16 - 4th & 5th Grade Students Return in Cohorts (TBD)
See the videos below with some fun virtual Fall & Halloween themed Morning Meeting ideas. Enjoy! 🎃🍂🍬
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