Hey Panda Family,
It is Week 17 and the holidays are just around the corner! Take some time this week to have some holiday fun with your students - dress up, play some games, read some festive stories 🎄🎅🕎 It is important that we work to lift everyone's cheer before the winter break. Including our own! Read below for the updates from this week, and some of the festive activities we have planned for the coming days.
PGE Covid Update 12/13/2020: On Friday evening, December 11, the PGE community (parents & staff) received communication regarding a positive Covid-19 test that occurred from one of our staff members. Please know, that if you were in close contact with this individual you were informed. We will be following all cleaning protocols and communication expectations provided to us by the district. We have had no additional positive cases since then.
Staff Meeting: We will have our December staff meeting this Tuesday, December 15 @ 3:30 via Zoom. Please use the Staff Meeting button on the PGE Canvas page to access the meeting. At this time, here is our agenda: Staff Acrostic Poems, Tech Tip from Timothy, TWC Survey Action Steps, Mastery Grading, When Can Option 1 Students Go Remote?, Performance Matters, Staff Holiday Festivities, Safety Over Winter Break.
Virtual Holiday Bingo: Tomorrow in your box there will be a Virtual Holiday Bingo Board (you can also see a picture of the board below). You have the entire week to complete all 16 squares with a picture on your phone or a video. For example, you will take a picture of yourself eating a candy cane. If you complete all 16 squares your name will go into a hat to be drawn for one of two $25 gift cards. When you complete all 16 squares come by and show me or Leslie your pictures/videos :) The game is optional, but we hope you will join in on the fun!
Christmas Trivia: Beginning Monday morning, December 14th, Timothy will send an email containing a link to a Google Form which will contain a question related to Christmas. If interested, staff members should respond to the question by 12:00 noon to be qualified for a daily prize. Given that staff members wear many hats, all participants who respond to the question correctly will be added to a randomizer. Whomever the randomizer lands on will be declared that day's winner. Doing it this way will make it fair for all versus being the first to answer correctly. One winner per day! In this season of giving, please give everyone a chance to win. In other words, if you win on Monday, please refrain from participating in the daily trivia contests throughout the week.
PTA Breakfast: This Thursday, December 17 our fabulous PTA will be "hosting" breakfast for the staff! Items will be individually wrapped and set up the day prior in the staff workroom. It will look very similar to the snack bar that they created for us at the beginning of the year. On Thursday, please come by and help yourself to a breakfast item or two!
Boosterthon T-Shirt Survey: Boosterthon needs your t-shirt size for your staff shirt. Please complete the survey to let them know - Boosterthon T-Shirt Size Survey
United Way Update: Thank you to Ms. Ballou & Ms. Mathis for organizing our United Way fundraiser this year. We met our school goal with a final total of $1,356 dollars raised, and we exceeded our 25% participation goal. We had 36% of staff participate. Thank you to everyone who helped us reach our goals! Way to go Pandas! 🐼
School Family Updates: Please keep Mr. John (Bonnie's John) in your thoughts and prayers on Monday. He is having open heart surgery. Also, celebrate with Ms. True as her father was finally able to come home after a 3-month hospital stint. And lastly, Donnay and I are excited to announce that in June we will be adding to our family. She is due June 23. We are super excited!
December Spirit Week: Please join in the fun as we finish up the last few days before winter break - December Spirit Week
December Drills: Due to rain in the forecast for tomorrow, our community lockdown and fire drill will be moved to Tuesday, December 15th at 2:00. We will start with community lockdown.
Winter Break Cleaning: The hallways will be shined up. As we prepare for more students to return, every classroom will be fogged and cleaned, so please cover up items that may become damp before leaving for winter break.
Bus Attestation Forms (PreK - 5th): Please work on getting 3rd quarter bus attestation forms returned prior to winter break. If you need copies, please ask Mrs. Landreth or Mrs. Gardner.
Middle-of-year PDP conferences: Conferences need to be completed by February 3rd. Elkins and Gardner will post sign-up sheets near their doors after winter break.
Working Remotely: We can only approve individuals working remotely if it is COVID related. If you are not able to come in to work you must take sick, personal, or annual leave.
CARES Team Update (from Ms. Ceglowski): We are working to help you and your students with all possible needs. If you need help, please reach out and we will do whatever we can to help!
Lend a Hand!: Our PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade staff are doing an amazing job with our in-person students. Managing a concurrent classroom, the cleaning protocols, and the added instruction is no small task. If you are willing, sign up below to lend a hand to one of these classrooms! Cover their recess for a day or two, watch their kids during lunch, or just drop in for 5 minutes so they can use the bathroom :) Any little bit goes a long way!
Instructions: If you are willing to help, click this link, and place your name beside one of the classrooms. Then reach out to that teacher to compare schedules to see when you could help them out. Multiple people can sign up for the same class. More hands make it easier to help!
Tech Tip from Tim: Would you like to create interactive, self-grading, formative assessments withing Canvas? How about creating a quiz with the reading passage on one side of the screen with questions on the other? Well, it is time to try "New Quizzes" in Canvas! Check out the videos below OR book and appointment with me to get started! Remember, you can book a time with me on Tuesdays and Thursdays by going to https://tdyounts.youcanbook.me/.
- You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more
- You provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19
- You had direct physical contact with the person (hugged or kissed them)
- You shared eating or drinking utensils
- They sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you
Exposure has to be reported to Human Resources for contact tracing in case you should test positive. As a school, we are only required to communicate if we have a positive test from a staff member or student. At this time, we have not had any positive tests from staff members or from students that have been in-person. Remember the 3 W's - Wear your mask, Wash your hands, and Wait 6 feet. This will help us stay safe and healthy!
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
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 (12/14) - https://youtu.be/fT0ldA3gaQM
Tuesday (12/15) - https://youtu.be/QQoJ0fsL-fM
Wednesday (12/16) - https://youtu.be/mxc_RnM8QXM
Thursday (12/17) - https://youtu.be/Uc-efN-kp9I
Friday (12/18) - https://youtu.be/kEEc0BTIECU
IF Updates
iReady Data Analysis PD: Don’t forget to register for the iReady session that your grade level decided to attend. (The date you chose is in your PLT notes.) Here is a list of the offered sessions.
For report cards: Here is a link to all the document of report card comments and their powerschool codes. This is a copy that sorts the comments by content (thanks Mrs. Tall!). Both of these documents are in the “Report card and progress report” button on Canvas. This will come in handy as you prepare your progress reports and when you are completing report cards.
Upcoming Dates:
December 14 - PTA Meeting @ 6:30 via Zoom
December 15 - Drills @ 2:00 (Fire & Community Lockdown)
December 15 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30
December 21 - Teacher Workday (RS)
December 22 - January 6 - Winter Break for Staff
January 7 - Teacher Workday (RC)
January 8 - Teacher Workday (RS)
January 11 - 2nd & 3rd Grade Students Return In-Person
January 12 - SIT @ 3:30
January 18 - No School (MLK Day)
January 19 - 4th & 5th Cohort A Return
January 19 - SCC & Wellness Committees @ 3:30
January 20 - End of 2nd Quarter
January 21 - 4th & 5th Cohort B Return
January 22 - Teacher Workday
January 26 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30 (Boosterthon)
Some of our most talented students participated in a Virtual Choir. Check out this amazing performance and see if you can spot some of our Pandas!
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