Hey Panda Family,
Lori Olive: Please join me in welcoming back Ms. Lori Olive. Ms. Olive was a former teacher at Piney Grove and she will be joining us part-time as an Extended Learning Tutor to help with our bubble students in grades 3-5. We are so glad to have you with us, Ms. Olive!
Absences/Request for Time off: Over the past few weeks we have encountered quite a few situations with staff regarding absences/requests for time off that have not been approved ahead of time or no sub is arranged. When these situations occur we have to make adjustments on the fly that inevitably effect someone else (taking an IA, moving a sub that was already scheduled with another class, canceling LETRS coverage for someone so Tama can sub, etc.) Please be mindful of this. Below is a review of procedures for both types of absences. Please don't hesitate to reach out to Ms. Owens, myself, or Ms. Gardner if you need help filling an absence. We are here to help. Thanks!
United Way Pledge Link: We hope everyone will consider donating to the WS/FCS United Way Pledge. Here is the link to donate - https://uwfc.upicsolutions.org/wsfcs
State Budget: The state budget was just signed by Governor Cooper. Looks like some raises may be on the way! Here is an article with details - Teacher Pay Raises - NC State Budget
Instructional Rounds: Ms. Gardner and I will continue to focus on Small Group Instruction through December. We have seen some awesome skill-based small group instruction throughout K-5! We plan to share the updated data in next week's Weekly Wrap.
Winter Parties: Please avoid Friday, December 17 when planning classroom winter parties (PBIS event that day). If you choose to have a party, I encourage you to plan it on the short week before winter break (December 20th or 21st) if possible.
- The cafeteria
- Both blacktop areas
- The playground
December 17, 9:30-12:00: Bowling
66 students/bus
9:30-10:15 (K/1)
Pickup @ 9:15
Drop-off back at school @ 10:30
10:00-11:00 (2/3)
Pickup @ 9:45
Drop-off back at school @ 11:15
10:45-11:45 (4/5)
Pickup @ 10:30
Drop-off back at school @ 12:00
Payment due - December 3
Cost: $100 Paw Bucks
- Here's the link to enter both the total number of students AND students' names for bowling.
- Remember to take time to review universal PBIS expectations for playground, cafeteria, hallways, etc.
- Review your classroom expectations. Practice. Correct. Reward. We only have 3 weeks and 2 days until Winter break.
Morning Announcements: Ms. Ceglowski will email out the links for the Morning Announcements.
Staff Spotlight: From Ms. Finley - I have a shout out for Jayne - She vacuumed my carpet for me (it was super yucky) so I could work with my students as they arrived Thursday morning! Thank you!
From Ms. Mason - We'd like to give a shout out & special thank you to Mrs. Rinfrette and Mrs. Pereda for their help assisting & training with Go Far every week!
IF Updates
MOY testing dates:
mClass/DIBELS January 10-February 1
iReady MOY
K-5 Reading January 10-February 1
K-5 Math January 24-February 4
K-2 Math MOY (DPI) January 10-20
(All testing dates are available on the district testing calendar.
LETRS Updates: The ELA department has created some support documents. Here they are:
Overarching topics from Unit One
ELA presentation from IF meeting including stipend details on slide 10 in case you are interested
Science Fair: We will not have a school-wide science fair this year.
Additional resources for EL learners: This is
information that was shared with me at our MTSS interventionist meeting.
These are fantastic resources that we can take advantage of in response to a
specific need you have, as well as several contacts that can help with specific
questions.
•Vocabulary
Strategies –(Amanda Cannon – MS/HS SIOP Coach)
•Elementary
SIOP resources – (Rebecca Olsen – ESL SIOP Coach).
•EL –
District Office website – (Tamara Coburn – ESL Lead
Teacher).
Need a hard
copy of a Wonders Intervention? I have ordered several copies of
several intervention ‘books’ from the print shop. If you want one, then
please go to the room across from me (room 09) and look in the big brown
cabinet. There are several copies of these binders in there. If you
would like one, please take it! I made the copies so that you could have
them to use.
Need assistance while I am out? Contact one of these wonderful folks:
ELA- Kathy Wilheit kwilheit@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
Math- Adrienne Egerton abegerton@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
Early Learning- Anna Crisp amcrisp@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
MTSS- Robyn Varga rmvarga@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
PLT- Mollie Jenkins mbjenkins@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
AIG/CogAt/ITBS school-based questions- Teresa Sweeney tsweeney@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
Items from Previous Weeks
LETRS Support: In an effort to provide certified teachers some time during their work hours to complete their LETRS coursework, we are going to creatively utilize Ms. Lloyd. All certified teachers that have to complete LETRS may sign up for one 1/2 day on Ms. Lloyd's schedule to work on their LETRS coursework. This is how it will work:
- Pull up Ms. Lloyd's schedule here - Ms. Lloyd's Schedule
- Pick one 1/2 day that is available between now and Winter Break
- Write your name and LETRS in the box - i.e. "Cox LETRS"
- Ms. Lloyd will cover your class for the 1/2 day that you sign up
- On your day, you will stay on campus and find a quiet space to work on your LETRS coursework
- Teacher workroom, Teacher lounge, etc.
- If a Covid situation occurs and Ms. Lloyd must cancel, you will be able to pick another date and time
- This is optional, and is not required
We plan to see how this goes between now and Winter Break. If it goes smoothly, then we will consider offering it again for the spring semester. We hope this helps some!
Field Trips: All field trips for this school year must be submitted by Tuesday, December 21. There are fewer activity bus drivers. Dates are filling up fast. Reach out to Mrs. Gardner if you have questions.
