Sunday, November 14, 2021

Week of 11/8 - 11/12

Hey Panda Family,


It may have been a short week, but it was a great week! We celebrated our veterans, 3rd grade took a field trip to Korner's Folly, and we had a very successful PTA spirit night at Bill's Pizza Pub. Also, congratulations to all our Go Far runners and a big thank you to our coaches Ms. Mason & Ms. Fox 🏃 Work hard this week as we head into Fall break and Thanksgiving 🦃

Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:



Staff Meeting: Our November Staff Meeting will be this Tuesday, November 16 @ 3:30. Here are the agenda items:

  • Good News & Staff Awards
  • Suicide Prevention Training
  • MTSS PD
  • Technology Tips
  • Instructional Rounds Small Groups Update
  • Miscellaneous Updates


PBIS Updates:
  • We will shop at the Paw Store this Thursday and Friday.  See links below. 
    • Feel free to switch times with a teammate if needed.
    • PTA plans on having people in the store to help. 
    • 3-5 schedule
    • K-2 schedule
  • As you plan for the week after Thanksgiving break, all teachers, and specialists should 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.  
  • Here's the link to enter both the total number of students AND students' names for bowling. 

November Fire Drill: Please be prepared early this week for our monthly fire drill.  


Dia de los Muertos Article: Check out the awesome article written by Ms. Pereda that was posted on our district webpage - Celebrating "Dia de los Muertos"


Media Center Updates (from Ms. Epperley): Shout out to Mrs. Reid for discovering that the student ID badges can be used for check-out in the library! Students can bring them for open check-out in the morning from 7:50-8:20.
The Younts-Epperley Team is moving forward with STEM lessons:
K-3:  Programing Colby mouse to go through a maze for his Thanksgiving dinner.
4-5:  Researching weather and creating WeVideo weather forecasts.  
         Students should bring their Chromebooks to media this week.  


Morning Announcements: Ms. Ceglowski will email out the links for the Morning Announcements. 



Staff Spotlight: Thank you to Ms. Mason & Ms. Fox for coaching and leading all our Go Far runners this fall! Great job promoting exercise and wellness with our Pandas!




Items from Previous Weeks


SIP Goals Vote: Please review the School Improvement Plan goals and vote on their approval. All staff (classified and certified) should vote. The goals and voting survey can be found here - SIP Goal Vote



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.




Upcoming Dates:
  
November 15 - Jayne @ IF Meeting
November 16 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30
November 18 - Gardner @ AP Meeting 8:30 - 11:30
November 18 & 19 - PAW Store
November 18 & 19 - Elkins off campus
November 19 - 5th Grade Field Trip
November 22 - RS Workday (may work from home)
November 23 - RS Workday (may work from home)
November 24 - 26 - Fall Break/Thanksgiving (No School)
November 30 - SCC & Wellness Committees meet @ 3:30
December 1 - Elkins @ Principal's Meeting
December 2 - Jayne @ IF Meeting
December 2 - Winter Chorus Concert @ 6:30




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