Sunday, February 6, 2022

Week of 1/31 - 2/4

Hey Panda Family,


We can't wait to review MOY growth this week in PLTs! The work y'all are doing with our pandas is absolutely amazing! We are so proud of you. I enjoy reading quotes by famous individuals. One I read recently was by Oprah Winfrey - "The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work." Keep up the great work! 😊🐼

Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:


Jose Day: This Friday will be Mr. Jose day! We want to make sure we show Jose how much we appreciate him and everything he has done for our school over the last five years. We encourage your class to do something nice for Mr. Jose as we celebrate him on his last day with us. 



David Collins: Please join me in welcoming back Mr. David Collins! Mr. Collins was an EC Instructional Assistant with us previously, and he will be coming back to PGE in the same role. His first day will be Monday, February 7! 



iReady Putt-Putt Qualifiers: Students who met 50% or more of their Annual Typical Growth in both iReady Reading and Math will qualify for the putt-putt reward field trip. As we prepare for this field trip we need to know specific numbers. Please help us by filling out this Google form to let us know who qualified from your class: Putt-Putt Qualifiers



iReady MOY School Growth: We are so proud of our school family and all the hard work you have invested into our students through the first half of the year. Overall, as a school we have already met 96% of our growth goal in Reading and 69% of our growth goal in Math. This is amazing and a true testament to your instruction and commitment to having students work on iReady lessons each week. Consistency and hard work pays off! 



Math Fact Fluency: This week we will kick off our Math Fact Fluency leveled quizzes. We will be passing out your charms that the students will earn when they pass each level. We will discuss more in PLTs this week and make sure that everyone is prepared. 



Panorama Survey: Teachers, please send out the following link to your families asking them to complete the family Panorama survey for our school - https://surveys.panoramaed.com/winstonsalem/family2022/surveys. Also, thank you to the staff members who have already completed their Panorama survey. If you haven't done so, please complete it this week (you received your survey link in an email). It only took me 5-10 minutes to complete. Thank you! 



School Counseling Week: This upcoming week is National School Counseling Week. Please take time to show an act of thankfulness to Ms. Ceglowski! She is a rockstar and we are so blessed to have a school counselor who is so dedicated, compassionate, and skilled. Thank you, Ms. Ceglowski, for all you do each and every day! It does not go unnoticed 😊




Media Center Updates (from Ms. Epperley): Please see the Media Center updates below.

PGE Winter Reading Olympics
Feb 7-Mar 7
K-5 students will be working to win the gold for their class! K-2 have a form to fill out and turn in for the class with the most minutes.  3-5 students will fill out a google form for the most pages read.  There will be Gold, Silver, Bronze, Platinum and Honorable Mention Awards given to each class.  Gold medal winners will receive a special Freezer Pop Day!
Battle of the Books
4-5 students participating in Battle of the Books will be practicing on Wed and Fri mornings from 7:50-8:20am in the media center, starting Feb 9 through Mar 2.
3-5 students need Chromebooks for media this week.
Mid-Year library account reports will be in your mailbox.  Just remind students to turn in overdue items.  Thank you!


ACCESS Testing (ESL students): Monday's schedule (2/7) is below. The rest of the week's schedule will be emailed later.

8:30 - 1st Reading - Ysacc
9:30 - 3rd Writing - Kathy, Alison
11:00 - 2nd Listening - Leslie, Jose
1:00 - 4th Writing - Joel, Yaretmy

PBIS Updates: See below. 
  • We have 244 students participating in Panda Chef on 2/11
  • Teachers should bring the students participating to the cafeteria. 
  • Some specialists will combine classes, so we have extra help. 
  • Reach out to Ms. Vaden or Ms. Gardner if you have any questions.  

New Math Resource: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics in Grades 3-5.
  • Ask Mrs. Tall or Mrs. Edwards about how they use this resource
  • Blackline Masters (binder) is in Jayne's office
  • Shout out to Mrs. Tall for putting this together

Morning Announcements: Ms. Ceglowski will email out the student video announcement links. 



Shoutout: From Ms. True - Please put in a special thank you to the troops that have rallied to help during my absence. Lots of folks have reached out and I have reached out to ask for assistance completing several things this week. Not one person hesitated to agree to help in any way they could. Thank you so much!



Technology Updates


⚡➕➖✖️Fact Fluency Quizzes: Teachers in grades 2-5, modules including the first 5 levels of your fact fluency quizzes will be shared out by Monday morning. To import the module into your Canvas course, please click on the links below. 
First-grade teachers: I will continue to create your paper/pencil assessments and share them with you once they are finished. 
Grade-Level Chairs: If your grade level would like for me to be in your classrooms during the time you have students to complete their first fact fluency drill, please fill out the following form and I will go from room to room at 10 to 15-minute intervals. Remember, I am typically at Piney Grove until 11, however, I can be flexible on Thursday if need be. 
Everyone: As always, reach out to me, Mr. Younts, if you have any questions! Now that this initiative is up and running, I will begin working on the last five levels of fact fluency quizzes this week. Once I they are completed, I will share them with you so that you can add them to your Canvas courses for the upcoming weeks.



IF Updates

Need assistance while I am out?  Contact one of these wonderful folks: 

ELA- Kathryn Kear kakear@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


Valentines in the classroom: Students may exchange valentines cards and treats with their classmates this year. Please just remind parents of any allergies in your class and that all items must be store bought. 



Mid-Year Parent Conferences: Just like we have done in year's past, we would like all PreK - 5th grade teachers to complete Mid-Year Parent conferences with all of your families. The primary focus of this conference should be to review MOY results, discuss behavior concerns/successes, and to set a positive tone with each family for the remainder of the school year (make sure to always start each conference with something positive and end with something positive). These conferences should be brief and most will last 10-15 minutes. You may schedule them in-person, over the phone, or through Zoom (your choice). Please have these conferences completed no later than Friday, February 25. When you have completed all of your Mid-Year conferences please complete this Google form to let us know - Mid-Year Parent Conferences Completed. Thanks!



Mid-Year PDP Conferences: The sign-up for Mid-Year PDP meetings is hanging up outside mine and Leslie's office.  Please sign up with me if I do your evaluations & please sign up with Leslie if she does yours. Conferences must be completed before 2/18/2022Make sure your Mid-Year PDP is updated before we meet. This includes your progress to date on your goals, as well as any artifacts that you want to upload that show evidence towards completion. 



Upcoming Dates:
  
Week of February 7 - Math Fact Fluency Levels School-Wide Begins (more details to come)
February 8 - SIT @ 3:30
February 8 - PTA Spirit Night @ Big Burger Spot
February 10 - Gardner @ IF Meeting
February 11 - Mr. Jose Day
February 11 - Panorama Survey closes
February 11 - Panda Chef Challenge PBIS Event
February 15 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30
February 15 - PTA Meeting @ 6:30
February 17 - Gardner @ AP Meeting 8:30 - 11:30
February 17 - Countdown to Kindergarten
February 18 - Putt-Putt (grades TBD)
February 22 - SCC & Wellness Committees meet @ 3:30
February 25 - Mid-Year Parent Conferences need to be completed
February 25 - Putt-Putt (grades TBD)


February is Black History Month! Find fun ways to celebrate and teach our students about the amazing accomplishments from African Americans in our country!



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