Sunday, May 22, 2022

Week of 5/16 - 5/20

Hey Panda Family,


I have some big news for you - this upcoming week is the last full week of school! We had so many fun events this past week: Spring musical, Ms. Keller's Baby Sprinkle, Field Day, and Senior Graduation Walk. Shoutout to everyone for working as a family to support each other as we made sure these events were super successful for the kids and staff! Our 3rd - 5th graders begin their EOG tests this Thursday. Please take time this week to send words or notes of encouragement to them 😊 They are going to do amazing! 

Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:



EOG Updates: Please see the bullet points below. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Ms. Gardner.
  • Make sure rooms being used for testing are ready by the end of the day Monday, May 23
  • First day of testing is Thursday, May 26 
    • Please remind all students to strictly follow the PAWS laws and make sure there is no hallway noise
  • Please see EOG presentation shared during training for other reminders 
  • Testing plans are subject to change.  See below for current ELA and Math plans

Pam Mason: The district has allotted each school a building base substitute again for next school year! Our building base sub for next year will be Ms. Pam Mason :) We are super excited to have a familiar face fill this role! (reminder: Ms. Lloyd will be transitioning into our Testing Coordinator position)


MTSS Updates (from Ms. Balint): Please see the updates below from Ms. Balint. 
  • Please make sure all progress monitoring points have been updated in ECATS (make sure to click "save saves")
  • Please compile a folder for each student with a Tier 2 or Tier 3 plan (include progress monitoring sheet, intervention sheets, end point of the intervention)
    • Mr. Elkins would like the folders completed by Thursday, June 2. You can turn your folders into me when they are complete. 
  • Please let me know if you have any questions.

iReady & mClass color copies: If you would like color copies of your iReady or mClass individual student results to send home in report cards please email them to me in a PDF attachment. I will be happy to print off the attachment and I will place in your box.  


PLTs: 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade will have PLTs this week.


June Fire Drill: We will have our last fire drill June 2, 2022.


Awards Day Decorations: PTA has graciously agreed to decorate the front of the stage and the podium for our Awards Day celebrations. 


PBIS Updates: Here are updates from PBIS and info regarding our next PBIS activity. 
  • Water Event - June 8, 2022
  • 100 Paw Bucks, due by May 25 
  • Enter names on spreadsheet
  • No regular specials

45 minute of water games

  • 3 stations

  • 12-13 min/station

  • Specialists + Lloyd, Bowman, Jenkins run stations (teachers rotate with their classes)

    • One teacher per grade level may need to stay with students who don’t pay to attend

    • Schedule:

      11:00-11:45- K/2

      12:00-12:45- 1/5

      1:30 - 2:15 -3/4

 

Media Center Updates (from Ms. Epperley): Here are your updates for the week! 

  • Student Library Book Turn in Day: May 25
  • 3-5 media classes bring chromebooks 
  • Library Services Staff survey



Morning Announcements: Morning Announcements will be old school over the intercom for the remainder of the year. 



Shoutout: Thank you to Ms. Staley, 2nd Grade Teachers, and Ms. Fox for their leadership in the Spring Musical and Field Day this past week! 


From Ms. Sloan - I wanted to give a "Shout Out" to Mrs. Brown in Mrs. Musten's room that put all of the rings and bears on my Math Award necklaces!!!  She's the best!!!



Items From Previous Weeks


Mclass Invalidations: If you need to report an Mclass testing invalidation, please send it to Leslie and me. In the email, state what happened and who the student was. We have to send all invalidations to district office for review. Thank you! 



Testing Information: Here is a link to the Testing Information presentation from this past month's staff meeting. Reach out to Ms. Gardner if you have any questions regarding testing. PGE Testing Information 2021-2022



Grade Level Awards Celebrations Dates/Times: The SCC representatives worked together to determine when each grade level's award celebrations would be. All celebrations will occur in the gym. Here is the schedule:

Thursday, June 2 @ 10:00 - 1st Grade
Thursday, June 2 @ 11:30 - Kindergarten
Monday, June 6 @ 8:30 - 4th Grade
Monday, June 6 @ 10:00 - 2nd Grade
Monday, June 6 @ 11:30 - 3rd Grade
Tuesday, June 7 @ 10:00 - 5th Grade


End-of-Year PDP/Summative Conferences (Certified Staff): Beginning this week you will be able to sign up for a day/time to meet so we can review your end-of-year PDP as well as your summative evaluationYou should have your PDP completed and all artifacts uploaded before the meeting.  The sign-up sheet will be outside Mr. Elkins' and Ms. Gardner's door. Please sign up with the admin that observes you. (Side note: We understand that some of you still have observations that need to be complete, we are just getting these meetings scheduled. Also, Ms. Gardner would like to have her meetings complete by May 13 so they don't interfere with EOG testing.)



LETRS/Mental Health Trainings Coverage: In an effort to help provide certified staff with some extra time to complete the required district/state trainings we are going to offer Ms. Lloyd's assistance again for the spring semester. All certified teachers that have to complete LETRS/Mental Health Trainings may sign up for one 1/2 day on Ms. Lloyd's schedule to work on their 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 the end of school
  • Write your name and Trainings in the box - i.e. "Cox Trainings"
  • 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 coursework
    • Teacher workroom, Teacher lounge, etc. 
  • If a Covid/Emergency Sub situation occurs and Ms. Lloyd must cancel, you will be able to pick another date and time
  • This is optional, and is not required


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




Upcoming Dates:

May 24 - SCC & Wellness Committees meet @ 3:30
May 25 - Mclass/Dibels EOY window closes
May 26 - ELA EOG Grades 3-5
May 26 - K-2 Math EOY Assessment window opens
May 30 - No School (Memorial Day)
May 31 - Mental Health Training Videos must be complete by this date
May 31 - SIT @ 3:30
June 1 - MATH EOG Grades 3-5
June 1 - Kindergarten Screening 9:00 - 2:00
June 2 - Fire Drill
June 2 - MTSS Folders due to Ms. Balint
June 2 - 1st Grade Awards Ceremony @ 10:00
June 2 - Kindergarten Awards Ceremony @ 11:30
June 3 - SCIENCE EOG Grade 5
June 3 - READ TO ACHIEVE Test
June 6 - 4th Grade Awards Ceremony @ 8:30
June 6 - 2nd Grade Awards Ceremony @ 10:00
June 6 - 3rd Grade Awards Ceremony @ 11:30
June 6 - Staff Dinner at Gypsy Road @ 6:00
June 7 - 5th Grade Awards Ceremony @ 10:00




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