Hey Panda Family,
Happy last week of school! I have enjoyed every minute of this school year with each of you. Have a wonderful final week with your students to make memories, hug on them, and have fun! Cheers to 2021-2022 🐼💚
Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:
Ms. Tammy Barnes: Please join me in welcoming Ms. Tammy Barnes to 3rd grade for next school year! Ms. Barnes currently works at Old Town Elementary. She has previous experience teaching 3rd grade and I believe she will be a wonderful addition to our school and the 3rd grade team. If you would like to send her a welcome email her email address is: tbarnes@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
Ms. Janet Sherrill: Please continue to keep Ms. Sherrill in your thoughts and prayers. As most of you know, she has been out recovering from a bad broken ankle. She continues to stay positive, and she will be back with us next year. We wish you the best in your recovery, Janet!
EOG Test Makeups: EOG Test Plans for make-ups (click here) - this has changed since Friday. Please read carefully. Ms. Gardner will send changes as needed to those that it effects. Reach out to Ms. Gardner if you have questions.
Staff Dinner: Just a friendly reminder that if you signed up for the staff dinner at Gypsy Road it will be this Monday, June 6 @ 6:00. Here is the address for Gypsy Road: 1105 E Mountain St, Kernersville, NC 27284. See you there!
Laugh Factory Assembly (June 8): PTA is sponsoring a fun assembly for all students on Wednesday, June 8. The assembly is called "Laugh Factory". PreK - 2nd grade will have their assembly @ 9:00. 3rd - 5th grade will have their assembly @ 10:00. This will be located in the gym.
Schedule:
11:00-11:45 K (71 students)/2nd (111 students)
12:00-12:45 1st (79 students)/5th (72 students)/Vaden (18 students)
1:30 - 2:15 3rd-Vaden (64 students)/4th (87 students)
Roller Skating Incentive (June 9): Students are able to earn the roller skating incentive if they accomplished one of the following:
- K-2
- Blue composite in Mclass, or they showed at least one point of growth from MOY-EOY
- 3rd grade
- Passed the BOG, passed the EOG in Reading or Math, showed growth from BOG-EOG in Reading, or scored a higher percentile in Math than they did in Reading
- 4th grade
- Passed the EOG in Reading or Math, or showed growth in either Reading or Math (only need to show growth in one to qualify)
- 5th grade
- Passed the EOG in Reading or Math or Science, or showed growth in either Reading or Math (only need to show growth in one to qualify)
This is our first year doing EOY incentives, so thank you for your patience as we have learned and adjusted the qualifying measures some to try and motivate our kids to succeed. Below you will find the skating schedule and electronic permission slip. Please send Mr. Elkins an email if you have students that have not qualified to go.
Each grade level will have one hour to skate
All teachers and IAs for each grade level will help chaperone
Times may vary slightly based on traffic
2 buses; going back and forth
Regular lunch schedule
Creating Class Rosters for 2022-2023: We need to meet with Kinder-4th grade this Friday, June 10 in Room 126 to work on creating class rosters for next school year. We will be working on student placement cards this week. Here is the schedule for this Friday, June 10 in Room 126:
8:00 - Kindergarten
9:00 - 1st Grade
10:00 - 2nd Grade
11:00 - 3rd Grade
12:00 - 4th Grade
Sunset Slush: Mr. Rubley and Reel Realty will be treating the staff to Sunset Slush this Friday, June 10 from 11:00 - 12:30. They will be set up in the main lobby! What a fun treat!
LETRS (June 14 or June 15): If your all-day LETRS training is on June 14 or June 15, I am giving you permission to take the day off on June 13. Please complete a White Sheet indicating that you will be out on June 13 but plan to work on June 14 or 15 to complete LETRS. I ask that you please don't promote this with your friends at other schools - I am making this executive decision for our school based on what I believe is fair. Thanks!
EOY Staff Checklist: Here is the checklist for all staff to complete before the end of the year. Click here - EOY Staff Checklist
Master Schedule Survey: Please share feedback about the master schedule from this year as we plan for next year. If you would like to share your thoughts you can access the survey here: https://forms.gle/8egbJKufJuqi7ZYt7
Literacy Folders (from district): Please make sure these items are printed and in each student's literacy folder in their cumulative folder.
K-2:
*any 3 writing samples (preferably from different points of the year to show progression)
*DIBELS student summary report
*HFW (optional)
3rd-5th:
*any 3 writing samples (preferably from different points of the year to show progression)
*DIBELS summary report for 3rd and 4th RtA
*iReady student report for 4th and 5th
Awards Day: Please make sure all students in your class receive an award or superlative on Awards Day. All students deserve to be celebrated. The only award I would like all grades to distribute is the "Math Fact Golden Paw" award - this award will go to those students who have earned their Golden Paw in our school-wide math fact fluency initiative.
PLTs: Kindergarten, 1st grade, & 2nd grade will have PLTs this week. This will be the last PLT for these grade levels.
Media Center Updates (from Ms. Epperley): Here are your updates for the week!
Student library book notices go home on Monday.
- The district has decided that any student that is a Take Home user, will take their Chromebook home for the summer. Day Users will remain in your classroom. You may pack them up in a secure place. Use this spreadsheet if you are unsure.
- If you need us to check your Chromebooks to make sure they are going home with the correct person, just let us know.
Morning Announcements: Morning Announcements will be old school over the intercom for the remainder of the year.
Shoutout: Shoutout to everyone for their help with EOG testing! Everyone worked so well together as a team. Thank you to Ms. Gardner for her leadership through all of testing!
Items From Previous Weeks
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 scores")
- 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 Ms. Balint when they are complete.
- Please let Ms. Balint know if you have any questions.
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 evaluation. You 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:
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
June 8 - Laugh Factory Assembly (9:00 K-2 & 10:00 3rd-5th)
June 8 - PBIS Water Day
June 9 - Roller Skating Incentive
June 9 - Last Day of School
June 10 - RS Workday (K-4 will make class rosters)
June 13 - RS Workday
