Friday, September 1, 2023

Week of 8/28 - 9/1

Hey Panda Family,


I hope you had a great first week with your starfish! You will be able to make the difference in their life one day at a time this school year. We don't want any of our starfish left on the shore. I hope everyone enjoys the three day weekend! You did awesome this week! Love you all 🐼 

Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:


New Updates

Second Week of School: Awesome job to our entire school family for making this first week absolutely great! So many people stepped up and helped in so many ways to make this week run smoothly. As we move into the second week of school these are some of the things we are looking for:
  • Clear routines/expectations have been established and are being enforced
  • Morning Meetings are being held each day
  • Fully into your instructional schedule
  • Lesson plans/slide decks are posted on Canvas
  • Help each other stay above the line 😊

BOY Dates: I want you to go ahead and have the BOY testing weeks so you can begin to plan. We will review this at length in our first PLT, but some of these dates fall before that. For Mclass, K-2 Assistants may help with covering the class so K-2 teachers can assess without distraction. I will let K-2 teachers work out this schedule with your grade level and your Instructional Assistants. 
iReady Reading BOY Diagnostic - Complete the week of 9/5 - 9/8
Mclass (K-4 only) - Complete between 9/11 - 9/22
iReady Math BOY Diagnostic - Complete between 9/11 - 9/22
​**Here is a short video to remind you how to hide iReady Diagnostic Assessments until you want your students to complete them** - https://youtu.be/sjfnRtBFExQ?si=ekCE_LLEc-i6b-q0 


Copies: Ms. Owens and Mr. Elkins have been working with finance to determine the most cost effective method for our school to make copies now that Printshop went up dramatically in their prices. Going forward, we need to make all black/white & color copies here at school. We will only use Printshop for specialty items such as booklets, packets, posters, etc. With this change it will cause a higher volume of copies to be made by our front office staff. They will work as fast as possible, but please make sure you plan ahead and understand the turn around time may be a couple of days. Lastly, please remember that the black copy machines are for less than 12 copies and all other requests will be run by front office staff on the high speed copier. Thanks for your help with this! 


Code of Conduct Lessons: All K-5 teachers should complete their grade level Code of Conduct lessons by the end of next week. There are six total lessons that you need to teach. Here is the link to those lessons. 



PDP Sign-Up: The PDP Sign-Up sheet is up outside of Ms. Gardner's and Mr. Elkins' office. This is for certified staff only. Please make sure you sign up for a time. If you need to know who to sign up with, please refer to the Observation List below. All K-5 teachers and Specialists will have one of their goals as the Thematic Planning goal. 


If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: This year we have seen an increase in some furry rodent friends finding their way into the building, pod, and trailers. I talked with our pest control supervisor and he said if we do these things it will help drastically reduce the number of field mice we will see:
  • Store any candy, snacks, etc. in sealed Tupperware containers
  • Store any candy, snacks, etc. high on a shelf or on top of a cabinet (don't leave on floor level)
  • If you see evidence of mouse droppings let the office know immediately
    • We will get it cleaned up and put in the work order
    • Clean up any evidence of a mouse immediately - they will return to that location if droppings or crumbs are left (we will help with the clean up)

Media Updates (from Ms. Epperley): Please see the Media updates below. 
  • Book Fair: September 25-30; We will be having our annual Pumpkin Palooza decorating contest.  More information coming soon!
  • Student password information: Click Here for Student Password Info
  • 3-5:  Bring Chromebooks to Media

Vector Training Videos: Please make sure you complete your district assigned training videos through Vector. These are due by September 4. 


Drills: Here is the drill information for September. 
  • Thursday, 9/7 - Lockdown @ 9:30.  Members of the Fire, Sherriff, and Medic departments may be present to help us practice. We will walk everyone through it using the PA system just as we did for the fire drill.
  • Friday, 9/8 - Evacuation @ 2:15. We will evacuate to the playground and field. This drill is separate from our fire drill. 
  • Fire Drill - TBD

PBIS Reminders: Please see the PBIS reminders below. 
  • Continue to teach Give Me 5 and other universal procedures
  • Practice, model, and correct. 
  • Kick-off assembly - Friday, September 22 
    • K-2 @ 8:45    
    • 3-5 @ 9:45

Safety Reminders: Please see the safety reminders below. 
  • Doors need to be locked at all times.  They do not need to be closed. 
  • There should be a clear path out of your back door.  Gardner will check each room next week and email anyone that needs to make adjustments. 


Updates from Previous Week

Staff Meeting Presentation: Here is the link to the Opening Staff Meeting - Opening Staff Meeting 23-24. Please make sure review all dates and things-to-do before the start of the school year. 


Class Dojo: Please make sure to archive your Class Dojo class from last school year. Also, please make sure to share your Class Dojo class for this year with Elkins, Gardner, Ceglowski, Specialists, and any other teachers that serve your class. 


Recess Equipment: If you have any recess balls from previous years that you do not want anymore, you can place them in the shed outside at the playground (we are keeping the shed for now). Please do not put them in the gym. If you have any recess balls that need to be pumped up, please bring them to Ms. Fox to be pumped up. You can leave them outside her office door but make sure your name is on your recess equipment. Ms. Fox will return your equipment once she pumps them up.


Google MFA: Google multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be required for all staff this year. Employees with Google accounts will have until September 28th to self-enroll with Google MFA. You will be reminded to enroll each time you log in to your Google account. 


SeeSaw (K-2 only): SeeSaw is replacing Canvas in K-2 for students.  They have some excellent resources for aligning with curriculum! Please check out the curriculum links below. 

SeeSaw Curriculum Alignment



STC Kits: All STC kits are updated and ready for use. We did have to relocate them due to space. They are currently located in these rooms:
  • K-1 is located in Room 109
  • 2-5 is located in Room 307



Upcoming Dates:

September 4 - No School (Labor Day)
September 5 - PINK
September 5 - 8 - Complete iReady Reading BOY Diagnostic
September 5 - PBIS & MTAC Committees meet @ 3:30
September 6 - ORANGE
September 6 - Elkins @ Principal's Meeting
September 7 - BLACK
September 7 - Lockdown drill @ 9:30
September 8 - RED, WHITE, and BLUE
September 8 - Gardner @ AP Meeting
September 8 - Mary Starling assembly @ 10:15 (4th & 5th grade only)
September 8 - Evacuation Drill @ 2:15
September 11 - 22 - Complete Mclass BOY (K-4 only)
September 11 - 22 - Complete iReady Math BOY Diagnostic
September 11 - PLT's begin this week
September 11 - PTA meeting @ 6:30
September 12 - BOG (3rd Grade)
September 12 - SIT @ 3:30 (Media center)
September 12 - PTA Spirit Night @ Walkertown McDonalds 
September 13 - Gardner @ IF meeting
September 14 - Gardner @ NCI training
September 15 - Gardner @ NCI training
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