Week of 9/22 - 9/26

Hey Panda Family,

Come join us for our Fall Festival tomorrow from 9:00 - 1:00 here at the school! It looks like it may rain, so we are planning to bring all the festivities inside! If you can't come, no worries, but we will certainly miss you! Thank you for your hard work this week and I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 🍂

"Exploration is curiosity put into action" - Don Walsh, Retired US Navy Officer

Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:

New Updates

Picture Day: Picture Day is on Monday, September 29 in the Media Center. Here is a link to the schedule: Picture Day Schedule

Paw Forms: Please make sure you are entering your Paw Forms into Educator's Handbook each week. Our goal each year is that 100% of all teachers enter this data so we know exactly which students to support and how to best mitigate our behavior concerns. 

Mr. Rick Davis (from SCC): Mr. Rick will be having emergency open heart surgery on Monday, September 29th. SCC discussed making him a gift basket from the Piney Grove Staff. RJ said he would deliver to Mr. Rick when he comes home from the hospital. We would like to have all contributions by Thursday, October 2nd. Please bring contributions to Ms. Youtz.

Gift basket ideas:  

• Cheerwine
• Orange and Grape Crush
• Cash
• Food Lion Gift Card
• Visa gift cards
• Kickback Jack gift card
• Amalfi’s gift card
• Plain Chips
• Banana Pudding (bring in Friday)

Thank you for helping to make a special gift for Mr. Rick as he heals.  I know he will be surprised, and it will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please reach out to a SCC representative. 

Mclass Progress Monitoring: Please make sure you are progress monitoring your students in Mclass. Next week is a catch-up week if you are behind. Here is the link to the progress monitoring calendar: Mclass Progress Monitoring Schedule

SchoolNet Update: Please enable the text to speech feature on all SchoolNet assessments except for ELA assessments. This feature is available on End of Grade and End of Course assessments and should be made available on classroom assessments as well.

Directions for enabling this feature can be found here.

Positive Phone Calls/Messages: This is just a friendly reminder to turn in/share your positive communication log with me as soon as possible. Thank you to those who have already completed this. Here is a reminder of the bullet points from the opening staff meeting.

• By the end of September, teachers should have contacted all parents with a positive Dojo message, email, or phone call

• If parent does not respond, try another form of communication (phone call, email)

• Turn in log by 9/26/2025 

• All students should receive a Pandagram home during the 1st quarter

Education Grants: Please make sure to take advantage of these local education grants. They are due soon! 

• Kernersville Chamber Grant

• Education Foundation Grant

Spanish Interpretation Support: A Spanish interpretation support line is now available for three-way calls to assist families while they visit your school. Please stay on the line with the caller while the interpreter joins. Note: the interpreter will only interpret, not answer specific questions. Staying connected ensures clear and accurate communication and that the family receives the correct support.

Dedicated phone line: 336-727-8398

Remember that requesting interpretation or translation services remains the same. Use the links below to submit your request in advance. Services are scheduled in the order they are received.

Request for Interpretation Services

Request for Translation Services

ASL Interpreter Request Form

Shout-outs & Good News: Please see the shout-outs and good news listed below.

• From Ms. True to Ms. Miller - you know why! 😉

• Shoutout to Ms. Lloyd and Ms. Epperley for another successful book fair! 

Previous Updates

Check-In Training (from Ms. Guffey): We will have Check-in Training on Friday, 9/26 and Monday, 9/29. We will need all 3rd, 4th, 5th, EC, and Specialists Teachers to attend a training session. We will also need all of the Instructional Assistants to attend one of the sessions. If you are unable to attend one of the following sessions, please let me know so that I can schedule a make-up session for you. All training sessions will occur in Ms. Guffey's room. 

• Friday, 9/26
• 8:35-9:05
• 9:30-10:00
• 11:00-11:30
• 12:05-12:35
• 12:30-1:00
• 1:50-2:20

• Monday, 9/29
• 2:00-2:30
• 3:30-4:00

Please make sure that you are able to access the NC Test site with your username and password. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

CogAt Testing (from Ms. Guffey): CogAt testing dates for 2nd grade are 9/30, 10/1, and 10/2. All 2^nd grade teachers will be testing. Ms. Barnes and Ms. Landis will also be testing.

Library Lock-In (from PBIS): Our first paid PBIS event, the Library Lock-in, is on Friday, October 17. The cost is 75 Paw Bucks. Students should pay their teachers and teachers should enter their class amount participating NO LATER THAN October 9 here: Library Lock-In

During the Library Lock-in students will have their option of different activities including LEGO, bracelet making, reading, and more! Here is the schedule for the day:

• 8:30-9:00 2/3
• 9:05-9:35 K/1
• 9:40-10:10 4/5

Please reach out to your PBIS rep if you have any questions.

PBIS Updates: Please be sure to read our PBIS minutes from this week's meeting: PBIS Minutes

Here is a list of the PBIS events for the year if you would like to print it to post in your classroom: PBIS Events 2025-2026

This is a list of just the paid events if you would like to give individual copies to your students. 

Mrs. Coleman has her students highlight the events they would like to participate in and helps them budget to make sure they can afford those events. PBIS Paid Events

NC Check-In & i-Ready Schedules: The testing dates for NC Check-Ins and i-Ready Diagnostics are linked below. These dates have also been added to the Event Calendar. 

• NC Check Ins Schedule 
• i-Ready Testing Schedule

Join PTA: If you haven't done so already, please make sure you join PTA to show your support. They do so much for our school. Here is the link to join: Join PTA

Guidance Lessons (from Ms. Ceglowski): I'm excited to get started visiting classrooms for Guidance Lessons.  If you haven't already, please sign up using this link.  

Book time with Ceglowski, Jessica: Classroom Guidance

PGE Substitute List: Here is the updated list - PGE Substitute List. 

District Substitute List: Here is the updated list - District Substitute List

WS/FCS Interpreter Services: If you need a district interpreter, here is the link to request one. REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION SERVICES LINK

IEP Minutes Document: Teachers will continue to take minutes during IEP meetings.

• Please delete verbs and suggested phrases from the document at the end of the meeting.  

• Here is a link to the document: IEP Minutes Template

Upcoming Dates:

PGE Event Calendar 2025-2026

         

Sept. 27 - Fall Festival 9:00-1:00

Sept. 29 - Picture Day

Week of Sept. 29 - Kindergarten iReady Math Diagnostic

Sept. 30 - CogAt Testing

Oct. 1 - Elkins @ Principal's Meeting

Oct. 1 - CogAt Testing

Oct. 2 - CogAt

Oct. 3 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Rock Quarry 

Week of Oct. 6 - Kindergarten iReady Reading Diagnostic

Oct. 10 - Last day of 1st Quarter

Oct. 13 - Teacher Workday

Oct. 13 - Report Cards due to Ms. True by 3:00

Oct. 14 - Teacher Workday

Oct. 16 - Math Check-In (3rd, 4th, & 5th)

Oct. 16 - PTA Spirit Night @ Big Burger Spot

Oct. 17 - Report Cards go home

Oct. 17 - PBIS Library Lockdown

Week of 9/15 - 9/19

Hey Panda Family,

I'm so proud of y'all in how you have handled the past few weeks and how you have stepped up in so many ways. I meant what I said in this past week's meeting, everyone in this building has superb character traits that make you amazing people. I want great people, not just talented people. You are all definitely talented in your teaching abilities but your impeccable character is what makes you special and sets you apart. Each one of you has the whole package. You are both talented in your craft and you are amazing individuals. I am so thankful you are on my team! 🐼 And I am going to continue to work hard over the next few years to get all of our teammates back that I can! 

Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:

New Updates

PLTs: PLTs will start back next week for K-5 grades. Going forward, all PLTs will be during grade level specials/planning time. We will still meet in the PLT conference room. Here are the days PLTs will occur:

• Mondays - 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade
• Wednesdays - K, 1st, & 2nd grade

Building Reminders: Here are a few building reminders, and miscellaneous items, that we need your help with. Thanks! 

• If you notice the cafeteria music has not been playing while you are at lunch please check the cd player and see if the cd needs to be restarted. It may have just timed out. 

• Please do your best to stick with your scheduled times that have an impact school-wide (arriving/leaving lunch on time, recess, specials, etc.). I will be addressing reoccurring issues individually, but this is just a friendly reminder to everyone so we can operate efficiently and effectively. 

• Now that things are beginning to settle down and I adjust to the new normal, I will begin to be more frequent in classrooms. My goal is to get in 2-3 classrooms a day just to spend time with the kids and see what they are learning. Feel free to put me to work when I am in there if I can be of assistance! 

Book Fair: Book Fair is next week. All classes will go to the book fair during their Media Specials next week. If you have any book fair questions please see Ms. Epperley. 

Pumpkin Decorating: This year we are not doing a pumpkin decorating contest for the book fair. You are still more than welcome to decorate a pumpkin as a book character and donate it to the media center for decoration, but there will be no contest. 

PBIS Updates: Next week is our PBIS Spirit Week. Each day's theme is what we encourage our Pandas to do. Here is the full list of the themes:

• 22: Shine Bright (neon)
• 23: Be an All-Star (sports)
• 24: Model Out-of-this World Behavior (outer space, alien)
• 25: Include Others (twin)
• 26: Show Panda Pride

Each classroom teacher will receive a few stickers related to each day's theme. If you see a student who is exhibiting that day's encouraged behavior (through their actions, not just by dressing up) you can give them a sticker AND an extra Paw Buck or Dojo point. These can be students in your own class or a different class. (For Thursday there are two of each sticker so they can share with their "twin.")

Feel free to also give stickers to staff members showing these behaviors! There are a few extra stickers that will be in the workroom if you need them - just check because some are not necessarily kid-appropriate. Silly Amazon multi-packs.

We hope this is a fun way to reinforce positive behaviors! We hope all staff will participate, too. 🙂

Check-In Training (from Ms. Guffey): We will have Check-in Training on Friday, 9/26 and Monday, 9/29. We will need all 3rd, 4th, 5th, EC, and Specialists Teachers to attend a training session. We will also need all of the Instructional Assistants to attend one of the sessions. If you are unable to attend one of the following sessions, please let me know so that I can schedule a make-up session for you. All training sessions will occur in Ms. Guffey's room. 

• Friday, 9/26
• 8:35-9:05
• 9:30-10:00
• 11:00-11:30
• 12:05-12:35
• 12:30-1:00
• 1:50-2:20

• Monday, 9/29
• 2:00-2:30
• 3:30-4:00

Please make sure that you are able to access the NC Test site with your username and password. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

CogAt Testing (from Ms. Guffey): CogAt testing dates for 2nd grade are 9/30, 10/1, and 10/2. All 2^nd grade teachers will be testing. Ms. Barnes and Ms. Landis will also be testing.

Hispanic Heritage Month (from Ms. Pereda): If any students are not in one of my groups but would like to participate in our Hispanic Heritage Month display, please let me know, and I will print out a paper of their country for them.  Thank you!

Counseling Updates (from Ms. Ceglowski): Thank you all so much for participating in Start with Hello Week!  With all that we have going on, it really shows who we are to see our school community embrace the message so well.  Please send me any pictures you have of your students doing the activities through the week.  Thank you!  You guys are the best!!

I have already done classroom guidance with 19 classes!!  6 more have been scheduled!  I am grateful for the time to work on conflict (2-5) and respect (K-1).  I hope it's been helpful.  Please feel free to schedule another time if you would like to address something with your class through classroom guidance.  Just get the time scheduled and reach out to me about the topic.  

Book time with Ceglowski, Jessica: Classroom Guidance

If you would like to refer a student to me, please use this form. I will be notified that you made a referral through email.  Even if we already talked about it, please fill out the form to keep me honest!  Thanks!  

Library Lock-In (from PBIS): Our first paid PBIS event, the Library Lock-in, is on Friday, October 17. The cost is 75 Paw Bucks. Students should pay their teachers and teachers should enter their class amount participating NO LATER THAN October 9 here: Library Lock-In

During the Library Lock-in students will have their option of different activities including LEGO, bracelet making, reading, and more! Here is the schedule for the day:

• 8:30-9:00 2/3
• 9:05-9:35 K/1
• 9:40-10:10 4/5

Please reach out to your PBIS rep if you have any questions.

SECU Contact: Thank you to Jeremiah Phillips and the State Employees Credit Union for coming to speak at our staff meeting this past week. Here is Jeremiah Phillip's contact information if you want to reach out to him about any banking needs the SECU can help you with. Here is his email: jeremiah.phillips@ncsecu.org

Information for Elementary Grading: Please see the district grading updates below. 

• Standards Based Grading Dual Language Immersion (new K-2 course), Science, and Social Studies are missing standards that were not imported from DPI during our conversion. We are working on getting those standards from our Instructional Services department and imported into Infinite Campus. We will notify you when they are ready for your teachers to start adding assignments to those courses.

• K-5 Grades - Behavior, Work Habits, Visual Arts, General Music, and Physical Education in Infinite Campus are “Post only” courses. This means that teachers will only enter a posted S, N, or U at the end of each term when the grading window opens to finalize term grades. No Assignments can be entered for those courses on the S, N, U grading scale. They will not have an “In-Progress Grade,” therefore the courses will not print on Progress Reports. Instructions for these courses are linked here:
• IC_Campus Instruction for Behavior, Work Habits, Art, Music, and PE QRD 

• All instructional videos and documents for Teachers are in this Google Drive Folder. Please share with your teachers.
• How To Videos and QRDs created by WSFCS

Shout-outs & Good News: Please see the shout-outs and good news listed below.

• Ms. Kirk is having a baby boy! Congratulations! 

• From Ms. Fox - Shout out to Ms. Mason, Mrs. Ceglowski, and Mrs. Flynn for your help covering my car rider duty and dismissal for Taekwondo this week! You all are greatly appreciated!

• From Ms. Bullins - Thank you for our class ring pop treat as part of Feel Good Friday! You made us feel so special! 

Previous Updates

iReady & Mclass Student Reports: Please make sure to share student Mclass BOY & iReady BOY results with your parents. You can send them to Ms. Owens or Mr. Elkins to print in color, or you can send them to the parents electronically. This would be a great task to work on during Monday's workday. 

Updated Duty Rosters AM & PM: We have updated the morning and afternoon duty rosters to reflect the changes to our staff.  The new schedule takes effect on Tuesday, September 16.  Please read over it. Here is the link: Duty Roster Changes

PBIS Updates: Please be sure to read our PBIS minutes from this week's meeting: PBIS Minutes

Here is a list of the PBIS events for the year if you would like to print it to post in your classroom: PBIS Events 2025-2026

This is a list of just the paid events if you would like to give individual copies to your students. 

Mrs. Coleman has her students highlight the events they would like to participate in and helps them budget to make sure they can afford those events. PBIS Paid Events

Picture Day Date Changes: We had to adjust our school picture day dates due to the school calendar changes. Here are the new dates for picture day. Please adjust the dates on your calendar:

• September 29 - Picture Day
• October 29 - Picture Retakes

Student Pictures: Homeroom teachers, please make sure to take individual pictures of your students and turn in one copy to Mr. Elkins. Here are the details:

• Hang above the bookbag hook, on the wall outside your classroom, etc. 
• If you need help developing the pictures see Ms. True
• Give receipt to Ms. Owens with your name on it to be reimbursed
• Please make 2 copies of each student
• One for you and one for Mr. Elkins

NC Check-In & i-Ready Schedules: The testing dates for NC Check-Ins and i-Ready Diagnostics are linked below. These dates have also been added to the Event Calendar. 

• NC Check Ins Schedule 
• i-Ready Testing Schedule

Join PTA: If you haven't done so already, please make sure you join PTA to show your support. They do so much for our school. Here is the link to join: Join PTA

Guidance Lessons (from Ms. Ceglowski): I'm excited to get started visiting classrooms for Guidance Lessons.  If you haven't already, please sign up using this link.  

Book time with Ceglowski, Jessica: Classroom Guidance

PGE Substitute List: Here is the updated list - PGE Substitute List. 

District Substitute List: Here is the updated list - District Substitute List

WS/FCS Interpreter Services: If you need a district interpreter, here is the link to request one. REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION SERVICES LINK

IEP Minutes Document: Teachers will continue to take minutes during IEP meetings.

• Please delete verbs and suggested phrases from the document at the end of the meeting.  

• Here is a link to the document: IEP Minutes Template

Upcoming Dates:

PGE Event Calendar 2025-2026

         

Sept. 22-26 - Spirit Week 

• 22: Neon/sunglasses - Shine bright
• 23: Sports - Be an All-star
• 24: Alien Day: Get creative with out-of-this-world outfits
• 25: Include Others: Dress up like a friend
• 26: Spirit Wear/Panda

Sept. 22-27 - Book Fair

Sept. 23 - SCC & Wellness Committees meet @ 3:30

Sept. 25 - Kernersville Pharmacy flu shots 7:00-9:00

Sept. 27 - Fall Festival 9:00-1:00

Sept. 29 - Picture Day

Week of Sept. 29 - Kindergarten iReady Math Diagnostic

Sept. 30 - CogAt Testing

Oct. 1 - Elkins @ Principal's Meeting

Oct. 1 - CogAt Testing

Oct. 2 - CogAt

Oct. 3 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Rock Quarry 

Week of Oct. 6 - Kindergarten iReady Reading Diagnostic

Oct. 10 - Last day of 1st Quarter