Hey Panda Family,
Ready or not, here they come! 🐼 I can't wait for the first day of school on Monday to welcome all of our students back. I want us all to work to be the best teammate that we can be this year as we work together to meet our students' needs and help them grow. Together Everyone Achieves More! There is a lot of information in this Weekly Wrap, so please make sure to read through it all. Have a wonderful weekend!😊
Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:
New Updates
Building Open This Weekend: The building will be open this weekend from 8:00 - 5:00 each day if you want to work in your classroom. This is voluntary. The alarm will not be on so everyone can access their room. There will be no air conditioning.
Opening Staff Meeting Link: Here is the link to the Opening Staff Meeting slides. Please reference these slides for all beginning of the year information: Opening Staff Meeting 2026
First Day of School Arrival: We are requiring all parents to sign in on the first day of school before they walk their child to class. The only adjustment I am going to make for the first day is we are going to allow all students to report straight to their class beginning at 7:45. This will allow us to get parents in and out quicker on this first day. Bus riders will also report straight to class on the first day only. On the second day of school (August 11), parents and students will have to wait until the 8:05 bell. On the second day we will also station all car riders and bus riders in the gym until the 8:05 bell. In short, the second day will operate as normal.
First Days of School: Make sure to spend the first few days next week building relationships, setting the foundation for your classroom community, practicing expectations and procedures, and setting the tone for a wonderful year. Definitely get into your instruction next week, but make sure you lay the classroom culture foundation first! Here is a link to the PBIS Refresher with helpful information for setting those expectations: PBIS Refresher (please read!)
Morning Duty: We will need all hands on deck for morning arrival the first week. Please make sure you are at your duty on time.
Announcements: Announcements will be over the intercom during the first few weeks of school. We will let you know when video announcements will begin.
Specials: Specials will operate as normal day one.
Outdoor Recess: Please remember and adhere to the hot weather guidelines below. If the “feels like” temperature is above 90 degrees, all outdoor school activities are cancelled. This applies to physical education, recess, PTA events, outdoor art classroom, field day, etc. The attached weather chart and the Winston Salem weather station are what we generally use for hot/cold weather play decisions. We will let you know if the weather is too hot or too cold to go outside.
In general, on the attached chart:
- Green requires no precautions.
- Yellow requires appropriate clothing for cold weather, close monitoring of activity, and 30 minute time limits.
- Red is not appropriate for outdoor play/activity at school
Attendance: All homeroom teachers will take attendance in Infinite Campus and on your paper copy the first 10 days of school. Ms. True will come by and collect your paper copy each day. After the tenth day of school the paper copy will go away.
Transportation: Please see the important transportation reminders below.
- know how your students are going home on the first day of school.
- grades K-1 - teacher assistants will help their grade levels reach out to parents/families of students who do not know how they are getting home on the first day of school.
- grades 2-5 - a support staff member will come to your grade level the first day to make sure we know how all students are going home.
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th - Ceglowski
- Have a list ready of those students you do not know their transportation arrangements so calls can be made
Canvas & Lesson Plans: Please make sure you share your Canvas page with me and Leslie. Lesson plans should be posted to Canvas each week.
Student Services Video Links (from Ms. Ceglowski): Please make sure you watch the video from Ms. Ceglowski with your students during the first week of school. Here are the links to the videos:
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
Happy Birthday: Please join me in celebrating our birthdays for the month of August 🎂
- August 4 - Happy Birthday to Tammy Barnes!
- August 8 - Happy Birthday to Vickie Howell!
- August 10 - Happy Birthday to Jennifer Mathis!
- August 16 - Happy Birthday to Mollie Floyd!
- August 18 - Happy Birthday to Kirsten Bullins!
- August 18 - Happy Birthday to Eileen Corlett!
- August 20 - Happy Birthday to Kristie Idol!
- August 22 - Happy Birthday to Kayla Coleman!
- August 22 - Happy Birthday to Emily Kirk!
- August 28 - Happy Birthday to Heather Pereda!
- August 28 - Happy Birthday to Jessica Bowman!
Carol Morgan: Ms. Mason is going to go back to her maiden name. Going forward she will be Carol Morgan. Please let the students know her last name has changed and she will now go by Ms. Morgan. Her email will stay the same for this year. Thank you.
Vector Trainings: Please make sure you complete all your Vector Training videos. They are due by 8/17/26.
Previous Updates
PGE Events Calendar: Please bookmark this link with all the important dates for the year. We will add to this calendar throughout the year: PGE Events Calendar 2026-2027
PGE Staff Information: Please complete this form so we have the most up-to-date information for you: PGE Staff Information Form
Volunteer Information: Beginning this year, all volunteer information has to remain confidential. Sharon will no longer be able to print a master grade level list with all volunteers' status. If you need to know who is a cleared volunteer for your class, she will be able to provide you with that information.
Throughout the year, please email her the names of your volunteers and she will let you know if they are approved.
Paw Form Consequences: Here is the list of acceptable and unacceptable classroom consequences if a student gets a Paw Form. We will continue to add to this list, and I will be communicating these changes to parents soon. Here is the list: Paw Form Consequences
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:
August 10 - First Day of School
August 11 - SIT @ 3:30
August 12 - Color Day - GRAY
August 13 - Color Day - GREEN
August 14 - Color Day - PURPLE
August 17 - PLTs begin this week
August 17 - Color Day - YELLOW
August 17 - DIBELS BOY window opens
August 17 - WIDA Kindergarten Screener window opens
August 18 - Color Day - PINK
August 18 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30
August 19 - Color Day - ORANGE
August 20 - Color Day - BLACK
August 21 - Color Day - RED, WHITE, BLUE
August 21 - Fire Drill @ 8:30
August 25 - 3rd Grade BOG Reading Test
August 28 - PBIS Kickoff Assembly @ 8:45
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