Hey Panda Family,
We made it through Week 1 - job well done! It was extremely uplifting to see students faces and get to meet our new Pandas (even if it was through social distancing in their cars) 🙂🚙 We are extremely proud of each of you. You handled the bumps from this past week with grace and continued to push forward. Thanks for all you do! Our families and students are blessed to have you in their lives; and I am blessed to have the privilege to lead & work with such wonderful people and educators! Here are the updates from this past week.
NCEES: Certified staff, please sign up for your PDP conference. Emails were sent last week with attached resources and examples as well as a Sign-up Genius to schedule your conference.
Meet your class: Over the next two weeks Ms. Gardner and I plan to pop in to one of your live sessions to introduce ourselves to our new pandas and say hey to everyone else. We will reach out to you by text/email beforehand so you know we are coming. If you would like us to do something specific with your class (read a book, do an activity, etc.) please let us know. We would love to participate!
Lesson Plans & PLTs: Lesson plans will be submitted & PLTs will start this week.
Leave Requests & Substitutes during Remote Learning: If you need to take leave during your scheduled work day please fill out the Leave Request form, or you can email me if you are working from home. Leave that is 1.5 hours or less will be excused and not counted against you (please do not abuse this). Any leave that is 1.5 hours or more, you will need to enter it in the Frontline system but you will mark "No Sub Needed" during remote learning. District is not approving subs during remote learning so we will have to make a plan for your live instruction coverage while you are out. Please have all leave approved just as you would if we were working under normal circumstances. Don't hesitate to reach out to me or Pam if you have any specific questions.
Material Pick-up: If you had any student(s) not pick up their material packet please follow up with Ms. Ceglowski & the CARES team so they can help get these to the students & families.
Remote Schedule: Please make sure you stick with the exact times on your Remote Learning schedule for live meeting times. All support services (EC, Speech, ESL, etc.) are made around this schedule and if we move times it will vastly impact these supports. I apologize for misspeaking and overlooking this in our staff meeting. Just want to make sure we are all on the same page.
Post Remote Schedule: Please post your full Remote Schedule outside your room by this Friday, August 28. Please make sure this is also posted on your Canvas page for your students and families.
Morning Announcements: Here are the YouTube links for this week's Morning Announcements. Please include them on your Canvas page.
https://youtu.be/DAReZzzmFeo - Monday, August 24
https://youtu.be/tyj1c36WHeU - Friday, August 28
Screening Procedure Updates:
- Only WS/FCS employees may use the QR system to check in
- All other people, including staff member's children, will use the paper/pen version. Please remember that all staff children must wear a mask when they are not in your personal room.
- The desk is located to the left when you walk into the front office. (see picture)
- Directions are located on the back of the office door.
Required HR Videos: Employees must complete THIS FORM to verify they have viewed all 3 videos.
The links take you to SafeSchools. Your log-in is the same as you use to log onto your school computer: Username (first part of your email address) + password.
Environmental
Safety Data Sheets (GHS) (19 min.)
https://winstonsalemforsyth-nc.safeschools.com/courses/details/COURSE-SAFETY_DATA_SHEETS
Health
Blood-borne Pathogen Exposure Prevention (Teachers and Administration) (19-23 min.)
https://winstonsalemforsyth-nc.safeschools.com/courses/details/COURSE-BBP
- Please select the video that pertains to your position in the schools system.
Active Shooter (17 min.)
https://vimeopro.com/rsmanimation/north-carolina-active-shooter
- If it asks for a password, use rsmaccess
Responsible Use Agreement (from HR): Human Resources wants to inform you of the process this fall for the Responsible Use Agreement. All WS/FCS employees are required to “digitally” or “manually” sign this agreement each year if they have a WS/FCS-owned device that is on our network. The digitally signed documents will be sent to employees via Docusign NEXT WEEK and then stored in Docusign so that HR and the employee can access them. In case you have employees that have difficulty with technology, we will also send a form that can be printed, signed and scanned and then returned to staffing@wsfcs.k12.nc.us or the hard copy can be mailed to HR, Attn: J’Mihyia Drayton. The deadline to complete the form (Docusign or paper) is September 30.
During normal operations, this agreement is “digitally” signed upon logging into a device on our network for the first time or using a WS/FCS-owned device. The digitally signed documents are stored on a network file share. Since many people will log onto their district-issued device without being on our network, we moved the digital process to Docusign.
SCC & PTA: Please don't forget to join both SCC & PTA. Both organizations do so much to support our staff.
Opening Staff Meeting: Here is the link to the Opening Staff Meeting Presentation. It has all the vital information to begin the year - Opening Staff Meeting
Student Attendance: Here is a quick help guide for recording student attendance during Remote Learning - Student Attendance during Remote Learning
Color Days: We will have virtual color days to kick-off the year as we help our Kindergarten students learn their colors. Feel free to have your class participate as well as a fun activity to begin the year. Here are the dates: 8/19 Green, 8/20 Yellow, 8/21 Brown, 8/24 Black, 8/25 Pink, 8/26 Orange, 8/27 Purple, 8/28 Red, White, Blue
Staff Spotlight: Shout-out to SCC for the super cute Panda earrings!
Shout-out from Ms. Rempe - "A HUGE shout-out to Ms. Epperley for answering a Canvas question I had since June!"
Shout-out from Ms. Jones - "I did my cumulative folders today and I can tell that the office staff worked really hard organizing those over the summer. It was the neatest stack of cumulative folders that I’ve gone through in my entire teaching career. Way to go ladies! Thanks for making our lives a little easier."
IF Updates
PLT Wishlist: We will be working very hard to meet your needs during PLT in the next few weeks. Teachers, if you have not, please complete this form so I can be planning for our time together.
Renaming your classes: please rename your classes so they are not a crazy gobbilty gook mess of numbers and letters:
-Click Settings
-Make sure Course Details is selected)
-Change the Course Code to:
(Teacher Name) (grade level) (subject) Ex: Grubbs K Math
-Specials: Change your course code to
(Specials name) (Grade) (your name) Ex: PE 1st Fox
****I can help you go this if you want!****
Testing Code of Ethics presentation: This training must be completed live, but here it is so you can have the links. If you weren't able to attend, or did not sign the attendance form please see Jayne.
Science: The science department has created a list of science standards and Discovery Ed videos that support those standards. Please use this as you complete your lesson planning. From the science department:
"The WS/FCS Science Department recommends that the Discovery Education Techbook 5E Lessons be taught in a synchronous setting. Once teachers build classrooms and enroll students within Discovery Education they can assign specific videos/activities/quizzes/reading selections to students through the Discovery Education resource, which would support playlists and pathways, aka differentiated instruction during asynchronous instruction (for example, Flex Friday). "
SS Collaboration Sessions: Next week, the Social Studies department will host their first quarterly collaboration sessions. See the info below.
1st Collaboration Sessions of 2020-21 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 on Zoom August 25, 2020: K-2 First Quarter Collaboration Meeting ID: 992 0129 5542 Meeting Passcode: 621032 August 27, 2020: 3-5 First Quarter Collaboration Meeting ID: 957 8669 5467 Meeting Passcode: 804811 Topics: Quarter 1 resources, SS Remote Learning resources and Planning |
Upcoming Dates:
August 24 - Lesson Plans submitted by 8:30
August 24 - Live Whole Group & Live Specials begin this week (review instruction only)
August 24 - PLTs begin this week
August 24 - Staff Children may report to socially distance classrooms to be supervised
August 25 - MS Teams PTA Meeting @ 6:30
August 28 - 4th Grade ELA BOY Iready assessment window opens
August 31 - Full Remote Schedule will begin (new instruction can begin)
August 31 - Complete Cumulative Folder Check (share with Elkins & Gardner)
September 1 - PBIS & MTAC Committees meet @ 3:30
September 3 - Staff PD training @ 3:30
September 7 - No School (Labor Day)
September 8 - SIT @ 3:30
September 14 - Iready ELA BOY window opens for K-3 & 5th grade
September 15 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30
September 21 - Iready Math BOY window opens for K-5
September 22 - SCC & Wellness Committees meet @ 3:30
September 30 - Student Progress Reports due
September 30 - Positive Communication Form due - Positive Communication Form
October 1 - Staff PD training @ 3:30
Watch this catchy tune! Might be a great addition to your Morning Meetings. Thanks for sharing, Ms. Flynn!
