Week of 9/13 - 9/17

Hey Panda Family,

We are closing in on the first month of school! Time flies ⏰ This week we celebrated our playground finally reopening, our first in-person PTA meeting in over a year, and our school community collecting over 2,000 non-perishable food items for a local food pantry! What an amazing week 😊

Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:

Staff Picture: This Tuesday, September 21 we will have our Staff Meeting @ 3:30. We will be taking our staff picture outside at the playground to start our meeting. Since our picture will be outside we will take the photo without masks. However, if anyone is not comfortable taking their mask off outside for the picture then they are more than welcome to continue wearing it. Please wear your new Piney Grove Staff shirt on Tuesday for the picture. Thanks! 

Staff Meeting Agenda: Here is the agenda for our Staff Meeting on Tuesday. The meeting will last the full hour. 

• Staff Picture (wear your new Piney Grove Staff shirt)
• Staff Awards
• Pierce Group Benefits
• PBIS Refresher
• Morning Meetings
• Instructional Rounds
• CARES Team Updates
• MTSS Updates
• Covid Updates

Picture Day: Fall pictures will be on Wednesday, September 22. Click on "Fall pictures" for the schedule. Please check your time slot to make sure there are not any conflicts.  

• Staff can take pictures starting at 7:30 until 8:20 or with your class. 
• Pictures will be taken in the media center and there will be 3 photographers.  Your kids can go to any of the photographers - they will all have access to all rosters. 
• Parents can order online or send in their order form on picture day.  This should be given to the photographer at the time of pictures.  All kids will have their picture made regardless of whether they order or not.  Those kids will get proofs when pictures come back, and they will have the chance to order them at that time.

Food Drive Winners: Our school community is amazing! This past week we collected over 2,000 non-perishable food items for the Hope Center Food Pantry. What a wonderful act of kindness 💚 Here are the grade level winners that earned a pizza party:

• PreK - Lindley
• K - Sloan
• 1st - Harman
• 2nd - Rempe
• 3rd - Gant
• 4th - Jones
• 5th - Adams & Medley (tie)

PBIS Updates: To continue keeping staff and students safe, we will not have a whole school PBIS assembly on Friday, September 24.  More details to come soon on the alternate plan. 

Dental Screening: Dental screening is Thursday, September 30.  Grades K, 3rd, and 5th.  Click on "dental screening" for the schedule.

Observations: Observations for Certified staff that are on standard plans, comprehensive plans, or renewing their license this school year will have their first observation announced.  Click "observation" for the pre-conference questions. 

COVID procedures: Thank you for your patience as we work through the COVID procedures.  We will talk more about this at Tuesday's staff meeting. Below are the 2 letters we send/mail home so you know what they look like. 

Close Contact Student Letter

Student Exclusion Notification Letter 

Testing Updates: Training for NC Check-Ins will be held soon.  We will do this during PLT's. All students in 3-5 will complete the online tutorial prior to testing. Here are important testing dates coming up. 

• 4th grade R2A - October 14th (select students)
• 5th grade Science Check-in - October 14th 
• 3rd- 5th math Check-In - October 15th 
• 4th and 5th ELA Check-In - October 18th 
• Make up testing - October 19th-22nd

Makeup Work Expectations (from district): Based on AR 5110, students who are absent have one day to complete make-up work for every one day absent.  This year, we are no longer providing the additional five-day grade period allowed last year as a part of our Remote Learning Plan.  Once students return to school, they should work with their teacher to gather missing assignments and establish the appropriate due dates.  For example, if students are absent due to a COVID-related exclusion for 10-14 days, they should complete their extended learning packets or Canvas assignments during that time to limit instructional loss. According to the AR, however, students may be provided 10-14 days (equivalent to the days missed) to complete missing work.

Morning library check-out is a huge success! We have been rotating about 20 students through each morning, checking out new books.  Please let us know if you want barcodes made for your students to use as "library cards".  Any and all are welcome between 7:50-8:20.

S.M.A.C: (Student Media Advisory Committee) is coming soon! 4th-5th students have started applying for this committee to help plan and promote our media program.  More to come...

Staff Book Club (from Ms. Epperley):  We are planning a new style of Staff Book Club this year.  Meeting and discussing a shared read didn't really seem to work for us, so we are planning to put a small shelf in a teacher common area for grown up books to take and trade.  We wouldn't be able to just leave random books, though.  We would need to fill out a little review card and place it in the book for the next person to read! Still reading together but more self-paced😊

Parent Communication Logs: A friendly reminder that your Positive Parent Communication Log is due by October 1. All students should receive a positive Dojo message home, a Pandagram, or a positive phone call home by this date. Build that positive collateral with your families. Once your log is complete and filled out, simply print and place in your green Teacher Growth Notebook binder. If you need a Teacher Growth Notebook binder please see Ms. Grubbs. They are located in her office.  

PTA & Hospitality Sign-Up: Please don't forget to join PTA and Hospitality this school year. They both do so much to support our school and your classroom. Here are the links:

PTA Sign-Up 

Hospitality Sign-Up

IF Updates  

iReady Reading assessment completion is 99% complete!  WAY TO GO!  

Mclass Window is extended to Sept. 24.  I would go ahead and finish up soon because you never know what my happen to keep them from attending school.

Borrowing computers from K/1: We will need to borrow computers from all kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms for CogAt testing October 4-6.  Please mark your computers with the teacher’s name before October 1 so we can collect them that day. 

Flocabulary: Don't forget that we still have our school-wide subscription to Flocabulary! It is an amazing vocabulary resource with tons of videos and activities for all subjects. If you need help accessing this resource please see Ms. Grubbs. She can help you with login information. 

Technology Updates

Technology Updates (from Mr. Younts):

• 💡 Canvas Tip: Why should students take a picture of their work and submit in Canvas???
  

  • Document work completed in a center station
  • Show their work in Math
  • Submit a piece of artwork in the process of being finished
  • Take a picture of interactive notebook

  
  

  Share the video below with students to show them how to take a picture with their Chromebook and submit via Canvas.

  • Taking a Pic with Chromebook (7:16)

  
  

  📅 Reminder of Timothy's Schedule for Week of September 20, 2021: Due to CogAT testing at both schools and PLTs at Sedge Garden, I will be altering my schedule as follows:

  • Monday, September 20th - Normal schedule: Piney Grove (7:30 am - 11:00 am) and Sedge Garden (12:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
  • Tuesday, September 21st - Sedge Garden (all day from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm)
  • Wednesday, September 22nd - Sedge Garden (7:30 am - 11:30 am) and Piney Grove (12:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
  • Thursday, September 23rd - Piney Grove (all day from 7:30 am - 11:00 am)
  • Friday, September 24th - Normal schedule: Piney Grove (7:30 am - 11:00 am) and Sedge Garden (12:00 pm - 3:30 pm) 
  
  

Items from Previous Weeks

Opening Staff Meeting Presentation: 2021-2022 Opening Staff Meeting

Positive Covid Student Cases or Exposures: If a parent reaches out to you letting you know their child has tested positive for Covid, or has been exposed outside of school, please email Ms. Gardner and myself so we can reach out to the parents and input the case into the district system. Also, make sure you communicate to the parent how to access the child's makeup work while they are absent. 

Attendance due to Student Quarantine: If asked about attendance for quarantine, please share the following information with parents. The attendance procedures from DPI will be followed for the coding of quarantine students in PowerSchool.  The absences will be excused absences.

Asynchronous Work During Quarantines (from district): If students are absent due to inclement weather, long term sickness, or quarantine, teachers should provide playlists or assignments to continue learning through Canvas.  Since we are not using concurrent teaching practices this year, playlists and other assignments housed in Canvas would provide asynchronous learning and continued practice during extended absences.  If an entire class is quarantined, teachers may want to return to teaching the whole class through Zoom or Teams during the duration of the quarantine.  (Note- A device distribution plan may be needed for K-2.)

Emergency Sub Plans: Please make sure you have created emergency sub plans in case you have to be out on a moment's notice. Your sub plans should have a detailed schedule, any important student information (health info, behavior concerns, etc.), and lesson plans. 

Committee Meetings: Committee meetings have begun! Committees meet on Tuesday afternoons. Here is the link to sign up: Committees 2021-2022

• Yearbook, Science, & Diversity - As Needed

• PBIS & MTAC - 1st Tuesday of each month 

• SIT - 2nd Tuesday of each month

• Staff Meeting - 3rd Tuesday of each month (everyone)

• SCC & Wellness - 4th Tuesday of each month

Lesson Plans: Lessons plans should be on your Canvas page. They should be easy to follow and should have these elements: Standards, EQ ("I can" statements), Materials used, Assessment activities (should match standard), and any relevant links. Your lesson plans in Canvas should serve as a blue print for your instruction. If you would like to create more detailed plans for yourself you are more than welcome to, but it is not required. 

Emergency Bookbags: Please make sure you update your classroom bookbag for this school year. Your bookbag should have an updated class roster, your red and green cards, a flashlight, medication for students that have it at school, bandaids, tissues, etc. If you need any of these items please reach out to the front office and we can help you!  

WS/FCS Immunization Clinics (from district): WS/FCS will hold their COVID and flu immunization clinics for employees, employee family members 3 years old and older, and retirees.  The clinics will be held 7:00am-6:00pm at:

 

Wednesday, September 15 • Glenn High School

Thursday, September 16 • West Forsyth High School

Wednesday, September 22 • Education Building, Room 219

Wednesday, September 29 • Paisley IB School

Thursday, September 30 • Walkertown High School

 

See the Clinic Flyer for more information.

Flu Vaccine Flyer - 2021 FINAL - v4.pdf

Morning Announcements: Here are the links to the Morning Announcements for this week.

**Ms. Ceglowski will email out the Morning Announcement links**

Staff Spotlight: From Ms. Grubbs - Shout out to Ms. Medley, Mrs. Brookshire, Ms. Mabe and Mrs. Laws for working so hard to finish up Ecats plans for their students this week.  Awesome work!!!

From Ms. Corlett - Ms. Adams for sharing a cool (really cool) run off activity to teach the Water Cycle. AND we got to use spray bottles on the activity 🙂 

Ms. Medley for sharing an awesome ppt on problem of the day with fantastic pictures as visual help

Collin for always helping friends in class who need something, such as a Chrome Book charger, pencil, work. he is always there to help  AND he also helped SMO display trash bags in our cans for breakfast 🙂 Way to go Collin

Upcoming Dates:

  

September 20 - K-3 iReady Math BOY Opens

September 20 - New to District 3rd-5th grade students take CogAt

September 21 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30

September 22 - Student Pictures

September 23 - New to District 3rd-5th grade students makeup CogAt

September 24 - PBIS Kickoff Assembly

September 28 - SCC & Wellness Committees @ 3:30

September 29 - Progress Reports Due

September 30 - Dental Screening

October 1 - Positive Communication Log Due

October 2 - National Custodian Day! 

October 5 - PBIS & MTAC Committees @ 3:30

Oct 4-6 - 2nd grade CogAt testing

Oct 7-8 - 2nd Grade CogAt Makeup Testing

October 11-15 - Book Fair

PGES 2021-2022 Master Staff Calendar

We all felt like Frida this week! 😂

Week of 9/6 - 9/10

Hey Panda Family,

How is it that the short weeks always feel longer??? 😵 As we close in on the first month of school I want to remind all of us (myself included) that we have to take care of ourselves before we can be at our best to take care of others. Life has thrown us a lot of curveballs over the past couple of years and it can definitely be stressful at times. This is where we have to lean on each other as a school family to support each other. It is important that we pace ourselves, prioritize self care, and value the relationships we have in our building so we are in the best place to serve our students. We love you all 🐼

Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:

Food Drive: All this week we will be promoting a non-perishable food drive that partners with the non-profit Girls That Give. Students can bring in non-perishable food items all next week and should place them in the cardboard box in your classroom. The class on each grade level that brings in the most items will win a pizza party. Girls That Give is a non-profit that was started by two of our panda students, Cora (3rd grade) and Grace Rubley (1st grade). All items will go to help a local food pantry. 

Emergency Bookbags: Please make sure you update your classroom bookbag for this school year. Your bookbag should have an updated class roster, your red and green cards, a flashlight, medication for students that have it at school, bandaids, tissues, etc. If you need any of these items please reach out to the front office and we can help you!  

Heggerty (K-2): Heggerty instruction should begin this week for all K-2 classrooms. If you have already started you are ahead of the game! 

Flocabulary: Don't forget that we still have our school-wide subscription to Flocabulary! It is an amazing vocabulary resource with tons of videos and activities for all subjects. If you need help accessing this resource please see Ms. Grubbs. She can help you with login information. 

Integrating Technology Instruction: This upcoming week Mr. Younts will be reaching out to each grade level to schedule a time for him to join one of your grade level meetings. Mr. Younts' goal is to help you enhance units with technology instruction while also helping coteach these instructional tools in your classroom. This is part of his PDP goal and should help boost the content of your instructional units. 

Fire Marshall: We had our fall inspection this past week.  We have a few things to clean up. Ms. Gardner will email individual teachers, but see below for general reminders. 

• Back doors cannot be covered by posters.  Wall clings and small pieces of art are ok, but most of the door must stay clear. 
• Desks cannot be in the hallway
• Nothing can be hung from the ceiling or across doors. 

September Drills: In addition to our fire drill, we will have lockdown and reverse evacuation drills.  Please review procedures for lockdown and reverse evacuation drills before Thursday.  If the weather holds, we will have the reverse evacuation drill Thursday and lockdown drill Friday.  

Media Center: We are making barcodes for grades 1-3 to use for morning check out. Open check out is 7:50-8:20. Fourth and fifth can use their student number.

A note from Mrs. Ceglowski: The EAP Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees of WSFCS and is a great resource for those of us needing someone to talk to.  See the link below for an informative flyer about the program.  It's easy and free.   There is a lot of understandable stress due to COVID and all that the pandemic has done to change our lives in various ways.  Let's take extra care to be kind to each other.  We often don't know the burdens our coworkers are carrying around.  Finally, let's focus on practicing self-kindness.  Take a minute to remember all the compliments you got last week.  Remember a hug you got from a student or a note they made for you.  We all have the negative on repeat so let's try to replace that internal self-talk with some positive. You guys are amazing! 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vN_dLEeYg1LexMsXqk4lmKhrFtfHSQ2h/view

CARES Team: CARES team will be a little different this year.  A small clinical team consisting of our Social Worker, Ms. Davis, Psychologist, Ms. Schendstock, and Ceglowski will meet twice a month to review student needs.  Please refer by sending an email to Mrs. Ceglowski.  You can refer for any type of engagement concern including attendance, mental health concerns, family issues, anything preventing a student from doing his or her best work at school.  We will discuss and pull in any relevant service providers to try and mitigate the problem.  

PDP conferences: Elkins and Gardner have a schedule for certified staff to sign up for their PDP conferences outside of their office. We would like to complete these over the next two weeks. Here is a list to see who is observing you this year: Observation Schedule 2021-22. Please sign up with the correct administrator. 

Parent Communication Logs: A friendly reminder that your Positive Parent Communication Log is due by October 1. All students should receive a positive Dojo message home, a Pandagram, or a positive phone call home by this date. Build that positive collateral with your families. Once your log is complete and filled out, simply print and place in your green Teacher Growth Notebook binder. If you need a Teacher Growth Notebook binder please see Ms. Grubbs. They are located in her office.  

PTA & Hospitality Sign-Up: Please don't forget to join PTA and Hospitality this school year. They both do so much to support our school and your classroom. Here are the links:

PTA Sign-Up 

Hospitality Sign-Up

IF Updates  

BOY mClass window extended to Sept 24th.  This will help account for students who have missed time due to quarantines, etc.

Borrowing computers from K/1: We will need to borrow computers from all kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms for CogAt testing October 4-6.  Please mark your computers with the teacher’s name before October 1 so we can collect them that day. 

Technology Updates

Technology Updates (from Mr. Younts):

• 🍎 Free Resource: Someone has created and shared this Small Group slide deck in Slidesmania for small group time. If you choose to use it. Be sure to rename it in your Google Drive when you open the forced copy. 

  
  

  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_m_lxirXq5LgPIt22vqtS0gesawu8FWcJ3Qx0c0-b5s/copy
  
  
  
  💥 PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook QRDs: Teachers, as you start to enter grades into your PowerTeacher Pro gradebook, please refer to the following reference documents based on your respective grade level. If you plan to sync your grades from Canvas to PowerTeacher Pro, please let me know so that I can help you get Canvas set up to do that. Also, if you have changed from K-2 to 3-5 or vice versa, please see me so that we can be sure that your grade book is set up correctly.
  • K-2 Gradebook Setup
  • 3-5 Gradebook Setup

  
  

  📅 Timothy's Schedule for Week of September 20, 2021: Due to CogAT testing at both schools and PLTs at Sedge Garden, I will be altering my schedule as follows:

  • Monday, September 20th - Normal schedule: Piney Grove (7:30 am - 11:00 am) and Sedge Garden (12:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
  • Tuesday, September 21st - Sedge Garden (all day from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm)
  • Wednesday, September 22nd - Sedge Garden (7:30 am - 11:30 am) and Piney Grove (12:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
  • Thursday, September 23rd - Piney Grove (all day from 7:30 am - 11:00 am)
  • Friday, September 24th - Normal schedule: Piney Grove (7:30 am - 11:00 am) and Sedge Garden (12:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
  
  

Items from Previous Weeks

Opening Staff Meeting Presentation: 2021-2022 Opening Staff Meeting

Positive Covid Student Cases or Exposures: If a parent reaches out to you letting you know their child has tested positive for Covid, or has been exposed outside of school, please email Ms. Gardner and myself so we can reach out to the parents and input the case into the district system. Also, make sure you communicate to the parent how to access the child's makeup work while they are absent. 

Attendance due to Student Quarantine: If asked about attendance for quarantine, please share the following information with parents. The attendance procedures from DPI will be followed for the coding of quarantine students in PowerSchool.  The absences will be excused absences.

Asynchronous Work During Quarantines (from district): If students are absent due to inclement weather, long term sickness, or quarantine, teachers should provide playlists or assignments to continue learning through Canvas.  Since we are not using concurrent teaching practices this year, playlists and other assignments housed in Canvas would provide asynchronous learning and continued practice during extended absences.  If an entire class is quarantined, teachers may want to return to teaching the whole class through Zoom or Teams during the duration of the quarantine.  (Note- A device distribution plan may be needed for K-2.)

Emergency Sub Plans: Please make sure you have created emergency sub plans in case you have to be out on a moment's notice. Your sub plans should have a detailed schedule, any important student information (health info, behavior concerns, etc.), and lesson plans. 

Committee Meetings: Committee meetings have begun! Committees meet on Tuesday afternoons. Here is the link to sign up: Committees 2021-2022

• Yearbook, Science, & Diversity - As Needed

• PBIS & MTAC - 1st Tuesday of each month 

• SIT - 2nd Tuesday of each month

• Staff Meeting - 3rd Tuesday of each month (everyone)

• SCC & Wellness - 4th Tuesday of each month

Lesson Plans: Lessons plans should be on your Canvas page. They should be easy to follow and should have these elements: Standards, EQ ("I can" statements), Materials used, Assessment activities (should match standard), and any relevant links. Your lesson plans in Canvas should serve as a blue print for your instruction. If you would like to create more detailed plans for yourself you are more than welcome to, but it is not required. 

WS/FCS Immunization Clinics (from district): WS/FCS will hold their COVID and flu immunization clinics for employees, employee family members 3 years old and older, and retirees.  The clinics will be held 7:00am-6:00pm at:

 

Wednesday, September 15 • Glenn High School

Thursday, September 16 • West Forsyth High School

Wednesday, September 22 • Education Building, Room 219

Wednesday, September 29 • Paisley IB School

Thursday, September 30 • Walkertown High School

 

See the Clinic Flyer for more information.

Flu Vaccine Flyer - 2021 FINAL - v4.pdf

Field Trips: Please submit field trip requests to Ms. Gardner as soon as you have them. Dates are filling up. 

Morning Announcements: Here are the links to the Morning Announcements for this week.

**Ms. Ceglowski will email out the Morning Announcement links**

Staff Spotlight: From Ms. Gardner - Thank you to everyone that helped with BOG-3 testing! We will complete make-up testing next week.  

From Mr. Elkins - Awesome work to all our K-5 homeroom teachers! I am proud to announce there are elements of common planning in all of our grade levels this year. I already see sharing of high quality instructional resources and common planning definitely helps us work smarter and not harder. Great job! 

Upcoming Dates:

  

September 13 - Heggerty Instruction Begins (K-2)

September 13 - PTA Meeting @ 6:30

September 14 - SIT @ 3:30

September 16 - Reverse Evacuation Drill

September 17 - Lockdown Drill

September 20 - K-3 iReady Math BOY Opens

September 20 - New to District 3rd-5th grade students take CogAt

September 21 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30

September 22 - Student Pictures

September 23 - New to District 3rd-5th grade students makeup CogAt

September 24 - PBIS Kickoff Assembly @ 2:00

September 28 - SCC & Wellness Committees @ 3:30

September 29 - Progress Reports Due

September 30 - Dental Screening

October 1 - Positive Communication Log Due

October 2 - National Custodian Day! 

October 5 - PBIS & MTAC Committees @ 3:30

Oct 4-6 - 2nd grade CogAt testing

Oct 7-8 - 2nd Grade CogAt Makeup Testing

PGES 2021-2022 Master Staff Calendar

Week of 8/30 - 9/3

Hey Panda Family,

Week 2 is in the books, and we all deserve the long weekend ahead! 😊 This is a week I'm sure none of us will forget as we continue to process the tragic news that happened in our district. As students return to Mount Tabor on Tuesday many schools across the district plan to show their support by sporting their school colors - Navy & Yellow. I encourage us all to participate by wearing navy and yellow on Tuesday as we continue to keep them in our thoughts and prayers. 

Here are the Weekly Wrap updates for this week:

MTSS Intervention Clarification: Had this one common question from a few people after our PD on Thursday and I wanted to make sure that I cleared up any confusion. Ms. Bolchalk, Ms. Christopher, and Ms. Grubbs will be supporting you with your student's interventions, but we will also need your help with interventions during your scheduled Intervention time. Between your scheduled Intervention time and the support from these ladies we will be able to cover most (if not all) interventions for each grade level. I apologize if I gave the impression that classroom teachers wouldn't have to do any interventions. This is why we created the intervention time in the schedule (for both classroom teachers and assistant support to work on interventions at the same time). 

Hope this helps clear up any confusion. Remember we are all going to work on this together as we give our pandas the support they need to grow. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. 

Emergency Sub Plans: Please make sure you have created emergency sub plans in case you have to be out on a moment's notice. Your sub plans should have a detailed schedule, any important student information (health info, behavior concerns, etc.), and lesson plans. 

Walkthroughs: Ms. Gardner and I have enjoyed popping in to your classes this week. We plan to continue our rounds this week as we work to get to everyone on our observation list. These are very informal and just a way for the students to get used to us being in there and to drop you a note of support! 

PDP conferences: Elkins and Gardner have a schedule for certified staff to sign up for their PDP conferences outside of their office. We would like to complete these over the next two weeks. Here is a list to see who is observing you this year: Observation Schedule 2021-22. Please sign up with the correct administrator. 

Morning Meetings: Our School Improvement Team will be working on sharing some fun and creative activities to add to your Morning Meetings in the coming weeks. Watch this quick video to reinforce the importance of a Morning Meeting routine each day - Edutopia Morning Meetings

Committee Meetings: Committee meetings will begin this week! Committees meet on Tuesday afternoons. Here is the link to sign up: Committees 2021-2022

• Yearbook & Science - As Needed

• PBIS & MTAC - 1st Tuesday of each month 

• SIT - 2nd Tuesday of each month

• Staff Meeting - 3rd Tuesday of each month (everyone)

• SCC & Wellness - 4th Tuesday of each month

Breakfast: Please remind students to get breakfast before going to class in the mornings. 

WS/FCS Immunization Clinics (from district): WS/FCS will hold their COVID and flu immunization clinics for employees, employee family members 3 years old and older, and retirees.  The clinics will be held 7:00am-6:00pm at:

 

Wednesday, September 15 • Glenn High School

Thursday, September 16 • West Forsyth High School

Wednesday, September 22 • Education Building, Room 219

Wednesday, September 29 • Paisley IB School

Thursday, September 30 • Walkertown High School

 

See the Clinic Flyer for more information.

Flu Vaccine Flyer - 2021 FINAL - v4.pdf

Training Videos (from Nurse Rebecca): I have provided the links to the mandatory PPE and Medication administration PowerPoints that need to be sent out and completed by all staff. There is a google form at the end of each presentation where they can sign off saying they have completed the training. If you have any questions about medication administration please see Nurse Rebecca or Ms. Landreth. 

PPE Training

Medication Administration

PTA & Hospitality Sign-Up: Please don't forget to join PTA and Hospitality this school year. They both do so much to support our school and your classroom. Here are the links:

PTA Sign-Up 

Hospitality Sign-Up

IF Updates  

Follow up on MTSS Updates from 9/2/21: Here is the presentation from last Thursday.  The parent letter that MUST be sent when a tier change is made is on slide 2, and the sign up genius for tier 3 meetings is linked on slide 10.  Remember, if you need help with anything, please ask.  This includes asking me if you know a student had a plan last year but we haven’t spoken about whether or not it should continue into this year. The classroom teacher is responsible for many parts of these plans, but I am ready and willing to support you as you navigate ANY and ALL parts of it.

iReady and mClass updates: Our testing windows have gotten off to a fabulous start!  I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your hard work and dedication to helping your students have a good testing experience.  Keep asking for help if you need it!  

Ms. Grubbs out of the building: Just a reminder that I will be out of the building Tuesday morning, Thursday, and Friday. Please keep in mind that I will not be able to provide immediate assistance on any of these days but will when I return to the building.

Technology Updates

Technology Updates (from Mr. Younts):

• NCEdCloud Passwords Resets: Teachers, you can reset NCEdCloud passwords for your students. If you have a student who receives a message that their password has expired or Authentication Failed, please follow the instructions listed on the page linked below. Remember, the username to log into NCEdCloud for all students is their student ID (lunch number). Passwords are abc (Pre-K and Kindergarten) and 494Wsfcs (1st through 5th grades). If you have any questions, please let Timothy know.
  
  
  Changing Student Passwords
  
  
  💡 Classroom Management Tip: Want to see what tab a student just closed? 
  
  
  If so, follow the directions below!
  
  
  
  

Items from Previous Weeks

Opening Staff Meeting Presentation: 2021-2022 Opening Staff Meeting

Positive Covid Student Cases or Exposures: If a parent reaches out to you letting you know their child has tested positive for Covid, or has been exposed outside of school, please email Ms. Gardner and myself so we can reach out to the parents and input the case into the district system. Also, make sure you communicate to the parent how to access the child's makeup work while they are absent. 

Attendance due to Student Quarantine: If asked about attendance for quarantine, please share the following information with parents. The attendance procedures from DPI will be followed for the coding of quarantine students in PowerSchool.  The absences will be excused absences.

Asynchronous Work During Quarantines (from district): If students are absent due to inclement weather, long term sickness, or quarantine, teachers should provide playlists or assignments to continue learning through Canvas.  Since we are not using concurrent teaching practices this year, playlists and other assignments housed in Canvas would provide asynchronous learning and continued practice during extended absences.  If an entire class is quarantined, teachers may want to return to teaching the whole class through Zoom or Teams during the duration of the quarantine.  (Note- A device distribution plan may be needed for K-2.)

Lesson Plans: Lessons plans should be on your Canvas page. They should be easy to follow and should have these elements: Standards, EQ ("I can" statements), Materials used, Assessment activities (should match standard), and any relevant links. Your lesson plans in Canvas should serve as a blue print for your instruction. If you would like to create more detailed plans for yourself you are more than welcome to, but it is not required. 

Playground: We are still waiting on the maintenance department to finish the drainage work on our playground. Please keep students off the playground until we give the "all clear". 

Lunch in Classrooms: Please have students spread out, eat outside, etc. during lunch time so we can create as much separation between students while their masks are off. No parents are allowed to eat lunch with their child at this time. Thanks! 

Media Center: Open check out is available daily from 7:50-8:20.

Field Trips: Please submit field trip requests to Ms. Gardner as soon as you have them. Dates are filling up. 

NCEES Evaluation Information (certified staff): On our Canvas page under 21-22 NCEES documents there are resources to guide you. 

• Use August 16 as the Orientation date 
• Make sure to "MARK COMPLETE" 
• Complete the self assessment. 
• Click "START NEW"
• You may "SHARE" your self assessment if you want.  This is not required. 
• Make sure to hit "FINALIZE"

Morning Announcements: Here are the links to the Morning Announcements for this week.

**Ms. Ceglowski will email out the Morning Announcement links tomorrow**

Staff Spotlight: From Ms. True - Shoutout to Ashley - A huge "Thank you" and appreciation for continuing to come to work each day after experiencing firsthand the first two weeks of CHAOS that happens in the office. LOL

Congratulations to Ms. Gant on getting a Donor's Choose project funded!

Upcoming Dates:

  

September 6 - No School (Labor Day)

September 7 - PBIS & MTAC Committees @ 3:30

September 8 - BOG Test (3rd Grade)

September 13 - Heggerty Instruction Begins (K-2)

September 13 - PTA Meeting @ 6:30

September 14 - SIT @ 3:30

September 20 - K-3 iReady Math BOY Opens

September 21 - Staff Meeting @ 3:30

September 22 - Student Pictures

September 24 - PBIS Kickoff Assembly @ 2:00

PGES 2021-2022 Master Staff Calendar