Winter Break Week

Staff,

A few reminders regarding some of the events going on this week. Below is the PBIS hot chocolate and candy canes schedule for Monday. Students will be independently reading while having their hot chocolate. During your scheduled time, please tune your Smartboard to channel 82 to project the bonfire in your classroom. Turn up the volume and your students will even be able to hear it crackle!

(9:00-9:40) Kindergarten-2nd Grade (Mrs. Strop will check in to make sure everything is running smoothly).  K classes will be served first, then first grade followed by second. Here are the morning parent volunteers:  Melissa Steiner, Laura Ludeman and Michelle Alters.

(1:00-1:40) Third-Fifth Grade (Mrs. Kiesler will check in to make sure everything is running smoothly). Third grade will be served first, then fourth followed by fifth. Afternoon parent volunteers are as follows:  Sutheree Lovell, the Dickmans and Jenni Derrick.

On Tuesday, weather permitting, we may get a fire drill in prior to the start of specials. After second recess on this day, I will also announce the classroom that will have the additional recess on Wedneday based on having the least amount of minors/majors during our December competition.

If you haven't already submitted your fun fact using the the following link please do so. I need all fun facts submitted by the end of the day tomorrow so I can prepare for the Tuesday Staff Meeting. Fun Fact Link 

Finally on Wednesday we will have our All School Sing Along starting at 2:45pm, and it will last about 36 minutes. Wishing you a great three days with your students and a well deserved winter break!

This Week's and Next Week's Staff Meetings

Staff,

A reminder that Andrea Voelker will be coming to our staff meeting this Tuesday to review the compensation model approved last year for certified teaching staff.  Here is an informational link to the information I sent out through email previously:  Teacher Compensation Handouts

At the staff meeting on Tuesday, December 22nd we're going to have some fun prior to winter break. Any staff (certified and support) may attend, but must fill out the following google form before the meeting. Fun Fact Link Try to choose something your colleagues don't know about you. Maybe you've traveled to all the continents, had a brush with fame with Bon Jovi or were a nationally ranked badminton player. Whatever your fun fact is, it will be used to play a "Guess Who" game where groups of staff will try to match each fun fact with the correct staff member. 

Day 6 Progress Monitoring and Late Start Planning

Staff,

On Tuesday we have our second progress monitoring Day 6 of the year. We will meet in Kara's classroom for these meetings. Please bring any student data/anecdotal notes you feel will assist with the discussions and decision making.

As I emailed out last week, our late start on Thursday is building based with the focus on lesson planning using the "New Old ELA Maps." This should allow you to continue the planning you began at your most recent district ELA professional development. Below are links to each grade level's "New Old Maps."

Finally during the weeks leading up to winter break, if you have opportunities to recognize students through Celebration Reports, please do so. Recently more Celebration Reports have been turned into the office and the students who received them have been so proud of their accomplishments. This is a great way to send our students into their break on a positive note.

Kindergarten Curriculum Map  

First Grade Curriculum Map

Second Grade Curriculum Map

Third Grade Curriculum Map

Fourth Grade Curriculum Map

Fifth Grade Curriculum Map