Staff Weekly Bulletin
~Week 16~Dec. 14-18~
January Assessments
2nd - 5th Grade
SRI Testing - during library
(December scores will suffice for this requirement)
3rd - 5th Grade
SMI Testing - during library
K-5
K-5: EDL/DRA
K- EDI opens-TBD
(If you assessed your students prior to report cards, you will not be required to retest the students).
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~Safe & Welcoming Environment~
Let the SLCs come to our families...Home Visit Program
Dear colleagues,
Are there specific families that did not show up to the SLCs, you ran out of time or you really need to meet with a parent? Why not conduct a home-visit this week! I am more than happy to join you!
Our most neediest families at times need us to reach out to them; they may need for us to be more aggressive and go to them.
In the spirit of our school vision and for equity, I cannot emphasize it enough to take this paid opportunity to conduct home visits.
For those of you already starting your home visits, please use this link to log your visits and hours: Parent Teacher Home Visit Log - Payroll Timesheet.
Community Assembly/Crew
Crew: GROUP B
Queznel & Vidal
Goodie & Parchia
Brown & Tapia
Ferrus-Garcia & Garcia-Pena
Hudson & Davis
Community Assembly: GROUP A
Udovic & Cato
Saleski & Nunez
Pastrana & Perrone
Beck
Gudiol & Zucker
Last Call! Community Service Opportunity
SEED has a great opportunity to engage our students to give back to the community during the month of December.
The executive director of Street Level Health Project has provided us the opportunity to engage our 4th & 5th grade students to part-take in helping to wrap gifts and set up tables for their annual event. This organization is also looking for our students to use their bilingual skills to speak to the guests as they are predominantly Spanish speaking.
The dates are: Wednesday, 12/16 and Friday, 12/18. The students and some parent volunteers would walk the students over at 2:45 pm & arriving around 3:15 pm. The community service would be for two hours to make decorations. On Saturday, 12/19, we would need more help and would like our students to continue their community service. Please let us know if you are open to engaging your students in this meaningful community service.
If you are interested, please email Beatrice, Yael Falicov at falicov@gmail.com or Lidia Leon at lidia.seed@gmail.com.
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~TEACHING & LEARNING~
Winter Break Reading Challenge
Please join us for our second reading challenge!
T-K & K:
Parents, need to read daily to their children and mark the daily minutes down each day!
1st and 2nd Grades:
Students will be required to read to their parents daily and have them mark your minutes down and sign.
3rd-5th Grades:
Students will be required to read everyday and mark your minutes down with your
parent or guardians signature!
1st & 2nd Grade:
Level 1: 210 Minutes
Level 2: 350 Minutes
Level 3: 490 Minutes
Level 4: 630 Minutes
3rd Grade:
Level 1: 210 Minutes
Level 2: 350 Minutes
Level 3: 490 Minutes
Level 4: 630 Minutes
4th & 5th Grade:
Level 1: 420 Minutes
Level 2: 560 Minutes
Level 3: 700 Minutes
Level 4: 840 Minutes
There are different levels and each level will have a different incentive.
The reading logs will be collected by your teacher on Friday, January 8th and no later by Mr. Todd.
The Reading Challenge Lunch-with-the-Principal
Please remind the students to bring their blue coupon awarded to them last week. We will have a list of those students handy in case they have misplaced their coupon.
COST Referrals...
Here is the link to submit a COST referral: Coordination of Services Referral - click here!
Data Chats - 12/14-12/17
Please click on this link to see the data chat schedule.
Math Data Chats:
(Please bring your students Math EOU assessment results)
Tapia
Ana
Victor
Beth
Anne
Priscilla
Mark
Literacy Data Chats:
(Please bring with you EDL &/or DRA running records)
All TK/K Team
Anahi
Goodie
Teri
Connie
Estela
Tania
Paul - need to finish with test
Denise - need to finish with test
Click here to view the data conference form that we will use during our data chats.
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~OPERATIONS~
Locks for Cabinets
I am asking that you please email me the numbers on your cabinets locks (little tiny numbers around the lock itself) so that we can have keys made to store things like Chromebooks and personal items you may want to keep locked up. We are still in process of ordering Chromebook charging lock boxes, and I think it would be a good idea to have your cabinets have the capacity to be locked any way.
Please do this ASAP so I can put in a work order all at once.
Thanks!
Strings Class
There will be no string class on Monday Dec. 14.
Thursday Dec 17 I will combine the 2:15 class the the 12 pm class .
Thank you so much for sharing your students with me.
Stephanie Holmes
Library Time Change
Here is the schedule for this week:
Ms. Ana's class Monday 2:15-2:45
Ms. Tapia's class Thursday 9:05-9:35
Mr. Victor's Class Thursday 2:15-2:45
Staff Lounge
Please ensure that you empty the refrigerator before leaving for the Winter Break. Anything left there that is perishable will be thrown away.
Securing your classroom before the holidays!
Prior to you leaving for the holidays, please ensure that you do the following:
1. close ALL blinds in your classroom
2. lock ALL windows and cabinets
3. put away ALL checked out chrome-books in a secure location in your classroom
4. take with you any perishables
5. take with you any small pets (such as lizards and fish)
6. turn off all lights
7. ensure that you lock your classrooms when you exit
OEA/OUSD non-approved personal days
December 18th
January 4th
If you are calling in sick, please submit a doctor's note upon return to work.
Running Team Site!
Simply go to the page below and click the big FUNDRAISE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN button and you'll instantly have your own fundraising page as a part of our Team.
http://www.crowdrise.com/growthemusicprograma
Please let me know if you won't be taking part in the running festival this time around.
Thanks so much.
Sam Davis
Monies for Classroom Libraries
Each teacher will receive 500 to order leveled books for your library. We encourage you to order high interest books for the levels where your library is not as complete, or leveled books to coordinate with your expeditions. Please fill a shopping cart at http://www.booksource.com/.
Need more books for your classroom library, here are community resources:
- In addition to books from the district, the East Bay Children's Book Project gives up to 50 books a week per teacher.
- Other possible ways to get books is Oakland's Temple Sinai's "People of the Book"
- And then there's always Donor's Choose
Thank you,
Emily
New SEED Restrooms!
Principal from MCS would like for us to remind our students that they WILL NO LONGER be allowed to use the restrooms in front of the large yard. I ask that you kindly remind the children to use their new restrooms.
We are still trying to figure what will happen when the students are in the cafeteria and they are in need of a restroom. I personally believe that the children should be allowed to go to the restrooms facing the yard, but we are still in talks to come up with a solution that both site's can accept.
Don't forget to send your students with passes. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PASSES, PLEASE REQUEST THEM FROM THE OFFICE STAFF.
Students are expected to use the restrooms that are closer to their classroom. During lunch, all 1st-5th graders will use the new restrooms.
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Monday, December 14th
Data Chats
9:30-10:20 Daniel
10:30-11:20 Natasha
11:30-12:20 Cato
12:55-1:45 Priscilla
1:55-2:45 Tapia
3:00-4:00 PM
Staff Meeting
Location: P5
*Please bring your chromebooks.
Click here to take the survey!
Deadline to take survey: Dec. 19
Agenda
I. General Announcements
II. Equity Survey
Recommendation: Conduct SLC home visits for any pending students.
Tuesday, December 15th
Data Chats
8:30-9:20 Olivia
9:30-10:20 Paul
10:30-11:20 Beck
11:30-12:20 Anne
12:55-1:45 Mark
1:55-2:45 Victor
3:00-4:00 PM
PBIS Meeting
Recommendation: Conduct SLC home visits for any pending students.
Wednesday, December 16th
Data Chats
9:00-9:50 Deborah
10:05-10:55 Tania
11:10-12:00 Connie
12:35-1:25 Teri
1:45-2:45 PM
Wednesday PD
Location: P5
2:45-3:30 PM
Grade level collaboration
Please submit grade level notes via Google docs.
Recommendation: Conduct SLC home visits for any pending students.
Thursday, December 17th
8:30-2:45 PM
PBIS Committee Sub Release Time
Data Chats
8:30-9:20 Anahi
9:30-10:20 Briana
10:30-11:20 Estela
1:00-1:50 Ana
12:00-1:00 PM
Reading Challenge Lunch w/the Principal
4:45-7:30 PM
Holiday Bazaar
Location: Courtyard
Recommendation: Conduct SLC home visits for any pending students.
Friday, December 18th
SSTs
8:00-9:00 Yobel Matias Pablo
9:00-9:45 Princess McCain
9:50-10:35 Tierra Murphy
2:00-2:45 Jonathan Funes
Recommendation: Conduct SLC home visits for any pending students.
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