Welcome Back
2019-2020
Summer Bliss
~Sweeney
Week of the 15th Hours and Misc
A link to the Google Drive Folder with all the agendas, schedules, etc... can be found below.. If there are errands that you need to run such as target, the office store, etc... this can be done during your school hours as long as it falls outside of any meetings you are scheduled for. Please feel free to take a lunch break out in Fountain Square or somewhere close by. Please look over the PD schedule to ensure you have down all meetings you are to attend.
Please look over the specials schedule and double check to ensure you have all specials, a prep, and a lunch daily.
Yoga will be bi-weekly again with one class for grades K-5 and both PE teachers will support the Yoga class to give teachers in grades K-5 a 20 min extra prep every other week. Teachers in Grades 6-8 will have their specials increased by 5 min to provide extra time to their prep period since they will not have bi-weekly yoga.
April and I tried our best to accommodate all requests and needs- however, with such a tight schedule, not all requests could be made. Please let us know if you find a mistake when looking over the schedule.
Please note there are other items in the folder that we will be discussing later. Please feel free to look over them at your leisure.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/199U0ESUvONQItSDBHTC6h1szvDFsoN4t?usp=sharing
Need Help...Use the Parking Lot
Additionally- PLEASE stay out of the front office next week as much as possible. Yvonne and Fox have been extremely busy this past week with in-coming students and records request. We want to keep the front office professional and low key as new families come in to enroll. If you have specific needs from our front office team- please place them on the parking lot.
What's New
- Parent Square- This new online portal will allow you to easily communicate with a single, parents, your whole class, or a group of parents, Groups can be set for easy communication like with sports and after school clubs. Communication is also saved for documentation. Teacher can add pics to their posts to share learning with parents. Everyone should have received a code to accept Parent Square. Codes were sent out again as 36 people have not accepted the link. Please accept the link so your teacher account is generated. Also, if you haven't done so, please download parent square from the App Store.
- Bullseye- This software will be used for walk-throughs and formal evaluations. The color coded system makes it easy to read. Admin can use video to support findings so that you can see specifically what it is that we see while you are teaching. Also, Bullseye will allow us to keep data on specific indicators aligned to Charlotte Danielson and Student Centered Coaching so we can better support you as teachers both as individuals and school-wide.
- Thrillshare- while it is not completely new- there are several new features, including Teacher Pages that connect to the schools website.
- I_Ready Reading Supplemental Materials- we are excited to provide our kids a new support that will provide consistent literary practice across all grade levels. Also based on data, the new Reading model should help increase reading achievement with more intentional prescriptive instruction.
All of these initiatives will be shared with you in more detail sometime during the week.
Coming and Going
1. When in the building do not prop open any doors. We have had many suspicious people (mostly homeless) lurking around the school recently. We want to ensure EVERYONES safety.
2. Anytime you are in the building after hours please text the admin team when you enter and when you leave so that we know who is in the building and can reach someone if there is an emergency. It also allows us to let you know if someone is already in the building. It is an eerie feeling to go in when the alarm is off and you don't know if you are alone or not!! Our numbers are:
Sweeney. 317-514-5679
Wolcott 317-690-5084
K 574-298-1282
3. If you enter the building and the alarm is off- please use the ALL CALL feature- I will go over this with you Monday morning to announce you are in the building. (from your phone it is page/01#)
4. If you are ready to leave, please use the all call feature (page/01/#) and announce you are leaving and ask that if anyone is in the building to call your room. If no one responds, then you will be responsible for setting the alarm. (I will go over that with you on Monday morning. ALL DOORS in ALL Stairwells must be shut for you to set the alarm.
5. If you enter the building and the alarm is on- shut the alarm off. (I will show you how on Monday)