The Gratz Weekly Scoop
September 12, 2016
Character Ed Word for August and September: Respect
Collaborative Learning Time for 9/12/16
Meet in Art room for first 10 minutes
- 9/12/16- See the slideshow link for this meeting (we are on slide 12)
- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AO04XQrPt5f78dttEOlIH2-yZVuzVGFnNyxs9XZ-Bbw/edit
- This information for your work was updated yeserday and sent out again
- Grade Chairs have the hard copies of your work to be done also
- Data Team Reps will meet with their perspective grade levels
- Sped meet with team if needed then grade levels
- Specials follow directives on the Slide.
"Happy Birthday to You"
September
Lisa Simms- 3rd
Sarah Lewis- 22
Ellen Miller-26th
Big Events for Next week:
- Board of Education Ice Cream Social for Dr. Miller is 4:30 to 6:30 at Central Office, Monday evening.
- RTI begins on Tuesday. I will touch base on this topic Monday morning before splitting into teams.
- Star Testing continues in the Computer Lab this week.
- DRA Scoring will continue during the RTI time by team members this week.
- Grandparent's Lunch is Tuesday- 3rd, Wednesday-5th, and Thursday-4th. We have sent out flyers and notices. Mr. Samuel has shared out all info with teams
- Wellness Champion AM time begins this next week. When it is your grade levels assigned day only students that were shard with you on the list will be allowed to attend. They will go straight into the gym and come to their classrooms after this time is over. If you have any questions please follow up with Coach Taylor.
- Back to School Bash is 9/14-- share with your parents and encourage them to attend! A Remind went out-- I will send more reminders to parents this week. Do the same for your homeroom parents.
- Decorating for Homecoming -- those that are interested we will meet in the school square/cafe' on Thursday, 9/15, from 4 to 5 to begin. There will be other meetings the week prior to the parade. If you have any great talents and/or ideas please come share! The theme is No Place Like Homecoming.
To Do's:
- Check Google Calendar each week.
- Share Log Ins with Parents and Students for Journeys and Envisions
- Have Emergency Sub Plans in order- inform team where these are located
- PBS Lessons every Tuesday at 9:10.
- Buddy rooms turned into Mr. Samuel
- PTO meetings assigned to members of your team for each month
- Update Parent Involvement Log from Open House and Curriculum Night
- Lessons for the week prepared and out daily on everyone's desk for us to see when we walk through. Small group lessons prepared also and visible.
- Anecdotal Notes for small group time set up; if you need any suggestions or help email Brandy. She has many valuable resources to offer.
- Learning Targets Posted-- strong examples of what the expectation/target is for the student in kid friendly language is best.
- Copy of SLO assessments you are using turned into my door- I have 3rd and 5th at this time.
- SLO testing windows you are using shared with me. (Remember the final date all data is due for SLO's in your template and the scoring guide (similar to last year) is due by January 31st, 2017. Scoring guides will be shared out later through Google classroom.
- First round of SLO's scored and templates and baselines completed and turned in through Google classroom by 9/16.
- Those who do Smart Goals instead of SLO's follow the same requirements and deadlines as the SLO's. Turn your Smart Goal forms into my door labeled with your name please.
Building Info/Staff Info:
- If I have not met with you yet, please know that I've had to shift some to do's due to other needs within the building. I do plan on doing short face to face talks with everyone throughout the year.
- Jean's days are on the calendar. They are designated as Donation Denim Days OR Spartan Spirit Days.
- As committees begin to have their first meetings, please adhere to the protocols listed on the list of committee's within our Staff Handbook. Once our decided upon norms are set, I will add these to the cover page for the committees to be adhered to as well at each meeting. Check the GBE calendar for all upcoming committee and team meetings each week.
- Star Reports will not go home at Mid Quarter. These will be sent home/shared at Fall Parent Teacher Conferences. If a parent would like their students results early that is possible. See Samantha Buxton or myself if you are unaware of how to share those results. These will be updated in SIS as we finish this Benchmark window this month.
- Spartan Tutoring Student Lists will be solidified on Friday by Lindsay Overfelt and myself. These will be shared with teachers prior to the start of Spartan Tutoring on October 3rd.
- Mid Quarter is Friday, September 16th. Grades need to be in SIS by the 21st for Melissa. Progress Reports will go home on Friday, September 23rd.
- I will be sending out some staff surveys in regards to our first Faculty meeting and our PD day coming up in October. To take a temperature check on needs of staff for these events.
Looking ahead at events for GBE:
September
9/13 RTI Start Date for grade levels
9/13 Board of Education Meeting Central office
9/13 3rd Grade's Grandparent lunch
9/14 5th Grade's Grandparent lunch,
9/14 Back to School Bash 5 to 6:30
9/15 4th Grade's Grandparents Lunch
9/16 Mid Quarter-- evaluate your gradebook-- is this a picture of the learner
9/18 Homecoming Week and Spirit Days- see Google Calendar
9/19 Week of Homecoming; Spirit Days - see the calendar
9/23 Early Out at 1:00; Homecoming Parade: Mid Quarter Grades Go Home; Picture Packets Go Home.
9/28 GBE Picture Day- Melissa will have a schedule out and we will have PTO helpers that day
9/29 McDonald's Cookie Sales flyer Goes Home
9/30 Spartan Spirit Assembly at 8:35 All Grades- Mr. Samuel will have out the seating arrangement for these assemblies prior to this date; Run a prior discussion about what it will look like and our GBE Expectations during assemblies please.
October:
3rd- McDonalds Cookie Sales $ due- info will go home prior; Spartan Tutoring Begins
5th- Walk to School Day; Author Visit for Students - Beth Vrabel
7th to the 21st GBE PTO T-shirt sales begin - online
12th Bike to School Day
17th No School Teacher Work Day
21st End of First Quarter
24th-28th Scholastic Book Fair at GBE
25th Parent Teacher conferences- evening only
27th Early out at 1:00 PT conferences continued in evening; Spartan Spirit Assembly 8:35 All Grades
28th No School
31st Halloween
Check the calendar for other team or committee meetings each week! This is an absolute must in order for everyone to be on the same page. Please take this professional responsibility upon yourself to stay up to date. I will not be listing each team/committee meeting in the newsletter each week, as it bogs down the newsletter and is available in other areas for teachers and staff.