Barber Bulletin
December 4-8
Reflection: Courage to Teach with Morgan Lee
I also hope all of you see yourselves as leaders at Pontiac. Every single person in our building leads from where you are. Your role is so important to our success as a school and our students success as learners.
Morgan Lee shared several different books that he read from during the afternoon PD.
Parker Palmer Courage to Teach
This is the Rope (read aloud)
Todd Whitaker What Great Teachers Do Differently
Please let me know if you are interested in any of these books and I will purchase them for you! I find professional reading to be crucial to developing our professional stories!
I hope you will join me and practice JOY this week!
ATTENDANCE AND TRANSPORTATION REMINDERS
1. Please pay close attention when taking attendance....we are seeing students marked present when they are absent. Imagine the confusion this could cause in the event of an emergency.
2. Please send excuses to Ms. Watson daily. Parents become frustrated when they receive calls and letters about missing excuses.
3. Please read the Daily Bulletin every afternoon. We should not rely on what children tell us about changes in transportation.
​Thank you so much for your help. Let us know if you have any questions.
Religious Observances and Displays
Employee and School Choice
Employee and School Board Choice is a benefit that allows full-time Richland School District Two employees to enroll their child/children into the Richland Two school of choice. If you qualify for this option, there is no need for you to apply for Expanded Choice. However, Employee Choice does not include enrollment into magnet programs or magnet centers.
If you fall into one of the following two categories, then you need to complete the 2018-2019 Employee and School Board Choice Form:
1) You are a full-time employee and you do not reside in the district but want to enroll your child in a Richland Two school.
2) You are a full-time employee or school board member, reside in the district, but you want to send your child to a school other than your residentially zoned school.
Every employee utilizing the Employee and School Board Choice option must complete the application process each school year. Now is the time to complete the form online:
https://www.richland2.org/Departments/Enrollment-Registration/EmployeeandSchoolBoardChoice
The deadline for submitting your form is January 12, 2018. Remember, if you are a resident who resides out of Richland School District Two and wishes to use the Employee Choice, you will need to obtain a release from your residential school district. The Employee and School Board Choice page attached to the link listed above will take you to a page that will explain the details of the Employee application process.
If you need assistance, call Roger Wiley or Lisa Blackwell in the Registrar’s Office at 803-738-3314.
A Look at our Week:
Monday:
3:30pm Staff Meeting: Diversity Officer, Dr. Helen Grant, will be with us!
Tuesday:
Professional Development with Angel Brown during planning in BrainForest
1:30pm 4th grade WAX Museum
3:15pm Heidi Howe's farewell in media center
Wednesday:
K.Barber at district Key Leaders meeting
District math meeting for all grade level math leads
Thursday:
Primary Montessori field study
3:30pm Lighthouse meeting
5:30pm PTO board meeting
6:30pm PTO meeting
Friday:
Child Development field study to ballet
9am: BARBER BUCKS shopping in Holiday Shop! PTO will pick up students!
12:30pm-3:00pm Grading book study - vertical discussions (Grades 2-5 traditional)