Mt. Bethel Messenger
December 1, 2017
Bucket Fillers - 40 YEARS OF BUCCANEERS!
- TAKE A BOW Team leaders! You led your colleagues in a great TPV session!
- HATS OFF to ALL OF YOU! Great job participating in TPV, setting norms, protocols, etc.
- KUDOS to Everyone for a successful RTI Tier 2 meeting. Keep updating minutes, strategies, etc. See your admin. rep if any help is needed!
- APPRECIATION to Carrie Lowry for running a successful Webinar Wednesday from Mt. Bethel. Thanks to all who came and participated!
- EXTREME GRATITUDE to our FIRST RESPONDERS for great work on Wednesday when we had a medical crisis on the playground. ALL THREE AED's made it quickly to the scene, members helped direct medical professionals, guided parents, and managed the the crisis. Fortunately, the student received necessary medical help and is doing great tonight!
NEWS FROM THE A-TEAM
Understanding Learners (Intuition + Thinking) = GREEN
Understanding Learners (Intuition + Thinking) = Green
The Fourth Grade Team is the ONLY TEAM in the building that has all four learning styles represented!
ANNUAL HOLIDAY LUNCHEON - FESTIVE WEAR APPRECIATED!
Annual Holiday Luncheon
Join us in the Learning Commons
December 5th
11:30-12:30
Hosts: The Office Staff
Classroom Coverage: TPV's
Specials Schedule for Luncheon
*Recycled holiday garb is appropriate, appreciated, and absolutely amazing!
WINDOWS UPDATE - READ CAREFULLY
YOUR ACTION ITEMS:
- Back up your data before 12/6. CLICK HERE for back up instructions.
- Make sure you have your teacher laptop & power cord at school on 12/6.
- See Carolyn Cooper before 12/6 if you don't know where to find an Ethernet cable in your room or how to hook one up.
- After school, you will need to plug in your laptop and hard wire it. You'll follow the steps in the INSTRUCTION GUIDE.
- Leave your computer plugged in and hardwired overnight. It will be ready for you the next day.
- If you do not feel comfortable doing it yourself, you can bring your laptop and charging cord to Pumpian's computer lab (Cooper's old lab) between 2:30-3:00 and she will be there to help as you follow the directions!
CTLS - ASSESS - EXPECTATIONS REITERATION
- Full participation in all training sessions this year - to increase proficiency in administering common formative assessments to drive instruction. (If you are sick, you are sick. No guilt over that - just don't purposefully plan sick days on CTLS days).
- Mandate to administer full Touchstone at end of quarter REMOVED. Can you still use the full Touchstone? Yes! Is it required? No.
- Administer minis. Use this data to help guide instruction. Find an administration method that is most efficient/effective for you. Contact Carrie Lowery if you need help. She's da bomb and will make it happen!
REINDEER GAMES - 12/18 - DURING PLANNING!
January 2 - Professional Learning Day
CLICK HERE FOR THE OVERVIEW SCHEDULE
CLICK HERE FOR SPECIFICS VIA ENGAGE COBB WEBSITE
PLC Teacher Leaders
Core content teachers will work with collaboratie team to ensure that the most up-to-date and critical information for that subject area are communicated.
All Teachers
Choose sessions based on your needs.
Some additional professionals, such as low incidence special education teachers, will receive information related to required trainings that day.
All teachers are expected to participate in a full day of professional learning.
Mark Your Calendars!
Sunday, December 3
- Full Cold Moon
- Happy Birthday, Meredith Rockwell!
Monday, December 4 - LAST WEEK OF FALL CLUBS
- Target testing. No Target classes.
- 3rd Grade to Tellus Museum
Tuesday, December 5 - LAST WEEK OF FALL CLUBS
- Target testing. No Target classes.
- 11:30 - 1:00 - Annual Staff Holiday Luncheon! Catered by Romano's Macaroni Grill
Wednesday, December 6 - LAST WEEK OF FALL CLUBS
- Target testing. No Target classes.
- Windows 10 Update - Make sure you have your laptop and power cord. Leave computer overnight.
- Jaime out - SSA Meeting @ Northstar Church
- 3rd Grade to Tellus Museum
- 2nd Grade to Cobb Civic Center for the Ballet
- 10:00 am - PTA Board Meeting
Thursday, December 7 - LAST WEEK OF FALL CLUBS
- Target testing. No Target classes.
- Windows 10 Update - Make sure you have your laptop and power cord. Leave computer overnight.
Friday, December 8 - LAST WEEK OF FALL CLUBS
- Target testing. No Target classes.
- 4th Grade Fire Safety
- Appleyard out in am - Leadership in the Digital Age PLC @ Hawthorne
- 5th Grade to Lassiter for Symphony
Duty Schedule
One person at buses is expected to check in the buses. They are listed as AM BUS CLIPBOARD. The second person will be expected to help monitor the flow and keep students safe.
Second Load Duty has a new title: FACT PROGRAM LATE ARRIVALS. If we have a FACT Program that is going to be late, we will ask the person on 2nd Load Standby to supervise until the instructor arrives. *Note: these instances should be very few and far between.
AM BUS CLIPBOARD: Hill
AM BUS LANE MONITORING: Layman
AM CARPOOL: Gardner, Rees, Williamson
PM CARPOOL: Robinson, Nagle, H. Mulins
SECOND LOAD STANDBY/FACT PROGRAM LATE ARRIVALS: Hoeflinger