Patriot News
March 6, 2017 - March 10, 2017
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CONCERNING TIMESHEETS
Spotlight
- Thank you to everyone that made National Pancake Day a hit
- I hope everyone enjoyed!
Staff Collaboraton
- Lisa Allen and Deb Vehar did an excellent job presenting at our Staff Collaboration on M-Powerment Strategies 2: High Expectations and 3: Standard Aligned Lessons
- Attached you will find Lisa presentation for anyone that missed it or would like to review it again.
Walkthrough PD
Focus for the Month is M3: Standard Aligned Lessons
Last Week M-Powerment focus. If you haven't completed yet, please complete.
- Read the 2 articles
- Go to Today's Meet and answer the questions.
- List how you will make I Can statements the center of your instruction.
- How to make I Can Statements the center of Your Instruction
- Deconstructing Standards Into I Can Statements
- Todays Meet
- Complete by Monday, March 6th
Week of March 6th
- Watch the short video below
- How are you going to use your "I Can" statements to set the purpose in the classroom?
Shoutout!
- Congrats to Mrs. Brewer and Park View for rainsing an astounding $12,257.38 this year.
Resources
Seesaw Plus FREE TRIAL
Students in your school have now added over 5,529 pieces of work to their portfolios - and 611 items in the past month alone. You're a huge part of that success, so we made this certificate to celebrate you. Feel free to download and share proudly :)
With all the great Seesaw activity at Park View Elememtary, are you and your admins ready to experience the FULL power of Seesaw with our upgraded service, Seesaw for Schools?
If you sign up by March 15th, your whole building can pilot Seesaw for Schools completely free through June 30th, 2017. If you love it and want to continue, the cost will be $5 USD /student per year (or less, with some discounts you may be eligible for).
Get Your Free Pilot!
Check out some of the key differences below, and share your amazing usage stats with your admin. To learn more or start your free pilot (it's seamless for teachers), simply click the button above or reply to this email with your school name, # of students, and admin contact info!
Advanced Features for Teachers
- The new Skills View to record progress, organize work, and demonstrate growth
- Private folders to prepare lessons ahead of time
- Private notes for yourself and between teachers
- Increased co-teacher limits, and more!
Sync Portfolios from Year to Year
Make sure all that great student work doesn't disappear at the end of the year!With Seesaw for Schools, students’ portfolios follow them from year to year, sync between classes, and are available for parents, administrators, and future teachers within Seesaw.
School Wide Visibility & Time-Saving Tools
For administrators, Seesaw for Schools offers a window into the great work you and your students are doing, along with a powerful analytics dashboard and centralized roster management to save you time. Admins can even comment on student work! Watch a demo.You can learn more about all the upgraded features here. Let us know what you think!
Thanks for all you do,
The Seesaw Team
March 30 Day Challenge
Challenge:
1. WRite your name on the Fitness challenge board in the front office.
2. Challenge starts March 1 (you can back track if you worked out last week) and ends March 31st.
3. After each workout (1 per day), mark the day off the board.
Goal: Complete at least 15 workouts during the month of March.
Upcoming Events
Week of March 6th
Monday, March 6th
- Read Across America Week begins.
Tuesday, March 7th
- 2nd Grade PLC 12:00-1:00
- 1st Grade PLC 1:00-1:30
- 3rd Grade PLC 1:50-2:50
- 3rd Grade Laptop Distribution Day 2: 3:45-6:00
- Chick-Fil-A Night 5:00-8:00
Wednesday, March 8th
- Early Release Day
- K-2 meeting @ Park View
- 3/4 Transitional meeting @ South
- Tornado Drill 9:30
Thursday, March 9th
Taradiddle Players 9:00 & 10:30
- 1st Grade PLC 1:00-1:30
- K PLC 2:00
SIT Collaboration 3:35-4:35
Family Reading Night 6:00-7:30
Friday, March 10th
Taradiddle Players 9:00 & 10:30
Book Parade
March
3/14 - Spring Pictures
3/16 - Leader Collaboration 3:35-4:35
3/17 - All Pro Dads 7:30am
3/22 - ELA EOQ
3/23 - Math EOQ
3/28 - End of the Quarter
3/29 - Early Release Day
Baruti Kafele as a guest speaker
Training for the entire district @ Charles Mack Center
- 2:00-4:00
3/30-4/4 - Spring Book Fair Preview
Windows
12/5-2/26 2nd Rd Observations (extended)
Kindergarten Registration and Dial
- Dial Screening May 5 (No School for Kinder and TSC)
Science Festival
- April 25-26
Events
- Here are the events happening this week at Park View