Panther Updates
NEWS, RESOURCES AND LEARNING FOR PANTHER STAFF, 12/11/17
Way to go PUE Girls on the Run!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 11-DECEMBER 15, 2017
FIRST GRADE GLOBAL PROJECTS:
Lots of great First Grade Global Projects being shared this past week. Check out this YouTube about Italy from Mrs. Parrish's class.
STATE REPORT CARDS POSTED: PLEASANT UNION SHINES:
Pleasant Union's State Report Card for the 2016-17 school year was outstanding. Our student growth was among the highest in Wake County and the state. Go to Report Cards to see how we did and compare to other schools in the state. This is a tribute to our excellent teachers and support from our parents to ensure that our students are successful. Well done Pleasant Union!!
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS: Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jenny Leavitt. Her grandfather passed away last Monday.
MUSIC PERFORMANCES- Pay close attention to Ms. Freer's emails regarding music performances. If you have specials for gym or music during assembly times, contact Ms. Fricke/specialist. There are two music performances in the GYM next Thursday: 1st grade tracks 2 and 4 from 11:45-12:25 and Kindergarten tracks 2 and 4 from 1:15-1:50.
HOLIDAY SOCIAL:
Thanks to our Social Committee for setting up for this Friday's Social. We hope that everyone will make every effort to be there. This is a great opportunity for all of us to just relax and with our peers and in many cases their spouses and friends.
SECURITY- If you have valuables in your classrooms, please secure them. Things to secure: money/wallets/pocketbooks, phones, electronics, private information (special education data, grades, socioeconomic or demographic information, medical data) and IDs/keys. LOCK your door when leaving your classroom. CLOSE your window when leaving your classroom. DO NOT prop open doors.
LEARNING EXPERIENCES/GUEST SPEAKERS/ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS: Remember to inform the office if you have an activity that us not part of your usual day or you are going someone out of the ordinary with your class. If you have a speaker fill out a guest speaker form and get permission ahead of time so we can verify the speaker through security. Carry a radio with you at recess and other locations outside of your classroom if you have one. When we need to contact you it is IMPORTANT that we know where you are and can contact you in a timely manner. Parents lose confidence in us when they come to get their children and we can't find the class/student.
INCLEMENT WEATHER: Baby it's getting cold out there! Make sure that you know the inclement weather policies for WCPSS.
WINTER BREAK PREPARATION: If you have a refrigerator in your classroom DEFROST it and CLEAN IT OUT this week.
Before leaving for break all teachers should:
- Unplug lights
- Unplug refrigerators and LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN (make sure you defrosted it earlier,)
- Remove all food from the classroom (all open food should be thrown away- all closed food should be reinforced in bags.)
- Unplug all coffee makers and remove all open coffee products
- Shut all windows and doors
- Close blinds
- Secure electronics and other items of value
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GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR UP TO 10,000---4Cs GRANT
In support of the Wake County Public School System’s Strategic Plan, we are pleased to once again offer an opportunity for teachers to apply for the 4C Fund. Established in 2015, this grant program emphasizes the importance of collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. Applicants may request up to $10,000. Click here to find out more about this year's opportunity.
The last information session will for interested applicants will be held at the WCPSS Central Office (5625 Dillard Drive, Cary, NC 27518) in the Crossroads I building, room 2003 on Thursday, December 14 from 4:00 - 5:00pm.
For interested applicants who may not be able to attend the information sessions, each meeting will also be available via Google Hangout. Please RSVP to Cindy DeFoor (cdefoor@wcpss.net) at least 48 hours prior to the start of the session in order to get the access code. In addition, the Office of Grants created a video overview of the 4C Fund. Please click here for a taped review of the 4C Fund and application requirements.
Should you have questions or need additional information, please contact Dr. Angie Wright with the Office of Grants and Strategic Advancement at awright@wcpss.net or (919) 533-7722.
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Mark Your Calendars
- 8:00 am 3-5 Lego Club in Media Center
Wednesday, Dec. 13
- 8:00 am K-2 Lego Club in Media Center
- 10:00 New to PUE Tours (See Website for details.)
- Happy Birthday, Ben Stern
Thursday, Dec. 14
- 11:45 First Grade Tracks 2 and 4 Holiday Music Performance
- 1:15 Kindergarten Tracks 2 and 4, Holiday Music Performance
- Happy Birthday, Jan Trautman
Friday, Dec. 15
- PTA Staff Appreciation Cookie Exchange
- 6-10 Staff Social at Jason Lamanna's Neighborhood Clubhouse.
Tuesday, Dec. 19
- 8:15 PTA Meeting
Thursday, Dec. 21
- Early Release Day-Students Dismissed at 1:15
- Holiday Break Begins (Friday, Dec. 22-Monday, Dec. 1)
Tuesday, Jan. 2
- Tracks 1, 2, and 3 return from holidays
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DUTIES FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 11-DECEMBER 15, 2017
DUTIES FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 8-DECEMBER 12, 2017
AM Hallway: Shipley/Blocker (Help greet parents/students, check with Ms. Person to see what is needed at the visitor sign-in tables or the carpool tag/ transportation table.)
AM Carpool: Newman (Help Safety Patrol, call for more help if needed, monitor carpool lane)
AM Breakfast: Renfrow (Work with students regarding lunch numbers, encourage students to eat and get directly to class.)
AM Bus: Lavin (Write down arrival times of buses. Work with Fricke to disembark students, trouble-shoot issues.)
Lunch Duty: Fitzgerald, Lavin, Crum, Newman, Renfrow, Narvaez, Bednar
(Start the track in period with consistent behavior expectations. Work with one another to use the "warning" behavior system, train students to pick up trash/sweep, and inform teachers of issues. Do not allow students to flip bottles/get up without permission. Do not hesitate to move a student to a separate seat or to inform the office of repeated issues. Update the seating charts in the notebook as needed. The office will contact you (support staff) if necessary for coverage. THANK YOU FOR DOING LUNCH DUTY.
PM Hallway: Barber (Check all students for tags in the bus line. If a student does not have a tag, inform Fricke and Ms. Britt ASAP. )
PM Carpool: Garrett, Crum, Perry (outside),
Fitzgerald, Cooper (inside)
Roberts/Hymel (Specialists fill in- contact office is there is a change and to let us know who is covering) (Call carpool numbers. If a parent doesn't have a carpool tag, PLEASE INFORM THE PARENT that they should get one from the office. Personnel can change around who is inside/outside if needed, but please communicate the changes to Biles/Fricke/Perry and cover all areas.
PM Bus: Daniel (Call one bus at a time. Write down arrival times. CHECK FOR BUS TAGS ON EACH CHILD'S BOOKBAG. Work with Britt and Andrews to trouble-shoot, solve issues. IF YOU HAVE CONFERENCES ETC... LET THE OFFICE KNOW ON MONDAY MORNING.)
**If someone is not available, staff members that are available may be called to assist.*