Arctic Light K-8
February 3, 2020
All Learning is Social and Emotional - Review for Feb 17th
Chp 5 Social Skills -
Key Points
- Prosocial Skills
- Sharing
- Teamwork
- Relationship Building
- Communication
- Empathy
- Relationship Repair
News:
Welcome Dennis Degnan - Mrs. Turner is out till May. Thank you Dennis for stepping up.
Looking for 1st/ 2nd Teacher - Time waits for no one. Emily is off to new adventures. March 6th is her last day. We are advertising her position starting Wed. February 5th.
Teacher Leader - Mrs. Brooks has stepped up to help with leadership, along with Jeff and DonnaJo.
Parent/ Teacher Conferences - Feb 18-19th is just two weeks away. Make sure your parents know your conference schedule. Do let the office know your conference schedule or if you're doing student-led conferences.
Mid-Quarters - Keep parents informed about their child's progress.
Student Lunch Charges - student hot lunch charges are emailed to parents. Red Cards are given to students who can no longer charge so they can get lunches from office.
Office Microwave - only for students with red cards. We're swamped up here serving student lunches.
Teacher Recommended Book Case - plan on sharing a book (paper copy) for students... short write-up needed as to why. More at our Feb 5th Staff Meeting.
Teacher to Teacher Visits - take time to visit one another or other schools. You can schedule here or with Tanya. https://sites.google.com/k12northstar.org/teacher-to-teacher?scrlybrkr=f4edcddf
TCEA Conference - staff off to Austin TX this week for ed tech resources. Ask Emily and Patrick.
ComPsych - create account, explore. https://www.k12northstar.org/Benefits/Wellness. Guidance Resources.
School Counselor Week - Feb 3rd-7th
Calendar:
Feb 3rd-7th - School Counselor Week
Feb 3rd - PTA Meeting, 3:30pm
Feb 4th - Terrific Kids visits for First- Third Grades
Feb 4th - PLC - school focus. Record notes in your Google Doc - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NTDnb7DAWWiFzSrsHLu1SApqWLymtPUb3TJ_SXb_JbA/edit?usp=sharing
Feb 5th - Staff Meeting - learnings from MTSS Conference. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AMos6WUf0S1bBUxojRyUX2EYt9Y01xi_hxb7xBnXtko/edit?usp=sharing
Feb 7th - Spelling Bee, 1:30pm in Commons
Feb 10-14th - Arty Award Talks. Admin will come around to promote the Arty Award.
Feb 10 -11th - Dental Visits = Kinder-2nd in Commons. Mon: 9am Kinder/ 10am 2nd grade. Tues: 10:15am 1st grade
Feb 13th - Friendship Gala Celebration: 1:45pm and 5:30pm RSVP
Feb 17th - SEL Professional Development Day, No Students
Feb 18-19th - Parent/ Teacher Conferences: student led/ Home-School Compact/ Title I Survey
Feb 22nd - Science Fair forms due. Set-up Feb 25th
March 9-13th - Spring Break
March 16-27th - Third and final TOP Survey. Results out April 3rd.
MAP for 4th-8th - March 23rd and March 24th
PEAKS for 5th-8th - starting the week of April 6th
PEAKS for 3rd-4th - starting the week of April 13th
Real ID - by Oct 1st