Tiogue Faculty & Staff Bulletin
At-A-Glance January 12, 2019 #19
Important Information and Key Dates
*FACULTY/STAFF*
January 2019
January 14 - Off Team Mtg. 10am
January 15 - Gr. 3 Behavior Data Mtg.; Gr. 5 STEM Day (Experiment Trailer parked on the side of the gymnasium)
January 16 - MTSS/RtI mtgs. 7:30am & 8am; Behavior Data Mtgs. with grades 4 & 2; Gr. 5 STEM Day (Experiment Trailer parked on the side of the gymnasium); Faculty Mtg. 3:20pm
January 17 - Team Day - Please check your Google calendars for specific invites/times
January 21 - NO SCHOOL Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 22 - PBIS Station Rotation - student learning about our "updated" expectations throughout different locations in the building - this will continue on Jan. 23rd
January 23 - MTSS/RtI mtgs. 8am; Continuation of PBIS Event -and- Feinstein Foundation Sponsored Assembly: Iguana Adventure Program, Grades K-2 -and- this is our mid-trimester date
January 24 - Team Day - Please check your Google calendars for specific invites/times
January 25 - Cultural Arts Bubble-Mania Assembly for grades K-2 and grades 3-5
January 28 - PTA Mtg. 6:30pm
January 29 - "Patriots" TITLE ONE MATH EVENT FOR TIOGUE, HOPKINS HILL, AND BLACKROCK AT COVENTRY HIGH SCHOOL, 6pm-7:30pm
January 31 - NAEP TESTING GRADE 4 ONLY; NO Team Day Today
February 2019
February 7 - Progress Reports go home
February 13 - Faculty Mtg., 3:20pm
February 16 - February Break Begins
February 25 - Back to School; PTA MTG. 3:30pm
Our Mission and Motto:
At Tiogue School, we believe that students can achieve their personal best and become responsible and productive citizens by embracing all learning opportunities each day.
"Everybody is somebody at Tiogue"
*PTA INFORMATION*
We would like faculty/staff representation at each PTA meeting. Talk with your team and colleagues about scheduling a time to come to a meeting this year.
Upcoming PTA Meeting Schedule:
1/28/19 at 6:30pm
2/25/19 at 3:30pm
3/18/19 at 6:30pm
4/22/19 at 3:30pm
5/20/19 at 6:30pm
June TBD at 3:30pm
SCHOOL STORE Every Other WEDNESDAY
Help me to welcome
STAR TESTING, Mid-Trimester Reports and other Dates
Mid-Trimester is already coming upon us quickly on January 23rd
-Progress Reports are due to me between January 29th-31st
-Progress Reports go home on Thursday, February 7th
Very Important - please read
You should never give your login information to someone else. It is a violation of the acceptable use policy in the School Dept. and cause for disciplinary action.
Please do not share passwords and network information with anyone.
We will discuss further at the faculty mtg. on Wednesday.
Thank you.
Upcoming Behavior Data Meetings with Kim, Sue Lyons and Dom
January 15:
Grade 3 - 10:30am
January 16:
Grade 4 - 9:45am
Grade 2 - 11:15am
Articles and other news
Behavioral Specialist and Math Intervention Schedule:
*Kim Sturdahl will be at Tiogue Monday through Friday*
Referrals: Please complete all sections of the behavior referral forms for Kim. Be as specific as possible.
Please turn in all referrals to Kim within 24 hours of the infraction or incident.
Infractions involving the location of bathroom trended downward this past week; however, incidents outside on the playground and during other unstructured times increased slightly.
Reminder: do not send students to the office to deliver behavior referrals
MATHEMATICS: Mary V. will be at Blackrock the week of 1/14/19
-Article of the week-
January 12, 2019: Special Education a Growing Priority in Teacher Training, Education Week
January 5, 2019: Education Week's Growth Mindset Showcase site
December 22, 2018: Why "B" Students Make the Best Leaders - interesting article. Hit home for me for various reasons.
December 15, 2018: From Practical Ed Tip of the Week: How to Add Videos to Google Slides Without Using YouTube
Previous articles can still be found in the other bulletins.
Professional Development Corner
SEL/Conscious Discipline/Restorative Practice's Corner
SEL/Conscious Discipline/PBIS and other important info.
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Week 19:#1 The Conscious Discipline video found below centers around logical consequences for students.
Reminder: Don Cowart will be speaking with us about RI/MTSS at our Faculty Meeting on January 16th. We will also view another Conscious Discipline Video Tutorial on that day.
Nurse's Corner of important information
INFORMATION sent to parents/guardians this week:
As a reminder the RI Department of Health has issued a widespread flu alert for the state of RI. Please remind your households to cough, and sneeze in their elbows, and wash hands thoroughly with soap and water to prevent the spread of the flu virus.
PENNIES FOR PATIENTS: I will be running a pennies week March 4th to 8th to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Be on the look out for flyers and boxes that will come home after winter break.
Please check your child's head weekly for lice, and report any cases to me.
Also,
FYI TEACHER SHIRTS SAY: A Feinstein leadership school
STUDENT SHIRTS SAY: I am a Feinstein Jr. scholar
If you received extra by accident please send them back, I have new students
Thank you,
Gina D'Aguanno RN
and
Dom
SurveyWorks is coming soon!
We will periodically send it again over the next several weeks.
Our grades 3-5 student surveys will be completed over a 2 week period from March 18th through March 29th.
Faculty and Staff surveys will be completed at either a Faculty Mtg. or Data Mtg. time in March.
Coventry Resource and Senior Center Newsletter - January 2019 (From Sue Pajak and Julie Leddy)
Tiogue Elementary School
Email: giustidomenic@coventryschools.net
Website: http://tiogueschool.squarespace.com/
Location: 170 East Shore Drive, Coventry, RI, United States
Phone: (401) 822-9460
Twitter: @domgiusti