Panda Post
March 17, 2019
Be a Team Player. Be Professional. Be Empathetic. Be a Leader.
We Learn - We Collaborate - We Celebrate
Upcoming Dates
Spring Book Fair - begins Monday, March 18th
College and Career Week - begins Monday, March 18th
Staff Meeting (Sparklers & Spark Leaders leading) - Tuesday, March 19th @ 3:20
Talent and Fashion Show - Tuesday, March 19th @ 6PM
Friday March 22 - Kindergarten Zoo field trip
Arts in Action for 4th Grade - begins Monday, March 25th
3rd & 4th grade Math Check In - Monday, March 25
PTA Dining for Dollars @ Al's - Monday, March 25th
SIP Workgroup Meetings @ 3:30 - Tuesday, March 26th
2nd Grade Jordan Lake Field Trip - Thursday, March 28th
Fab Friday - Friday, March 29th
- School Improvement Team Meeting - Tuesday, April 2nd
- 4th grade Reading Check In - Wednesday, April 3rd
- Staff Meeting - Tuesday, April 9th
- Quarter Awards for 3rd & 4th - Friday, April 12th
- Early Release - Friday, April12th
College and Career Week
College and Career Week!
Wednesday: Wear your college gear!
Friday: Dress as your future career!
Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade: Please check your email for you scheduled classroom visitors!
3rd/4th Career Fair on Friday
Based on feedback from last year’s volunteers, we are changing the format slightly. We will have 12 volunteers and the multipurpose room will be split in half - 6 tables in a circle on one side, the other 6 tables in a circle on the second side. Grade levels will visit the fair as a whole for a total of 50 minutes but will divide in half to visit each side for 25 minutes. We will need your help to make sure that this goes smoothly!
The schedule will be:
8:30-9:20: 3rd grade
9:20-9:40: break for volunteers
9:40-10:30: 4th grade
8:30-8:55
Side 1: Platon, D'Angelo, Elkins
Side 2: Lee, Mitchell
8:55-9:20
Side 1: Mitchell, Lee
Side 2: Platon, D'Angelo, Elkins
9:40-10:05
Side 1: Wright, Spillman
Side 2: Henry, Wilkie
10:05-10:30
Side 1: Henry, Wilkie
Side 2: Wright, Spillman
Similar to last year, Mrs. Burnette will provide worksheets for students to complete as they are walking around the fair. This will come later this week!
Follow Up: ASIS Walkthrough on March 6
We had our first unannounced ASIS Walkthrough on Wednesday, March 6th. Due to their timing, we were not able to visit all classrooms. We will have another unannounced visit prior to Spring Break. Below are some of the Glows and Grows from the classrooms we were able to visit.
Glows:
Student Engagement was very high
Goal Setting was evident across school in multiple ways
Appropriate Use of Digital Tools in every room -
Flexibility within the classroom environment
Grows:
Alignment of "I Can" Statements to classroom practices and standards being taught
Adhering to scheduled Intervention Time built into schedule
Students accountability in centers/rotations
Use district purchased programs (Freckle, MyOn) instead of Epic - this helps to increase student accountability of digital tools.
Follow Up: State Wide Tornado Drill
You only need to move from your classroom to you safe location in a Tornado Warning.
If we have individual feedback for your class on your location during the drill, we will contact you individually.
Tornado Watch: Conditions are favorable for a tornado. Classes that meet outside the building need to quickly move into the school building.
Tornado Warning: Announcement will be made over the intercom). Follow procedures to move your class to a hallway. During a drill, please instruct students to move to your designated area (away from drafts and windows), to sit or stoop in a crouched position with hands and arms protecting the head. Wait until the "all clear" signal is given before returning to the classroom.
PAWSitive Office Referrals for Staff
Continuous Improvement Opportunities
Please submit questions, concerns, or suggestions for Contiunous Improvement Opportunites!
We want you to be involved in the continuous improvement of our school family! Please share any suggestions. This form can be anonymous if you choose not to share your name, but it is helpful to know who you are so we can ask clarifying questions and work with you on solutions.
We will read and consider every suggestion, but can't guarantee that suggestions will be implemented. If you include your name, we will follow-up with you on your suggestion.
Office Referrals
We are working on developing a form that you will get to notify you when/what consequence was assigned.