Staff Weekly Update
Week of April 29th, 2019
May is on our horizon and I seem to have some mixed emotions about it. While I'm excited about the summer, I get a bit anxious at the thought of the to-do list. However, it's simply that time of year. 21 days left and before you know it, we'll be waving the buses off on Tuesday afternoon. Just like you all do each and every day, let's make these days count.
With much respect,
Connie
Calendar Items
HUSSEY-MAYFIELD LIBRARY WILL BE IN THE MEDIA CENTER ALL WEEK TO PROMOTE THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Mon. April 29th
- NWEA - 4/15 to 5/3
- ILEARN - 4/22 to 5/17
- Girl Scout Book Collection - 4/22 to 5/3
- Janelle Drisko at SGE - all day
- 8:05 - AM Announcements + Morning Movement Minute
- ***8:15 - 9:35 - ILEARN - 3rd GRADE***
- 8:30 - 10:30 - Melanie Bowlin at SGE
- 10:10 - Post Obs. Meeting - Largent
- 10:30 - Lunch w/ 2nd grader - Farley
- 11:00 - Post Obs. Meeting - Largent
- 11:40 - HS Peers
- 12:45 - Meeting - Farley
- 12:50 - Lunch w/ 1st Grader - Largent
- 1:15 - Meeting - Largent
- 2:30 - Staffing for 3rd grader - Largent, Slonaker, Frobig
- 2:40 - Meeting - Farley
- 3:05 - Meeting - Farley
- 6:00 - School Board Meeting - Largent & Farley attend - ESC
Tues. April 30th
- NWEA - 4/15 to 5/3
- ILEARN - 4/22 to 5/17
- Girl Scout Book Collection - 4/22 to 5/3
- 8:05 - AM Announcements + Morning Movement Minute
- ***8:15 - 9:35 - ILEARN - 3rd GRADE***
- 9:45 - Staffing for 3rd grader - Largent, Farley, Wetzel, Brizzolara, Slonaker - conf. room
- 10:55 - Meeting - Farley
- 11:30 - Post Obs. Meeting - Largent
- 12:20 - Meeting - Farley
- 1:00 - ACR for K-Bound Student - Largent - ZW
- 1:00 - USS Team Mtg. w/ Dr. Slonaker - conf. room
- 2:00 - ACR for 1st Grader - Largent, Andries, Clare - conf. room
- 2:40 - Post Obs. Meeting - Farley
- 4:00 - District Discussions Mtg - ESC
Wed. May 1st
- PTO Book Fair - 5/1 to 5/3
- NWEA - 4/15 to 5/3
- ILEARN - 4/22 to 5/17
- Girl Scout Book Collection - 4/22 to 5/3
- Janelle Drisko at SGE - all day
- 8:05 - AM Announcements + Morning Movement Minute
- 8:15 - 12:30 - Randee Kleeman at SGE
- ***8:15 - 9:35 - ILEARN - 3rd GRADE***
- ***9:40 - 11:00 - ILEARN - 4th GRADE***
- 9:30 - Meeting - Largent
- 12:45 - Meeting - Farley
- 1:10 - Meeting - Largent
- 1:15 - Meeting - Farley
- 1:45 - Zones of Regulation Group w/ Wetzel - Jessica's office
- 2:30 - Post Obs. Meeting - Largent
- 2:45 - Meeting - Wetzel
- 3:00 - Meeting re: 3rd Grader - Largent & Dabney Frothingham
Thurs. May 2nd
- PTO Book Fair - 5/1 to 5/3
- NWEA - 4/15 to 5/3
- ILEARN - 4/22 to 5/17
- Girl Scout Book Collection - 4/22 to 5/3
- 8:05 - AM Announcements + Morning Movement Minute
- ***8:15 - 9:35 - ILEARN - 3rd GRADE***
- ***9:40 - 11:00 - ILEARN - 4th GRADE***
- 9:45 - Meeting - Largent
- 10:15 - 2:00 - Randee Kleeman at SGE
- 11:50 - Meeting - Largent
- 12:20 - Staffing for 2nd Grader - Largent, Delp, Slonaker, Rowe, Watson, Spilllman, Drisko - conf. room
- 1:00 - Meeting - Largent
- 1:45 - Zones of Regulation Group w/ Wetzel - Jessica's office
- 2:45 - Staffing re: 3rd Grader - Watson, Lewis, Largent, Farley, Spillman - conf. room
Fri. May 3rd
- PTO Book Fair - 5/1 to 5/3
- NWEA - 4/15 to 5/3
- ILEARN - 4/22 to 5/17
- Girl Scout Book Collection - 4/22 to 5/3
- 7:15 - 7:50 - PTO's Morning with Mom - Gymnasium & Cafe
- 8:05 - AM Announcements + Morning Movement Minute
- ***8:15 - 9:35 - ILEARN - 3rd GRADE***
- ***9:40 - 11:00 - ILEARN - 4th GRADE***
- 11:00 - Post Obs. Meeting - Largent
- 12:30 - Meeting - Largent
- 1:10 - Post Obs. Meeting - Largent
- 2:40 - Office Team Meeting - conf. room
- 2:45 - Phone Conf. re: 4th Grader - Watson, Milam, Farley - Martha's office
Weekly Absence At-A-Glance
Upcoming Events . . .
LOTS OF EVENTS HAPPENING FOR OUR LAST MONTH OF SCHOOL. PLEASE LOOK THIS OVER CAREFULLY AND BE SURE TO UPDATE YOUR CALENDAR ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE. THANK YOU!
May 2019
- 6th - 10th - Staff Appreciation Week (read about the details of this week below!)
- 6th - Bus Driver Appreciation Day
- 6th - Field Trip - KDG to Holliday Park
- 8th - School Nurse Appreciation Day
- 8th - Field Trip - 4th Gr. to Statehouse & Historical Society
- 8th - PTO Meeting
- 9th - STAFF MEETING
- 9th - Coaching Day w/ Jim McMillan (PLC schedule)
- 10th - 1st Grade Parent Day
- 10th - 3rd Grade Zionsville Walking Tour
- 10th - PTO Spirit Wear - Indy 500 Wear
- 13th - School Board Meeting with all TOYs
- 15th - 3rd Grade Shark Dissection
- 15th - Field Trip - 2nd Gr. to Eagle Creek Park
- 16th - 2nd Grade Insect Expo
- 17th - FIELD DAY (rain or shine!)
- 20th - 24th - Blackout Week - No special events
- 24th - 4th Gr. Graduation Practice
- 27th - No School - Memorial Day
- 28th - LAST student day
- 28th - 4th Gr. Graduation + Final Hallway Walk
- 28th - SGE End-of-Year Staff Social - Hosted by Rhonda Munz
- 29th - Teacher Record Day
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK IS COMING!
Our PTO can't wait to spoil everyone with a full week of some well-deserved treats! For those of you that like to plan your meals ahead, below is a schedule of how PTO plans to show their appreciation during the week of May 6th! YOU DESERVE IT!!!!!
Tuesday - Fundae’s Ice Cream Truck
Wednesday - Trail Mix Bar
Thursday - Staff Lunch + Cakes from ESC
Friday - Cupcakes & Drinks
THURSDAY, MAY 9TH - DETAILS FOR COACHING DAY & STAFF MEETING
Coaching Time w/ Jim McMillan
- As a friendly reminder, SGE will follow the Friday PLC schedule.
- Each grade level team will meet with Jim during their PLC time
- We will follow the Thursday related arts rotation but follow the Friday schedule
- You do NOT need to have anything prepared
- We are going to slow things down and simply START the process of creating a yearlong theme for the 2020 school year (yes - 2020, not the 2019 school year, which gives us a full year to plan)
Staff Meeting
- Per our past PLC discussion, we will be viewing the REJECT documentary (room TBD).
- It is approximately 90 minutes long.
- With a 2:40 start time, it will end at 4:10.
- I do realize this is past our contract time.
- I would love for you all to stay as long as possible but if you must leave early, please know I will understand.
- For those of you that are able to stay until 3:30, please select a day anytime the following week to leave early. Simply let the office team know of the date you've selected.
- For those of you that are able to stay until 4:10, please select two days to leave early. Simply let the office team know of the two dates you've selected.
Teacher of the Year and Someone Special Awards
Our Teacher of the Year is: Liz Lauer-Jones
Our Someone Special is: Deputy Steve Todd
Everyone on the final list was beyond worthy. We are truly blessed at SGE to have so many staff members that are incredible student-advocates but also professionally passionate and driven!
Additional Announcements & Reminders
Color Printer Reminder
- REMEMBER . . . PC1-Front Office = Color Printer
Please Join Our REMIND Group
- SGE (staff only) has an all-staff Remind text messaging group called: 18-19 SGE (all staff).
- To simply *receive-only* the text messages, please text the number 81010 and in your "message line" type in the code: @k29hfe.
- If you'd like to be able to text back and forth w/ me via REMIND, please download the app or create an online account.
- As a friendly reminder, please do not share this code with non-SGE staff members.
Leaving EARLY afterschool and you've gotten permission from Connie/Martha . . .
- If this is the case for you, please help us by always emailing the entire office team to let them know you've gotten permission and also leave your cell # in the email message, in case we need to contact you.
- Who is the "office team?" Connie, Martha, Angie, Jen, Jessica, Jae, Deputy Todd
***IMPORTANT LINKS***
Professional Development Requests
- If you would like to attend any type of professional development, please click here.
Technology Work Orders - Reminder from Dan Layton:
- Click here to access this link.
- It is always extremely helpful if you can submit actual technology work orders for any help you need. Please refrain from picking up the phone or emailing a question.
Above & Beyond Nomination Form
- On our ZCS website, any ZCS staff and/or community member can nominate the work of any ZCS employee that has done extraordinary work. If you've experienced professional support that is above & beyond, feel free to recognize them through this nomination! Please click here to nominate.
Marquis Work Orders:
Did your trash not get picked up? Does it seem the carpet didn't get vacuumed? Please help Angie & Jen out by filling out the Marquis work order on your own. Thanks!
1. Go to the Zionsville web site
2. Click on Teachers/Staff tab
3. Scroll down about halfway
4. Look for: Custodial Work Orders by Building
5. Click on Stonegate
Click here to access the Teachers/Staff tab
18-19 PTO Wish List - NEW GOOGLE FORM LINK!
- Click the NEW LINK HERE to access this Office 365 Form
Personal Business Leave Request - NEW GOOGLE FORM LINK!
- Please click the NEW LINK HERE to access this form and then don't forget to SAVE this page under your "favorites."
- Finally, as a friendly reminder of our ZCS Personal Business Leave + good information to know for our newest staff, I have copied/pasted the email about personal days sent by Becky Coffman on 5/8/16. This is per our CBA - Collective Bargaining Agreement
- A. Amount – Each employee shall be entitled to be absent from work three (3) days each school year for the transaction of personal business or the conduct of personal or civic affairs. Such leaves may be used in whole or half day increments. Requests for personal business leave should be made 48 hours in advance in writing to the building principal. In cases of emergency or other similar unforeseen circumstance, requests may be made orally to both the substitute coordinator and the building principal.
- B. Employees are discouraged from using personal business leave on staff development days or to extend a school vacation. If used on a staff development day then the employee remains totally responsible for securing the learning lost from their being absent during that activity.
- C. Accumulation – If an employee does not use all of the personal business leave in a given school year, the remaining personal business leave shall be accumulated for use in later school year, except that no more than a total of two (2) days may be accumulated from earlier school years for use as personal business leave, so that the maximum total personal business leave available in any one school year is three (3) days earned during the school year and up to two (2) days accumulated from earlier school years or a total of five (5) days.
- D. Conversion to Sick Leave – Any unused personal business leave not accumulated for use in later years as personal business leave shall be added to the employee’s accumulated sick leave.