Martin's Memo
North Elementary School- May 5, 2016
Duties for the week of May 9
SPECIAL CLASS: Week 1
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION/LOUNGE DUTY: Becky, Michelle, and Cheryl
YEE HAWS!!!!! = 39
Calendar of Events
Thursday, May 5
- School Store
- Staff Conference (1L) at 1:30 pm in the office
- Staff conference (3S) at 3:15 pm in the office
Friday, May 6
- IEP (ECSE) at 10:00 am at Southwest (Barb or Jen R)
- 5th grade service project from 10:15 am- 1:30 pm at Southwest
Sunday, May 8
- Happy Birthday, Shawn!
Monday, May 9
- IEP (3Brewer) at 9:45 am in the office
- Technology Meeting at 11:00 am in the Library (Barb and Julie Stoehr)
- Board of Education Meeting at 6:00 pm at BOE
Tuesday, May 10
- Blue Ribbon Writing Party at 9:00 am in room 110
- Elementary Orchestra Concert at 10:20 am in the gym (Grades 2-5 only)
- District Behavior Task Force Meeting at 4:00 pm at Dix Road
Wednesday, May 11
- Happy Birthday, Kim Bruce!
- Happy School Nurse's Day! (Thank you, Miss Donna!)
- Sing Off at 8:30 am in the gym (Grades 1-5)
- Staffing/IEP (ECSE Student) at 12:30 pm in room 110
- Leadership Team Meeting at 3:15 pm in the library
Thursday, May 12
- 5th Grade Trip to Ozark Caverns
- Elementary Principals' Meeting at 8:00 am at BOE
Friday, May 13
- Happy Birthday, Jennifer!
- Grading window opens at 7:00 am
- 2nd grade trip to LU Carver's Farm
- 5th grade Safety Patrol Picnic
- IEP (ECSE) at 3:00 pm at Southwest (Barb, Karly, Jen)
Monday, May 16
- Brag Tag Assembly for grades K-2 at 9:00 am in the gym
- Brag Tag Assembly for grads 3-5 at 10:00 am in the gym
- Staffing (4G) at 3:15 pm in the office
Tuesday, May 17 (See alternative schedule for special classes)
- Grading Window Closes at 7:00 am
- 5th grade promotion at 8:30 am in the gym
Wednesday, May 18 (See alternative schedule for special classes and lunch)
- Lunch schedules are changed- Recess is 10 minutes lunch is 20 minutes- see schedule
- Sports Day from 12:30-2:30 PM
- End of the Year Social at Canterbury Hills at 3:15 pm
- Summer School Meeting from 3:30-5:00 pm in the library
- District Behavioral Task Force Meeting at 4:00 pm at Dix Road
Thursday, May 19 (See alternative schedule for special classes and lunch)
- Last Day of School
- Picnic lunches in classrooms
- Grade Cards sent home
- Dismissal of students at noon
- Staff dismissed at 3:30 pm
Happy May Birthdays to:
11- Kim Bruce
13- Jennifer Roling
29-Nicole Jenkins
Happpy Summer Birthdays to:
June 13- Fariba Dooling
July 2- Cathy Carter
July 27- Karri Gourley
July 28- Debbie Lee
August 10- Kourtney Griggs
August 12- Brandon Stephens
August 12- Kim Bowden
August 13- Becky Gosche
August 25- Stephanie Moats
Due Dates
- SRI Class Growth Report is due to Barb by Tuesday, May 10.
- Persuasive Essays from students regarding the library and/or YMCA are due by Friday, May 13.
- Open Enrollment for Insurance for 2016-2017 begins on Friday, May 6 and must be completed by Monday, May 16.
- Check out form should be submitted by Thursday, May 19.
- Summer Maintenance request form should be submitted by Thursday, May 19.
Open Enrollment for 2016-2017
Open Enrollment Process
JCPS Open Enrollment period starts Friday, May 6, 2016 through end-of-day Monday, May 16, 2016. Beginning Friday, May 6, 2016, you must enroll online through the Jefferson City Public School District’s benefits system, Bswift, to make your 2016-2017 benefit elections:
- Bswift site: www.jcschools.bswift.com
- Username = firstname.lastname
- Password = {you established a new password last spring during open enrollment} If you've forgotten your password, there is a Forgot-Password link on the page.
Employees may login to the open enrollment website as many times as they wish, and make changes at any time through the May 16 deadline. Instructions on how to enroll can be found on the JCPS Bswift enrollment website (www.jcschools.bswift.com) under Library.
More detailed information regarding this can be found in an email sent to you on April 20 from noreply@bswift.com
For Upcoming Newsletters:
I am starting to include all activity dates for newsletters between now and the end of the year. This doesn't mean you have to include them ALL in newsletters starting immediately. Use your judgement as to what you begin to include and when.
- School store is Thursday, May 5
- Yearbook orders will be due on Friday, May 6
- Last day to charge lunches is Monday, May 9.
- Library books are due on Tuesday, May 10.
- Sing off for grades 1-5 is Wednesday, May 11 at 8:30 am
- Fourth Quarter Brag Tag assemblies are on Monday, May 16: Grades K-2 at 9:00 am and Grades 3-5 at 10:00 am
- 5th grade promotion is Tuesday, May 17 at 8:30 am
- Sports Day is Wednesday, May 18 from 12:30-2:30 pm
- The last day of school is Thursday, May 19. Dismissal is at noon.
For your last newsletter to parents:
Don’t throw away your car rider hangtags! Just a reminder that we will only be providing hangtags to our kindergarteners and new families next year. Replacement hangtags for those lost will be available for $1 each. You can help to be sure they are easily readable in the fall by tracing over your name with a black permanent marker. Please use all capital letters and use the whole space provided so that it will be easily readable. Store your hangtags in your glove compartment so that they are protected from light and kept safe until next school year. Thanks for your help!
Student (and staff) Persuasive Essays
Why should Holts Summit have a library? What kind of programs and activities would you want to do there?
Why should Holts Summit have a YMCA? What kind of programs and activities would you want to do there?
Please turn any that your class writes in to me by Friday, May 13.
Character Plus Read Alouds
End of the Year Awards to Record on Cumulative Files
- Reading Circle
- Math Hall of Fame
- SRO Award (all quarters)
- Central Bank Citizenship Award
- All 5th grade awards presented at promotion
It's getting to be that time of year.....
Summer School
Summer Professional Development
End of the Year Cut-off Dates
- The last day to take Reading Counts Quizzes is going to be Friday, May 6.
- The last day to take the SRI/FRA is going to be Friday, May 6.
- The last day for students to charge meals in the cafeteria is Monday, May 9.
- All student library books are due Tuesday, May 10.
Important Information for 2016-2017
- Teachers who are not under an extended contract because they have been in the district less than three years will return for 3 work days beginning on Monday, August 15.
- As far as I know, opening session will be on Monday, August 15.
- ELEMENTARY OPEN HOUSE IS ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 FROM 5:00-7:00 PM THIS YEAR. A lot of discussion has occurred regarding the things that need to be done AFTER the open house in order to be truly ready for the first day of school and so this date has been changed this year.
- Sometime during those three days, there will be potentially 4-6 hours of PD at each building focused around ICLE and the district behavior supports that will be put in place.
All of you are SO conscientious about having your rooms ready and preparing for our kiddos that I wanted you to know what those three days might hold so you can plan accordingly. Sometimes knowing allows us to plan ahead so it isn't stressful and overwhelming.
Links for end of the year sign out and maintenance request forms
Reminders
- Weekly entries should be made into Infinite Campus in each subject area.
- Be sure to keep your websites up-to-date!
- I would like copies of all classroom newsletters. These can be sent to me electronically or a paper copy in my mailbox.
- Please continue to use the clip up tickets, Safe, Respectful, and Responsible Compliment cards (or verbal compliments) keeping the 4:1 in mind!