Micro Elementary School Newsletter
December 15th, 2019
4.5 Days
Thank you in advance for maintaining a positive attitude this coming week and finishing 2019 strong. Schedules will be different and students will be amped. However the Micro Staff is up to the challenge! Friday afternoon will be bittersweet for some of our students. They will miss us! They will especially miss the safety and warmth our school provides.
I hope you all have an excellent week and a very special holiday season! Enjoy your families!
Thank you for all that you do to make our small school special!
Here's to a great week!
Weekly Events:
Monday: Ugly Sweater Day, Hot Chocolate Bar Opens-Thank you PTA and Mrs. Creech!
Tuesday: Christmas Hats and Stockings Day, Club Day
Wednesday: Committee Meeting (cancelled), Micro Spelling Bee (9:15), Staff Pot Luck Luncheon, Jingle Bells Day, Secret Santa Exchange
Thursday: Character Assembly, Elf Yourself Spirit Day, Ashley Myer's Shower afterschool
Friday: Early Dismissal/Energy Shutdown
Micro Elementary is the the small school where BIG things happen.....where everyone belongs!
TJ
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- Monday is the last day to nominate a Micro Elementary Staff Member for the Leading With a Heart Award. SIT will be selecting our representative soon!
- A field trip style lunch order form for Friday was placed in your box on a half sheet. Please turn it in by Wednesday to Ms. Jordan. She will turn them into the cafeteria so Friday's lunch pick-up will be smooth. Lunch will be eaten in classrooms.
- Before leaving on Friday please complete the energy shutdown. A hard copy will be placed in your box. Please do not leave without completing this.
- Please be sure that you join the Micro Remind Group: https://www.remind.com/join/microele?utm_source=email&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=join_invite
- Looking for a way to jazz up slide shows? Here is a template you can copy that includes slides that look like Netflix and Disney +.
- Brittany Sellers (Pre-K) has been approved for voluntary shared leave. See Mrs. Creech if you are interested in donating any leave to her.
- The state of NC is creating a share site designed for teachers to share resources. Click here to preview. It is a platform where educators can search for & use NC standards-aligned, high quality OER. It will go live in December. Here is a link to a survey for teachers interested in accessing or sharing resources: http://bit.ly/jcpsoersurvey
Need access to the online Math Investigations resources?
Go to: https://www.pearsonrealize.com/index.html#/
Username- JCPSmathSub
Password- welcome1 (all lowercase)
Important Dates
December 17th: Club Day
December 18th: Committee Day (Cancelled)
December 19th: Character Assembly
December 20th: Early Dismissal, Beginning of Christmas Break, End of 2nd Quarter (enter grades)
December 20th: Mid Year PDP Completed Online
January 2: Teacher Workday
January 3: Teacher Workday
January 6th: Students Return/2nd Quarter Grades Lock
January 10th: Report Cards
January 16th: 2nd Quarter Awards Day
January 20th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday
Micro Staff Social Contract
Be Positive
Demonstrate Teamwork
Make the community feel welcome
Treat others with respect
Be Open-Minded
Be Supportive
Motivate Others
Listen to Understand
Micro Elementary Staff will support our social contract by intervening with the gentle question, "Are you okay?" and provide peers with an appropriate level of space.
Reminders and Links
Monthly Character Standards
Character Trait – Communicator and Collaborator
Cooperatively working with others to accomplish goals and tasks while appreciating individual contributions.
Tree Lighting
K-2 Performance Night
Cuties
So Proud!!!
Disrupting Poverty Book Study
Read Chapter 4 and answer the 3 questions on page 160. Feel free to write in your book.