Monday Memo
February 24-28
12 Weeks to a Full Heart: 2X10 Challenge
2X10 Challenge
As we are working on building relationships with our 2X10 student, find a place where you can jot down quick notes about your student and what you are learning about them through these conversations. Even highlight changes that you may be seeing or new things that you may be noticing. These notes don't have to be long, just take 1-2 minutes to jot down your noticings for the week. :)
Touch a heart, teach the mind. A New Year’s Challenge for all educators.
(We already have a jump start to the weekly challenges as we have already picked a student. Remember to check in with your 2X10 student 2 minutes a day for the next 13weeks.)
Weekly Challenges
8- 2:2:10 THAT CHILD! We are half-way there! Don’t give up! Have you noticed a difference in class with this child? Have you seen any improvement in their work ethic, attention, respect to you/others? Really focus on the 2X10 portion of the challenge...What are you finding out about this student? What are their interests? Who do they play with at school? Do they have siblings? Do they have pets? What do they want to be when they grow up? Are they in need of food, clothing?
9- Encourage THAT CHILD– Establish some type of an incentive plan for your child. You should know what they like and what they will work for by now! Give them daily incentives so they feel accomplished…might need to make it a morning and afternoon opportunity….they need to feel successful!
10-Reflect on THAT CHILD’s accomplishments. Remember the goals you set on week three…get that card out…how are we looking? Share these goals at Parent-Teacher Conferences!
11-Share THAT CHILD with your team…how have they changed- talk with your teammates about how this child has changed in your classroom. If you are not seeing improvements, let’s talk and see what we can do differently.
12-Send THAT CHILD a card. There are some in the lounge if you need one, or better yet….make one yourself! Put it in school mail with the home address and our school address as the return address. I bet this will brighten their evening. Remember to give a little positive encouragement about something SPECIFIC that they have improved on this semester! Have they achieved any of their goals?
13- CELEBRATE THAT CHILD! Take a selfie with that child. Add the picture of the name you wrote down on week one. Have you made a difference? Add the changes you experienced below! Send me the selfie!
Congratulations, you made it! It is SPRING TIME!
Touch a heart; teach a mind!
Shout Outs
Thank Yous and Staff Appreciations
- Thank you so much for participating in the winter blahs bingo! I hope you had fun...stay tuned for our next staff adventure!
- Thank you to our car line for all of their hard work and efforts, especially on Early Release Fridays! You are an amazing team!
- Thank you to our staff that presented at the Early Release PD about PBIS, behaviors, and trauma. We appreciate you stepping up to help deliver great information to support our teachers, staff, and students!
- Positive Ripples: As part of PBIS, we will be using these rocks to recognize staff members that are Championing for our students or modeling how to SOAR. Take a look at the rocks in the basket-take a rock, leave a rock for someone exhibiting the trait on the rock and write them a short note on a sticky note. If you receive a rock, write your initials on the rock and then pass the rock on or find a different rock to pass on.
Hearing and Vision Screenings Schedule
Monday, Feb 24, 2020, 09:00 AM
AES
Star Progress Monitoring for Grades 1st thru 5th
Star Progress Monitoring Window-Feb. 10-28
Monday, Feb 10, 2020, 08:30 AM
AES
F&P Updates for Report Cards and IRIP Letters
Sunday, Feb 23, 2020, 08:45 AM
AES
Progress Monitoring Meetings
Monday, Mar 2, 2020, 08:45 AM
AES
Early Release-Records Day
Friday, Mar 6, 2020, 01:00 PM
AES
Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences-Monday the 9th and Wednesday the 11th
Monday, Mar 9, 2020, 04:00 PM
AES
5th Grade Trip to BMS
Tuesday, Mar 10, 2020, 09:00 AM
Baldwin Street Middle School
PBIS Team Mtg
Wednesday, Mar 11, 2020, 07:45 AM
AES Conference Room
School Board Mtg
Thursday, Mar 12, 2020, 07:00 PM
Admin Building
Beating the Winter Blahs!
Staff Meeting Agenda
- Directions for signing up for an account to make a CPS referral.
PBIS Updates
NEW!!! Bus Champion Tickets: This month we are working on bus behaviors. We will also be giving tickets to students in car line and the walker line for SOAR behaviors!!
-Those students will put their tickets in the Bus Champions bucket located in the office.
-Every Friday Melanie will announce 2 winners and they will come to the office for a Culver's ice cream coupon.
Tokens-Be intentional and pass out 5 tokens everyday! Remember, we want to recognize at least 6 positive behaviors for every behavior corrected.
-Token Party-Fill token charts twice.
Tips for a successful 2020 from Melissa, Ross and Heather.
Connect with Ross: Ross has been scheduling times to come in to work with classrooms on restorative and mindfulness practices. If you would like to do some of these practices with your classroom, please reach out to him!
Gift of Time Requests
~Please enter your request at least two weeks in advance.
~I will send you a calendar invite if that date and time works or email to let you know to pick a different date.
~I have my calendar linked to the bottom of the Monday Memo for you to check to see if I have a meeting already scheduled.
~Enjoy this time!
Links to AES Calendars
School Wide Initiatives
1. PBIS:
Electronic Behavior Referral Form-Use this doc to fill in behavior referrals.
Paper Behavior Referral Form-Use this doc when you are out on recess duty. You can give this form to the classroom teachers. Classroom teachers then turn this doc into Betsy to enter into our system.
- AES Behavior Data Slide Presentation
- Behavior Tracking Form: If you need a document to track minor behaviors or behaviors that are increasing in frequency for your own data, make a copy of this spreadsheet.
Tokens: We will be increasing the number of tokens to 84 (fill up your chart two times) to earn a token party!
- Have your class celebration! Please see the linked handout for celebration ideas and restrictions.
- Resources and support materials for PBIS
Restorative Circles
AES Champions SOAR: Recognize a student or staff member that goes the extra mile to "SOAR." You can fill out this google form or fill out a postcard in the office. Leave the filled out postcard in the mailbox in front of Kristin's desk.
AES Champions: We will choose AES Champions by drawing out one name from your PBIS tokens at the end of each month (random).
2. #aesreads: As we embark on this new school year, please help me spread the love of reading by sending me or posting pictures of reading to our Facebook page. Include the hashtag #aesreads. These pictures can include:
- students reading
- teachers reading
- staff members reading
- students or a class sharing a favorite book (book review)
These pictures can also be in or out of school. Spread the word with your families as well!
3. Reading Goals: As you walk around the school, you may have noticed the bulletin board with reading goals for this year. Our "main event" goal this year is to reach 100 million words read! As we reach 25 million words read, the whole school will earn an "event" incentive for their reading efforts that ties into our "Greatest School on Earth" theme. Let's start the year off strong and shaow the community our "reading strength."
4. Sunshine Fund Committee Update: Sunshine Fund Committee now has links in the staff notebook for Fund Guidelines and a Request Form. Please check out these two links!
5. Sharing Our Story:
- Please make sure to update your classroom blogs at least twice a month!
- If you would like to utilize ClassDojo as your main line of communication with your parents, please make sure to include a link on the main page of your blog.
- Email me when your blog is about to expire. I will upgrade it with school funds so that you do not have to do this!
6. Jean Fund Fridays
- $1/Friday
- $20/Semester
- $40/year
7. Teacher Evaluation:
- 3W Walk-thru Observation-teachers on cycle [minimum one-two per observation cycle]
- Face-to-face Mtg after 3W Walk-thru Observation-within 24-48 hrs of 3W Walk-thru
- Pivot Observation with Noticings and Wonderings-teachers on cycle [minimum one per observation cycle]
Popular Links
- Pledge Schedule-Patti's class will be kicking off the year by saying the pledge. When you class is done saying the pledge, pass the torch onto the next class listed. Thank you!
- Medical Alerts: Please pay close attention to the medical alerts for your class and grade level! We have a lot of different food allergies and severe medical needs in some classes this year.
- Peanut and Nut Free Classrooms Update: This year, all classrooms will be peanut and nut free.
- Grades/teachers with peanut/tree nut allergies include: PKB, KD, 1D, 1T, 30, 4L, 4H, 5B, 5C
- PK, KDG, and Grade 1 will have a food-free birthday treat policy.
- First grade needs to pay attention to products made in a peanut/tree nut factories. These items are not allowed for snacks. Be safe by having students wash their hands after snack with soap and water.
- Cafeteria-peanut/nut items are allowed for all grades except Ms. Terpstra's class. Students that consume peanut butter or nut products will wash their hands with soap and water or baby wipes after they eat lunch in the cafeteria. We will continue to have peanut/nut free tables.
- School Staff Absence Request Form
- Going Home Changes (End of Day Changes)
Sunshine Fund Committee Update: Sunshine Fund Committee now has links in the staff notebook for Fund Guidelines and a Request Form. Please check out these two links!
Kalpa Updates:
- Tracking IEP Mtgs, CST, Risk Assessments Slide Presentation (45 minutes or longer)
- AES Google Form for tracking IEP, CST, 504, Risk Assessments
Child Study Recommendation: If you have a child that you would like to bring to the Child Study Team, please follow the steps listed below.
- Fill out the Child Study Process Step 1 Form. Print a copy of this form and check off the strategies that you are implementing and date when you started the accommodation/intervention. Implement strategies for at least three-four weeks with fidelity
- Fill out the Child Study Process Step 2 Form. Print a copy of this form and check off the strategies that you are implementing and date when you started the accommodation/intervention. Implement strategies for at least three-four weeks with fidelity
- Submit Child Study Process Step 3 Form to schedule a CST meeting. Get parent permission to bring child to our CSTeam.
2. Drill Procedures: Review the drill procedures with your students!
3. 5D+ Updates from Anne Armstrong