Galloping Gazette
A Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff at CFES
Summer Edition - August 11, 2017
Welcome to the Farm!
Building and Classroom Updates
Just a reminder of the following schedule when planning to come into the building to work in your classrooms:
August 14-17: Building will be available from 7am-5pm (the foyer may not be accessible as it will be getting waxed)
If you have a furniture need, please complete the Google Doc found HERE - or fill out the form on the bulletin board in the mail room. Any furniture you do not need, please place near your coat rack with a sign to discard. As soon as the foyer is complete, the custodians will begin working to remove unwanted furniture.
5:00-6:00pm – Pre-K
5:00-5:30pm - KG AM and 1st
5:40-6:10pm – KG PM and 2nd*
6:20-6:50pm – 3rd and 4th
7:00-7:30pm – 5th
*2nd Grade: Room 14 – 5:40-6:10pm
*2nd Grade: Room 15 – 6:20-6:50pm
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Learning Environment
Many of you have also considered using flexible learning spaces this year. If you are interested, you may want to talk with Katie Burok or Megan Valentine. They both have experience with how to get started!
Lastly, as you are decorating your room, look at your decorations from a new lens this year. Are your decorations up to date? Do your students need and understand the information on the wall? What is the purpose? If the purpose is to teach the students something, maybe you should wait and put it on the wall when the students return. For example, a word wall would never be pre-built for students. You add words as they are introduced. This year, you are encouraged to really think twice before putting up too many decorations. There is a balance between a warm learning environment and clutter that doesn't mean anything to the students. Happy decorating!
Staff Week
Thank you for your patience as the school division continues to roll out information that will impact publishing the staff week activities. For your planning, teachers will return on Thursday, August 24th and will have an unencumbered day to work in classrooms with the exception of a Leadership and PAC team meeting from 2:00-3:00pm.
Friday, August 25th is a flex day as noted in the last Gazette.
The activities for August 28th through September 1st will be published before teachers return. Thank you again for your patience!
No idea when you come back to work? See the calendar below or visit HERE for the employee calendar.