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March 5, 2018
Important Dates
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Interim Testing this week (See schedule below).
Scholastic Book Fair will be here all week.
- Mar. 5th: PLT meeting @ 3:30 p.m. in the conference room
- Mar. 6th: Instructional Extension for grades 3-5 @ 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
- Mar. 6th: 4th & 5th grade GAMS Practice Test training in the conference room (1:15 p.m. - 4th grade & 2:05 p.m. - 5th grade)
- Mar. 7th: PLC meeting @ 3:30 p.m.
- Mar. 8th: Lunch & Learn: iPad exploration
- Mar. 8th: Wear your Strong 4 Life shirt
- Mar. 8th: Instructional Extension for grades 3-5 @ 7:00 a.m.
- Mar. 8th: PL with Emmert for kindergarten @ 3:15 p.m.
- Mar. 9th: Early Release / Parent Conferences
Tech Tidbits: Lunch & Learn
This Thursday's topic: Get your hands on an iPad to explore which apps are on them and ways to implement the tools on this handy devices! Also, I'll make sure you know how to reserve the iPads for your class too!
Mustang Cafe Info
Just a little info about the upcoming week. We’ll be celebrating National School Breakfast Week in the café. We’ll have a daily drawing for a $5.00 gift card, and all students’ need to do to be eligible is have breakfast with us. There will also be a drawing at the end of the week for a $10.00 gift card for students that have breakfast with us all 5 days. Below is our emoji them.
On Thursday the 8th, the Strong 4 Life Team will be here with us. They’ll be floating around the school hanging out in P.E. and here in the café during lunch times. Coach Hammond & Coach Blake are so graciously handling the sorting & distribution of the t-shirts. Look for those in a day or two, so that we all may wear them that day.
Due to early release on Friday the 9th, we will not be serving two hot entrees, so no fish w/mac n cheese that day. Please note that the fish items are only on the menu for the month of March for Lent. Our other hot entrée for the 9th is a meatless one, so we should have no problems there.
SAFETY TIPS
- Always WEAR your FCSS issued badge.
- Always keep exterior doors closed and secured. (No propping doors)
- Always travel within the building, except to recess and PE.
- Always keep classroom doors locked. (Let me know if you need a magnet)
HELP NEEDED....PLEASE SEE TASKS BELOW THAT REQUIRE ACTION THIS WEEK.
Interim Testing
- 2nd grade - Tuesday, March 6th @ 10:05 a.m. in Gelfand's classroom
- 3rd grade - Tuesday, March 6th @ 10:55 a.m. in Phillips' classroom
Testing
- ELA for 4th & 5th grades - Monday, March 5th @ 8:45 a.m.
- Math for 4th & 5th grades - Tuesday, March 6th @ 8:45 a.m.
- ELA for 2nd & 3rd grades - Wednesday, March 7th @ 8:45 a.m.
- Math for 2nd & 3rd grades - Thursday, March 8th @ 8:45 a.m.
- Make-up testing - Friday, March 9th @ 8:45 a.m.
Moments of Mustang Might
Each week we want to highlight staff members who demonstrate the 7 Habits qualities.
When people make an impact on you, please share the moment so we can celebrate each other. Email Jen E by Friday at lunch time each week to highlight our teammates.
- Thank you to Greg Orr, Sarah LeBlanc, Jenni Lundstrum, Melissa Shelnutt, Jennifer Brown, MaryClaire Dooley, Jen Emmert, Jennifer Collins, Bronya Wilbanks, Stacie Jassen, Lynn Bump, and Martha Greschner for spending your Saturday morning @ South Forsyth High School helping interview during the FCS Job Fair.
- Kudos to Erica Kaiser for using a new writing strategy that she learned at DCD day!
- Shout out to Kelly Jo Plante for going to observe Action Teams at another school, and making a plan to implement it in her classroom!
- Thank you to Deb Davis and Jennifer Brown for your flexibility in switching classrooms until the issue was resolved!
- Shout out to Tiffany Paterline and Cindy Arnold for a successful ACCESS administration!
- Kudos to Jenni Lundstrum, Jennifer Brown, Ellen Martin, Bronya Wilbanks, Martha Greschner, Darlene Marionneaux, Kelly Jo Plante, Tiffany Paterline, and Sarah Bohm for helping communicate and ensure the safety of students during last week's sudden bus change!
- - We are ONE Midway! - -
Good to Know...
Sarah LeBlanc is willing to model a Quick Writes lesson in your classroom to help guide your implementation. Please seek her out if you are interested in taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
Marvelous Mustang Moment Postcards: Please be sure to stop by Martha's desk and pick up a postcard to send to a few of your amazing students. You will let them know how proud you are of something they have done regarding behavior, academic, or leadership qualities.