The Weekly Howl
Week of September 4th, 2017
Pimpin Joy
NWEA Testing Windows
Fall Term is 8/1 - 11/30 with a testing window of 8/1 - 9/29
Winter term is 12/1 - 2/28 with a testing window of 12/1 - 1/26
Spring term is 3/1 - 6/15 with a testing window of 3/19 - 5/18 (I do not have the testing window open until after ISTEP/IREAD.
Recess
Please note that I don't want to see students placed on the wall at recess time. There are exceptions to the rule (i.e....a student has been asked to not chase/touch others and continues to not obey) if you feel a student needs to be put on the wall please come talk to me.
From Nurse Megan
Good Afternoon, friends!
We would like to begin screening students in K, 3, and 5 who wear glasses as early as this Monday (We only run the 1st graders through the SpotVision screener just as an extra bonus).
If you could please just grab a lunch list, write my name at the top, and mark those students who already have glasses. If they tell you their glasses are broken, or lost, or they don't need them anymore, just make a note so we can tag them appropriately, and we will run them through just to be sure. If the student wears glasses even just for reading/just for far away etc, mark them as having glasses so we can screen them while wearing those glasses to ensure the prescription is still the right one for them. You can send your lists in the office envelopes and the kind ladies in the office will get them to me.
The sooner I can get your lists, the sooner I can make sure that all your students can see and get us all on the right track for a productive school year!
ALSO: ANY STUDENT IN ANY GRADE who does NOT currently wear glasses can be screened by the SpotVision screener if you are concerned about their vision. Please email me the names of any students you feel would benefit from an eye exam with this technology. If they already wear glasses but you are still concerned about their vision, I can screen them while wearing their current glasses to ensure their prescription is accurate.
Thank you for your help!
Upcoming Morning Meetings
Tuesday, September 5th @ 3:20-3:30: Grandparents day committee meeting
Wednesday, September 6th @ 7:45: Grade card meeting
Thursday, September 7th @ 7:45: Seesaw with Ms. Shrader (optional, but please remember next year will not be optional)
Friday, September 8th @ 7:45: Staff Meeting
Important Dates
8/30-9/29: NWEA Fall Testing Window
9/4: No School Labor Day
9/6: Boy Scout meeting for all boys interested @3:00 in the gym
9/7: Mr. Morgan out all day for H.A. Coordinator training
9/7: Boy Scout parent meeting at 6:30 in the cafeteria
9/20: Parent Teacher Conferences
9/23: PTO Family glow dance party
10/17: PTO Fall Festival/Chili Supper
10/18-10/20: Fall Break No School
12/1-1/26: NWEA Winter Testing Window
2/26-3/9: ISTEP Part 1 Window
3/12-3/16: IREAD Window 3rd Grade
3/19-5/18: NWEA Spring Testing Window
4/16-5/4: ISTEP Part 2 Window
6/3: Graduation @2:00
Reminder
- Important Dates
- Students Doing Awesome Things