Herndon Homebase
October 30, 2023
Affirmations
From Natalie~
Alyssa- Thank you for all of your support the past couple of weeks! You have been a tremendous help.
From Karen~
Shout out to Heather for the continuous support she has given to me this year!!
From Alyssa~
Rachel and Amanda- I want to say THANK YOU so much for being supportive and someone we know we can count on. When the day is stressful and there is more work than what was planned, it is a huge relief to know we can call for help, and we will receive it as soon as possible, which is often immediately.
- Ms. George - Thank you for keeping up with all things attendance!
- 5th grade teachers - thanks for staying and helping with cleaning of the cafe after the program.
- Hahn - pumpkin contests and taking pictures for the program
- Mooney & Hoover - the program was fantastic!
Herndon Fun Run is Coming!
Coming soon, we have a major fundraiser happening and you’re invited to help!
Here’s what you need to know:
Our Teacher Meeting will be on 11/2/23 at 3:30 in the library.
Our school goal is to raise $10,000 for PBIS incentives and school improvements.
Our program begins on 11/07/2023 and will culminate in our Herndon Elementary Fun Run on 11/16/2023.
Each grade level will have their own time for their Fun Run laps on the 16th. The last lap of the day will be for 5th graders, but it won't just be a Fun Run.... 5th grade will have a COLOR RUN to celebrate their last year at Herndon!
Our program also comes with a world-class character theme. This year’s theme is WORLD CHANGER WORKSHOP. In this series of videos, students follow 3 kids who are faced with a huge challenge - Can they change the world? If they don’t, a magical power source at the workshop could set off a world wide cataclysmic chain reaction. Thankfully there are past workshoppers who will teach them the steps to making a difference: find a need, write a plan, rally a team, launch their plan and grit it out! But, did we mention…they have one week to do it?
ACTION STEP: Show this video 1-week before our Kickoff date (11/07/2023) to prep your students for the program! https://vimeo.com/822079381/7d45649abf
We are partnering with Booster, a fundraising company, to help us reach our goal of $10,000 and bring additional FUN during the fundraiser. We have our own personal Booster representative to guide us through our fundraiser and answer any questions you may have, so let us know if you have any questions.
We look forward to a fantastic program!
Attendance
Updates & Reminders
Pik My Kid
New Attendance Incentive
In your box, you will find a handout with the word "Attendance" in bubble letters. Each day that all of your students are here before 9:30 am, you can color in one letter. Once all letters are filled in, turn in your sheet with your name on it to Amanda, and we will schedule a time to take your class for 15 minutes of extra recess. Rachel or Amanda will cover this for you! Please post the handout outside your classroom door for all students and staff members to be able to see, as we want this to be a friendly competition to boost attendance in all classes. Please remind your students at the end of every month we will do a drawing for those students who had perfect attendance to receive a special prize of their choice!
Reminder-
You have a 15 minute window to take attendance on your computer. Please remember to take your attendance between 9:30-9:45 am. If you miss the window, attendance will be taken on paper, but this is not ideal. It does count that attendance is taken, but if we were to be audited, then our campus could be flagged by the district for not taking it online within the window. Please make this a priority in your classrooms, as well as making sure there are no errors!
Safety & Security
Intruder/safety audits will begin late September or October, and every campus will be audited this year! Please make sure all classroom doors remain closed and locked all day. This includes times when students or staff are not even in the room. Remind students to never let an adult in the building. All adults should have a badge or visitor sticker visible. If you see an adult without one of these, please ask to see their badge or visitor pass, and if they do not have one, please escort them to the office to check in. When you come in from outside, please make sure the door closes and locks behind you. Thank you for helping ensure we stay safe and receive a wonderful audit! ✔️💯
Staff Dress Code
Please only wear non-holy jeans with assigned shirts or theme!
- Mondays- Professional dress
- Tuesdays- Education Foundation shirt with jeans or professional dress
- Wednesdays- Innovative shirt (beginning in October) or Character shirt (if paid for Sunshine) with jeans, or professional dress. If you earned your innovative shirt, then you can wear your character shirt on Mondays with jeans.
Thursdays- College shirt with jeans or professional dress
Fridays- Spirit day! District or campus shirt with jeans
Next Week & Beyond...
Weekly Admin Schedule
Monday- 10/30- ARDs
Tuesday- 10/31- Show Boosterthon Kickoff video to classes (during SEL time)
Wednesday- 11/1- 5th Grade GT field trip
- ARDs
- Admin CKH Huddle Meeting
Thursday- 11/2- Staff Meeting (paras do not need to attend)- Boosterthon details & 3-5 grade testing updates- 3:30- Library
PLCs:
- Kinder- Plan high leverage TEK DOL
- 1st- Coaching meeting with Pam
- 2nd- Plan high leverage TEK DOL
- 3rd- ELAR- analyze student data with Jenn (PLC room) / Math- Plan highest leverage TEK DOL (coaches room upstairs)
- 4th- ELAR- coaching meeting with Jenn (PLC room) / Math- Plan highest leverage TEK DOL (coaches room upstairs)
- 5th- ELAR- Coaching meeting with Jenn (PLC room) / Math- Plan highest leverage TEK DOL (coaches room upstairs)
Friday- 11/3
Upcoming
November 6-10- Book fair- Reading is MARVELous!
November 6- SLO check in #1 due in Edugence
November 7- Boosterhon Kickoff- Meet in the cafeteria at 2:15 for a school wide assembly!
- Picture retake day
November 9- PTO Meeting 5-6 pm
- 4th Grade Program 6-7 pm
November 15- Treats & LaRue (more details to come 😊)
November 16- Boosterthon Fun Run
November 17- Early Release at 12:00
November 20-24- Thanksgiving Break