WATERFORD WEEKLY
May 9, 2016
SUNRISE AT CAMP AMIGO
GOLDEN SHOVELS TO:
Kari Welker
Kari has been digging into Close Reading with the text Dear Mr. Henshaw. She has been leading the Close Reading lessons with the support of Isaias in Renee’s room.
The art of co-teaching with inclusion students!
Katie Burkholder
Katie and her students have been digging DEEP into Close Reading. Katie has been embedding the student wonders and questions into her Read 1, 2, and 3 Close Reading experiences.
Where will the Golden Shovel show up next?
Kids having fun Skating in gym
Waterford's Track Team
Head Start Classroom
KUDOS TO............................
Eliana's willingness to quickly translate needed items.
Jen's willingness to help out it any way in the office.
The members (Lindsay, Jan, Marcia, Gail, Joy, Shelley, Cyndie, Julea, Allie, and Kristy) that attended the book club on Tuesday after school who were open and honest during our discussion. They will be helping to facilitate our meeting on Wednesday, May 11 after school.
TLT UPDATE
Prayer Requests
Please remember in prayer:
Jan and her family.
Healing for Gary's body after his accident.
Linda and her family.
June as she recovers from her surgery.
Karen Hoover's mother.
Stephanie Wright (IDEA Room Skills Trainer) who will be out on leave beginning next week for the reminder of the year.
Teresa Vining and her Family
Shannon's mom and healing for her knee replacement.
MENTOR POSITION FOR NEXT YEAR
Teacher Appreciation Week May 2-4 and May 9 and 10
Since we have the Site Review on May 5th and our 5th graders are going to Camp Amigo on May 5th and 6th, we will have Teacher Appreciation split between two weeks. We will celebrate on May 2-4 and May 9-10:
The following activities will be taking place on the indicated days:
May 2nd: Lunch provided by the PTO
May 3rd: Culver's Teacher Appreciation Day
May 4th: "Special Momento" of the Year!
May 9th: Coffee and Donuts provided by the PTO
May 10th: Larry grilling out for us! Yum Yum!!!!
TELL Survey
We almost have 80% of the staff who have already completed the TELL Survey. We still have 9 individuals who need to complete the survey. We are almost there. PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY BY FRIDAY SO THAT WE CAN ALL WEAR JEANS NEXT WEEK!! PLEASE GET 'ER DONE!! :)
DATES TO REMEMBER
HAPPY STAFF APPRECATION WEEK
NWEA TESTING IS MAY 2-20
May 9: Cluster 7:05 and 3:10 p.m.; Donuts and Coffee provided by the PTO.
May 10: Mr. "O" Grilling out! Yum, Yum!
May 11: Staff Meeting 3:10-4:10 p.m.
May 12: Lisa Derdach here for State Review from 8-12; TLT 3:10-4:20 p.m.
May 13: Elementary Principal's Meeting 8:45 -10:30 - Katrina Out; Spring Into Books Concludes
GCS News & Notes
Today’s Focus: Teams
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
– Lao Tzu
Reflections to Guide Your Journey
Think of a great leader in your life. How have they helped you achieve and accomplish more than you thought possible?
Teacher Recruitment Fair
On Friday May 6th, we will be hosting a local teacher recruitment event here at the Admin Center. This is a joint venture between GCS, the Chamber of Commerce and Teachers’ Credit Union. We have approximately 10 – 12 prospective teaching candidates who will be joining us for the day. In the morning, there will be a tour of a few schools and the community with lunch at the Old Bag Factory. In the afternoon, candidates will be interviewing with administrators. Administrators who plan to attend the interview sessions should plan to park across the street in the band practice area. This will allow our guests and other visitors to have ample parking for the day. Administrators should come prepared with your own interview questions. A schedule and candidate information will be provided to you.
TAP Bonus Pay
The second part of the TAP Bonus pay for teachers will be received on Friday this week. REMEMBER: If you haven’t already done so, please return the signed worksheets ASAP along with the spreadsheet with verification of teaching experience to Sarah in HR. Any worksheets that you may have for previous employees should be returned so that we can send those in the mail with the former employee’s bonus check.
Building Trades Open House
The GHS Building Trades open house will be held this Saturday from 3:00-6:00 p.m. The address for the house is 2445 Tulip Blvd, which is located in the Gardens subdivision off of Clinton. Please stop by to see the work of our skilled and dedicated students.
School Nurses Day
National School Nurses Day is May 11th. We are very fortunate to work in a school district that has a nurse in every building. Make sure to thank them for the big part they play on your team!
TAP Summer Workshop
For those of you who have registered for the Indiana TAP Summer Workshop being held on June 6-7, 2016, at the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel and Suites.
> The meeting will take place Monday, June 6, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00pm p.m. at:
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> Hilton Indianapolis Hotel and Suites
> 120 West Market Street
> Indianapolis, IN 46204
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> Please check in on-site starting at 8:30 a.m. at the registration table outside of the meeting room.
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> Hotel – You/your team members are responsible for your own lodging arrangements. You may want to contact other schools if you have an odd number of participants, so we can share rooms. Remember, the district will reimburse for one night’s lodging (June 6th).
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> A special hotel rate will be available at the Hilton for those traveling to Indianapolis from outside of the city. To reserve this rate, rooms must be reserved by Friday, May 6th. Please use this link to make reservations:http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/I/INDDNHF-UOFI-20160606/index.jhtml
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> For questions about the event, contact the event organizer at gerlachk@uindy.edu<mailto:gerlachk@uindy.edu>.
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> Need to register more attendees? Return to the event page.<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indiana-taptm-summer-workshop-june-2016-registration-21529853371>
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