General News
Staff Newsletter - Week of 09/04/2018
I hope you all are enjoying your Labor Day weekend! We all needed the extra day to relax, sleep in, or do something that makes us laugh.
September is going to be a pretty busy month. We have WOW Days, International Night, CogAT and IOWA assessments and Saturday School. Also, remember during ILT in May it was decided that when we have holidays on Monday's, we will move the Literacy Planning to Thursday. So let's be prepared to meet on Thursday to plan our literacy lessons for the following week.
Have an awesome week of learning!
Kelli
Teacher of the Year Finalists
Congratulations to the following TOTY Finalists:
Ms. Aquanda Barber
Ms. Jennifer Bower
Ms. Nicole Turner
ALL Certified Staff - please make sure that you vote on Tuesday.
Important Reminders
Transportation Changes: Please send any notes from parents or any concerns to the front office by 10:00 AM.
Collaborative Planning: Monday and Tuesday
Tuesday Meetings: The schedule is posted on the staff calendar. Update: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - CogAT meeting for 1st, 2nd, and 5th grade teachers and support staff only in the cafeteria. All others report at 7:30 but do not have to attend the meeting.
International Night - The Social Studies Committee has already started planning for International Night. This information will be shared with your grade levels by your committee representative.
WOW Days
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming WOW days. You will need to enter professional leave and request a sub on the day your grade level meets (ALL teachers except Support Teachers and Specials Teachers). IRR teachers will attend WOW day with your grade level.
Kindergarten - Wednesday, 9/19
First - Monday, 9/10
Second - Tuesday, 9/18
Third - Friday, 9/14
Fourth - Thursday, 9/13
Fifth - Tuesday, 9/11
Special Education - Thursday, 9/20 (self-contained)
Special Area 7:30 - 9/18 – RBES Goals, Planning Day 10/24-25
Partee ES Enrollment/Student Count
The administrative team and I are working on a plan in the event that we are required to make staff or classroom changes. We will keep everyone updated as we move through this process.
Calendar
This Week - 09/04 - 09/07
Monday - 09/03 - Labor Day
Tuesday - 09/04 - 7:30 CogAT Meeting - grades 1,2,3 and support (Cafeteria)
- Math Collaborative Planning - Coaches Corner
Wednesday - 09/05 - Fundraiser Money Due today
Thursday - 09/06 - Literacy Collaborative Planning - Coaches Corner
- Grandparents Day
- Book Fair begins
- Bus Evacuation
Friday - 09/07 - Partee Spirit Wear and Jeans
- Progress Reports go home
Saturday - 09/08 - Saturday School - building open from 8-12
Looking Ahead:
International Night is Thursday, September 20.
Balanced Literacy and Numeracy (BLN) Cohort
K - Smith, Arkue, 1- Harmon, Baker, 2- Colbert, Watts, 3-Sanders, Head, 4-Reynolds, Jones, 5-Terry, Spikes
Weekly Collaborative Planning
- Analyzing the Standards book
- Reading Strategies book for literacy
- Number Talks book for math
- Lesson plans for the next week already entered into template
- Units of Study Reading book (literacy, 3-5)
- Assessment from the previous week
- Resources, suggested lessons to address the standard in small group and centers
Being prepared will help us maximize the short amount of time we have to plan together.
Tuesday, September 4 wear your favorite (appropriate for work) jeans......
no spirit wear necessary.