Peek at the Week
January 30-February 3, 2023
Specials - green and yellow
Employee of the Week Parking - Ewert and Rainey
Lounge Duty - green team
What's Happening??
LEADER IN ME - February - Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
- AGE Penny Wars
Tuesday, January 31
- AGE Penny Wars
- 5-6pm - SAC meeting (library)
Wednesday, February 1
- AGE Penny Wars
- Class Pictures (science lab) (sign up link)
- World Read Aloud Day
- PLCs - School budget activity
- 3:45-4:30pm - Staff meeting, action teams
Thursday, February 2
- DanceFit BoosterThon Kick-off event (virtual)
Friday, February 3
- Go Red Day (wear red to support American Heart Association)
UPCOMING:
- January 9-February 10 - ACCESS for ELLs/ML - testing window for multilingual learners
- February 6 - School Counselor Appreciation Week
- February 13 - BoosterThon DanceFit Event (during specials, teachers attend with class)
- February 15 - School Resource Officer Day
- February 15 - 3:45pm Staff Meeting: MTSS
- February 17 - Professional Development Day (No Students)
- February 17 - READ Plan updates due
- February 20 - No School (President's Day)
- February 21 - Read4Fund$ Assembly
- February 21 - 6pm, PTO meeting (library)
- February 22 - 3:45pm, L&L Meeting
- February 22 - 6-8pm, Family Math Night
** February treats: 6th grade team, Safdi, Cutter, O'Neill**
(upcoming March treats: Mariah, Sandra, Melody, Ellen, Eva)
Dance-A-Thon
Acres Green Elementary School staff!
Coming soon, we have a major fundraiser happening and you’re invited to help!
Here’s what you need to know:
Our school goal is to raise $5,000 for transportation costs for field trips.
Our program begins on 02/02/2023 and will culminate in our Acres Green Dance-A-Thon on 02/13/2023.
Let's get geared up for a fun fundraiser!
Our program also comes with a world-class character theme. This year’s theme is GRAND LAND ADVENTURE; a national parks theme all about building character through the rugged beauty and wild wonders of the great outdoors. By exploring some of the most iconic national parks in America, students will learn how to live a life of adventure and character.
ACTION STEP: Show the video linked above before our Kickoff date (02/02/2023) to prep your students for the program!
We are partnering with Booster, a fundraising company, to help us reach our goal of $5,000 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!
Important Reminders
Instructional Resource of the Week- Aligned to the Science of Reading
High Frequency Words: A New Model for Teaching High Frequency Words
AGE Math Night
Sign up here for help with Math Night (February 22, 6-8pm)! Right now, we're just looking for available people. Details about your specific "job" is forthcoming. Please fill this out by Tuesday, January 31.
Go Red Day - Friday, February 3rd
From Julie (our Health and Wellness Rep) - National Go Red Day (for heart health) is next Friday, February 3rd. Our amazing nurse, Carrie, will be doing free blood pressure and blood glucose checks for the staff. If you would like to have one or both of these checked, all you have to do is sign up! They are sending me 10 Go Red items to hand out to participants. I will do a drawing to see who gets these prizes. Don't forget to wear red!
District Updates
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
CITE 6 Support
Here are two videos you can use to support teachers as they add assessments in the Assessment Library and add SLOs in InspirED. Please share them with your staff.
Professional Learning Opportunities
Professional Learning Opportunities for the week of Jan 30, 2023.
Staff Wellness
Our DCSD Spring Staff Volleyball League is returning! Register your team or as a single player HERE. Grab your colleagues and join our DCSD staff volleyball league. March 21 - May 16. This will be a 6v6, Coed, 8-week, recreation-level league. Games will be played on Tuesday evenings in Highlands Ranch. Cost: $150/team. If you do not have a team, sign up as a single player to be placed on one of our district-wide teams. Register by March 6.
Professional Development
February 17 PD Day
Please view the class offerings for the February 17 Classified Staff Professional Development Day - LINK
Communications
Teacher Essay Contest
In honor of The Walt Disney Company’s 100th anniversary, Disney Imagination Campus is hosting an essay contest and sweepstakes especially for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.
100 teachers will be selected, based on a written essay submission, to be treated to a 4-day, 3-night stay at the Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at Disneyland Resort in California. During the celebration, teachers will hear from Disney leader(s), receive an exclusive inside look at Disney Imagination Campus workshops and network with fellow attendees. Participants will also be offered the opportunity to experience Disneyland theme parks as well as some magical surprise moments.
In addition, 100 teachers will also win a $100 Disney Gift Card. Teachers have through February 11, 2023 to submit their entry. LINK
Apply for a Seat on the Commissioner's Teacher Cabinet
The deadline for K-12 classroom teachers to submit their applications for a seat on the Commissioner’s Teacher Cabinet has been extended to Tuesday, Jan. 31. This is an opportunity for Colorado teachers to share their hands-on classroom knowledge with state leadership on an advisory group that is made up of 22 practicing teachers from around the state representing small, medium, large, rural, suburban and urban school systems.
To be considered, teachers must submit their applications via the online system by Tuesday, January 31. Candidates will be informed of their application status by Friday, February 17. You can find the application and details HERE.
DLMC
Recycling and Discarding update
We have renegotiated with Dream Books and would like to invite as many local schools to participate in the Book Bin program as possible. We really want 100% participation in our secondary schools and as much participation in our elementary schools as possible.
HERE is the flier.
We will still have large pickups annually. If we have enough schools the district’s recycling will be free through June 2026.
Please reach out to Tracie King or Beth Church with any questions you may have about this program.
World Read Aloud Day - February 1
The DLMC is encouraging all schools to participate in World Read Aloud Day on February 1. We encourage everyone to participate in the event and make it fun for your students. Be sure to partner with your librarian and create some fun activities for your student on that day.
World Read Aloud Day Activity Hub
DLMC World Read Aloud Day Choice Boards:
Second Look Process
A teacher or the teacher’s evaluator may request additional input (a “Second Look”) into the rating of CITE Standards 1-5 prior to the teacher’s summative evaluation rating. The deadline for this request is February 7. Such requests shall be made in writing (via email) to the Principal, the Executive Director of Schools assigned to the location, and Deanne Kirby, Director of Educator Effectiveness. HERE is a link to the entire process. Please ensure that teachers are aware of this opportunity by including it in your weekly communications between now and the February 7 deadline.