Peek of the Week
May 20-24
Goodbye and Hello!
As the 2018-2019 school year comes to a close, I have been reflecting on the things I am most grateful for this year. Primarily among those is the talented, caring, dedicated, and loving staff we have at Edgelea. It is your energy, talent, and hard work that makes Edgelea an amazing place for children to learn, grow, and thrive. I also appreciate your patience, flexibility, and kindness that you have shown me in my first full year at Edgelea. For that I am most grateful and I say, "THANK YOU!"
There are very few professions in which you actually get to start completely fresh and new each year. I am very excited as we prepare for the 2019-2020 school year. I will be updating our new padlet throughout the summer. We will pursue our STEM CERTIFICATION with the IDOE. However, what I am most excited for and what I think will take our school to a new level of greatness is the social emotional learning that will take place. Our focus on the Kindness Crew, PBIS Rewards/Celebrations, and our Employability Standards (social emotional learning) will be so impactful, not only for our students but for our ability to instruct students and to spend our time teaching....not managing behaviors. I feel hopeful and joyful for the 2019-2020 school year and I am glad to be on this journey with you!
Summer Camp Schedule at Edgelea
- Edgelea Elementary: K Camp will be in room 27 (Stephanie Haan’s class) from July 8-August 2. Stephanie and Sarah Melville will be our K Camp teachers.
- Carlee Potts will be hosting a Deaf Hard of Hearing Camp at Edgelea on the following dates: July 16,19, 23, 26, 30 and Aug. 2 from 9-11:00 Room 14.
- Fernando and Elyse will work the EL Camp June 4-July 30 from 9:00-11:00 and from 11:30-1:30 daily in the Maker Space room (Old computer lab (south side of library).
- Annette Miller and a few volunteer staff members will open the Edgelea Library on Thursdays from 10:00-12:00 on the following dates: June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 11, 18.
Edgelea Staff Binder-
I am creating a new 2019-2020 Padlet. So far, I have added the following
- The NEW REWARD SYSTEM FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
- Employability Standards
I will be working on the new Padlet through the summer uploading new information as soon as it is available.
2018-2019 blue Padlet
https://padlet.com/aave/EdgeleaStaffBinder
2019-2020 purple Padlet
Upload your PGPs to LVIS
High Ability Teachers
Everyday Math
Professional Development
Tuesday June 4 from 9:00-12:00 in the Broncho Room.
Calendar
May 20 Kindergarten Graduation Haan and Stegink 6:30 pm
May 20 ILEARN MYSTERY CELEBRATION for 3rd at 12:40pm and 4th at 1:40 pm in Gym.
May 21 Kindergarten Graduation Houston, Richards, and Middleton 6:30
May 21 Field Trip Downtown Third Grade
May 21 Grades are due and will be stored today
May 23 Field Day and cook out lunch Kdg, 1st AM and 2nd, 3rd and 4th PMMay 24 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade awards 9:00 am
May 24 4th grade awards 1:30
May 24 Last Day of School- 4th Grade Walk at 2:00
May 24 Report Cards are sent home with students.
June 4 Everyday Math Professional Development HA teachers
*June 5-6, 2019 eLearning Conference
July 9 Tropicanoe Cove School Wide Pool Party-FREE 6:15-8:15 pm
July 16 Raindate Tropicanoe Cove Party. Watch the Edgelea FB page for weather updates.
July 24 Onsite registration 9-4:00
July 25 Onsite registration 12-7:00 pm
August 1 Optional Staff Meeting 12:00-4:00
August 5 Teacher Day (JHS AM/ Staff meeting 10:30-2:30) Lunch Provided to staff members
August 5 Back to School Evening
August 6 Student First Day
Additional Staffing Updates
- KDG: Penny Prather, Stephanie Haan, Angela Houston, Staci Richards, Kristina Middleton
- First: Adina Uglow, Kristy Roadruck, Rachel Huffer, Amy Nelson, Maribel Masoodi
- Second: Sandy Williams, Sarah Melville, Brooke Tolle, Elyse Romanovich, Kelly Jacobs
- Third: Amanda Miller, Emily Bell, Kelsey Kohler, Ryan Cole, Lindsey Kyle
- Fourth: Macy Smith, Dorothy Corrie, Sarah Jarrells, Jennifer Banning, Amy Freeman
- Special Education: Deb Meadows and Betsy Kinsinger Title 1: Kelly Johnston
- DHH Carlee Potts, Speech Casey Beardmore
- Chinese: Mr. Wei Chun Tsai Counselor: Beth Armstrong
- Specials: Duane Cross, Debbie Miller, Joanne Jones, Annette Miller
- Custodial Crew: Jodi Wilson, Gary Thurston, Heide, Josh Strange, Lori Shaw
I will start securing staff members for Title1, ELL, Paras, Recess and Lunch monitors. If you know you won't be back next year, please let me know as soon as possible.
WOW!! I am so excited to see what next year brings! What an amazing team we have at Edgelea.
Congratulations to Dr. and Mrs. Stegink!
On to new adventures!
School Theme for 19-20 The Kindness Crew
The Kindness Crew- We will hang bright colorful paper chains with acts of kindness throughout our hallways.It is so important that not only teachers, but students recognize and praise kindness that they see happening around them. When one person is kind, it starts a chain reaction.
Here is how it will work:
- We will have precut colorful strips/links available for teachers to keep in their classrooms
- It is recommended teachers take these links and place them in two baskets in their classroom (blank ones and completed ones)
- Students take the link and write an act of kindness that someone did to THEM, or that they witnessed.
- If the link is about a student in the class, the kid that wrote the link places it on their desk so that person can read and feel all warm and fuzzy! If it is about another student in another classroom, the student can place it in the plastic mailbox outside the classroom teacher's door.
- Each classroom has a ‘Kindness Crew Leader"
- The kindness Crew Leaders have monthly meetings with the other kindness crew leaders in the school to help brainstorm ways to help spread kindness throughout our building (Maybe choose the kiddo that needs it the most..What would happen if the classroom bully became the kindness crew leader) They can count the kindness links and staple them into chains.
- We will report monthly the number of kindness links earned by each classroom. It will be posted outside each classroom door.
- There will be monthly challenges for classrooms to keep the kindness coming.
2019 IGNITE eLearning Conference June 5 and June 6
Click here to register for the 2019 Ignite: Create.Collaborate.Celebrate
· Choose from over 100 sessions - many will be interactive and hands on sessions
· Join over 600 current teachers and administrators as we discover new ways to enhance student learning
· Sessions on STEM, Microsoft, Apple, Google, and much more!
Keynote and featured speakers:
· Day 1 Keynote: Jessica L. Williams – Jess has been providing professional development on tech integration since her early days as a 7-12 Reading and Language Arts teacher. As head of the Technology Department at Illing Middle School, she is passionate about tinkering, 360° photography, coding, improvisation, karaoke, tacos, and trying new things. Jess has presented at numerous conferences on how to effectively roll out technology in engaging ways and looks forward to learning with you!
· Day 2 Keynote: Glade Montgomery - lifelong educator who, prior to joining PLTW, served for 29 years in public education in Indiana. He will share how STEM education can motivate your students
· Featured Speaker Day 2: Monica Burns is the author of Tasks Before Apps a must read on innovative teaching ideas and rethinking education.
Indiana Employability Standards Grades 3-5
Field Day
Field Day Schedule
Kindergarten and First Grade
9:00-10:40 Field Day Activities
10:40-11:30 recess and lunch (teachers are welcome to take lunch break). Students will eat outdoors-hotdogs on the grill
11:30-Teachers pick up student students outdoors at First Grade Wing/ Door C
Field Day Schedule
2nd and 3rd grades
11:40-12:30 Lunch and recess (teachers are welcome to take their lunch break)
12:30 -12:45 Teachers join students, sit in shade, restroom breaks, have a story out doors
12:45-2:15 Field Day Activities
Field Day Schedule
Fourth Grade
Option A- follow exact schedule of 2nd and 3rd grade
Option B- Fourth grade
12:00-12:30 Lunch (teachers take lunch break)
12:30 Teachers join students outdoors to sit in shade, read a book, restroom breaks
12:45-2:15 Field Day Activities
PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH SPECIALS TEACHERS, IF YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING SPECIALS CLASSES on FIELD DAY or for all schedule changes!
Select your field day colors and your class partners
2nd and 3rd grades will pair-up
4th grade will pair up with another 4th grade class.
Select a t-shirt color and write it down on the list in the teachers lounge bulletin board.
Alternative Ideas for Indoor Field Day Due to Weather
Did you know that you can watch tons of 360° videos on Youtube? You can search through tons of 360° videos on almost anything. Find exciting videos from National Geographic, Discovery VR, the Science Channel and more to use in your class.
NationalParks.org provides students with electronic field trips that provide students the opportunity to go to parks they may never otherwise get to visit. The National Parks Service offers free ranger-guided virtual field trips on a first come first serve basis.
With the Google Expeditions app, available on iOs and Android, you can take your class on interactive journeys in both VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality). Through Aquilla Education’s website, you can search available expeditions by grade level, subject or location.
360° Cities provides high-resolution panoramic images of locations all over the world. Images can be used in VR lessons or on any device.
Indoor Exercise
Free trial Adventure Fitness
You Tube
Students learn about the animals of Serengeti Desert located in Africa while doing a 10 minute run.
May Birthdays
Birthday
Student
May 20
May 20
May 21
May 22
May 23
May 24
Mrs. Masoodi
May 24
May 24
May 25
May 25
May 28
May 28
May 28
May 29
May 31 Mrs. Brooke Tolle
Mrs. Bell 6/5
Mrs. Middleton 6/9
Mrs. Roadruck 6/12
Mrs, Annette Miller 6/18
Mrs. Beth Armstrong 6/21
Mrs. Joannne Jones 6/22
Ms. Albertson 6/27
Mrs. Banning 7/1
Mrs. Heidi Herron 7/2
Mrs. Gentry 7/17
Mrs. Miller 7/20
Mr. Longoria 8/3
Mr. Stange 8/3
Mrs. Geisler 8/6 (First day for students)
Committee Volunteers
Student Success: Amy Freeman (student council), Ryan Cole, Debbie Miller, Macy Smith (student ambassadors), Jenny Banning, Stephanie Haan, Maribel Masoodi
PBIS: Beth Armstrong, Kelly Johnston, Kristy Roadruck, Jenny Banning, Adina Uglow, Staci Richards, Mandy Giesler, Casey Beardmore, Kristina Middleton
Safety Committee: Penny Prather, Jenny Banning, Elyse Romanovich, Kelly Jacobs, Duane Cross, Emily Bell
Social Committee: Ashley Yearwood, Kristy Roadruck, Jenny Banning, Kelly Jacobs
RTI: Deb Meadows, Beth Armstrong, Kelly Johnston, Penny Prather , Kristy Roadruck, Deb Meadows, Stephanie Haan, Kelsey Koehler, Kalyn Deno,
SIG: Kelly Johnston, Kalyn Deno, Angie Houston, Lisa Jones, Macy Smith, Amy Nelson, Brooke Tolle,
Tech Team: Ashley Yearwood, Macy Smith,
EL Leadership: Amy Nelson, Amy Freeman, Lisa Jones
Maker Space: Annette Miller, Amy Freeman, Brooke Tolle, Jenny Banning, Macy Smith, Elyse Romanovich,
Committee Chairs:
STEM: Macy and Annette
Girls on the Run: Stephanie Haan
PBIS District Rep: Lisa Jones
Fund Raiser for Kenzie: Mandy Miller and Stephanie
Minds in Motion: Kristy Roadruck and Adina Uglow
EL enrichment: Elyse Romanovich
Committee dates are in your mailbox. The meetings will be brief. If you can't attend, just let me know. We will select a committee chair for each group, if appropriate.