Ms. Mac's Memos

April 14th

Mission & Vision

Park Street Mission:

We Learn. We Grow. We Thrive.



Park Street Vision:

Our vision is to provide a collaborative foundation for successful learning and living through:


P- Positive Experiences

S- Supporting all students

E- Engaging with the community and creating

S- Students of excellence

Week at a Glance

Monday:

  • Admin Zoom Meeting 1:00pm

Tuesday:

  • PLC Zoom Meetings
  • Clerical Zoom Meeting 10:00am

Wednesday:

  • Principal's Zoom Meeting 3:00pm

Thursday:

  • Admin Zoom meeting 11:00am
  • SILT (School Improvement Leadership Team) Zoom Meeting 2:30pm
  • Design Team meeting 7:30pm

Weekly Meeting Schedule

Admin Meetings: Mondays & Thursdays at 1pm


SILT Meetings: Thursdays at 2:30pm


Clerical Meetings: Tuesdays at 10:00am


PLC Meetings: Tuesdays

  • Kindergarten- 11:30am
  • 1st grade- 1:00pm
  • 2nd grade- 3:00pm
  • 3rd grade- 11:00am
  • 4th grade- 1:00pm
  • 5th grade- 2:30pm
  • ID teachers- 11:30am


FYI...Mac's Memos will be sent Monday-Thursday

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Frequently Used Links

Announcements/ Tips & Tricks

Announcements/ Tips & Tricks

Most of you have emailed me different things you find and want to share. Please feel free to continue to to this in lieu of filling out the google form.
Announcements/ Tips & Tricks
Materials and Supplies

Materials and Supplies

If you are running low on teaching supplies and materials, please fill out the Google form below. We are working on developing a plan to ensure each teacher has the resources they need to teach digitally. Please fill out the form if there is something you need to effectively teach from home.



https://forms.gle/CSaKCPDrAm1y3zC7A


We will be placing an order for read aloud books for teachers.


Orders will be placed on Wednesday. Pick up will be the following Wednesday.

Materials and Supplies
Staff Shout out Link

Staff Shout out Link

Here is the link to add a staff shout out: https://forms.gle/SjUwnFK6Dc3zHbNi6
Staff Shout out Link

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LEARN

Coaches' Corner

We're all in this together, working on solutions for providing reading lessons remotely. Join our next webinar with Jan Richardson & Michèle Dufresne on Tues, April 14, 4pm EST as they present "Teaching Early Guided Reading Lessons Remotely." Register: http://bit.ly/346Y8Mp

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Assistant Principals' Corner

Homeroom Teachers,

Please review the email sent from Karen Hynnenin today regarding YTD Averages. Ashley will be working with you to resolve issues. Several of you reviewed the document for your homeroom and sent me an email with the specific issue and name(s) of student.


Samples of email content sent to me today:

"The gaps for Kingston are because mid year, he switched from Underwood to my class and I’m assuming that’s why his grades for Q1 and Q2 are blank."


"A. Cooks – he was brand new to school right before we were released. I did not have any reading grades for him."


The more specific the information, as show in these samples, the easier it will be for me to help rectify the situation.

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No PLCs the next two weeks

No PLCs the next two weeks

We will NOT have PLCs the next two Tuesdays due to packing up the building. We will resume PLCs on Tuesday, May 5th (Cinco de Mayo).
No PLCs the next two weeks
Schoology tip

Schoology tip

During PLCs today, a few ideas came up regarding how to get kids motivated to complete assignments on Schoology. Below are some tips...


  • Walk kids through your Schoology assignments on your Zoom live lesson so they are able to complete them independently
  • Add badges or Dojo points based on the activities they complete
  • Send reminders to parents the mornings of your live Zoom lessons

Schoology tip

Reminder from Ms. Vogt

Hello Park Street Family!

Some of you may remember this from the beginning of this year, but if not, here it goes! Crayola has a recycling program called ColorCycle where they take any brand of markers, dry erase markers, and highlighters and recycle/repurpose them FOR FREE! All we have to do is collect the markers! I have already placed boxes in the break room in the main building and the Panther Den in the back for you to place your unwanted markers as you clean/pack up your rooms over the next few weeks. As of right now, the program is temporarily on pause due to the Coronavirus, but I will still be collecting the markers and will send them to Crayola when they are back up and running. So, instead of throwing them away, please place them in the cardboard boxes in the Panther Den and the Teacher’s Lounge in the front building (I will be putting out more boxes when I get to school on Monday). I just need any and all plastic markers, dry erase, and highlighters (but please NO CRAYONS OR COLORED PENCILS) placed in the boxes, then I will do the rest! Thank you for your help in saving the planet, one marker at a time J

Design Team

Design Team

I will need to meet via Zoom with the Design Team to make final selections for playground equipment. We will probably do a meeting on Thursday at 7:30pm for anyone that can attend. Please email me if you are on the design committee and are available.


Also, we may go with a different furniture company in order to save money on our order and keep the extra storage cabinet. I may need you all to help me with color selections if we cannot get what we wanted in the first order.

Design Team

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GROW

Parent device and hotspot pick up

Parent device and hotspot pick up

Below is a message I sent to parents regarding devices. Parents are able to pick up a device or a hot spot starting tomorrow if they need one. PLEASE reach out to all of your families today and communicate about device pick up. Our goal is to be at 70%+ Schoology use by the end of the week.
Parent device and hotspot pick up
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Student portfolios to next grade level

Student portfolios to next grade level

The question has come up about whether or not we need to create student portfolios of samples for next year's teacher. Don't worry about doing this for next year. I am not sure how reliable the data will be that would be shared.


Instead, please complete your student data cards with as much accurate information as possible. Please add teacher notes and details regarding student performance.

Student portfolios to next grade level
Supplies for students

Supplies for students

Many of you have inquired about giving supplies to students (books, Pearson Math books, paper, pencils, etc.) I am going to ask that as you pack up your rooms, please create a ziplock bag or grocery bag with the students' name on it and any supplies you wish to give them so they can work on their Schoology lessons.


Please remind parents that they do not do the Pearson books in-place of the Schoology lesson, but instead these can help students as they work through their math lessons on Schoology.


Lastly, I need a crew of volunteers that are willing to help organize and distribute these student donations bags. Our goal is to try and distribute these at the end if next week. I do need one very organized person to take lead and be the point person for this project. Please let me know if you are interested.

Supplies for students

Pack up schedule

Below is a link to the pack up schedule. Please remember the following as you are boxing up your items:


  • Pick up the correct color labels for your NEW classroom location
  • Grab ONE roll of tape
  • Grab zip ties for your labels for Smart Boards or other items that are too large to box up
  • Fill out your label in BLACK SHARPIE
  • Place a label on the top and side of the box (if the box is large enough to have a side)
  • Homeroom Teachers- 15 boxes and 2 storage containers
  • Support Teachers- 7 boxes and 1 storage container
  • Paras- 2 boxes
  • Other- If you do not fit in one of the categories above and are unsure, please reach out to Ms. Bagwell.


Agenda with pack up details

Pack up Schedule

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Who you gonna call?

Who you gonna call?

Please reach out to the following individuals if you have questions...


  • Packing up- Ashley
  • Devices- Alex
  • Schoology- Heather or Sharon
  • Ideas/thoughts about wrapping up- Diona

Who you gonna call?

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THRIVE

Tip from Ms. Cheney

I found this Covid 19 time capsule and thought the older grades might like it. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12-VM0989beVABcgDSttIo2q8KdxrLqJ1FD28Icv0upo/mobilebasic

Remind Parent Sign up

Please resend the Remind parent signup to your parents. This is the fastest way to receive and send communication to me.

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Broken technology

Broken technology

If a parent receives a device that is broken or does not work, they can go to central office any Wednesday from 9am to 1pm from now until the end of the year to trade it out.
Broken technology
Food Pantry for Families

Food Pantry for Families

There is a food pantry at MSGA for families in need. If a family needs food, they can go to MSGA on Wednesdays from 4-6pm in the gray building in the back to pick up food items.
Food Pantry for Families
Staff Shout Outs... (please submit shout-outs by 3pm)

Staff Shout Outs... (please submit shout-outs by 3pm)

No Shout Outs today.
Staff Shout Outs... (please submit shout-outs by 3pm)