The Yuletide Villager
Week of November 12, 2018
The vision of GCS is to inspire success and a lifetime of learning.
McAdenville Elementary
H.O.P.E.
Have Only Positive Expectations
Results are on the way!
You Are So Valuable
Not to a get EOY score but to
LIFE
and our students future
Thanksgiving Lunch for K-2
Please be mindful
Our annual Thanksgiving Lunch will be served on Thursday!
- Holiday Roasted Turkey
- Mashed Potatoes
- Gravy
- Cornbread Dressing
- Green Beans
- Glazed Sweet Potato
- Cranberry Sauce
Milk /OJ
Munch A Lunch 2nd Choice
Lunch Duty
Duty-Free Staff is to monitor the K-2 Lunch as well and greet families. Seating will be limited so please make sure you eat during the 3-5 Lunch or eat and vacate seats for others.
The Exciting Lucky 7's i-Ready Challenge is Here!
The Lucky 7's Challenge
For the entire Month of November Complete
- 7 lessons in Reading
- 7 lessons in Math
Each Week during November have a combined time of
- 77 minutes (an hour and 17) in the i-Ready program (math and reading combined in any combination)
Teachers, please make students aware of the next challenge and that we know they can do this!
777 Change 4 success
Week of 11/19/18
Please Complete The Google Form
We need to prepare for our annual READING CHALLENGE!
Prepping Classroom Library Books
Music Preview Practice Schedule
K-2 Music Practice in Gym - 8:15-9:15
Rymer/Cooper/McIntosh
3-5 Music Practice in Gym - 1:00 - 2:00
Rymer/Cooper/McIntosh
Classroom Teachers need to go monitor or get info from Mrs. McIntosh so you are prepared to assist on Preview Night
Abbreviated Specials on Thursday
Ticket Holders for November
Your Name Here.............
Stuart Beveridge - Shoe Sale
Mike Rymer - Banner
Santiago Smith - Banner
Meg Anderson -Windows
June Conroy - Perseverance for student safety
School Events Agenda
Monday
- Veteran's Day Observed
Tuesday
- Welcome Back!
Wednesday
Thursday
- Accountability Audit (Attendance Folders with Cindy)
- 6:30 PM Annual Winter Preview
- 5:30 PM Open Bookfair
- 6: 00 PM PTO dinner in the cafe
Friday
- 2:45 PM in SIT Meeting immediately after school (30 mins) - Discuss Honor Roll, Celebrations, Snack, and Christmas Events in Media Center
Events and Dates To Come
November 28 - 2nd Grade Wax Museum (Parents Invited) @12:30 PM
November 29 - Dr. Gonis
November 30 - Tree Lighting
December 13 - Yule Log Ceremony
Staff Please Remember to go by 115 Main
You can also share it with family and friends.
GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS INSTRUCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS
ELA
MATH
Instructional Focus
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Elementary Report Card K-2 Standards Sheet (Tabbed Grade Levels at Bottom)
October Focus
Math and ELA Instructional Practices
ELA Instructional Practices 1-3 & Interactive Read Aloud
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them - Math Instructional Practice # 1
Reason abstractly and quantitatively - Math Instructional Practice # 2
Building The Foundation Professional Development. The sessions will be offered throughout the school year.
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Engagement and Worksheets
How often are you using worksheets for instruction and homework each day? How can we reduce the number of worksheets used during the school day?
Teacher - Student relationships
How can we change the tone of how we address students? It’s not what you say sometimes it’s how you say it. Model what they expect. The modeling sessions may have to be repeated a number of times, but model the expectations (Behavior and Instruction) with grace and respect for the student.
Agenda and I Can Statements - Daily Expectations
Each classroom should have an agenda listing what will be taught each day.
Each classroom should have I Can statements posted each day and tied to a standard.
- Standards Mastery
- Conferring
- Building Assessments from Standards-Based Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
- Student Proficiency
Elite Education Society of Wildcats
MES Social Worker - Whitney Hill
Please use this referral form for student Social Work Request.
MES School Counselor - Eric Otis
Please use this referral form for student School Counselor Request
2018-2019 School Improvement Team Members
Congratulations to our newest team members and thank you to all others for continuing to serve as members of this great group.
Committee Positions ` Name ` Email Address ` Date Elected
Principal Lucretia Rice lrrice@gaston.k12.nc.us 7/1/2017
School Improvement Team Chairperson Bobbi Neely blneely@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
Teacher Representative (Process Manager)Beth Crosby edcrosby@gaston.k12.nc.us 6/1/2014
Teacher Representative Kelly Shore kdshore@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Kirsten Marett kcmarett@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Bonita Truesdale bgtruesdale@gaston.k12.nc.us9/12/2018
Instructional Support Representative Charlotte Griffth chgriffith@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
District Representative TBD TBD@gaston.k12.nc.us --/--/--
Parent Representative Erika Sutphin mollysmama2008@gmail.com 6/1/2014
School Improvement Team Chairperson
Bobbi Neely