Monday Memo
January 13-17
12 Weeks to a Full Heart: 2X10 Challenge
2X10 Challenge
As we are working on building relationships with our 2X10 student, find a place where you can jot down quick notes about your student and what you are learning about them through these conversations. Even highlight changes that you may be seeing or new things that you may be noticing. These notes don't have to be long, just take 1-2 minutes to jot down your noticings for the week. :)
Touch a heart, teach the mind. A New Year’s Challenge for all educators.
(We already have a jump start to the weekly challenges as we have already picked a student. Remember to check in with your 2X10 student 2 minutes a day for the next 13weeks.)
Weekly Challenges
2- Give THAT STUDENT a compliment everyday this week. It has to be genuine and different each day. Are their shoes on the right feet, did they comb their hair today, write their name correctly on their paper? Surely you can find something positive about them!
3- Stick THAT STUDENT a sticky note on their desk with a positive quote…sticky notes will be in your box! Need some quote ideas…here ya go POSITIVE QUOTES FOR KIDS
4- Connect with THAT STUDENT...eat lunch with them. Do NOT talk about school! Talk about both of your interests, talents, favorite music…it’s really just twenty minutes…you can do it! (Helpful Hint: the earlier in the week the better; they will remember it all week long!) Set some goals for this student to accomplish. What do they want to improve on, accomplish, achieve…school and/or personal. Write them down because you will need them on week 9. Hey, give them a card with their goals so they can see them everyday.
5- Call THAT PARENT to tell them something they are doing well! Have they used a kleenex to blow their nose, given a friend positive encouragement, sat in their chair for 15 minutes? (This is NOT a text, message, note or email…VOICE TO VOICE!)
6- Love THAT STUDENT– It is Valentine’s Day. Give them a special Valentines…not one that everyone gets! Watch them open it and see what their face tells you. Remember, they are a child, they have stresses and worries like you. They might not have this positive connection with anyone. They need you! Fill their heart with joy…I bet you will start to feel the joy as well!
7 & 8- 2:2:10 THAT CHILD! We are half-way there! Don’t give up! Have you noticed a difference in class with this child? Have you seen any improvement in their work ethic, attention, respect to you/others? Really focus on the 2X10 portion of the challenge...What are you finding out about this student? What are their interests? Who do they play with at school? Do they have siblings? Do they have pets? What do they want to be when they grow up? Are they in need of food, clothing?
9- Encourage THAT CHILD– Establish some type of an incentive plan for your child. You should know what they like and what they will work for by now! Give them daily incentives so they feel accomplished…might need to make it a morning and afternoon opportunity….they need to feel successful!
10-Reflect on THAT CHILD’s accomplishments. Remember the goals you set on week three…get that card out…how are we looking? Share these goals at Parent-Teacher Conferences!
11-Share THAT CHILD with your team…how have they changed- talk with your teammates about how this child has changed in your classroom. If you are not seeing improvements, let’s talk and see what we can do differently.
12-Send THAT CHILD a card. There are some in the lounge if you need one, or better yet….make one yourself! Put it in school mail with the home address and our school address as the return address. I bet this will brighten their evening. Remember to give a little positive encouragement about something SPECIFIC that they have improved on this semester! Have they achieved any of their goals?
13- CELEBRATE THAT CHILD! Take a selfie with that child. Add the picture of the name you wrote down on week one. Have you made a difference? Add the changes you experienced below! Send me the selfie!
Congratulations, you made it! It is SPRING TIME!
Touch a heart; teach a mind!
Shout Outs
Thank Yous and Staff Appreciations
- Thank you again to our PBIS team for meeting and helping support our PBIS initiatives that are taking place this school year!
- Thank you to our amazing custodial crew for deep cleaning the building while we were away on break! It looks amazing!
- If you feel like someone deserves a shout out, thank you, or words of encouragement, please fill out this form! Words can make a person's day...let's lift each other up during the winter months that can be so blah! There are also extra post cards in the office to recognize staff and students by Kristin's desk. Fill one out and place in the mail box. :)
Nuts and Bolts for the Week
To Do's and Updates:
1. Lock Down Drill-Monday, Jan. 13 @ 10:20 a.m.
2. SITeam Mtg-Wednesday, Jan. 15 @ 7:45 a.m.
3. Culver’s Night: Please sign up for this fun school-wide fundraiser
- Tuesday, January 21st
- Shifts are from 5:00-6:30 and 6:30-8:00
- Sign Up Now / Learn More
4. Star Benchmark Testing Window-Jan 6-24
5. Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Testing Window-Jan 6-24
- You only have to test students that are below grade level for winter report card expectations during this window.
- Reading Data Spreadsheet
6. Child Study: If you want to bring someone to our child study team, please make sure that you fill out form number 3. We will be having a Child Study day on February 11th (after Benchmark Data has been collected) where we will utilize paras to cover classrooms so that we can get in more than 2 students. We have quite a few that we would like to meet on to ensure that they have solid RTI plans in place prior to parent teacher conferences. They will be here before we know it!
- Tokens-Be intentional and pass out 5 tokens everyday! Remember, we want to recognize at least 6 positive behaviors for every behavior corrected.
- Token Party-Fill token charts twice.
- PBIS District Notebook-Please review procedures and expectations. I have linked the PBIS District Notebook here for ideas for lessons to do with your students these first few weeks back at school!
- Tips for a successful 2020 from Melissa, Ross and Heather.
- Ross has been scheduling times to come in to work with classrooms on restorative and mindfulness practices. If you would like to do some of these practices with your classroom, please reach out to him! He has shared some great success stories from other classrooms that would be great for our students to get to experience as well!
8. 100th Day of School: 100 Positive Phone Calls Home (ALL Teachers, Paras, and Staff)
- One of my "intentions" for the 2020 year is to reach out and make more positive phone calls home. I want to spread the word about the great things going on at our school and share our story with our families. Since we are approaching the 100th day of school, I thought it would be cool to make 100 positive phone calls home on that day, but I need your help!
- Please fill out the Google Form linked above with 2-3 students that you are proud of for doing something:
- academic
- SOAR-related
- Other
- Please enter your request at least two weeks in advance.
- I will send you a calendar invite if that date and time works or email to let you know to pick a different date.
- I have my calendar linked to the bottom of the Monday Memo for you to check to see if I have a meeting already scheduled.
- Enjoy this time!
Benchmark Star Testing for Grades 1st thru 5th
Enter data into math and reading spreadsheets by Jan. 24th!
Monday, Jan 6, 2020, 08:30 AM
AES
School Board Meeting
Monday, Jan 13, 2020, 07:00 PM
Admin Building
Benchmark F&P All Grades-ONLY Students BELOW Winter Report Card Expectation
Monday, Jan 6, 2020, 08:45 AM
AES
Lock Down Drill-10:20 A.M.
Monday, Jan 13, 2020, 10:15 AM
AES
SITeam Mtg
Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020, 07:45 AM
AES Conference Room
Culver's Family Night
Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020, 05:00 PM
Culver's, Cottonwood Drive, Jenison, MI, USA
Screenagers
Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020, 06:00 PM
FHC
AES Staff Meeting
Thursday, Jan 23, 2020, 04:00 PM
AES Library
KDG Registration Mtg for 20-21 School Year
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020, 07:00 PM
AES Cafeteria
Early Release-Grade Level Meeting
Friday, Jan 31, 2020, 01:00 PM
South Elementary, 40th Avenue, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Links to AES Calendars
School Wide Initiatives
1. PBIS:
Electronic Behavior Referral Form-Use this doc to fill in behavior referrals.
Paper Behavior Referral Form-Use this doc when you are out on recess duty. You can give this form to the classroom teachers. Classroom teachers then turn this doc into Betsy to enter into our system.
- AES Behavior Data Slide Presentation
- Behavior Tracking Form: If you need a document to track minor behaviors or behaviors that are increasing in frequency for your own data, make a copy of this spreadsheet.
Tokens: We will be increasing the number of tokens to 84 (fill up your chart two times) to earn a token party!
- Have your class celebration! Please see the linked handout for celebration ideas and restrictions.
- Resources and support materials for PBIS
Restorative Circles
AES Champions SOAR: Recognize a student or staff member that goes the extra mile to "SOAR." You can fill out this google form or fill out a postcard in the office. Leave the filled out postcard in the mailbox in front of Kristin's desk.
AES Champions: We will choose AES Champions by drawing out one name from your PBIS tokens at the end of each month (random).
2. #aesreads: As we embark on this new school year, please help me spread the love of reading by sending me or posting pictures of reading to our Facebook page. Include the hashtag #aesreads. These pictures can include:
- students reading
- teachers reading
- staff members reading
- students or a class sharing a favorite book (book review)
These pictures can also be in or out of school. Spread the word with your families as well!
3. Reading Goals: As you walk around the school, you may have noticed the bulletin board with reading goals for this year. Our "main event" goal this year is to reach 100 million words read! As we reach 25 million words read, the whole school will earn an "event" incentive for their reading efforts that ties into our "Greatest School on Earth" theme. Let's start the year off strong and shaow the community our "reading strength."
4. Sunshine Fund Committee Update: Sunshine Fund Committee now has links in the staff notebook for Fund Guidelines and a Request Form. Please check out these two links!
5. Sharing Our Story:
- Please make sure to update your classroom blogs at least twice a month!
- If you would like to utilize ClassDojo as your main line of communication with your parents, please make sure to include a link on the main page of your blog.
- Email me when your blog is about to expire. I will upgrade it with school funds so that you do not have to do this!
6. Jean Fund Fridays
- $1/Friday
- $20/Semester
- $40/year
7. Teacher Evaluation:
- 3W Walk-thru Observation-teachers on cycle [minimum one-two per observation cycle]
- Face-to-face Mtg after 3W Walk-thru Observation-within 24-48 hrs of 3W Walk-thru
- Pivot Observation with Noticings and Wonderings-teachers on cycle [minimum one per observation cycle]
Popular Links
- Pledge Schedule-Patti's class will be kicking off the year by saying the pledge. When you class is done saying the pledge, pass the torch onto the next class listed. Thank you!
- Medical Alerts: Please pay close attention to the medical alerts for your class and grade level! We have a lot of different food allergies and severe medical needs in some classes this year.
- Peanut and Nut Free Classrooms Update: This year, all classrooms will be peanut and nut free.
- Grades/teachers with peanut/tree nut allergies include: PKB, KD, 1D, 1T, 30, 4L, 4H, 5B, 5C
- PK, KDG, and Grade 1 will have a food-free birthday treat policy.
- First grade needs to pay attention to products made in a peanut/tree nut factories. These items are not allowed for snacks. Be safe by having students wash their hands after snack with soap and water.
- Cafeteria-peanut/nut items are allowed for all grades except Ms. Terpstra's class. Students that consume peanut butter or nut products will wash their hands with soap and water or baby wipes after they eat lunch in the cafeteria. We will continue to have peanut/nut free tables.
- School Staff Absence Request Form
- Going Home Changes (End of Day Changes)
Sunshine Fund Committee Update: Sunshine Fund Committee now has links in the staff notebook for Fund Guidelines and a Request Form. Please check out these two links!
Kalpa Updates:
- Tracking IEP Mtgs, CST, Risk Assessments Slide Presentation (45 minutes or longer)
- AES Google Form for tracking IEP, CST, 504, Risk Assessments
Child Study Recommendation: If you have a child that you would like to bring to the Child Study Team, please follow the steps listed below.
- Fill out the Child Study Process Step 1 Form. Print a copy of this form and check off the strategies that you are implementing and date when you started the accommodation/intervention. Implement strategies for at least three-four weeks with fidelity
- Fill out the Child Study Process Step 2 Form. Print a copy of this form and check off the strategies that you are implementing and date when you started the accommodation/intervention. Implement strategies for at least three-four weeks with fidelity
- Submit Child Study Process Step 3 Form to schedule a CST meeting. Get parent permission to bring child to our CSTeam.
2. Drill Procedures: Review the drill procedures with your students!
3. 5D+ Updates from Anne Armstrong