Micro Elementary School Newsletter
March 25th, 2018
Spring Break Countdown: 2.5 Days
Staff,
It is hard to believe that we have 2.5 days until our Spring Break. Please enjoy your time off. Take care of yourselves, catch up on rest, and create memories with your family. Come back recharged and ready to finish out the year strong!
Have a Great Mini-Week!
Micro Headlines
- Please join us in the media center Monday Afternoon for a Google Hangout with Shift This! author, Joy Kirr and a media resources session with Mrs. Warren.
- Wednesday is an early release day. The PBL group will be at the Glenn Building and the rest of us will be at Selma Elementary.
- Tuesday will mark our first ever Spider Buddies event. 10 community volunteers will eat lunch and read with 10 of our students. This is very exciting!
- Micro Elementary will celebrate Kindness week April 30th-May 4th. Stay tuned for our plan of activities for that week.
- Nominate a co-worker for JCPS Employee of the Month
- Please keep documenting those parent conferences
- We need three more people to take the State Teacher Working Conditions Survey. Please reference the information that Mrs. Warren sent out. Our goal is to have every teacher complete the survey. At last count we were around 90% complete, we'd like 100%. All of the schools with 100% participation will be entered into a drawing for a Dr. Renfrow provided Pig-Picking!
- Do you want to vertically plan? Do you want to offer our students clubs? Take the survey so we know your thoughts.
- Micro Remind Group
- Behavior Management Plan Resource Development
- The District Network is often compromised due to Phishing emails. There is a program that will email out mock phishing scams to JCPS staff. If you open the email, it will take you through an internet security protocol.
- PLC Reminders: Own your agendas by planning activities that your team needs to complete in order to stay on the same instructional page for our students. Feel free to conduct a separate meeting for nuts and bolts type topics that are non-instructional.
- PBL Share Time: Please contact me if your grade level is interested in sharing an upcoming PBL Unit at our April staff meeting.
- Win Stem $$$ for our School Contest
Micro Staff Social Contract
Make the community feel welcome
Treat others with respect
Demonstrate teamwork
Be open-Minded
Be positive
Be supportive
Science Olympiad Team
This is Me
Rocket Time!
Read Two! Take charge of your professional growth! Share thoughts and takeaways on the Micro Professional Learning Padlet
March Character Trait
March: Integrity-being honest in all things.
April: Courage-Doing the right thing even when others do not
Important Dates
Google Hangout with Joy Kirr (author of Shift This!): March 26th @ 4:15
Yearbook Sales End: March 27th
Early Release Day/PD: March 28th
Kindergarten Registration: March 29th
Teacher Workday: March 29th
Spring Break: March 30th-April 6th
April SIT Meeting: April 11th
Book Fair Family Night: April 12th
April Staff Meeting: April 18th
PBL Publish Night and PTA Meeting: April 19th
JCPS Job Fair @WJHS: April 21st
Front Door Access System Installation Date: April 23rd
Flame For Learning Banquet: April 24th
April 26th: Bus Roadeo
April 28th: Nojo Family Day
Week of April 30th-May4th: Micro Kindness Week
May 2nd: Early Release Day
Spring Strings and Band Concert: May 14th
Reminders and Links
- Micro Elementary Crisis Plan
- Nominate teachers for the FSI Teacher of the Week: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5QG3BVX
- Monthly Needs Assessment Form