Monday Memo
October 7-11
Post-it Notes of Encouragement
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Shout Outs
Thank You!
- Thank you to Kristin and Betsy for all of their work in the office to kick-off this school year! It has been busy with the increase in our youngest students and the number of medical needs that our students have. We appreciate all of the love and support that you give to our students on a daily basis!
- Thank you to our amazing paras-Julie Clark, Heather Flamboe, Linda Hodgins, Chris Miller, Kristi Scheneman, Shari Denton, and Kristi Fellows-for all of their support in helping get Super Switch up and running for our students! Thank you also for being so flexible this school year as we are having to get creative with where groups can meet.
Nuts and Bolts for the Week
To Do's and Updates:
1. ALERT, ALERT!! We had 40 students this week that didn't order lunch, but took their lunch card down to the cafeteria to get a lunch...majority were fourth and fifth graders. This is causing our lunch numbers to be off and not enough food for the students that did order. Please make sure that you review lunch counts with students before submitting order. If you realize before 10:00 that someone didn't order lunch and they should have, please call down to the office to give the lunch count to Kristin or Betsy. Thank you for your help with ensuring accurate lunch counts!
2. PBIS Token Video-An overview video will be sent to you to show your students on Tuesday. We will start to pass out tokens on Tuesday of this week! Specific directions for tokens is explained below under school wide initiatives.
Star Testing Progress Monitoring Window
- October 7-25 (reading and math)
- Enter data into the reading and math data spreadsheets by November 4th!
3. Progress Monitoring Data Dialogue Window
- November 4th-8th
- Reading Data Spreadsheet
- Math Data Spreadsheet
4. 5D+ Updates from Anne Armstrong
5. Teacher Evaluation: I'm going to start completing observations for teachers on cycle this week!
- 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]
6. Halloween Parties and Parade
- Determine a time for your Halloween Parties with your grade level team.
- I left last year's times on the sign-up form for you to look at. Feel free to change this time.
- Parade will be at 2:00 again this year. The parade will go outside on the sidewalk again. We will have a viewing area next to the sidewalk for parents and younger siblings.
- Remember that younger siblings are not permitted at parties. Parties are for parents/guardians that have a background check on file. These must be updated early. Please remember to put this reminder on your blogs. Thank you!
7. Kalpa Updates:
- Tracking IEP Mtgs, CST, Risk Assessments Slide Presentation (45 minutes or longer)
- AES Google Form for tracking IEP, CST, 504, Risk Assessments
- Mtgs must be 45 minutes or longer before/after school or during your plan time
- Count for Merit Pay after you have attended 3 meetings.
8. Hudsonville Education Foundation Grants:
- Due November 17th
- Online application can be found here: http://hudsonville education foundation,org/grantapp.html
- I must approve these before they are submitted!
School Wide Initiatives
1. PBIS Tokens Overview:
- Each homeroom teacher will get a pocket chart and tokens
- Plan with your class how you would like to celebrate once you receive 35 tokens
- Tokens will be passed out to students exhibiting SOAR expectations from teachers, paras, recess aides, lunch staff, ANY staff member.
- Tokens can also be passed out to teacher for whole classes exhibiting SOAR expectations from ANY staff member
- Students will write their names on the back and place the token in their class's pocket chart.
- Once your class receives 35 tokes, email Melanie to announce your class on the announcements!
- Have your class celebration! Please see the linked handout for celebration ideas and restrictions.
- For the month of October, classes need to earn 35 tokens to earn a class celebration!
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. 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.
5. AES Champions: We will choose AES Champions by drawing out one name from your PBIS tokens at the end of each month (random).
Reminders
Reminders:
1. Attendance and Lunch Count: Please submit attendance and lunch count by 9:15 a.m. This will help us stay on top of absences and ensure that our students get what they need for lunch! You do not need to send lunch cards down to the office. Please keep them in your classrooms and make sure to carefully count and enter lunch counts. Thank you!
2. Drill Procedures: Review the drill procedures with your students!
3. 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.
4. Blogs:
- 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!
5. Jean Fund Fridays
- $1/Friday
- $20/Semester
- $40/year
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.
- School Staff Absence Request Form
- Going Home Changes (End of Day Changes)
2. Data Spreadsheets
Star Progress Monitoring Window
Star Reading