Panther Updates
NEWS, RESOURCES AND LEARNING FOR PANTHER STAFF, 1/1/18
Welcome Back Tracks 1, 2 & 3. Glad To Have You Back. We Look Forward To The Second Semester of the 2018-19 School Year.
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Announcements for January 2-4, 2018
Thank you: Thank you to everyone for your kind words and wishes of a happy holiday season. We hope that you all enjoyed your break and are ready to begin a wonderful new year at PUE! Tuesday was the first blank page in a new 365 page book. What did you write? What will you write in the following pages? Make it a year worth remembering!
Testing Windows: Please be aware of the testing windows Kayla puts on the Master Calendar and plan ahead to make sure you give students the best opportunity to do his/her best and you have your testing completed.
Pleasant Union New Student/Parent Open Houses:
Each year Year Round and Magnet Schools hope Open Houses to align with Student Assignment registration windows. Our Open Houses are scheduled for Wednesday, January 9 at 9:45 and 6:15. Please discuss with your team which 2 team members will be available to answer parent questions for your grade level that you evening. Please email these names to Kevin by this Friday, January 4. Basically, the Open Houses will consist of Joyce and Admin Staff will provide a tour of the building and stop by rooms to allow parents to ask questions. Thanks for your help with this annual event.
Mid-Year PDPs: Please enter information about what you have completed thus far toward your PDP goals in your MID YEAR PDP. We would like this completed by Friday, January 11th, 2019.
Leadership Team Meeting: The January Leadership Team Meeting is Thursday, January 3 at 7:45 in the Media Center.
Technology Thursday Jan. 10: Sarah and Ben have arranged for the Wake County technology staff that covers our school to visit us for a staff development opportunity on Thursday, Jan. 10. A variety of technology will be presented to expand your current tool kit. Great chance to earn some technology credit, too.
Track 4 Convergence Remix: The WCPSS is offering, as they have for other tracks during their track out professional learning during the January track out. Here is a link to the Flyer for the upcoming REMIX Professional Learning Conference for your Track 4 Staff on January 22 & 23.
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WORLD READ ALOUD DAY--CHANGE THE WORLD!!
Teachers,
As discussed in our Early Release meeting on December 21, Pleasant Union will be participating in World Read Aloud Day.
Tracks 1, 2, 4- Friday, February 1, 2019
Track 3, Tuesday, February 19, 2019
The theme this year is “Read Aloud. Change the World.”
You can find information and resources here: http://www.litworld.org/wrad/.
January’s school wide focus is on SDG #4, Quality Education. As a reminder, there is a site full of excellent resources that you can find in the PUE Master Folder>Global>Quality Education.
We will be airing videos on WPAW leading up to World Read Aloud and our school wide collection for our Sister School, Holy Cross Anglican School. WPAW will be out of service for a few days while we update our technology. You will find a schedule below for videos that will either be shown on WPAW or in your classrooms.
Tracks 1, 2, 3:
Wednesday, January 2 (WPAW)
Thursday, January 3 (WPAW)
Friday, January 4 (WPAW)
Monday, January 7 (IN CLASSROOMS)
Wednesday, January 8 (IN CLASSROOMS)
Monday, January 14 (WPAW)
Friday, February 1-8
- Track Ms. Freer on her trip to Belize
Friday, February 1 (Tracks 1, 2, 4)
Tuesday, February 19 (Track 3)
World Read Aloud Day, Donna Washington Assembly and in class activities
Track 4 Schedule
Monday, January 28 (IN CLASSROOMS)
Tuesday, January 29 (IN CLASSROOMS)
Wednesday, January 30 (IN CLASSROOMS)
Thursday, January 31 (IN CLASSROOMS)
Friday, February 1 (IN CLASSROOMS)
Holy Cross Anglican School Video
Friday, February 1-8
Track Ms. Freer on her trip to Belize
Friday, February 1 (Tracks 1, 2, 4)
Tuesday, February 19 (Track 3)
World Read Aloud Day, Donna Washington Assembly and in class activities
Holy Cross Anglican School in Belize will be our sister school! http://holycrossbelize.org/. We will all pitch in to collect supplies that Ms. Freer will personally deliver when she goes there on February 1! Peggy will deliver supplies and communicate with us while she is in Belize!
Lara and Kevin will send out information in their weekly messages. Track 4 parents can certainly participate and drop items off in the office.
Schoolwide letters will go home in Tuesday folders on January 8. The last day for turning in supplies is Tuesday, January 22.
Please put some energy behind this to get kids excited and include information in any newsletters or communications to parents.
Kindergarten
Small toys and prizes
Glitter
1st Grade
Pocket folders
White Out tape
2nd Grade
Pens (red, black, blue)
Markers
Permanent (wide tip) markers
3rd Grade
Glue sticks
Rulers
4th Grade
Donation Letter Sign Up and Instructions
Will Write Company Letters (in class)
New Flash Drives
5th Grade
Donation Letter Sign Up and Instructions
Will Write Company Letters (in class)
New Flash Drives
Whole School
New Flash Drives
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Duties for January 2-4 , 2019 Track 4 OUT
AM Hallway: Blocker (Help greet parents/students, check with Ms. Person to see what is needed at the visitor sign-in tables or the carpool tag/ transportation table.)
AM Carpool: Brown BE SURE TO PUT CONES OUT NEAR THE ENTRANCE AND TO MOVE THEM AFTER CARPOOL. Also put two cones at the top of the carpool lane to prevent cars from going around other cars
AM Breakfast: Office
AM Bus: R. Person (Write down arrival times of buses. Work with others to disembark students, trouble-shoot issues.)
PM Hallway: Schreier (Check all students for tags in the bus line. If a student does not have a tag, inform Fricke and Ms. Britt ASAP.)
PM Carpool: McEwen/Crum (Outside) Perry/Blocker/Andrews/Biles (Inside) MAKE SURE CONES ARE NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO CARPOOL.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TWO PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE AT ALL TIMES. If someone is absent, someone from inside should go outside to make sure things are covered.
Stern (Call carpool numbers. Do not call a number if parents do not have a tag. Those parents should park and come into the building OR you can provide a tag. This includes all grade-levels.)
PM Bus: Krautwurst (Call one bus at a time. Write down arrival times. Work with Fricke to trouble-shoot, solve issues.)
**If someone is not available, staff members that are available may be called to assist.**
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Mark Your Calendars
- 7:45 Leadership Team Meeting
Monday, Jan. 7
- K-Registration Day in Media Center
Tuesday, Jan. 8
- 8:00 LEGO Club 3-5 in Media Center
Wednesday, January 9
- 8:00 LEGO Club K-2 in Media Center
- New Student Open House/Tours
- 9:45-11:00
- 6:15-7:15
Thursday, Jan. 10
- 7:45 All Certified Staff Tech PD
Friday, Jan. 11
- Report Cards Go Home Tracks 1, 2, 3
- 12:30-3:30 Intervention Team Planning
Tuesday, Jan. 15
- PTA Board Meeting
Monday, Jan. 21
- MLK Jr. Holiday
Thursday, Jan. 24
- 8:00 Global & MTAC Committee Meetings
Friday, Jan. 25
- Track 3 Track Out
Monday, Jan. 28
- Track 4 Tracks In
Friday, Feb. 1
- World Read Aloud Day
- 9:30 Donna Washington-Storyteller