Monday Memo (COVID19 Edition)
Week of 3/30/20: Central's Newsletter for Teachers & Staff
We Got This Central!
Hello Panthers!
Thank you for diving in and making this happen in such a brief span of time! You are ALL rockstars!
Your Principal,
Cynthia
THIS WEEK'S HAPPENINGS
March 30, Monday-
- Online Instruction Begins
- Teachers Make a Parent Contact Attempt by phone if requests have not been accepted
- Teachers complete first three columns of Online Instructional Google Spreadsheet
- Office Staff making parent contacts with students not enrolled online
March 31, Tuesday-
- Continue Online Instruction on Google Classroom
- Enter Grades on the spreadsheet as students are completing online lessons
- Teachers complete first three columns of Online Instructional Google Spreadsheet
- Office Staff making parent contacts with students not enrolled online
April 1, Wednesday-
- Continue Online Instruction on Google Classroom
- Enter Grades on the spreadsheet as students are completing online lessons
- Office Staff making parent contacts with students not enrolled online
April 2, Thursday-
- Continue Online Instruction on Google Classroom
- Enter Grades on the spreadsheet as students are completing online lessons
- Office Staff making parent contacts with students not enrolled online
April 4, Friday-
- Continue Online Instruction on Google Classroom
- Enter Grades on the spreadsheet as students are completing online lessons
- Office Staff making parent contacts with students not enrolled online
Online Google Document
Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CsnvSBoymJZKfOqcO9Yf_P62aBYNofT-6yRW060KW58/edit?usp=sharing
Send me Facebook and Items for Announcements
RECOGNITION FOR iREADY and Accelerated Reader
5th Grade is doing a few competitions between their classes. We encourage you to do the same.
Specials
STEM
Parent and Student Communication
Post A Schedule
Making a weekly or daily schedule will help parents and students complete assignments. Yours may be written such as the document I posted from 3rd grade or it could be daily videos like 5th grade. Be creative and do what works for you.
Need Help?
Ms. Donnell, Ms. Miller, and Ms. Covington come to mind and I am sure there are more who are happy to help. Ask your team for support first and please feel free to contact Ms. Syples if you need help. She either knows it or will figure it out.
Thursdays from 8-10 is Open Library
SPECIAL APPRECIATIONS:
How to Determine Your Current In-Service Points for Recertification
Action Items and Reminders
- If you are on campus at all you need sign in and out in the office. This is part of our COVID19 requirements.
- Those on campus will only report on your time-sheet the hours you are actually working on campus, however your paycheck amount will remain the same.
- We will utilize your school mailboxes to place your mail
- You will receive an email this week regarding supply orders for next year. You MUST follow the directions that will come out with your order forms.
A CULTURE GROWING FROM GOOD TO GREAT!
Have you liked our Facebook Page?
Happy Birthday to these special Panthers!
MARCH Birthdays!!
3/7- Julee Pickles
3/24- Christina Norman
3/25- Jackie Skinner
Let me know if I missed someone!
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Self Paced- WIDA e-Learning https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ScARqrkVBi8p8mE59xG1etr_8Rl9E9F12hOXzCQcRxY
Mrs. Andrea Canaday (Andee) is our Professional Learning Coordinator at the District Office. Her emails often contain professional development opportunities for you that are approved by the district.
The county's Inservice Form is at the link below.
APPRECIATIONS
Our Commitment and Pledge to Central Instruction
Together we commit to working hard to make sure instruction and assignments are both rigorous and engaging. We will continue setting the bar (grade-level standards) high and placing that intellectual lift on our students. This is the key to mastering complex material.
Time and time again, research has shown that when students are given access to four critical classroom level resources, they can and will make BIG academic gains.
- Grade-appropriate assignments (Rigor of the Standards)
- Strong instruction that lets students do most of the thinking in the lesson (facilitate with probing questions- most of the talking should be the students)
- A sense of deep engagement in what they're learning
- Teachers who hold high expectations for ALL students and truly believe they can meet grade-level standards (Set the bar high)
Every student will receive daily access to challenging, engaging, and grade-appropriate work. With each day that passes we will refine our skills to the best of the best in our profession! We will focus daily on what our students are learning and doing, we will strengthen our belief about what students can accomplish.
Together we are committed. Together we are Central. We are #ONECENTRAL