Charger News
Every child. Every day. Whatever it takes!
May 22, 2020
The Moreau Heights family is committed to providing a positive and safe learning environment to support responsible and productive citizens.
Our Vision
Moreau Heights is a school where students are eager to learn and where staff are excited to teach. Students are successful at Moreau Heights in growing and meeting personal and academic goals. Teachers are innovative and a collaborative team. We are a family of learners and a community of great achievers!
Zoom Discussions
We will have our next chat on May 27th at the times below
9:00 - paras and sped services
10:00 - grades k-5
11:00 - specials, BXI, reading
Newest Updates
Communication! Communication! Communication!
Connections with students as we wrap up the year are key! Students need a chance to warp things up and reflect on their year. How can you create a feeling of closure for your students? What can you do to help students prepare for transition to the next grade?
Technology Help
If parents express concerns with technology that isn’t working please have them contact the tech department. There is a form on the Technology Department website to complete when requesting support. The form is found on this page: https://www.jcschools.us/domain/43
Panorama Survey due by May 26.
Class orders due May 28.
Google form student portfolios due by May 28.
CLEAN OUT YOUR MAILBOX! They are WAY full and need to be emptied as part of your checkout process.
Classroom inventory with Kelly due May 28 (grade level teachers).
Moreau Heights Team Changes
Lori Ewing and Courtney Gragg will be moving within the district to support other learners with speech and language needs. We wish them the only the very best!
Betty Cruz, a para who has worked in the Life Skills program at the middle school, will be joining our share her skills with our Chargers. She will be a great addition to our team!
Casey Bax, a JCHS grad, will be joining us as a paraprofessional. He studied Political Science at Lincoln and plans to, in addition to making a positive difference at MH, study for the LSAT to prepare for law school admission.
We will be welcoming a full-time SLP to help with coordination of service for students. We look forward to introducing you to this newest Charger!
Theme Info For 2020-21
Our theme is EXTREME!
- "I have an EXTREME impact!" is a key phrase with this theme because each of us has an extreme impact each day!
- Our students have the power to make an extreme impact in a positive way on our school community. How do we support our students in making an extreme POSITIVE impact in their classroom? in our school? for our school community?
Shirt Designs - Hallie Gaines has shared a google form to gather your input on t-shirt color and designs.
Mark Your Calendar! We have a staff retreat currently scheduled for Friday, July 31st from 10:00-2:00. This date is tentative based on community guidelines and such at the time. We will keep everyone informed with details and updated on with changes.
Kelly's Coaching Corner
Who would be interested in learning about Math Workshop this summer to enhance your current practice?
Dr. Nicki Newton has written Math Workshop in Action, we will use this book to guide our learning. This book study opportunity will begin when the books arrive in July (order will be placed July 1st). We will use Google Classroom to learn and reflect with each other. If possible, we will meet at school to talk math and to implement/create some of the ideas in the book so they are ready for your instruction in the fall.
Please fill out this survey to reserve your book.
Here’s a summary of what we will learn:
Find out how Math Workshops engage students and increase learning. This practical book from bestselling author Dr. Nicki Newton explains why Math Workshops are effective and gives you step-by-step instructions for implementing and managing your own workshop.
You’ll find out how to...
create a math-rich environment;
use anchor charts effectively;
manage the workshop;
begin a workshop with activities;
lead whole-group mini-lessons;
make workstations meaningful and engaging;
create guided math groups;
implement "the Share" effectively; and
ensure balanced assessments.
Each chapter offers a variety of charts and tools that you can use in the classroom immediately, as well as reflection questions and key points. The book also features a handy Quick-Start Guide to help you as you implement your own workshop.
Watch the video below for an introduction!
I hope you will join us in learning more about Math Workshop!
Tech Tid-bits
https://sites.google.com/jcschools.us/jcschoolstechandlittidbits/home
Work Schedule
Please remember that we are expecting you are available Monday-Friday from 9-2 for phone calls, emails, Google Meets, check-ins, etc. These are the "work from home" house that are required. We may be contacting you or a student or parent may contact you for assistance during this time. You all have done an amazing job being available and we appreciate that!
The following items are included in your weekly schedule:
Connect with students multiple times across the week (google meet and phone calls)
Check iReady multiple times across the week, support students as needed based on performance through a Google Meet or phone call
Checking and responding to email, multiple times a day, from district or parents
Working on work for the next week (unless you have finished submitting for the year)
Update your classroom website weekly with the template of assignments to be completed
Building Use Schedule. ***New Updates and Requirements***
- to complete inventory
- to pack up your room
We have several REQUIRED guidelines to follow for building use.
- When you enter the building, there will be a sign in/out sheet by the front door and downstairs outside the boiler room door.
- You will be REQUIRED to sign in with the your name, the time, and why you are in the building. At this time we are only allowing school staff to be in the building for the above bulleted work.
- Please do not come in off your scheduled time unless you've checked with Sue or Dawn. Even though we have slots that are empty, if several decide to show up without notice we can go over our allotted people allowed in the building.
- We have after 5pm each day reserved for Susie Farmer. We are asking that no one is in the building when she, is due to her health.
- At this time we have been told that no children are allowed in the building, even if you are just going to your room. We understand that this is an inconvenience, but we are working hard to maintain the required expectations.
- If you plan to bring a spouse with you, we must be notified ahead of time so we can determine if they can accompany you based on how many others have already arranged to be in the building.
Monday:
AM - 5th Grade, Gorman, Cowan
PM - Connelly
After 5pm - Farmer
Tuesday:
AM - Cremin
After 5pm - Farmer
Wednesday:
AM - 1st Grade
PM - Holliday, Schoeneberg
After 5pm - Farmer
Thursday:
AM - 2nd Grade
After 5pm - Farmer
Friday:
AM - Humphreys, Ewing, Gragg
PM - Vignola
After 5pm - Farmer
Saturday:
PM - Kindergarten
After 5pm - Farmer
Sunday:
AM - 4th Grade
PM - 3rd Grade
After 5pm - Farmer
Google Classroom
It's important that you are monitoring what students are doing in Google. You can periodically check in on the chat features and your class to see what students are doing. If you have concerns with what the students are doing, please contact parents. If there are additional concerns, let Sue or Dawn know so we can address it.
We want Google Classroom, Chat, and Meet to be a safe and valuable space for students during this time. We don't want it causing additional stress because some are not using it correctly.
It is best to make your link for Google Meet hidden or create a nickname for your meet. Below is a video for making your link hidden.
Here is a link that explains how to ensure you're kids are not able to meet on Google Meet without you!
A helpful video about the newest update that merges Google Classroom and Google Meet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP5W9HpzxOg
District Google Meet resource
Google Meets
Here is the schedule for when teachers will be holding their Google Meets each week:
Hammann - Thursday 1:00
Yates - Friday 6:30
Steinman - Thursday 6:00
Ogden - Wednesday 5:30
Reece - Wednesday 4:00
Bateman - Tuesday 6:00
Schell - Monday 1:00
McGeorge - Monday 1:00
Kliethermes - Tuesday and Thursday 1:00
Trusty - Tuesday and Thursday 1:00
Gaines - Monday and Friday 12:45
Boeckman - Monday 3:00
Albers - Wednesday 6:00
Mantle - Tuesday 2:00
Williams - Wednesday 2:30
Johnson - Wednesday 12:30
Kerr - Wednesday 1:00
Watts-Hayes - Thursday 1:30
Food
Please remind them that they can pick up food at ANY of the locations. It does NOT have to be the school they attend.
Some fun tik tok videos to make you smile!
Follow our school, district, Dawn, and Sue on Twitter.
@Dr_D_Day (Me)
@suehaugenteach (Sue)
@JCMH_tweets (Moreau Heights)
@JCSchools_ (District)
You can also follow our school hashtag at #MHmissionpossible
You can follow our district hashtag at #JCStrongerTogether