FRIDAY FLASH
Important RCPS Updates
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
~Nelson Mandela
Great Things Going On!
- Kindergarten Registration was this week. It was a pretty excited day. We registered a total of 91 kindergarten students, including 42 from our PK program. We also have 43 registered PK students for next year. These are higher numbers that we had after registration last year.
- Parents came to school this week to enjoy a poetry reading by their students. What a great way for our students to work on Speaking Standards!
- The Art Show is coming soon and promises to be very exciting! The collaborative pieces of art done by each class are fabulous. Van's Art Show was a HUGE success and I am certain that the RCPS show will be as well!!
Upcoming Events
Week of April 11-15
All Day--Norris & Sammons out at a conference
1:30 pm--Life Skills Staffing
Teacher Substitutes
- Danae Render--no sub
- Jodi Hickman--Sheila Sutter
- Lorie Barber (pm only)--Allison VanderWall
Tuesday, April 12
10:05 am--Kindergarten Data Meeting
10:50 am--First Grade Data Meeting
Teacher Substitutes
- Tiffany Borman (pm only)--TBD
Wednesday, April 13
7:15 am--Wednesday PD: Topic & Location TBD
All Day--Second Grade "Skin I'm In" Art Project
9:30 am--Preschool Team Meeting
1:00 pm--Case Conference (Sayler, Zeilmann, Cawby)
Teacher Substitutes
Thursday, April 14
8:45 am--Second Grade Data Meeting
2:00 pm--Case Conference (Fuller, Wuethrich, Cawby, Norris)
6:00 pm-8:00 pm--Art Show
Teacher Substitutes
- Jessica Cawby--no sub
- Staci Hannon at Van all day
Friday, April 15
7:15 am--Breakfast with Mom (Kindergarten)
1:30 pm--Convo from Indianapolis Opera
Teacher Substitutes
- Jessica Cawby--no sub
- Rebecca Fuller--Sheila Sutter
- Eric Russell--Allison VanderWall
- Lorie Barber (am only)--TBD
Week of April 18-22
3:15 pm--Austen Hensler's Baby Shower in Art Room
Teacher Substitutes
- Cathy Daniels--Sara Redlin
- Maggie Sayler--Allison VanderWall
Tuesday, April 19
All Day--Kindergarten Testing in Gym
10:05 am--Kindergarten Data Meeting
10:50 am--First Grade Data Meeting
Teacher Substitutes
- Cathy Daniels--no sub
- Sara Clouse--Haylee Nelson
- Julie DeYoung--no sub
- Kelly Geleott--Amanda Hickman
- Sherry O'Dette--Zac Mishler
- Lindsay Shorna--Sheila Sutter
Wednesday, April 20
7:15 am--Wednesday PD: Insurance Meeting at RCHS
8:00 am--Case Conference (Fuller, Bryant, Cawby, Norris)
9:30 am--Preschool Team Meeting
1:00 pm--Case Conference (Maienbrook, Piercy, Cawby, Norris)
Teacher Substitutes
- Cathy Daniels--Sara Redlin
- Kelly Geleott--Libby Pickett
Thursday, April 21
All Day--Kindergarten Testing in Gym
8:45 am--Second Grade Data Meeting
6:00 pm-8:00 pm--Art Show
Teacher Substitutes
- Cathy Daniels--no sub
- Sara Clouse--Haylee Nelson
- Julie DeYoung--no sub
- Kelly Geleott--Amanda Hickman
- Sherry O'Dette--Zac Mishler
- Lindsay Shorna--Sheila Sutter
Friday, April 22
Mid-Terms Due
7:15 am--Breakfast with Mom (PK and LifeSkills)
Teacher Substitutes
- Cathy Daniels--Sara Redlin
- Eric Russell--Allison VanderWall
Nuts & Bolts
The April 2016 Edition of the Teacher Toolkit is here. Please see the attached file. This edition has a great page on "Rigor in Mathematics" specifically focused on the elementary level. If you haven't check out the Teacher Toolbox you should! Teachers are finding wonderful and valuable resources in their subject are in each edition. You can find past editions posted at: http://www.doe.in.gov/ccr/teachers-toolbox. Enjoy!
April Toolbox: http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/ccr/teachers-toolbox-april-2016.pdf