Muraski STAFF Memo
4/27/18 : You just never know who you are impacting....
Memory Lane...These MURASKI students are in the TOP 5% of the graduating class this year!
(This is the email I received from Ian's mom. The message bar read: MURASKI PROUD!)
Hi Mrs. Peters,
Hope all is well over at Muraski!
Just wanted to tell you that we honored and celebrated our Muraski roots last night at a ceremony for the top 5% graduating from SHS. That group includes seven Muraski grads -- Jonathan Greaves, George Kinney, Ian McGreal, Janie Eyerman, Emily Gorges, Morgan Hyun, and Joanne Munshower. (Maria Ong, too, although not sure if/when she attended Muraski.)
Ian picked Jen Tedeschi as the teacher who had the greatest impact on his education, and gave awesome remarks about why! Such a special night!
I will forward you a picture of the group that was able to attend last night. (The names above are in the order they were standing in; Joanne Munshower, and Maria, was unable to attend.)
Just wanted to share!
Congratulations to Jen Tedeschi for being recognized! We all know the best compliment, is when it comes from a former student!
From the desk of Mrs. J. Peters, Principal Muraski Elementary School
This week..
In your mailbox this week, you will find some information, connected to "Noticing and Reacting when students are not engaged". Check out the Table 7.3: Using Physical Movement. Transfer these ideas to your own classroom this week. Let me know when you do and how it worked for you!
This week:
April 30 - Safety Drill
May 1 - TBT; Grades 5,4, Encore SLO Scores due to Tina!
May 2 - TBT; Grades 3,K, 1
May 2 - Math AIR TEST- Grades 3,4,5
May 2 - Nancy Surak's Birthday!
May 3 - Math AIR TEST - Grades 3,4,5
May 3 - TBT; Grade 2
May 4 - Grade 2 Science Center Field Trip
May 4 - BLT at 8am
Next week:
May 7 - AIR Science part 1
May 8 - AIR Science part 2
May 8 - PBIS meeting
May 9 - 5th Grade Field Trip
May 9 - STAFF MEETING
May 10 - 3rd Grade Field Trip
May 10 - AIms Intervention check
May 11 - First Grade program - 2pm
SPECIAL AREA SCHEDULE CHANGES: due to AIR Testing
Mark Your Calendars:
MAY 2 AND 3
Grade 1 - 9:10-9:55am
Grade 2 - 11:00-11:45am
Grade 3 - 2:30-3:15pm
Grade 4 - 1:45 - 2:30pm
May 7 and May 8th
No changes in the schedule
Enjoy your week,
Mrs. J. Peters
4/27/18
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY! MAY 2ND.
Things to do this week...
- Get me your SLO's asap please
- See me before May 8th to finalize the ETPES. Each of you needs to sign off.
ROSTER VERIFICATION
You should have gotten an email on April 18th to begin your linkage. If you have any questions, please see me.
THINKING AHEAD...
Please update the parent communication log for April by the end of the month.
Seeking Teachers to Participate... If interested, please let me know.
Seeking applicants for the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Educators Institute that will be held at Kent State University (Kent campus) on three Saturdaymornings (8 a.m. to noon) -- September 29, October 13 and November 3, 2018. The Institute focuses on excellent teaching practices for ALL teachers and it has received exceptionally strong ratings from teachers who have participated in the past. We are looking for one or two teams of four teachers from your district. Individual teachers also may attend. This event is FREE and breakfast will be provided to participants. Space is limited and is available to the first 100 applicants. The application is due by Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Online Application: https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6LiCwepkknqOitD
The Institute is appropriate for teachers and principals in the following ways:
The three presenters (Drs. Jim Connell, Tom Lasley and Jim Mahoney) are talented and thoughtful educators.
The teacher commitment will be approximately 15-17 hours of time.
The Institute requires no registration fee and the teachers will be recognized for their efforts at the last session.
High-quality, job-embedded professional development is critically important for school administrators and teachers.
The teacher can apply for one graduate credit and CEUs are available.
A fellows program is available to those interested in continuing action research after the Institute.
Aimsweb Testing
WINDOW:
The district window for Aimsweb winter benchmarking is listed below. Please note the window for Aimsweb 1.0 which is used for K-3 Reading does not open until May 1st.
WINDOW
K-5 Math & 4-5 Reading
Aimsweb Plus
4/16/18 – 5/11/18
K-3 Reading
Aimsweb 1.0
5/1/18 – 5/11/18
Please refer to the Assessment Matrix to see which assessments to administer.
SUBS:
Substitutes will be provided for K-3 teachers per this sub schedule for the following days:
TEACHERS
SUBS FOR MATH
Window: 4/16 - 5/11
SUBS FOR READING
Window: 5/1 - 5/11
AIR TEST DATES
2017-2018 AIR Folder. A resource to add to your google drive. In this folder contains a new manual, checklists, administration video, teacher scripts and probably anything else you will need.
MAY 2 & MAY 3
MATH AIR - Grades 3,4,5
MAY 7 & 8
SCIENCE AIR - Grade 5
MORE INFORMATION FOR AIR TESTING SUPPORT
CLASS LISTS FOR NEXT YEAR
Here is the placement cards to help create class lists for next year.
Class lists will be due May 25th.
Special Mention...
Thank you to Mark for evaluating our dolly for the piano cart. We need a new one!
Thank you to Erick for being flexible with the gym schedule for the Penguin/Stingray assembly.
Thank you to Gayle for taking a second look at our IIP work.
Thank you to Ellen and Jen for organizing our "open house" for our Makerspace Place. It was fun to step in and see the different things we can do with our kids!
Thank you to Vicki for joining the "open house" for additional explanations!
Thank you to Suzi, Kara, Michelle, Gayle, MaryJo, Tanya, Carey, Jeanne and John for a great, well run IEP meeting. You all did ALOT of work on those 13 goals!! Well done!!
Thank you to Laurie and Jen for all the make up testing this week.
Thank you to Jena and Julie for the explanations and thoughts at our 504 meeting this week.
Thank you to the End of the Year Committee for coming together to finalize our End of the Year FUN~
Thank you to Beth for canceling our BAC meeting!!!
Thank you to all who have already submitted your SLO scores. They are due May 1st.