McClatchey Messenger FOR STAFF
October 12, 2018
FALL FAMILY NIGHT AT DME
Each LID team is going to decorate two cars for our DME Trunk or Treat. We will park the cars around the playground. Your team may pick a theme and design a math or science game to go along with your car! Pinterest has some cute things to view!
We are accepting candy donations. Please see your LID teacher for details.
PLEASE SHARE THE GRAPHIC BELOW WITH YOUR PARENTS!
RED RIBBON WEEK-PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR PARENTS
PLEASE MAKE A TEACHER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION
We are excited to announce the 2018 - 2019 Teacher of the Year nominations are now open! We appreciate all of the hard work you do each day to prepare our students for their futures. Nominating someone for your campus’ Teacher of the Year is a wonderful opportunity to highlight a peer and how they go above and beyond to serve each of their kids. Your school’s Teacher of the Year should inspire others, challenge students while creating a positive learning environment, and overall strengthen and improve the teaching profession. Whether your nominee is a seasoned veteran or a first-year teacher, select the person you feel exhibits these qualities and would make you proud to represent your school and MISD.
Click here to nominate a teacher now! Nominations close Friday, October 19.
Please email me if you have any questions. Thank you!
Curriculum News
DREAMBOX
Dreambox has started a little slower than we anticipated this year. Please make sure students are using this program for at least 45 minutes a week for 1st - 2nd grades, and at least 60 minutes a week for 3rd - 5th grades during the assessment window, which has been extended until October 12th.
Elementary Literacy Resources
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP WEEK OCTOBER 15-19
Please turn in your red ball and your box!
POWERSCHOOL -PLEASE READ REGARDING GRADES FOR REPORT CARDS
Hallways, Think Tanks, and Classrooms
Parent Nights at Admin.
MISD’s Parent Universities for this fall include:
October 18 - 11 a.m. - 1p.m.
Kathy O’Keefe with Winning the Fight.
This session is a brown bag lunch and learn opportunity as Kathy provides shares what signs to look for and what to do. This session is timely as we recognize Red Ribbon Week.
November 13 - 5:30-7 p.m.
Scott Poland is a nationally known expert in helping parents raise resilient children. He also embed how parents can recognize the signs of depression and possible self-harm. This is a brown bag dinner learning opportunity.
You may share our online announcement link with your parents!
HAT DAY FOR SPIRIT WEEK!
UPCOMING DATES!
OCTOBER
SOCIAL FIFTH GRADE
CHARACTER TRAIT-RESPECT
DISPLAY CASE---KINDERGARTEN
10-15 Welcome Angela Hayes -student teaching with Thorne, PARENT UNIVERSITY
10-17 LIDS
10-18 ALL CITY CHOIR PRACTICE, PTO Spirit Store
10-19 PTO SPIRIT STORE,HAT DAY, END OF FIRST NINE WEEKS, SLO’s due in STRIVE
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10-22 RED RIBBON WEEKS BEGINS
10-24 SAT DAY, DME SOCIAL-FIFTH GRADE
10-25 ALL CITY CHOIR PRACTICE
10-26 SCHOOL WIDE ASSEMBLY DAY
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10-29 BOOK FAIR WEEK
10-30 PTO MEETING John Mathews Safety Talk -6:30 pm in cafe,, DECORATE CLASSROOMS FOR PARTY 6:30-7:30
10-31 FALL PARTY DAY