Sunday Shakedown
Weekly Memo for Washington Elementary
Thanks, celebration and appreciation:
- Thanks to all who came out to the Mets game, it was a great night of fun
- Thank you to Carrie Murray and Mary Ellen Smith for their willingness to serve on the Read to be Ready team for GWES
- Congratulations to Ms. Donna on her new position as ECLC and SACC director! Wishing Diane Ivey well, her last day was Friday.
- Thanks to Cherie for the Google club form for registration, thanks to all stepping up to offer clubs, we have some great offerings this year. Remember, we want the element of surprise this week...so announce that it is club week, but don't tell which day!
- Thanks for a great fire drill, the procedures are getting better and better as we practice.
- Thanks to Erik for offering to assist Emily with the First Lego League, this will be a competitive team meeting after school and competing on weekends. Open to 4th and 5th grade. Be thinking of good candidates.
- Thanks to Sue Bragg who will serve on our Canvas team district wide to help bring GWES in 4th and 5th grade into the world of Canvas onlline learning.
- Thanks to our social committee appreciation team, their ideas sound great.
- Thanks Renee Blevins for thoroughly planning our emergency response team drill tomorrow-check your email if you are a team member. Others, expect an announcement to say remain in place during the drill.
- THanks to all the drivers for LuLi. She is so appreciative! This week: Sally mornings, Kristian evenings.
Week of September 5-8
No school labor day
Tuesday:
AED/CPR drill
Math collaborative in LCF
Wednesday:
Wolf at principal's meeting 10-1
4th grade to Conservation Camp
Terea's retirement dinner at Chop House
College t shirt day
Thursday:
4th grade literacy collaborative
Club day one-announcement made at beginning and end
Friday:
No race day, follow Monday schedule
A look ahead:
September 11, behavior team to RTI2 B training at ASC(Monday and Tuesday)-please request subs and time off using non-kcs sponsored
September 15-no school parent conference day
For Your Information:
- Remember our dedication to 2 positive parent contacts a week. This can be note, email, or call. The power of depositing in a parents' emotional bank account is critical to a supportive relationship.
- Laura is ready to begin planning for small groups and check in and check out for tier two students. That means it is time to take the universal screener for behavior. It was sent to you via email. If you did not attend the clinic last Monday and still need help, check in with Laura.
- REMINDER!What is your music 911 song? Have you ever had a time when that perfect song changes your mood? Our social committee and I thought it would be fun to make a playlist of those songs that are our music 911 songs. We will play one at every faculty meeting. Please follow this link to list your 911 song.
Professional Musings:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz4pwkANLjvoVVVWN0daT0sxcGc/view?usp=sharing
Innovative Educators of Kingsport City Schools
Are you passionate about education? Do you enjoy learning about and implementing new strategies? Would you like to create a more student-centered learning environment? Then consider joining the Innovative Educators of Kingsport City Schools.
We are looking to grow our network of K-12 teachers like you from across the district to come together for a day of training, go back and implement new practices, then meet up monthly to celebrate and troubleshoot. This is a wonderful opportunity to push yourself to the next level! Here's what you need to do:
1. Watch the short video linked above.
2. Check out the Information and Registration Site.
3. Attend September 30th from 9:00-3:00.
4. Commit to attending as many of the monthly follow-ups as possible.
Just a note for those who joined the cohort last year: You do not need to attend the Saturday session, and you will receive information soon about dates for the monthly follow-ups. If you have any questions after watching the video and reading the information sheet, please contact:
Dr. Stephanie Potter, spotter@k12k.com
Dr. Brian Cinnamon, bcinnamon@k12k.com
Alyson Dowda, adowda@k12k.com
Emily has the following dates scheduled for your planning days. Michelle has already put in for subs. All you need to do is put it in Skyward for KCS sponsored days. See below for your dates: