The Weekly Buzz
March 18 - March 22
Here are the reminders for this week!
Thought for this week- "The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don't tell you what to see."
- Faculty Meeting: Will be held on Tuesday, March 19. The agenda is posted on Google Classroom.
- March 27 PD: We will have an introduction to Alpine, our new data housing system. The initial plan is to spend 60-90 minutes with that, 30-45 minutes on March 15 & ASCD PD share, and 60-90 minutes on SafeSchool training.
- Report Card reminders below.
Important dates to pin!
19- Faculty meeting
20 - Grade 2 to Swift House (9:15)
20 - Inventor's Fair (1:00)
Do you have a meeting this week??
Wednesday, March 20 @ 8:00, SST T.S. (5)
Wednesday, March 13 @ 8:20, SST J.A. (5)
Report Cards
Wed. March 13 ---- T2 Trimester Ends
Wed. March 27 ---- NYP Resolve Ends
Fri. March 29 @ 9 a.m. ---- Print Preview- ALL grades and comments MUST be entered
Mon. April 2 - Wed. April 3 ---- Corrections
Tues. April 2 ----- Review RC's at Faculty meeting
Thurs. April 4 ---- Grades made historical - No more changes
Fri. April 5 ---- Report Cards go home
- ALL grades and comments MUST be entered by 9 am on Fri. 3/29 @ 9 am. In the past, we didn't require teachers to have this for the first print, but now you must have this done before the initial soft save (now called Print Preview)
- Double and triple proofread that grades and comment are correct and align.
- Time will be devoted to our faculty meeting on 4/2 to review all areas of the report cards for discrepancies or red flags.
Social Emotional Learning
Harvard professor Stephanie Jones has developed more than 40 social and emotional learning "kernels" -- short, fast activities that allow teachers to easily deliver SEL lessons at any time. Jones says she is working with teachers to help refine the kernels, one of which is "belly breathing" to help students cope with stress and anxiety.