The Eager Eagle
Weekly Memo for STAFF
Week of December 9-13: Have a great week!
Streelman: Out of Office
Meeting all day Thursday
~~I am available via text/email.
Door Decorating Contest!
WOW, what an amazing job! Please take your students on a field trip around the school to check out the amazing displays.
Below are the winners:
1st Place: Angie Voelker
2nd Place: Markita Smith
3d Place (tie): Tammy Bricker, Kristi Robincheck, Nicola Coker
~~Congratulations! Your prizes are on the back counter behind Meghan's desk!
~~If you participated, there is a treat bag in your mailbox. Thank you all for joining in the fun!
Human Scrabble
Thank you to everyone for participating! I hope that you had a great time! Below are the winners!
1st Place: Cindy, Amy, Bel
2nd Place: Team PreK
Participation Award: Team 3rd Grade
1st Place winners, your prizes are on the counter behind Meghan's desk.
PreK and 3rd grade, I will get your prizes to you on Monday!
Thank you EVERYONE for having fun and participating!
New Game
Stay tuned for a new game that starts on Tuesday!
What's Happening in the Eagle's Nest?
THANK YOU!
A huge thank you to Jerry for hosting our staff Christmas party!
Counseling Services
Dear teachers,
We will be increasing the number of students that receive independent or small group counseling services. This is extremely important for our students. Please allow students to leave your classroom for these therapies, even if it is during instructional/academic time. Thank you for your understanding.
Holiday Gift Store
The holiday gift store will be open December 9-13 in the media center. Students may shop during specials.
Team Leader
We will meet Monday at 3:30 in my office.
Wreaths across America
I will be sharing snippets of information about Wreaths across America on the announcements. The laying of wreaths is December 14. If you want to add this into your social studies lessons, now is a great time!
You have coloring sheets in your mailboxes. Please have your students color these and select a winner! I need the name of your winner by Friday; please also hang on to their pages.
Carnival Tickets
We are going to pre-sell winter carnival tickets all week. Please remind students and families! Return forms and money to the front office. Tickets are $0.50 at the event. If parents choose to pre-purchase tickets, the options are 25 tickets for $10 or 50 tickets for $20. We will give you sealed envelopes with the tickets to send home with students.
Field Test
4th and 5th grade students take the writing field test on December 10. We will follow secure testing protocols.
Faculty Meeting
Kathy Williams will be here to address the staff at a faculty meeting on December 11 at 3:15 pm. Please plan to attend.
DARE Graduation
5th grade has DARE graduation December 12.
OHS Play Presentation
OHS is going to present their play to all grade levels the morning of December 13. Save the date! Logistics and scheduling have not yet been determined. Stay tuned!
Winter Carnival Is Coming!
iReady Reward!
We will celebrate students that meet half of their typical growth on December 16. K-2 will come to the cafeteria at 1:00 and 3rd-5th will come at 1:50. We will have a Grinchmas Growth Celebration that includes cookie decorating! Please encourage your students to do their BEST!
Holiday Spirit Week (NEXT WEEK): December 16-20
Read-a-thons
The AR read-a-thons are December 16 and December 18. You can invite students to bring in a blanket or stuffed animal. They simply spend the morning reading, whether it be read alouds, listening to books online, or reading with buddies. You can even buddy up with other classes!
We are going to reward students and teachers that earn the most AR points during these days! After all of that reading, enjoy a Christmas movie in the afternoon together! Below is a reading log that you can use for the event! There will be more of these in the work room this week. Take one and make copies for your class!
Movie Day
We are taking students to the movie theater on December 17 to see Frozen 2. The cost is $6 and includes admission, popcorn and drink. We will have permission slips for you to send home on Monday.
AR Reading Goals
K--5 points
1st--8 points
2nd--12 points
3rd--15 points
4th--20 points
5th--20 points
Students will be invited to an AR Reward Party on December 18 during specials for meeting their goals.
A list of eligible students will be made and shared this week with you. We will allow students to count towards this until the evening of December 17.
Secret Pal Reveal
Our secret pal reveal is December 18 at 3:15 pm in the media center!
American Heart Association
Our field day is during specials on December 19!
Christmas Lunch
We will have a staff Christmas luncheon at 12:15 on December 20. That day is an early release day. We will also have an optional ornament exchange.
Time Off Requests
Don't forget to include Joy, Meghan, and Jen in your time off requests!
Don't Forget!
Please respond to meeting calendar invites and also put your time off in Skyward!
Thank you for all you do! Have a great week!
Emily Streelman, Principal