McAllister Minutes
Week of: December 11 - December 15
The Week Ahead!
It is hard to believe that we are nearly finished with our 1st semester of education! The best part about it all is our INCREDIBLE students and staff! We have experienced many activities, expectations and just sheer newness this year - I completely get that and appreciate you staying the course! As we creep closer to our Christmas Break, please remember that TIME is of the essence and we need to maintain the focus of keeping students engaged throughout.
With an increased number of assessments online throughout the county - bandwidth is a major concern! Please continue to maintain those high expectations and DO NOT use movies as a time filler for instruction. If you are planning to use a movie in class please let myself or another administrator know before proceeding - after all we are not the McAllister Movie Theater!
With an intentional focus of consistency on being curious & crazy for kids you will ALWAYS find a culture that is student focused!
Have a great week!
Below I have listed a few reminders so that they can be kept at the forefront as you plan and execute your daily tasks!
- Need a Substitute? Be sure that you have entered your absence in AESOP as well as notified your grade level admin and Ms. Lane! Personal Leave will not be approved without 3 days notice - Substitutes are a hot commodity and should be secured in advance if you are utilizing personal leave. *Emergency Sub Plans should always be prepared in the case you have an emergency!
- Money? Please ensure that all money is accounted for daily and that it never stays in your room overnight. MyPaymentsPlus has been a big help with this, but we still need to be cognizant of this as we collect money.
- Lunch - Please be on time, the flow and cleaning procedures are not able to flow efficiently and effectively when students are not picked up on time. Thank you in advance!
- Communication w/Parents -If a student is consistently not meeting the expectation whether it be academically or behaviorally please be certain you are contacting those parents by phone and that you are able to talk to an actual person and not an answering machine.We are a team and will work together to support the needs of our students, if you have questions or need assistance please let me know! NO Surprises!
Important Dates:
- MAP Testing - Ends 12/15/17 - (See Link Below)
- Santa Pictures - 12/13/17 & 12/14/17
- Teaching for Bling - Tuesday (Planning Period 3rd-5th) - PL Room - 12/12/17
- Leadership Team - Tuesday - PL Room - 12/12/17
- Christmas Party - Saturday - 12/16/17 (Belle Island Club House - Payments accepted through mypaymentsplus.com)
- Faculty PLC - Tuesday - Media Center - 12/19/17
Have an INCREDIBLE Week!
Happy Birthday to You!
- Sara Kornegay - 12/12
- Eric Bartley - 12/15
- Emily Dixon - 12/15
- Linda Smith - 12/17
- Mary Waters - 12/19
- Rhonda Brown - 12/24
- Christina Howley - 12/26
- Kimberly Smith - 12/26
- Holly Patselas - 12/30
MAP Worksheet - Due: Thursday, December 21, 2017
Making Moves at McAllister
- Rocking the House! Major Kudos to Ms. Stuckey for leading the first House meeting for the 4th grade class!
- Talking about making connections...Ms. Dimarzio has gone ABOVE the call and has begun making home visits to her students! Impressive!
- Thank you to Ms. Sarah Taylor for putting her thoughts into action and equipping the school with Testing Signs! Always thinking about the whole picture!
We're ALL Wonders - R.J Palacio
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A look ahead....
McAllister Elementary School
Email: cmiller@bryan.k12.ga.us
Website: https://mes.bryan.k12.ga.us/
Location: 224 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Richmond Hill, GA, United States
Phone: 912-851-4040
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McAllisterElementaryRH
Twitter: @McAllister_ES