Mark's Monday Morning Memo
October 8, 2018
Bring Your Family to School Night
District Strategic Focus Groups
Please consider signing up by contacting Bobbi.McLaird@hopkinsschools.org. Thank you!
Hat Day!
Schedule for October 17
8:00-11:00 - Meet in grade level groups:
-Grades K-1: Alice Smith Media Center
-Grade 2: Tanglen Media Center
-Grades 3-4: Eisenhower/XX Media Center
-Grades 5-6: Eisenhower Room 207
-K-2 will focus on Small Group Instruction in Being a Reader
-3-6 will focus on Conferring
11:00-2:00 - Classroom teachers will be released to buildings to work with their teams on literacy instruction, choosing their own lunch time. Literacy coaches and curriculum trainers will float around buildings to answer questions and provide support.​
Special educators and specialists will be meeting with your supervisors then joining us back at Gatewood for the 2:00-4:00 session.
2:00-4:00 - Site time with Tom Westerhaus from The Jeffers Foundation.
Field Trips
-Print out a copy for your use;
-Complete the tasks to prepare for your field trip;
-You do not need to share a Google form with Kristi;
-Please make sure you are communicating with Kristi about the date and times; payments and/or invoices; and bus needs;
-Please contact the kitchen;
-Connect with Nurse Lauren;
-Determine your plan for students who are unable to attend;
-Allow ample time to secure permission slips.
Thank you for planning, preparing, and communicating with others about field trips.
October Story Time and Expectations Review
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MERUMSWU9JM8R1nqIvDCvOLDH9ODSa5uVFPO7k-1TsI/edit?usp=sharing