Birdneck Briefing
Week of March 18
Week of March 18
College Week
March 18 - Girls on the Run
March 19 - Donuts for Dads 7:15 cafeteria
March 19 - Grade 4 IPT 8:30
March 19 - Grade 1 Fieldtrip to Sandler 11:00
March 20 - Grade 2 Fieldtrip to Sandler 11:30
March 21 - Girls on the Run
March 21 - Pennies for Patients (9:30 K-2) and (9:45 3-5)
March 21 - Chorus concert 6:00
March 22 - All City Music Festival Sandler Center
March 22 - Tornado Drill
This is your Captain Speaking!
Hello Birdneck Family,
We are on the down stretch and still have so much work to do. Planning days are coming up for us to look at how we will ensure our students make expected growth and are successful at the end of the year. The data that you analyze/d should be the road map to planning during these days. We will also be talking in collaborations about how we plan the differentiated instruction on a daily basis to prepare our students. In order to prepare for our students we must be overly prepared. When planning lessons we need to anticipate misconceptions and have remediation materials/strategies ready for them. Our coaches are here to help you with resources and ideas as you are planning your lessons. I know you all want to do what is best for children or you wouldn't be here every day. Thanks so much for all that you do and support you provide our students.
Captain Out,
RV
BIRDNECK MISSION
Mission: We build relationships to encourage, inspire and empower students and each other to meet the challenges of today and to foster the love of learning.
BIRDNECK VISION
Vision: We are dedicated to nurturing an inclusive environment to ensure engaging, student-centered learning resulting in confident independent learners.
Shout Outs!
If you would like to give a SHOUT OUT to a colleague, it is as simple as sending an email to RV to be added to our Shout Outs each week!
Shout out to our new custodian, Moses!
He is awesome! Moses has a great personality, friendly and interacts with teachers. Not to mention an amazing job cleaning our rooms. Plus all you have to do is ask him to clean something and it is done! Welcome to our Kindergarten hallway!
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers!
Please Keep Kenyetta Robinson and Brenda McCanon's family in your thoughts and prayers.
Please keep the Brainerd family in your thoughts and prayers.
Media and Stories for Our School!
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Join the PTA! Our goal is to have 100% Staff participation!!!!!!!!!
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Beach Employee Wellness (BEWell) support services
To ensure all staff are knowledgeable of available Beach Employee Wellness (BEWell) support services, the Office of Consolidated Benefits requests education on Critical Incident Response services and Employee Assistance Program and Work-Life services.
Critical Incident Response (CIR) services are a highly specialized individual and group session services designed to minimize the negative emotional and psychological impact of traumatic events. A CIR can begin as soon as two hours after the initial request and are available to all school sites with approval by appropriate CIR contact list personnel. The goal of the CIR is to enhance participants’ ability to transcend workplace trauma and resume focused and productive work activities. Utilizing CIR services make an immense difference to employees’ recovery process in the face of a crisis. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Work-Life Services (WL) through Humana, are available to provide FREE and CONFIDENTIAL support to ALL School employees (full-time, part-time and temporary). Services are available, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Employees are happier and more productive when personal needs are being met, and when work and personal lives are in balance.
-EAP offers short-term in-person and telephonic-based counseling with a licensed counselor. Up to five in-person sessions per concern per year. Referrals are issued for longer-term concerns and additional benefits as appropriate.-WL offers services and resources that help with everyday needs. Humana assess the employee’s needs and then researches to provide referrals and resources that meet budget and requests.
Senior Staff, All Principals/Assistant Principals, All Executive Directors
-Supervisor Referral – In addition to offering assistance to employees and members oftheir households, Humana offer services and resources that are specifically designed toaid directors, supervisors, and human resource professionals with employee-related andpersonal concerns. Please note: In the case of a referral, Humana will only report backto the referring supervisor that the employee attended the session(s). Please seeattachment for more information.
-Humana professionals are bound by confidentiality laws and professional ethics. They donot report to BEWell and/or Virginia Beach City Public Schools on individual cases.Personal information about employee and household members remains confidentialaccording to all applicable state and federal laws.
If further information and/or clarification is needed, please contact, Matt Herman, consolidated benefits office, BEWell program, 757-263-6918 or matthew.herman@vbschools.com. Many thanks for your assistance.
BIRDNECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BIRDNECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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BIRDNECK MISSION
Mission: We build relationships to encourage, inspire and empower others to meet the challenges of today and to foster the love of learning.
BIRDNECK VISION
Vision: We are dedicated to nurturing an inclusive environment to ensure engaging, student-centered learning resulting in confident independent learners.
BIRDNECK BELIEFS
We believe in a collaborative community in which teachers, administrators, students, and parents work together for student success.
We believe in creating a safe, nurturing, and positive environment in which all students can strive for excellence and achieve their individual potential.
We believe we will prepare our students for success by providing 21st century learning and developing within our students critical thinking, effective communications and problem solving skills.
Website: http://www.birdneckes.vbschools.com/
Location: 957 South Birdneck Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-2120