Fierke Friday Flash
January 13th, 2023 - Staff Update
Team,
Shout outs to our Hive, Foundations, and School Leadership teams for all their work this week. These teams significantly guide our school in making us better for kids. I truly appreciate their time, expertise, and leadership.
A reminder from our SLT: please make sure you have a licensed zoom account using your district146 email and your team has prepped emergency plans for eLearning snow days. Check your folders here and log into Zoom here.
Spotlights on next week...
- Monday - No school (MLK Day)
- Tuesday -
- Character Counts Fairness - wear Orange
- 50th Anniversary Team meets at 7:30am
- We will have a two week focus on hallway expectations from 1/17-1/31. All staff members have been given gold/yellow colored buzz tickets and a lanyard holder. When a student is buzzed for following hallway expectations, with this ticket, the students will earn a bonus point (2 points per ticket) for their hive. Here is the promo video to play for your students on Tuesday.
- Wednesday -
- Hive Committee meeting at 7:30am
- PTO meeting at 6:00pm
- Thursday -
- Interventions Team meeting
- Damien is in Springfield
- Friday -
- Hive Day - Character Counts/CHAMPS review (agenda TBA) 2:15pm - 3:15pm
- PTO Back to School skate party at Tinley Roller Rink 6pm - 8pm
Enjoy your long-weekend!
Damien
Our Collective Commitments
We will be…Professional, Kind, Collaborative, and Trustworthy
What's our story?
What great things are happening in your classes? You are all doing amazing things with our students and unfortunately, I can't always be there to see the greatness. Please share with me a quick pic and short note about something that resonated with you and your students. Let's tell our story!!! I share these moments in our family Smore.
Happy Birthday
1/2 - Trisha Honkoski
1/5 - Rosemarie Alviti-Babic
1/23 - Dorothy Pavlick
Social Committee
We wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of their 2022-2023 social committee jobs. Please see below for your assigned job. We need to make sure the responsibility of each committee is carried out to help make our building run as smoothly as possible. Questions to Ilika, Sharon, Amy, Marsie & Amanda
COVID Notifications
- Kathy will send paper notices ONLY to the classrooms who have a positive case. Students should place them in their take-home folders that day, similar to how strep throat and influenza notices are sent.
- Kathy will send an email to the classroom teacher and the Specials teachers (PE, music, and art teachers and media center director) informing them that they have a positive case. The name of the child will be included so they know who they may need to contact about asynchronous work. REMINDER - this is HIPAA protected information so please do not share the name of the child with anyone who does not work with the child.
- Teachers will be asked to forward the email to others who should be notified (i.e. interventionists and other specialists) -- ON A NEED-TO-KNOW BASIS.
- Outbreak notices will continue to be sent electronically (only) by the principals at all schools.
Important Dates
1/16 - MLK Day - no school
1/17 - Character Counts Fairness (wear orange)
1/18 - PTO meeting at 6pm
1/19 - Interventions Team meeting at 7:30am; Damien in Springfield
1/20 - Hive Day on Character Counts/CHAMPS review 2:15pm - 3:15pm
1/23 - Staff meeting at 3:45pm
1/24 - Ad Council for Damien
1/26 - SEL Family Night
1/31 - DAT meeting at 4:00pm
This Week's Quote...
Docs and Websites
- District Assessment Calendar 2022-2023
- Staff Roster
- Staff Foundations
- Staff Interventions
- Social Emotional Resources
- 2022 - 2023 Master Schedule
- District 146 Website
- Illinois State Board of Education
- 2022 - 2023 District Calendar
- Powerschool Teacher Portal (PTP) Instructions
- Family Support Services Referral Form
- Teacher Evaluation Plan_PERA
About us...
Email: daherne@district146.org
Website: http://fierke.district146.org/
Location: 6535 Victoria Drive, Oak Forest, IL, USA
Phone: (708) 614-4520
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fierkestingers
Twitter: @dr_aherne