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March 23, 2015
Happy Spring Break!
Checkout this fun and short clip: https://vimeo.com/121995846
Attendance Celebrations!
Superhero Teacher!
Every minute counts!
Grade Cards!
Changes 3/26/15
Send home 3/31/15
Please see attachment: report card checklist for further procedures and expectations.
Coaches/Mentors/Cheerleaders!
XLT Enrollment
All students are welcome to attend XLT. You will be receiving enrollment forms to send home in report card envelopes after Spring Break. Attached is a generic note to send home to parents stating that you are recommending that their child attend XLT. I highly recommend a call home if you think this will come as a surprise to parents. All students that attend XLT will be in a reading and a math class. Students recommended will be grouped together and (hopefully) have a smaller class size. Teachers will teach using the workshop model. Those students not recommended will be in enrichment reading and math classes. Unfortunately we can’t place a student in enrichment math and not reading-it has to be the same for both reading and math. We need a list of all students (please send to Janet by Friday, March 13th) that you are recommending XLT for reading and math. This is an important step as Janet will be responsible for checking a box that will indicate on the report card the recommendation for XLT.
Questions-please ask!
PLTs
Week of March 30th: grades K-2-Writing Module Part 2
Early Release Sessions
Supervision
Upcoming Assessments
ELA Benchmark #4 (3/30 - 4/10)
1st Grade, Unit 6 End of Unit Assessment (3/13)
3rd Grade, Unit 6 End of Unit Assessment (3/13)
4th Grade, Unit 6 End of Unit Assessment (3/13)
4th Grade, On Demand (3/9 & 3/10)
Substitutes and Technology
MACs
Classroom Walk Through Focus
What are students working on during their independent practice time? Is it relevant to learning targets and student goals? Are students reading for the majority of time or practicing assignments on teacher selected texts? Do students have choice in their reading and writing? Are you setting goals mutually with students?
Building Hours over Spring Break
Monday -Thursday 7:30am-6pm (Closed on Friday)
REMEMBER: If you enter the building when Mr. Rubbio isn't here, the alarm will sound and the police will be dispatched. Your badge will let you in, so don't let that fool you! The alarm will go off and police will arrive (happened at several buildings during Winter Break).
SWAG
March
Tuesday, March 24th
J. Haistings will work 2 hours with K, 1, 2 grades (rotating substitutes) CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS MEMO
6:00 Kindergarten Round up
BLT Meeting - RESCHEDULED
Wednesday, March 25th
Kathy out 8:30-? (MAP training)
Kathy out 1:00-on (principal meeting)
Thursday, March 26th
Swim trip-3rd grade
Friday, March 27th
Climate Committee Meeting
PLTs-3,4,5 (Writing Module-part 2)
Grades 3 & 4-dress rehearsals during encore block
Monday, March 30
Deborah Holmes 2:15 (may conduct walk throughs)
Tuesday, March 31
PLTs-K,1,2
2nd & 3rd grade music programs @ Antioch Middle School
March Birthdays
Monica Camacho – 6
· Shellie Willis – 6
· Rebecca Harrelson – 7
· Betty Jones – 8
· Linda Appling – 11
· Jene Bradham – 11
· Tyler Dierking – 15
· Ryan Cook – 24
April
Fire drill
Math Solutions-TJ will be visiting classrooms
Thursday, April 2nd
Math Solutions-all intermediate teachers will meet with TJ in the morning (Media Center)
all primary teachers will meet with TJ in the afternoon (Media Center)
Friday, April 3rd
Arbor Day-1st grade to Meadowbrook Park