Mt. Bethel Messenger
August 11, 2017
Bucket Fillers - 40 YEARS OF BUCCANEERS!
- A STANDING OVATION to ALL WHO COMPLETED OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEK!!! Parents stopped us on the way out (some with tears of joy - SERIOUSLY) and thanked the A-Team for our wonderful teachers. We smiled and nodded - and know that the excitement and enthusiasm around this school year is based in each of YOU!!
- AMAZING APPRECIATION TO Maria! Maria donated a washer and dryer to John's team - so our custodial team can keep our mop heads cleaner than ever!
- TAKE A BOW, Rachael Astorga! Rachael was recognized at last weekend's Georgia PTA Conference as Georgia's Second Place Outstanding Educator!!!!
- PROPS to Heather Kindschy and Marycatherine Rinaldi for an amazing Book Fair! This year's fair earned approximately $28,000! 30 percent of the profit comes right back to our Learning Commons!
TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY
Carrie Lowery is our amazing TTIS! Her main goal this year is to provide timely and adequate training and assistance to the MBES faculty as it relates to instructional technology. In order to better serve you and meet your needs, please complete the survey below to provide baseline information.
CLICK HERE to take the brief mandatory survey.
Third grade has already met with Carrie and has mapped out a great plan! Carrie is on campus multiple times weekly - and is in the PPO Office. If you need help with any instructional technology, please reach out to her via email at Carrie.Lowery@cobbk12.org .
TKES - Monday & Tuesday
If you are NOT a custodian, lunch staff, or office staff, you are required to watch the TKES orientation video at THE EVALUATIONS WEBSITE before we meet on Monday/Tuesday.
Bring:
- Charged laptop
- Reading glasses if needed (although the cheatsheets we have for you are very large)
- Yourself immediately after dropping kids at specials
Tuesday - all contributing professionals including parapros,specialists, speech, counselors, and anyone who was not trained on Monday to computer labs at 2:30.
Bring:
- Yourself on time.
- Note: Those who administer an SLO will be trained immediately following TKES training.
Safety Drills
On Monday or Tuesday, practice an in-class Code Red (Lock, Lights, Out of Sight).
On Monday or Tuesday, find your designated location for a Severe Weather Drill. If it is not in your classroom, please walk student to the location where you duck and cover. Correct severe weather position/duck and cover is pictured.
We will likely have a Code Red drill and a Severe Weather Drill at the end of next week.
Eclipise - UPDATES
AUGUST 21ST is the Eclipse. CURRENT PROCEDURAL INFORMATION
- Jeans day.
- Students required inside building from 1:30 - dismissal. All folks in trailers come inside. (Target students will return to homeroom @ 1:30).
- Live Streaming in classrooms from 1:45 until it is over. You are encouraged to do something fun and space-related during this time while showing the streaming. We will provide options (Kennesaw Mt. High School via IPTV or NASA).
- A-Team has some eclipse fun planned for you and the kids.
- Dismissal will begin at 2:55 with ASP. 3:00 will begin bus/car dismissal. Buses are expected to depart campus between 3:05 and 3:10.
- We anticipate a high volume of early dismissals. We require parents to check students out by 1:30 pm.
- Teachers are expected to work the extended time. Teacher contracts are based on 40 hours/week. You are required to report for 7.5 hours daily. Principals have 2.5 hours of time that they may mandate teachers work beyond the 2:40 required time. This means no comp time for teachers.
- Paras are expected to work the extended time on 8/21. Any time worked by paras beyond 2:40 will be considered comp time and may be taken on the August 30th Early Release Day or during another Early Release Day. (Paras work 37.5 hours weekly if they do not take a duty free lunch). We will have a form for you to complete.
- Paras who work ASP, we have a plan! Please come see Appleyard.
- Subs - Cherie will call and let subs know about the extended day.
- If you plan to be out on 8/21, you must submit your absence to Absence Manager/AESOP by Monday, 8/14.
- Specials - 2nd Grade specials will end at 1:50.
- Waiting on guidance regarding windows in classrooms.
REMINDERS
Closely monitor students at recess. Take your cell phone and have it on in case the office needs to reach you. Remind students to bring in everything that they took out.
Remind students to pick up at the end of the day and stack chairs.
Continue to review TEAM Procedures. CLICK HERE FOR THE TEAM PROCEDURES POWER POINT.
Mark Your Calendars!
Monday, August 14
- Happy Birthday, Andrea Goldt!
- TKES Pre-Evaluation Conference during planning for all homeroom & SpEd teachers in Conference Room - bring CHARGED LAPTOP.
- 6:30 pm - ECCC PTA President's Night @ JFBC
Tuesday, August 15
- Happy Birthday, Melina Henry!
- Jaime out - Mentoring @ New SSA meeting
- 2:30 pm - Non-Homeroom Teacher & Parapro TKES in Computer Labs
Wednesday, August 16
- Picture Day: 3rd - 5th Grades
- 8:30 - 10:30 am - Faith & Maria out - Test Coordinator Meeting @ Hawthorne
- 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Boy Scout Recruiting in Cafe' and Gym
- Faith, Maria, Jaime out for Disciplinary Hearing Training @ Sprayberry
- Bugle Articles Due! LINK TO SUBMIT ARTICLE.
Thursday, August 17
- Happy Birthday, Mercy Paulose!
- Picture Day: Kindergarten - 2nd Grades
- OG Training for 4th & 5th - Make sure you have arranged subs!
- Faith & Maria out in pm for Test Coordinator Training
Friday, August 18
- 7:30 - 9:30 am - Faith to Textbook Meeting @ Hawthorne
- Jaime out
DUTY SCHEDULE
One person at buses is expected to check in the buses. They are listed as AM BUS CLIPBOARD. The second person will be expected to help monitor the flow and keep students safe.
We have approximately 980 students who enter school between 7:15 and 7:30 from the bus. SAFETY IS AN ABSOLUTE PRIORITY.
AM BUS CLIPBOARD: Bartnicki
AM BUS LANE MONITORING: Gibson
AM CARPOOL: Hill, Layman, Gardner
PM CARPOOL: J. Miller, Curry, Sikes
SECOND LOAD STANDBY: Salamone