Trantwood Times
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Kudos...
~Kudos to all the staff that donated to the Beach Bags food drive—you rock! Lisa
~Kudos to Pam Belote, LouAnne Metzger, Karen Lewis, Macy Henry, Melinda Pezzella and Hannah Phelps for your compassion and professionalism while helping students in crisis! Lisa
~Kudos to Jenny Mello for implementing mindful listening and breathing with her class! Lisa
~Kudos to 3rd grade for all of their work in supporting their students’ in learning behavior management by implementing Magic 1,2,3 and 2nd and 3rd grade for using Zones of Regulation! Lisa
~Kudos to Lisa, Hannah, Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Metzger for being such great teammates during some difficult student conversations this week. It takes a village! Pam Belote
~Thank you Berkley for always making making me laugh and being there. You have a heart of gold and you go above and beyond for each one of our kiddos. Vivi
~Thanks to Macy and Hannah for their amazing support. Thanks to the staff for their thoughts and prayers! Jenny Mello
~Kudos to Melinda Pezella for making her students love coming to school everyday and making learning fun and enjoyable. You have especially made a difference for Nikoleta. You have helped her gain the confidence she never knew she had and teach her to do her best and everything will be ok. That has made all the difference in the world for her.-Vivi
~To Brooke for helping me out with my Outlook gone wild. You are the best! Karen
~Hannah and Macy, thank you for helping out a colleague during a difficult time to make sure her students stayed on track. You are appreciated. Karen
~Thanks to the Trantwood inclusion team for working through the challenges. You are everything for your students. Even when it feels like you are not making a difference, trust me you are. Karen
~Hannah, thank you for standing beside a student in need. Hearing you ask the student what you could do make things better reminded why educators make a difference. You did an amazing job! Karen
~To Pam and Lisa, thank you for your help during several student concerns this year. Your commitment to and love for our Cardinals is evident! Karen
~Thank you Trantwood for always supporting our celebrations. Morgan and Sarah will be beautiful brides! Tania and Sue, thanks for your help in preparing for the shower; Kristen and Angie, thank you for your donated decorations! Terri and Jenny, thank you for helping serve the cake!-Jan
~Thank you to Brooke for your help in "digging into data" with me!-Jan
~Thank you Melissa for being my partner at the Reading Conference Academy. So nice to compare notes and share ideas with you!-Jan
~Tania for helping me brainstorm some ideas for students- Catie
~Sue for letting me borrow the reference section! - Catie
~Ashley- thank you for always being patient with me especially when I’m losing my mind over computational fluency! Catie
~Hannah for being there for me all week! Catie
~Thank you to Brooke Martinette for taking videos of my students for their portfolio!- Melinda Pezzella
~A huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone at Trantwood for celebrating my upcoming marriage! Future Mrs. T
~Thank you Beth Wilk and Cassie Roberts for being so welcoming to our Pre K kids and allowing us to use their room at dismissal. I appreciate it! - Bessie
~Lisa, Pam, Teri, Brooke, Hannah, Kim, Maria, Melissa, Claire, Catie, Jenny D., Karen, & Ashley - life is so much easier with you. Thank you for the teamwork this week! LAM
Reminders:
- Please turn in a copy of your Parent/Teacher Conference schedule to the office
- Formative Options/Professional Goals due Nov. 2
- United Way Campaign ends Nov. 19 - thanks for giving!
Future Planning
Oct. 30: School Planning Council Meeting and Compass to 2025 development - please invite parents to be a part of this
Nov. 6: Virtual Learning Day & Parent Teacher Conference Day - no staff learning planned for this day - the day is for Parent Teacher conferences and grades
- Nov. 6: Teacher Grades due for Report Cards
Oct. 28 - Nov. 2, 2018
Sunday, Oct. 28
- Happy Birthday Gina Howes!
Monday Oct. 29 - Picture Make Up Day
- Coach Meeting, 8:15 - 8:45 am
- KL & BM OTB, am
- Mad Science, Science Lab, 2:45 - 4:00 pm
- Girls On The Run, 2:45 - 4:00 pm
Tuesday Oct. 30
- Gr. 4 & 5 Student Led Conferences, cafe
- SCA Officer and Homeroom Rep meeting
- School Planning Council Meeting, library, 3:15 pm
- VBCPS Compass 2025 Parent Meeting, library, 4:30 pm
Wednesday Oct. 31 - Sandi Ballard meetings during PE
- Happy Birthday Allyson Roseberry!
- Gr. 4 & 5 Student Led Conferences, cafe
- GOTR, 2:45 - 4:00
- Chess Club, 2:45 - 4:00
Thursday Nov. 1 SCA Canned Food Drive begins
- Gr. 4 & 5 Student Led Conferences, cafe
- Chess Club, 2:45 - 4:00
- Green Cardinals, 2:45 - 4:00
Friday Nov. 2 - Formative Option & Professional Goals due
- Grade One Gifted Screening
- SCA Pizza Party, 2:45 - 3:30
Nov. 4 - 10, 2018 SCA Thanksgiving Canned Food Drive
Monday, Nov. 5 First Nine Weeks ends
- Coach Meeting, 8:15 - 8:45 am
- Citizen of the Month, cafe, 2 pm
- Mad Science, 2:45 - 4:00 pm
- GOTR, 2:45 - 4:00 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 6 Parent Teacher Conference Day
- Happy Birthday Amy Perry!
- PBIS Meeting, collab room, 2 pm
- ILT, collab room, 3 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 7
- LAM OTB, pm
- GOTR, 2:45 - 4:00
- Gr. 5 Recorder Club, 2:45 - 4:00
- Chess Team, 2:45 - 4:00
Thursday, Nov. 8
- Chess Club, 2:45 - 4:00
Friday, Nov. 9
- LAM OTB, am
Principal Packet Memos
Math Non-negotiables
As we finalize our PCI math goal for the year, here are the non-negotiables for math instruction that will be looked for when visiting classrooms (by Admin and DOSL):
- Small Group instruction daily based on data
- Grades 1-5 at least 3x per week on Tenmarks
- Manipulative bags used for all students with an accommodation as stated on a 504 or IEP
- Calendar or Number Talks daily for students in k-2/ Numbertalks or Rams daily for students grades 3-5
- All manipulatives out and available for student use at all times - these should be visible and easily accessible
There is much more that you do to bring about high levels of math literacy and we say keep doing these things. Our goal is a common understanding and expectation for quality math instruction and learning. Following these non-negotiables help us to achieve this goal.
Please let Mrs. Metzger or Ms. Francisco know if you have any questions.
United Way
Many thanks to Sue Jerasa for coordinating our campaign this year. Please see her if you have any questions.
Quarter # 1 Report Cards - DOT Timeline is as follows:
11/5 - Specialists lock down grades by 5pm
11/6 - Homeroom teachers lock down by 5pm
**Reminder: Please write your comments in advance of the grade lock down and have a colleague proof them for you!
11/7 - Report cards will be delivered to you for grade proofing
11/8 - Proofed report cards must be returned to Carolyne by 5pm
11/9 - Report cards to Admin
11/14 - Report cards go home
TEACHER OF THE YEAR TIMELINE 2020
- Friday, Nov. 2nd - All electronic and hard copy nomination forms are due by 4:00 pm
- Thursday, Nov. 8th - Meet with TOY Committee members- share timeline and rubric and nominations
- Friday, Nov. 9th - Notify nominees
- Monday, Dec. 10th - Nominee packets due by 4:00 pm
- Wednesday, December 12th - TOY Committee Meeting to pick winner
- Thursday, Dec. 13th - Notify winner at Staff meeting
- Friday, Jan. 4th - 5:00 pm winner name must be uploaded by principal to Sharepoint site
- Friday, Jan. 18th - 5:00 pm winner packet and principal statement due to SharePoint
Trantwood Yearbook Photos Wanted!
Photos can be loaded here.
Good Person or Greatness?
Welcome Ms. Carisma Cardenas! We are happy to have you as our new Perm Sub!
The Book Whisperer book club!
Lily had a shirt on that said Be Kind Today and it was a reminder that October is Disability Awareness Month and we all should always be kind!
Wedding brains...
This is what my lottery card said when I look at it...
At Trantwood, we...
LouAnne Metzger, Principal
Email: louanne.metzger@vbschools.com
Website: http://www.trantwoodes.vbschools.com/
Location: 2344 Inlynnview Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-4000
Twitter: @LouAnneMetzger