Panther Updates
NEWS, RESOURCES AND LEARNING FOR PANTHER STAFF, 4/9/18
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 9- APRIL 13, 2018
DREAMBOX SUPPORT: Training reps from Dreambox will be here on Monday, April 9 during specials to field questions, provide support and collaborate with your team on how to continue to enhance your use of this program for remediation, practice and enrichment. Sessions will take place in the office conference room during your specials planning periods. Intervention Team, Specialists and SpEd Team will be meeting with the reps at 8:15.
NETWORK UPDATES: Network printers will be available until 1:00 on Monday, April 9. After that they will be off-line. Plan accordingly. This Tuesday, April 10th WCPSS Technology services will be upgrading our network. As a result, we will not be able to access email or and all other web-based services, inclusive of our digital phone service. Please alert your parents that If there are any transportation changes they need to get any vital information to you to send a hard copy note or they will need to bring it in person to the school.
LEADERSHIP TEAM MEETING: Leadership Team Meeting is this Thursday, April 12th at 7:45. Start having the conversation about who will represent your team on Leadership Team next year. We will need to vote on our team in the near future and start planning for 2018-19.
END OF YEAR PDP and SUMMARY CONFERENCE INFORMATION - Thanks to all that have already met the deadline for PDPs and have sent in the Standards I-V artifacts sheet. The following Deadlines are necessary due to County Deadlines, so please do what is needed now to plan ahead:
- End of Year PDPs are DUE for ALL TEACHERS (Track IV plan accordingly) on Monday, April 2nd, 2018
- The Summative Artifact Information for Standards I-V Data Collection Sheet (The artifacts sheet you submit before summary conferences) is due on Monday April 2, 2018 for Beginning Teachers and (**new**) Friday, April 6, 2018 for Continuing Teachers. We now have an earlier deadline due to contracts/regulations, so the sooner the better. Please email lfricke@wcpss.net with your summative information as soon as you can do so. Thanks to all that have already submitted this information.
THE FINAL 2017-18 YEARBOOK HAS BEEN SENT IN : Thank you to Cameron Johnson and the Yearbook Committee for putting together what will be a great yearbook.
APRIL BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BAC)-MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Pleasant Union will be hosting the April 16th BAC. The business portion of the meeting starts at 6:00. Special guest is temporary Superintendent, Del Burns.
CULTURAL ARTS ASSEMBLY: There will be a Cultural Arts Assembly on Thursday, April 19th for Tracks 1, 2, and 4- All Grades.
The group coming is known as "The Bacchanal Steel Band.” Please report to the gym at the following times:
- Assembly from 9:30-10:20: 9:25 Kindergarten, 9:27 1st grade, 9:29 2nd grade and CCK
- Assembly from 10:30-11:20: 10:25 3rd grade, 10:27 4th grade, 10:29 5th grade
Specials: 4th, 5th and CCK will NOT have specials. SPECIALISTS WILL SUPERVISE DURING THE ASSEMBLY from 10:30-11:20. K, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd WILL have specials. TEACHERS SHOULD STAY AND SUPERVISE DURING THE ASSEMBLY. Whitley and McNeely will have specials from 11:20-11:40.
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SPRING FLING UPDATES
Continued thanks to all that have signed up for volunteering and some special events (dunking booth, Sumo Wrestling). I heard that Lamanna is challenging any staff member in the Sumo Wrestling Contest. Remember that there is a class incentive for the Sumo Wrestling Suits. Please go to the SPRING FLING LINK to sign up. Spring Fling sponsors, Bricks 4 Kidz (www.bricks4kidz.com), has offered an In-house field trip to the classroom of the SUMO CHAMPION!! Go to SUMO CHAMP to sign up.
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Mark Your Calendars
Monday, April 9
- Dreambox Support Sessions during specials, ILT/MTSS, SpEd at 8:00
Tuesday, April 10
- 8:00 Lego Club 3rd-5th Grade
Wednesday, April 11
- 8:00 Lego Club K-2nd Grade
- Spring Photos Tracks 1 and 3
Thursday, April 12
- 7:45 Leadership Team Meeting
Monday, April 16
- 5:30-7:00 District 3 BAC Mtg.
Tuesday, April 17
- 8:15 PTA Board Meeting
- 12:00 2nd Grade Love the Earth Program Tracks 1 & 3
Wednesday, April 18
- Track 3 Trackout
Thursday, April 19
- 9:30 -10:15 K-2 Cultural Arts Program: Steel Band
- 10:30-11:15 3-5
- Cultural Arts Program: Steel Band
Sunday, April 22
- 2:00-5:00 Spring Fling
Tuesday, April 24
- PreK Afternoon Class Spring Pictures
Friday, April 27
- 7:45-8:45 Staff Appreciation Breakfast
- Track 4 Report Cards Go Home
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DUTIES FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 9-13, 2018 Track 4 OUT
AM Hallway: Shipley/Blocker (Help greet parents/students, check with Ms. Person to see what is needed at the visitor sign-in tables/help with Breakfast traffic)
AM Carpool: Narvaez (Help Safety Patrol, call for more help if needed, monitor carpool lane)
AM Breakfast: Johnson (Work with students regarding lunch numbers, encourage students to eat and get directly to class.)
AM Bus: Crum (See office if you are unable to help as this is an extra duty. Write down arrival times of buses. Work with Fricke to disembark students, trouble-shoot issues.)
Lunch Duty: Fitzgerald, Johnson, Crum**, Newman, McEwen, Brown, Narvaez
(Start the track in period with consistent behavior expectations. STUDENTS CAN BRING A BOOK TO READ, BUT NOT OTHER OBJECTS (RUBIC'S CUBE, ETC...)
Work with one another to use the "warning" behavior system, train students to pick up trash/sweep, and inform teachers of issues. Do not allow students to flip bottles/get up without permission. Do not hesitate to move a student to a separate seat or to inform the office of repeated issues. Update the seating charts in the notebook as needed. The office will contact you (support staff) if necessary for coverage. THANK YOU FOR DOING LUNCH DUTY.
PM Hallway: Andrews (Check all students for tags in the bus line. If a student does not have a tag, inform Fricke and Ms. Britt ASAP. )
PM Carpool: McEwen, Brown(outside), Perry/Cooper, Blocker/Shipley (inside), Stern (call car numbers.)(Specialists fill in- contact office is there is a change and to let us know who is covering) (Call carpool numbers. If a parent doesn't have a carpool tag, PLEASE INFORM THE PARENT that they should get one from the office.
PM Bus: Leavitt (Call one bus at a time. Write down arrival times. CHECK FOR BUS TAGS ON EACH CHILD'S BOOK BAG. Work with Britt and Barber to trouble-shoot, solve issues. IF YOU HAVE CONFERENCES ETC... LET THE OFFICE KNOW ON MONDAY MORNING.)