Micro Elementary School Newsletter
February 2nd, 2020
Hello February!
A very busy January is in the books! Great week team! Clubs, character assembly, NC Check-in testing, duty free lunch, and committee meetings all made for a busy week. A lot of thought and effort goes into each day and event at our school. Thank you everyone for working together and making everything happen. Thank you for dedicating the many hours completing lesson plans, morning duties, afternoon duties, parent phone calls, meetings, and more. There is so much that we do beyond teaching that is essential. I am thankful for our dedicated staff who provides an excellent environment for our students.
Thank you for showing up for our kids each day!
TJ
Weekly Events: Kindness Week
Monday: Wear appropriate pajamas to school. No slippers or bedroom shoes for safety reasons.
Tuesday: Wear brightly colored clothes to school
Wednesday: Wear super hero shirt or attire to school
Thursday: Wear a hat to school
Friday: Dress like a career you would like to have one day.
Monday:
Tuesday: Mentor Mentee Meeting (7:30)
Wednesday: World Read Aloud Day, SIT Meeting
Thursday: Coffee with Mr. Parrish, Lexia Training During Planning Periods, Secret Society of Readers
Friday: Progress Reports, 100th Day of School
Great News Worth Repeating
Here is a non-exclusive list of great, recent occurrences from our school community. If I missed any positive news, please share it with me and I will include it next week!
1. Spartan Thunder Performed at our Character Assembly.
2. We held clubs this week. It is unbelievable how excited our students are for this each month. Offering students choice is huge! Also, our club success points to the importance of play and keeping learning fun!
3. Last week on Class Dojo: 390 messages were sent home, 20 stories shared, 3,250 skills celebrated, and 98% positive feedback.
4. 33 parents are currently enrolled in our JCC English Class.
Micro Headlines
- Friendly Reminder: Please stick to our dismissal time lines. Packing up and transitioning early leads to lost instructional time that we will want back later. 5 minutes adds up.
- Access Testing Link
- It is flu season. Check out this link for information on how to stay safe during flu season. Handwashing is still our top defense.
- Ashley Myers has been approved for voluntary share leave. If you would like to share any leave with her, please see Mrs. Creech.
- On February 12th and 13th, Micro Elementary will host a breakfast event title Hearty Breakfast for parents. This parent involvement event originated through our school improvement team. On February 12th parents of students in grades K, 3, 5 are invited for coffee and muffins. On February 13th, parents of students in grades 1, 2, 4 are invited. Parents with multiple children can choose the day that works best for them. They will be encouraged to walk their children to class afterwards.
- May 2nd-Edcamp Joco Save the Date! Sign up here!
- Does your passion project incorporate technology? Would you like to attend NC TIES? Click here to see if you can align it with you passion project. See Mrs. Kerstetter for assistance.
- Need access to the online Math Investigations resources?
Go to: https://www.pearsonrealize.com/index.html#/
Username- JCPSmathSub
Password- welcome1 (all lowercase)
The school purchased a subscription to bookflix. There is a BookFlix link on Mrs. Warren's symbaloo pages . You should not have to enter a password, if you are asked for one the username and password are:
micro
spiders
Symbaloo links :
K-2
https://www.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAAA3egqd4AA41_WWKYcQ==
Important Dates
February 3rd-19th ACCESS Testing
February 4th: Mentee Meeting (7:30) and ASCD Observations (participating teachers)
February 5th: World Read Aloud Day and SIT Meeting
February 6th: Coffee with Mr. Parrish and Secret Society of Readers (3:00 pm-3:40)
February 7th: 3rd Quarter Progress Reports-100th Day of School
February 10th: Micro Safety Team Meeting (7:30 am)
February 11th: Bus Safety Meeting
February 12th: Staff Meeting
February 12th and 13th: Hearty Breakfast Mornings
February 14th: Required School Based Workday
February 19th: SIT Committee Meetings
February 20th @ 6:30: Parent Academy
February 25th: PTA Meeting and Performances
February 25th: Club Day
February 26th: Duty Free Lunch for Teachers (Volunteer Opportunity)
February 27th: Character Assembly Day
February 28th: Order Out Day
March 2nd: Cow Patty Bingo Tickets go on Sale
March 3rd: Mentor/Mentee Meeting (7:30), Battle of the Books, and School Wide Reading Activity
March 4th: SIT
March 9th: Safety Team Meeting (7:30 am)
March 10th: Bus Safety Meeting
March 11th: Staff Meeting
March 12th: Spring Pictures and Spider Buddies
March 13th: End of 3rd Quarter
March 16th: Teacher Workday
March 18th: Committee Meetings
March 19th: Career Day at Micro
March 24th: 3rd Quarter Report Cards
March 25th: Duty Free Lunch and Order Out Day
March 26th: Character Assembly
March 28th: Science Olympiad Competition
March 31st: Club Day
April 1st: 3rd Quarter Awards Day
April 4th: 11:00 am-1:00 pm NoJo Family Day
Micro Staff Social Contract
Be Positive
Demonstrate Teamwork
Make the community feel welcome
Treat others with respect
Be Open-Minded
Be Supportive
Motivate Others
Listen to Understand
Micro Elementary Staff will support our social contract by intervening with the gentle question, "Are you okay?" and provide peers with an appropriate level of space.
Reminders and Links
Monthly Character Traits
Character Trait – Critical Thinker and Inquirer
Anticipating, identifying, and evaluating issues and use multiple resources to solve problems in a variety of contexts.