Buffalo Bulletin
Week of August 28 - September 1, 2017
Great first week!
What an incredible first week of school! Thank you for the hard work that you have all already put into forming relationships with your students and establishing routines and procedures. Also a HUGE thank you to all of you who stepped up and helped with before or after school duty even though you are not technically on the schedule. I am so proud of this "We not Me" mentality! Because you all worked so hard this week and chipped in in so many extra ways, please enjoy an extra jeans day on Monday 8/28 (any shirt)!
HUGE SHOUT OUT to car rider folks! Today, we actually ended by 4:05!!!
Make sure you have joined the Remind class for Blackshear staff 2017-2018. This is how I will notify you of school closures due to the weather.
Reminders:
- Make sure to read The Exchange for district news and information!
- Please get your QR codes posted outside of your classroom. We will begin unofficial (feedback) walk-throughs next week!
- If you need a Ron Clark poster (every classroom should have one posted), I have extras in my office.
- We have a new board in our PLC room called "Building Each Other Up." Each grade level is assigned a color of sticky notes to write on. You are encouraged to write notes of appreciation to anyone at any time and stick them on the board. At the end of every month, I will get those notes to the right people. Also, the grade level who wrote the most notes of appreciation (tallied by color of sticky note) will earn a jeans pass!
- Remember that you are required to nominate two students each grading period for the P2P Learner Award. Do this via email to administration.
- Morning Announcements: Please turn on your live stream at least 5 minutes early to allow everything to load correctly before we begin. Announcements will begin at 8:15 daily.
- Students should complete all parts of their learner profiles by your PLC day next week (week of 9/4-9/8).
- MAP testing window opens this week! Make sure that your students take the Growth assessment in each subject.
Upcoming Events
PLC This week
- Begin new weekly meeting agenda
- Kid Talk/SOS Procedures
This Week's Schedule of Events
Monday 8/28
- Extra jeans day (read above)
- MAP window opens
- 8:30 - Administrator Meeting
- 1:30-3:15 - 2nd grade PLC
Tuesday 8/22
- Team shirt Tuesday - wear your team shirt (no jeans)
- 9:20-10:50 - Leadership Team Meeting
- 1:30-3:15 - 3rd grade PLC
Wednesday 8/23
- College Shirt and jeans
- 1:30-3:15 - 4th grade PLC
Thursday 8/24
- 1:30-3:15 - 5th grade PLC
Friday 8/25
- Spirit shirt and jeans
- Submit house points by noon (Meagan will send email)
- 12:00-1:30 - Kinder PLC
- 1:30-3:15 - 1st grade PLC
- 3:20-3:25 - House points winner announced; house dance party
Looking Ahead
- PLC Next week (9/4-9/8): Learner Profiles synthesis sheets
- 9/8: TTESS Goal Setting and PD plans due
- Week of 9/11-9/15: TTESS Goal Setting and PD conferences
- 9/18: TTESS Formals and Walkthroughs may begin