Linden Elementary Weekly Happenings
Staff Communication Connections
Other Tidbits - November 29, 2019
- Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
- Don't miss out! We are hosting a Christmas Gathering for Linden El, Hyatt and Central on Thursday, December 12th beginning at 4:00 pm. The gathering will be held at the Fenton Winery & Brewery off North Long Lake Rd. Please fill out the google form ASAP. Here is the link - Christmas Cheer
- Popcorn Friday - Our PALS reps have asked that we cut off popcorn sales beginning at 9:30 am. If someone comes in late and wants to buy popcorn after this time, please check the lounge first to see if there are any extras.
- AESOP - I put a Substitute List in your mail box. Please review this and update in Aesop. You should have your Favorite 5 subs listed and ranked. The ranking is important because it determines who gets notified first of your absences. If you have no one listed. Please make sure you update it.
- Illuminate -vs-Examview-vs-Synergy - LEA please complete this short survey ASAP.
11-19-19 - Need to update
- More to come.....
November 22, 2019
LE LCS Poverty Matters (Strategic Plan: 1A) This month the LCS Poverty Matters teams attended a Webinar in their own buildings. Topics included a review on the effects of stress on students and teachers and possible ways to reduce it. In addition, a discussion was centered around Maslow’s Hierarchy of learning. Making sure we are meeting the basic needs of our students in order for them to do cognitive learning.
LE Late Start (Strategic Plan: 1C) Late start this month was held at Hyatt Elementary. Curriculum Director, Brett Young presented NWEA reports and facilitated staff in accessing their student data on the NWEA site. We will be implementing our second NWEA assessment in January.
LE PPSC Training (Strategic Plan: 1A) District PPSC teams met at GISD this past week. The topic was all around supporting our Tier II students having behavior concerns with a Check In/Check Out system. Our team is currently working on a consistent tracking form and reward ticket for implementation. Thank you to Mrs. Mawhinney and Mrs. Hardy for volunteering to pilot this process. We will share more information during our next staff meeting.
LE Thanksgiving Program (Strategic Plan: 1A, 1B) Our first grade teachers invited families in this weed for a Thanksgiving feast and performance.
LE SAT (Strategic Plan: 1C) SAT met this week with individual teachers to review the progress of our on watch students in and out of intervention. Brainstorms were done for students needing additional supports.
LE Synergy Training (Strategic Plan: 3A, 1C) LCS administration met this week to review Synergy Assessment as we plan to switch from Illuminate. Additional training and pilot will be done as well as training for the MTSS portion of Synergy.
LE 3rd Grade Field Trip (Strategic Plan: 1A, 1B, 1D) Our 3rd grade students attended a field trip this week to the State’s Capital and museum. Students learned about our state’s history and government through seeing artifacts from time and places where laws are made.