FIN Bulletin
January 27- January 31
Children First -Striving for Excellence -Positive Relationships
Vision and Mission:
Vision: At SCES our vision is putting children first, striving for excellence, building positive relationships.
Mission: Collaboratively, our school community is committed to excellence, by putting children first, building caring relationships, and valuing diversity.
Week at a Glance
Monday:
- LLP-4th is in the gym and 2nd is in the media- 3rd and 5th are in the hallway
- Kinder will have LLP in the cafe and 1st grade is in Deaton's lab and A100
- Jeans week for those who donated $10- all donations will go to the Fort Mill Foundation
- Gritz out all week attending a PLC conference
Tuesday
- STEAM Training for STEAM team
- Grade level meetings in Carol's room- Stacie Stewart and Missy Babinchak attended a math conference earlier in the year and will be presenting on using precise math vocabulary. The information that Stacie and Missy present will benefit all of our students especially our ESL students. They will have everything you need so just bring your enthusiasm and positivity!
- F&P's should be complete- please reach out to Carol, Susan, Colleen or Sydney if you need any support
- Thank you for your EXCELLENCE in analyzing our students' F+P data. Please remember that if a student is below the expected grade level for this grading period, he/she should be receiving 15-20 minutes of ADDITIONAL instruction 5 days a week. You probably want to also start an intervention log as well. The log will be helpful when considering tier 3 intervention.
- No staff meeting
- Class Pictures
Thursday:
- We are excited about our annual student Talent Show 5:30 and 6:45- located in cafe
Friday:
- Staff Celebration! 2nd and 3rd grade are hosting this celebration- theme of celebration is breakfast- enjoy a snack during your planning time in the mailroom....remember it's not your last meal :)
For your information:
- Our School Board Visit will be on Monday, February 10th
- Staff Appreciation week will be February 10th-14th
- Next staff meeting will be Wednesday, February 5th- this will be a full staff meeting- topics of meeting include Teacher of the Year and Support Staff of the Year, budget process, and teacher grants
Below are the dates for our Wednesday meetings for February, March and April:
February Wednesday Meeting Schedule:
-February 5th- full staff meeting
-February 12th- Guiding Coalition
-February 19th- No Staff Meeting
-February 26th- TLC Meeting
March Wednesday Meeting Schedule:
-March 4th- Staff Meeting (certified staff)
-March 11th- Guiding Coalition
-March 18th- No Staff Meeting
-March 25th- TLC Meeting
April Wednesday Meeting Schedule:
-April 1st- No Staff Meeting
-April 8th- spring break
-April 15th- No Staff Meeting
-April 22nd- Guiding Coalition
-April 29th- Staff Meeting (full staff)
Helpful math tips from our ESL team!
ACCESS TESTING for our ESL Students
The last week of January we will begin ACCESS testing for all ESL students in our school. Candyce will be testing in her room and Elke will be in Kim Deatons room. Caroline will be using A100 for her first graders after LLP is over.
We need all students to travel silently in the hallways and especially by the restrooms. They will begin after the morning announcement.
They will be testing through late February.
Just a reminder: Important Meeting hosted by our School Improvement Council
- Our SIC (School Improvement Council) will be hosting a legislative event on February 10th at 6:00 in our cafeteria. This is an event that each teacher is HIGHLY encouraged and recommended to attend. We have two delegates from the York County legislature coming to share their position on education. We have invited all elementary SIC's in the district to attend; as well as Dr. Epps and our School Board. This is a great way to support our profession and to hear what our delegates have to say. If you attend the meeting on February 10th, you will have two hours to use towards the teacher workday in March. You can come in two hours late or leave two hours early. Again, I highly encourage you to attend. Click on the attachment below to view the flyer.
WATCH D.O.G.S
Monday, January 27th- Mr. Jason Smith
Wednesday, January 29th- Neal England
Friday, January 31st- Jason Sears
Teacher of the Year Parking Spot Winner is....Alysson Green!!
Staff Birthdays for January and February
Mr. Lewis -January 5th
Valerie Barksdale -January 6th
Margaret Marshall -January 19th
Karen Satriano -January 28th
February Birthdays
Casey Wright -February 1st
Aaron Plummer -February 6th
Emily Moller, Caitlyn Berl and Dawna Pringle- February 11th
Lori Tuccinard- February 15th
Tricia Ervin and Meg Niblock -February 19th
Cooper Smith and Tracie Bathrick -February 21st
Kim Deaton- February 24th
School Events and PTO Events for January and February
January-
Wednesday, January 29th- Class Pictures
Thursday, January 30th- Talent Show 5:30 and 6:45
February-
Monday, February 3rd- One School One Book kickoff assembly
Tuesday, February 4th- Title 1 Math Night
Saturday, February 8th- Checkers Game- 2nd and 3rd grade choir perform
February 10th-14th- Staff Appreciation Week
Wednesday, February 12th- Club/Pano pics
Monday, February 17th- President's Day- No School
Thursday, February 20th- 3rd grade musical 6:00pm
Thursday, February 27th- STEAM Night