Galloping Gazette
A Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff at CFES
Summer Edition - August 23, 2017
Welcome to the Farm!
Colt Family News
3743 E. Stratford Road
Va Beach, VA 23455
Shout Outs!
Wende, thank you for always being the PDF master and even going the extra step to help out the first grade team!
Tasha, thanks so much for keeping my plants alive all summer! -danielle
Sharon Y., thank you for taking time away from your grand babies to take care of a couple IEPs for me! You're the best! -danielle
Jennifer Rockwell, thank you for organizing a great session for our new teachers this week!
Al and Robin, you two are a great team! Thank you for working so hard to get Chromebooks ready to go for teachers and students!
Karen R., you have been the queen of enrolling students this summer! Thank you for welcoming our new families with a smile and making them feel part of our Colt family right way. You have gone above and beyond for many families this summer.
Ceci, you exceeded the call of duty when requested for your translation expertise. Thank you for going out of your way to help a family get enrolled at another school. You are the best!
Building Open
Over the next week, the building will be open until 8:00pm for staff needing to work, with the exception of Wednesday, August 30th. On that evening, the building will close at 6:00pm to allow the custodians time to get ready for Open House.
Newspaper
Synergy Updates
Nuts and Bolts Video
Special Education and 504 Accommodations
Accommodations for 504 plans will be disseminated by Sara Nichols next week, and we will utilize the traditional sign off for those.
We will not have an accommodations meeting this year during teacher week, as we are trying to streamline the processes.
Teacher Schedules
Crisis Response Team
Schedules
Faculty Meetings
September 19
October 9*
November 14
December 12
January 16
February 20
March 20
April 17
May 15
Instructional Leadership Team
Please note the following meetings this year for the Instructional Leadership Team will occur on Tuesdays in the library from 3:00-4:00:
October 3
November 7
December 5
January 9
February 6
March 13
April 10
May 1
ILT Members:
Administration - Breaux & Porter
Academic Coordinator – Vickery
Reading Spec. & School Improvement – Csenar
SPED & PBIS - Bohn
Math Coach – Clifford
School Counselor – Nichols
Instructional Technology – Doss
Lead Mentor - Rockwell
Teacher Leaders – Sinnen, Stewart, Burok, Zipprich, Nicolosi, and Zajac
PAC Team
September 26
October 17
November 28
January 23
February 27
March 27
April 24
May 22
PAC Members:
Admin - Breaux & Porter
KG/Pre-K - Sinnen
1st - Stewart
2nd - Burok
3rd - Zipprich
4th - Nicolosi
5th - Zajac
Specialists - Robertson
Special Education - Yager
Spanish - Penuela & Rodriguez
Teacher Assistants - Rodriguez, D.
Bulletin Boards
Duty Schedule
Traffic Training
An initial enrollment in Traffic Training is required for anyone who directs traffic on school grounds. The class for the 2017-2018 school year will be held at Cooke Elementary School, Friday Sept. 1, from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. We ask participants to dress comfortably, as the practical part of the class will be held outdoors. This year, those who wish to be trained must sign up through Frontline for the “Traffic Training" class. This class is only required for those who have not been trained in past years. If there is someone in your building whom you feel needs additional training, please call our office.