Micro Elementary School Newsletter
November 11th, 2019
This week at Micro
I hope everyone had a restful, Veteran's Day Weekend. You deserved a break for family and fun. It is important to remember that we are able to come to school each day because of the brave men and women who protect our country. Veteran's Day is a great opportunity to teach our students the many debts we owe our nation's military.
Have a great week!
Weekly Events:
Tuesday: Bus Safety Meeting and Savannah Creech-Board of Education Recognition
Wednesday: Staff Meeting afterschool
Thursday: Science Olympiad Practice
Friday: The end of a great week!
Thank you Micro Staff for being flexible, positive, and caring.
Micro Elementary is the the small school where BIG things happen.....where everyone belongs!
TJ
Chamber Luncheon
Disrupting Poverty Book Study
Read Chapter 2 and answer the 3 questions on page 160. Feel free to write in your book.
Micro Headlines
Do not forget to update your health plan information. This has to be done annually. Here is the link, also see the emails: http://johnstonk12.hrintouch.com/
If you are interested in adopting a family from our Christmas Angel Tree, see Mrs. Yelverton.
If you have any problems logging in to Aesop to put in an absence at night or on the weekend please email Mr Parrish and Mrs Creech so that we can be sure to get the upcoming absence in to the system as soon as possible.
- Please nominate a teacher for the Flame For Learning Award. This is the process JCPS uses for identifying a teacher of the year. Flame for Learning Link
Here is the link to record your first semester parent conferences. Thank you for setting this up Allison Johnson!
Need access to the online Math Investigations resources?
Go to: https://www.pearsonrealize.com/index.html#/
Username- JCPSmathSub
Password- welcome1 (all lowercase)
Grant Money Available: NC Beautiful. Visit the website www.ncbeautiful.org under "Programs", choose "Windows of Opportunity Grants for Teachers" for details to apply for this grant.....the cycle ends November 30, 2019 so there is plenty of time. Awards will be made in January, 2020.
- Here is the link for all of the information for the Global Read Aloud.
Do not forget to join the Micro Elementary PTA! Our goal is for 100% of our staff to join. JCPS teachers who want to explore the Digital Learning Competencies and get CEU's you might want to join the DLC Challenges! Sign up here to get notification of new challenges each month: Interest Form
The Friday Series is offering a Free Online PD Series on SEL. The entire course is a whopping 25 credit hours. Sign up here
Policy Assurance: Please complete the policy assurances if you have not already done so.
Important Dates
November 12th: School Board Meeting-Micro Student Recognition
November 13th: Staff Meeting and Bus Safety/TA Meeting
November 19th: Identakid
November 20th: Committee Meetings
November 21st: Character Assembly
November 22nd: Order Out Day
November 26th: Club Day
November 27th: Thanksgiving Break
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.
Monthly Character Standards
Character Trait – Problem Solver and Value Creator
Generating and recognizing original ideas, alternatives, and connections to develop new solutions to benefit society.