Trantwood Times
Love. Learn. Lead.
Kudos
~A HUGE thank you to everyone that came out to help with packing up and organizing student belongings for pick up!
~Teachers: Thank you for packing up and making each student's items available in such an organized manner in your classrooms. This made it so easy to find belongings and bag them for parent pick up!
~Teacher Assistant Volunteers: Thank you for signing up to come in and help out with this whole process. You all were amazing! The game plan changed and all of your help made the process go so smoothly. Thank you for helping to bag up belongings, carry out items, and greet parents and students with a smile and happy hellos. Thank you - Cazzy, Hope, Pam, Theresa, Lynette, Persi, Sue, Marianne, Ruth, Sule, Gina, Danielle and Mandy.
~Security: Thank you Mr. Crank for being our front line, greeting parents and radioing in to let us know what was needed. We are so glad you've joined Trantwood!
~Clinic: Thank you Nurse Pam for your great communication with our parents and coming in to provide them pick up of their items as well. Thank you for caring about our families and staff - you are fabulous!
~Custodians: Thank you for coming in and cleaning the school each day we had staff there. We appreciate your efforts to keep us all healthy.
~TST: Thank you Carolyne for coming in over the weekend to gather, organize and clean our remaining chrome books for families.
~Office: Thank you Michele and Amanda for organizing the parent pick up process. It went very smoothly. Thank you Amanda for organizing the distribution of chrome books for our families - your communication and quick follow-up with parents allowed so many more families the ability to pick up this week!
~Mrs. Metzger and Mrs. Lewis - Thank you for your leadership through out ALL of this - you two have been amazing, we couldn't do it without your leadership and support. Your thoughtfulness of families, students and staff are apparent in each decision you make for Trantwood!
~Kudos to Macy for being such an amazing teammate. I couldn’t survive this time without or constant phone calls and all your support! Miss seeing your beautiful face! Hannah
~Kudos to Jan for making the achieve video for our kiddos! Hannah
~Thank you to Kim Catt for helping me stay sane during this virtual learning adventure! Azul
~Thank you to Melinda Pezzella for listening to my rants and working together with me! Azul
~Thank you to Parthena Savides for the beautifully hand-made birthday card! It made my day! Azul
~Kudos to Amanda and Michelle for being superstars and so organized on Tues and Wed! Your teamwork is amazing! Pam B
~Kudos to Berkley for being a wonderful teacher on all the insides and outs of Zoom! Krista
~Thank you Brooke for your constant support with Schoology and all other technology questions. -Melinda
~Thank you Beth, Christina, Megan, and Angela for joining our class at morning meeting. The students loved seeing the visitors! - Melinda
~Thank you Mrs. Metzger, Macy, Kristen, Krista, and Megan for the continued work on OLT. With everything we are trying to juggle, you have been an amazing group of people to work with! -Melinda
~Kudos to Mrs. Metzger for being the positive and consistent driving force in all of this and answering hundreds of emails!! Megan
~Kudos to Melinda, Macy, Kristen, Krista and Mrs. Metzger for being a great OLT still making strides for our schools growth! Megan
~Kudos to Brooke for helping me ALWAYS!!!! Megan
~Kudos for Gina for being an online specialist superstar and inspiring me! Megan
~Kudos to Tania for being ahead of the deadline and submitting your Mackin book order early! Given our circumstances, you wouldn't have been able to order them now. Michele
~Thank you to all of our teachers for collaborating with me via Zoom to help Trantwood stay in compliance with federal timelines. You are so appreciated! KL
~To Mrs. Metzger, Michele Flynn, Pam Belote, and Amanda Feliciano for their extraordinary teamwork in organizing the parent pick up of student items. KL
~A huge thank you to BJ Williams, Bernette Owens, Keith Crowe, Michele Spraggins, and Marneda Grable for keeping our school clean and safe. You are superheroes! KL
April 6 - 9, 2020: SCA Spirit Week!
Monday, April 6
- Pajama Day, comfy and cozy learning at home!
- Professional Learning Mondays begin
- Instructional Staff Zoom - 9 am
- Kg and Grade One Schoology Training - 9:15 am
- Copyrights Training, Everyone else, 9:15 am
- One hour grade level planning, your choice of time
Tuesday, April 7
- Talent Day, what is a cool talent you have?
Wednesday, April 8
- Superhero Day, let's show our support of all the heroes in this world!
Thursday, April 9
- Team Jersey Day, wear your favorite jersey!
- Happy Birthday Pam Jacobs!
- OLT 11 am
Friday April 10 - Good Friday
- I am CRAZY for Trantwood, how can you show your Trantwood Spirit in a CRAZY WAY!!!!!
- Happy Birthday Berkley Wheeler!
Saturday, April 11
- Happy Birthday Kim Catt!
Resources
VBCPS Mental Health Resources: You are taking care of our students. Here are some resources to help take care of yourself also.
Meals for families: These are the locations you can give to families in need of food. Kids must be with the family to receive food.
Chromebook Repair: Here are the sites families can exchange their broken Chromebook for a new one.
Dr. Spence's Deskside Chats: Closed- captioned videos shared every Tuesday and Thursday on YouTube, where Dr. Spence tackles a few questions and provide some updates.
VBCPS General Updates: Most current updates on nearly everything here.
Continuity of Learning Shifts - Here are some good words to help parents understand the learning shifts.
Technology Tips: These are tips onworking from home. You need to be logged in to your VBSchools account to access it. As always, the DoT Help Desk is available at (757) 263-1111 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday should you need support as you work to ensure our students continue to learn.
CDC Guidelines: Tips to keep you and your family safe. We love you. Stay safe.
Looking ahead:
April 24th: Last day of the grading period
***At the end of the third marking period, your child is not meeting promotion expectations. If significant progress in not made during this next marking period, your child will be a candidate for retention.**
April 19 - #VBSELchat 8-8:30
May 17- #VBSELchat 8-8:30
Future Planning
- April 13 - 17: Spring Break!
April 22: Purple Up! for Military Kids!
April 24: Third Nine Weeks ends
April 27: Fourth Nine Weeks and Virtual Learning begins
PL Days and shifting from Continuity of Learning to Virtual Learning
Beginning on Monday, April 6th until the close of the school year, we will be changing all Mondays to a professional learning (PL) day for staff and maintaining Tuesday through Friday for teachers to engage with students via established office hours, email, phone call, and virtual communications.
Additionally, in an effort to support teachers in developing appropriate, daily instruction for students in an online environment, and continue doing so for the remainder of the year, Mondays will be dedicated to PL for teachers to learn more about and practice developing asynchronous and synchronous learning opportunities for students.
Our continuity of learning plan will transition to a virtual learning model starting April 27.
More information on the transition to virtual learning is also forthcoming.
Professional Development - Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center - Summer 2020
Digital Learning Summer Summit - Save the Date
Date: June 17-18 (Only)
- Be on the lookout for proposal requests
- More information coming soon
Grading
For the third quarter, grades will be calculated based on a student’s grade as of March 13. That said, students also can improve their third quarter grade by completing missing assignments and assessments that would have normally been allowed had the quarter continued with schools open.
Decisions about how grading will be handled for the fourth quarter marking period are forthcoming.
Super Helpful Family Resource
The morning news crew is so dedicated and fun! Kudos Mrs. Vadala for keeping us organized.
Oh Eva! That's a great suggestion for Dad to wear on Crazy Hat day!
Twinning on one of our many walks!
Spotlight sentences continuing at home. So impressive Mrs. Roewer and Mrs. Kocan!
The Metzgers are thrilled to welcome their 4th grandchild, Ronan Avery Metzger, born 364 days after his sister June was born!
The Bailey's new house. We are SO grateful for the chance to finally move! (And we say a beautiful home for a "BTIFUL" family. It says so on the license plate!)
Never forget...anyone can hold the sails when the winds are calm.
Put Students First ● Seek Growth ● Be Open to Change ● Do Great Work Together ● Value Differences
LouAnne Metzger, Principal
Email: louanne.metzger@vbschools.com
Website: http://www.trantwoodes.vbschools.com/
Location: 2344 Inlynnview Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-4000
Twitter: @LouAnneMetzger