Administrivia
Back-to-School 9-9-19
Our First 5-Day Week
Please remember to plug in all laptops from the carts and classrooms to maximize charge for NWEA use over the next few weeks.
We have a staff meeting on Tuesday this week. Please see the agenda below.
Thank you all for jumping in where ever needed last week. It was a busy week with the new front door/office arrangement and welcoming back our students. Whether you helped guide a lost child, comforted a new student to Morgan, visited the lunch room to help with transition, put down the black stripe in the hallway, helped with bus duty, and many more things you all do each day!
Have a great week!
Sue
Constitution Day--September 17
Please email Sue Lasky what your class OR grade level will be doing to honor Constitution Day by Friday, September 13.
Connect Ed/Think Central
- ConnectEd and Think Central student username and passwords
The district has set all username and passwords for students within the ConnectEd and Think Central platform as follows.
Kindergarten- Sixth grade username: utica-district assigned username
Kindergarten password: abc123
First – Sixth password: Its…
First through sixth graders each have a unique “Its..” password. Media Center teachers can provide classroom teachers with the username and password information. All students must use the passwords provided by the district.
- ConnectEd and Think Central teacher and administrator username and password
ConnectEd and Think Central teacher and administrator passwords have been set for the 2019-2020 school. Please use the login information below.
Username: Utica-district loginid Password: Books19!
Language and Literacy Training--LAST Call!
- Language and Literacy Professional Development
The district will be providing Language and Literacy professional development for teachers in the identified buildings that have not been trained or are new to the district or to the building. Training will take place on Wednesday, September 18 and Thursday, September 19 from 8:30 – 3:30 p.m. at Walsh Community Education Center. Lunch will be on their own. Teachers are asked to register using the link below and then submit sub paperwork to Laura Sala by Friday, September 13, 2019.
Open House Date 2019
Staff Meeting
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Media Center
- EL Update--Berta Shallal
- Deep Dive into the Essentials--Sue
Please bring your Early Literacy Essentials book that was provided to you in June and the Early Literacy Framework books to the meeting.
Lunch Shifts
- 1st Graders exit lunchroom to playground through lobby doors where Shift 2 is lining up.
- 1st Graders line up after recess at Door 6, which is where KDG and AIM also line up. Our 1st graders were lost in the older students at Door 5.
Supplies--Email or Written Requests
Color Run Committee
Decisions needed:
- Incentive levels for "prizes". Please consider increase in the amounts to encourage more fundraising (Principal for the Day=$350? Announcements =$200?)
- Do we want to spend the $$ on t-shirts for incentive? Last year out-of-pocket was $1650 for the t-shirts at a $50 goal.
- Sunglasses for all despite donation?
- Other incentives? (grade level? Individual? Classroom? Prizes?)
The PTO board is meeting tonight at Hamlin to review needs. I am ordering color this week for the supply.
New Off-Site Learning Paperwork
Staff Meeting Dates 2019-2020
September: 10 & 24
October: 8 & Personal Goal Setting
November: 12 & Grade Level Mtg.
December: 3
January: 14 & Grade Level Mtg.
February: 4 & 25
March: 10 & Grade Level Mtg.
April: 14 & 28
May 12 & Grade Level Mtg.
June 9--Class Placement for 2020-2021
NWEA Fall Testing
Mathematics--ALL grades:
September 9 - October 4
Science--Grades 3-6
September 9 - October 4
Reading--Grades 4-6
September 9 - October 4
Grades K-3
September 30 - October 15
Sign up calendar is in the Main Office on the new counter.
Morgan Committees 2019-2020
Leann Smith for Lower Elementary
Renee & Christy for Upper Elementary
Volunteer Appreciation:
Shannon Angeli, Lisa Fromm, Joanie Balwinski, Nicole Leykauf, Mike DeLorenzo, Lesley Harnden, Renee Laber
March is Reading Month:
Joanie Balwinski, Leann Smith, Tina White, Mike DeLorenzo, Heidi Piccirillo
Social Committee:
Rose Chodnicki & Lisa Fromm
PBIS
Lauren Sekerak, Christy Sandison, Leann Smith, Stephanie Simmons
Talent Show
Lauren Sekerak, Nicole Leykauf, Berta Shallal
Color Run
Christy Sandison, Kirsten Carlson, Chris Coleman, Heidi Piccirillo, Tina White, Renee Laber, Shannon Angeli, Mike DeLorenzo, Jami Crum, Cindy Phelan
Calendar Dates
Also on Morgan Shared Electronic Calendar
Tuesday, Sept. 10: Staff Meeting 3:30 - 4:30 PM--Literacy Essentials Deep Dive
Monday, Sept. 16: Fire Drill #2 @ 2;30 PM
PTO 1st Mtg of the year @ Hamlin Pub on 25 Mile Rd. & Van Dyke
Tuesday, Sept. 17: Open House 7 PM
Friday, Sept. 20: PTO Fall Festival
Tuesday, Sept. 24: Staff Meeting 3:30 - 4:30 PM--Becky Rosbolt annual health training
Wednesday, Sept. 25: Picture Day
Friday, October 4: Color Run