Birdneck Briefing
Week of March 12th
Upcoming Dates and Events Week of March 5th
March 11-16
National Girl Scout Week
March 12-16 - Book Fair open
March 12 - PBIS team meeting
March 13 - March Madness: Donuts with Dad's 7:15 am in our cafeteria
March 13 - Tech Tuesday
March 15 - Book Fair Family Night 4:00-6:00
Upcoming:
March 20 - Tech Tuesday
March 22 - Spring Musical/PTA meeting 6:00pm
March 24 - Kindergarten fieldtrip to Francis Land House
This is your Captain Speaking!
Hello Birdneck Family,
Last week we met with our PBIS coach to fine tune our implementation here at Birdneck. It is the expectation that all staff work with our students to teach SOAR behavior. It is important that we are all here for each and every student here at Birdneck to help shape behaviors and teach expectations of Safety, Ownership, Attitude and Respect. When correcting students for misbehavior please remember to reteach and share the expectation from the matrix so students continue to learn the common language of PBIS. One of the best ways to do this is to review the videos shared by our PBIS team. If you weren't able to show the videos in your morning meetings this should be done by the end of the week.
Donuts for Dads will be in the cafeteria tomorrow morning from 7:15 to 7:45. We will release students at 7:50 to go to your classrooms.
Captain Out,
RV Yoshida
Innovation Lab
Shout Outs!
If you would like to give a SHOUT OUT to a colleague, it is as simple as sending an email to RV to be added to our Shout Outs each week!
Thanks for all of your Shout outs this week!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations to Amy White our VBEA Teacher Assistant of the Year!
Shout out to Justine. She is amazing and so friendly and always has a smile on her face. I was walking down the hall one afternoon and she was washing the walls. WOW!
Devon Luttrell for handling herself in such a professional manner as she balances the instructional/behavioral needs and paperwork associated with so many students. Well done!
David Bratcher for arriving to his IEP meeting ahead of time, all materials printed and ready, file on hand, and ready to start a productive meeting on time.
Our inclusion general education teachers and assistants for their patience, extra work, and positive behavior shaping as they support students with disabilities.
Shout out to Heather McVeen! She is so helpful and always fixes things quickly. We couldn’t do our jobs without her!
Shout out to Mrs. Burket for her patience and partnership.
Shout out to James for changing my paper towel dispenser and scrubbing my tables. Thank you!
Shout out to Sammy for keeping our rooms on the ECSC hall so extra clean for us and helping us to protect our babies. He has done a remarkable job since day one keeping our rooms so fresh and clean and safe. He also has the warmest and most positive attitude. His smile is truly contagious. We are so thrilled to have him! Thanks!
Shout out to Mrs. Coauette Mrs. Hadder, Mrs. White and Mrs. Robinson for coaching Girls on the Run. Their dedication to our 16 girls is much appreciated.
Shout out to Gail and Nick for the amazing job they are doing in innovation lab! The kids had some amazing work to show off at innovation night and it is all thanks to their hard work!
Sammy, one of our amazing nightly custodians is always in a good mood, friendly to all, and he does a wonderful job! Thank you for all that you do and welcome to Birdneck.
Anne Stauch- Thank you for all that you do! You offer great support and assistance whenever we need it! Your calmness and patience robs off on others. I in particular have learned so much from you and continue to learn and grow.
I would like to give Mr. Garner a shout out for being so helpful in the classroom. He is a team player who knows how to support the teachers and students he works with every day. His calm demeanor sets a tone in the classroom that we all appreciate.
I would like to say kudos to Robyn Hofheimer for always being positive, friendly, and for having such a wonderful rapport with students and staff. She is a breath of fresh air!
I would like to make a shout out to Devon Luttrell for her continued dedication. She amazes me with her ability to deal with everything thrown her way and she does it all with her beautiful smile.
Shout out to our reading and math coaches for helping the teachers dive deep into data over the last few weeks!
Shout out to Nick Dzendzel and Gail Campbell for a successful innovation night!
Shout out to Sheila Valero for being so dedicated to Birdneck and working so hard to receive her Parapro certification!
Shout out to Heather McVeen for being so helpful with all the copier issues!
Shout out to Robin Meyer, Keesha Chatman, and Christine Hayes for making a huge impact on our at-risk students through the Project Hope afterschool program!
Shout out to Shawn Krisch for jumping right in and being so helpful!
Shout out to Keesha for teaching us Hairy Math. It was an amazing strategy for teaching money.
Ms. Pam, a night custodian, is AWESOME! Our rooms are spotless and sparkling. Second grade loves her!
Thank you Heather for all of your hard work and patience with our tech needs.
Devon for maintaining such a positive attitude and providing so much support.
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers
PBIS updates
Hello Birdneck Eagles!
Click here for the link to the EGG Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-HAi6F9x36jbVLu0gIgjOpH-DDmP61qIigr4-4pxK0c/edit?usp=sharing
Bathroom Video https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8m_SofIxhPXMlNxUGMwTkR6SU0
Feb 5-9 Hallway
· Introduction Video https://drive.google.com/open?id=17tIVoZ7qwu6W49wNz4L1NH02bHfaKffx
· Lesson Plan https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z1V8CrLZCqAJLpHzsWJ_PjhpRBOKvyPVfqNekpBPS7o
Feb 12-16 Bathroom
· Introduction Video https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/bm3ZyJ31OD0/bathroom-expectations/?mode=movie#/
· Lesson Plan https://drive.google.com/open?id=11D4eDyh-S3lK-3_-N1QcKqjyllF8aSmi
Bus- Video and Lesson Plan will be sent out in the next couple of weeks
Additional Activities- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hamYtrIFHup7SgYIkzDxB3qWIYoSb8PqzIEzss3mh-o/edit?usp=sharing
Remember, we use the same teaching process for behaviors as we do for academics. Teach, Model, Practice, Reinforce(Eggs!), and Reteach. We look forward to seeing you and your students come up with some creative ways to teach, learn, and practice our school wide expectations! Thank you for all that you continue to do to support our students.
Go Eagles!
-Your PBIS Team
Thank you for all that you continue to do to support our students.
Dyslexia Training
As a result of the new VDOE license renewal requirement for all teaching staff to complete the Dyslexia Awareness Training Module (http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/dyslexia-module/story.html) housed on the Virginia Department of Education website, VBCPS is requesting that all PreK-12 teachers who teach language arts must complete the forty-minute module during this school year, whether they are up for license renewal or not. Teachers who teach language arts are being asked to complete this to module by the end of the first semester, to ensure that they are knowledgeable when attending meetings in which dyslexia is discussed. As this is a new license renewal requirement for all staff, the completion of this task is being monitored by the Department of Human Resources, Office of Licensure.
Join our PTA
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Join the PTA! Our goal is to have 100% Staff participation!!!!!!!!!
Support Birdneck Elementary students by joining the PTA. Don't miss out on the benefits from joining the PTA. Receive over $300 in savings... all for just $5 for a membership. Check out the PTA website at http://birdneckpta.weebly.com/
BIRDNECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BIRDNECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BIRDNECK MISSION
The mission of Birdneck Elementary is to dedicate ourselves to the success of all children, preparing them to meet today's expectations and tomorrow's challenges.
BIRDNECK VISION
Children are our future. We are dedicated to their success.
BIRDNECK BELIEFS
We believe in a collaborative community in which teachers, administrators, students, and parents work together for student success.
We believe in creating a safe, nurturing, and positive environment in which all students can strive for excellence and achieve their individual potential.
We believe we will prepare our students for success by providing 21st century learning and developing within our students critical thinking, effective communications and problem solving skills.
Website: http://www.birdneckes.vbschools.com/
Location: 957 South Birdneck Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-2120