Bulldog Bulletin
April 7 through April 15
Character Trait of the Month: Accountable
Bulldog Vision
Bulldog Mission
- promote a sense of shared respect and responsibility between home, school and community
- teacher reflection and collaboration will be an essential part of our growth and student achievement
- optimal learning will exist in a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment sustained through School Wide Positive Behavior and CharacterPlus
- teachers will have high expectations for all students and provide them with a learning framework centered on critical thinking, problem solving, self-reflection, communication, collaboration, and real life experiences
Years of Service
Michelle Mosley, 5 years
Lisa Walk, 5 years
Stephanie Hufendiek, 10 years
Amy Rackers, 10 years
Amanda Schmitz, 10 years
Jim Leftwich, 15 years
News to Know...
Mid-terms - Fourth quarter mid-terms go home on Friday, April 15. I would like a copy (digital or hard copy) of your midterms.
Staff Lunches - If you get a lunch, please stop by Brenda and let her know. There have been some confusions on staff who order lunch versus staff who actually get lunch. To get an accurate count, stop by and say hello to Brenda after you get your tray!
Birthday Treats - When students want to bring in birthday treats, please remind parents that only store bought treats are allowed. You can encourage individually wrapped and nothing that has to be cut and/or served. Treats will be checked by Nikki before being allowed in the classroom to prevent any issues with allergies.
Computer Lab - The computer lab schedule has changed due to MAP testing prep and testing. The window for SRI testing will be April 28 through May 10. This will overlap with MAP testing.
iPads for Testing - iPads from 2nd through 5th and AMP will be collected and used for 3rd grade testing. Please have all charging cords (keyboard charging cords and iPad chargers) ready to be collected on April 1 or April 4.
Farris will use 4th grade
Schmitz will use 5th grade
Smith will use 2nd grade
Hamilton and others doing accommodated testing will use AMP iPads.
iPads will be returned by April 20 to all 2nd-5th grade classrooms to use for SRI testing.
TSTs - If you have a student you need to have a final TST meeting, please email me or stop by to schedule a final TST meeting ASAP! Please make sure your TST folders are updated with all current interventions/accommodations you use with the students so that the teachers for next year will be ready!
Class Lists - We will start to work on these in a few weeks! Start thinking about separations and jotting some notes down. This will be a Teamwork Tuesday item for K-2 starting next week.
Positive Office Referrals - Keep them coming! Extra copies are available in the office. The smiles they are putting on the kids' faces is priceless!
General Reminders -
* IC updated at a minimum of the 15th and the end of the month
* Websites kept up-to-date
* Remember to use pre-corrects, Belair B.E.S.T. matrix language, Positive Office Referrals, and Bulldog Bucks! 4:1 is our goal with all kids!
* Newsletters can be turned in as a paper copy or emailed as a digital copy. I prefer digital!
SMILE! You just got a Positive Office Referral!
Calendar of Events
Thursday, April 7 - Thirsty Thursday
Milhollin out ALL, Walk out PM
Fire Drill, 2:45
Little Olympics Practice, 4:05
Friday, April 8 - Filter Friday! Clean your SMART Board Filter!
Mosely out ALL
5th Grade Outdoor Ed Day
Last day for summer school enrollments
Faculty Meeting, 8:00 in library - ADDED TO CALENDAR!!
Meeting with SYOSP, 9:30
Parent meeting with Matt Krause, 3:15
Monday, April 11
Braun, Crocker, and Watson out ALL, Schulte out PM
Staffing (Schlueter/White), 8:15
Evaluation Meeting, Milhollin to BOE @ 2:00
IEP (Yanis/Wagner), 2:15
5th Grade Promotion Committee, 5:30
PTA Meeting, 6:00
Tuesday, April 12
Hamilton and Mosley out ALL
IEP (Hall/Huffman), 8:15
Literacy Team Meeting, 8:15
AC/DC (Milhollin), 9:00-11:00
City Wide PTA Luncheon (Milhollin), 12:00
Wednesday, April 13
Staffing (Luebbering/Estep), 8:00
MAP Assembly, 2nd through 5th, 3:15 in gym
Thursday, April 14 - Thirsty Thursday!
1st Day of MAP Testing
Chick-Fil-A Night, 5:00-7:00
KPLA Apples for Teacher Dinner, 6:00
Friday, April 15 - Filter Friday! Clean your SMART Board FIlter!
Bruan, Sharp, Schlueter out ALL
4th Quarter Mid-terms go home!
Staffing (Roberts/Phillpack), 8:00
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Belair Bulldog 5th Grade Choir Performance
Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016, 03:15 PM
Belair Elementary Gym
AMP Schedule
For the week of 4/11 through 4/15
Monday - Yellow
Tuesday - Red
Wednesday - Blue
Thursday - Yellow
Friday - Red
For the week of 4/18 through 4/22
Monday - Blue
Tuesday - Yellow
Wednesday - Red
Thursday - Blue
Friday - Yellow