Pleasant Valley Staff Newsletter
Week of February 3, 2020
Our mission is to empower and inspire a community of lifelong learners and leaders.
Our District Goals
1. We will improve student achievement.
2. We will increase our transparency throughout our communities.
3. We will practice fiscal responsibility.
Morning Meetings- School Improvement Plan Action Step
Thank you...
KG- Kelly Demko, Debbie Youngman, Traci Byrne, & Allison Symons
100% of Grade 1!- Sandy Stacho, Nicole Sturges, Jen Must, Ranee O'Malley, Val Pennington, Debbie Woodworth, Jeanine Gigliotti
Grade 2- Jenny Bammerlin & Pam Allison
Grade 3- Beth Wilber, Sarah Vittardi & Liz Harris
Grade 4- Robin Gorey, Heather Canzurlo, & Deb Borowske
100% of Small Classrooms- Dawn Carvaines, Kim Tomco-Karaffa, Chris Borns & Keira Schaff
Data Collected between 9:35 (+/-5 minutes)
Monday -18/37=48%
Tuesday- 19/37 =51%
Wedensday- 14/37 = 39%
Thrusday- 24/37 = 65%
Friday- 19/37 =41%
Total #/% of teacherswith MM 3 x week- 22/37 = 59%
We need to strive for 100%
If anyone needs assistance with Morning Meeting structure or ideas, please see one of your colleagues that are finding success with implementing this SIP action step with consistency!
PTA Malley's Chocolate Spring Fundraiser
PV Basket for PIE's Pierogi Dinner, March 6th
February's Monthly Focus Habit #5 Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood- Listen first, then talk
This is the habit of Mutual Understanding
We will model, teach and practice Habit 5 this month. Remember as you are teaching the habits throughout the year that each of the 7 Habits is based on:
-A Principle of effectiveness.
-An effective paradigm (see) that is aligned with the principle.
-Behavior/Practices (do) that produces an effective Result (get).
Habit #5 Resources
Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-2I1VrA_LvhNXoyQkZvUWJvWlE
Our 5th Collective Commitment:
We value 2-way communication and listen to everything before responding.
Big Idea: Practicing habit 5, will help create Win-Wins!!!
Principle: To communicate effectively, we must first understand each other.
Paradigm: Effective- I listen with the intent to understand (vs. Ineffective- I listen with the
intent to reply)
Habit 5 Concepts
Diagnose Before you Prescribe
Take the necessary time and effort to properly
diagnose the symptoms before prescribing solutions.
Autobiographical Responses
Be aware of one of the biggest obstacles in interpersonal communication- our tendency to respond autobiographically, meaning from our own frame of references.
We tend to advise, probe, interpret and evaluate others' messages based on our own experiences and motives.
Elements of Personal Communication
Reading the Signs
Empathic Listening
Empathic Listening- reflecting what a person feels and saying it back to them in your
own words. You feel ___________________ about ___________.
Helpful language:
You seem...
So as you see it...
As I get it, you feel...
You must have...
It is not listening to advise, counsel, reply, refute, solve, fix, change, judge, agree, disagree, question, analyze, or figure out.
Our Week...
2.3-2.10 OELPA Testing Begins Room 133A is reserved for OELPA testing from 9:30-11:20 pm
2.3 PTA Spring Fundraiser Begins
2.3-2.7 TBT Student Intervention Discussions
2.6 Data Day- bring your charged laptop and something to write with
- 9:00 Grade 4
- 10:10 Grade 3
- 12:20 Grade 1 & Title*
- 1:30 Grade 2
- 2:40 KG & Title*
*Title will not hold intervention groups during times they are attending Data Day Meetings for Grades 1 and KG
2.6 Parent-Teacher Conferences 5:00-7:45 pm
- PTA will have dinner for use- Stancato's subs along with salads, drinks, and desserts. They plan to come to set up at 3:45 so it should be ready around 4pm!
2.7 Student Leadership Celebration @ 2:15 pm Cafe
2.7 PTA Scholarship PJ Day
2.7 Sunshine/Social Committee Meeting @ 8:45 am Room 113
2.7 PTA Family Bingo Night 6:00-8:00 pm
Looking Ahead...
2.10 BFT @ 8:45 am Boka's Office
2.11 Staff Meeting @ 8:45 am Lower Gym
2.11 Fire Drill @ 1:35 pm
2.12-2.14 PE Healthy Heart Run
2.14 PST Related Services Schedule TBA
2.17 Presidents' Day School Closed
2.18 Begin Alternative Assessments
2.18 Book of the Year Opening Assembly
2.18 Garden Club Meeting @ 3:30 pm
2.19 BLT Climate @ 7:45 am Kokely's Room
2.19 PTA Meeting @ 7:00 pm Faculty Lounge
2.20 & 2.21 Carnegie Grand Slam Assembly
3.3 AM Fire Drill
3.4 Spring Picture Day
3.6 PTA Spirit Day-Crazy Sock Day
3.5 PTA Assembly National History Museum Live Animals Lower Gym
- KG, 1 & 2nd @ 9:45 to 10:45 am
- 3 & 4th @ 11:00 to 12:00 pm
3.9 BFT 8:45 am Boka's Office
3.10 Staff Meeting 8:45 am
3.11 BLT Academic @ 7:45 am Feeney's Room
Important Links
Gifted Teacher Resources
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tUNcwuIouYPYgcC9F_-0nz2wVZqfkKt9
Elementary Curriculum Folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ACq1KerGN8VWUk9PVA
ELA K-5 Curriculum Maps
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u36HP8Gl_yYmUQysdu8iT_ib0mzYMfvU
Anticipatory Sets Ideas/Resources
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vmTu7I3B1TLWvBOCPLCvLFSKDU5ShNyM
Data Day
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XO7mZo9ZOZkHci3l8SkqOuygFH_NKrEK
TBT Folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/122w2faMIEQJJfBVfFnxL2SnoWKjckCVl
OTES DWSGM Vocabulary Resource
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1969aCuEFTU8q53O6_RUFJLrOP9xct8HP
Student Leadership Selection Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CqkaQT20mqkpc-6cdKhuQKgBBJJ5As7yFe7fH8lWGa0/edit?usp=sharing
Committees and CICO
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_GRbqaYoWy-If0vsFHm3LOV-0m4xMTVWtxIiJbj_BJk/edit#gid=0
7 Habits Resource
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-2I1VrA_LvhNXoyQkZvUWJvWlE?usp=sharing
Brain Pop with BrainPOP Jr. & EL support!
username: pvstars
password: pvstars#1
Our Why Staff Recognition Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAoh6vwEW9nR-hynGovYRn4C8gkEORFmBMdvmRfXgMJBMagA/viewform
Gifted Resources
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0cHEDgUpSmRRkZSYnhwMVlQOUk
Title I Informational PPT
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VRLtcW-uPhj5YyIkeAQhk0iK-TSzWc_6
Electronic Referral PPT
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q6f3DIfcEWj1H_d3yDtot2ChsyOLJZ9C35Oqa_YYRNc/edit?usp=sharing