Parsons ES Partyline
Friday, January 31, 2020
STEM Night was such a success. Thank you for everything you did to make the night so much fun for our students and their families. STEM Night is another great example of how strong our PRIDE is at Parsons ES. I know Tuesday was a long day which makes for a long week.
Take the weekend to rejuvenate from this LOOOOONNNNNGGGG week!
Proud to be your Principal and blessed to work alongside such an amazing group of educators!
Laura
Severe Weather Drill Statewide
Parent Conference Set-Up
Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on Early Release Days (February 19th & 20). You may also conduct conferences at other times throughout the week of February 17th-21st. You may hold conferences on the Teacher Workday (February 17th) after 10:30 am. We will not have a Tuesday morning or Wednesday/Thursday meetings, so feel free to use those times if you would like.
It is best to conduct conferences when administrators are in the building. The building opens at 6:00am, but the front doors will not be unlocked until 7:30 am for parents to enter. If you schedule before 7:30 am, please be aware that an administrator will only be available beginning at 7:30 am each day and that you must greet your parents at the front doors.
An administrator will be available in the evening as follows:
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday until 4:30 pm
- Wednesday until 7:00 pm
- Thursday until 6:00 pm
Teachers should use PTC Fast to manage their parent conferences. You may begin setting up your PTC Fast conferences at https://www.ptcfast.com/index.html. Conferences should be launched on Friday, February 7th. Parent Letters should also be sent home on February 7th. Please post your conference code on eCLASS and place the code in your weekly newsletter.
You will use the ticket number and passcode found in the directions below to pay for your conferences.
Remember that you will need to greet parents at the front door if they arrive after 4:30 pm or before 7:30 am.
A printed Conference Schedule is due to Emily Smith by 10 AM on Monday, February 17th.
Learning and Leave Early Opportunity
Would you like to leave two hours early on our workday, February 17th? The GCPS EL Programs Office recommends as a best practice that all content teachers of English Learners, direct, and monitored, complete the Self-Paced, online English Learners 101 course, updated last year. Participation ensures that each local school is meeting OCR expectations to provide training on proficiency levels and research-based strategies for all teachers of English Learners. It takes about 2 hours to complete and can be done in short sections. Teachers who have completed the original ELs 101 may complete ELs 102 instead. It is a short review that contains the updated information.
Teachers who complete the online Self-Paced course will be able to leave on February 17th at 2:00 so you can spend the rest of your day relaxing or catching up on appointments. If you decide to complete the course, let your grade level administrator know. You must have completed the course before February 17th in order to leave early.
Progress Reports Emailed Week of Early Release
DRAFT Schedule for February 17th Workday
8:30-9:15 Professional Learning Session
9:30 10:15 Professional Learning Session
10:15-4:00 Work in your rooms (Lunch with grade level)*
*You can schedule parent teacher conferences during this time.
Student Health Survey for Grades 3rd-5th is NEXT WEEK
3rd-5th grade teachers will administer the GA Student Health Survey to their class on January 29th or 30th. Schedules and directions can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Jo0LVHiYxTRaOR35VyE6-8LMXHaEYiGLi-x1gJFCe0/edit?usp=sharing
**Labs have been blocked off for both of these days.
Be sure to check the list of student forms that were turned in. Do not give the survey to these students. The list is found in the above document.
Internet Explorer No Longer Compatable with eCLASS
Interested in Presenting at the Gwinnett Digital Learning Conference?
If you are interested, sign up on the portal under GDLD proposals. If your proposal is approved, you will be presenting for roughly 45 to 60 minutes.
eCLASS Exceptions: Let's refresh and recharge for the new year!
Remember to add:
1 Weekly Online Homework assignment (Discussion board, Eclass quiz or Safari Montage with questions)
We challenge you to get all students to complete these!
We also challenge you to use the ECOMM center and the many technology resources at our fingertips, like eClass, Google Apps, Classworks, Moby Max, etc.
Why? We are teaching students who live in a digital world. The use of technology keeps students engaged and interested in their learning. Our job is to prepare students for their future, whether it is high school college, or entering the workforce, technology is all around them. Let's prepare them well!
Don't forget to update your eCLASS pages weekly, as needed:
The following information should be posted on your eCLASS course page (Grades K-5)
- Class schedule
- Classroom management plan
- Specials schedule (rotation)
- 1 Online homework assignment weekly
- Study Guides – Grades 2-5 (SC and SS are required; other subjects are optional)
- Answers should be posted before test.
- Newsletters
Math Boot Camp in February
- Math Boot Camp Professional Learning
This professional learning is designed to develop and deepen understanding of the Mathematics AKS for grades K-5. Each session will focus on aligning AKS, assessment, and instruction using the lowest performing AKS for the semester. This is a great opportunity for learning and collaboration. All teachers are encouraged to attend.
What: Math Boot Camp
When: February 1, 2020 (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Where: Discovery High School
Please share this information with teachers and only have them register in PD&E (course #2391), if they did NOT attend in September.
Science Opportunity
- K-5 Problem Solving in Science
This professional learning is designed to provide an opportunity for elementary teachers to dive into the K-5 Science AKS through the lens of problem solving and critical thinking. Learning will focus on engaging students in effective science instruction using science phenomena and mini-tasks that incorporate Quality-Plus Teaching Strategies and authentic, real-world problems. Participants will leave each session with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to engage students in effectively learning elementary Science, while also developing important literacy and mathematical skills.
What: ES Problem Solving in Science
When: February 12, 2020 (4:30PM-6:30PM)
Where: J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center; Grayson Room
Interested participants should register in the PD&E using course # 23181.
Quality-Plus Teaching Strategy - Modeling and Practice
This week’s highlight includes both the Introduction and initial QPTS in Action for Modeling and Practice. Use the links below to access the Why, How, and What of Modeling and Practice along with sample lesson plans in each of the four core that model how this strategy brings learning alive for students.
2_Modeling&Practice_QPTSinAction1.pdf https://tinyurl.com/ModelingAndPracticeWk2
1_Modeling&Practice_Introduction.pdf https://tinyurl.com/ModelingAndPracticeWk1
Weekly Happenings
Monday, February 3
Readers Rally ~ 7:30 am
Chess Club ~ 3:30 pm
Tuesday, February 4
Kid Talk Tuesday~7:30 am
Girls Who Code ~ 3:30 pm
Yonug Rembrandts ~ 3:30 pm
Spanish Club ~ 3:30 pm
Wednesday, February 5
Chorus Practice ~ 7:30 am
World Citizens ~ 7:45 am
Severe Weather Drill~ 10:00 am
Drama Kids Club ~ 3:30 pm
Tiger Jo's Taekwon Do ~ 3:30 pm
Thursday, February 6
Chorus Practice ~ 7:30 am
Witzzle Pro ~ 7:40 am
i9 Sports Club ~ 3:30 pm
Korean Language ~ 3:30 pm
Friday, February 7
2/10 Mona Vosough
2/20 Sydney Russe
2/24 Rachel May
2/25 Cassandra Cummings
2/26 Lucia Kim