The Yuletide Villager
Staff News 1/08/2018
At McAdenville Elementary School, we strive to educate the whole child; mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially.
M.E.-H.O.P.E.
McAdenville Elementary - Having Only Positive Expectations
The best thing about McAdenville Elementary is...
Thank you for being a teacher at M. E. S. and taking the leap of faith to be on the same team with me.
Wildcat Pri-i-i-de!
Every teacher has the potential to be an effective teacher, one who is able to produce student learning and achievement. This is evident by having so many teachers that show up giving his or her best as well demanding the students' best.
Please let me know if I can be of assistance to help you be the best you, you can be!
DUTY WEEK C
Looking Ahead
This week's DUTY TEAM: C Week
mCLASS MOY testing CONT.
i-Ready log-in's home with students by Tuesday
Jan 09 - Group/Class Picture Day
Jan 09 - Teachers PD with T. Thomassen / Digital Competences
Jan 15 - MLK Jr Holiday No SchoolJan 18 - End of Second 9 weeks
Jan 19 - No School/Mandated Teacher Workday
Jan 19 - School PD Sessions (Priority Standard Focus)
Jan 22 - No School/Mandated Teacher Workday
Jan 22 - Grades completed in Gradebook Pro by 2:30 pm with printed reports to Mrs. Smith
Jan 22 -Educator Appreciation Luncheon
.............Catawba Heights Baptist, 11:30 and ends at 1:00.
.............Everyone has invited TA's Bus Drivers, Custodians, Secretaries, Etc.
Jan 25 - Report Cards Home w/ i-Ready report card (school developed)
Jan 26 - mClass MOY testing ends
Coming up...
February
- The "REAL" AdvancED visit to GCS second week in Feb.
Teachers, TAs & Support Staff
Please review your PDPs and sign I will email you if I have questions. If I did not meet with you last week I will send you a calendar invite for this week.
TAs,
Please check your email daily... I am sending you your MID-YEAR EVALUATIONS via Applitrack emails. Please review and sign if you DO NOT HAVE questions. Please make an appointment with me if you have questions.
Other Support Staff,
Please do all that applies above if needed. I will be meeting with certified support staff by appointments that I will send you via Google calendar. All others please send me an email if you think I've overlooked you.
Thanks for working with me to fit everyone in.
Lucretia Rice
PLANBOOK.COM
Planbook.Com Tutorial
If your plans are not in Planbook this week. Print, staple and place them on the table in my office with your name.
This video can get started if you need help. Most of the program can be figured out just by entering and clicking on a few tabs but the self-help is below. Everyone is expected to use the program going forward. If you need to set an appointment with Kim on Tuesday or Wednesday morning please let her know. Those needing more time after Kim's intervention can meet with me after school on Wednesday or Friday.
Help in the Cafe...Needed ASAP
Cafeteria...Classroom...Hallway...Restrooms...etc.
Please express to your students that they should clear their areas of all food and objects as they leave each morning and lunchtime and afternoon. We have had several incidents where individuals and whole classes have left areas less than desirable for the incoming group or the custodian. Please work together to clean our cafe and all areas of the school.
As for the cafe: Responsible cleaning helps us get you in and out quickly. Student helpers are spending too much time in the cafe cleaning. We each have a responsibility.
This same exact thing goes for classrooms. I have to bite down hard on my bottom lip and tongue sometimes instead of spouting off about some of the trash that I see on your floors. Please handle this with the boys and girls immediately. This school is our home and I would love to make it feel like a luxury home instead of a slum.
Some of you may possibly be thinking ...Well, that is all that Sally or Johnny knows...
Get this...it's up to you and me to teach them a different way of living and loving life. Thanks again for being the change that made the difference in the life of a student (especially Sally or Johnny).
Rice
Please let the students know you are in pursuit of a clean class award to be given by Mr. Parson at the end of the month.
Part II, the pressure is on...We received a national tweet this weekend as a result of Part I of your hard work.
i-Ready, Set, Go...
Where do your students stack up with AR?
YES!
Yes, we will!
Teachers, your AR results are looking better. Trust me as you have more and more students reach our AR Goals you will have more and more students show progress in ELA. Reading is fundamental and I am not the first person to make that statement.
PLC Meetings and Schedules
- 3rd - 10:15am-11:15a
- K / K-1 / 1st @ 8:30 - 9:3:0am
- 2nd - 10am -11am
- 4th / 5th -12:40pm - 1:40pm
Please be on time to all classes and arrive for pick-up as scheduled.
LRR
AIG Schedule
8:15-9:00 5th grade
9:15-10:00 4th grade
10:15-11:00 3rd grade
AIG and Composers meet together.
Renewing Your License in 2018?
If you are renewing your license in 2018, you will want to bookmark Educator Effectiveness’ Online Professional Development website. On the site, North Carolina educators have access to nearly 70 learning modules categorized by credit amount, professional standards, and credit type (including the 2019 required Digital Learning credit). These self-paced courses are free and accessible 24 hours a day.
MES Social Worker - Whitney Hill
MES School Counselor - Eric Otis
Know your Purpose (EVERYDAY)
My purpose is to use my leadership to inspire a culture of learning and excellence that guides my school and community to educational success while having happy, healthy and safe stakeholders.
McAdenville Elementary School
Email: lrrice@gaston.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/mcadenville
Location: 275 Wesleyan Drive, McAdenville, NC, United States
Phone: (704)836-9117
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McAdenvilleElementary/
Twitter: @msprincipalboss