Monday Memo
Hemlock Elementary & KC Ling Elementary
The Week of September 9th - 13th
A Peek at the Week....
Classroom Pledge - Mrs. Grandy's Class
Staff Meeting - 2:55 p.m.
School Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 10th
Fire Drill - Hemlock Elementary @ 8:00 a.m., K.C. Ling @ 1:30 p.m.
Communications Meeting (Lori) - 11-12:50 p.m.
Wednesday, September 11th
Admin Council Meeting 12:45 (Lori)
Thursday, September 12th
Turn PAWS passes into the office before you leave for the day
PTO Meeting - 6:30 @ K.C. Ling
Friday, September 13th
Mr. Kalina's Popcorn Sale - Regular $0.50 or Caramel $1.00
Classroom Pledge/Pledge of Allegiance - Mrs. Fromholz's Class is next week
From the Principal's Desk......
- The pledge of allegiance rotation will start this week. During your week, please send down 2-3 students each day by 7:55. It will be important to start announcements/pledges promptly. Mrs. Grandy's class will be up next and Mrs. Fromholz's class will take over the week of September 16th.
- Fire Drill - We will have our first fire drill on Tuesday, September 10th. We will start at the elementary at 8:00 a.m. and conduct the drill at Ling at 1:30 p.m. Please review the expectations with your students beforehand.
- Hallway Presence - Please make sure you are out in the hallway outside of your classroom once the first bell rings. Being visible in the hallways makes a big difference in student behavior.
- Morning Drop-off @ Hemlock Elementary- Starting Monday, we are going to encourage parents to drop their children off using the drop-off line or in the office. We are hoping to limit the number of parents in the building this week to get students used to walking in on their own. Please help communicate that with your parents.
- Staff Meeting - We will have our first staff meeting on Monday, September 9th from 2:55-3:55. Please make every effort to be in attendance at these meetings and be an active participant.
- Just a reminder for teachers..... Please make sure your lesson plans have been submitted and are up-to-date by the morning of our first student day of each week.
- Safe Schools Online Training - Please make sure training is completed by the end of the day on Friday, September 27th.
- If you haven't already sent me your daily schedule, please do so as soon as possible. Please send it as a Google doc or Word document so I can save it on my Google Drive for easy access.
- NWEA testing will continue this week and should be completed by September 27th. If necessary, please be sure to review the instructions for proctoring testing sessions. You can find those instructions by clicking on the condensed version of the Ling Elementary NWEA Proctoring Instructions.
- Thrillshare - I am looking to recruit more Thrillshare users to post pictures on Facebook and through our Hemlock app. Please let me know if you'd be interested in helping out and I will walk you through how to use it.
County-Wide PD Event - PLEASE REGISTER
The link below will take you to the flyer and registration form for the October 7th PD Event.
You will need to select one location to attend and will receive a light breakfast, materials for the day, and a lunch. Sign-in will begin at 8:00 AM, the event will begin at 8:30, and everything will conclude by 3:30 PM.
LOCATIONS
- Hemlock High School: Literacy
- SISD PD Center: Trauma-Informed Community
- Millet Learning Center: Techtastic
Classroom Pledge
Today I will do my best to be the best that I can be.
I will listen,
I will follow directions,
I will be honest,
I will respect others,
I will care for all property.
I CAN LEARN,
I WILL LEARN!