Week at a Glance
Marian Central Catholic High School Faculty Newsletter
August 2, 2019
Can you believe that our school year is starting in two weeks? This summer sure went by fast! Everyone in Administration and the office are very excited to get the year rolling so this edition of the Week At A Glance will be focused on just that!
All of the teacher classrooms should be ready to go so you are free to come in during office hours to get your room set up.
Office hours are:
August 5 - August 9 will be from 9 am to 3 pm
A few workshops will be going on this coming week as well...
Cafeteria: Freshmen Study Skills, M-Th 9-11 & 12-2
Rm. 146: College Essay Writing, M-Th 9-11 & 11:30 - 1:30
Rm. 131: Publications, M-Th 9-11:30
Gradebook Portal
The teacher portal has been open as of Thursday, July 25. You can go in and set up your gradebook including grade weighting, medical & academic alerts, etc. Remember, this year we are transitioning to Semesters rather than quarters...
If you are new, or if you just forgot how to do this, please click on this link and it will take you to a powerpoint that takes you through, step by step.
Important Links
**These links are through Office 365 so you may have to sign into your O365 account to access using the same login as you do to access your computer...
ie: dnovy and then my numerical password
Floor Plan with teachers
GCN
You all should have received an email (around the beginning of July) from support@gcntraining.com. This email will provide you with a link to go on to the GCN website to complete the state-mandated safety trainings for this school year. Please make sure that all of these trainings are completed before April 1, 2020.
August 12 Inservice
Our 2019-20 kick-off inservice day is coming up quickly. We are very excited to have you all back! Both a continental breakfast and a lunch will be provided by Marian for all Staffulty on this day. Please see the attached agenda for the meeting.
Marian Committees
Many of you have already been involved in one or more committees at Marian that help to provide a collaborative environment that provides the best possible education for our students. We want to thank you for your continued commitment to our students and school. This year, we are adding and/or changing a few committees so we wanted to give all staffulty members the opportunity to get involved. During our opening inservice day we will be putting out sign up sheets for all of the committees in which you might want to volunteer to be on. If you have already been participating in one you can either re-sign up for it, or choose to venture to another one that interests you. Please click on the following link for brief descriptions of each, including the potential time commitment for you to consider prior to our inservice.
In addition, we are considering developing a Staffulty Social Committee that might meet to brainstorm ways in which the Staffulty can build relationships, recognize each other, and just have fun outside of our work responsibilities! Please consider this and we will discuss at the Aug. 12 inservice.
Have a great week!
FRESHMEN STUDENT ORIENTATION Aug. 13, 2019
Thank you ahead of time for putting on our smiles, letting our compassionate personalities shine, and welcoming our newest members of the Marian family!
Please click here to see the day's schedule.
SCHOOL SHELF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ALL!
In addition, this resource provides information on some of the common issues students face including anxiety, personal health, attendance, and bullying.
Feel free to peruse the "shelf" for anything that might be useful. We will be sharing it on the Friday Focus in the next couple of weeks, so you get the first peek! Click below to get started!
Your SchoolShelf URL: http://www.schoolshelf.com/981085-marian
TECHNOLOGY CORNER
Information on Student Device Distribution
We have negotiated a new partnership with St. Benedict's Technology Consortium in order to provide the best, most responsive support for our technological needs. The team from St. Benedicts, with the oversight of Mrs. Houk, are currently preparing our students' devices for the new school year. Because of the somewhat late start we had, we have postponed the device distribution to either the first or second week of school... We are really focused on getting them done the week of Aug. 5... which will allow us to distribute them Aug. 14-16, but we will keep you infomed of the progress. We are trying to make sure that this doesn't interrupt plans for using the devices during the first week of school... but they will be done and distributed NO LATER than the week of Aug. 19. Stay tuned!
Technology Support In-House
As you already know, Julie Houk is our in-house Technology Coordinator. Not only does she coordinate with all of the outside agencies like Microsoft and St. Benedicts, but she oversees all of the purchasing and maintenance of ALL technology within our building. She is also responsible for maintaining all network accounts, maintenance and troubleshooting with regards to all technology, supporting Staffulty in their use of our student information system, Rediker, and most anything else related to technology.
Karen Varga, in the library, is our first line of defense in troubleshooting student devices. If your students have any issues with their devices that you cannot otherwise assist with, please send them to her. Hours will be determined soon.
Transition to Outlook Email
Please be informed that we have NOT yet transitioned from Gmail to Outlook for our email. Once we are ready to do so, we will give you more information. Thank you for your patience.
Upcoming Technology PD:
Stay Tuned!
Professional Development Opportunities
Reading & Writing Seminars & Podcasts
ASCD Webinars: A variety of online webinars. Here you can access recent or archived professional learning.
This Week's Schedule
As you work through your plans this week, please note these events. For a more detailed list, check out our school calendar, 8to18 Athletics Calendar or Clubs/Organizations Page
Sunday, August 4, 2019
12 - 5:30 pm ~ Mentor Training
Monday, August 5, 2019
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
9-11am & 12 - 2pm ~ Freshman/Transfer Study Skills Camp, Cafeteria
9-11 am & 11:30-1:30pm ~ College Essay Writing, rm 146
9-11:30 am ~ Publications Workshop, rm 131
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
9 am - 4 pm ~ Diocesan New Personnel Day @ St. Rita's, Rockford
(Required for all new Staffulty)
9-11am & 12 - 2pm ~ Freshman/Transfer Study Skills Camp, Cafeteria
9-11 am & 11:30-1:30pm ~ College Essay Writing, rm 146
9-11:30 am ~ Publications Workshop, rm 131
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
9-11am & 12 - 2pm ~ Freshman/Transfer Study Skills Camp, Cafeteria
9-11 am & 11:30-1:30pm ~ College Essay Writing, rm 146
9-11:30 am ~ Publications Workshop, rm 131
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
9-11am & 12 - 2pm ~ Freshman/Transfer Study Skills Camp, Cafeteria
9-11 am & 11:30-1:30pm ~ College Essay Writing, rm 146
9-11:30 am ~ Publications Workshop, rm 131
Friday, August 9, 2019
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
8:30 am - 12 PM ~ New MCCHS Staff Orientation Day, Cafeteria
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Retreat Leaders Retreat
Monday, August 12, 2019
7:40 am ~ Staffulty Continental Breakfast
8 am - 3 pm ~ Teacher Institute, Cafeteria
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
8:05 am ~ Freshmen Mass
6:30 pm ~ Freshmen/Transfer Parent/Student "Amazing Race", Lander's Pavillion
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
First Full Day of Classes
2:30 pm ~ Confessions, Chapel
2:40 pm ~ Daily Mass, Chapel
Thursday, August 15, 2019
8:55 am ~ All School Mass, Schedule 4
Bus Evacuation Drills all day (PE, Econ, Gov)
2:30 pm ~ Confessions, Chapel
Friday, August 16, 2019
Asst. Principal Class Chats, Auditorium
- P1: Seniors... Class of 2020
- P2: Juniors... Class of 2021
- P3: Sophomores... Class of 2022
- P7: Freshmen... Class of 2023
2:30 pm ~ Confessions, Chapel
2:40 pm ~ Daily Mass, Chapel