FMS Staff Bulletin (#20)
January 8-12
Purpose Statements Are An Expectation EVERYDAY!
MTSS Rotation 4
Activity Day: Re-scheduled
Parents have also been notified of the change through School Messenger.
Hallway Supervision
1st Semester Grades
Windows 10
Technology is targeting the week of January 29 for the Microsoft 10 update on all computers and Surface Pros. If you have software added to your machine please let me know and it can be tested for compatibility. As the date gets closer it will be important to leave yourself plenty of time to navigate.
Follow the link below for a short intro to Windows 10 that might be useful to you.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/7835fc2c-d7ae-4a2e-9086-d959ec191278
Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Monday, February 12th from 3:00-8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, February 20th from 3:00-8:30 p.m.
The link to sign up for conferences will be activated Monday, January 29th and will close at midnight on Friday, February 9th. In the next couple weeks teachers will receive access to block off times for dinner/breaks.
Upcoming Friday PLs
- Friday, January 5: "Blue Dot Day" Some of our staff will be out of the building for district meetings. Staff that are in the building will start all together. The majority of the time will be in PLCs, but will start off by reviewing the IPI data that was taken on our initial walkthroughs in December. The BLT will lead this activity. (This will be moved to Friday, January 12)
- Friday, January 12: We will continue our learning with LCA. Kathy Slaman will be here again to review the proficiency scales used with LCA. We will start in the North Cafeteria. (This will be moved to Friday, January 26)
Teacher Fair Recruitment
Thursday February 22, 2018- Coe, Cornell, Mt. Mercy Job Fair- McCabe Hall- Coe College
4:00- 6:00pm
Monday March 5, 2018- Iowa State Teacher Fair- ISU Alumni Center
10:15-11:30am- Mock Interviews
11:30-1:00pm- Lunch
1:00-4:00pm- Teacher Career Fair
4:00-6:00pm- On-site Interviews
Friday March 23, 2018- University of Iowa Teacher Fair- Second Floor Ballroom, Iowa Memorial Union
10:00- 12:00- Fair & Networking
12:00- 3:00pm- Optional Interviewing
Saturday March 24, 2018- UNI Teacher Fair- Maucker Union
8:00-9:00am- Check in
9:00-11:00am- Networking & Interview Sign up
11:30-4:00pm- Interviewing
If you're interested in attending please let me know by Thursday, January 11.
January 15 & 16 Professional Learning
- Monday, January 15: Teacher Planning/Preparation. Nothing formal scheduled in the building, but staff is expected to be in the building. The main office and counseling secretaries will all be out of the building during the morning for a training at the ELSC.
- Tuesday, January 16: For the AM please see the attachment below for any district-wide PL.
- From 12:00-3:30PM we will join Harding, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, and Metro at the Kirkwood Hotel for professional learning revolving around mindset. The presenter is nationally-known speaker, Trevor Ragan. Please see his video below. His main topics are: Growth Mindset, Fear, Resilience, and how to teach others these skills.
As a follow up, Trevor will lead an all-school assembly around many of these same topics. This will be in the Auditorium on Wednesday, January 17 from 12:40-1:25. We we will not change the schedule on this day.
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This Week
Monday
- PTA Meeting, 11:00 AM in 300 Conference Room
- 6th Grade Team Meeting, Room 320
Tuesday
- Brittany Carney from Human Resources Visit, 9:30-1:30 in Room 322
- 7th Grade Team Meeting, Room 434
Wednesday
- Schoolwide Activity Day (Re-scheduled to January 31)
- 8th Grade Team Meeting, Room 232
- FFT Meeting, 3:30 in 300 Conference Room
Thursday
- KITE Team Meeting, Room 216
Friday
- Staff PL: IPI Data Review BLT in North Cafeteria & PLCs
- FAC @ Hacienda Las Glorias
Lucas Ptacek
Email: lptacek@cr.k12.ia.us
Website: franklin.cr.k12.ia.us
Location: 300 20th Street Northeast, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
Phone: (319) 558-3694
Twitter: @FranklinBolts