PIONEER TRAIL NEWS
MAY 11, 2020 - MAY 15, 2020
THIS VIDEO....I AM SURE YOU CAN ALL RELATE!!!
WEEK AT A GLANCE MAY 11 - MAY 15, 2020
- 8:00 - 11:00 Reserved for Office, Specials, Special Education, Title I Reading to work at school
- 12:00 - 3:00 Reserved for First Grade and Fourth Grade to work at school
- 3:00 PBS Leadership (Google Meets)
- 6:30 PTO Meeting (Zoom)
TUESDAY, MAY 12
8:00 - 11:00 Reserved for Kindergarten and Second Grade to work at school
12:00 - 3:00 Reserved for Third Grade and Fifth Grade to work at school
3:00 - 3:45 Climate/Culture Leadership Meeting (Google Meets)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
- 8:00 Packets due in office to be mailed
- 9:00 K/1 Pod (Google Meet)
- 9:30 2/3 Pod (Google Meet)
- 10:00 4/5 Pod (Google Meet)
THURSDAY, MAY 14
- 9:00 Art, Music, PE, Library (Google Meet)
- 9:30 SPED, ELL, Title I Reading (Google Meet)
FRIDAY, MAY 15
- 11:00 Principal Meeting (Zoom)
UPDATES FROM MAY 8TH PRINCIPAL MEETING......
- Certified staff can begin completing and submitting their professional growth plans. It must be submitted through TalentEd prior to Scott viewing it. Email him with your ending score. A guide with proficiency levels for each indicator was attached to the original PGP email sent to you. See Scott for specific questions.
- Consistent communication with students is required from classroom teachers and continued documentation of those contacts needs to be maintained. When you talk with them make sure you are asking if they are doing ok with the work opportunities that you are sending; when checking iReady consider allowing the students to move up a level if they have solid passage rates; students that concern you may need more individual follow up as opposed to class gathering.
- All staff must complete the Google Form check out list that I will share with you. Classroom teachers must also complete the two district inventory checklists that were shared with you. If you are moving from your current classroom for any reason, those checklists and materials will have to be checked and signed off by both Terri Miller and myself. If you are not moving from your current classroom, you will need to submit those checklists to me prior to checking out.
- Groups of teachers are NOT allowed to meet together within the school building. For example, a grade level team should not be gathered in a classroom setting for a meeting. When you are in the building, it is to be for individual tasks and only in the locations that you need to be in order to complete those essential tasks. We still need to oblige by the social distancing limitations and recommendations.
- Mentee/Mentor checklists need to be completed by May 28th.
- STAFF TRAINING VIDEO/PRESENTATION TO BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK REGARDING PHASE 1 RE-ENTRY THROUGH SAFE SCHOOLS
- CHILDREN ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED INSIDE THE BUILDING - THEY CANNOT BE WITH YOU
- NO MORE THAN (10) PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING AT A TIME - DOES NOT INCLUDE ESSENTIAL STAFF THAT ARE ALREADY BACK AT WORK (CUSTODIANS/COOKS)
- MUST MAINTAIN 6 FEET SOCIAL DISTANCING AT ALL TIMES
- DEVELOPING A SIGN UP SCHEDULE TO ENSURE LIMITATIONS - SCOTT WILL HAVE IN PLACE BY MONDAY, MAY 11
- MUST SIGN IN/OUT, INCLUDE DATE/TIME, AND REASON YOU WERE AT SCHOOL - SCOTT WILL HAVE IN PLACE BY MONDAY, MAY 11
- WILL HAVE TO NOTIFY SCOTT IF YOU ARE IN THE BUILDING ANYTIME OUTSIDE OF WHAT YOU ARE ASSIGNED OR WHAT YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR
7. PANORAMA SURVEY COMING SOON (NOT LIKE FALL SURVEY) - WILL DRIVE RE-ENTRY PLANS FOR PHASE 2 AND PHASE 3
CURBSIDE PICK UP/RETURN OF STUDENT AND CLASSROOM MATERIALS
THIS WILL BE SHARED WITH PARENTS ON MONDAY VIA BLACKBOARD AND COPIES WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU TO PLACE INSIDE PACKETS........
Pioneer Trail Elementary School Curbside Pick Up/Return of Student and Classroom Materials
Wednesday, May 20th - 7:30 AM-10:30 AM / 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Thursday, May 21st - 8:00 AM-11:00 AM / 2:30 PM-5:30 PM
Drivers will pull through the car rider drop-off/pick-up lane and pull into one of the designated parking spaces. PLEASE STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE.
Families must be symptom free to attend the drop off
- No fever
- No cough
- No shortness of breath
- No recent contact with another person with Coronavirus 3. A staff member will collect the returning items (see list below) while another staff member brings out your student’s bagged supplies.
Place all items being returned in a plastic bag
Label the plastic bag with student’s name and teacher
Items should be bagged 72 hours prior to returning them to school
Disinfect items with an approved cleansing wipe and by following manufacturer’s instructions.
Staff members assisting you will be wearing gloves and masks. All staff members will be symptom free as well. Again, please stay inside your vehicle for the safety of all individuals. Non-employees will not be allowed inside the building.
Items to return: library books, Title I bags/books, and classroom library books. Fifth grade students that do NOT plan to continue in orchestra may turn in their instruments. Students planning to continue in orchestra should keep their instruments.
Unless you are moving to a different school, we strongly encourage you to keep the technology devices that were issued to you (second grade - fifth grade). If you are returning technology, you will need to include the Chromebook, charging cord, and MiFi device (if issued one).
Please email scott.salmons@jcschools.us or text at 573-619-2852 if you have any questions. Thank you and stay safe!
STAFF EXPECTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CLOSURE
Communicate with your students weekly - this can be done through Google Meet, FaceTime, Phone Calls - have a method in place to record your contacts / communication.
If you are setting up a Google Meet, please remember to invite other adults (specials, reading, counselor, BXI, etc.) from the building to join the conversation by sending them an invite, code or adding them to your classroom.
Check iReady several times a week for locked domains.
Utilize the district template format for disseminating instruction (create your own copy of the template first) - you must follow this template. We are not teaching new concepts. We are giving them opportunities to engage in learning opportunities. The items we give them are for one week at a time. In some cases, they may be doing or continuing some of the activities sent previously. Remember - these opportunities are not for a grade - KEEP IT SIMPLE.
The completed template must be uploaded to your website page on Friday afternoons by 3:00 PM. We will continue to send copies home each week.
The completed packet must be in the office ready to mail by every Wednesday morning at 8:00 A.M. ANYTHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE A PARENT TO DOWNLOAD A DOCUMENT MUST BE PART OF THE PACKET MAILED HOME EVEN IF THEY CAN ACCESS IT THROUGH THE LINK.
All staff are expected to continue meeting the guidelines set forth for them throughout the closure as listed below in the link…….
Instructional Packet Creation and Website Update for the Week of MAY 18TH - MAY 21ST
Instructional templates with instructional opportunities for the week of May 18th - May 21st must be uploaded to individual website pages by 3:00 PM Friday, May 15th.
All packets must be completed, ready to mail, and in the office by 8:00 AM on Wednesday, May 13th. Envelopes and labels will be left for classroom teachers in the office by noon on each Monday.
Special Education - Any links teachers want included must be shared with the classroom teacher. Required copies will need to be made and placed in teacher’s mailboxes by Monday at noon.
Specials (Art, Music, P.E., Library) - Any links teachers want included must be shared with the classroom teacher. Required copies will need to be made and placed in teacher’s mailboxes by Monday at noon.
Counselor/Behavior Interventionist can include links/information for SEL activities - Any links teachers want included must be shared with the classroom teacher. Required copies will need to be made and placed in teacher’s mailboxes by Monday at noon.
Paraprofessionals - contact the special education teachers and the grade level teachers in which you work most with to see when and how they can best use you to assist in getting materials together - come only if essential. I would encourage you to consider reaching out to your students that you work with as well just to say hi and let them know you are thinking about them.
FROM THE DESK OF TERRI MILLER.....
From the Curriculum Office:
JC Schools K-5 Math & Literacy Support Resources ~ NEW activities each week!
Items to Order:
Here is a list of items that you may want to think about ordering for your classroom for math games and reading resources. If you find other items that you feel teachers might like/need, please add them to this list.
Math Fluency Resources folder
Please add to the Math Fluency Resource folder as you find meaningful games to incorporate into your math block. Thank you!!
Research & Resources on Math Fluency
Math Fact Fluency by Jennifer Bay-Williams and Gina Kling
Assessing Basic Fact Fluency by Kling and Bay-Williams
Enriching Addition and Subtraction Fact Mastery Through Games by Bay-Williams and Kling
Three Steps to Mastering Multiplication Facts by Kling and Bay-Williams
Fluency Without Fear: Research Evidence on the Best Ways to Learn Math Facts by Jo Boaler
Why Play Math Games? by Kitty Rutherford
Math Practice: Building Math Fluency through Games blog & video by Christina Tondevold
Building Multiplication Fact Fluency Tulane County using Bay-Williams
Helping Children Master Multiplication Facts in a Meaningful Way by Ruch and Kling
Assess Basic Facts Like They are Important by Bay-Williams
Teaching Basic Facts with Fluency in Mind by Bay-Williams
Fluency, Understanding, and Productive Struggle, NCTM Sept. 2019
iReady Online Instruction:
Make sure you are turning domains back on that have been shut off.
An idea that someone passed along was to send home weekly iReady reports to parents to show how their student is doing with his/her iReady lessons. This holds students accountable and provides valuable information to parents.
Google Meet:
Google Meet Game Ideas are fun activities to do with your class during your virtual class time!! Try to meet with your class 2-3 times per week.
Distance Learning Morning Meeting Games are fun games to play during a Google Meeting with students.
REMINDER…
As you are cleaning your rooms, please collect all your leveled readers to return to the Literacy Library. Count them and make sure that you are returning the same amount that you borrowed. If you can’t find them all, make a note on the bag so I don’t return them to you. If your white tub is full, place them on the floor with a Post-It letting me know your grade level. That makes it easier for me to check them back in. Thank you!!!
I appreciate you!!
Contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Let me know how I can further support you and your students.
REMINDERS ABOUT BEING AT SCHOOL.....
When making copies, please adhere to the following preventative measures.
Wash your hands prior to starting and/or wear gloves (located by copy machines).
Wipe down the copier and keypad with sanitizing wipes (located by copy machines).
Upon completion of your copies, wipe down the copier and keypad with sanitizing wipes (located by copy machines).
REMINDER ABOUT HOW TO COMMUNICATE THAT A CLASSROOM/WORK AREA NEEDS TO BE DISINFECTED: Each time you leave your classroom/work area for the day, make sure you place your blue tape strip in a vertical position on the door jamb so that custodians know they need to disinfect that room again. They will be checking daily.
HaPpY MAY BiRtHdAy!!!!!
May
1 - Claire Hansen
10 - Hillary Haaker
12 - Kathy Haselhorst
17 - Kayler Meyerpeter
18 - Shonna Bexten
20 - Hannah Lollman
21 - Kelsey Hilburn
25 - Jessica Brewer
If we missed you, please let us know!