Friday Review
Friday, April 20 2018
Thoughts from Mrs. Lewis....
FYI! From Estella Johnson
- Curriculum and Instruction Week: Mark your Calendars June 18-22
- C&I Week Application due by May 11th https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzUk6gBtcN8lnQxlXCX-g7iUNeGU8dip8VhOo3ZmQGN_Q1sQ/viewform
- Common Assessment Window: April 23-25 Turn in Common Assessment by Friday. Common Assessments can replace your weekly exam You will have to make your own copies
- Kagan Strategies https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hk1IL9gv9JYCtRVLV6H0FWTqyFsNMHCe_eA6HSrGzU4/edit?usp=sharing
- Review Ideas and Games https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n288TVEITfk00Xz96ibb8jhfDqnYQJKo4wGpH7fOpK0/edit?usp=sharing
- Thank you to all the teachers who have participated in our tech challenges, thus far. The usage of technology has been highly noticed. For the last two months the Tech-Tool of the Month was NearPod. Thank You to the following teachers for using NearPod: Wedlock, Carter, Oswald, Macy, Gross, Griswold, Salzlein, Lawson, Hasty, Eley, J. Quick, C, Johnson. The grade level winners are: C. Johnson, K. Oswald, and D. Salzlein. Please see me to claim your prize! Thank you for your hard work and dedication!
Run United
Registration is NOW OPEN for Run United!!!!! The link to register is below. Please seen Nurse Mears to pay for your registration. We are also in need of volunteers for the event. We need a lot of timers, directors for the 5K, people to register onsite runners/take money, and people to hand out water at the water stations and at the finish lines. Also need an announcer for all the events! If you are interested in volunteering, please email Mrs. Emily Smith at esmith2@scotland.k12.nc.us.
Baby Shower
Summer Dates
Sports physicals - June 2
Summer school dates - June 11 - 15
Curriculum Review Week - June 18-22
June 25-28 - CTE Camp - rising middle school and rising 6th through 9th graders, focus is STEAM careers
Facilitator Week - July 16-18
July 16 - 26 - Passport STEM through Burroughs Wellcome Grant (Monday through Thursday)
Summer Feeding - July 9 - 31 - sites to be determined (Harvest Ministries and CNS)
Leadership Retreat - July 30, July 31, August 1
BT Orientation - August 13-17
Open Houses:
August 22, Wednesday, 2 - 7 p.m., for middle schools, Shaw & 9th graders
August 23, Thursday, 2 - 7 p.m., for 10th - 12th graders (SHS)
August 23, Thursday, 4 - 7 p.m. for elementary
Shout Outs
- Huge Shout out to our SHMS staff for pulling off our 1st ever SHMS Family Picnic/EOY Fair. Thank you for helping our students and parents be even more prepared for EOY testing!
- Kudos to Mrs. Brayboy for planning and executing an exciting and well-organized rising 6th grade orientation! Great job of all staff members involved to make the day memorable for those students. (Mrs. Harris, Mr. Bream, Ms. Kingston)
- A big thank you to Mrs. Snell for helping coordinate the rising 6th grade parent night.
- A huge shout out to Dan Hersey for being prepared to provide the music for our SHMS Family Picnic.
- Congratulations to our 8th Grade Band and Mr. Bream, for their superior rating at their recent band competition! YOU ROCK!
- Congratulations to our Battle of the Books Team and Mrs. Harris for their recent 4th grade placement at the regional competition!! AWESOME!
- If you didn't hear it, our Robotics Team and Mrs. Gross for the awards they received at the Robotics Showcase recently. They received the overall Winning Award for the entire Showcase!!! Great job!
- Thank you to our Administrative Assistants for the tireless work they do to make the day go smoothly. You are a fabulous crew....Ms. Janet, Ms. Audrey and Ms. Lynette!!! ❤
General Reminders
We need help getting proctors...Do you know of anyone that could help? Churches? Businesses? Family? Please see Mr. Dunham.
- Our current attendance rate for the year is at 96%. The month of February was our lowest attendance rate of the year at 90%. Our goal this year is 97%. We need you here! Please let me know how I can support you in helping us meet our attendance goal.
If you are not on salary installments, you will be seeing double deductions in April and May for health, dental and vision and in your last paycheck in May. If want to be on installments next year, please fill out form on the SCS website by July 31. https://www.scotland.k12.nc.us/Page/395
- ATTENTION: Please do not send school-wide emails without administrator approval. This includes game changes, plate sales, general announcements, etc.
- REPORT CARDS - In reviewing student report cards, there are class after class that doesn't have a comment. Please know that comments are an expectation to provide parents feedback, good or bad.
- Please announce to students: Fighting or any negative disruption to a "fun" assembly will result in those students NOT participating in "fun" assemblies for the remainder of the semester. Please know Tristan Durden and Bryan Williams (7th Graders) are ineligible to attend fun assemblies for the remainder of the year.
- Please know that parent phone calls should not still be coming in about Powerschool not being updated. It is a district and school expectation that Powerschool is updated weekly. Also, be sure that you are making phone calls to keep parents updated about their child’s grades and returning work so that students have timely feedback.
- Staff Mark your Calendars (Required) - TECHCON 2018 will be on May 11 from 1p-4p This will be a half day PD specifically designed to share user DTL strategies for end-of-year review.
- See Something Say Something PSA - Google video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LPjPr76vZrnddimp2; See Something Say Something PSA - YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gqi3LX7tJWY
- If students communicate suicidal or homicidal intentions to you, your FIRST point of contact should be an administrator IMMEDIATELY. Do NOT email administration. Call for them in the front office and inform staff that it is an emergency.
- Teachers, mark your calendars! We will need you for remediating and re-testing at the end of the year. Please make plans to be available to help out. We usually see HUGE gains in proficiency with strategic planning!!! (After EOGs and on the work days for retesting)
- The proposed EOY Testing Dates (Any feedback should be sent to Mrs. Lewis by Wed., March 13th)- Science 8 EOG: Friday, 5/25; Middle School NCFEs (Social Studies or Science): Tuesday, 5/29; 6-8 Reading EOG: Wednesday, 5/30; 6-8 Math EOG/MS Math I: Thursday, 5/31; Middle School NCFEs (Social Studies or Science): Friday, 6/1
Staff, we are headed into the home stretch. It is important that we tighten up on discipline and hold the fort down. Spring and the end of year is coming.
Make sure to notify administration or Mrs. Fehlman when you suspect child abuse or neglect. See the agreement between SCS and DSS here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11pVs4aMBIqUxqPBjfVgXJZtMOg9LaEzHGrc-ICsha-E/edit
IT is an expectation that planning takes place each week and that all teachers are present and all time. Even if you are 2 weeks ahead, planning should take place each week for the entire time.
Are you calling parents??? Make sure you are calling parents regarding attendance concerns (and document such). When we go to court, it helps when we can show ALL the contacts that have been made from the school (not just from PowerSchool letters and Social Worker contacts) (From Cabinet)]
May 2018
Tuesday, May 1- Staff Meeting
Tuesday, May 1 - Special Olympics @ SHS
Wednesday, May 2- Progress Reports Go Home
Wednesday, May 2 - Safety Committee Meeting
Friday, May 4: TLC (20 scans)
Friday, May 4: “Of The Year” Luncheon
Saturday, May 5: Track Meet @ SHS
May 7-11: Teacher Appreciation Week
Tuesday, May 8: Spring Band Concert
Wednesday, May 9- Principal Leadership
Wednesday, May 9: School Nurse Day
Thursday, May 10- AP Principal
Thursday, May 10- TLC (15 scans)
Thursday, May 10- Annie @ SHS
Friday, May 11- ½ Day District-wide Professional Development (½ day for students)
Friday, May 11: 8th Grade Prom
Friday, May 11: Muffins for Mom