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Week of November 26-30, 2018!
- 11/27: Data Team meetings during planning CANCELLED
- 11/28: Leadership Meeting from 11:30-3:30
- 11/28: 50th Anniversary Staff Picture Retake
- 11/29: SIOP training with Michele Slaton during planning
- 12/4: IST Meetings during planning
- 12/6: LIM Lighthouse Leaders Coaching day (*full day training)
- 12/18-19: See schedule below to start planning your holiday parties!
Happy Birthday, Dr. Nix!
Shared/Public Calendars
Over the break, the district swapped our public calendars over to the new server. You will access them in a slightly different way than before. These are the calendars for shared spaces, such as, the Sawnee School Calendar, Multipurpose room, conference rooms, etc.
Please use these directions to access and make reservations on shared/public calendars. To Search for our shared calendars, you will type in “SES” in the name field and scroll down to find calendars such as:
SES Sawnee Elem Calendar
SES Multipurpose Room
SES Outdoor Classroom
SES Picnic Tables
SES Conference Room – Nix, Whitaker, Cahill, Bldg 2 etc.
Let me know if you have questions!
Sharpen the Saw After-School Activities
- 11/26: Day 3 of Monday clubs (Fitness, Bloomtastic, Slime Lab)
- 11/27: Day 3 of Tuesday clubs (Kitchen Kids, All Dolled Up, Lego, Stemology K-2, Beginner Sports, Dodgeball, Slime, Holiday Elves)
- 11/29: Day 3 of Thursday clubs (Cheer, Dodgeball, Slime, Yuck, Stemology 3-5, Lego)
F&P Assessment Time
F & P kits have been delivered to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
After each upper level assesses (please pay attention to your time line), please send your kit to the next grade level.
The following are the timelines for upper grades:
3rd grade: 11/4-11/29
4th grade: 11/30-12/10
5th grade: 12/11-12/18
If you do not receive a kit during your time line, please notify Farise.
Note: 3-5th -During this assessment window only—you need to assess students who were on grade level or below. If a student assessed at the beginning of the year above grade level and they are continuing to show you progress, you do not need to F & P them during this mid-year check.
November Choice Board
Georgia School Personnel Survey
The Georgia School Personnel Survey (GSPS) is modeled after the student survey and includes 31 questions. The GSPS is for all certified and classified staff members who work at least 50 percent of the day in the school. At least 75% of certified and classified staff members must participate in the survey to be eligible for the School Climate Star Rating. Most teachers should be able to participate in the GSPS using their classroom computer. The survey is also accessible using a tablet or smartphone. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. The Georgia School Personnel Survey link is posted below.
Overbooked: A Sawnee Reading List
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush
My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Do you want to borrow one of these books? Shockingly enough, Cahill owns all three!