The Yuletide Villager
Winter Edition
Feb. 25, 2019
The vision of GCS is to inspire success and a lifetime of learning.
McAdenville Elementary
H.O.P.E.
Have Only Positive Expectations
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KIA Outstanding Educator Award
And the top nominees are...
- Stuart Beveridge
- Kathleen Burrell
- Audra Cooper
- Charles Poole
- Cindy Smith
Voting ends on Monday. Please cast your vote with Ms. Rice
And the winning class is...
Mrs. Burrell's Kindergarten
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CONGRATULATIONS
Three-Week Blitz - Principals Challenge
Feburary Focus
March Focus
New TRC Progress Monitoring Resource-
Standards Mastery Assessments
Please let Mrs. Griffith or Ms. Rice know if your grade level will be ready for the standard mastery assessments on the following dates by the end of the week. The Academic Facilitators are being directed to assign as follows to our school
3rd Grade
Math NC.3.MD.7 - February 22nd
ELA RL.3.3, RL.3.4 - February 28, 2019
4th Grade
Math - None in February
ELA RI.4.3, RI.4.8 - February 28th
5th Grade
Math - None in February
ELA RL.5.3; RL.5.6 - February 28th
Going The Extra Mile
Going The Extra Mile Nominations
This is an Instructional Department recognition. Please look at the nomination form for info.
Okay MES Lets nominate one of our own. We have people going the extra mile every day.
Extra Mile February Award Winners
- Wendi Summerlin, Brittanie McEwaine - Springfield
- Pam Williams Robinson
- Ashley Lackey, Elizabeth Glover, Dawn Emory - Tryon
- Carly Ledbetter - Cherryville
- Robert Felker, Lea McCoig - Ed. Sadler
- Christina McMillan - Chapel Grove
- Stacey Day - Costner
- Glenn Cook - Pleasant Ridge
- April Conley - BC Primary
- Wendi Summerlin, Brittanie McEwaine - Springfield
YOU ARE A WINNER
February Lottery Winners....
Building the List of Winners
Your Name Goes Here....
PLCs
- Shore
- Coffey
- Truesdale
- Payseur
- Payseur
- Crosby
- Griffith
- Truesdale - self-imposed make-up session (yay)
- Burrell
- Prillaman
- Hickman
Marett -Read Across America
Anderson -Read Across America Details
Cooper -Assisting LLS
Otis - LLS
Beveridge - Assisting LLS
Smith - Temp Taker
Smith - Admin Support
Cafe Staff - Keeping our kids and staff happy with lunch
- Gina Carter
- Dee Pope
- Dee Gibson
Scratch and win instantly!
Lottery Winner Directions
You can scratch, write your name on the back and return the ticket for the prize and to be placed into the end of year prize drawings. I collect the tickets for your EOY GRAND PRIZES.
Duty Team B
School Events Agenda
No interruptions...Freedom to TEACH
Monday
Hat Day
Tuesday
- Pajama Day
Wednesday
- Favorite Dr, Suess Character Day
- Read Across America by friends of the School - Times vary and have been emailed to you
- Code Club
Thursday
Foxiest Sock Day
PLCs
- Robotics
Friday
- Patriotic Day (Red White Blue)
- PLCs
- Cat In The Hat w/K-1(Lee Dedmon-Former Principal / Current School Board Member)
- WWW Challenge short assembly in the gym - you will be called up.
Saturday, March 2 - RoboGASTON at Forestview High School
Events and Dates To Come
March 7
1/2 Day and Parent Teacher Conference Day - Dinner Provided by PTO @ 4:10 - 4:55 PM
March 8
Teacher Workday
Referrals
MES School Counselor - Eric Otis
Please use this referral form for student School Counselor Request
MES Social Worker - Whitney Hill
Please use this referral form for student Social Work Request.
MES School Nurse - Sheri Martin
Please use email scmartin@gaston.k12.nc.us
Discipline - https://incidents.educatorshandbook.com/
GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS INSTRUCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS
ELA
MATH
GCS Instructional Focus
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Elementary Report Card K-2 Standards Sheet (Tabbed Grade Levels at Bottom)
Building The Foundation Professional Development. The sessions will be offered throughout the school year.
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Engagement and Worksheets
How often are you using worksheets for instruction and homework each day? How can we reduce the number of worksheets used during the school day?
Teacher - Student relationships
How can we change the tone of how we address students? It’s not what you say sometimes it’s how you say it. Model what they expect. The modeling sessions may have to be repeated a number of times, but model the expectations (Behavior and Instruction) with grace and respect for the student.
Agenda and I Can Statements - Daily Expectations
Each classroom should have an agenda listing what will be taught each day.
Each classroom should have I Can statements posted each day and tied to a standard.
- Standards Mastery
- Conferring
- Building Assessments from Standards-Based Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
- Student Proficiency
Elite Education Society of Wildcats
2018-2019 School Improvement Team Members
Congratulations to our newest team members and thank you to all others for continuing to serve as members of this great group.
Committee Positions ` Name ` Email Address ` Date Elected
Principal Lucretia Rice lrrice@gaston.k12.nc.us 7/1/2017
School Improvement Team Chairperson Bobbi Neely blneely@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
Teacher Representative (Process Manager)Beth Crosby edcrosby@gaston.k12.nc.us 6/1/2014
Teacher Representative Kelly Shore kdshore@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Kirsten Marett kcmarett@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Bonita Truesdale bgtruesdale@gaston.k12.nc.us9/12/2018
Instructional Support Representative Charlotte Griffth chgriffith@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
District Representative TBD TBD@gaston.k12.nc.us --/--/--
Parent Representative Erika Sutphin mollysmama2008@gmail.com 6/1/2014
School Improvement Team Chairperson
Bobbi Neely