Neighborhood News
Week of April 15th
JAES Mission Statement
The mission of John Adams Elementary School is to:
Provide a safe place for learning to occur.
Support social-emotional development.
Nurture creative and innovative leaders.
- Build unity through relationships with students, families, and the community.
Car Duty Calendar
This Week at John Adams:
TNREADY TESTING ALL WEEK - SEE ALTERED SCHEDULE BELOW
Monday -
ELA Part 1
Tuesday-
- ELA Part 2 & 3
Wednesday-
- ELA Part 4
- Makeups
- Fire Drill 830
- Christy leaves at 2pm
- NO SCHOOL
Revised Schedule for TNReady (April 15 - April 25)
TNReady Schedule
Important information and reminders
NEW Field Trip Form
We will no longer be using the PDF for field trip requests. Moving forward, any field trip requests will be submitted via a google form found on your desktop. It is located in a folder titled KCS Forms and the form is titled Adams Field Trip Request Form. If you have any trouble, please let me know!
Class Rosters for 2019-2020
The April 8th Faculty Meeting will be used to create Class Rosters for the 2019-2020 school year. The Class Roster google sheets are located on the Team Drive (Class Rosters-->2019-2020 Rosters). The rosters need to be complete by April 19th. I will be sending out a blurb to parents, as I have done in the past, and will make notes in the comment section. As a team, you can decide if you want to use the faculty meeting time on April 8th or choose a different time to complete this work. If you have any questions, please let me know!
Step Up Day and Kindergarten Round Up
I would like to schedule this years Step Up Day and Kindergarten Round Up on Wednesday, May 15th from 8:45 - 10:45. We would have the same format as last year with 5th grade going to RAD during this time. Below is the suggested schedule to ensure all grade levels get RAD as well. Let me know of any conflicts!
Related Arts Schedule:
8:45 - 10:45 5th Grade Students
10:50 - 11:20 5th Grade RA
11:25 - 11:55 4th Grade RA
12:00 - 12:50 Lunch and Extra Planning
12:50 - 1:20 3rd Grade RA
1:25 - 1:55 2nd Grade RA
2:00 - 2:30 Kindergarten RA
2:35 - 3:05 1st Grade RA
PTA Needs Our Help!
PTA has several open board positions next year. If you know of a parent that would be a great fit for any of the positions below, please reach out to them and encourage them to get involved. I would be happy to reach out to them on your behalf, as well, if that is easier! :) Remember, our additional support is only as strong as our PTA!
- Fundraising Coordinator
- Communications (Newsletter)
- Spirit Nights Coordinator
- Treasurer
- Vice President
DRA Canvas Course
GREAT NEWS!! Emily has developed an online training course for DRA with videos! This is a great resource for new and old teachers!! To enroll, visit the link below!
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Teachers
Assessment Blueprints for 2018-19
Audience: Directors of Schools, Principals, EducatorsContact: TNED.Assessment@tn.gov
The 2018-19 assessment blueprints for social studies, ELA, and math are now available. The blueprints can be found on the department website (here). As a reminder, science will not be operational in 2018-19 due to the transition to new science standards. More information about the design of the science field test will be communicated later this fall.
Additionally, as a reminder, grades 3-5 social studies will take a pause for the 2018-19 school year, so there are no blueprints for grades 3-5 social studies.
District PL Opportunities
This is the calendar from Dr. Stephanie Potter (Director of Learning for KCS):
KCS Professional Learning Calendar - http://www.k12k.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=345307&type=d&pREC_ID=1095023