Kettering Bulletin
December 16th - December 20th
KUDOS
- Thank you to everyone at Kettering - every single staff member at Kettering plays a significant part in creating a top notch school - it is because of everyone's hard work and dedication that Kettering is truly the BEST LITTLE SCHOOL in the district. Enjoy your well deserved break!
Calendar
Monday, December 16
RTI class groups due to Rachel
Holiday Breakfast goodies for all
Instruments
10:00 Kinder rehearsal in library
12:00 Running Club
After school - Soccer and Chess Masters
3:00 Rachel at Principal meeting
Tuesday, December 17
Library
9:00 5th grade field trip to LB museum
10:00 Kinder rehearsal in auditorium
11:30 Holiday luncheon (thank Lynda Muenzer)
11:45 - student council - meet auditorium
11:20 SPED support staff meeting in Rachel's office
After school - Girl Scouts and Piano
Wednesday, December 18
Library
10:00 Kinder rehearsal in auditorium
11:30 Mentor/Mentee holiday luncheon in library (thank you Yvette)
12:00 Running Club
After School - violin with Mrs. Ford
2:15 IEP (Hernandez) RP RY
6:00 pm - Naples winter concert
Thursday, December 18
Vocals - 2nd cycle
8:00 - 10:00 PACT - grade 3
10:15 Second graders - annual Holiday Read
11:00 Holiday luncheon (thank you PTA)
12:30 - Awards assembly
After School - Art Innovators
NO MEETING - Happy Holidays!
6:00pm Kettering Winter concert in the auditorium
Friday, December 20
WINTER WEAR - Wear your nuttiest winter flare!
Minimum day for Students and Staff
8:00 - 4/5th grade Pancake breakfast
8:15 Kinder performance in auditorium
9:00 kinder Winter celebration at benches
Instrument
Enjoy your break!
Student data review
Teachers,
In January, I would like to meet with each teacher to review your student data, have a conversation about who may be on your "at-risk" list, what interventions you have in place and what supports you may need from the administration team to ensure student success. We will meet during either your library or computer time. I will be sending out a Google Form sign up schedule soon.
Announcements
- Attendance - It is vital that all teachers complete class attendance not later than 10:00 am. Missed attendance creates extra work for both the teacher and our office supervisor.
Reminders for the new year:
January 7th - School Site Council
January 8th - SPED full day release - site visits
January 14th - Kinder and 1st grade planning day release
January 15th - Prisk CIV - ILT members 1/2 day release (please secure subs)
January 21st - 2nd and 3rd grade planning day release
January 22nd - 4th and 5th grade planning day release
January 24th - Fall Semester Ends
January 25th - EDUCATION CELEBRATION - Cabrillo High
Yvette's Corner
T and W at Kettering & Naples Interim Site
First up from the counselor’s office:
SBAC: DID YOU CREATE YOUR SBAC LOGIN?
> Holiday Love: We were able to refer one family to receive a tree, ornaments, and several gift cards plus another family received several gift cards all from a local church. Thank you for your referrals. <3
> Mentor WEDNESDAY Holiday Lunch
> Middle School: All 5th graders will receive a middle school packet in January that includes important dates and events.
> SST: So far we have had 6 SSTs and two 504 meetings. Our school psychologist has started Initial Assessments on three students along with completing a few Re-evaluations.
> GATE Screening: GATE post-screen all complete. Parents received a letter during the Thanksgiving break. GATE identification will not happen until May 2020. The GATE Office will create a rubric with all LBUSD Assessments, the TAB form teachers complete, along with their GATE Post-screen score to assist in identifying who qualifies or not.
> LB BLAST Mentor Program: I am proud to announce the new LB BLAST MENTOR PROGRAM I will be coordinating for Kettering. I have this program at Mann and it is ahhhhmazing. These college mentors will come from CSULB or CSUDH. They will either be an undergrad senior or a post-grad student. They will be assigned to students (you refer) 2x/week for a one hour/session. They will work with their mentee on anything you would like (math facts, writing, reading comp., etc) for eight weeks. this mentor program is FREE and will begin in February 2020. I will hand out BLAST Referral Forms this week. I will coordinate this program, create the mentees profiles online and work closely with LB BLAST to assure we match each mentor/mentee appropriately.
> SBAC Interim Assessments may start as early as Sept. 16. See email sent Friday regarding the video to watch to activate your account since we missed the first email :-) . Please go to www.caaspp.org to login and click on “FORGOT PASSWORD”; follow directions to create your new F#ncy!8 password and save it in a secret place. You will need to sign an electronic SBAC Affidavit once you click on the green TOMS button. Once you create your new password you can begin accessing the CAASPP Interim Assessments and Reporting System, as well as the extensive resources available in the Digital Library.
> New FIAB for SBAC practice: Focused Interim Assessment Blocks accesses no more than three assessment targets than traditional IABs do to provide educators with a more detailed understanding of student learning. Traditional IABs could focus on up to eight assessment targets. Go to LROI>CAASPP Resources>More tab>Interim Assessments...peruse around! :-D
> SST information on students live in LROI. LROI>Applications>Student Study Team>search student (you may need to toggle to ‘18-’19 or ‘17-’18 school year to see previous SSTs). Paper directions are in the box with my counselor referral forms. So far we have had SIX SSTs.
> Counselor Referral Forms: teachers, staff, parents, and students may complete a form and place in my box. Once I am back on campus I will attend to the referral forms asap. :-)
> SBAC/CAA/CAST test window: April 20 - May 29. A specific schedule will be coming soon to a theater near you. ;-D
> Sanford Harmony: Please let me know if you would like me to do a few SH Lessons in your class. So far I have had SH lessons with Downey’s class, Celestial’s class and Sutton’s class.
> Counselor Google Site: https://sites.google.com/lbschools.net/counselor-corner-with-mrs-g/ADHD
> Thought for the week: Are you the thermometer or the thermostat in your classroom? Teachers create the weather in a classroom. How’s the weather in yours? Do a quick self-assessment. Check yourself. Are you WARM and demanding? Take care of yourself. Take some time away, breathe, enjoy your favorite drink, slam on those slippers and kick up your feet this weekend. Please see me if I can help in anyway. EASE (Employee Assistance Service for Education) is an amazing resource for family troubles, emotional distress, drug/alcohol problems, and job stress. CONFIDENTIAL # 800-882-1341. Free to all LBUSD employees. :-) We are human too! If we are not doing well, then our kiddos will feed on this. They are very vigilant and aware when adults are bothered by them. They may feel your stress, your sadness, but they also feel your warmth, your smile, and your positivity. <3