Tiogue Faculty and Staff Bulletin
December 21, 2019 - No.17
...Ah, it's Winter Break!
Congratulations to Lavena - what a beautiful holiday card from our School District
TIOGUE - UNIFIED!
We are so proud of all your efforts! A very special 'thank you' to our Unified Team Coaches and Mentors - without your hard work and support, we could have never gotten this initiative off the ground...now we are soaring! Our clap out was amazing.
Building Hours Over the Vacation- 12/26, 12/27 and 12/30 from 7am until 1:45pm
Important Information at Tiogue
Hours: 8:40am - 3:10pm
Students may come to school when supervisory coverage begins at 8:20am
Dates to Remember:
*Building will be open from 7am until 1:45pm on December 26th, 27th and December 30th.
January 2020
Happy New Year!
Check your Google Calendars and Email for individual invites to RtI/MTSS and/or IEP meetings. There are many many off-team day meetings on the books already.
-January 2 - Back to School; Team Day: please check individual Google Calendars for specific information
-January 3 - Interventionist Mtg. (Reading/Math) at Central Office 9am
-January 7 - PBIS Mtg. 7:45am
-January 7 & 8 - Data Mtg. (TBD- we will have 2 different days of mtgs. K-2, 3-5, so not all mtgs. are on one day)
-January 8 - Vaping Education Assembly, grade 5 only 9:45am (cafeteria; Dom at Title One planning mtg. 4pm HH
-January 9 - Team Day: please check individual Google Calendars for specific information
-January 13 - Full Day of CPI training for some
-January 14 - 7:30am SIT MEETING (come to the meeting if you are interested in joining our new, revamped committee - new state regulations will be reviewed); (2) half day sessions for faculty/staff already certified in CPI - Dom goes in the in the afternoon
-January 16 - Team Day: please check individual Google Calendars for specific information
-January 22 - Faculty Mtg. 3:20pm
-January 23 - Team Day: please check individual Google Calendars for specific information
-January 30 - Team Day: please check individual Google Calendars for specific information
PTA INFORMATION and Meeting Schedule:
1/13/20 at 5:30pm
2/10/20 at 5:30pm
3/16/20 at 5:30pm
4/13/20 at 5:30pm
5/18/20 at 5:30pm
6/8/20 at 5:30pm (Last Mtg. of the year)
School Store information:
The store is open every other Wednesday during student lunch/recess times.
Our Mission and Motto:
At Tiogue School, we believe that students can achieve their personal best and become responsible and productive citizens by embracing all learning opportunities each day.
"Everybody is somebody at Tiogue"
Our Nurse's Corner:
As seen in the Family Newsletter:
*The nurse is still looking for girls and boys bottoms in any sizes. Leggings, workout pants, sweats, joggers work best because they for a variety of sizes. If you are cleaning out closets during the winter break, bring your gently used items into school on January 2nd.
Thank you,
Gina and Dom
Continued:
*Our Community snack partnership started on December 2nd. I am still looking for donations of pretzels, goldfish, and raisins in individual packages or bulk. Thank you for considering.
-Gina D'Aguano MS, MEd, RN, CSNT
First Trimester Attendance Winner - Avery Matteson! Congratulations.
Community Forum - Monday, December 16th
Articles and other news:
Behavioral Specialist and Math Intervention Schedule:
*Kim Sturdahl will be at Tiogue Monday through Friday*
MATHEMATICS: Mary V. will be at Blackrock during this week.
**Article of the week**
A good, quick read.
December 22nd: 2019 RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS IN EDUCATION - click here.
December 14th: Achieve the Core has interesting articles too: Here is one re: technology integration.
December 7th: What 12,000 students Tell Us about Equity in Education - an InfoGraphic by Panorama (They Help RIDE with SurveyWorks!)
November 30:
Encouraging a Sense of Gratitude in Students
Activities that foster gratefulness have benefits for students beyond enhancing their social and emotional skills...from, EduTopia.
November 23: How to Implement Trauma Informed Care... shared by Denise Ahern to Admin.
November 16: For those of you that are looking for a different tech connection - Create Random Story Starters With This Flippity Template
November 9th: I like this article for gr. 5, from EduTopia & this article for the whole school re: co-regulation in discipline (see videos above too)
November 2nd: NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) INFORMATION released - 'No Progress' Seen in Reading or Math on Nation's Report Card
"Over the past decade, there has been no progress in either mathematics or reading performance, and the lowest-performing students are doing worse," Peggy Carr, the associate commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, said of the national assessment results. Read more.
October 26th: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Unmotivated Students, from Cult of Pedagogy - this is an interesting article, but nothing that we have not thought or talked about in the past. Just makes me think, how can we connect with our students when there are so many external factors competing with us each day?
Previous Articles can be found in past newsletters
About Us
Email: giustidomenic@coventryschools.net
Website: http://tiogueschool.squarespace.com/
Location: 170 East Shore Drive, Coventry, RI, United States
Phone: (401) 822-9460
Twitter: @domgiusti