The Owl Hoot
Staff Newsletter of Oakside Elementary: January 22nd, 2024
Kindness Lights Up the World
Celebrating Our Progress and Looking Ahead
We wanted to take a moment to celebrate the tremendous growth we've witnessed during our recent data meetings. Your dedication to the art of teaching and your commitment to our scholars have truly made a difference.
The progress we've seen in our students is a testament to your hard work and dedication. It's evident that you go above and beyond to challenge and inspire our scholars to reach their full potential.
As we move forward, I want to encourage you to continue your incredible work in the classroom. Your passion for teaching and your ability to motivate our students are invaluable assets to our school community. Let's keep pushing boundaries and setting high standards for ourselves and our scholars.
Thank you for your unwavering commitment to education and for being an inspiring role model for our students. Together, we can achieve even greater success in the future.
Warm regards,
Ana Budds and Micenis Garrido
IMPORTANT UPDATES:
January 22nd
- Office hours all week for anyone that need support with AIMSweb Plus (see Nancy and Gabby)
- Grade 3: End of Mission 3 Assessment
- Level accuracy checks for Monday and Tuesday
- Start Date for our New 6:1:2
- Clinical meeting at 2pm
- All Math mission assessment data entered in the master student data sheet by 1/25/24
- MOSL Action Plans were due last week
January 23rd
- STEAM meeting
- Hillcrest CBT Math Simulation (Admin and coaches 8:45-11:00)
- Update Attendance Issues by 1/26/24
January 24th
- SLT meeting 7:40 am Library
Reader and Mathematician of the Month Due
Mid-year meetings with Budds (see Google invite and enter in AESOP)
Gymnastic City 1st session begins (participants will meet in the gym at 2:30 pm)
January 25th
DL 3rd Grade only (Mrs. Quijada's class rm 101)
Residency Meeting
January 26th
- ARC Unit 2 Post Test
- Document Reading Steps
- Progress Monitoring for Literacy and Math
- Coach Alignment Meeting at Oakside-Library 12:30 pm
Sneak Peek at Next Week
January 29th
- PBIS Assembly 3rd gr 8:45 and 2nd gr. 9:30 am
- SWAT Team/ORF & SORF(Grade 3)
- ARC Unit 3 Pre Test
- Publishing Party
January 30th
ARC Visit 8
Breakfast with the principal
MOY COLD WRITE
SWAT Team/ORF & SORF
January 31st
- 3rd grade West Point Visit
- 2nd gr. NED's Mindset cafeteria
- SWAT Team/ORF & SORF(Grade 2)
- Edoctrina training
Art Show will be hung at Peekskill Coffee House
- Aimsweb MOY
- SWAT TEAM-ORF/SORF PM ONLY
February 2nd
- Aimsweb MOY
- SWAT TEAM-ORF/SORF PM ONLY
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
THIRD EVENING PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE - April 11th, 2024
Please ensure your plan accordantly for your evening PTC.
Unannounced Observations Are in Effect!
Please check your email for your courtesy notice.
Character Theme: January's Commitment to Character theme is Collaboration
Please use this Tenure Portfolio as a guide. All portfolios must be submitted electronically by January 17, 2024 to Ana Budds They will be reviewed and sent to Central Office. All portfolios must be in digital format. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
UNTENURED TEACHERS MID-YEAR EVALUATION REFLECTION
Due the week of 1/16/24
To ensure you have ample time to prepare, the evaluation document is attached.
Please make a personal copy of the attached evaluation and feel free to start working on it at your earliest convenience. Our goal is to streamline this process and align our timelines effectively.
- Please ensure that students only use the garbage cans in the hallways to discard their breakfast items. This is very important... we do not want to develop a critter issue, and we will if we don't use the garbage cans in the hallways. All food and drink must be discarded, including milk and juice. Thank you for being so cooperative.
- Please remind students to remove their hats and hoods when entering the building.
A friendly reminder that this year, the copier in the office is only to be used if the other one is down. If you need color copies, please send them to Jan and Anabeli with the number of copies needed and by when, and our office ladies will support getting them to you. Please expect a 24-hour turnaround period.
- Please ensure that if you allow your students to have a snack, it is a working snack. Students should not take a break to eat snacks and watch a movie. They can eat while they learn. Thank you.
- Please use the TIER II behavior sheet if students demonstrate a behavior they shouldn't. Here is the sheet. Here is the video.
Flu Season Disinfecting Protocol for the Peekskill City School District
In addition to regular nightly cleaning of bathrooms, nurse’s office and classrooms-high touch areas are disinfected each night.
- High touch areas such as door knobs, bathroom fixtures, light switches and cafeteria tables (performed by lunch monitors) are disinfected throughout the regular school day.
- In addition to the above the school nurse communicates with the custodial staff
- Anytime a cluster (2 or more students with the same symptoms) is reported in a single
- Classroom to ensure that the entire room is disinfected that night.
- The products being used are on the updated EPA Approved Products List
- Vyrex 256-Diversey
- Morning Mist- Diversey
Last Week's Highlights!
Shout Out!
Thank you, Ms. Castro, for your invaluable support during the Literacy Data meetings!
Your commitment to our staff and the success of these meetings is truly incredible. Your dedication to fostering an environment of collaboration, learning, and growth is evident to everyone. Your willingness to go the extra mile to ensure that our staff members are equipped with the tools and knowledge they need is commendable.
We are proud to announce the opening of Ms Cortez classroom
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Mauricio, Dr. Aviles-Rodriguez, Mrs. Ellen Gerace, Mrs. Glenda Sanchez, Mr. Carmine Crisci, Ms. Carina Cortez, Mrs. Nora Sachs, Mr. Oscar Moscoso, and Mr. Jonathan Rossi for their invaluable support in the successful opening of our new classroom.
In addition, we wish to express our appreciation to all our dedicated clinical staff for their unwavering encouragement and guidance, and to our classroom aides for their remarkable flexibility and unwavering support. This would be possible without the support of our custodial staff, thank you!
With the collective efforts of our exceptional team, we are confident that our scholars will thrive in this welcoming and supportive learning environment. The bright and engaging class you've helped create is a testament to your commitment to our educational mission.
Thank you all for your outstanding contributions to our school community. Together, we are making a lasting positive impact on the lives of our students.