Monday Morning Memo
Monday, October 8th to Friday, October 19th
Joyeuse Action de grâce !
Happy Thanksgiving!
Reminders from the Office
- EA staff meeting Tuesday, Oct 9th at 9:30 am in staff room. Teacher staff meeting minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AA3LPWQGwlnKdND0vFqBsePfpDwCUAWkSVHlTvOo7Zg
- Our first lockdown practice will take place this week. Please talk to your students about how your class will respond when they receive instructions to go into a lockdown.
- Reminder to sign up near the sign in sheet in the office for MTS PD Day (Oct. 19th) and bus ridership (Oct 23rd).
Lunch with Regie
The literacy PLC is hosting a ‘lunch with Regie’ Thursday, October 11th at noon in the library to view the first three videos in the Regie Routman writing kit. This has been recommended as a starting point for our staff around the Regie Routman writing project.
Video Titles/ Topics:
1 – Welcome to Regie Routman in Residence (25 mins.)
2 – Applying the Optimal Learning Model to your Teaching ( 10 mins.)
3 – Examining our Beliefs about the Reading/Writing Connections (18 mins.)
Rhona and I will provide lunch for teachers who participate in this lunch & learn. To help us prepare, please complete the following quick survey by Tuesday, October 9th.
Bi-Weekly Schedule
Monday, October 8th (Day 0)
- Thanksgiving Day - Enjoy the long weekend!
Tuesday, October 9th (Day 1)
- EA staff meeting - 9:30 am - staff room
- Grade 5 FI (rooms 301 & 317) - Fort Whyte field trip
- ESD PLC - 11:15 am
- Grade 4 soccer club
- primary winter concert meeting
- Sherry - Sun Valley School learning walk visit - 1:00 pm
Wednesday, October 10th (Day 2)
- Sherry away all day - Workplace, Health & Safety workshop
- Grade 5 soccer club
- Français PLC - 11:15 am
Thursday, October 11th (Day 3)
- Numeracy PLC - 11:15 am
- Grade 6 soccer club
- Lunch with Regie - group viewing writing videos 1-3
Friday, October 12th (Day 4)
- Common Area Training meeting - Michelle, Krista, Cathy, Sherry
Monday, October 15th (Day 5)
Tuesday, October 16th (Day 6)
- Grade 4 soccer club
- Teacher evaluation mtg - 12:05 in library - brief mtg for those who received an email indicating their evaluation year
Wednesday, October 17th (Day 1)
- French Numeracy PLC - 11:15 am
- Lunch & Learn - Read & Write for Google Chrome
- Grade 5 soccer club
Thursday, October 18th (Day 2)
- Social-Emotional PLC - 11:15 am
- Fun Food orders due in office
- Grade 6 soccer club
Friday, October 19th (Day 3)
- MTS PD Day - No School for students
Looking Ahead...
Tuesday, October 23rd - bus ridership
Friday, October 26th - Fun Food day
Monday, October 29th - Picture retakes/class photos (staff photo time TBD)
Wednesday, October 31st - Halloween
Friday, November 2nd - Gr. 1 - 6 report cards due
Tuesday, November 13th - Gr. 1 - 6 report cards go home
Thursday, Nov. 15 & Friday Nov. 16th - Tri-conferences
Friday, November 16th - No School
Wednesday, November 28th - Gr. 1-3 Winter Concert