Panther Updates
NEWS, RESOURCES AND LEARNING FOR PANTHER STAFF, 3/4/18
What do you see, think, and wonder about?
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WHAT AN AWESOME PAST WEEK & WEEK TO COME AT PLEASANT UNION!!!!
Great Job Mrs. Woronka's Class
Pieces of Gold
Spectacular Book Fair
2nd Grade Team Up Bright and Early
3-5 Presenters Do a Great Job
Mrs. Schoenebeck Presents at NCTIES
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 5- MARCH 9, 2018
Welcome back--Track 2.
"IT'S IN THE TOILET": Thank you to Mrs. Person and Mrs. Fricke for heading up the "Potty Patrol". Their quick thinking relocated K and 1 staff and students to useable rooms to maintain instruction while Wake County plumbers, maintenance and environmental staff hopefully fixed the plumbing problem, cleaned up the area and checked for environmental correctness. Lesson learned PLEASE remind students to put ONLY toilet paper/waste in the toilets. The pipes are not able to accommodate other items.
BOOK FAIR CONTINUES: The Book Fair continues this week through this Wednesday. An evening session will be offered on Tuesday from 4:00-6:00. Use the Sign Up Sheet on the Work Room Door to arrange your time. If you have any questions, please contact PTA Book Fair Chairperson Rachael Paden (rachaelpaden@hotmail.com).
TOY SEMIFINALIST BOARD OF ED. RECOGNITION: The Board of Education will recognize Peggy Freer and the other 26 Teacher of the Year Semifinalists at the Tuesday, March 6th Board of Education Meeting. Congratulations!!
PIECES OF GOLD PERFORMANCE: The student Pieces of Gold chorus will perform this Wednesday, March 7th at the Progress Energy Center. Good Luck to our students. Thanks to Mrs. Freer, Mrs. Nussbaum and Mrs. Coleman for all the extra time spent guiding the group.
SEVERE WEATHER DRILL: There will be a severe weather drill this WEDNESDAY, March 7th at 9:30 AM. You will line up outside classrooms as indicated on the fire/severe weather drill maps posted in your classroom. More information will be send in next week's announcements.
TEACHER WORKING CONDITION SURVEY: Certified Staff should meet in the Media Center this Thursday, March 8th at 8:00. Kayla will facilitate completion of the biannual NC TWC.
CULTURAL ARTS ASSEMBLY: There will be a Cultural Arts Assembly “Living Rhythms" http://ttmws.com/living-rhythms school-programs/ will perform on Friday, March 9 for Tracks 2, 3, & 4. All Grades will attend.
Please report to the gym at the following times:
Assembly from 9:25-10:15 (K-2):
- 9:20 Kindergarten, 9:22 1st grade, 9:24 2nd grade and CCK
Assembly from 10:30-11:20 (3-5):
- 10:25 3rd grade, 10:27 4th grade, 10:29 5th grade
Specials:
- 4th, 5th and CCK will NOT have specials. SPECIALISTS WILL SUPERVISE DURING THE ASSEMBLY.
- K, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd WILL have specials. TEACHERS SHOULD STAY AND SUPERVISE DURING THE ASSEMBLY.
THANK YOU: Thank you to all of the displaced teachers on Friday due to the spill and to the teachers who housed them, to Carmen Roberts and the Cafeteria staff for the hard work for the Dr. Seuss Breakfast, to the office staff for "taking care of business" when Administrators were out, to everyone that has done extra duties this week when extra help was needed, to the 2nd and 5th grade teams for representing PUE so well at the NCTIES conference, and to everyone that makes a difference in the lives of our children and works had everyday- whether it is acknowledged or not!! You are appreciated!!!
END OF YEAR PDP and SUMMARY CONFERENCE INFORMATION - The following Deadlines are necessary due to County Deadlines, so please do what is needed now to plan ahead:
- End of Year PDPs are due for ALL TEACHERS on April 2nd, 2018
- The Summative Artifact Information for Standards I-V Data Collection Sheet (The artifacts sheet you submit before summary conferences) is due on April 2, 2018 for Beginning Teachers and on April 30, 2018 for Continuing Teachers
YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW: Yearbooks are on sale now. The early bird price for the yearbook is $20. After March 5th, the price goes up to $25. Yearbook ordering options can be found at Pleasant Union Yearbook. You will need to enter Pleasant Union's Job: #4262718
SPRING FLING SIGNUP: Thanks so much for all that have already signed up for a theme-based basket for the Spring Fling on Sunday, April 22. There are a few spots left as well as “other” if you have a special theme. Please work closely with your room parent to market the basket and event.
REMINDER: MAKE UP DAYS Tracks 1/2/3:
Thursday January 4th- Saturday, March 24th
Friday January 5th- Saturday, April 7th
Wednesday January 17- Saturday, April 14th
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Mark Your Calendars
Monday, March 5
- 4:00-5:00 Panthers Give Back
Tuesday, March 6
- 4-6:30 Evening Book Fair Session
Wednesday, March 7
- 7:45 Dreambox Webinar--All teachers to meet in Media Center.
- 9:30 Severe Weather Drill
- 7:00 Pieces of Gold
Thursday, March 8
- 8:00 Teacher Working Condition Survey
Friday, March 9
- 9:30 K-2, Cultural Arts Assembly in Gym
- 10:30 3-5, Cultural Arts Assembly in Gym
Sunday, March 11
- Daylight Savings Time Begins
Monday, March 12
- Spring Pictures, Tracks 2 & 4
Tuesday, March 13
- 8:00 3rd-5th Grade Lego Club
Wednesday, March 14
- 8:00 K-2nd Grade Lego Club
Thursday, March 15
- 7:45: Staff Meeting
Friday, March 16
- 6:30-9:30 Parents Night Out
Saturday, March 17
- Regional Spelling Bee at McKimmon Center
Tuesday, March 20
- 8:15 PTA Board Meeting
Saturday, March 24
- 9:15-12:45 Snow Makeup Day
Wednesday, March 28
- Author visit
Thursday, March 29
- Early Release
Friday, March 30
- WCPSS Schools Closed: Good Friday/Easter Holiday
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DUTIES FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 5- MARCH 9, 2018
AM Hallway: Shipley/Blocker (Help greet parents/students, check with Ms. Person to see what is needed at the visitor sign-in tables or the carpool tag/ transportation table.)
AM Carpool: Newman (Help Safety Patrol, call for more help if needed, monitor carpool lane)
AM Breakfast: Renfrow (Work with students regarding lunch numbers, encourage students to eat and get directly to class.)
AM Bus: Lavin (Write down arrival times of buses. Work with Fricke to disembark students, trouble-shoot issues.)
Lunch Duty: Fitzgerald, McCarty, Lavin, Newman, Renfrow, Narvaez, Bednar (Rachel McCarty will take Lavin's usual time, and Lavin will take Crum's usual time.)
(Start the track in period with consistent behavior expectations. STUDENTS CAN BRING A BOOK TO READ, BUT NOT OTHER OBJECTS (RUBIC'S CUBE, ETC...)
Work with one another to use the "warning" behavior system, train students to pick up trash/sweep, and inform teachers of issues. Do not allow students to flip bottles/get up without permission. Do not hesitate to move a student to a separate seat or to inform the office of repeated issues. Update the seating charts in the notebook as needed. The office will contact you (support staff) if necessary for coverage. THANK YOU FOR DOING LUNCH DUTY.
PM Hallway: Barber (Check all students for tags in the bus line. If a student does not have a tag, inform Fricke and Ms. Britt ASAP. )
PM Carpool: Fitzgerald, Garrett (outside), Cooper, Crum, Shipley/Blocker (inside), Roberts/Hymel (Specialists fill in- contact office is there is a change and to let us know who is covering) (Call carpool numbers. If a parent doesn't have a carpool tag, PLEASE INFORM THE PARENT that they should get one from the office.
PM Bus: Straub (Call one bus at a time. Write down arrival times. CHECK FOR BUS TAGS ON EACH CHILD'S BOOK BAG. Work with Britt and Andrews to trouble-shoot, solve issues. IF YOU HAVE CONFERENCES ETC... LET THE OFFICE KNOW ON MONDAY MORNING.)