St. John-Emmanuel Lutheran School
Staff Newsletter
Week of January 28, 2019
"Sharing Christ Through Academic Excellence"
18-19 Theme Verse: "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" Psalm 46:1
My Schedule
Monday- St John, statewide readiness test in AM
Tuesday- Soest
Wednesday- St John, baptismal remembrance chapel, Active Shooter meeting @ Soest 3pm
Thursday- Soest
Friday- St John, St James tourney pep session
Calendar Items of Note
Jan 28- Genius PD proposals due
Jan 30- Active Shooter meeting @ Soest
Jan 31- calendar and handbooks suggestions due
Feb 5- Staff PD Day & E-Learning Day
Feb 18- Presidents Day- Parent Drive Day (make up for Jan 23)
Feb 15- makeup day for Nov 15th via e-learning
Feb 27- ILEARN meeting @ Flatrock
Feb 28- teacher evals due
Note: Alicia sent to the TLSP Times newsletter today and it contains the link to register for the Feb15th PD day. The link is also here: https://goo.gl/AT3uNz and below. Make sure to get registered.
Note that church attendance for Jan 20th will not be counted due to weather.
Kindness Week
Maybe during that week, a class or classes could have a kindness project to do as a whole class as well to reinforce the lessons?
February Staff PD Day
The learning plan document is in your box now. I will need to have your learning plan to me by Monday, January 28th. That plan needs to include what you intend to research/learn, how it will be or how you see it being used to enhance the learning in your classroom and anything you may need to implement what you have learned.
I will likely do a short little Wakelet presentation to start the day. I know not all of you will use it (and there is no pressure to do so) however it is a very cool tool for curating digital content of virtually any kind. As of this week, students can do it as well without even having an account. Think of the possibilities, not just for yourself, but you could have the kids curate.
I use it personally all the time. Heidi and Cathy use it right now with the middle school kids in very different ways. I'm hoping they will share as well. I'll have some Wakelet swag to give away as well.
TLSP Open House and ECE Open House
Folks it is key that we do all we can to get behind these events and support them. At a minimum, we need to maintain current enrollment numbers and at best we need to grow. If not, cuts will need to happen. We are at the break even point with enrollment and needed faculty and staff. Please do all you can to help.
TLSP PD Day Info
Location: Ascension Lutheran School
Schedule:
Registration 8:00-8:30
Worship 8:30-9:00 Rev. Zimmerman
Keynote 9:15-10:15 Ruth Ayres
Fellowship 10:15-10:40 Light breakfast/snacks
Breakout 1 10:45-11:30
Breakout 2 11:35-12:20
Closing 12:20 PGP/Prizes
Registration link: https://goo.gl/AT3uNz