Sunset Weekly Notes
April 16 - 20
SUNSET ELEMENTARY - Colorado Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award Recipient - 2017!!!
Week at a Glance:
Emily Still - our new Art Teacher will be by on Monday afternoon to take a tour of Sunset and meet those that are available!
Art - Friday and Monday
Wear RED to support Education Monday and Tuesday - if you wear red you may wear JEANS!
Monday, April 16: CST/IEP - 8-10
Monday, April 16: Green Post Observation Dialogue - 2:20pm
Monday, April 16: Book Study with parents - 3:30-4:15ish - Part 2
Tuesday, April 17: Volunteer Breakfast - 7:15 (please have your items you have signed up for here at the school by 7:00)
Tuesday, April 17: Misty Post Observation Dialogue - 9:00am
Tuesday, April 17: PAWS lunch - 11:00
Tuesday, April 17: Staff Meeting - 3:30-5:00 - CANCELLED!!!! Please plan on Staff Meeting May 1
Wednesday, April 18: Elementary Collab. - 8:30-11:30ish
Thursday, April 19: Visitors from Vernal in building
Thursday, April 19: Rti - B. Spalding - 1st Grade - Review/Build
Thursday, April 19: Parent Meeting - 4th Grade - Denver Trip
Friday, April 20: Arbor Day - 5th Grade Adopt a Park Field Trip/Lunch - 10:30-12:30
Art - Friday and Monday
Wear RED to support Education Monday and Tuesday - if you wear red you may wear JEANS!
Monday, April 16: CST/IEP - 8-10
Monday, April 16: Green Post Observation Dialogue - 2:20pm
Monday, April 16: Book Study with parents - 3:30-4:15ish - Part 2
Tuesday, April 17: Volunteer Breakfast - 7:15 (please have your items you have signed up for here at the school by 7:00)
Tuesday, April 17: Misty Post Observation Dialogue - 9:00am
Tuesday, April 17: PAWS lunch - 11:00
Tuesday, April 17: Staff Meeting - 3:30-5:00 - CANCELLED!!!! Please plan on Staff Meeting May 1
Wednesday, April 18: Elementary Collab. - 8:30-11:30ish
Thursday, April 19: Visitors from Vernal in building
Thursday, April 19: Rti - B. Spalding - 1st Grade - Review/Build
Thursday, April 19: Parent Meeting - 4th Grade - Denver Trip
Friday, April 20: Arbor Day - 5th Grade Adopt a Park Field Trip/Lunch - 10:30-12:30
Retention Meetings - K, 1st and 2nd Grade Teachers Only
If you are considering or wanting to discuss a possible retention, please email Hafey and we will go from there!
Para Feedback
On Monday morning you will have in your boxes an input sheet for the para(s) you have working in your rooms. Please give constructive feedback to help our para professionals grow! These will remain confidential. As soon as you finish them please place them in my box! Thank you ahead of time!
Teacher Write-Ups
Don't forget to get Hafey your student's PAWS write-up! Please remember to capture the behavior(s) that they have demonstrated over the past month to have earned this privilege! Thank you!
PAWS Lunch
Just a reminder:
Kindergarten: Christopher Merwin and Lucie Osborn
1st Grade: Gracey Bennett and Landon Saeger
2nd Grade: Christian Ausmus and Braxton Bower
3rd Grade: Brody Bower and Anastasia Robinson
4th Grade: Avrial Hankins and Lily Phelps
5th Grade: Hannah Caperton and Alyssa LeWarne
Lunch will take place on Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Please get me your new write-up to post!
Kindergarten: Christopher Merwin and Lucie Osborn
1st Grade: Gracey Bennett and Landon Saeger
2nd Grade: Christian Ausmus and Braxton Bower
3rd Grade: Brody Bower and Anastasia Robinson
4th Grade: Avrial Hankins and Lily Phelps
5th Grade: Hannah Caperton and Alyssa LeWarne
Lunch will take place on Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Please get me your new write-up to post!
Tasks Needing to be completed
1. Volunteer Breakfast food items you signed up for in lounge :)
2. Classified staff input sheets to Hafey by Friday, April 20
3. ELL Google Form completed by Friday, April 20 - End of Year ELL Eval. Form
4. Gather all photos of this year and put onto Hafey's jump drive by Friday, April 20
5. Update Data Spreadsheet - Wonders scores
6. Update Wonders placement outside of the office
2. Classified staff input sheets to Hafey by Friday, April 20
3. ELL Google Form completed by Friday, April 20 - End of Year ELL Eval. Form
4. Gather all photos of this year and put onto Hafey's jump drive by Friday, April 20
5. Update Data Spreadsheet - Wonders scores
6. Update Wonders placement outside of the office
End of Year Slide Show
Sooooo, Jarrett Felton would like to put together an end of school year slide show/imovie. I am thinking that we may even be able to sell them for a small price for Sunset!!! Anyways....I have an empty jumpdrive in my office - please put all your pictures into a folder and put onto my jumpdrive. I will them work with Jarrett to make the slide show!
Junior Achievement coming to Sunset - May 18th
We will be coordinating with the High School, CMS, Sunset parent volunteers, and various community members to help support this day! You as the classroom teacher will merely be a support as volunteers will take the lead on this day!
Visitors from Vernal
I am so very excited and honored to share our school and our processes and our people! On Thursday, April 19 three Elementary Principals and 3 Instructional Coaches will be visiting Sunset! Here is a temporary schedule - subject to change last minute! :)
7:15-8:00 -- RtI meeting (we will be meeting as a team - without the parent of Ben)
8:00-8:30 -- Debrief about process with Hafey/Schuessler
8:30-9:00 -- 2nd Grade Reading Intervention - pull out in the Literacy Room
9:00-10:00 -- 1st Grade pull out in the LIteracy Room
10:00 - 11:00 -- Kindergarten - push in to the Kindergarten room
We may observe and debrief in between - Hafey
11:00-1:00 -- debrief - Data Wall and schedule share out - Neton
Thank you ahead of time allowing this team and myself to come in and view! I am proud to share our work at Sunset!
7:15-8:00 -- RtI meeting (we will be meeting as a team - without the parent of Ben)
8:00-8:30 -- Debrief about process with Hafey/Schuessler
8:30-9:00 -- 2nd Grade Reading Intervention - pull out in the Literacy Room
9:00-10:00 -- 1st Grade pull out in the LIteracy Room
10:00 - 11:00 -- Kindergarten - push in to the Kindergarten room
We may observe and debrief in between - Hafey
11:00-1:00 -- debrief - Data Wall and schedule share out - Neton
Thank you ahead of time allowing this team and myself to come in and view! I am proud to share our work at Sunset!
Volunteer Celebration
If you can - please plan on setting up for our Volunteer breakfast Monday after school. Also, please have your good item to Sunset by 7:00am! Thank you ahead of time for helping support our set up and hanging out the morning of - mingling with our volunteers!
Next Year - After School Programs
I would like to offer the following After School Programs:
1. Cursive - 3rd, 4th, 5th graders
2. Photography - 4th, 5th graders - Pam Lathrop volunteer
3. Duolingo - 3rd, 4th, 5th graders - Volunteer
4. Tech Team - 4th/5th graders - Tilila
5. Homework Help - TBD - 3rd, 4th, 5th graders
6. Chess Club - 4th adn 5th graders
I am hoping that some can be covered by volunteers and others I hope I will be able to pay!
I am working to get these passed through the correct channels (Policy)! Just a heads up into my crazy thinking!
1. Cursive - 3rd, 4th, 5th graders
2. Photography - 4th, 5th graders - Pam Lathrop volunteer
3. Duolingo - 3rd, 4th, 5th graders - Volunteer
4. Tech Team - 4th/5th graders - Tilila
5. Homework Help - TBD - 3rd, 4th, 5th graders
6. Chess Club - 4th adn 5th graders
I am hoping that some can be covered by volunteers and others I hope I will be able to pay!
I am working to get these passed through the correct channels (Policy)! Just a heads up into my crazy thinking!