McAllister Minutes
Week of: November 6 - November 10
The Week Ahead!
Halloween and a Full Moon Friday pretty much sums up the week! Wow! It was excitement overload and I am sure that the kiddos as well as yourself will rest up this weekend as you all deserve it!The Read n' Treat was well received and amazing to see in action as students young and old had an opportunity to join together and read!The alphabet parade may have been one of the cutest things I got to witness all week, oh how lucky we are to work with such an INCREDIBLE group of kids! Technology has been used in such unique ways the past few weeks with Ms. Shultz and Ms. Hursey putting together opportunities for our students to partner with experts on various topics through live Skype Sessions! If you can dream it, they can make it happen with our amazing technology resources we have available! The PTSO fundraiser was quite the success, while we may not have reached our final goal of $75000 - nearly $32,000 was donated and will pay dividends as we invest in equipment for our kiddos!
Below I have listed a few reminders so that they can be kept at the forefront as you plan and execute your daily tasks!
- Need a Substitute? Be sure that you have entered your absence in AESOP as well as notified your grade level admin and Ms. Lane! Personal Leave will not be approved without 3 days notice - Substitutes are a hot commodity and should be secured in advance if you are utilizing personal leave. *Emergency Sub Plans should always be prepared in the case you have an emergency!
- Money? Please ensure that all money is accounted for daily and that it never stays in your room overnight. MyPaymentsPlus has been a big help with this, but we still need to be cognizant of this as we collect money.
- Lunch - Please be on time, the flow and cleaning procedures are not able to flow efficiently and effectively when students are not picked up on time. Thank you in advance!
- Communication w/Parents -If a student is consistently not meeting the expectation whether it be academically or behaviorally please be certain you are contacting those parents by phone and that you are able to talk to an actual person and not an answering machine.We are a team and will work together to support the needs of our students, if you have questions or need assistance please let me know! NO Surprises!
- Bus Change - Cathy White (Bus 86) is now driving Bus 133. This is a permanent change. A letter was sent home with the students yesterday notifying them of the Bus Number Change.
Important Dates:
- PTSO Veterans Day Presentation- Thursday 11/9/17 - Teacher Attendance Expected
- Book Fair - Monday 11/6/17 - Friday 11/10/17
Have an INCREDIBLE Week!
Making Moves at McAllister
- Kudos to Ms. Dixon - She recently awarded as a LearnStorm National Grand Prize finalist. Through this she received a $500 Donor's Choose Grant. Way to encourage growth mindset and earn supplies for your classroom!
- From a fellow staff member "I want to give a shout out to Ms. Kixmiller for doing an incredible job each morning at our crosswalk. She always has a smile on her face and is so engaging with both the children and parents as they walk their children to MES each morning!"
- Kudos to Craven for her first Twitter chat as a moderator! Way to keep #MESedchat trending and engaging!
- Ms. Lopez has consistently encouraged use of MobyMax; one student engaged so much that she received a prize pack for herself and her classmates!
- Ms. Bocook always uses a positive approach when trying to meet all of her students’ needs. She is always willing to try anything and go the extra mile for them.
- Ms. Van Ginkel added a smile to everyone's face this Halloween as she made her debut as T.Rex.
Want a MES Shirt? Order due by Sunday 11/5 at 11:59pm.
This is a reminder that the T-shirt deadline is Sunday at Midnight. We will be placing the t-shirt order early Monday morning. Please use www.mypaymentsplus.com to place your order. (No Cash or checks.) If you don’t see the spirit wear button on the bottom of the page go to manage account and add yourself as a student using your teacher/employee number.
T-Shirt options:
Long sleeve $10
Colors: Heather Gray
Short Sleeve 7.50
Colors: Heather Gray
Teal Blue
Add $2 for 2x or bigger
We're ALL Wonders - R.J Palacio
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A look ahead....
McAllister Elementary School
Email: cmiller@bryan.k12.ga.us
Website: https://mes.bryan.k12.ga.us/
Location: 224 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Richmond Hill, GA, United States
Phone: 912-851-4040
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McAllisterElementaryRH
Twitter: @McAllister_ES