TES Staff Update
For the Week of Nov 6-10
Our Mission
Lapeer Community Schools is a dynamic community organization embracing our students with a quality learning environment, developing independent and confident learners for the future.
Non-negotiable Goal
Collaboration, Compromise and Commitment
We are "Turrill Tough"
Teacher Day:
- The teacher workday for Turrill teachers is from 8:40 – 3:45.
- On Collaboration or SIP/Staff Meetings the teacher workday is 7:50 - 3:45.
- 1-Hour Professional Development Days are from 7:40-8:40.
Nuts and Bolts for the Week of Nov 6-10
Teach/Review/Practice - Week 14: Classrooms
Pledge Helper's this Week - Campbell (Smith on deck)
Monday, Nov 6 -
- District PAC meeting
Tuesday, Nov 7 -
- Catholic Charities groups starting
Wednesday, Nov 8 –
- Voluntary Staff Meeting with COLT at 8:00am in the Literacy Center
- I have a K-5 Admin Meeting in the PM
Thursday, Nov 9 -
- Bible Class
- Lockdown today?
Friday, Nov 10 -
- LCISD Student Assistants in the building
- Young Scholar Selections Due Today
- Disability Awareness Day
Disability Awareness Day
This program will involve hands- on activity based workshop for 4th and 5th graders, and classroom based activities for all grade levels.
More information is to come regarding schedules for classrooms as well as an information packet with ideas and suggestions to extend our experiences and learning to the classroom.
The first note that will be going home this week is to make parents aware of this program and to ask for volunteers to help with the many stations our students will experiencing.
If you have any questions please see Roxann Johnson.
Friday, Nov 10, 2017, 09:00 AM
Turrill Elementary School, South Elm Street, Lapeer, MI, United States
Math Fun Night - NEW NIGHT
We'll be putting together a Planning Committee for this to work out the details.
Thursday, Jan 18, 2018, 06:00 PM
Turrill Elementary School, South Elm Street, Lapeer, MI, United States
Young Scholars Assembly
Purpose: to honor the efforts of our students in the areas of Reading, Writing and Overall Effort with a Reader, Writer and Student of the Month.
Readers, Writers and Students of the Month will be recognized through:
An electronic newsletter with their picture sent out after they have been selected
Students receive a certificate awarded to them in the classroom
Students of the Month also have a Pizza Lunch with the principal
A bi-monthly Young Scholar assembly
During the Assembly
Parents are invited
Students are recognized in a Reader of the Month group, Writer of the Month group, and Student of the Month group
A skit, story, or video will be presented to review/highlight a "Turrill Tough" characteristic
TEACHER CORNER
Attendance Guideline Updates in the School Handbook
Please be advised that our Elementary and Secondary Student Handbooks have been updated online to include changes to our attendance guidelines.
Elementary: Updates in Appendix A
SIP
M-STEP Updates
CURRICULUM RESOURCES
Content Area Building Level Leads
ELA - Jessica Oliver
Math - Crystal Hoganson
Science - Dave Chaffin
Social Studies - Jennifer Christian
Technology - Bob Losinger, Jennifer Christian
BEHAVIOR DATA
39 Office Referrals last September
47 Office Referrals this September
SCHOOL SAFETY
Emergency Drills (Updated on 8-7-17):
Three Lockdowns (one during lunch/recess)
August 16 (will be rescheduled)
November 9
March 16
Five Fire Drills (three before Dec 1 and one during lunch/recess)
August 10
September 13
October 11 during lunch/recess
April 13
May 14
Two Tornado Drills (one in March)
August 22
March 8
CARE Team
Purpose: called in Emergency Situations when Staff and/or Student Safety is at risk.
Emergency Situations:
1. Is there an ongoing emergency?
2. Does the student's behavior pose an imminent risk to student's or others' safety?
3. Does the situation require an immediate intervention?
Protocol for Summoning the Team:
- Classroom teacher will contact the office by any means necessary
- Secretary (or available office staff) will do a PA call for "CARE Team to Room (include teacher's name)
Team members:
- Kathy Manchester
- Kim Sullivan
- Robert Lally
- RaeAnne Fielder
- Olivia Warden
- Robert Downey
Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT)
Purpose: called in emergency Medical situations.
Protocol for Summoning the Team:
- Classroom teacher will contact the office by any means necessary
- Secretary (or available office staff) will do a PA call for "MERT Team to Room (include teacher's name)
Team Members:
- Robert Downey - CPI, CPR, Epipen, AED
- RaeAnne Fielder - CPI, Epipen
- Kathy Manchester - CPI, CPR, Epipen, AED, First Aid
- Kim Sullilvan - CPI, First Aid/CPR, AED, Epipen
- Shannon Newton - CPI, First Aid/CPR, AED
- Dennis King or Rick Martin