Monday Memo
Week of 2/3/20: Central's Newsletter for Teachers & Staff
Hi There Central Elementary Panthers!
Please know that I am so grateful for the thoughts and prayers you have given toward me this week. My mom is home now and doing very well. What a miracle that was indeed!
I appreciate how so many of you stepped up to help and made me proud during PLCs, classroom observations, as well as other events at CES this past week.
i will send additional information once I know more about our schedule for Wednesday with iReady. On Thursday, the 6th, we will have our first annual school-site board workshop.
Stay vigilant and use every possible moment to engage and teach students. We can do wonderful things TOGETHER!
Together we are committed. Together we are Central. We are #ONECENTRAL
P.S. Don't forget, tutorial strts Tuesday!
CK
THIS WEEK'S HAPPENINGS
February 3-
- Announcements
- 100 Year old winners and certificates
- WIDA Testing
- CES Admin Meeting 8:00
- Talent Show Practice 3-4pm
February 4-
- Announcements
- 4th grade APTT
- WIDA Testing
- Tutorial Begins
- Talent Show Practice 3-4pm
February 5-
- Announcements
- WIDA Testing
- PLC Data Chats/iReady Workshop...More information to come on Tuesday & schedule
- Tutorials
February 6-
- Announcements
- WIDA
- Dental Sealants
- CES School-Site Board Workshop 10:30-Noon
- Tutorials
February 7-
- Announcements
- Valentine's on Sale
- SOW & AR Pics at 8:15
- WIDA
- Dental Sealants
- Today is $1 Hat Spirit Day
Have you liked our Facebook Page?
Action Items and Reminders
- Let parents know that we will not be delivering on the half day for valentines flowers, etc. Flyers will be in your box to go home this week.
- Students, Staff and Parents may purchase school Valentines we will be selling for Thursday, the 13th! (Flyer to come)
- Please encourage students to read for AR. Reading is a great homework task to boost reading skills. Set high expectations. Their average should be 85% or higher and they should not have a problem making their goal. If you would like to take students on an incentive DQ trip for reaching 9 week AR goals this nine weeks I will approve it. Let's get our kids reading! Lead by example and let them see you reading too.
- Continue the work you are doing in PLC and we will review this soon.
- PLCs last week were Data focused on our standards and domains. Where can we get the most bang for our buck in remediation right now? We will plan out a strategy and plan of attack and then reassess to see if we are impacting the scores.
Please sign in daily.
If you have a time sheet it is very important to come up and sign in each day.
Don't forget to upload your plans in our shared drive. Outstanding job to everyone on getting your plans submitted and on time!
- Thank you for signing in and greeting your students at the door!
- Attendance notes must be checked daily and turned in daily. Attendance must be completed by 9 AM sharp.
- Wear your I.D. Badges at all times! Please send anyone who doesn't have a badge or sticker to the office and notify the office.
- Lesson Plans should be in by Sunday night to the Team Drive.
- #GOPANTHERS
Happy Birthday to these special Panthers!
February Birthdays!!
2/5- LaDonna Wooten
2/6-Vickie Enfinger, Katrina Williams
2/7-Trish Miller
2/17-Nicole Tribble
2/24-Jenni Turbeville
Let me know if I missed someone!
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Self Paced- WIDA e-Learning https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ScARqrkVBi8p8mE59xG1etr_8Rl9E9F12hOXzCQcRxY
Mrs. Andrea Canaday (Andee) is our Professional Learning Coordinator at the District Office. Her emails often contain professional development opportunities for you that are approved by the district.
The county's Inservice Form is at the link below.
APPRECIATIONS
Our Commitment and Pledge to Central Instruction
Together we commit to working hard to make sure instruction and assignments are both rigorous and engaging. We will continue setting the bar (grade-level standards) high and placing that intellectual lift on our students. This is the key to mastering complex material.
Time and time again, research has shown that when students are given access to four critical classroom level resources, they can and will make BIG academic gains.
- Grade-appropriate assignments (Rigor of the Standards)
- Strong instruction that lets students do most of the thinking in the lesson (facilitate with probing questions- most of the talking should be the students)
- A sense of deep engagement in what they're learning
- Teachers who hold high expectations for ALL students and truly believe they can meet grade-level standards (Set the bar high)
Every student will receive daily access to challenging, engaging, and grade-appropriate work. With each day that passes we will refine our skills to the best of the best in our profession! We will focus daily on what our students are learning and doing, we will strengthen our belief about what students can accomplish.
Together we are committed. Together we are Central. We are #ONECENTRAL