The Roadmap
#16 November 9, 2023
Words for the Road
Racer Family,
This week was quick! I appreciated all of the Veterans' Day activities that I saw this week. It's wonderful to honor such a special population in our country.
Even in the short week, I also witnessed a lot of learning and thinking from staff and students. I heard students fluently naming letters and their sounds, students writing all about owls, teachers analyzing UFLI data to decide their next approaches in their reading station blocks, math being synthesized, teachers encouraging conversations, and facilitating the cultivation of learning communities and I saw Instructional Assistants working day in and day out with small groups or 1:1 with students. For all of that, I give thanks.
Our halls continue to shine, our school lunches continue to be delicious (yay for Popcorn Chicken Bowl Day!), our office is full of smiles, and our students are taken care of. And in all of that, I give thanks.
It is easy to turn our focus inward. It takes effort to stay student-centered and solution-oriented with our mindset day in and day out. However, this staff continues to do just that. And for your mindsets, I give thanks.
In gratitude,
~Kaylor
Celebrate Victories!
A Round of Applause
- Danielle Mangouri is so great to jump in and help wherever she sees a need. Whether it's with a child, carrying something for someone, or giving a restroom break; she is amazing!!!
- Patricia Kennaday and Leslie Cannon: Thank you for going way above and beyond, staying late on a FRIDAY afternoon, and finishing my door without even being asked! You two are amazing and I appreciate you!!
- My team: Mullen: Always making me laugh! Seto: Always creating the best resources for us! Godbold: Always leading us and figuring out the problem before we even know there's a problem! Olguin: Having guidance, patience, and serenity that calms everyone around you! Kinsey: Always being willing to lend a helping hand! Clark: Going the extra mile and always keeping your kiddos first! Diaz: Your sweet smile and hugs are the greatest! Stacie Lou: Always being my rock, my mentor, my hero! Kennaday: Always willing to be there to help. Mangouri: Always asking what you to can to help. Martin: My laughing partner and helper for life! I love you all! To the teachers for the creative ways they found to connect the curriculum to the holiday this week!
- Kaylor and Lani: Leading us through all these unknowns and difficulties with the greatest of ease and giving us confidence that we can do this!
- Lauren and Ben: Helping me ALWAYS and being YOU!
- My wonderful 2nd grade team for throwing me an amazing baby shower and everyone else for celebrating sweet Baby Jaxson! 💕
- Lani for her bravery in reading chapter 4 aloud of Peace by Piece in our staff meeting.
- Lani & Tracey for putting together an engaging, Trauma Informed mini-training for our staff. The activity was very impactful and will be something we carry with us as a reminder in future interactions with students.
- Savanna...the sounds of laughter, learning, & engagement that can be heard coming from her room brings a smile to my face. Thank you for creating a welcoming environment where kids want to be.
October had some special winners. Here is what was said about them in October:
- Sarah Lester - a sunshine every day!
- Lisa Cooper - for building a community of inclusivity, for teaching us so much throughout Downs Syndrom Awareness Month
- Tracey Cubert - for always being there when we need help with a student and finding ways to solve all of our challenges
Sarah, Lisa, and Tracey are vital members of our staff. Thank you for finding ways to impact our Racer Family with your positivity, commitment to inclusion, and perseverance in finding solutions. For these ladies, we all give thanks!
Need to Knows
Monday, November 13th is Chick-fil-A Night from 4:00-7:00 on Talbert Road. Please advertise this to your families and encourage them to come!
Manners Lunch, November 14th remember to decorate your table with your department.
Staff Thanksgiving Lunch, November 16th Let Admin know if you are having a difficult time getting two volunteers to be with your class from 12:00-1:30. Turn in $5 for the meal. Smokey J's has a great menu in store for us!
Email Security MGSD will be implementing Mimecast for email security the first week in December. Mimecast is email security that provides several services to protect email from threats such as spam, malware, and phishing. It will take a few weeks for the system to learn from our users. If a suspicious email is sent to an MGSD email user, the message may be held until the receiver requests the email be allowed to proceed. Be sure that during this time you are constantly and consistently checking your SPAM folder for missed emails as we go through this learning process. Below is a sample of what the receiver will see and what they must do to release the email.
Manners Lunch Instructions
School Improvement Updates
Grow, Recruit, Retain
- Ms. Cooper and Ms. DeStefano have begun meeting with the E-Team at their Tuesday PLC.
- Ms. Cooper, Ms. Tabacco, and Ms. DeStefano met with our inclusion general education teachers and engaged in great problem-solving discourse.
The movement toward this goal is progressing. Thank you to the SIT mini-team, comprised of Regan Cooper, Heather Tabacco, and Sharon Jayne leading the way on this goal.
Instructional Highlights
Trauma Sensitive Teachers in Training
Trauma Sensitive Teachers in Training
Bots with Amy Smith in 2nd
Bushong's Business
LETRS Updates
Next Week PLC
We will start our Bridge to Practice for Unit 6
Scope & Sequence
Unit 6
Session 4 How Does Sentence Structure Affect Comprehension? November 13-17
Session 5 How Are Ideas Tied Together in a Text? November 27 - December 1
Session 6 How Does Text Structure Affect Comprehension? December 4-8
Unit Review: Bridge to Practice and Unit 6 Assessment December 11-15
Literacy Committee Opportunity
Southwest ELA Literacy Group - ELA Standards Review
Scope of Position DRC Google Form (sign up) - until November 30th
This committee is tasked with providing input on reading standards for the state of North Carolina. If interested, complete the sign-up form. Please know that members will be selected and interest form completion does not guarantee participation.
The focus of this month was whole group and small group instruction. Check out these slides for more incite to this highly relevant topic! One of the slides included the Progression of Reading Skills. Take a look and reflect on where your students are and where they are going!
NC DPI October Literacy Update
Other helpful links:
MTSS Learning Center - Helpful CORE Instructional Strategies
Wally's World
Cubert's Corner
Food Drive:
Please continue to encourage your students to bring in food for our Food Drive!
Warm clothing donations needed:
Staff, if you have any winter clothing items your children have outgrown please consider donating them to RRES. Items needed are coats, sweatshirts, jogging pants, winter hats, and gloves. Please give any donated items to Tracey Cubert or Ashley Schaen.
Quaver SEL:
Teachers, thank you for beginning to use Quaver SEL this past week. If you have any questions or any feedback please let Mrs. Cubert know.
Jammin' with Jayne
Pit Stop: https://bit.ly/RRESPitStop
Important Dates
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
November:
8th Kelly Nelson
13th Jaclyn Matlock
17th Lauren Wally
20th Rosa Guerra
26th Hilaree Wilkinson
November, 2023
1 - Required Teacher Work Day
3 - MHS Football, Cheerleaders, Band Morning Visit
3- K to Patterson Farm
7, 7:45-8:15 - Staff Meeting
10 - Holiday No School
13, 4:00-7:00 - Chick fil-A Night
14, 7:45-8:15 - SIT Meeting
21, 7:45-8:15 - MTSS Meeting
21 - Early Release
22-24 - No School
27 - Student of the Month
28 - PBIS
30 - First Grade Children's Theater