Powell Staff Newsletter
Week of September 30th
Thank you Ms. Richardson for supervising our young ladies at the BRAVE Conference.
Meetings & Important Dates
Meetings
10/2 ILT @ 7:4510/2 PEP Rally for Volleyball & Football
10/3 SSC @ 3:30
10/3 SpEd Department Meeting @ 8:00
Other Important Dates
10/4 Attendance Party (details to come from Attendance Committee)
10/4 Science Department Professional Release Day
Monday Message
- Monday 9/30 on EdTv
Parent Conferences (formal or informal)
- Please be mindful of what you say or discuss when meeting with parents/guardians. In regards to assessment for SpEd, SST's or IEP's, please follow the proper protocols and speak with the counselor or School Psychologist. We want to make sure that the information given to parents/guardians is accurate.
Emergency Cards
- Please remind students & parents to update information if needed & return them to you. Once you have a class set, please give the cards to Kerri.
- Read the email from Kevin Shilito & follow instructions to sign your affidavit & activate your account. It's needed for IAB's, ELPAC, SBAC.
Elementary School
- Picture Day 10/2 FREE DRESS DAY
- Rapid Assessment (Fall Window 8/28-10/4) If you are in need of only a few Chromebooks, you can reach out to & coordinate with other teachers. If you need assistance with getting an entire cart or reserving a lab, speak to or see Mr. Jones.
- Please make sure to be out for recess duty in addition to the rec. aides who are providing supervision support.
Middle School
- Picture Day 10/1 FREE DRESS DAY
- Complete online proctor training for PSAT. It needs to be done by October 2nd, see email from Mrs. Mast.
Friday, October 4th is College Friday
Mandatory District-Wide Training: Building a Culture of Prevention
- This training is MANDATORY for ALL district employees, EVERYONE must attend one of the sessions. This includes: teachers, office staff, Speech Pathologists, rec. aides, instructional aides, and college aides.
- The training takes approximately 90 minutes, which is longer than our usual one hour faculty meeting. In order to not exceed the 4 hours of contract meeting time per month, the PLC meeting on 10/24 has been removed from the calendar to accommodate, and the October Safe & Civil Meeting has been moved to October 30th.
- There will be two sessions available, one morning session and one afternoon session.
- Session 1-Thursday, October 10th 7:15 am-8:45 am
- Session 2-Wednesday, October 23rd 3:20 pm-4:50 pm
- Please click on the link below to RSVP for one of the sessions.
Please RSVP by October 3rd for either the am or pm session.
Hispanic Heritage Raffle Winner
Admin. Schedule
- On Campus All Week
Ms. Vetrrovec
- 10/2 Off Campus All Day
Mrs. Mast
- 10/4 Off Campus 8:30-1:00
Personal Professional Growth
Collective Efficacy by Jenni DonohooBuilding Equity: Policies & Practices to Empower ALL Learners by Dominique Smith, Ian Pumpian, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey
Books You Can Share With Your Students
Elementary
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness by Susan Verde
Tito Puente Mambo King by Rey del Mambo
I Am...Positive Affirmations for Brown Girls by Ayesha Rodriguez
Middle School
Who Moved My Cheese for Teens by Spencer Johnson
A Kid's Guide to Latino History (More Than 50 Activities) by Valerie Petrillo