Micro Elementary School Newsletter
September 22nd, 2019
Have a great week!
Thank you all for your daily efforts. Your positive attitudes and support of each other is easily seen. Keep taking initiative and problem-solving. Here are a few upcoming items for this week:
On Tuesday, we will follow the club schedule. Duty free lunch is scheduled for Wednesday. We will be finalizing arrangements for this on Monday. If you have any volunteers, send them my way! On Thursday, we have the character assembly. We are also sending home progress reports on Thursday. Please send home the Student/Parent Handbooks, too. Friday is a teacher workday.
It should be a great week!
Micro Elementary is the the small school where BIG things happen.....where everyone belongs!
TJ
Thank you
Rock Reading Day
More school supplies!
Micro Headlines
Micro Elementary will present our School Improvement Plan to the Board of Education at the Simpson Building Tuesday night at 6:45. You are welcome to attend and support!
Reminder: We will be on our Club and Character Assembly Schedule Tuesday and Thursday of this week. On Tuesday, we will follow our club schedule but we will not actually be transitioning for clubs. You can actually take care of your club business at any time Tuesday. Students need to watch video and take the club survey.
Homeroom teachers will attend Into Reading Training Friday morning from 8:30-10:30 @ Pine Level Elementary.
Click here to indicate which reading adoption training you will attend. You should sign up for the first option unless you took a 2 hour Into Reading Session at Reignite.
Enhancement teachers will have an opportunity to work on their passion projects. Information will be forthcoming.
From 1:00-3:00 pm, Mrs. Kerstetter will lead us in some MTSS Learning. An agenda will be sent out soon.
Policy Assurance: Please complete the policy assurances if you have not already done so. I will be emailing folks individually later in the week who have not completed this process.
Grant Money Available: NC Beautiful. Visit the website www.ncbeautiful.org under "Programs", choose "Windows of Opportunity Grants for Teachers" for details to apply for this grant.....the cycle ends November 30, 2019 so there is plenty of time. Awards will be made in January, 2020.
For first quarter progress reports we will send home data reports such as: Math EOG reports, MAP reports, Lexia reports, iStation reports, etc. We are not sending home PowerSchool Progress Reports.
- We still have time to have teams sign up for the Johnston County Education Foundation Adult Spelling Bee! This year's bee will now be held on October 29th, 2019 at 5:30 PM at Smithfield-Selma High School. The funds from the event support JCEF, which provides scholarships for students and grants for teachers in Johnston County Public Schools. Since the foundation's inception, more than a million dollars has benefited the students and teachers in Johnston County. Contact TJ Parrish if you would like to head up the Micro team.
- Here is the link for all of the information for the Global Read Aloud.
Ed Camp Joco will be held on October 19th from 8-12:00 at WJHS. It will be a fun-filled morning of professional learning. It will be a great opportunity for networking and sharing. Sign up here!
Do not forget to join the Micro Elementary PTA! Our goal is for 100% of our staff to join.
JCPS teachers who want to explore the Digital Learning Competencies and get CEU's you might want to join the DLC Challenges! Sign up here to get notification of new challenges each month: Interest Form
The Friday Series is offering a Free Online PD Series on SEL. The entire course is a whopping 25 credit hours. Sign up here
Important Dates
September 24th: Fall Pictures and Club Meeting Introduction Day
September 25th: Duty Free Lunch (Parent/Volunteer Led)
September 26th: First Quarter Progress Reports*
September 26th: Character Assembly and Order Out Day
September 27th: Teacher Workday
October 1st: PTA Open House @ 6:30 (Book Fair)
October 2nd: Walk to School Day
October 9th: Bus Safety Meeting
October 9th: Staff Meeting
October 16th: SIT Committee Meetings
October 17th: Coffee with Mr. Parrish
October 18th: Teacher Workday
October 19th: EdCamp Joco WJHS
October 21st: Teacher Workday
October 23rd: Benefits Meeting at 10:00 for classified employees and afterschool for certified
October 23rd-31st: Red Ribbon Week
October 24th: Micro Parent Academy
October 29th: JCEF Spelling Bee
October 29th: Report Cards
Micro Staff Social Contract
Be Positive
Demonstrate Teamwork
Make the community feel welcome
Treat others with respect
Be Open-Minded
Be Supportive
Motivate Others
Listen to Understand
Micro Elementary Staff will support our social contract by intervening with the gentle question, "Are you okay?" and provide peers with an appropriate level of space.
Monthly Character Standards
September - Cross Culturally Proficient
• I respect the differences in people and the creative expression of their interests, talents, experiences, and culture.