Barber Bulletin
Pontiac Elementary Week of May 4-8
IT'S TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!
Thank you for all that you do to make PES a great place to teach and learn!
A big thank you to the Foundation for Wellness Professionals of the Midlands Health Clinic who will be providing free 10 minute massages all week to our staff!
Sign up here! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4cacaf2ca4fb6-wellness
Other celebrations this week include:
Monday: I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for ICE CREAM!
Marble Slab will be set up in our media center at 3:15pm to kick off our afternoon meeting with an ice cream sundae bar!
Tuesday: It's Cinco De Mayo! Join us afterschool at the San Joses on Sparkleberry for chips, appetizers, and fun times with your colleagues!
Also on Tuesday - Teachers eat free at CiCiS with a school ID!
Wednesday: Hands Down! PES has the best teachers around!
Thursday: Pay it Forward - Let's look ahead and celebrate those teachers who are joining the profession from university programs!
"This act can be anything, large or small. Whatever it is, they'll be grateful, just as you were!"
Consider adding to the PAY IT FORWARD TEACHER BASKET SET UP IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM. Might be a gift card or a favorite teacher book or even a read aloud for the first day of school! Thank you for contributing to our newest teachers' success!
Friday: PTO luncheon in our Media Center! Lunch catered from ZOES!
R2 Summer Institute
All certified teachers are encouraged to sign up to attend the Summer Institute scheduled for June 24-25 at Blythewood High School. Sessions are now open in PD Express. This professional development is highly encouraged. Contact Dave Foster with questions.
The entire session catalog can be found here:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#label/STAFF+NEWSLETTER/14cc75ccbb870c5e?projector=1
INNOVATORS' INCUBATOR
Do you have a great idea that could change the world? Applications are now open for teams who are interested in being a part of the R2 Innovates Innovation Incubator.
This is a great article that encourages you to BE INSPIRED!
http://drivingmetohink.blogspot.com/2015/03/inspired.html?m=1
Pontiac has had several teams participate! The Parent Perch grew from this Incubator opportunity and so did our 4th grade Project Based Learning Team! What is your BIG IDEA? Let's put it into ACTION!
Applications are due on May 18!
Visit the website for the application link and more information! http://r2innovates.blogspot.com/p/application.html
Relay for Life information
If you sign up to walk and actually show up to walk, you can wear JEANS FOR A WEEK! YES, you heard it here folks.....Jeans the week of May 11-14! You do not have to be at the walk the whole time! We will use a sign up form and we can sign up for 30 min slots for walking.
Do you know someone who is beating their fight with cancer? Have them come walk to celebrate their hope and strength!
Every team is required to have a fundraising event at their tent, so we are going to sell Lemonade. We need help with this too!!!
This event is for ANYONE!!!! Kids, Parents, Teachers, Grandparents,etc. Anyone under 18 must have a parent with them. Consider inviting your students to come at a certain time and walk together!
Our team goal is $1000! We can do this, Pontiac!
Luminaries can be purchased on the website under our team. Here is our team website! http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY15SA?team_id=1828620&pg=team&fr_id=65104&_ga=1.71098640.1426609580.1429560127
If you have any questions, please let Taryn Hixenbaugh know!
WE NEED PONTIAC PALS!
We have many students at Pontiac that need a special push and extra motivation for the remainder of the school year. ADD THESE STUDENTS TO THE LIST! Some were close to retention........some are beginning to regress with behavior.......and others lack parental support to finish out the academic year with success.
Consider being a PONTIAC PAL! You don't have to know the student! Get to know them and check on them often for the last stretch of the school year! Thank you for your help with our students' success!
Add your name or a students' name to the Google Doc here and start TOMORROW being a true PONTIAC PAL!
SCHOOL LEVEL RTI Interventionist - Interested?
We are in the infancy stages are adding a school level interventionist to serve our RTI needs.
Job role to include:
- Works with the most fragile learners in Tier III intervention.
Organizes RTI staff in daily intervention delivery (sends out schedules, student groups, and progress monitoring calendars).
Meets with Teachers every frequently (monthly or every 6 weeks) to review data and make decisions for movement between levels of tiers.
Meets with several groups of Tier III students daily to support their reading and math development.
Maintains all data collected through universal screening and progress monitoring with the support of the district specialist.
Attends IAT meetings.
Provides teachers with strategies and resources in Tier I for the Tier II, and III students.
Meets with administrative staff to review data and progress of students in intervention.
Communicates effectively with parents to help build an understanding of intervention, specifically in educating parents of the multi-tiered system of support (Tier I, II, III).
Progress monitors Tier III students weekly.
Manages instructional assistants to ensure that intervention is consistent and delivered effectively with the help of the district specialist.
Works 190 days
If you are interested, please notify K.Barber to learn more. An informational meeting about this position will be held soon.
WE VIDEO ADDED A NEW FEATURE!
WeVideo now has the feature to Capture your screen and record your voice. The new screen recording tool is perfect for teachers who want to create “how to’s” or directions on the computer. Here is the link to the instruction video: WeVideo Screen Recording
A LOOK AT OUR WEEK AHEAD
Monday: F day
3:30pm Staff meeting (K-3 PD: Utilizing Math Journals in media center) (4-5th grade: PASS Training, Location TBD)
6:30pm PTO meeting
Tuesday: A day
EVAAS support for Grades 3-5 with Jeff Potts. Please bring a device to the Parent Perch during your planning.
Hope to see you at San Joses at 3:30pm!!!
Wednesday: B day
Thursday: C day
PASS Science Test for Grades 4-5
Friday: D day
PASS Soc.St. Test for Grades 4-5
PTO Luncheon
6PM-12AM Relay for Life at Westwood High School