McAllister Minutes
Week of: February 5 - February 9
McAllister Minutes
February is officially in order - this month holds quite a few opportunities for parents, staff and students to engage outside of school hours through various opportunities.
- Thursday, February 8, 2018 - (Spring Pictures/Class Pictures)
- Thursday, February 8, 2018 - (6pm - Family Fitness Night/PTSO)
- Friday, February 9, 2018 - (7:45am - "Mornings with Miller") - All are welcome!
- Friday, February 9, 2018 - (7pm - 1st Annual Father/Daughter Dance)
- Sunday, February 11, 2018 - (Early Bird Yearbook Price Special Ends)
- Thursday, February 15, 2018 - (Things you can use when teaching advanced learners) - Media Center 3pm
- Friday, February 16, 2018 - PTSO Luncheon (PL Room)
- Monday, February 19 - Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - (President's Day/Student Holiday)
- Tuesday, February 20 - Teacher Work Day - (Info to come)
- Friday, March 2, 2018 - Mother/Son RHHS Baseball Game Night (Info to come)
This past week sickness ran it's course throughout the building; affecting our staff and students to a degree far worse than we have seen in many years. Please continue to educate the little ones about keeping their hands clean, out of their mouth, covering their mouth when coughing and most importantly letting someone know if they are not feeling well! We will continue to communicate from the school & district level our expectations regarding sickness.
On January 30, the EdCamp Bryan registration went live - we have quite a few registered and quite a few to go. I hope many of you will plan to share the INCREDIBLE activities from your classroom with colleagues district-wide. Please use the link below to register for this PL as well will all be attending on March 16 at RHHS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/edcamp-bryan-tickets-41396166047
Last week many of you accepted the twitter challenge and met it head on! The moments captured are truly one in a million! In posting these pictures to the hashtag #MESrocks, it enables McAllister Elementary to tell our story while sharing with others all of the awesome things that are happening within your classroom. Not only were those photos tweeted, but they are also used in the Parent Newsletter and shared in an album on Facebook (Parents love seeing their kids loving school!) If you still have questions about using this resource, please reach out for help - I would love to assist and show the world the awesomeness from your classroom!
The week ahead of us is bound to be incredible as we gear up for Family Fitness Night, our First Annual Father/Daughter Dance, a week full of jeans for those supporting LLS through a $5 donation and tons of opportunities to authentically engage our students in meaningful instruction. Please continue to keep the main thing the main thing as we focus on engaging instruction and truly making connections with each and every student.
Prior to the end of this week please make sure you have completed the following:
- Registration for EdCamp Bryan
With an intentional focus of consistency on being curious & crazy for kids you will ALWAYS find a culture that is student focused!
Have a great week!
Below I have listed a few reminders so that they can be kept at the forefront as you plan and execute your daily tasks!
- Need a Substitute? Be sure that you have entered your absence in AESOP as well as notified your grade level admin and Ms. Lane! Personal Leave will not be approved without 3 days notice - Substitutes are a hot commodity and should be secured in advance if you are utilizing personal leave. *Emergency Sub Plans should always be prepared in the case you have an emergency!
- Money? Please ensure that all money is accounted for daily and that it never stays in your room overnight. MyPaymentsPlus has been a big help with this, but we still need to be cognizant of this as we collect money.
- Lunch - Please be on time, the flow and cleaning procedures are not able to flow efficiently and effectively when students are not picked up on time. Thank you in advance!
- Communication w/Parents -If a student is consistently not meeting the expectation whether it be academically or behaviorally please be certain you are contacting those parents by phone and that you are able to talk to an actual person and not an answering machine.We are a team and will work together to support the needs of our students, if you have questions or need assistance please let me know! NO Surprises!
Important Dates:
- Thursday, February 8, 2018 - (Spring Pictures/Class Pictures)
- Thursday, February 8, 2018 - (6pm - Family Fitness Night/PTSO)
- Friday, February 9, 2018 - (7:45am - "Mornings with Miller") - All are welcome!
- Friday, February 9, 2018 - (7pm - 1st Annual Father/Daughter Dance)
- Sunday, February 11, 2018 - (Early Bird Yearbook Price Special Ends)
- Monday, February 19 - Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - (President's Day/Student Holiday)
- Friday, March 2, 2018 - Mother/Son RHHS Baseball Game Night (Info to come)
Have an INCREDIBLE Week!
Happy Birthday to You!
- Taylor Bocook - 2/1
- Sonal Reed - 2/1
- Teresa Houghton - 2/2
- Tessa Cloud - 2/4
- Lori Roberts - 2/7
- Rebecca Reynolds - 2/9
- Karen Petrino - 2/10
- Alexys Sykes - 2/13
- Jennifer Loncon - 2/14
- Sarah Taylor - 2/19
Making Moves at McAllister
Culture truly comes to play when everyone is flexible and willing to help out in any/every way! I am so glad to be a part of such an INCREDIBLE team - thank you all for rising above adversity and making it happen!
The SouperBowl Luncheon was SUPER thanks to the efforts of Ms. Hursey and Ms. Finnegan! Thank you for coordinating this souper event!
Resources that you may find useful...
Twitter Chats - Can't Get Enough? Check here for ALL opportunities to connect with PLN's worldwide discussing ALL things awesome in Education. https://sites.google.com/site/twittereducationchats/education-chat-calendar
A look ahead....
McAllister Elementary School
Email: cmiller@bryan.k12.ga.us
Website: https://mes.bryan.k12.ga.us/
Location: 224 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Richmond Hill, GA, United States
Phone: 912-851-4040
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McAllisterElementaryRH
Twitter: @McAllister_ES