The Yuletide Villager
Spring Edition
May 11, 2019
The vision of GCS is to inspire success and a lifetime of learning.
McAdenville Elementary
H.O.P.E.
Have Only Positive Expectations
Principal's Note
Reflections of Rice's Teacher Spirit Week...Thank you for giving McAdenville PTO and Admin something to celebrate! We can only do so because of the presence you bring to work each day.
Every day was a good one last week.
...Even on Friday as my family laid to rest my grandmother. The spirit of happiness never left me. Thank you for all of your prayers, kind words, emails or text. My grandmothers have both been instrumental in forming my womanhood and I have been lucky to have such a solid foundation.
Thank you kindly for all you did to soften the stress last week and help us to continue to enjoy our teacher appreciation celebrations.
PDPs are one or two short of being 100% complete, but even with that, I'm only waiting on a final signature. EVAAS is coming along magnificently; looks like we will make the deadline set forth by the state.
Thank you once again for going the extra distance to help us #FinishStrong ...You are an amazing group!
Lucretia Rice
Note of Thanks...
Thank you
Thanks again for your thoughtfulness! I greatly appreciate what you do for our school.
Much appreciated,
Lucretia Rice
Must Know Items For the week
This Week
3 pm or as soon as we can start without students.
Staff Meeting for all. There are a few items for everyone and then a certified staff meeting will follow.
Tuesday:
Summatives begin for all staff at MES
Wednesday:
Thursday:
PLC
Friday:
PLC
Catawba Heights XP Show @ 1PM
Instructional Focus
May Instructional Focus
Tools 4 Teachers and Focus Standards
EOG Testing
- ELA May 22, 2019
- Math May 23, 2019
- Science May 29, 2019
- May 6-24, 2019
- 3rd Grade Ends May 17, 2019
K-2 EOY Math Assessments
- Assessment window is May 13th-24th.
- Data is due in the google form by 5:00 pm on May 28th
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MES Focus
- Vocabulary
- Focus Standards - EOG Question Format
- Calculator Use
- Scratch Paper Usage - practice with i-Ready
Mastery Charts
Going The Extra Mile
YOU ARE A WINNER
May Lottery Winners....
OFFICE
CAFE
Referrals
MES School Counselor - Eric Otis
Please use this referral form for student School Counselor Request
MES Social Worker - Whitney Hill
Please use this referral form for student Social Work Request.
MES School Nurse - Sheri Martin
Please use email scmartin@gaston.k12.nc.us
Discipline - https://incidents.educatorshandbook.com/
GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS INSTRUCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS
ELA
MATH
GCS Instructional Focus
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Elementary Report Card K-2 Standards Sheet (Tabbed Grade Levels at Bottom)
Building The Foundation Professional Development. The sessions will be offered throughout the school year.
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Engagement and Worksheets
How often are you using worksheets for instruction and homework each day? How can we reduce the number of worksheets used during the school day?
Teacher - Student relationships
How can we change the tone of how we address students? It’s not what you say sometimes it’s how you say it. Model what they expect. The modeling sessions may have to be repeated a number of times, but model the expectations (Behavior and Instruction) with grace and respect for the student.
Agenda and I Can Statements - Daily Expectations
Each classroom should have an agenda listing what will be taught each day.
Each classroom should have I Can statements posted each day and tied to a standard.
- Standards Mastery
- Conferring
- Building Assessments from Standards-Based Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
- Student Proficiency
Elite Education Society of Wildcats
2018-2019 School Improvement Team Members
Congratulations to our newest team members and thank you to all others for continuing to serve as members of this great group.
Committee Positions ` Name ` Email Address ` Date Elected
Principal Lucretia Rice lrrice@gaston.k12.nc.us 7/1/2017
School Improvement Team Chairperson Bobbi Neely blneely@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
Teacher Representative (Process Manager)Beth Crosby edcrosby@gaston.k12.nc.us 6/1/2014
Teacher Representative Kelly Shore kdshore@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Kirsten Marett kcmarett@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Bonita Truesdale bgtruesdale@gaston.k12.nc.us9/12/2018
Instructional Support Representative Charlotte Griffth chgriffith@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
District Representative TBD TBD@gaston.k12.nc.us --/--/--
Parent Representative Erika Sutphin mollysmama2008@gmail.com 6/1/2014
School Improvement Team Chairperson
Bobbi Neely