Sunday Shakedown
Weekly Memo for Washington Elementary
Principal Post
Thank yous, appreciations, and celebrations:
- Thanks to Candice for a great first week!
- Thanks to Howard for a super cute Christmas card from GWES students and staff
- Thanks to Kim, Lauren and our Library boosters for a fantastic book fair
- Congratulations to Kim B for her selection to the K-8 Computer Technology Standards team in Nashville this weekend. Her support and participation will better prepare us to move forward with these new standards in the future. Way to go!
- Congrats to Elyse Wehking and family on the news of a new baby due in June
- Thanks to Cherie for getting our sELFie booth set up and to all who submitted pics
- Thanks to Lisa Hazlett for changing the marquee regularly
- Well wishes to Lisa Marcello and Debbie Starnes, both overcoming long weeks of healing and doctor visits
- Thanks to our great PTA for the wonderful waffle breakfast
- Thanks to Traci, Cherie and Billy for participating with your students in Tribe Games bowling
- Thanks to our K teachers for persevering through the trials and tribulations of their new growth measure, the portfolio assessment.
- Well wishes to Elizabeth M (5th grade) as her open heart surgery occurs this week.
- Well wishes to Annalisa G (4th grade) who has been in the hospital and recently diagnosed with diabetes.
- Congrats to LCC for winning a pizza hut lunch for the suspicious snowman game!
Week of Dec 11-15
Faculty meeting is cancelled
Day 4 of 12 days: Cookie Share! Bring 2 dozen to eat and share with others
First grade planning day
Wolf at preschool training in AM and out for personal time in afteroon
Tuesday:
Literacy collaboratives all day-let's talk Unit work!
Day 5 of 12 days: Caroling Colleagues: Greet each colleague with a holiday song
3rd grade ELA and 5th grade math planning day
Wednesday:
Written spelling be qualifier in cafeteria 8:30\
Day 6 of 12 days: Wrapped up in the holiday spirit: Each learning center has a wrapped gift in the office
5th grade Patriot Pals (tentative) 10:30-they bring lunch
RATS planning day (at GWES)
Birthdays with the Principals
Thursday:
Fifth grade to Eastman for Sevier concert
Day 7 of 12 days: Cocoa Bar: Come by the office for a cup of cocoa and the fixins
Leadership meeting 7:45-8:30
3rd grade math and 4th ELA planning day
All IAs who registered for Google training at ASC 9:00-10:30
Wolf at Elementary Principal's Collaborative 10-1:30
Friday:
Trent out all day
4th grade math and 5th literacy planning day
Day 8 of 12 days-Flannel Friday and jeans day (make a cash donation of any amount for our warm and fuzzy tree-see Candice)
A look ahead:
Monday, Dec 18 Club day!
Day 9 of 12 days: Snowball fight-write a compliment on paper, scrunch it up like a snowball and throw it at/to a colleague (kids participate in MMeeting)
Tuesday, Dec 19 Math Collaboratives with Michael Hubbard for data analysis (grade 3-5)
Day 10 of 12 days: Holiday accessory day-wear your holiday bling (students too)
Wednesday, Dec 20 Troupe Community Tour
Day 11 of 12 days: Holiday sock day (students too)
Day 12 of 12 days: Ugly sweater day (students too)
Thursday, Dec 21 Half day-dismissal at 12:15 for students. Staff may leave at 1:00, pending the dismissal of all students.
Here it is...our sELFie pictures in video! 2 pic files were too large, so they are below:
For Your Information:
Guidance Regarding What Can/Cannot Be Posted During Mandated Testing
The state recently released additional guidance of resource and support items that are no longer allowed to be visible in the classroom or school during the testing sessions. The state has indicated these are things that a student should be able to recall independently. Following is a specific list provided from the state. It is not “all inclusive”, but includes examples that are prohibited. Michael Hubbard provided the test coordinators with this list and have asked them to share this now and throughout the year to ensure teachers are aware prior to testing. Please email or call Michael Hubbard with any questions, mhubbard@k12k.com or 378-2125. SEE IMAGE BELOW
Starting Jan. 3, 2018, Kingsport City Schools will move from the current Microsoft Outlook email/calendar/contacts provider to Google G Suite.
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Ultimately, Google G Suite was selected by the TAC as the best path forward. The move (migration) from Outlook to Google G Suite will increase email/calendar functionality, provide better collaboration and availability features, and offer unlimited storage, which our current systems cannot provide. This was recommended as the most cost-effective solution for our district.
WHO: All KCS Employees.
WHAT: Outlook emails, calendars and contacts will migrate from Outlook to Google G Suite (Mail, Calendar, and Contacts).
WHEN: The migration of data has already begun and will continue through Winter Break. The last day to use Outlook will be Jan. 2, 2018. Starting Jan. 3 only Google G Suite will be used.
WHY: The move to Google G Suite will increase email/calendar functionality, provide better collaboration and availability features, and offer unlimited storage, which our current systems cannot provide.
HOW: Migrations will be ongoing until Jan. 2, 2018 via the KCS technology department.
A few key things: If you have anything on K drive or other network drives that you want saved, they need to be transferred to Google drive
IF your password for email and computer log on is few than 8 characters, you will need to change it
See Lucy for details-she is still learning, so we can ask Hope for help if needed
Warm and Fuzzy Tree
http://washingtonelementarycounseling.weebly.com/warm--fuzzy-tree.html
Professional Learning
Please find attached and at the link below the 10-day PL Calendar Agenda.
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RyjvNbICobq8uLsHYJVioUnzOyAOz6MY/view?usp=sharing
WSIC News
Link to the WSIC, please be certain to watch each day: https://goo.gl/vjw2eP