Monday Connection
K-3 Staff Weekly Newsletter - Week of 11/18/19
Memo from Mary and Todd
I need to give you each a heart felt apology for the issues the science club has caused. I know that it has taken time from you and our amazing front office staff. I never want to cause a burden for anyone. I am sorry.
Thank you so much to Debbie, Nicole, Denise, and Fran for all the calls you took today. You are awesome.
Coach's Corner - Hannah Planansky
Group Email
Leadership Survey
Midyear Observations
1. Observation (40-60 minutes)
a. Schedule an observation with your evaluator.
b. Provide a lesson plan for that lesson.
2. Post observation followup
a. review the observation and receive feedback
b. set goals
As we stated at the beginning of the year, this is an opportunity to help you be the best you can be in the classroom. It is truly a collaborative event of learning and growing.
Please email your evaluator a time to be observed the week of 11/4/19 - 11/8/19; 11/11/19 - 11/15/19 and 11/18/19 - 11/22/19. After the observation we will schedule a post observation meeting.
Attached is the observation form that we will be using. If you have any questions or would like to meet prior, please reach out to your evaluator.
Classified Staff:
If you are a TA, please schedule a time with your evaluator to observe you in your role. If you have a noninstructional role, please just schedule a time to meet with your evaluator.
Honor Roll and Hawk Walk Assembly
SRO Lessons
https://forms.gle/oNV9SKZxCVWEgWJL8
Shout Outs
IC Communications
Duties
Substitute Information
You can access all the information through the intranet. https://sites.google.com/newvisioncharterschool.org/nvcs-staff-intranet/employee-absences?authuser=0
Frontline Absence request link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C0KRlsprg1BcfnKAGDpbaAf55XAkY55iKDUTdaHGw-c/edit?usp=sharing
Purchase Requests (per Pat)
All purchases must be approved in advance, including any purchase a teacher makes and then requests reimbursement for. It is still up to the teacher to secure a copy of our sales tax exempt form from the office before making any purchase as we do not reimburse for sales tax.
Each regular classroom, full time teacher (this excludes specials teachers as they have a different budget), have $150/year available to them for expenses specific to their classroom. These funds are not to be spent on regular items that we already purchase for classrooms, (which is another reason for the prior approval). If they put in their purchase request through the normal intranet process, we can usually purchase items at a lower cost through our established vendors. I try to process all purchase requests at least twice a month.
If they intend to use these funds for their classrooms, they need to do so prior to spring break.
Counselor Corner
MTSS Memo
You may VIEW the MTSS Meeting Calendar to see "Open" slots, but it will not let you directly schedule on it.
Calendar of Events
November 18
Sac Meeting - 4:00 - 5:00 - 4-8 Campus
Board Meeting - 6:00 - 4-8 Campus
November 19
Staff Meeting 4:00 - 5:00 - 4-8 Campus
Parent Night 5:00 - 6:30 - 4-8 Campus
Happy Birthday
Shout Outs
From Hannah:
To Heather for making me feel worthy and valuable with your uplifting words in the staff lounge, you made my heart happy.
To Autumn and Shelbey who made the trek to 4-8 for Love and Logic training.
To Kristi for inviting me to observe her class work hard on RACE responses, you have been doing such hard work teaching those, I'm excited to model in your classroom soon.
To Gina, Robin and Megan who were able to laugh about math while doing some really deep reflection about classroom practices.
To Nicole and Debbie, thank you for understanding that lunch is expensive and for making sure I got my mitten cookies. I shared them with the MTSS team at the 4-8 building and they spread joy all around.
To Ali for teaming with me and helping me bounce ideas around. You're always willing to catch up and work with me to help do what's best for kids. I appreciate you.
From Tona:
Great PBIS treat yesterday! Fun activities and the volunteers you had were amazing!
From Savannah:
Charlotte Lesko- I had to chat with another teacher about a student and she hopped in my classroom and read them a story! I didn't ask her to do this, she just saw that I needed a little time and she came to the rescue! Thanks for always being flexible and willing to help!
From Samantha:
Shout out to Tona for utilizing her resources and having 2 awesome parents paint a BEAUTIFUL mural on her windows!!!!!!
From Todd:
Handyman Mark-helping shovel snow and put out ice melt on Monday. Also helping with the crosswalk Monday and Tuesday
Aaron Hollingshead-helping shovel snow Monday
All the parents who helped with the Root Beer Floats on 50's Day
Debbie Webber for dealing with difficult parents and calming them down
From Becky:
Shout out to the PBIS committee for a great 50’s day! Loved it!!
Shout out to Hannah P for always bringing a smile to my face. Thanks for always laughing with me! Days are so much better when you have fun and laugh!
From Nicole:
Debbie: For making the front office run smoothly EVERYDAY!
Denise: For making kids feel safe and loved at all times.
PBIS team: For making our kids feel loved and accomplished.
Todd: For doing ALL the things.
Hannah: For making us the best darn group of teachers/staff members we can be. You always have a smile on your face and love in your heart for everyone you come in contact with.
Ashley: You are a ray of sunshine and I feel so lucky to be apart of your light.
Marc: You do so much for our students and our staff everyday. Thank you!
From Gina:
A shout out to the 50's team! It was a lot of fun! The second graders really enjoyed the day! :)
From Kelsey:
Shoutout to Ali for helping me resolve a conflict two students were having! I wasn't sure how best to proceed, and she asked the students the right questions for how to deal with interpersonal conflict and support me when I needed it.