Cougar "Prints"
Week of February 4
School-Wide Engineering Challenge
Please refer to that email and Lara will be available at our staff meeting this Wednesday to answer any questions you may have - please review these details before that meeting.
SIT Meeting Deliverables for next week's meeting.
Talk About It Tuesday - List of Prompts
Please remember to display the conversation starters sent to you in a different email. Each Tuesday classroom teachers should start each session by reiterating the importance of this and the goal, which is to develop and foster stronger communication skills of all students.
Tuesday, February 5 - Do you think it is important to recycle? Why or why not?
Tuesday, February 12 - Name someone you look up to. Why do you look up to them and what have you learned from them?
Tuesday, February 19 - If you had a superpower, what would it be? Why?
Tuesday, February 26 - What is your favorite family tradition and why do you like it?
PBL Submission Google Form - Please ensure you are inputting your PBLs after each.
This link will be included in this newsletter for the remainder of the year for easy access.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYXqkVRFNG3VAOmZx5RgN5kTmkCofPd4oIgD8r8OszvaTdOw/viewform
Safety Reminders - All Doors and Gates should be locked at all times - no exception anywhere
2. All interior doors must be locked at all times - classroom doors may be open if occupied, but still should remain locked.
3. ID badges must be worn at all times.
4. During parent lunch visits, student friends or other family members are not allowed to move and sit with the visitors - if you have any questions, please let me know.
5. Continue to know how each and every one of your students leave each and every day.
Intervention Central - Great Resources!!!
STAFF SHOUT-OUTS!
Shout-out to Alli Smith for helping our team pull together a STEM project for the Feb 23rd VEX IQ competition at Odell Elementary. If this team is successful, it will qualify them for State Competition in March and potentially Worlds in April. The entire team of 24 decided on one collective project and that the 5th graders would lead and represent the whole CougarNationVEX at that competition. Not only has Alli stepped up to plate with this project, but also without hesitation assumed the role of Team Parent Volunteer! We can't thank you enough!
Shout-out to Ms. Stacey Stafford who was nominated our 2019-20 Teacher of the Year and to our other nominees!
Shout-out to Tara Walter for hosting a tasting of various items from the cafeteria with a class of 5th graders in the Media Center!
School Safety
CWES Crisis Team Members (Titles reflect new county language):
Tim Taylor - Incident Command (Donna Hamilton - backup)
Mary Phillips - Public Information Officer
SRO Riddick - Safety Officer
Stacia Marcellin - Liason Officer (Kristi Monto - backup)
Dr. Ashley Alumbaugh - Mental Health Officer
Stacy Hauser - Planning Section Chief
Donna Hamilton - Operations Section Chief
Debbie Boswell - Logistics Section Chief
Debbie Boswell - Finance Section Chief
Lynne Golie - Medical Support Group Supervisor
Kristi Monto - Mental Health Division Supervisor (Lisa Bolumen - backup)
Lance Pfeifer - Security Group Supervisor
Tara Walter - Service Branch Director
Tammy Gray - Support Branch Director
CCS Employee Handbook
Important Testing Dates
iReady
BOY 8/27-9/27
MOY 1/9-2/15
EOY 4/8-5/17. (Optional 3rd -4th, Required 5th)
Benchmarks
Benchmark 1: October 15-22
Benchmark 2: January 8-18
Benchmark 3: March 14 - 22
K-2 DPI Math Assessments
MOY Nov 26- Dec 7
EOY May 20- June 7
NC ENSI (Optional)
BOY Sept 10-Sept 27
MOY Jan 7-Jan 17
Mclass
Sept 4- Sept 24
Jan 4 –Jan 28
May 6-May 24
IMPORTANT DATES
Feb. 6 - Staff Meeting
Feb. 12 - K-1 Parent Session
Feb. 13 - SIT Meeting
Feb. 20 - PBIS Meeting