Trantwood Times
"For the Love of Learning!"
An Attitude of Gratitude Rocks!
~Thank you Karen Lewis, Lisa Lee, Berkley Wheeler, Vivi Kappas, and Angela Haebler for offering consistency and structure for my students while I was out. Melinda Pezzella
~Kudos to Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Wheeler, Sarah, Mrs.ViVi, Mrs. Twine and the many many others who have students who need more love everyday than all the rest. I appreciate all you do everyday so much! Megan Bailey
~Kudos to Mrs. Booth for a wonderful workout and starting the Thursday fitness class!!!! Megan Bailey~Thanks to Krista for the first after school workout session! It was tough but great. It's so kind of you to offer that to us! Katie Schatti
~To the amazing office staff who stepped into help during a hectic week! KL
~Beth and Cazzie, thanks for staying strong. Your hard work and efforts are truly appreciated! KL
~Megan, Sarah, and Tracey, I am grateful for the empathy and love you show our students even in the most challenging situations! KL
~To the entire Special Education staff for the care and time you spend advocating for our students! KL
~Tim- A Huge THANK YOU for all that you do for each and every child! Teaching them to believe in themselves is an awesome thing. -Vivi-
~Berkley- Thank you for making each and everyday JOYFUL! -Vivi~Kudos to Sue Jerasa for surprising me by laminating my handmade letters on the front hall wall - she made my day! Meredith
~Huge kudos to Karen and the entire office crew and instructional staff for pitching in when crises arose this week! It takes a village!! Lisa Lee
~And kudos to all those who helped me with the first peer tutoring session this week, Cazzy, Vivi, Bessie, Megan, I couldn’t have done it without you guys! Lisa Lee
~Huge kudos to everyone who came out to our first fitness class! You all did amazing! See you all next week! Krista Booth
~Kudos to Mr. Cassidy for always being a team player for our staff and our students! Krista Booth
~Kudos to Karen Lewis for maintaining calm and constant leadership this week during some challenging situations. Barb Iman
January 29 - Feb. 3, 2018 Great Kindness Challenge
Monday, Jan. 29
- Great Kindness Challenge begins
Tuesday, Jan.30
- Flynn OTB, am
- Peer Tutoring, 2:45 - 3:30
Wednesday, Jan. 31
- Victoria Manning, School Board Member visit, noon - 2
- STEM, 3 - 4
- Battle of the Books, 3 - 3:30
- Blue Moon, second full moon of the month
- Teacher Forum Speaker Series: Eric Sheninger - "Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow's Schools, Today" 6 - 7:30 pm @ PAHS - sign up in Frontline Ed.
Thursday, Feb. 1
- LAM OTB for citywide Principal's meeting all day
- STEM 3 - 4
- Green Cardinals, 3 - 4
Friday, Feb. 2
- Martinette, OTB
- Specialist grades due in Synergy by 5 pm
Feb. 5 - 9, 2018 Access for ELLs testing begins, National School Counseling Week
Monday, Feb. 5
- PreK field trip
- Citizen of the Month, cafeteria, 2 pm
- Classroom teacher's grades due in Synergy by 5 pm
Tuesday, Feb. 6
- Peer Tutoring, 2:45 - 3:30
- ILT, 3 - 4
- SCA, 2:45 - 3:30
- PTA Board Meeting, 6:30
Wednesday, Feb. 7
- Happy Birthday Brandy Long!
- STEM Club, 2:45 - 4:00
- Art Club, 2:45 - 4:00
- Gr. 4 Recorder Club, 2:45 - 4:00
Thursday, Feb. 8
- Flynn, OTB
- STEM Club, 3 - 4
Friday, Feb. 9
- SCA Pizza Party, cafeteria, 3 - 3:30
Future Planning
- Talent ED - Mid Year Goal Review Due - February 9 (Please inform admin if you need more time.)
- Jan. 2 - Feb. 9 - DRA 2 & RI Due (Please remember to enter onto spreadsheet - this data is part of our PCI)
- Jan. 3 - 26 - TenMarks Assessment window (Gr. 2 - 5, please remember to enter data onto the spreadsheet - needed for our PCI)
- Feb. 2 - End of second nine weeks
- Feb. 2 - Specialist grades due by 5 pm
- Feb. 5 - Teacher grades due by 5 pm
- Feb. 13 - Report Cards go home
- April 2 - 6 Spring Break
- Jun. 20-21 - Digital Learning Summer Summit
- Aug. 13-14 - Digital Learning Summer Summit
Adjusted Assessment Schedule
NOTE: Even though the DRA2/RI indicates that only those below benchmark should be retested, all students should be retested if you are using the DRA/RI for your Talent Ed Professional Goals.
Career Teacher Information
Every teacher requesting consideration for a Career Teacher allowance needs to:
• Complete the 2018 Career Teacher Allowance Application;
• Collect supporting documentation as directed by the building principal to verify actions in each of the four categories of the form (teachers should keep all of the supporting documentation with a copy of the completed application for their records);
• Request the signature of the building principal on the cover sheet between Feb. 1, 2018, and the last day of school, June 18, 2018; and
• If applicable, include a copy of the National Board Certification if not already on file in the Licensure Office.
All applications must be scanned by a designated school office member into LaserFiche using the LaserFiche Document Drop folder and the Career Teacher Application template. Once the application is successfully scanned, teachers should retain the original documents for their records. Applicants will be notified by email upon receipt of their application. Once the Career Teacher Allowance Application is reviewed and processed, the teacher will receive another email indicating approval or denial of the application. Teachers with questions about the allowance application, or needing assistance with the completion of the application, may contact John Ogden, human resources specialist, at 263-1133 or John.Ogden@vbschools.com
“Yes, Mr. Superintendent we have used our snow days wisely!”
And the winning caption goes to Melinda Pezzella. Congratulations Mrs. Pezzella, you've won a $50 Principal's Request!
Honorable Mention Winners
“How are our teeth looking for our weddings?” submitted by Krista Booth
Congratulations 3M and Mrs. Booth! You won a $10 Principal's Request
LouAnne Metzger, Principal
Email: louanne.metzger@vbschools.com
Website: http://www.trantwoodes.vbschools.com/
Location: 2344 Inlynnview Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-4000
Twitter: @LouAnneMetzger