Reminder of the Week:
Remember to schedule your observation. You can also submit your evaluation input any time between now and mid-March. You can continue to add to it even after you've submitted it by letting your evaluator know of the changes.
THIS WEEK:
Staff Clean-up Crew (2/22-25): Kimberly R, Sheri P, Jane
2/21 Mon. - No School; Presidents' Day Weekend/Mid-winter Break
2/22 Tues. - Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Melanie W, Kay, Jennifer A, Wes
2/22 Tues. - Arts and Culture PSD-sponsored Professional Development, 4:30-7:30 PM, Rm 15
2/22 Tues. - PTA Ram Night at the Sunrise Village location, 5-9 PM (Shifts are 5-7 or 7-9)
2/23 Wed. - Individual Planning LIC; Walking School Bus; Char and Almai at K-12 Prof. Dev and then to PSD Administrative Meeting, 12:30-5, Mt. View Community Center
2/23 Wed. - PEA President Karen McNamara visiting her constituents beginning at 8 AM
2/23 Wed. - Pierce County Science Speaker in Rm. 16 at 8:30, in Rm. 35 at 9:45
2/24 Thurs. - Pierce County Science Speaker in Rm. 18 at 12:30, in Rm. 21 at 1:30
2/25 Fri. - Group Class Pictures and Staff Group Picture rescheduled to 3/14 per 2/24 email from Almai
2/25 Fri. - PTA Valentine Dance canceled - School Messenger went out to parents 2/23
2/26 Sat. - ODA/District-Sponsored Spanish Class, 8-4:30, Library
"Cloning-need" for Ourselves to Support the two Feb. 22nd After-school/Evening Events
We know that there are two important after-school events on Feb. 22nd, Tuesday:
1. Arts and Culture PSD-sponsored Professional Development (Focus Culture: Ecuador), 4:30-7:30 PM, Rm 15 - as a school applying for the Gold Grant from ODA, we committed to have our staff attend a certain amount of Professional Development in this area.
2. PTA Ram Night at the Sunrise Village location, 5-9 PM (staff sign-up poster for the following shifts was posted: 5-7 PM and 7-9 PM last Monday, the day we were notified of the date for Ram Night ) - we value parent partnership and one of the ways we've shown that is by attending these events whenever and as much as we're able.
Attend what you're able or what you've already committed yourself, and thank you in advance to those who will attend any or both of the events.
The March 7th Supplemental Day Plan below is based on the February 16th email sent by John Parker, Director of Student Learning for Region 2 with Math and Science Focus. It is appropriate to share this information in your parent newsletter when you remind them that March 7th is a non-school day.
Focus of training:
Kindergarten to Grade 5: Each teacher will receive the necessary training to implement Number Corner activities for the month of April.
Grade 6: Creating a 2-month instructional plan for CMP Using our new diagnostic and common assessments Planning intervention based on assessment results.
Audience:
Staff from all K-6 classrooms including Special Education, English Language Learning, Title I, LAP, Librarians, and Music will select and report to one of the grade level trainings listed below. Please note grade level sites are reflected on the registration within the Staff Professional Development Website (see below).
Date and Time:
March 7, 2011
8:00-11:30 am
(All staff will report to their building at 12:00 pm for building-directed activities for the rest of the afternoon)
Location of training: Firgrove staff report to the following grade level training sites.
All Pre-K staff & Kindergarten Ridgecrest
All 1st Grade staff Edgerton
All 2nd Grade staff Hunt
3rd Grade staff Firgrove
4th Grade staff Zeiger
5th Grade staff Pope
6th Grade staff Sunrise
Registration:
All staff must register on the Staff Professional Development Website under Elementary Math Training-March 7 Supplemental Day
COMING-UP:
Staff Clean-up Crew (2/28-3/4): LouAnn, Melissa S
2/28 Mon. - Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Char, Angie, Megan, Wendy J, Claire
2/28 Mon. - Safety Team meeting, 7:40, Room 24
2/28 Mon. - WICOR Training for 5th and 6th Grade Teachers (rescheduled from Feb. 15), 4:00 PM, Kalles JH (Room 201)
3/2 Wed. - PTA Talent Show Practice, 11:45-2:00, Gym
3/1 Tues. - Parent Phonics Training and Dinner - dinner begins at 6 PM in the gym and training begins at 6:30 PM in the Library; child care in Room 27
3/3 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Committee, 3:30-5 PM, ESC Pioneer'
3/4 Fri. - Character Trait Assembly (Caring); Intermediate at 9:00; Primary at 10:00 - Remember to bring your mind-map for caring to the assembly.
3/4 Fri. - PTA Talent Show, 6:30-8:30 PM, Gym
Staff Clean-up Crew (3/7-11): Megan, Kaarin
3/7 Mon. - Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Teresa
3/7 Mon. - Non-school Day/Teacher Learning Day
3/8 Tues. - Parent Phonics Training and Dinner - dinner begins at 6 PM in the gym and training begins at 6:30 PM in the Library; child care in Room 27
3/9 Wed. - Evaluation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
3/9 Wed. - Char and Almai at Elementary Principals Meeting and then to Region 2 Elementary Nuts and Bolts, 8-12, ESC Pioneer
3/11 Fri. - PTA Auction Baskets from each classroom are due. (Please complete action items from PTA for this event emailed by LouAnn on Feb. 15th.)
Staff Clean-up Crew (3/14-18): Nancy, Katrina
3/14 Mon. - Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Jackie, Marlene, Angelo, Stacy, Kim M.
3/14 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library; Co-op Board, 5:00, Library; School Board, 6:30 PM at Ballou
3/15 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4, Library
3/15 Tues. - Parent Phonics Class, 6:30-7:30 PM, Library (Dinner for the parents will be served in the gym at 6 PM. Child care in Room 27.)
3/15 Tues. - Pierce County Science Guest Speaker, 12:30 in Rm. 18, 1:30 in Rm. 21
3/16 Wed. - Evaluation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
3/16 Wed. - Pierce County Science Guest Speaker, 8:30 in Rm. 16, 9:45 in Rm. 35
3/16 Wed. - District Writing Cadre, 4-5:30, Woodland Library
3/18 Fri. - PTA Annual Auction,RHS (Please complete action items from PTA for this event emailed by LouAnn on Feb. 15th)
3/22 Tues. - Parent Phonics Training and Dinner - dinner begins at 6 PM in the gym and training begins at 6:30 PM in the Library; child care in Room 27
REPEATED POST:
February is Black History Month. Here are little known facts about Black History Month:
- originated from the work of Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950), the second African American who earned a doctorate from Harvard, with W.E.B. Du Bois being the first
- in 1915, Woodson and four others created an organization called Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) which published the "Journal of Negro History"
- Woodson realized that most textbooks ignored the history and achievements of blacks, so in addition to the journal, he promoted the idea of "Negro History Week" which was held during the second week of February in 1926. Woodson chose this particular week because it included the birthdays of two important men in Black American History: President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas.
- in 1976, the Negro History Week expanded to the entire month of February
Here are a few links as resources for Black History Month:
- Video and photo gallery resource http://www.history.com/topics/black-history-month
- PBS resources on history and profiles http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/
