REMINDER OF THE WEEK: Remember to remind our students to wish their schoolmates in grades 3-6 lots of luck as they take the MSP. It is even more important to show their support by being even more mindful of our 4-point line expectation as they walk in the hallway and near the portables.
THIS WEEK:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/2-6): Kim F, Karen , Christina
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Jackie, Marlene, Angelo, Stacy, Kim M.
This is MSP Testing Week for Grades 3-6, and Staff Appreciation Week
5/4 Wed. - Full Day Wednesday - schedule is the same as the other full days with school session being 8:25 - 2:46.
5/4 Wed. - Staff Appreciation Dessert, 3:00, Library
5/4 Wed. - PTA's Muffins with Mom, 7:45-8:20 AM, gym
5/5 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Meeting, ESC, 3:30-5:00
MSP Schedule This Week:
5/3 Tues. - Grades 3-6 Math
5/4 Wed. (full day; 8:25-2:46) - Grade 4 Writing
5/5 Thurs. - Grades 3, 4 Reading; Grade 5 Science
5/6 Fri. - Grades 5, 6 Reading; Grade 4 Writing
COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/9-13): Mary, Chrystie, Jennifer H.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Christina, Kim F., Joy, Missy
This is MSP Make-up Week for Grades 3-6.
5/9 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4, Library; Co-op Board Meeting, 5-6:30 PM Library; School Board Meeting, Ballou JH, 6:30 PM; PTA Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Library
5/11 Wed. - National Nurse's Day (Thank you, Celeste, Missy, DeAnn.)
5/11 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
5/12 Thurs. - Ethnic Minority Parent Community Council Meeting, 6-7 PM, ESC Pioneer
5/13 Fri. - Rescheduled from 5/6 due to MSP - Character Trait Assembly: Citizenship, 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary; Remember to bring your mind maps to the assembly
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/16-20): Teresa, Wendy J., Jessy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D.
5/17 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
5/18 Wed. - Evaluation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
5/18 Wed. - K-5 Team Release for Placement (detailed email sent by Almai on 4/18; schedule will be sent by LouAnn via email by April 29th) - Come prepared to the meeting by completing the placement forms.
5/19 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Building Administrators' Supplemental Cultural Competence Day Training, 9:30-11:00 AM, ESC Pioneer
5/20 Fri. - District SpEd Track Meet, 10-1:30, Sparks Stadium
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/23-27): Bobbi, Char, Wendy L.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Kay, Melanie W., Jennifer A., Wes
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/31-6/3): Deb, Almai, Melanie M.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts (Tuesday): Char, Angie, Megan, Claire, Wendy J.
REPEATED POST:
May 27th Snow Make-up Day - Please communicate via your newsletters as the office would in our school newsletter that school will be in session for students on May 27th at 8:25-12:01.
Firgrove Elementary Hawk Happenings is a weekly publication for our dedicated and hard-working staff whose mission states, "Together as a community, we will build an educational foundation to help all learners realize their full potential and achieve their hopes and dreams."
WE are committed to continue to strive to be better at practicing the Seven Culturally Responsive Classroom Principles, hence:
- We affirm our students in their cultural connections.
- We strive to be personally inviting.
- We provide learning environments that are physically and culturally inviting.
- We reinforce all students for academic development.
- We make instructional changes to honor and accommodate the differences in all our students.
- We manage our classrooms with firm, consistent yet loving control.
- We model and provide interaction opportunities that stress both collectivity as well as individuality.
- We affirm our students in their cultural connections.
- We strive to be personally inviting.
- We provide learning environments that are physically and culturally inviting.
- We reinforce all students for academic development.
- We make instructional changes to honor and accommodate the differences in all our students.
- We manage our classrooms with firm, consistent yet loving control.
- We model and provide interaction opportunities that stress both collectivity as well as individuality.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Let's Continue to Show our Gratitude to Our Volunteers
REMINDER OF THE WEEK: Remember to: 1. Sign-up for an item you can bring for the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon; 2. Publish the changes for May 4th (full day Wednesay) and May 11th (being back to an Early Release day) in your newsletters.
A Special thank you:
- to the Math and Reading Learning Teams and the PTA Spring Book Fair Committee for such a successful Math and Reading Family Night last Thursday. We want to give a very special thank you to Teena VanBlaricom for working non-stop on Thursday to take care of every detail that helped enhance the Math and Reading Family Night experience for all. A number of parents and students took the time to give us positive feedback about the event.
- to all, especially to LouAnn and Melanie W., for one of the most successful Grandparents Day Lunheon we have hosted. It's great to hear "problems" like "we don't have enough chairs" during community outreach events such as this one because those are "happy problems" we can easily address. Again, thank you to all of the staff for the flexibility to make our guests feel especially welcome.
Introducing Another Great On-line Tool: Here is a great vocabulary-building on-line tool. It was a great hit when I launched it last Thursday night as one of the activities that families experienced during Math and Reading Family Night. It is pretty comprehensive, with an ELL component; it allows students to practice on meanings of prefixes and suffixes, root words, antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, syllabication, etc. It is mostly for grades 3-12, but I found that it also has activities for K-2. It can provide both extra practice and enrichment activities. One way I would use this if I was still in the classroom is to first use it as a teaching tool in reviewing concepts and teaching new ones. The link is (it is also one of the links on our blog): http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
THIS WEEK:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/25-29): Cecilia, Michelle, Claire
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Teresa
Kindergarten DIBELS this week except on Wednesday
4/25 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 in Room 24; School Board Meeting, Ballou Commons 6:30 PM - Let's show our support to Cecilia at the Board Meeting while she is being recognized as Elementary Teacher of the Year in our district.
4/25 Mon. - Remember to remind your students who are being brought to their parents's work places this Thursday to bring back the "Take Your Child to Work Day" half-sheet notice and send them to the office
4/27 Wed. - Individual LIC; Walking School Bus
4/27 Wed. - Remember to collect the students' "Take Your Child to Work Day" half-sheet notice and send them to the office.
4/27 Wed. - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at 12:15-1:15 in the Gym
4/28 Thurs. - Take Your Child To Work Day (Let Char or Almai know if you're bringing your child to work that day.)
4/28 Thurs. - Incoming Kindergarten Parent-Superintendent Bruncy, 9:30-11, Pioneer Pavilion (Char and Almai will attend)
4/29 Fri.- K-5 Staff should have received placement paperwork that needs to be completed for the May 18th meeting.
COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/2-6): Kim F, Karen , Christina
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Jackie, Marlene, Angelo, Stacy, Kim M.
This is MSP Testing Week for Grades 3-6, and Staff Appreciation Week
5/4 Wed. - Full Day Wednesday - schedule is the same as the other full days with school session being 8:25 - 2:46.
5/4 Wed. - PTA's Muffins with Mom, 7:45-8:15 AM, gym
5/5 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Meeting, ESC, 3:30-5:00
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/9-13): Mary, Chrystie, Jennifer H.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Christina, Kim F., Joy, Missy
This is MSP Make-up Week for Grades 3-6.
5/9 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4, Library; Co-op Board Meeting, 5-6:30 PM Library; School Board Meeting, Ballou JH, 6:30 PM; PTA Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Library
5/11 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
5/12 Thurs. - Ethnic Minority Parent Community Council Meeting, 6-7 PM, ESC Pioneer
5/13 Fri. - Rescheduled from 5/6 due to MSP - Character Trait Assembly: Citizenship, 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary; Remember to bring your mind maps to the assembly
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/16-20): Teresa, Wendy J., Jessy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D.
5/17 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
5/18 Wed. - Evaluation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
5/18 Wed. - K-5 Team Release for Placement (detailed email sent by Almai on 4/18; schedule will be sent by LouAnn via email by April 29th) - Please come prepared to the meeting.
5/19 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Building Administrators' Supplemental Cultural Competence Day Training, 9:30-11:00 AM, ESC Pioneer
5/20 Fri. - District SpEd Track Meet, 10-1:30, Sparks Stadium
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/23-27): Bobbi, Char, Wendy L.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Kay, Melanie W., Jennifer A., Wes
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/31-6/3): Deb, Almai, Melanie M.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts (Tuesday): Char, Angie, Megan, Claire, Wendy J.
REPEATED POSTS:
Revised Post - Please communicate with parents via your newsletters as the office would in our school newsletter that May 4th is a full day (and the 11th as of last week's change is now back to being a half day). The schedule for May 4th will be the same as the other full school days of the week: 8:25-2:46 for students and regular contracted times for staff. AM Kinder will attend in the morning and PM Kinder will attend in the afternoon. The specialist schedule will stay like a normal Wednesday. What does that mean? Only people who have specialist on early release Wednesdays will have specialist on these full day Wednesdays. If you have any question about this, consult with your bargaining unit or your building representatives.
May 27th Snow Make-up Day - Please communicate via your newsletters as the office would in our school newsletter that school will be in session for students on May 27th at 8:25-12:01.
April 28th is Take Your Child To Work Day:
1. Communicate this in your newsletters to parents and ask them to send a note to school if they are planning to take their children to work instead of coming to school that day.
2. If you are planning to bring your own child to work, please let either Char or Almai know.
A Special thank you:
- to the Math and Reading Learning Teams and the PTA Spring Book Fair Committee for such a successful Math and Reading Family Night last Thursday. We want to give a very special thank you to Teena VanBlaricom for working non-stop on Thursday to take care of every detail that helped enhance the Math and Reading Family Night experience for all. A number of parents and students took the time to give us positive feedback about the event.
- to all, especially to LouAnn and Melanie W., for one of the most successful Grandparents Day Lunheon we have hosted. It's great to hear "problems" like "we don't have enough chairs" during community outreach events such as this one because those are "happy problems" we can easily address. Again, thank you to all of the staff for the flexibility to make our guests feel especially welcome.
Introducing Another Great On-line Tool: Here is a great vocabulary-building on-line tool. It was a great hit when I launched it last Thursday night as one of the activities that families experienced during Math and Reading Family Night. It is pretty comprehensive, with an ELL component; it allows students to practice on meanings of prefixes and suffixes, root words, antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, syllabication, etc. It is mostly for grades 3-12, but I found that it also has activities for K-2. It can provide both extra practice and enrichment activities. One way I would use this if I was still in the classroom is to first use it as a teaching tool in reviewing concepts and teaching new ones. The link is (it is also one of the links on our blog): http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
THIS WEEK:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/25-29): Cecilia, Michelle, Claire
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Teresa
Kindergarten DIBELS this week except on Wednesday
4/25 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 in Room 24; School Board Meeting, Ballou Commons 6:30 PM - Let's show our support to Cecilia at the Board Meeting while she is being recognized as Elementary Teacher of the Year in our district.
4/25 Mon. - Remember to remind your students who are being brought to their parents's work places this Thursday to bring back the "Take Your Child to Work Day" half-sheet notice and send them to the office
4/27 Wed. - Individual LIC; Walking School Bus
4/27 Wed. - Remember to collect the students' "Take Your Child to Work Day" half-sheet notice and send them to the office.
4/27 Wed. - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at 12:15-1:15 in the Gym
4/28 Thurs. - Take Your Child To Work Day (Let Char or Almai know if you're bringing your child to work that day.)
4/28 Thurs. - Incoming Kindergarten Parent-Superintendent Bruncy, 9:30-11, Pioneer Pavilion (Char and Almai will attend)
4/29 Fri.- K-5 Staff should have received placement paperwork that needs to be completed for the May 18th meeting.
COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/2-6): Kim F, Karen , Christina
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Jackie, Marlene, Angelo, Stacy, Kim M.
This is MSP Testing Week for Grades 3-6, and Staff Appreciation Week
5/4 Wed. - Full Day Wednesday - schedule is the same as the other full days with school session being 8:25 - 2:46.
5/4 Wed. - PTA's Muffins with Mom, 7:45-8:15 AM, gym
5/5 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Meeting, ESC, 3:30-5:00
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/9-13): Mary, Chrystie, Jennifer H.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Christina, Kim F., Joy, Missy
This is MSP Make-up Week for Grades 3-6.
5/9 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4, Library; Co-op Board Meeting, 5-6:30 PM Library; School Board Meeting, Ballou JH, 6:30 PM; PTA Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Library
5/11 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
5/12 Thurs. - Ethnic Minority Parent Community Council Meeting, 6-7 PM, ESC Pioneer
5/13 Fri. - Rescheduled from 5/6 due to MSP - Character Trait Assembly: Citizenship, 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary; Remember to bring your mind maps to the assembly
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/16-20): Teresa, Wendy J., Jessy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D.
5/17 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
5/18 Wed. - Evaluation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
5/18 Wed. - K-5 Team Release for Placement (detailed email sent by Almai on 4/18; schedule will be sent by LouAnn via email by April 29th) - Please come prepared to the meeting.
5/19 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Building Administrators' Supplemental Cultural Competence Day Training, 9:30-11:00 AM, ESC Pioneer
5/20 Fri. - District SpEd Track Meet, 10-1:30, Sparks Stadium
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/23-27): Bobbi, Char, Wendy L.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Kay, Melanie W., Jennifer A., Wes
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/31-6/3): Deb, Almai, Melanie M.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts (Tuesday): Char, Angie, Megan, Claire, Wendy J.
REPEATED POSTS:
Revised Post - Please communicate with parents via your newsletters as the office would in our school newsletter that May 4th is a full day (and the 11th as of last week's change is now back to being a half day). The schedule for May 4th will be the same as the other full school days of the week: 8:25-2:46 for students and regular contracted times for staff. AM Kinder will attend in the morning and PM Kinder will attend in the afternoon. The specialist schedule will stay like a normal Wednesday. What does that mean? Only people who have specialist on early release Wednesdays will have specialist on these full day Wednesdays. If you have any question about this, consult with your bargaining unit or your building representatives.
May 27th Snow Make-up Day - Please communicate via your newsletters as the office would in our school newsletter that school will be in session for students on May 27th at 8:25-12:01.
April 28th is Take Your Child To Work Day:
1. Communicate this in your newsletters to parents and ask them to send a note to school if they are planning to take their children to work instead of coming to school that day.
2. If you are planning to bring your own child to work, please let either Char or Almai know.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Volunteer Appreciation Week
Meet two of our "Good Lunch Visit to the Principal/Assistant Principal" Guests: Luis (right)and the friend he chose to invite, Rickey (left). If you know Luis and you see him in the common areas, please take the time let him know that you've heard of his progress in taking responsibility for his learning and behavior choices and ask him to tell you what he is doing well that day
REMINDER OF THE WEEK: Remember to publicize in your newsletters the dates for MSP Testing if you haven't already done so. Please do it multiple times.
Important Action Item To Be Done by Classroom Teachers by Wednesday Morning
To better prepare our students in handling a specific type of lockdown in which the intruder has gain entry to the building while they are out at recess, please discuss these steps with your students. You are the most suited staff member to deliver this message because you know how to taylor the information that is developmentally appropriate to your students. Feel free to consult with colleagues or administration if you're not sure how to filter or make some of the items age-appropriate.
As a follow-up, the playground team will show what the steps will look like during the students' recess times on Thursday and Friday. Then from here on out, the playground team will "conduct" this type of drill every month with each "recess group" so automaticity will kick in if the students ever need to implement this in a real life situation.
Please go over A-D with your students filtering the information to make it age-appropriate, especially for our K-2 students:
A. Once they hear 3 long whistle blows, they must do the following:
1. Stop - what they are doing immediately.
2. Look - where the whistle sound is coming or came from.
3. Listen - for directions on how they will move from our campus to Ballou for
safety. They may also need to observe directions that are given in hand
gesture.
B. If they are in the bathroom when they hear the words/prompt, "We are in lockdown:"
1. If they are done doing their business and they are able to get-out of the
bathroom within the first 5 seconds they hear the lockdown announcment, they
need to go to the nearest classroom (share that certain teachers whose
classrooms are near bathrooms have been designated as "sweepers" so they
expect those adults to check for students in the bathroom during emergency
situations like lockdown.
2. If they are in the middle of doing their business that will prevent them from
going to the the nearest classroom right after they hear that we are in
lockdown, they can go/stay in the bathroom and stay really quiet and be
still as much as possible.
C. If they find themselves not being able to go or be with a group or take shelter in a classroom (add that this step is also applicable outside of the school (example: walking to/from school), always move (run) opposite the direction of the threat.
D. If they find themselves cornered by the intruder, tell them that they need to do everything they can to get away, which may include fighting and/or hurting the intruder. Add that this step is applicable outside of the school (i.e. home).
THIS WEEK:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/18-22): Angie, Sara D, Kay
Thank you, Salad Hosts: Char, Angie, Claire, Megan, Wendy J
This is Volunteers Appreciation Week with the luncheon being held in their honor next Wednesday, April 27.
4/18 Mon. - Spring Book Fair begins (all week in P39)
4/18 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library (rescheduled from 4/11/11)
4/19 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4, Library - Content is mostly MSP Administration Training and Safety Team rolls-out Emergency Preparedness item updates. Please bring the emergency bag you either got hand-delivered or put in your mailboxes by our playground team.
4/ 20 Wed. - Evalucation and Conference and SpEd Job-Alike LIC; Walking School Bus 4/21 Thurs. - Grandparents Luncheon (follows designated schedule of grade level lunches) Please make sure you've read LouAnn's email attachment regarding today's event.
4/21 Thurs. - Family Math and Reading Night 6-7:30 PM; Evening Reading Fair For Families; PTA Membership Meeting, 7-8 PM, Gym
First Two Wednesdays in May (4th and 11th) - Please communicate with parents via your newsletters as the office would in our school newsletter that May 4th and 11th are full days. The schedule for these days will be the same as the other full school days of the week: 8:25-2:46 for students and regular contracted times for staff. AM Kinder will attend in the morning and PM Kinder will attend in the afternoon. The specialist schedule will stay like a normal Wednesday. What does that mean? Only people who have specialist on early release Wednesdays will have specialist on these full day Wednesdays. If you have any question about this, consult with your bargaining unit or your building representatives.
May 27th Snow Make-up Day - Please communicate via your newsletters as the office would in our school newsletter that school will be in session for students on May 27th at 8:25-12:01.
COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/25-29): Cecilia, Michelle, Claire
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Teresa
4/25 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 in Room 24; School Board Meeting, Ballou Commons 6:30 PM - Let's show our support to Cecilia at the Board Meeting as she is recognized as Elementary Teacher of the Year in our district.
4/27 Wed. - Individual LIC; Walking School Bus
4/27 Wed. - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at 1:00 in the Gym (Remember to sign-up for a menu item to bring on the posted posted in the staff room.)
4/28 Thurs. - Take Your Child To Work Day (Let Char or Almai know if you're bringing your child to work that day.)
4/29 Fri.- K-5 Staff should have received placement paperwork that needs to be completed for the May 18th meeting.
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/2-6): Kim F, Karen , Christina
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Jackie, Marlene, Angelo, Stacy, Kim M.
This is MSP Testing Week for Grades 3-6, and Staff Appreciation Week
5/4 Wed. - Principal Directed LIC; Walking School Bus
5/4 Wed. - PTA's Muffins with Mom, 7:15-8:15 AM, gym
5/5 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Meeting, ESC, 3:30-5:00 5/6 Fri. - Character Trait Assembly: Citizenship, 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary; Remember to bring your mind maps to the assembly.
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/9-13): Mary, Chrystie, Jennifer H.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Christina, Kim F., Joy, Missy
This is MSP Make-up Week for Grades 3-6.
5/9 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4, Library; Co-op Board Meeting, 5-6:30 PM Library; School Board Meeting, Ballou JH, 6:30 PM; PTA Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Library
5/11 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
5/12 Thurs. - Ethnic Minority Parent Community Council Meeting, 6-7 PM, ESC Pioneer
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/16-20): Teresa, Wendy J., Jessy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D.
5/17 Tues. - Incoming Kindergarten Parent-Superintendent Bruncy, 9:30-11, Pioneer Pavilion (Char and Almai will attend)
5/17 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
5/18 Wed. - Evaluation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
5/18 Wed. - K-5 Team Release for Placement (detailed email sent by Almai on 4/18)
5/19 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Building Administrators' Supplemental Cultural Competence Day Training, 9:30-11:00 AM, ESC Pioneer
5/20 Fri. - District SpEd Track Meet, 10-1:30, Sparks Stadium
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/23-27): Bobbi, Char, Wendy L.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Kay, Melanie W., Jennifer A., Wes
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/31-6/3): Deb, Almai, Melanie M.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts (Tuesday): Char, Angie, Megan, Claire, Wendy J.
REPEATED POSTS:
April 28th is Take Your Child To Work Day:
1. Communicate this in your newsletters to parents and ask them to send a note to school if they are planning to take their children to work instead of coming to school that day.
2. If you are planning to bring your own child to work, please let either Char or Almai know.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Do April Slushies Bring?
REMINDER OF THE WEEK: Remember to publicize in your newsletters the following events based on what you know at this point such as the dates and times: PTA Movie Night, Grandparents Luncheon, PTA Book Fair, Family Math and Reading Night.
THIS WEEK:
Staff Clean-up Crew (4/11-15): Jackie, Nina, Romy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D
4/11 Mon. - Bus Emergency Exit Drills begins at 9:30 AM
4/11 Mon. - PTA Hawk Shop Open 11-1
4/11 Mon. - CSIP Meeting has been canceled and rescheduled to next Monday, April 18, 3-4 PM, Library - Remember to come prepared with the action items from the previous meeting; Co-op Board Meeting at 5:30 PM in the library; School Board Meeting at Ballou, 6:30 PM; PTA Meeting, 7-8 PM Gym/Stage
4/13 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
4/13 Wed. - PSD Honoring Cultures and Diversity Celebration Set-up, 3:30-5:00 PM at the Fairgrounds - Would love to have more volunteers.
4/13 Wed. - PSD Reading Cadre, 4-5:30 PM at Shaw Road
4/14 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Puyallup Elementary Principals and then Region 2 Admin Meetings, 8-12, ESC Pioneer
4/15 Fri. - Dental Van at Firgrove's South Parking Lot, 8:30-2:45
4/15 Fri. - Movie Night, 6-9 PM, Gym
April 28th is Take Your Child To Work Day:
1. Communicate this in your newsletters to parents and ask them to send a note to school if they are planning to take their children to work instead of coming to school that day.
2. If you are planning to bring your own child to work, please let either Char or Almai know.
MSP Testing Schedule: Bobbi or Jackie will communicate the MSP Testing Schedule. Please share that information with parents in your newsletters.
COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/18-22): Angie, Sara D, Kay
Thank you, Salad Hosts: Char, Angie, Claire, Megan, Wendy J
This is Volunteer Appreciation Week.
4/18 Mon. - Spring Book Fair begins (all week in P39)
4/18 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library (rescheduled from 4/11/11)
4/19 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4, Library
4/ 20 Wed. - Evalucation and Conference and SpEd Job-Alike LIC; Walking School Bus
4/21 Thurs. - Grandparents Luncheon (follows designated schedule of grade level lunches)
4/21 Thurs. - Family Math and Reading Night 6-7:30 PM; Evening Reading Fair For Families (more details to come from Cecilia and Teena)
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/25-29): Cecilia, Michelle, Claire
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Teresa
4/25 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 in Room 24; School Board Meeting, Ballou Commons 6:30 PM
4/27 Wed. - Individual LIC; Walking School Bus
4/27 Wed. - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at 1:00 in the Gym (Staff sign-up sheet will be posted on the staff room door.)
4/28 Thurs. - Take Your Child To Work Day
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/2-6): Kim F, Karen , Christina
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Jackie, Marlene, Angelo, Stacy, Kim M.
This is MSP Testing Week for Grades 3-6, and Staff Appreciation Week
5/4 Wed. - Principal Directed LIC; Walking School Bus
5/4 Wed. - PTA's Muffins with Mom, 7:15-8:15 AM, gym
5/5 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Meeting, ESC, 3:30-5:00
5/6 Fri. - Character Trait Assembly: Citizenship, 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary; Remember to bring your mind maps to the assembly.
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/9-13): Mary, Chrystie, Jennifer H.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Christina, Kim F., Joy, Missy
This is MSP Make-up Week for Grades 3-6.
5/9 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4, Library; Co-op Board Meeting, 5-6:30 PM Library; School Board Meeting, Ballou JH, 6:30 PM; PTA Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Library
5/11 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
5/12 Thurs. - Ethnic Minority Parent Community Council Meeting, 6-7 PM, ESC Pioneer
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/16-20): Teresa, Wendy J., Jessy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D.
REPEATED POSTS:
Grades 3-6 Teachers: Have you set-up your IXL Math Account for your class? If not, how can we help you set it up? As we have mentioned earlier, IXL Math is another supplemental tool that has been paid for by the Student Learning Department for your students to use. It is important that we use all available resources/tools to help our students meet standards. Char, Almai and Michelle are also here to help you use these available math resources (the same is true in Reading, only instead of Michelle, it would be Heather that can help). We just need you to let us know in what content area and how we may be of help to you and the students.
THIS WEEK:
Staff Clean-up Crew (4/11-15): Jackie, Nina, Romy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D
4/11 Mon. - Bus Emergency Exit Drills begins at 9:30 AM
4/11 Mon. - PTA Hawk Shop Open 11-1
4/11 Mon. - CSIP Meeting has been canceled and rescheduled to next Monday, April 18, 3-4 PM, Library - Remember to come prepared with the action items from the previous meeting; Co-op Board Meeting at 5:30 PM in the library; School Board Meeting at Ballou, 6:30 PM; PTA Meeting, 7-8 PM Gym/Stage
4/13 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
4/13 Wed. - PSD Honoring Cultures and Diversity Celebration Set-up, 3:30-5:00 PM at the Fairgrounds - Would love to have more volunteers.
4/13 Wed. - PSD Reading Cadre, 4-5:30 PM at Shaw Road
4/14 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Puyallup Elementary Principals and then Region 2 Admin Meetings, 8-12, ESC Pioneer
4/15 Fri. - Dental Van at Firgrove's South Parking Lot, 8:30-2:45
4/15 Fri. - Movie Night, 6-9 PM, Gym
April 28th is Take Your Child To Work Day:
1. Communicate this in your newsletters to parents and ask them to send a note to school if they are planning to take their children to work instead of coming to school that day.
2. If you are planning to bring your own child to work, please let either Char or Almai know.
MSP Testing Schedule: Bobbi or Jackie will communicate the MSP Testing Schedule. Please share that information with parents in your newsletters.
COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/18-22): Angie, Sara D, Kay
Thank you, Salad Hosts: Char, Angie, Claire, Megan, Wendy J
This is Volunteer Appreciation Week.
4/18 Mon. - Spring Book Fair begins (all week in P39)
4/18 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library (rescheduled from 4/11/11)
4/19 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4, Library
4/ 20 Wed. - Evalucation and Conference and SpEd Job-Alike LIC; Walking School Bus
4/21 Thurs. - Grandparents Luncheon (follows designated schedule of grade level lunches)
4/21 Thurs. - Family Math and Reading Night 6-7:30 PM; Evening Reading Fair For Families (more details to come from Cecilia and Teena)
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/25-29): Cecilia, Michelle, Claire
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Teresa
4/25 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 in Room 24; School Board Meeting, Ballou Commons 6:30 PM
4/27 Wed. - Individual LIC; Walking School Bus
4/27 Wed. - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at 1:00 in the Gym (Staff sign-up sheet will be posted on the staff room door.)
4/28 Thurs. - Take Your Child To Work Day
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/2-6): Kim F, Karen , Christina
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Jackie, Marlene, Angelo, Stacy, Kim M.
This is MSP Testing Week for Grades 3-6, and Staff Appreciation Week
5/4 Wed. - Principal Directed LIC; Walking School Bus
5/4 Wed. - PTA's Muffins with Mom, 7:15-8:15 AM, gym
5/5 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Meeting, ESC, 3:30-5:00
5/6 Fri. - Character Trait Assembly: Citizenship, 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary; Remember to bring your mind maps to the assembly.
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/9-13): Mary, Chrystie, Jennifer H.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Christina, Kim F., Joy, Missy
This is MSP Make-up Week for Grades 3-6.
5/9 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4, Library; Co-op Board Meeting, 5-6:30 PM Library; School Board Meeting, Ballou JH, 6:30 PM; PTA Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Library
5/11 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
5/12 Thurs. - Ethnic Minority Parent Community Council Meeting, 6-7 PM, ESC Pioneer
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/16-20): Teresa, Wendy J., Jessy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D.
REPEATED POSTS:
Grades 3-6 Teachers: Have you set-up your IXL Math Account for your class? If not, how can we help you set it up? As we have mentioned earlier, IXL Math is another supplemental tool that has been paid for by the Student Learning Department for your students to use. It is important that we use all available resources/tools to help our students meet standards. Char, Almai and Michelle are also here to help you use these available math resources (the same is true in Reading, only instead of Michelle, it would be Heather that can help). We just need you to let us know in what content area and how we may be of help to you and the students.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Welcome Back From Spring Break
REMINDER OF THE WEEK: Please go over behavior expectations with students, especially in the common areas.
THIS WEEK:
Welcome back! We hope you've all had a well-rested Spring Break.
Staff Clean-up Crew (4/4-8): Terry, Cindy, Sherrie B
4/4 Mon. - Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Melanie W, Kay, Jennifer A, Wes
4/6 Wed. - Principal Directed LIC; Walking School Bus
4/8 Fri. - Character Trait Assembly for Honesty - Intermediate at 9:00; Primary at 10:00; Remember to bring your mind map for Honesty to the assembly.
4/8 Fri. - PTA Hawk Shop Open 11-1
Message from ITC Regarding "New" Email (Outlook): For some of you, today (Monday) may the first time you're using your email since we've migrated to Outlook from Groupwise Novell. If you you see an authentication window (it has keys icon and you'll see your email address as the username), ITC is asking that you call the Help Desk at 8600 and tell them that you're "being asked for authentication when you're trying to use Outlook 2010 Client." They'll add you to the "open ticket" so your computer can be updated. Not all users will experience this because it is related to some specific computers only.
Grades 3-6 Teachers: Have you set-up your IXL Math Account for your class? If not, how can we help you set it up? As we have mentioned earlier, IXL Math is another supplemental tool that has been paid for by the Student Learning Department for your students to use. It is important that we use all available resources/tools to help our students meet standards. Char, Almai and Michelle are also here to help you use these available math resources (the same is true in Reading, only instead of Michelle, it would be Heather that can help). We just need you to let us know in what content area and how we may be of help to you and the students.
COMING-UP:
Staff Clean-up Crew (4/11-15): Jackie, Nina, Romy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D
4/11 Mon. - Bus Emergency Exit Drills begins at 9:30 AM
4/11 Mon. - PTA Hawk Shop Open 11-1
4/11 Mon. - CSIP Meeting in the library at 3-4 PM; Co-op Board Meeting at 5:30 PM in the library; School Board Meeting at Ballou, 6:30 PM; PTA Meeting, 7-8 PM Gym/Stage
4/13 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
4/13 Wed. - PSD Honoring Cultures and Diversity Celebration Set-up, 3:30-5:00 PM at the Fairgrounds - Would love to have more volunteers.
4/13 Wed. - PSD Reading Cadre, 4-5:30 PM at Shaw Road
4/14 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Puyallup Elementary Principals and then Region 2 Admin Meetings, 8-12, ESC Pioneer
4/15 Fri. - Dental Van at Firgrove's South Parking Lot, 8:30-2:45
4/15 Fri. - Movie Night, 6-9 PM, Gym
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/18-22): Angie, Sara D, Kay
Thank you, Salad Hosts: Char, Angie, Claire, Megan, Wendy J
This is Volunteer Appreciation Week.
4/18 Mon. - Spring Book Fair begins (all week in P39)
4/19 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4, Library
4/ 20 Wed. - Evalucation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
4/21 Thurs. - Grandparents Luncheon - More information to come; Begin advertizing it in your newsletters.
4/21 Thurs. - Family Math and Reading Night 6-7:30 PM; Evening Reading Fair For Families (more details to come from Cecilia and Teena)
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/25-29): Cecilia, Michelle, Claire
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Teresa
4/27 Wed. - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
4/28 Thurs. - Take Your Child To Work Day
THIS WEEK:
Welcome back! We hope you've all had a well-rested Spring Break.
Staff Clean-up Crew (4/4-8): Terry, Cindy, Sherrie B
4/4 Mon. - Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Melanie W, Kay, Jennifer A, Wes
4/6 Wed. - Principal Directed LIC; Walking School Bus
4/8 Fri. - Character Trait Assembly for Honesty - Intermediate at 9:00; Primary at 10:00; Remember to bring your mind map for Honesty to the assembly.
4/8 Fri. - PTA Hawk Shop Open 11-1
Message from ITC Regarding "New" Email (Outlook): For some of you, today (Monday) may the first time you're using your email since we've migrated to Outlook from Groupwise Novell. If you you see an authentication window (it has keys icon and you'll see your email address as the username), ITC is asking that you call the Help Desk at 8600 and tell them that you're "being asked for authentication when you're trying to use Outlook 2010 Client." They'll add you to the "open ticket" so your computer can be updated. Not all users will experience this because it is related to some specific computers only.
Grades 3-6 Teachers: Have you set-up your IXL Math Account for your class? If not, how can we help you set it up? As we have mentioned earlier, IXL Math is another supplemental tool that has been paid for by the Student Learning Department for your students to use. It is important that we use all available resources/tools to help our students meet standards. Char, Almai and Michelle are also here to help you use these available math resources (the same is true in Reading, only instead of Michelle, it would be Heather that can help). We just need you to let us know in what content area and how we may be of help to you and the students.
COMING-UP:
Staff Clean-up Crew (4/11-15): Jackie, Nina, Romy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D
4/11 Mon. - Bus Emergency Exit Drills begins at 9:30 AM
4/11 Mon. - PTA Hawk Shop Open 11-1
4/11 Mon. - CSIP Meeting in the library at 3-4 PM; Co-op Board Meeting at 5:30 PM in the library; School Board Meeting at Ballou, 6:30 PM; PTA Meeting, 7-8 PM Gym/Stage
4/13 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
4/13 Wed. - PSD Honoring Cultures and Diversity Celebration Set-up, 3:30-5:00 PM at the Fairgrounds - Would love to have more volunteers.
4/13 Wed. - PSD Reading Cadre, 4-5:30 PM at Shaw Road
4/14 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Puyallup Elementary Principals and then Region 2 Admin Meetings, 8-12, ESC Pioneer
4/15 Fri. - Dental Van at Firgrove's South Parking Lot, 8:30-2:45
4/15 Fri. - Movie Night, 6-9 PM, Gym
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/18-22): Angie, Sara D, Kay
Thank you, Salad Hosts: Char, Angie, Claire, Megan, Wendy J
This is Volunteer Appreciation Week.
4/18 Mon. - Spring Book Fair begins (all week in P39)
4/19 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4, Library
4/ 20 Wed. - Evalucation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
4/21 Thurs. - Grandparents Luncheon - More information to come; Begin advertizing it in your newsletters.
4/21 Thurs. - Family Math and Reading Night 6-7:30 PM; Evening Reading Fair For Families (more details to come from Cecilia and Teena)
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (4/25-29): Cecilia, Michelle, Claire
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Teresa
4/27 Wed. - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
4/28 Thurs. - Take Your Child To Work Day
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