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Thank you...
...to some of you who have already begun implementing the recommendations during your own Advisory session. If you haven't started yet and you need a little reminder on what may have been recommended, see last week's blog's Reminder of the Week section. Let us know too if we can support you in implementing the recommendations.
...teachers for consistently posting your Reading and Math learning targets
Reminders of the Week:
Remember to turn in the completed "Firgrove Thanks and Celebrates our Veterans" sheets as students give them to you.
Please go over assembly behavior expectations to prepare for the all-school Veteran's Day Assembly on the 8th (no chairs for 6th graders).
Remember that the next Living the Creed Awards Assembly is next Friday, so plan your parent notification accordingly.
This week:
11/7 Mon. - Monday Tech Madness, 3-3:20, Library; Focus: SMARTBOARD great on-line resource for decoding (reading) and math activities
- Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
11/8 Tues. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40-8:10, Conference Room
- Veteran's Day Assembly, 9-9:45, Gym
- Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
- Adult ELL Classes, 6-7:30, P38
11/9 Wed. - Evaluation/Conference LIC
- Zumba, 3:00-4:00, gym
11/10 Thurs. - CSIP, 3-4, Library
- Lisa and Almai at PEP and then to Region 2 Meeting, 8:30-11:30, ESC
- Firgrove Literacy Night "Bananas for Books" Theme
- Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
- Adult ELL Classes, 6-7:30, P38
11/11 Fri. - No School/Veteran's Day
Report Cards:
TAC will open for report card processing/teacher input time on November 16th
Report cards will be sent home with students on December 2nd
To accommodate the printing, previewing, and stuffing (in envelopes) processes prior to the day report cards are sent home, Lisa and Almai are asking teachers to notify LouAnn of their report cards being preview/print-ready on or before November 28th, the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Message from Student Learning Regarding Quizdom (via Nov. 7 email from John Parker, Director of Instructional Leadership, Region II):
Last spring, the district adopted the ReadySet curriculum within the Quizdom software program as a supplemental, standards-based curriculum. This curricula includes Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies instructional materials among others. In our effort to bring this curricula to you, we are in the process of setting up a district install of the Quizdom Connect software so teachers can access these instructional materials. This process has proved to be challenging as each teacher computer requires updates in order to install Quizdom Connect and run the program successfully.
While we are establishing this install process, I would ask that teachers refrain from installing the program on their own and attempting to register through Quizdom. ITC and the Student Learning department are working hard to get this to each teacher as soon as we can.
Once the process is identified, additional communications via email will be sent to teachers.
Coming up:
11/14 Mon. Monday Tech Madness, 3-3:20, Library; Focus: SMARTBOARD features
- Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
11/15 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4, Library
- Zumba, 4:00-5:00, gym
- Adult ELL Classes, 6-7:30, P38
11/16 Wed. - Evaluation/Conference LIC
- Thanksgiving-Themed Staff Luncheon, 12:00, Staff Room
- Zumba, 3:00-4:00, gym
11/17 Thurs. - Almai at Required Student Services Meeting, 8-10, ESC
- Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
- Adult ELL Classes, 6-7:30, P38
11/18 Fri. - Living the Creed Awards Assembly; 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary
- Zumba, 3:15-4:15, gym
Other BIG Events to Note in Calendar/Planbook:
11/22 Tues. - Individual Student Picture Retake
11/23-24 - Thanksgiving Break
12/19-30 - Winter Break
2/10 Fri. - Grandparent's Day Lunch
REPOST:
From District Communications Regarding 2011-2012 Winter Break
Winter break is scheduled for Monday, December 19, 2011- Friday, December 30, 2011. December 23, 26, 29 and 30 are designated holidays for full year employees.
To accommodate the plans of many employees, the District central offices will be closed to the public from December 26-30.
To account for hours on regular work days during this time (December 27 and 28), District central office full year employees may choose from the following:
- use vacation hours for work time they choose not to work, or
- use pre-approved, accumulated compensatory hours for work time they choose not to work, or
- work their normal hours on items not related to dealing with "customers." While the building will be "closed", individual employees may elect to report to work during normal work hours.
