Reminders of the Week:
Math Trainings: If you didn't attend any of the June Math trainings, please attend what applies to your job assignment.
When - August 22-23; 8:00-3:30 pm, lunch on your own, bring teacher manual; register for your grade level specific class by going to the Pro Dev site and type "Bridges Training - Grade __" on the Search field then select your class and register. Here's the Pro Dev: https://staffdev.puyallup.k12.wa.us/StaffDev/index.php
Math Trainings continued - Who and Where (see below)
- Kindergarten at Shaw Road
- 1st Grade at Edgerton
- 2nd Grade at Spinning
- 3rd Grade at Meeker
- 4th Grade at Maplewood
- 5th Grade at Shaw Road
- All Resource, Self-contained, Title I/LAP, ELL Staff at Woodland
Please read the letter sent by Deputy Superintendent Aungst to certificated staff (PEA) regarding expectations on the 2011-2012 Supplemental Days. Note the expectations and what needs to be submitted by you by September 30th to Human Resource.
This week: Building opens to staff but still closed to the public (external doors will still be locked the whole week)
8/15, Mon - Lisa and Almai at PSD Region 2 Meeting, 8-10:15 am, ESC Pioneer
8/15, Mon. - Almai available to check-out keys and badges to staff, 10:45-1:15
8/16, Tues. - Almai available to check-out keys and badges to staff
8/18, Thurs. - LouAnn back* (after her morning training)
8/19, Fri. - Christina back*
*Please note that while LouAnn and Christina are back this week, the focus of their work is the office and getting everything ready for next week's registration, time-sensitive reports to our district office, student mailings and updating student data in eSchool. So if your need of their support can wait until the week of the 22nd, we ask that you do that. It'll help ensure that our students and their families get what they need in a timely manner, as well as the office team providing reports to our central office that impact staffing. Thank you.
Correction on the Draft Parent Letter you received in the mail: Grade 5 math should read "71.8" not "1.8"
Help us thank District Maintenance/Custodial Team for making our building look fabulous!
Please note the following:
- Our custodial team will be back in the building next week.
- This summer's Fire Marshall Inspection result directs us not to have candles and plug-ins. Everyone is expected to comply.
- Let Jennifer know if you have any furniture and other related needs for your classroom via email.
- As you settle in and move things around in your classrooms, please do not drag furnitures on the floor, especially in the hallways. Email Jennifer if you need help to move things. Feel free to leave special instruction taped onto the furniture to be moved.
- Please do not leave things you no longer want in the staff lounge or any other part of the building such as storage rooms or closets. Feel free to invite colleagues to go through your unwanted pile in you room or just toss them in the trash.
Supplemental Days 2011-2012: More details on each day to follow in the next blog post - While we will highlight it in the blog's next post, we highly recommend that you read/re-read the memo you received in June from Deputy Superintendent Debra Aungst outlining expectations on attendance and reporting of Supplemental Days.
8/29, Mon. - Supp. #1/Building-directed Day, 8:00-3:30, Firgrove Library; PTA-hosted Back to School Staff Lunch, 12-1, Gym
8/30, Tues. - Supp. #2/Cultural Competency Training; 8:00-10:00 (registration begins at 7:30 and session promptly begins at 8:00), ERHS, lunch on your own, PM session back in the building at 11:30-3:30, Firgrove Library; ACTION Item - please register for the AM session by Aug. 22nd via this link: https://staffdev.puyallup.k12.wa.us/StaffDev/class_info.php?CID=3891 While on the Pro Dev Link, please register for this class as well: 2011 Firgrove August Supplemental Days.
8/31, Wed. - Supp. #3/Building-directed, 8:00-3:30; "Meet and Greet" students and families at 1-3; more details to come in the next blog post
Help us welcome and/or congratulate the following:
Dorothy Wilgus - Counselor
Dan Miller - General Music (full time for grades K-2, 4, 5)
Mark Jasinski - General Music (for grades 3 and 6; shared with Stahl and Rogers)
Wendy Kopacz - Title I Paraeducator
Nina Bronoske - 6th Grade (vacated by Kimberly Rose)
Liz Sherwood - Nina's long-term sub
Angie Chell - Playground and Building Duty (more hours/vacated by Patty Giggy)
Classified Staff: As in the past, classified staff members are expected to be back on the 31st ("181st Day"). If the need in their assigned program/duty exceeds their contracted three hours that day, then as agreed upon with their supervising teacher and administrator, they will be compensated for the additional time they stay on the 31st.
Zumba Comes to Firgrove: Claire and Almai are now officially certified Zumba instructors as of August 6th and they are extremely tickled and excited to bring Zumba Fitness to Firgrove staff as a way to have loads of fun together while getting in tip-top shape so we can be our better/best self in front of our students. Stay tune for more information.
Coming up:
8/22, Mon. - School Board, 6:30 PM, Ballou JH
8/23, Tues. - Registration begins
8/25, Thurs. - Mail postcards to families
8/29, Mon. - Supplemental Day #1 - Building Directed
8/30, Tues. - Supplemental Day #2 - Cultural Competency
8/31, Wed. - Supplemental Day #3 a.k.a. 181st Day
8/31, Wed. - Meet and Greet Students and their Families, 1:00-3:00 pm
9/1, Thurs. - First Day of School - Look-out for those bright-eyed Hawks "soaring" through the hallways!
