Happy Last Week of October Team... Thank you so much for all of your hard work this past week as you are preparing for next week's Interim tests. I truly appreciate all of the time and effort you put into each instructional day for your students. I hope you had a wonderful weekend...that you are able to get some rest and relaxation with family and/or friends. Here's to another strong week!
On a personal note, I would like to thank each and every one of you for all of your support...and for everything you give to Laurus, your students, families, each other, and to me. I admit that this has been an incredibly difficult month for our school family...with position transitions, illnesses, family loss, and the day to day difficulties which arise. Each of you have handled it with such strength and I applaud you for all that you've given and done. My prayer is that we are turning a corner and beginning to come into our own...that each of you are healthy, safe, and fulfilled. 💗
This Week:
10/31 - Half Day
Tuesday is our first Half Day. Students will be dismissed at 11:00, with our end of day announcements occurring at 10:45. As such, student lunch will not be served. Specials will run as normal. Once dismissal has finished, please plan to meet for our Staff Meeting. It will run from 11:30-12:00. Immediately following, we will move into our Wing Meeting. We will not be pausing for lunch, as we will be able to finish earlier and you will be able to leave.
Interims
Interims are this week 10/30-11/3... Make sure to refer to and follow the testing schedule that we created during your team meetings. All interims need to be completed by Friday, November 3rd. Absent students must have their Interims completed by Wednesday, November 8th. All Interims must be graded and submitted by Friday, November 10th.
Read Alouds
The Master Schedules for grades 3-5 indicate that Read Aloud instruction begins at 8:15. Instructional pacing is very important so that we have enough time for each subject. Please make sure that you are beginning Read Alouds at 8:15, so that it is completed before Corrective Reading.
Bulletin Boards
It's time to take a look at your Bulletin Boards. They are starting to look a bit raggedy. Please make sure that the borders and papers are stapled and look neat. If it is time, based upon your curriculum, to switch out your student work, please do so. Remember to provide feedback and scores. Also, display the appropriate Standard/Objective and Rubric.
Attendance Celebration and New Sheet
Classroom attendance continues to be noted on a the Attendance Sheet located outside of your classroom door. We will begin providing monthly celebrations to the classes who meet the following criteria...
95%-100% - Pizza Party
90%-94.9% - Special Snack
Winners will be announced at the Monthly Moral Focus Assembly.
GLTs/03's
These continue this week. Please be diligent in arriving to your 03s and GLTs. This week the focus of our GLT will again be Planning. Make sure that you print out your lessons so that we can prep them for the following week.
Arrival/Specials/Lunch
We are beginning to notice that staff are getting a bit lax with the time expectations at arrival, specials and lunch. Just a reminder, it is expected that you are at work by 7:30 am so that you can be at your door greeting students by 7:35. This is not a time to be running copies, picking up copies from the printer, getting coffee, etc. In order for all students to be safe, we must have you at your doors.
Also, as you know our specials and lunch schedules are very tight. Please make sure to have your students at their special and lunch at the designated time...and pick them up on time too. That is the only way that the schedules can work and the classrooms/gym are not over crowded with students.
Student Behavior Entries into the School Wide Behavior System
It is extremely important that you are putting those Level 2 and Level 3 Student Misbehaviors in the Behavior System. Repeated misbehaviors are very important to log. We cannot support you with parents if the behaviors are not logged.
Also, only Level 4 and Level 5 (suspendible) behaviors are to be sent to the ABSS staff. You are responsible for managing Level 1-3 behaviors and inputting them into the system.
Upcoming Events:
Monday, October 30 - Interim 1 Week begins for 3-8 ELA and Math.
Tuesday, October 31 - Half Day 8:00 am - 11:00 am. Students may wear costumes but no Masks or Weapons. The remainder of the candy sale incentives will take place on this day. Staff Meeting 11:30
Friday, November 3 - Progress Report Friday; Dress Down $2.00; Fire Drill
Monday, November 6 - Moral Focus Assembly (Committee Leads) 8:15-8:30; Staff Meeting 3:35-4:00
Friday, November 10 - Gradebook closes. Last day for grades to be entered into Gradebook for Report Cards.
Monday, November 13 - Committee Meeting 3:35; Lockdown #2 AM
Monday - Friday, November 13-17 - Voice of the Parent Survey
Friday, November 17 - End of Trimester 1; Report Cards Home; Dress Down $2.00
Monday, November 20 - Trimester 2 Begins; Free Dress Down
Tuesday, November 21 - Thanksgiving Feast & PIE DAY
Wednesday-Friday, November 22-25 - Thanksgiving Break
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