Hello Shining Stars,
Last week was a very eventful week weather wise. I feel so fortunate that we did not have power loss. Up the road, Kelly and Howard lost power during the school day. We are predicted to have good old Oregon rain most of the week.
Here are several items of the week:
• 2017-2018 EEF Grant Applications Due April 24th – The EEF grant application period is now open and are due to me by Monday, May 1st. There has been a significant increase in the amount we can apply for, so start dreaming big! This year schools can submit up to five grants in any amount up to $5,000! In the past it was only two $2,000 grants and two $500 grants. Grants are due to EEF in May, which means the applications are due to me before the May Site Council meeting so we can rank order El Camino del Río’s grant submissions. EEF puts a higher priority on grants related to Arts, Literacy, and STEM. One additional request from EEF is that if you’ve submitted the same grant for multiple years in a row, that you add in why that particular program is important and should continue. Linked here is the application form and linked here is the EEF Grant Guidelines, which contain all the details and can answer most any question you might have. With the new building, there are many ideas I have but I also want to include your ideas in this process. Write a grant and get creative!
• Care Team Referrals – The April Student Care Team meeting is approaching and referrals are due Friday next week. If families are in a situation where they looking for help, but don’t know where or how to access resources, they would be good candidates to refer to the team. Try to get a parent/guardian signature on the release form (editable PDF and non-editable PDF), but know that you can also refer “hypothetical” situations. Please let me know if you have any referrals or questions about any family or student situations or any potential referrals.
• Centro Latino Americano’s Pediatric Clinic – Here is a flyer (in Spanish) regarding free medical services. For children up to 15 years old who do not have medical insurance, there is a free pediatric clinic on the first Wednesday of each month at Centro Latino Americano (944 W 5th Ave). Please share this with anyone who may need this information.
• April is Child Abuse Prevention Month – April is Child Abuse Prevention Month (CAPM) and Parenting Now! is raising awareness about child abuse prevention by sharing the linked toolkits (English & Spanish). Feel free to read and share with others.
• Student Safety Training, April 4th review for those that missed it. –Here is a reminder for this who could not go about the ALICE Safety Training. The training covered teachers should teach students the ALICE classroom safety procedures. Linked here is an information sheet that is being emailed to families regarding the training and also a parent preview of the materials happening this month in April 17th. Remember that all all classrooms should have received the book I’m Not Scared, I’m Prepared to guide the safety drill discussion with students, which must happen within the first two weeks of May. On Thursday, May 4th, after all classes have taught the lesson, we will practice an all-school evacuation, walking to the edge of the property instead of walking to a more distant rally point/reunification site. The actual drill will occur on May 5th. Classified staff or those who could not attend, please check in if you need more information on this.
• Earth Day is April 22 & Earth Day Poster Contest – Earth Day is observed around the world on April 22nd. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, and is considered the birth of the modern environmental movement. If you’d like to start planning any related activities to do with students, linked here is the Scholastic Teacher Earth Day website, Education World, NEA, and the EPA website. Also, NuNaturals and Market of Choice are sponsoring an Earth Day poster contest. Entries are due by April 30th and winners will receive a “tree kit” for every student in their classroom. Winners also receive a gift certificate from the National Geographic Society for their teacher to use for learning materials for their class. See the linked flyer for details. This is a great contest. Ron Redding, the organizer came by and shared a full class set of Spanish Oregon Atlases. He and his company are really doing a great job creating a partnership with schools.
Resources available from the OLN Conference on April 5th: Some of you may know that I attended the OLN Equity Leadership conference this week in Salem. It was a powerful experience and definitely re-energized my convictions to create a more equitable learning environment at our school and in 4J. There were many high quality presenters. If you’re interested in viewing and downloading the presentation slides and other resources provided by institute presenters, you can find them on the institute resource page. It is a Google Doc that anyone can view. There are many quality resources here.
• April is National Poetry Month – If you didn’t know, April is National Poetry Month. Follow this link on Scholastic.com for loads of ideas how to celebrate this event.
• Keep Packing: Many teachers have been working hard to pack the last few weeks. Some even came in on Spring break. My message to you is: Don’t letup! There are about 10 week left of school. May 1 the library will close. Soon after that, you will be able to place boxes in there. Wendy and many in the parent group plan to help us out to get the books organized.
• Closing the Library: I encourage you to begin sending reminders now about getting back books from the library. Since we are closing early, it is a good idea to get books back early so that they can be packed. Contact Wendy if you need help with a list of students who have books out.
•Conference Sign Up Links: These links should work for classroom teachers. I never got the specialists links from Megan but you can email her if you need one. They will also go out with the boletín today.
A repeat from last week but very important:
• Erin’s Law Child Abuse Prevention Teaching Requirement – 4J is continuing to get into compliance with state and federal laws and one is the child abuse prevention law, Erin’s Law. Linked here is an Erin’s Law Info Sheet that we’ll be sending home soon to families. This requires that all classroom teachers annually teach students child abuse prevention strategies, including this school year. In the future, we should plan to add this to our annual Safety Week. The goals at the elementary level are to teach students:
• How to judge between safe and unsafe touch • How to protect themselves
• Who to go to for help
Here are links to lessons :Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and 5th Grade. These lessons do require a video from the curriculum, so if no one at your grade level has the DVD to share, let me know and I can get one for you from downtown. Let me know if you have any questions on this.
Indigenous Language Immersion schools can lead to better outcomes for Native American students – Shiprock NM by Colton Shone April 6, 2017 KOB-TV Albuquerque, NM
Eva B. Stokely Elementary School in Shiprock, N.M. is teaching its students in the Navajo language. School officials say the enrolled children are thriving academically as well as learning their cultural identity. watch more
April 10 (M)
SBAC Testing All Week
9:30-10:00, Attendance Support Meeting
3:30-4:30 PM, Joel at the Immersion Task Force
April 11 (Tu)
3:00, IEP Planning Meeting
5:00-6:00 PM, Site Council- Topics of Discussion, EEF Grants, Planning Dates for 2017-2018, 2016 Survey Results from Audrey Lucero, Some possible adjustments to Site Council in 2017-2018.
6:00-7:00 PM, Parent Group Meeting
April 12 (W)
9:00-11:00, Joel at Construction Meeting
1:45-2:45, Wednesday PLC Time- Technology Focus with Misty Forsman
2:00-3:00, Joel in Evaluation Meeting
April 13 (Th)
2:45-3:45, Mod Squad
April 14 (F)
9:30-11:30, Joel, Yasmin, and Alicia doing special project in the morning with families.
April 17 (M)
SBAC Testing All Week
Regular Day
April 18 (Tu)
8:15-11:15, Joel at Principal’s Meeting
2:45-4:50, Two hour staff meeting, focus- Audrey and teaching for biliteracy.
April 19 (W)
9:00-11:00, Joel at Construction Meeting.
1:45-2:45, Wednesday PLC Time- Technology Focus- Primary Intermediate- Math Assessment
2:45-3:45, Teacher Planning Time
6:00-7:00, Parent Education Night- Technology and Your Child, How to manage screen time for your child’s wellness. (Library)
April 20 (Th)
8:30-9:30, Cafecito con el Director (FRC)
2:45-3:45, Equity Meeting
April 21 (F)
8:30-9:30- Cafecito con el Director
2:45-3:45, PLT Meeting
2:45-3:45, Teacher Prep Time
April 24 (M)
SBAC Testing All Week
Regular Day
April 25 (Tu)
Regular Day
April 26 (W)
9:00-11:15, Joel in Construction Meeting
School In-session- There is school on this conference day until 1:40.
There will be planning time for all teachers on this day. No PLC time, just prep for conferences.
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Parent Conferences
April 27 (Th)
No School- Parent Conferences from 8:00 AM-8:00 PM
April 28 (F) No School- Compensation Day for Teachers-
Regular Work day for Classified Staff
May 1 (M)
SBAC Testing All Week- Make Ups and Science
– Library Closes at old El Camino building. No library use after this date. Packing up books first. Then, used for moving storage. No more staff meetings here (Room 18 instead). Boxes will be stored her after library packing is complete.
May 2 (Tu)
2:45-3:45, Staff Meeting (Room 18)-
May 3 (W)
9:00-11:15, Joel in Construction Meeting
1:45-2:45, Wednesday PLC Time- Technology Focus- Primary Intermediate- Math Assessment
May 4 (Th)
Regular Day
May 5 (F)
Regular Day- Not a PD day as was previously scheduled.
May 6 (Sa) SATURDAY- Fiesta Community Party 12:00-3:00
May 25 (Th)
5:30-7:00, River Road Farewell Event in the cafeteria and parts of the school.
May 26 (F)
Academy Day- No School
Short staff meeting in the AM focused on moving questions and the new building. PBIS and routines in the new building will be a topic.
Most of the day is allocated for packing boxes and doing moving preparation.
June 22 (Th)
The Last Day of School (Dismissal 11:40)
June 23(F)
Last work day for teachers. All employees must be out of the building before 12:00 AM-(Midnight).
June 24 (Sa)
Salvage and Asbestos Abatement begins in the old building. No teachers or classified staff may be present.
That is all for the week.
Joel
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