http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/chinn/?p=9610
Hello Roadrunners,
Need a little cheer going into this week? I just realized there’s really only THREE months of school left! I say only three because this month is almost over and June doesn’t count, right?
Eighteen items of note for this week:
• March 13th PD Day Info – Principals were sent a March 13 PD Email to share with staff. See the link for details, but the short version is:
8:00-10:30: Licensed Tech PD
Grades K-2/Music/PE (Gilham)
Grades 3-5/SPED/Title (Holt)
8:00-10:30: Classified PD (Chavez & ATA)
10:30-1:30: Travel time, lunch, prep time
1:30-4:00: Behavior Framework (Howard Cafeteria)Linked here is a complete list of the K-12 PD Sessions for March 13, 2020. Classified staff will need to register for trainings on TalentEd Develop (TED). Linked here are the TED Registration Directions. Licensed staff do not need to register, but will sign in at your PD site.
• UPDATE: Classified Self Evaluations Due FRIDAY – Classified Staff Self Evaluations are due this Friday. I’ve realized many staff , you’re good and don’t have to do it again. Self evaluations need to be completed online using TalentEd. Your login is your full email (username@4j.lane.edu) and your password is your regular email password. Let me know if you need any help or have any questions.
• REPEAT: February Fire Drill, TUESDAY – We’ll plan on holding our February fire drill Tuesday at 1:15. If it’s raining, we’ll try again the next day at the same time, but right now the weather looks good.
• UPDATE: PLC Meetings This Week – This week is our PLC meetings with roving subs. Rebecca has unexpectedly had to travel to help her mother, so I will facilitate the meeting and retired 4J principal Tom Maloney will cover for me during the PLC meetings. Please come to the meetings with your math “stuff” and ready to work with your team on what’s useful to you.
WEDNESDAY
Kinder 11:10-12:10
3rd Grade 12:20-1:20
5th Grade 1:30-2:30THURSDAY
2nd 8:10-9:10
1st 9:30-10:30
4th 10:55-11:55• Friday Early Release PD – This Friday’s Early Release PD is designated for Building Based PD. My plan is for licensed staff to have time to review and discuss potential staffing scenarios for next school year. We should be able to discuss classroom configurations and I’m hoping to get more information from downtown what additional staffing from SSA funds might look like. I’ll plan to send some potential classroom configurations to all staff later this week and welcome feedback.
• REPEAT: Storytelling Assembly, FRIDAY – This Friday is the Lane Arts Storytelling Assemblies with Noah McLain Philpot, who was one of our Artists in Residence last year. The first assembly for K-2 is 8:10-8:45 and the grade 3-5 assembly is 8:55-9:30. Linked here is the Assembly Map & Directions.
• Statistics in Schools Program for 2020 Census – Not this week, but next week, March 2-6 is Statistics in School Week, which is intended to create awareness about the upcoming census, which can greatly impact future federal, state, and local funding, political boundaries, and much more. This is completely optional for teachers, but the Census Bureau has a free educational program called Statistics in Schools (SIS) that teaches children in a fun and informative way why the census is important.
• BJ Blake Covering for Allan, Tuesday – Retired 4J administrator BJ Blake will cover for me while I catch up on some formal observation write ups. I’ll still be in the building, but will be hiding in the STEAM Room or the Looking Glass office while BJ does the kid wrangling for the day.OOPS! MEANT FOR NEXT WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS.• March PBIS Focus: Safe Bodies – The March PBIS monthly focus is Safe Bodies. The PBIS team created a PBIS/CSC Cheat Sheet that matches our PBIS monthly themes with corresponding Caring School Community (CSC) class meeting lessons. This is an easy way to tie the two activities together.
• Kona Ice Fundraiser, March 5th – The Kona Ice of North Eugene (i.e. shave ice) truck owners contacted me about an easy fundraiser. They’ll park out front after school on Thursday, March 5th and Howard will get 20% of all sales. Linked here is the Fundraiser Flyer we’ll send home Friday. I’ll also plan to make an announcement 15-20 minutes early for any bus riders who bring money and want a shave ice, so they have time to order and eat before getting on the bus. ALSO, Kona Ice said all staff can get a FREE shave ice. I didn’t tell them we have over 80 staff members. ;)
• Library Happenings – Items of note from Ms. Hopkins!
Sadly I am seeing a trend happening in classes. Kids are borrowing other kids library books, and sadly they are getting lost. Please, Please have a visit with your students and ask them not to borrow other peoples books. Thank you :)
With the short weeks we have had lately it has shown in the amount of over due books we have. I have sent out email notices to parents lets hope that helps. Monday we had 131 over due book, yikes…. the good news is our kids are reading! That makes my heart happy.
Book fair is just a couple weeks away.
5th – 17th the Library will be closed March .
March 6th Book Fair preview for students and staff
March 9th – 12th M-W 8am – 6pm Th 8am -5:30pm Literacy Night 6:30pm – 8:00pmThere will be a sign up sheet in the office for classroom previews. I will start showing the book fair video Thursday.
Have a great week!
Julie
• REPEAT: Staff Needed for Outdoor School – Thank you to those who have already stepped forward, but please let me know if any other classified and licensed staff are interested/willing to help at this year’s 5th grade Outdoor School happening April 22, 23, & 24 at Sky Camp. Extended contract is available for both classified and licensed staff. For classified staff, if you stay overnight, you even get paid while sleeping! Subs will be provided to cover for staff here at school while you’re at camp. Some of us are planning to stay at Sky Camp all three days and we’d love to have more staff join us for all three days, but we will also take any help for people who can help during the day or who can help be there the two nights.
Linked here is the ODS Parent Packet that went home, which describes what will happen at camp. Coyote Camp staff pretty much run all of the activities and school staff simply assist, with the exception of classroom teachers running at Class Meeting at 4:45 on the second day.
Let me know if you’re willing to join us all three days, help during the day, or can spend the night (6:00 until morning). See me if you have questions, but I think spending three days out at Fall Creek with a bunch of kids getting to doing fun activities sounds like a pretty good time.
• Emerald Park Construction & Gate Access – Starting Monday, EWEB is replacing a water main behind by the back Emerald Park gate, running from Lake Drive to Hatton Ave. between the fence and skatepark. This will prevent access to that gate, but I’ve worked with EWEB so they won’t start until 8:00 and they will shutdown during dismissal. Construction is supposed to only last two weeks.
• Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP) Reminders – We haven’t had a USDA inspection for several years, but I thought it may be good to remind people the expectations around our fresh daily snacks:
• Should be served daily
• Should not be served during breakfast or lunch period
• Leftovers should be given to the students or returned to the cafeteria
• There should not be carry-over of Fruits or vegetables from one day to the next
• Containers used for FFVP should be returned to the cafeteria the same day the FFVP was delivered
• Adults and/or students passing out snacks should wash hands first or use gloves
• Free Preparedness Skills Presentation – The Red Cross is offering free lessons for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms. The program teaches about safety rules for home and how to be prepared in an emergency. It is about 40 minutes including a Q&A. If your grade level is interested in a presentation, contact Alberta Cook, alberta.cook@redcross.org
• Kindness Mini Grants – The Everyone Belongs School Kindness Project is offering mini grants, which are due March 19th. See the linked flyer and application for details!
• Promoting Prosocial Behaviors in the Classroom – According to research, nurturing prosocial behaviors may improve academic outcomes—both classroom grades and test scores. See this Edutopia Article for ideas on practicing gratitude in the classroom, ecouraging random acts of kindness, and building empathy. On a related note, remember that you have my full permission to do Second Step and/or Caring School Community Lessons in place of core academic times. In my opinion, social emotional learning is equally if not more important and traditional academics.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events – See the Google Calendar for future events, but here are the events of note for the next two weeks:
February 24 (M)
9:15, Allan to IFSP Meeting (Conference Room)February 25 (T)
12:00, Allan to Truancy Hearing (Conference Room)
1:15, Fire Drill
2:45-3:30, IPBS Meeting (Mellissa’s Room, RM26)February 26 (W)
Ash Wednesday (avoid scheduling schoolwide events)
Title 1 Progress Monitoring Day – No Groups
11:10-2:30, PLC Meetings (Conference Room)Kinder 11:10-12:10
3rd Grade 12:20-1:20
5th Grade 1:30-2:304:00-8:00, District First Aid Class (Library)
February 27 (H)
8:10-8:55, BSU Meeting (STEAM Room)
8:10-11:55, PLC Meetings (Conference Room)2nd grade 8:10-9:10
1st grade 9:30-10:30
4th grade 10:55-11:552:45-3:45, Allan to IEP Meeting (Conference Room)
February 28 (F)
PTO Read-A-Thon Begins
8:10-8:45, Storytelling Assembly, K-2 (Gym)
8:55-9:30, Storytelling Assembly, 3-5 (Gym)
10:30-12:30, February Birthday Lunches With the Principal (Community Room & Library)
12:00-1:00, Human Growth & Development Parent Preview (Community Room)
2:30-3:30, Early Release PD – 2020-2021 Staffing (Library)February 29 (SA)
10:00-1:00, UO Eugene Math Festival (MacArthur Court)March 2 (M)
Classified Employees Appreciation Week
Statistics in Schools Program for 2020 Census – SIS Week
PTO Read-A-Thon Continues
PBIS Monthly Theme – Safe BodiesMarch 3 (T)
Book Fair Delivery
2:45-3:30, PBIS Meeting (R&R Room, RM21)
6:00-7:00, Howard Kindergarten Round-Up (Library)March 4 (W)
Walk+Roll to School Day
BJ Blake Covering for Allan
11:00-10:00, PTO Papa’s Pizza Fundraiser (W11th Location)
2:45-3:45, Equity Team Meeting (Imelda’s Room, RM7)March 5 (H)
Book Fair Set-Up
8:45-11:30, Niccum to Corridor Play (NEHS)
2:00-3:00, Kona Ice Fundraiser (Front of School)
2:45-3:05, Allan Meeting w/KG Team – Staffing Input (Robin’s Room, RM3)
3:30-3:30, Allan Meeting w/1st Grade Team – Staffing Input (Jasmine’s Room, RM11)March 6 (F)
Popcorn Friday!
Book Fair Student and Staff Preview
8:00-12:00, Allan to HR Early Pool Hire Committee (Ed Center)
1:30-2:00, EA Supervisors Meeting – Staffing Input (Title Room, RM26)
2:05-2:25, Allan Meeting w/Licensed Specialists – Staffing Input (Title Room, RM26)
2:30-3:30, Early Release PD – PLC (Teams Decide)
2:30-3:30, Allan Title 1 Budget Meeting (Ed Center)March 8 (SU)
Daylight Saving Time
Have a good week, y’all!
Allan
