Week of March 9
Hello Camino del Rio Staff,
I am apologize that my blog went out so late. I spent much of the weekend having fun at the beach with Lila, Solomon, and Anna. It was worth it!! The beach was amazing and I feel very rejuvenated. Therefore, I am sending it out now!
What is coming up?
March 9 (M)
10:00-11:30, Joel to 15/16 Staffing Allocation Meeting (Ed Center) 8:00-12:00, 3rd Grade Math Planning Session with Reid
March 10 (T)
8:00-12:00, 2nd Grade Math Planning Session with Reid and Maddy.
2:45-3:45, Staff Meeting, main focus will be StaffingMarch 11 (W)
1:45-2:45, Grade Level Math PLC in the Library ( All K-5 grades, please fill out your PLC form)
2:45-3:45, IPBS Meeting in Recker’s Room1:45-9:45, Joel, Karen, Nancy, Alexis to Portland for a session on push-in ELL Programs in the Douglas Garden’s School District. (Marylhurst University)
March 12 (H)
8:30-9:10,PRIDE Assembly-for all students. (Don’t forget to fill out your Pride Awards!)
9:30-12:00, Joel to CLLAS Conference at UO
12:00-4:00, 1st Grade Math Planning Session with Reid
1:00, Joel meets with North Eugene Retiree Association Meeting to support Camino del Rio (Joel’s office)
3:00-5:00, Design Committee
March 13 (F)
8:00-12:00, Senderos PD at Camino del Rio K-2 Primary
12:00-4:00, Senderos PD at Camino del Rio 3-5 Intermediate
4:00-5:30, Hey staff, let’s go bowling! at Firs Bowl on River Road by Bimart.
5:30-10:30, Benito Juárez Birthday Celebration at KellyMarch 16 (M)
2:30-5:00, Joel to Elementary Principals’ Meeting (Ed Center)March 17 (T)
Picture Day for all grades in the Gym.
12:00-4:00, Kinder Teachers Meeting with Reid and Maddy.
2:45-4:45, PLT Meeting- Planning and Parent Handbook Work
March 18 (W)1:00-1:30, Eugene Emeralds Assembly (All Classes)
1:45-2:45, Grade Level Collaboration Time – Math PLC meets in Library.
2:45-3:45, Joel and Karen go to STAMP TEST Planning Meeting
March 19 (H)2:45-4:15, Taking it UP Meeting in the Library
4:30-6:30, Joel to the Equity Committee at the Ed Center
March 20 (F)1:00-2:40, Movie Award Day in Classrooms
11:00-2:30, Joel to meet with the Mexican Consulate
March 23-27
Spring Break – No School
12:00-1:00, Spring Break Fun Time – Lunch & Activity (Cafeteria at Howard)
Here are some items of note for the week:
•PBIS Movie Award Day on March 20th from 1:00-2:40
Each class will earn 10-15 big green slips to attend the whole school movie party. Each grade and ELL will show a G rated movie from 1:00-2:40 on March 20th. Kids will sign up from the list of movies available which we will send home next week. Any students with level 3 referrals for the month of march who do not have behavior plans will do a quiet calm activity in title or the library such as read to self or coloring. Let me know which movie your grade wants to show and I will make a list to send home. This should be super fun and a nice way to build school community by combining grades. Please tell your students about this opportunity today and begin the challenge. We will provide snacks for each kid during movie.
• Surprise Assembly on Wednesday, March 11th at 12:45 PM
There is a surprise assembly this Wednesday due to the support of Jill Switzer and her connections to the UO. We will be hearing and watching this special concert with the whole school on Wednesday afternoon to experience the rich culture of Puerto Rico and learn more about Bomba. The concert should last about 45 minutes. All PE will be cancelled the last hour.
Pablo Luis Rivera presents a Concert of Puerto Rican Bomba with Proyecto Unión
An interactive performance by the director of the non-governmental organization Restauración Cultural and affiliated musicians. Rivera, who holds a PhD from the Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, will lead an ensemble exploring the world of bomba music. Bomba is an Afro-Puerto Rican drum and vocal music that features the interaction between dancers and the drums. The event will include music-dance performance, a narrative explanation of bomba, and an open invitation at the end for students and the public to enter the arena and improvise with the lead drum. Since 1998, the Restauración Cultural has undertaken the task of preserving the music and dance traditions of Puerto Rico. Through workshops, musical performances, and cultural exchange, the ensemble has traveled throughout Puerto Rico and the world, sharing both Bomba and a message of the importance in keeping the arts in education.
• HM Journeys/Senderos Training, March 13th, Reminder –The training for grades K-2 will be from 8:00-11:00 and the training for grades 3-5 will be from 12:00-3:00. It will all occur in the library. The rest of the day will be planning time. They will be going over all the hard copy materials as well as getting everyone online access to the digital materials in ThinkCentral. They are asking that teachers bring your Journeys Teacher Edition Vol. 1, the Student Edition (text) and your laptop. I believe all of our materials have been delivered, so teachers can feel free to gather materials. Ask Craig to help you find the TE Editions. And if teachers would rather I grab your teacher guide and student text, just let me know and I’ll put them in your mailbox.
What: Senderos Training for Spanish teaching buildings (Camino del Rio y BV)
Where: Camino del Rio
When: March 13th
K-2nd 8-11:00 am
3-5th 12-3:00 pm
Bring: Your Teacher Edition volume 1, the student edition (text) to go with it, and your computer. (I will work with Craig to pull these our for you. They are in the building.)
• ELA CCSS 6 Shifts Workshops: Instructional Strategies for the Common Core REMINDER – Gretta Sagolla sent an email reminder last week, but teachers should remember to sign up for Session 3 of the ELA CCSS Workshops on the 4J Workshop Page. The K-2 sessions will be offered March 10th, 12:00pm-3:00pm, March 11th, 8:00am-11:00am or March 12th, 8:00am-11:00am. The 3-5 session are offered March 9th, 12:00pm-3:00pm, March 10th, 8:00am-11:00am or March 12th, 12:00pm-3:00pm. And remember to bring a piece of text you plan on teaching in your next unit (or perhaps your next unit teachers manual) and your laptop.
Resident Storyteller at Camino del Rio: In April, Thaston Riklon will begin a storytelling series for 4th and 5th grade. On April 8th and 15th Thaston will tell some sacred stories from his home country, the Marshall Islands. These are indigenous stories from the Marshall Islands that he has permission to tell from his tribal leader in his country. Thaston will be coming to share with other classes too if you have interest. Thaston will share in full Marshall Island
• Spring Break Lunch/Activity Flyer – I mentioned a couple weeks ago that Nutrition Services is holding a free lunch and activity program at Howard for area students 1-18 years old living in our area. Attached is a flyer for the event. We received hard copies of the flyer last week, which should go home with student if you didn’t send them home already. And let me know if any of you are interested in volunteering 12:00-1:00 one day over the break to lead an activity (coloring books, showing a video, singing songs, open gym, free choice on the playground, etc.) one of the days.
• Can learning through play benefit all students? – Educators in early grades — and more recently middle grades — are incorporating play in learning, writes Hilary Conklin, an associate professor at DePaul University and fellow with the OpEd Project. She notes in this article that recent research supports learning through play for all students, even high-schoolers.
• Spanish-language books for kids have a new LA home– Here is an article about a couple of women who started a Spanish Language bookstore in LA. As many of you know, finding authentic Spanish language literature is difficult,. This business is working to make it easier on the West Coast. I also know of one bookstore on the East Coast called La Casa Azul Bookstore in East Harlem. You should read more about these bookstores as they promote literacy for the love of reading Spanish literature. That is a good thing.
2 weeks (9 student days) until Spring Break!
Joel
