Week of May 24
Hello Estrellas Brillantes,
I hope you all had a relaxing three day weekend that will carry you through the last two and a half weeks of schools (9 1/2 student days, but who’s counting).
Here are some important items for the week:
15-16 Classroom Assignments:
Classroom Assignment and configuration for next year. Decision made May 5. 1 adjustment to keep BEST in Room 17.
Kinder rooms: 2 (Hellman), 3 (Bucklew), 4 (Fleming)
1st rooms: 12 (Skoubo), 13 (Screen), 14 (Barnes)
2nd rooms 5 (Jones), 6 (Randall)
3rd rooms 7 (Reckers), 8 (Piper)
4th rooms 15 (Murphy), 16 (Brougher)
5th rooms 18 (Torres), 19 TBA
Music room 11 (Adee)
Family Center 10 (Longoria)
Creative Care in cafeteria (Danielle)
ELL Room 9 (Schaal)
BEST/ SLD (Knudsen) Room 17
Best Room -Title & SLD (Denton) in old Speech Room
SPED and TSS in Computer Lab (Hynes-Perry)
Speech Room 20 (Stewart)
Title room 24 & 26 as needed. (Baissac)
• Year End Checklist – With the school year winding down, I’ll be putting the end of the year checklist in mailboxes early this week. This is a list of tasks to complete before you leave for your well deserved summer vacation. It’s pretty much the same as in the past, but please let me know if you have any questions. I’ll also be posting a sign-up sheet in the office for staff sign up for checkout times.
• Staff Technology Summer Checkout – Related to the above items, if you are planning to take home any of your technology (laptop, iPads, etc.) over the summer, be sure to fill out and turn in a signed copy of the 4J Technology Equipment Checkout Contract (PDF) to the office. Peggy will collect the forms before we leave for the Summer.
• 2015-2016 Class Lists Due Next Week – Class lists are due to the office Tuesday (That’s tomorrow.). If your grade level hasn’t done it already, please complete them and turn them into my box on Tuesday. We would like specialist to be able to review them by the end of the week.
• Physical Education Expansion K-8 (PEEK-8) Grant – Not much of an update yet, but I did want to let people know that I’ve been working with Kay Fullerton, the 4J Grant Writer, on applying for all year PE again. ODE has yet to announce PEEK-8 grants for next year and we’re waiting to hear back from them as to what will be the timeline for applications.
• United to End Racism Events – 4J is presenting an exciting series of events this week that are going to be happening in our schools and community between May 26 – 29. Please see the attached flyers for a community event, an in-house event and a visit with Gyasi Ross. I will be there and have been involved organizing them. Come join me in the discussion.
• What Do You Do With A Student Who Fidgets? – Here’s a recent story from NPR that Rachel shared with me. It’s actually a follow up to a report they did on a small study in which students with ADHD performed better on memory tasks when they were allowed to spin and move around in a swiveling chair. Following that story, they got hundreds of comments, tweets and emails with suggestions for fidgets, including one quite clever one involving wrapping bike inner tubes around the legs of a chair, allowing kids to bounce their legs during learning.
• How has technology changed the face of learning? – Technology already has changed K-12 education forever, asserts Matthew Lynch, dean of the School of Education at Virginia Union University. In this commentary, he writes that technology has revolutionized classroom collaboration, information gathering, remote learning and teacher preparation.
• Bilingual Students Need Support in Their Native Language
Dual-language programs can help English-language learners achieve proficiency in a new language and foster confidence in their language skills, writes Joe Levitan, director of educational programming at the Sacred Valley Project in Cusco, Peru. In this commentary, he recalls two ELL students and two different approaches to language learning.
Schedule of Events for the Week
May 25 (M)
No School – Memorial Day
May 26 (T)
Staff Meeting Cancelled (To provide more time to work on Journeys unboxing, packing etc.)
2:30-3:30, ELD Push In Planning Meeting in the Library. Kinder, 1st, and Abby Lane attend.
6:30-8:30, Joel at American Denial Documentary showing. The first event related to the Black Lives Matter in 4J events of the week.
May 27 (W)
9:00-10:00, African Dance and 5th Grade Honors Assembly
10:00-11:00, ODE Grant finalization meeting with Bee at Instruction
11:00-12:00, Joel, Sara, and Cheryl Meet about SPED Services at Camino del Rio.
1:50, Kinder Ordering Meeting (office)
1:45, PLC Time- Focus is on math assessments. (Library)
2:30,Joel, Jessica, and Piper in a Parent Meeting (Joel’s office)
May 28 (H)
8:00-4:00,Kevin Boling in for Joel while Joel works on Summative Evaluations
11:00, Joel meets with muralist Kari Johnson about the mural and it’s transition to the new building.
2:45-3:45, PBIS Meeting in Piper’s Room
4:30-6:30, Joel to Equity Committee
May 29 (F)
Last Day of BEST
Last Day of ELD
11:00, Joel to the Anthony Muhammad- Transforming School Culture Meeting with Sara, Tasha, Juan, and Carmen. (Ed Center)
5:30,Black Lives Matter Event at the UO Longhouse with Gyasi Ross. (Longhouse)
5:00-next day. 5th Grade overnight in the gym. (Gym)
June 1 (M)
EEF Grant Reports Due (Marcy will complete.)
12:00, Annie Performance
2:30-5:00, Joel to Elementary Principals’ Meeting (Ed Center)
June 2 (T)
Reading & Math Spring Benchmark Testing Continues
9:00, Strings Concert for whole school. (Cafeteria)
12:00, Annie Performance
2:45-3:45, Staff Meeting (Library)
6:00-7:00, Final Parent Meeting and Potluck (Library)
June 3 (W)
All Library Books Due
8:45-9:45, Talent Show (Gym)
12:00, Annie Performance
1:45-2:45, PLC time- math focus and collaborative report card prep.
4:00-5:00, Joel to North Region Principals’ Meeting (NEHS)
June 4 (H)
Library Basket Giveaways
9:00, Fire Drill
12:00, Annie Performance
June 5 (F)
Grading Day – No Students and No Meetings
June 8 (M)
Regular Day- No special events.
June 9 (T)
Last Day for 5th Grade
8:00-10:00, Volunteer Breakfast (Family Resource Center)
12:45-2:40, Field Day Whole School (See Michelle’s emails for details)
6:00-7:00, 5th Grade Graduation (Gym)
June 10 (W)
Last Day for Students
11:40, Dismissal
12:00-12:30, Staff End-of-Year Jamba Juice Celebration (Cafeteria)
12:30-4:00, Staff Checkouts with Joel
SACK LUNCHES Available for Pick Up By Teachers by 10:00 AM
June 11 (H)
Last Day for Staff (Classified and Licensed)
7:30-4:00, Staff Checkouts with Joel
Staff Party – Contact Nancy Schaal for details.
June 12 (F)
Budget Reduction/Unpaid Furlough Day
OABE Conference June 12 and 13. (North Clackamas SD.)
June 15 (M) and 16 (T)
Non-contract Curriculum Mapping Days.
June 23-25
AIMS4S3 Training in Albequerque NM.
June 29-July 1
ATDLE Conference in Palm Springs
Sept 1 (T)
Teachers Report Back (Classified calendar has not been published yet, but likely Sept. 2)
Have a fabulous week, everyone!
Joel
