Week of October 5
Hello El Camino del Río Staff,
Did you know that this past Friday was “Custodial Worker Day,” an annual celebration where we pay tribute to those women and men who work tirelessly to clean and maintain our buildings on a daily basis. El Camino del Río is lucky to have a very hardworking custodial team with Craig and Dan, so I want to give them a belated recognition of all their hard work to make our sweet old brick schoolhouse look great! Both Craig and Dan do so many things that directly effect students daily lives beyond cleaning. It is a gift to work with them each day.
Calendar of Events:
October 5 (M)
11:00-11:30, Parent Walk a Thon Meeting (Conference Room)
2:45-3:45, Site Council Meeting (Conference Room)
October 6 (T)
8:30-9:00, Joel gives family tour.
(Most of the Day) 4th Grade Field Trip- Thistledown Farms (Murphy)
2:45-3:45, Staff Meeting (Team Building and Cohesiveness in times of stress and grief.)
October 7 (W)
10:00-11:00, Joel with Kevin Boling in Truancy Hearing (Conference Room)
1:30-2:00, Joel meets with Randi Bowers Payne about Traffic
1:45-2:45, PBIS Meeting (All Classified Staff Attend) (Room 8)
1:45-2:45, PLC Collaboration time for all teachers not on PBIS.
6:00- 8:00 PM, Curriculum and Ice Cream Event (Child care provided for young children in library.) (Ice Cream in Cafeteria at the end of the evening.)
October 8 (H)
9:00-2:00,Walk A Thon all day. Students will be bused to the Kelly track in 1 hour intervals from 9:00-1:15.
2:45-3:45, IPBS Meeting (Room 7)
6:00-8:00, NEHS Latino Advisory Parent Meeting
October 9 (F)
No School, State wide In-service Day
Licensed Staff – Non-Contract Day
Classified Staff – Regular Work Day
5:00-8:00 PM, OALA Social Event at UO. Dr. Gustavo Balderas to speak. Contact me if you would like to attend. Staff who identify as Latino Hispanic are encouraged to attend. All are welcome.
October 12 (M)
The gym reopens for PE and school wide use. (400 person capacity)
Dr. Patricia Gándara visits 4J for evening event to speak on bilingual education.
October 13 (T)
Fire Drill and Lock Down Practice (Mystery Time)
8:00-12:00, Vision Screening in the Library
8:30-1:00, 4th grade Field Trip to Thistledown Farms
3:00-4:00, PLT Meeting
6:00-7:00, Grupo de Padres
October 14 (W)
10:00, Recess Evacuation Practice to Cafeteria/ Front of School
11:00-1:00, ODE Visit to School and Classrooms
1:45-2:45, Teacher Collaboration Time in the Library (planning and math formative assessments are suggested topics)
6:00-7:00, Talking with Books Kindergarten
October 15 (H)
9:00 AM, Great American Shakedown- Earthquake Drill
4:00-6:00, CLLAS Latinos in Education Event with Patricia Gandara, Gustavo Balderas, Edward Olivos. (University of Oregon Knight Library)
October 16 (F)
PICTURE DAY
Room Clear Practice by classroom teachers throughout the day.
October 19 (M)
2:30-5:00, Joel at Principal’s Meeting
October 20 (T)
2:45-4:45, Staff Meeting- 2 hours, Teacher Goals and School Wide Data Analysis
October 21 (W)
1:45-2:45, PLC Collaboration Time in the Library with TOSA Reid Sheppard
6:00-7:00, Talking with Books 1st Grade
October 22 (U)
2:45-3:45, MOD Squad (IPBS) Room 7
October 23 (F)
Regular Day
October 26 (M)
2:45- 3:45, Site Council #2 for October in Conference Room.
October 27 (U)
8:45-9:45, Cafecito #2- Joel speaks with families about the new building design. (Room 10)
October 28 (W)
1:45-2:45, PLC Collaboration Time in Library
6:00-8:00, La Celebracíon del Día de Los Muertos (Whole School)
October 29 (H)
Regular Day
October 30 (F)
Costumes are allowed. Please no masks. No costumes that promote cultural appropriation.
Pre-halloween/ Harvest Parties These are Ok. Anyone want to do a parade?
November 10 & 12 are Conference Days.- Plan ahead.
What is happening?
• Literacy Leader Opportunity:
• Licensed Educator Effectiveness Resources & Self Assessment – Since we’re now starting the goals process and the Effectiveness and Growth cycle for licensed staff, I wanted to share some resources on the 4J Educator Effectiveness website:
Rubric at a Glance
Performance Standards
Updated (and much shorter) Rubric
Processes & Timelines
Licensed Specialists have a separate page and a separate set of Performance Standards.
The Self Assessment was due on September 30th, but since we’re starting later, I’ll say it’s due Oct. 31st. The self assessment is based on your own perception of your performance based on the Performance Standards. This is a process that you will initiate in TalentEd on your own. I will not be able to view the document. Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.
•School-Wide SMART Goals Development Meeting – Now that we have some clarification from ODE on SMART Goals requirements, I’ll be holding an optional meeting this Wednesday at 3:00 in the library for anyone who’d like to help craft our school-wide goals. There will be three goals total; two Student Learning and Growth Goals (likely one reading and one math using easyCBM, PDSA or EDL) and one Professional Goal (likely technology integration). Student Learning and Growth Goals after Wednesday after PLC time in the library. As you work on drafting your Student Learning and Growth Goals for 2015-16, I would like to make it efficient and easier. Be sure to bring your laptop and the materials you need to look at data, reflect on your students, and draft goals. Stop in for assistance, work alone, work in groups, stay for a long time, or stay for a short time.
•Here is the Walk A Thon Schedule:
Walk-a-thon Schedule
- 9:00 – 9:15 Transport & Assemble Kinders
- 9:15 – 9:45 Kinders Walk
- 9:45 -10:00 Kinders go back – 1st on bus
- 10:00 -10:15 – 1st grade transport & assemble
- 10:15 – 10:45 – 1st grade Walk
- 10:45 – 11:00 – 1st grade go back – 2nd & 4th on bus
- 11:00 – 11:15 – 2nd & 4th transport & assemble
- 11:15-11:45 – 2nd & 4th grades walk
- 11:45 -12:00 – 2nd & 4th go back – 3rd & 5th on bus
- 12:00 – 12:15 – 3rd & 5th transport and assemble
- 12:15 -12:45 – 3rd & 5th grades walk
- 12:45 – 1:00 – 3rd & 5th go back
Bus Line Up Schedule
- 8:55 – Kinders Line up
- 9:55 – 1st Grade Line up
- 10:55 – 2nd & 4th Grades Line up
- 11:55 – 3rd & 5th Grades Line up
• Hour of Code, December 7-13! – This is a great experience for our students and will help more students see how to use technology to create! If you’d like your class to participate, you can register on Code.org’s the Hour of Code website, where you’ll find resources including self guided tutorials (K-5) that you can simply have your students start these tutorials and you’ll have your students coding! Every participating classroom will receive a thank-you gift and you can win $10,000 for our school. Sign up now to hear first about more prizes and new Hour of Code tutorials coming soon!
• 17 Ways to Help Students With ADHD Concentrate – Research shows that students with ADHD can concentrate better when they’re allowed to fidget (here’s that study). But what if this becomes a distraction for the rest of the class? Edutopia received hundreds of Facebook comments from teachers, parents, and students with great ideas for letting students quietly fidget, and here are some of their favorites.
• Title 1 Newsletter – Here is the latest district level Title 1 Newsletter that went out to Title 1 Coordinators and principals. This month’s newsletter is all coordinator specific information and tasks, but feel free to check it out if you’d like to see what Aline is up to. As many of you know, she is working very hard to serve an unprecedented number of students in two languages.
• Bus Safety Training Requirement – Lori sent this information out earlier, but the state requires all students to receive instruction on bus safety by the end of December. To meet the requirement, teachers can order a bus and driver to come out one day to provide instruction to classes or teachers can also meet the requirement by showing the bus safety video The Safest Way Out. Once you have completed your chosen method of meeting the requirement, please let Edna know the date and the training method used. On a side note, I’m slightly amused the Transportation Department just this year took off the VHS and 16mm bus safety films recommendations.
• Full-time Spring Student Teachers from Oregon International Internship Program – A repeat from a couple weeks ago, the UO Oregon International Internship Program (OIIP) is still looking for placements in 4J for student teachers from China. These interns are very high quality and will truly enrich our students with cross cultural sharing. Interns would work full-time, beginning in February through the end of the year, and can provide classroom management support, individual instruction to students, lead group activities, or other assigned tasks. If any of you are interested in having an extra hand in your classroom second semester, see the attached flyer and contact Mandy Gettler at the UO by phone (541) 346-1773 or by email mandyl@uoregon.edu.
That is it for the record. Have a fulfilling week.
Joel
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