Week of October 19
Calendar of Activities:
October 19 (M)
BEST Starts
2:30-5:00, Joel at Principal’s Meeting
4:30-5:30, Joel to United Way Kick-Off (Ed Center)
October 20 (T)
8:00-11:00- LEL Orientation (Ed Center)
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 (Parent Involvement Activity)
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. (This will be an EEF Grant Writing work session.)
October 27 (U)
8:45-9:45, Cafecito #2- Joel speaks with families about the new building design. (Room 10)
October 28 (W)
8:00-9:00, Joel and Mike Garling to meet Gustavo Balderas on Priority Schools
1:45-2:45, PLC Collaboration Time in Library with Reid
6:00-8:00, La Celebracíon del Día de Los Muertos (Whole School)
October 29 (H)
Regular Day
10:00-11:30, Joel to Pivot architecture office for color selection meeting.
Joel attends the Equity Committee, (Ed Center)
October 30 (F)
10:00-3:00, Joel to Region 1 Priority Schools Forum (Lane ESD)
Costumes are allowed. Please no masks. No costumes that promote cultural appropriation.
Pre-halloween/ Harvest Parties (No Candy) Be prepared to have an alternative activity for children with religious beliefs to not have this holiday in school.
November 2 (M)
Tech Plan due to Kim Ketterer
10:00-11:00, Joel at El Camino del Rio Infographics Meeting (Pivot Architecture)
November 3 (T)
Larry Soberman as admin. La Cosecha
Joel, Karen, Erin Reckers leave to present at La Cosecha on our school.
2:45-3:45, Staff Meeting (Cancelled)
6:00-7:00, Grupo de Padres
November 4 (W)
Larry Soberman as admin. La Cosecha
LEL at Awbrey Park- Megan attends without Joel.
4th Grade- Nearby Nature Field Trip
1:45-2:45, Wednesday PLC Collaboration Time on Math
1:45-2:45, PBIS Meeting in the Learning Center including supervising and classified staff. (Yasmin attends part)
November 5 (U)
Larry Soberman as admin. La Cosecha
2:45-3:45, Mod Squad Meeting
November 6 (F)
Larry Soberman as admin. La Cosecha
Regular Day
November 9 (M)
No meetings. Regular day.
November 10 (T)
4:00-8:00 PM, No meetings. Conferences from 4-8 PM (Conferences will be in your classroom.)
Let me know if you need an extra person present, myself, or Jennifer.
November 11 (W)
Veteran’s Day- No School. Do not go to work. Rest.
November 12 (U)
No School. Conferences 8AM -8 PM (Conferences will be in your classroom.)
November 13 (F)
Compensation Day. No School. No Work.
Classified Staff, if you have built up comp time hours, please turn in forms to take this day off.
What is happening:
•BEST begins tomorrow – Our first day of classes at BEST are tomorrow Monday 19, at 2:40-5:30 pm. Here is the most important information necessary for office and teachers. There will also be copies of this info in the office.
• Synergy PM Attendance – Here’s a reminder for teacher to make sure you are entering your PM attendance into Synergy and not just the AM attendance. Our theory in the office is that teachers are getting busy and sometimes forgetting to enter PM attendance because everyone is entering attendance correctly sometimes but not always. Please double check that you’re getting both AM and PM when you’re entering daily attendance. I’ll let folks know this week if you miss the PM, so if you don’t hear from me that means you’re doing it right.
• Care Team Meeting Referrals – The Howard Student Care Team will be meeting next week, so let me know if any of you have student or family situations you’d like to refer.We are working with Howard and other North Region schools to support families in the area. If you can get a parent/guardian signature on the 4J Release Form (PDF or DOC), DHS will be able to do some research into the family and situation and see what services they would qualify for. One benefit of families going through the Care Team is that when they are referred for services or community resources, they will often get bumped to the top of waiting lists, whether it’s housing, family counseling or other services. Also know that you can refer “hypothetical” student or family situations if you’re unable to get a signed release form. We have one family referred, but we do have space for more.
• McKinney-Vento Report 10-2015 – If you’re interested, attached is the district-wide October McKinney-Vento Student Report. Chavez has the most McKinney-Vento students of any elementary school with 26 students and Howard and El Camino del Río are the next highest with 23 McKinney-Vento identified students.
• Sensory Processing Awareness Month! – Did you know that October is Sensory Processing Awareness Month. Follow this link for some terrific articles on “Discussing Sensory Needs: A Guide for Parents and Teachers,” “10 Calming Sensory Strategies for Schools,” “Getting to the Bottom of Sensory Behaviors” and “30 Sensory Strategies to Help Kids Pay Attention.” There’s even a free e-book titled “Sensory Processing 101.” Here is another video that was shared with me that’s a nice video titled “Autism Awareness for Elementary School Students,” which teachers may find useful for sharing with students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R6LW3czUmI
• The Growing Demand for Spanish Speaking Teachers, Solution? Puerto Rico! –
I ran into this article on the big changes to the demographics of the United States and the insatiable demand for dual language programs. Spanish Speakers are in high demand. Puerto Rico has become a place for recruiting Spanish teachers that are part of the United States. This article outlines why.
• Oregon Was Founded As a Racist Utopia – Oregon is often thought of as a progressive state, but our state has a long history of racism. When Oregon was granted statehood in 1859, it was the only state in the Union admitted with a constitution that forbade black people from living, working, or owning property there. It was illegal for black people even to move to Oregon until 1926. “Whites Only” signs frequented Oregon businesses just like Jim Crow southern states. And if you thought Eugene might have been immune, take a look at the photo detail of what’s on the side of Skinner’s Butte in this 1921 photo that was posted on the Eugene Reddit recently. Oregon’s founding is part of the forgotten history of racism in the American west that’s covered in this revealing article.
• Micheal Screen’s Celebration of Life
Some of you may be thinking about ways to support Alexis in her mourning of her father. Alexis father’s Dad’s celebration of life is coming up next weekend if you would like to attend.
Micheal Screen’s Celebration of Life will be Saturday, October 24th at 1:00pm at the Northwood Christian Church. Located at
2425 Harvest Ln
Springfield, OR
(541) 746-2790
Have a good week, everyone, and enjoy the excellent video that any kid would be fascinated by: A 360 view from an Airbus Jumbo Jet! Be kind to each other and hold each other close.
Joel
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