Week of December 14
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What is coming up?
December 14 (M)
Regular Day
December 15 (Tu)
8:00-11:00, Superintendent Balderas visiting our school and observing classrooms.
December 16 (W)
1:45-2:45, PLC Planning Time with Grade Level Teams- Teachers, please plan together in the library.
2:45-3:45, Uninterrupted planning time for teachers.
8:45-11:00, Salmon Release Field Trip, 4th and 1st grade buddies activity.
December 17 (Th)
2:45-3:45, Mod Squad Meeting (Room 7)
December 18 (F)
8:00-9:00, Joel at Principal PLC breakfast in Springfield
January 4 (M)
District Furlough Day- No work/no pay day (all employees)
In District School Choice Requests Open
January 5 (T)
7:30-8:00, Breakfast available for ALL staff members.
8:00-1:30, (5.5 hours)AIMS4S3 Training for teaching Staff (Library) (Teaching staff will stay in our building unless you have prearranged with Joel to go to the district level PD.)
1:30-4:00, Prep time for teachers in the PM.
January 6 (W)
1:45-2:45, PBIS Meeting (Room 9, All classified including Yasmin)
1:45-2:45, PLC Time- All teachers plan together and work together in the LIBRARY. Focus is on AIMS4S3 planning units and Math CFA’s. Reid will be available for support.
January 7 (Th)
3:00-4:00, Equity Team Meeting- All attend who have interest. CFEE and Taking It Up Trained staff are also highly encouraged to attend. (Library)
January 8 (F)
Peer Observation for Grades 2 and 3. Grade 2 in the AM, Grade 3 in PM.
January 11 (M)
2:30-5:00, Joel at Principal’s Meeting, (Ed Center)
January 12 (Tu)
9:00-10:30, Joel @ Immersion Principal Task Force Meeting (Mozart Room)
2:45-3:45, PLT Meeting (Conference Room)
January 13 (W)
1:45-2:45, Teacher PLC Time in the Library.
January 14 (Th)
2:45-3:45, IPBS Meeting
January 15 (F)
2:45-3:45, TLT Meeting
January 18 (M)
9:00-12:00, Come join me at the MLK March! I would love to have our staff come and be visible and united at this important community event.
January 19 (Tu)
Joel and Megan at LEL B- McCornack Elementary (All Day)
Staff Meeting 2:45-4:45- Agenda is below:
- PBIS Review 1/2 hour
- IPBS Process Review 1/2 hour
- Dual Language Agreements and our Proposed Curriculum Alignment Plan (45 minutes)
January 20 (W)
1:45-2:45, PBIS Meeting
1:45-2:45, PLC Collaboration Time
January 21 (Th)
3:30-5:00, Joel at the Immersion Task Force Meeting
January 22 (F)
1:45-2:30, Chamber Music Assembly
What is happening?
Dear Staff,
The Holiday Party at Megan’s house was so much fun and very warm and cozy. It is so nice to have moments such as that to bond and connect outside of school. Take time to show care and love with your classes this week. Our students need your attention and affection. Here are several announcements for the week of December 15.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF WINTER CLASSES IN BEST. WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 2016. ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS! EL MARTES 15 DE DIC. SERÁ EL ÚLTIMO DÍA DE CLASES DE INVIERNO EN BEST. LES VEREMOS EL JUEVES 7 DE DICIEMBRE DEL 2016. iQUE TENGAN BONITAS VACACIONES! BEST AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
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Monday, December 14th at 6:45 PM, in the Kelly Library. Dessert will be provided.
You are invited to come to Ganas Parent Night in order to meet the University of Oregon MEChA students who will be working with your student this year in Ganas. There will also be a short presentation explaining the Ganas program, what it is, and how it works.
¡Con ganas somos el futuro! ¡Si se puede!
• Safety Reminders – 4J’s Risk Manager, Randi Bowers-Payne, sent an email reminder to principals about the annual Building Safety inspections, saying there are consistently several areas needing improvement across buildings. These areas include maintaining a clear path to electrical panels, shelves needing to store the heaviest objects lowest to the ground, and remembering to lock COWs to help prevent theft. See the above email for Randi’s complete list.
• News from the Emerald Empire Reading Council – Here’s the November Newsletter from the Emerald Empire Reading Council. This month’s newsletter includes a number of workshops and information on a $100 grant for reading and writing activities (small grants are usually easier to win). If you’d like more information, visit their 90’s-esque website.
• Parenting Group at the Child and Family Center – A therapist at the Child and Family Center (CFC) is offering a reasonably priced, mindfulness-based parenting group for parents of children ages 2-8 years old who are experiencing behavior concerns. They will start the group in Mid-January and offer free childcare and a light dinner at each group. See the email we received and the flyer for details and contact information if there are any families you’d like to share this with.
• District Admin Updates – Linda O’Shea is the new half-time principal at Family School Elementary. Linda served and continues at half-time as the assistant principal at ATA. This mid-year modification is due to Kathy Owen’s shift in responsibilities, leaving an opening at Family School. Kathy was split between Family School and Twin Oaks, but is now full-time at Twin Oaks, though taking on additional responsibilities. The last Twin Oaks principal was the district 504 Coordinator.
• Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – With the passage of ESSA, replacing No Child Left Behind, the work in many ways is just beginning, because the new law does away with so many federal mandates and shifts control to states regarding assessment, accountability and evaluation, state legislatures will be playing a decisive role in determining how ESSA is implemented. If you want all the nitty gritty details, see this EdWeek article which offers a pretty comprehensive summary of the new legislation. And here’s an OregonLive article that includes reactions from Oregon lawmakers, which gives hints at the changes we might see in our state.
Have a great last week of 2015, everyone!
Joel
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