Week of May 29, 2017
Here is a rare shot, 4 generations of River Road/El Camino del Rio Educators (and their kids) on the stage.
Hi Shining Stars,
I hope you all had a good three-day weekend to get ready for the final four weeks of the school year.
Here are some announcements for the week:
•Farewell Event, May 25th, 2017-Here is the KMTR news story on our farewell event. It was truly a memorable event for the ages:
Out with the old, in with the new: River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary moves forward.
Alexis and MJ Goewey in a River Road 5th Grade /5th Grade Time Warp on May 25 2017
• Class Lists Due Friday June 16th – We have a data team meeting next week which will focus on student success and also looking ahead. On that note, I recommend that you use some of your Wednesday PLC time to focus on class lists for next year. Here is a copy of the new form (Google Doc ). If receiving grade levels would like to meet with sending grade levels, teachers should plan a mutually agreed upon time to meet to discuss students and class lists. I am still editing the placement cards this week but will get them in your box by Wednesday early release time.
• Morning Attendance Reminder – Overall teachers have been doing a great job. However, we still need accurate attendance taken by all staff. Teachers should be sure to enter attendance no later than 8:45 each morning. Students entering the building will be given a tardy slip from the office and Yasmin will record the tardy in Synergy but sometimes students slip by. The autodialer begins calling parents at 9:00 AM, so it’s important to have attendance done well before then.
• Reminder: Classified Self-Evaluations Due – We still need some Classified Employee Self-Assessment assessment forms (PDF or DOC) turned in. If you haven’t done your self-assessment yet, please get the completed form to me this week. I want to get started on evaluations and I needs those to move forward on this process.
• Reminder: Licensed End-of-Year TalentEd Tasks Due – It is time for teachers to complete TalentEd tasks. Please complete this form as soon as you can.
Teaching and Learning with Emerging Bilingual Learners:
•Latino Roots Celebration-
Center for Latinx and Latin American Studies · 6201 University of Oregon · Eugene, OR 97403-6201 · USA- Knight Library Browsing Room 1501 Kincaid St. UO campus
Please join us at 4:00 P.M. at the Knight Library Browsing Room and at 5:00 P.M. at Special Collections for the 2017 Latino Roots Celebration!
We will have special guest speakers, student project documentary showings, an exhibit of archived materials, and music by Springfield High School Mariachi del Sol and by Latin American guitarist, Ricardo Cardenas.
There will be delicious refreshments beginning at 5:00 P.M.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please email us at cllas@uoregon.edu or call (541) 346-5286.
•DACA recipients news article-
“When a parent is deported, it’s almost worse than if a parent has died,” writes special education teacher Katherine Huete. Photo of students and faculty members protesting at Rutgers University by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
Column: I’m a teacher, a ‘Dreamer’ and I know why my students are scared
Calendar for the Remainder of the Year:
May 30 (Tu)
Joel, Karen Ramirez Gutierrez, and Lily Chavez to Rigler Elementary in Portland
6:00-7:00, Parent Group Multicultural Potluck Dinner Final Meeting of the year. (Cafeteria)
May 31 (W)
9:00-11:00, Joel at construction meeting.
1:45-2:45- PLC Time Focus- Planning for math instruction.
June 1 (Th)
5th Grade Outdoor School
June 2 (F)
5th Grade Outdoor School
4:00-5:00 New Building Tour
June 5 (M)
Regular Day
June 6 (Tu)
8:15-11:15- Joel at Elementary Principal’s Meeting
2:00-2:30- Assembly- School Wide BEST Strings Performance in Cafeteria
3:00-4:00, Final Staff Meeting of the year in (Room 18)
June 7 (W)
9:00-11:00, Joel at construction meeting.
1:45-2:45- PBIS Meeting in Room 9
1:45-3:45- PLC Time – Professional Development on Imagine Learning software for 2017/2018. Extended contracts provided.
4:00-5:00- Joel at the North Region Meeting
June 8 (Th)
8:00-2:30, Final Data Team Meeting #6 (Room 18)
June 9 (F)
Now a REGULAR SCHOOL DAY
4:00-5:00 New Building Tour
June 12 (M)
3:30-5:00, Joel at Immersion Task Force Meeting (Parr Room)
June 13 (Tu)
4:00-5:30, Final Site Council Meeting: Transitions for new members and thank you for old members.
June 14 (W)
9:00-11:00, Joel at construction meeting.
1:45-2:45- PLC Time- Focus:Aligning report card information across grade levels.
June 15 (Th)
9:00-11:00, Field Day
11:00-12:15, School wide BBQ
June 16 (F)
No School – Grading Day
Classroom placements due.
4:00-5:00 New Building Tour
June 19 (M)
Regular Day
June 20 (Tu)
Regular Day
June 21 (W)
9:00-11:00, Joel at construction meeting.
1:45-2:45- PLC Time- Let’s pack together!
June 22 (Th)
The Last Day of School (Dismissal 11:40)
Permanent Records and Cumulative Files updates due.
June 23(F)
Last work day for teachers. All employees must be out of the building before 12:00 AM-(Midnight).
June 24 (Sa)
Salvage and Asbestos Abatement begins in the old building. No teachers or classified staff may be present.
4 weeks to go. We can do it! ¡Se se puede!
Joel Lavin
From an article on our school in 2010:
“After five years of proven track records of high academic achievement, Paco Furlan says staff at River Road decided, ‘**We can do this. We can do this as a team. We can make this happen.** So we spent last year working on a proposal to create a super neighborhood. This was completely outside of the box.’ “