Week of June 19, 2017
Hello Awesome Staff,
Thank you staff who have put so many extra hours in during the last week to pack. It has made a huge difference. When we get to crunch time on June 22 and 23, I am confident we will be ready with moving. Also, I want to put a huge than you out to Craig and Dan who have worked tirelessly to make sure everyone
Several items of note for the week:
• End of Year Popsicle/ Ice Cream Sandwich Respite – After kids leave on the last day of school at 11:50 there will be popsicles and ice cream sandwiches. This will also be a chance to say goodbye to folks leaving such as Megan Murphy and Ingrid Quirke. See all you there!
• Class List Specialist Input – Class lists should be in my box on Monday morning with the placement cards paper clipped to them. I will have Jennifer, Susan, Katie, Aline, and Nancy look at all of them so we have a good balance of all types of students in each class.
• LearnZillion End of the Year Reminders –
Website: eugene4j.learnzillion.com will be updated throughout the summer and is accessible throughout the summer.
Materials Coming: In August: Workbooks, teacher guides, assessment books, Investigation game binders and manipulative materials will arrive in buildings. Materials have been ordered in Spanish.
• 17/18 Master Schedule Delay – I’ve mentioned this to a few people who’ve asked, but principals were told not to process master schedules for next school year with staff yet. We have had a draft since March, but right now it looks like we’re going to have to wait until August for admin and staff for work together on the schedule. I’m as annoyed with this as much as I’m sure you all are.
• End of the School Year: Safety/Injury Prevention Message – Risk Management sent the linked email to principals with safety reminders regarding common injuries that happen at the end of the school year. Most on the job injuries are preventable, so they encourage staff to:
1. Use the district safety ladders. Do not use chairs, furniture, boxes, etc to stand on.
2. Use moving tools/equipment such as carts, dollies, furniture movers, or furniture slides to carry or move heavy items.
3. Complete a pre-work warm-up/stretching routine before beginning a task or participating in an activity that involves significant physical exertion or has a high exposure to injury. Warming up may include performing/participating in low impact tasks/activities which will make stretching more effective.
4. If there are no moving tools equipment available to use, ask for help instead of attempting to carry/move heavy item(s) on own.
5. Offer help when someone is attempting to perform a task that maybe safer and more efficient if two people are working together.
6. If there is no one available to help, take two or more trips to carry/move heavy item(s).
7. Consider using the green zone versus yellow/red zones when pushing, pulling, lifting, lowering, carrying heavy item(s).
8. To will help decrease the chance of a collision between two individuals, approach door entrance/exitways/hallway corners with caution to help improve awareness of surroundings.
9. If possible, when talking on the phone, sending a text, or reading a text stop and sit down. This will help decrease the chance of an unintended slip, trip, or fall.
10. To help improve awareness of surroundings, turn off the radio/music when approaching final work destination. Accidents often occur within close proximity of the driver’s final destination.
11. Do not attempt to catch something as it is falling. Instead, let it fall.
12. Consider checking for slip, trip, fall hazards before performing a task.
• “Grab & Go” Sack Lunch Schedule, Thursday – For lunches on the last day of school, Thursday, students will enter the cafeteria as usual. They will put together their own sack lunch, assembly line style. As students pass through the line, they should form a new line at the an exit door of the teacher’s choosing (it’s very nice not having as cramps of a cafeteria this year). Once all the students have gotten their lunches, the classes can leave the cafeteria. This process should takes about 5-8 minutes.
We will call students down with the flow of students with B’s advice.
• Free Summer Art Program Offered to Kids of All Ages – River Road Park is bringing mobile art bus “Artie” to ten different parks sites in the Eugene/Springfield area this summer. Beginning June 26, free art classes/activities will be offered to K-12 students. See linked flyer for details.
• Northwest Community Credit Union (NWCU) Project Community Mini Grants – Grants to support youth education will be accepted August 1 – October 15. NWCU is asking public school educators and nonprofit organizations to tell them what they need to create meaningful learning experiences for kids. Learn more about the program and how to apply at the Project Community website.
• Studying Skillful Teaching: Module I added for August 17 – An August 17 training for Studying Skillful Teaching, Module 1 has been added to the summer offerings, and is available at the Lane ESD website. Follow the link for additional information.
• District Admin Updates – Larry Williams, the current principal at Edgewood, has been appointed principal at Arts & Technology Academy (ATA). Larry started as a counselor at Churchill High School, then as an administrator at Kelly Middle School and at a K–8 school in Bethel, before becoming principal of Edgewood. Linda O’Shea, who has served as principal at ATA this year, will be moving to another administrative position in the district, to be announced soon. Scott Marsh, current principal at Madison Middle School, will be principal of Edison Elementary School next year. Scott previously served as principal of Parker Elementary School, and before that was assistant principal at Kennedy Middle School, and earlier was a math teacher at Kelly. At the district level, Maddy Ahearn, the district math administrator, will be leaving 4J and has accepted a position with the Lane ESD as a teacher developer and curriculum resource in STEM fields, starting July 1.
• Schedule of Events for the Week and Summer
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)
B will submit a grab and go lunch schedule for us this week.
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.
June 26- Technically the last day for classified staff (come up with a plan to work before this date)
June 30- Joel’s last day of work.
July 10- Old building torn down.
July 26- Joel back to work. (Ed Center and Starbucks)
July 31 – Potential move in date for Joel. (and my birthday)
August 17- MariCarmen returns to work.
August 21- Potential move in date for all staff. (Construction dependent) Solar Eclipse
September 6- First Day of School in a brand new building!
¡Sí, se puede!
Have a great week and an even better summer!
Joel
