Week of April 23, 2018
Dear Staff,
Wow! April 20, 2018 was a good day for our school. So much community and self actualization for our school. It was so amazing to see us work together and build this environment juntos! In the week ahead we have another awesome group of employees to recognize, the office administrative staff. Please take a moment to thank Ingrid Quirke, Yasmin Marquez, and MariCarmen McFadden. They all are amazing professionals that make our school hum. Administrative Professionals Day is April 25, 2018.
Here are some items of note:
• Strings Academy Next Year – Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestras (ESYO) will be stopping services for us next year unless we come up with some funds for the program. We need to come up with 5000.00 to pay the salary of the teacher and for the instrument rentals. The main expense is paying the teacher, which is about $5,000 a year. I’m also thinking I may write an EEF grant for the program, although since it’s a lot of money for a smaller group of kids, Site Council will likely rank it lower on our list of grant priorities. If you have other ideas on how to fund this valuable program, let me know. Music is a key cultural component of our school.
• Job Expo Update – We were unable to fill our 1st grade position internal with the Expo process. This means we will go external. Please spread the word among your teacher friends that are bilingual. We need to fill this position and I hope to do so soon. I will be accessing the immersion pool on Monday to see who has applied to be in our DLI program.
May 4th Math PD Day – Not this Friday, but next Friday is a 4J Math Professional Development Day. Jaimee Massie sent the linked May 4th PD Day Flyer with details. For licensed staff, teachers grades 3-5 and Title/SPED teachers will meet 8:00-11:15 at Holt, and teachers grades K-2 will meet 12:00-3:15 at Holt. For classified staff, there will be an EA Extravaganza this same morning. Details on that event are coming soon. This is 3.5 hours of PD for teachers. The remaining part of the day is lunch and planning time in our building. Classified staff should adjust their schedule to make it to the 3.5 hours of PD in the Morning at the Ed Center.
Eugene 4J Math Professional Development – May 4, 2018
In grade-level work spaces, let’s dig into collaboration around games, tools, and the fall. Please bring a your laptop, pacing guide, key concept doc, and your grade-level games binder.
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Grades 3 (cafeteria) Grade 4 (library) Grade 5 (gym) |
8:00-8:15 8:15-11:15 |
Snacks/Socialize* Digging in! |
Holt Elementary Parking: You may park at legal street parking and at North Park Community Church across Harlow rd. Please avoid red curbs and fire lane signage. |
Reflection on incorporating games and tools into lessons & grade-level collaborative planning for the fall. |
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Title/SPED Certified (Room B04) |
8:00-8:15 8:15-11:15 |
Snacks/Socialize* Digging in! |
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Grades K (cafeteria) Grade 1 (library) Grade 2 (gym) |
12:00-12:15 12:15-3:15 |
Snacks/Socialize* Digging in! |
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*NOTE: Our snacks and socializing times (8:00 & 12:00) are optional. Please plan to arrive in time to begin working together at quarter past the hour!
PRINCIPALS: Administration will not meet for learning during these PD times since at least half of their staff will be in buildings.
CLASSIFIED STAFF: All Classified staff will be attending an EA Extravaganza at the Ed Center the morning of May 4th. Marlee Litten will be sending out more information shortly!
•Journeys & Being a Writer Materials Order (DUE May 18) – Grade level teams should meet to decide what Journeys and Being a Writer materials you want to order for next school year. Complete this Survey Link before Friday, May 18th and let me know if you have any questions. Complete this Survey Link before Friday, May 18th and let me know if you have any questions. Also, David Barnes will be coming by to remind you to fill out the survey.
• EEF Grant Applications Due MONDAY, May 7 – Grant proposals are due to me by Monday, May 7. before Site Council. All I need before the meeting is a title and brief description. https://eeflane.org for details.
• Seesaw Tips – Remember there are a ton of Seesaw Resources to help teachers, including specific ideas you can use tomorrow. You can also check their schedule of online professional development webinars (PD in your PJs) for teachers every month.
• Here is the Schedule of Upcoming Events
April 23 (M)
SBAC TESTING
8:30-2:30, Joel and Chavo to Report Card Revision Team Meeting (Ed Center) 2:30-3:30
3:00- IEP Meeting
4:00- Joel in Meeting with Bahati
April 24 (T)
SBAC TESTING
8:15-11:15, Joel to Elem. Principals’ Meeting (Ed Center)
2:00- Attendance Support Meeting
3:00-4:00 IEP Meeting
4:00- Grant Writing Session on EEF. Everyone welcome.
April 25 (W)
Administrative Professionals’ Day
SBAC TESTING
8:45-9:10, K-2 PBIS Kindness Extravaganza (Gym) 9:20-9:45, 3-5 PBIS Kindness Extravaganza (Gym)
1:45-2:45- Grade level PLC time. Please meet formally with your team to plan math and other curricular areas.
Joel in several Summative meetings throughout the day.
April 26 (H)
SBAC TESTING
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
3:00-4:00 IEP Meeting
April 27 (F)
SBAC TESTING
3:00-3:30- PLT Meeting
Fresh Produce available for families.
April 30 (M)
SBAC TESTING
EEF Grants Due to Joel
Children’s Book Week Children’s Book Day- el Día de Los Libros (officially)
3:30-5:00- Immersion Task Force Meeting
May 1 (T)
SBAC TESTING
Better Hearing & Speech Month 2018
3:00-4:00, 504 Meeting
May 2 (W)
SBAC TESTING
4:00-5:00, Joel to North Region Principals’ Meeting (NEHS)
6:00-7:00, El Dia de Los Libros Celebrated by our School. (Title 1 Literacy Event)
May 3 (H)
SBAC TESTING
8:00-2:30, El Camino del Rio Data Team- Rescheduled
May 4 (F)
No School — Professional Development/Planning Day (Math) 8:00-12:00, EA Extravaganza! (Time is Tentative) 8:00-11:15, SPED/Title/Grades 3-5 Teachers Math PD (Holt) 12:00-3:15, Grades K-2 Teachers Math PD (Holt)