Last week it was so encouraging to see our community come together to celebrate volunteer Don Mario’s 75th birthday. I know he was especially hearted by all the birthday wishes. We are so fortunate to have such a dedicated and caring volunteerin our community.And the way we celebrated his birthday says a lot about our kind and caring school.
Here are some of the notes for the week:
• Parent Group Meeting this Week – We meet thisTuesday at 6:00 in the library will be the February Parent Group meeting, so if you’re able to volunteer your time to come, I know parents appreciating seeing staff at the meeting. Hope to see you there! Also, Jaimee Massie and Edith Gomez will be presenting on math to families and it is great to hear what parents are thinking in this type of session.
• Site Council –Next week I will update the Site Council on the ESSA supports and we will review some of the data in the data dive so they are aware of the process. If you want to know more about our data, please join us in the library at 4:45 Tuesday.
• Playground Equipment – It is time to order some additional balls to replace lost and damaged balls. Recess staff and teachers will let Joel know what needs to be ordered. Joel will order new soft Frisbees for each grade level. We’ll also see if we can find a more rugged tetherball that wont’ break right away, which will hopefully give student another option at recess.Craig will see if he can find a temporary tether ball equipment system so we can add another one for the students.
• Friday Early Release PD – This Friday’s Early Release PD was cancelled to compensate for the lost hour of prep on Grading Day, Friday, February 1st. Enjoy!
• Staffing Information Day is February 19th. – I will hold a small stand up meeting on February 20 in the morning so staff are aware of the staffing allocations the morning of February 20th. I will hold this in the library so you can stop by and be well informed. Please come to be informed. Also, I appreciated all the feedback on staffing next year. We received 23 responses which is the most information I have collected at our school. There is still time to respond if you want to. 2019-2020 Staffing Survey- El Camino del Río: Staffing Survey Link
Teacher Observations of the Kelly and North Program is 2/27 and More. – Earlier this week Juan sent out the invitation to the Immersion Task force teachers to sign up for a full day of observation of the North El Camino Program. This is coming up. Get your sub today. February 27th is the date. Use the code Immersion Task Force. Also, you will need a half day for the Curriculum Mapping day on February 20th to work on this project for our school strand k-12 curriculum alignment.
• REPEAT: Studying Skillful Teaching Module Offerings – Teachers, I’ll personally vouch for this PD. As one of the eight schools 4J is working with on ESSA improvement, El Camino was given sub days for interested teachers to attend the linked Skillful Teaching Modules (AKA RBT and Jon Saphier) at the LaneESD. Some sessions start as soon as this week and other don’t start until May. Please take a look at the offerings and let me know if you’re interested in any of modules or if you have any questions.
Here are some important dates and times to be aware of:
