Week of April 22, 2019
Hi Shining Stars,
This Wednesday is Administrative Professionals’ Day. I’d like to recognize the hard work of El Camino’s excellent office staff, Yasmin and MariCarmen who manage so much each day. Yasmin is responsible for improving our attendance rates. MariCarmen is the most organized secretary in the district. Thank you for delivering messages, wiping bloody noses, talking down frantic parents, helping new students get to class, checking for head lice, and that’s all before 8:30am! Did I mention that we are the only 100% bilingual school office in 4j? Thank you for all you do! They both have the best smiles.
Here are some items of note for the week:
• May 3rd offerings for EAs – Classified Staff were sent an email about the various workshop they are to attend on Friday, May 3rd. Go back to your email and reread the Transition Day email for details as well as the Workshop Registration Directions that were included in the original email and will direct you to 4jpd.net
• Staffing update- We have made two new teacher hires for school next year. Our own, Antonio Salgado Cruz will become a 1st-grade teacher next fall. Antonio will be in a teaching program but the district has given the go-ahead to allow him to teach in Fall 2019 with an emergency license. We are thrilled to have him in this new role. In 2nd Grade, we welcome Alison Ramirez. She is coming from Northern California, Santa Cruz to become a teacher at our school. She just completed her 1st year teaching in Sonoma California in a dual languge classroom in 4th grade. At this point, we are fully staffed in licensed positions. Now, we have to begin to hire classified staff. We will need to hire two bilingual EA’s and I will be posting those requisitions next week. Spread the word to your bilingual friends of this wonderful opportunity.
Alison Ramirez Byers
• EEF Grants Due MONDAY – If you have any grant ideas, get them to me by this Friday! Site Council will rank order all grant proposals at that time. See prior announcements for details, but you don’t need to write the entire grant at this point. Just tell me your title and general idea.
• District Admin Updates – Kat Lange has been hired as the new Director Student Services Department (SSD), starting in July, taking the place of Cheryl Linder who is retiring. Kat has been serving as one of our SSD administrators since January 2018 at the high school level. Before coming to 4J, Kat worked in Colorado, where she was a special education director and college adjunct professor in a smaller school district. She previously served as a principal, assistant principal, and special education teacher.
• Tackling the Stress of Testing Season – For many of our students, academic preparation isn’t enough to ensure a smooth testing season. In this edition of Teaching Tolerance’s The Moment, they offer tips for dealing with this stressful time of year—including resources for understanding and countering stereotype threat and affirming all our students.
• How a Literacy-First Program Revived a School- A Title I school in the Bronx is dramatically improving student outcomes—one book at a time. The article is here.
Here are the main events at school through the end of May:
April 22 (M)
OSAS TESTING Begins
National School Volunteer Week
Newsletter Office Check-in
5th Grade at Outdoor School
April 23 (Tu)
Joel will be at the Elementary Principal Meeting in the AM
2:10-3:00, Assembly 123 Andres Music Group, bring backpacks.
6:00-Evening 123 Andres Parent Engagement Assembly
5th Grade at Outdoor School
April 24 (W)
Administrative Professionals Day-( 😉 Yasmin and MariCarmen)
3:15-4:00, PLT
5th Grade at Outdoor School
April 25 (Th)
3:15-4:00, Equity Meeting in A200
April 26 (F)
No Friday assembly.
New Choice time begins. – 12:45- Beginning in the gym to organize classes.
2:00-3:00, Math PLC Time
3:00-4:00, Teacher Prep
April 29 (M)
Newsletter Check-in
April 30 (Tu)
8:30-12:30, LCC dental clinic-10 Students- Ann Anderson
6:00-7:30, El Dia de Los Libros
May 1 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT
May 2 (Th)
North Region El Camino Team observing @ El Camino in the AM
5:30-7:30, ACE Awards Celebration
May 3 (F)
Transition Day- No meetings set by Joel.
Joel at Mandt Training 8:00-5:00
May 6 (M)
Newsletter Check-in
PLC time with Reid
May 7 (Tu)
PLC Time with Reid
3:15-4:00, Staff Meeting (A210) IDEA and 504 Movie Video with Popcorn and Licorice
May 8 (W)
OEA Teacher Walkout- No School
May 9 (Th)
Regular Day
May 10 (F)
2:00-3:00, Restorative Practices Article Study
3:00-4:00, Teacher Prep Time
May 13 (M)
Newsletter Check-in
May 14 (Tu)
4:45-5:45, Site Council
6:00-7:15, Parent Group
May 15 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT
May 16 (Th)
The gym is not available after school.
May 17 (F)
2:00-3:00, Restorative Practice/Disrupted Learning Conversation
6:00-8:00, Viaje Musical (Gym)
May 20 (M)
Newsletter Check-in
May 21 (Tu)
3:15-4:00, Staff Meeting PBIS (A210)
May 22 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT (Conference Room)
May 23 (Th)
3:15-4:00, Equity Meeting (A200)
May 24 (F)
2:15-3:00, Math PLC (A210)
3:00-4:00, Teacher Prep
May 27 (M)
No School – Memorial Day
May 28 (Tu)
Newsletter Check-in
Joel at the Elementary Principal Meeting
May 29 (W)
4th and 5th Grade Field Trip to OMSI (All Day)
3:15-4:00, PLT
May 30 (Th)
Regular Day
May 31 (F)
2:00-4:00, Teacher Double Prep Time
Have a good week everyone! You’ve got this! Have an amazing week with your students! Make every moment count.
Joel
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