Week of May 13, 2019
Here are some of the main items of the week:
• Stop, Walk, Talk Classroom Review – Classroom teachers, please review the linked 2 minutes 31 second Stop, Walk, Talk Video with students this week. EAs need to hold students more accountable for first trying Stop, Walk, Talk before going to an adult (unless it’s safety-related), by first asking students “Did you tell them to stop?” and “Did you try walking away?” before an adult intervenes. It’s also important for the student when they are telling someone to STOP what it is they want them to stop doing (i.e. “Stop following me” or Stop saying that to my friend”). Another reminder teachers can reinforce with students is to report situations (“tell”) right away and not at the end of recess when recess supervisors need to leave for groups.
• 2019-2020 Consumables Order: DUE FRIDAY! GOT TO DO TASK– Teachers were sent an email regarding consumable order for next year for Being a Writer, Journeys, LearnZillion, and FOSS Science. All orders must be completed by the end of next week. Here is a link to the Google Sheet.
• IEP Meeting Compensation – NonSSD teachers can use the linked NonSSD Licensed IEP Time Log (20182019) found on the HR Forms webpage (there is a separate form for SSD staff) to request payment for up to six hours of additional compensation based on you per diem rate. Submissions will be accepted through June 14, 2019, by 5:00 PM. Payment will be included on the June 29th pay installment. See the above link for details.
• Student Care Team Referrals Due FRIDAY – The Student Care Team will meet next week, which means student/family referrals to the team are due this Friday. DHS has been great about helping quite a few of our families, pointing them towards resources for a variety of different situations (homelessness, assistance with bills, incarcerated parents, counseling resources, and many others), so please consider referring a student or family in need. Try to get a signature on the 4J Release Form (English or Spanish) so DHS can research the family situation to see what services they would qualify for. And if it is of use in talking with families, linked here is an English/Spanish Care Team Flyer. If there’s a situation where you can’t get a signature for whatever reason, you can refer “hypothetical” student or family situations. Let me know if you have any questions about potential referrals, but if it’s a situation that’s on your mind, it’s probably a worth referring to the team.
• Friday Early Release PD – This Friday’s Early Release Spanish Literacy PD an assessment session for grade level teams to work together, so plan to bring your “Spanish tier 2 stuff” to A210. And remember, if you haven’t already, you can log your PLC hours for collecting PDUs by registered for Staff Meetings and Friday Early Release PDs by going to 4jpd.net
• Child Protection Unit Info – Erin’s Law lessons are now expected to be taught in by classroom teachers using a 6lesson Second Step curriculum that’s been purchased for schools. However, Matt has stepped up and offered to finish meeting this year’s required lessons, so teachers are off the hook until next fall.
In the meantime, if teachers want to look over the curriculum, it’s all online and I can give you the access codes for your grade level, as well as your grade level’s notebook and posters if you’d like them now. The plan for next year will be that in the fall teachers will go over the first five Second Step Safety Lessons (probably during Safety Week) and will teach the sixth lesson as a review/refresher before winter break and before spring break. State law expects all students kindergarten through 12th grade to be instructed in the child protection. Let me know if you have questions or if you’d like the access codes, grade level notebook, and posters for your grade level.
Here is the calendar of some of the main events:
Noche Cultural- Marimba del Rio
May 13 (M)
Newsletter Check-in
May 14 (Tu)
8:30-12:00, Joel to All Admin & Elem Principals’ Meeting (Ed Center)
4:45-5:45, Site Council
6:00-7:15, Parent Group
May 15 (W)
3:15-5:14, PLT ESSA Goals Planning- Goal #2
Viaje Musicale Setup
May 16 (Th)
10:05-11:15, Joel proctoring 6th Grade Math Tests (Conference Room)
The gym is not available after school.
Viaje musical setup
May 17 (F)
2:00-3:00, Data Team Meeting on Spanish Core
6:00-8:00, Viaje Musical (Gym)
May 20 (M)
Library book return week (No new books out after the 17th)
EasyCBM testing begins
Newsletter Check-in
May 21 (Tu)
3:15-4:00, Staff Meeting PBIS (A210)
May 22 (W)
2:30- Fire Drill (Hopefully not during testing.)
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 until 12:15
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
June 3 (M)
2:15, Fire Drill
June 4 (Tu)
Site Council (Meet new principal?)
No parent group
June 5 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT
June 6 (Th)
3:15-4:00, Final GOTG
June 7 (F)
Easy CBM Benchmarking ends
June 10 (M)
All Data Data Team Meeting
June 11 (Tu)
8:30-12:30, Field Day and School Wide BBQ
June 12 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT
June 13 (Th)
Regular Day
June 14 (F)
Regular Day
June 17 (M)
Regular Day
June 18 (Tu)
Promotion 5th-grade Breakfast (Tentative)
Last Day of School
That’s all for the week. Get out there and do your very best for kids. They deserve it!
Saludos cordiales,
Joel Lavin
