https://blogs.4j.lane.edu/chinn/?p=10393
Greetings All,
Thirteen items of note for this week:
• Wednesday PD/PLC Time – Principals have not been given details on this Wednesday’s PD/PLC time, 2:40-4:00, other than the title, Math Lesson Review. Stay tuned and hopefully we’ll get info soon. Linked here is the 4J Draft PD Calendar thus far.
• Holt Spirit Day, Animal Day! – WEDNESDAY! – Don’t forget to remind students that this Wednesday is a Holt Spirit Day and this time it’s Animal Day! Join your class Zoom dressed up as an animal, wear some animal print, make yourself some ears, or just wear some spirit gear!
And also remind students on Wednesday at 7:00PM is Animal BINGO Night. All they need is a BINGO Card and something to mark their card. If they didn’t get a card at Supply Distribution, cards are available at lunch pick up. Zoom
• Dec. 3rd Supply Distribution Sign-Up & Info – Next week’s supply distribution is on Thursday, December 3rd from 8:00-3:00. I know most staff are now teaching groups, but if you are available, please add your name to the Supply Distribution Sign-Up Sheet to help between 8:00-3:00. Staff can utilize trade time if you work beyond your normal hours this day.
We’ll plan to pass out the district math packets for all grade levels unless I hear from grade level teams. And we are supposed to have district purchased headphones for this round of distribution.
• Student Materials Delivery – Principals can now submit request for district staff to deliver student materials when families are unable to pick up student materials due to extreme circumstances. Let me know if you have a situation such as this and I can submit a ticket. It’s a 2-day turnaround from when we submit the ticket. See this linked email if you want all the details.
• Staff Shout Out Form – Don’t forget about the Staff Shout Out Form! Complete the form to show some words of encouragement or simply a THANK YOU! I’ve also added a permanent link along the side column of my blog under Holt Staff Links.
• REMINDER: Notify Allan of COVID Positive Cases – If you find out any students or parent/guardians have tested positive for COVID, let me know so I can notify the HR staff working with Lane County Public Health. We had three cases pop up last week.
• Seesaw Feedback – Remember, when you’re in brick and mortar, you’re not giving written feedback to every single piece of student work. It is okay to do some heart-only response and to prioritize your written feedback, such as identifying certain assignments that will be used for formative assessment, and spending more time with that feedback.
• (A Small) Report Card Update – Principals were told the format of the elementary report card is staying the same and that curriculum SDSs are comparing the CDL priority standards with the prior resign work done on the report card. They will not add anything, but may be delete some lines. District leadership is looking at the work and will hopefully have it out to staff soon.
• Snow Days in CDL – Principals learned last week if we do have heavy snow, teaching and leaning will continue, but on site services may be cancelled.
• Weekly Collaboration Log Guide – SSD has provided additional Weekly Collaboration Log Guidance. Nothing seems to have changed, but it may help clarify any lingering questions.
• Zoom Breakout Room Workaround – Following last week’s Staff Meeting, Tammy Christiansen came up with another solution, which is a teacher can host and co-host their own meeting using two devices. She was able to log in to Zoom twice in the same session – once by signing in to Zoom to host the meeting and another time on a different device by simply joining the meeting without signing in to Zoom. The “Tammy host” was able to make the “Tammy guest” co-host of the meeting.
Tammy recommends teachers try using the CSV file upload and hosting a fake meeting a couple of times prior to an actual Zoom session. Linked here is the How to Upload a CSV File of Prearranged Groups Video shared earlier, which includes directions on how to upload a second CSV file for a second set go groups during the same Zoom session. Tammy said it is almost a neat-and-tidy process and that she’d be interested to hear how this works for folks.
• 2020 Winter Holiday Resource List – I’ll share this in Monday’s Quick News, but linked here is an extensive Winter Holiday Resource List from the Oregon Department of Human Services. Included on the list is information on Food Boxes, Meal Site, and Holiday Gift Programs.
• 22 Videos to Help Kids Understand Gratitude – Science tells us that being thankful can make us happier and improve our sense of well-being. Over the course of their lives, our students will face many hardships, and one of the best things we can do is help them learn the skills they need to be more resilient. This WeAreTeachers Article contains a nice collection of heartwarming gratitude videos to watch with students to cultivate an attitude of gratitude.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events – See the Holt Staff Calendar for future events, but here are the events of note for the next two weeks:
November 23 (M)
Scholastic Online Book Fair Begins, 11/23-12/6
1:30, Allan to Data Team Training (Zoom)November 24 (T)
8:30-9:30, Allan to Attendance Meeting (Zoom)
1:00-3:00, Holiday Food Box Distribution (Main Entrance)
1:30, Allan to Parent Meeting (Zoom)
2:00-3:00, PBIS Meeting (Zoom)November 25 (W)
8:00-2:00, Holiday Food Box Distribution (Main Entrance)
8:30-8:00, Student Council (Zoom)
9:00-9:45, Allan to Virtual Coffee with the Principal (Zoom)
2:40-4:00, PD/PLC Time – Math Lesson Review (Zoom)
7:00, Animal BINGO Night! – Holt Virtual Event (Zoom)November 26 (H)
No School — Thanksgiving BreakNovember 27 (F)
No School — Thanksgiving BreakNovember 30 (M)
Scholastic Online Book Fair Continues, 11/23-12/6
1:30-3:30, Allan to Elementary Principals’ Meeting (Zoom)December 1 (T)
8:30-9:30, Allan to Attendance Meeting (Zoom)
3:00-4:00, Staff Meeting (Zoom)December 2 (W)
Allan Teleworking
9:00-9:45, Allan to Virtual Coffee with the Principal (Zoom)
2:40-4:00, PD/PLC Time – Elem Report Card (Zoom)
6:30, Dance Party with Sluggo, Hosted by Mrs. Benavides (Zoom)December 3 (H)
8:00-3:00, School Supply Distribution (Main Entrance)December 4 (F)
Regular DayDecember 6 (SU)
Last Day Scholastic Online Book Fair
18 days until Winter Break!
Allan
