https://blogs.4j.lane.edu/chinn/?p=13645
Hi Everyone,
A shoutout to Emily for organizing the Accessible Education Parent Group last Thursday! I think this is going to be a great support for families of students with IEPs and 504s and is a group that’s going to grow. Thank you, Emily!
Twenty-five items of note for this week:
• Self-Managers Rollout – Staff decided at last week’s Staff Meeting to bring back Self-Managers. The plan will be:
THIS WEEK:
• Teachers go over the Self-Manager Slideshow with kidsBETWEEN NOW & APRIL 26:
• Kids nominate themselves by filling out Self-Manager Application and get the required signatures (specialists, recess/lunch supervisors, attendance, principal, classroom teacher)
• Classroom teachers check the attributes on the form.
• Nomination forms will normally be due the first Friday of the month, but for this rollout will be due 4/26, 5/17, and 6/6
• Teachers can use the form as a teaching tool for students not qualifying for this roundI’ll leave a stack of copies of the Self-Manager Form by the mailboxes. Also, if you’re reading this on Sunday, the slideshow isn’t updated yet, but will be by Monday.
For folks not at the staff meeting, primary grades will have Junior Self-Managers, with fewer special privileges, and older grades will have regular self-managers with more special privileges, which may include:
• Purple self-manager badge and a lanyard (older grades)
• Name on announcements
• Group picture each month
• Pre-printed Postcard Home
• Walk to lunch or specials ahead of class
• Use a bathroom or drink at any time
• Library reading time
• Self-Manager Table at lunch
• Other jobs/tasks
• Possible: Inside classroom recess
• Possible: Help in Buddy Classroom
• Special Self-Manager Recess
• Self-manager salute in Assembly and/or sel-manager sectionI’ll schedule a time to go over this with EAs at a later date.
Students can lose their Self-Manager status. Any major or minor referral results first in a warning. A second referral would mean losing Self-Manager privileges for a week. A third referral would mean losing their badge altogether and they would need to reapply.
• Orange Ticket Buddy Recess Reward – Kids met their Orange Ticket goal and we will reward them with an extra Buddy Recess. Calming Room staff and I will cover the 30-minute recess, but it would be great if teachers could help out in 15-minute shifts. The schedule will be:
Monday, 1:40-2:10 – 1st & 5th
Tuesday, 1:40-2:10 – 2nd & 4th
Thursday, 1:40 -2:10 – KG & 3rd
• Volunteer Appreciation Week Sign-Up – This is Volunteer Appreciation Week. Make sure you’ve brought in your treat listed on the Volunteer Treat Sign-Up Google Sheet.
• Fire Drill, TUESDAY@9:25 – I’m taking advantage of a couple classes being gone on a field trip to have our fire drill at a different time. The April Fire Dill is on TUESDAY at 9:25. 1st grade will be lined up outside already at the end of their recess and by the time the drill is over, 2nd and 3rd graders can just go straight to their 9:30 recess. Linked here is a copy of the Building Evacuation Map and the Fire Drill Line-Up Map. We’ll reschedule if we get rained out, but right now the forecast looks good.
• Fire Drill Reminder, Close Doors – Several classroom doors were left open during the last fire drill, so remember to close them this time around. Keeping the doors closed helps prevent a fire from spreading.
• Wednesday PD: 4J Behavior Matrix – We will see this Wednesday to go over the 4J Behavior Matrix. If you’d like a preview, linked here is the Holt Discipline Flowchart for Teachers, which is actually a generic district template except for slide #3 where I added some Holt specific information, the 4J Minors/Major Behavior Definitions for Staff, and for minor incidents there is the Revisiting/Strengthening Classroom Climate & Practices and Implementing Classroom-level Interventions documents. Here’s a link to the 2023-2024 Behavior Matrix (longer version) that was shared with principals and if you’re interested, here’s the Admin Behavior Matrix Slideshow that was presented to building admins.
• Scholastic Book Fair Opens, FRIDAY– Watch for details from the PTO and Robbie about hours and preview scheduling, but the Book Fair will open on Friday, April 19th and will also be open during the School Carnival. The Book Fair will run through Thursday, April 25th.
• Sheldon Mamma Mia Performance, Friday @1:15- The Sheldon High School Drama Department will perform an abbreviated version of their current musical, Mamma Mia, on Friday at 1:15. They will perform in the cafeteria and linked here is an Assembly Map with younger grades in the front and older grades in the back.
• Holt PTO School Carnival, FRIDAY, 5:30-7:30 – The Holt PTO has been hard at work on this year’s annual School Carnival. It will be Friday, April 19th from 5:30-7:30 in the cafeteria, gym, and playground. They’ll have games, food carts, the car bash, and this year are adding a silent auction. Remind your class and get them pumped to attend!
• Earth Day – Holt Clean Up Day! 4/22 – Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day and the Student Council invites classes to help clean up the school to celebrate. See Ashley’s Email for details, but sign your class up on the linked Earth Day Clean-Up Google Sheet.
• Administrative Professionals’ Day, 4/24 – Formerly known as Secretaries’ Day, Wednesday, April 24th is Administrative Professionals’ Day, so get ready to celebrate Sharon and Keri!
• Wednesday PD: Team Collaboration – We haven’t had a Wednesday without a meeting for some time, so let’s set this time aside for teams to connect and collaborate and/or take care of whatever you need to get done.
• Holt Spirit Day – 80’s Day, 4/25 – Friday, April 26 is the monthly Holt Spirit Day and this time it’s 80s Day Day! Just wear neon, bright colors, 80’s style clothes, or wear school colors or gear!
• Spirit Assembly 4/25 @8:20 – The April School Spirit Assembly is on Friday, April 25th in the gym. The assembly will start at 8:20, but all classes should be in the gym by 8:15. Stay tuned for details!
• BMX Anti-Bullying Assembly 4/25 @9:00-9:40 – Friday, April 25th at 9:00 (yes, following the Spirit Assembly) will be the BMX Anti-Bullying Assembly on hard play. I haven’t heard from the assembly folks what their setup will be, but I imagine we’ll be circled around their performance, so stay tuned for details.
• 24-25 Master Schedule Survey, Due 4/26 – As we get ready to work on next year’s master schedule, take a moment to complete the 2024-2025 Master Schedule Survey if you’d like to weigh on some ideas being considered.
• Master Schedule Guidance – Related to the above item, downtown provided updated Instructional Minutes Master Schedule Guidance for different subject areas. As with last year, there are not enough minutes in the day to meet the suggested minutes, which are also missing a time for Tier 3 math and the PE BEPA time, so again, this is merely a suggestion for grade levels to follow. I’ll put this on a future Staff Meeting agenda to review a couple of pieces on here that teams may want to consider.
• Fiddle Artist in Residence Schedule – Linked here is the Fiddle Artist in Residence Schedule, which will run from April 29 – May 17. Let me or Lesli know if you spot any conflicts.
• SAEBRS Spring Testing Window, May 1-31 – A reminder that we have the SAEBRS spring testing window coming up May 1 – 31, so I will schedule a future Wednesday PD to give teachers time to complete the teacher portion of the assessment. See the previously shared SAEBRS Slideshow if you want a refresher ahead of time.
• PTO Childcare EA Help May & June – Are any EAs interested in helping with childcare at the May 2 and/or June 6 PTO meetings, 5:30-7:30? The PTO will pay extended contract or I can offer trade time if you’d rather bank some hours for a future non-student day. Let me know if you are interested.
• Volunteers for District-Wide Kindergarten Event 4/26 – Principals were asked to forward an email to classified staff to recruit volunteers to assist with this second annual district-wide Kindergarten event on April 26th.
• SSD April Newsletter – If you’re interested here is the April SSD Newsletter. Topics include ESY, manifestation determinations, and timelines. The SSD Newsletter Archives has all prior newsletters.
•Repeats & Reminders – See prior announcements for details:
• EEF Grants Due May 3 – EEF Grants are opening now and are due May 3. EEF prioritizes grants that focus on Enrichment (ex. STEM, arts, experimental learning), Ready to Learn (ex. literacy, SEL, accessibility solutions), and Pathways (ex. CTE, SPED, TAG). The application link is not live yet, but linked here is a PDF I made of the form from earlier this year.
• Meeting Students’ Needs for Emotional Support – A new survey finds that a large percentage of students don’t feel that they have an adult to turn to at school when they’re troubled. See this Edutopia Article for details, but try to be that person kids feel comfortable going to. They suggest seeing if your students are ready and willing to talk by asking these questions:
“Have you talked to anyone about what’s bothering you?”
“Do you want to talk to somebody about this?”
“Whom can you talk to about this?”
“When do you plan to talk to them about this?”Asking these questions helps ensure that an action plan can be put in place.
•Schedule of Upcoming Events – See the Holt Staff Calendar for future events, but here are the events of note for the next two weeks:
April 15 (M)
Office/PE/Music Staff Room Duty
Volunteer Appreciation Week
8:00, Morning Announcements (Zoom) Pledge Sign-Up
2:30-4:00, Girls on the Run
2:40, Talent Show Auditions (Reich’s Room)
3:30-5:00, Allan to All Admin Meeting (Ed Center)April 16 (T)
9:00-1:00, 4th UO Museum of Natural & Cultural History, Reich & Longoria
9:25, Fire Drill
10:15, Student Council (Reich’s Room)
2:40, Talent Show Auditions (Reich’s Room)
2:45-3:30, Grade Level Team MeetingsApril 17 (W)
1:30-2:30, Wed. PD – 4J Behavior Matrix (Library)
1:30-3:00, Girls on the Run
7:00, School Board Meeting (Zoom)April 18 (H)
8:50-10:35, Book Nook (Cafeteria)
9:00-1:00, 4th UO Museum of Natural & Cultural History, Benavides & Cobb
2:45, Leadership Meeting (Kelsey’s Room)
5:30-6:45, Kinder Reading Night (Classes & Cafeteria)April 19 (F)
Scholastic Book Fair Opens
1:15 (tentative), Sheldon Mamma Mia Assembly/Performance (Cafetorium)
5:30-7:30, School Carnival (Gym, Cafeteria, Playground)April 22 (M)
Title Staff Room Duty
Scholastic Book Fair Continues
8:00, Morning Announcements (Zoom) Pledge Sign-Up
8:30, Allan to Formal Observation
9:00-10;30, Allan to 4J BAT Meeting (Zoom)
2:30-4:00, Girls on the Run
3:00-5:00, Allan to SCIP All Admin Meeting (Ed Center)April 23 (T)
10:15, Student Council (Reich’s Room)
2:45-3:30, IPBS Meeting (Calming Room)April 24 (W)
Administrative Professionals’ Day (formerly Secretaries’ Day)
8:30, Allan to Formal Observation
1:30-2:30, Wed. PD – Team Collaboration Time
1:30-3:00, Girls on the Run
7:00, School Board Meeting (Zoom)April 25 (H)
Scholastic Book Fair Ends
9:05, Allan to Formal Observation
8:50-10:35, Book Nook (Cafeteria)
10:15-12:30, 5th Grade Hult Center Field Trip
2:45-3:30, Staff Meeting (Volunteer’s Room)April 26 (F)
Self-Managers Application Deadline
Holt Spirit Day – 80s Day!
8:20-8:40, School Spirit Assembly (Gym)
9:00-9:40, BMX Anti-Bullying Assembly (Hardplay)
And if you didn’t catch it already, check out this year’s hype video for state testing! Thank you to everyone who participated in the video and thank you to Ashley for putting it together!
Allan