https://blogs.4j.lane.edu/madisonstaff/2022/09/23/september-23-2022/
Dear Madison Staff,
What an amazing couple of weeks! Classes are rolling, kids seem pretty happy to be back, and there doesn’t seem to be quite the trauma and extreme behaviors that there were already by this time last year.
You are all doing an amazing job supporting kids with the transition to laptops. We know that there have been some challenges. Please continue to let us know if there are roadblocks with the technology use.
Here’s what’s happening next week.
| Mon, Sept 26 | Tue, Sept 27 | Wed, Sept 28 | Thur, Sept 29 | Fri, Sept 30 |
| River Walk Assembly – Focus Class | TLC – 7:45
Safety Committee – 8:00 |
GLT – Plan Back to School Night and Focus Grade Checks | Back to School Event – 6:30
Justyne Karaoke Competition @ Bugsy’s in Junction City – 9pm |
AVID Guest Speaker –
PD – Building Based |
MADISON INFORMATION
- River Walk Assembly on Monday – We will call classes down right after the announcements, and we’ll be using the same seating chart as last time.
- Wednesday Grade Level Meeting: In GLT, next week, teams will be planning their group presentation for our Back to School night on the 29th, and also learning about the process for weekly grade/assignment checks in Focus, from your Justice League rep.
DISTRICT INFORMATION
- Friday District PD: This week’s PD is centered around content areas. Please review the list of sessions and be ready for your session. Many of the sessions are on Zoom, but some are in person.
- EEA Collective Bargaining Agreement: The new collective bargaining agreement is now up on the 4J website.
- High Holy Days: Here is some important information about the High Holy Days. We cannot hold events on these days and must provide students time to make up missed work if they are out for religious reasons.
- Rosh Hashanah – Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Rosh Hashanah ends at nightfall on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Most observant families will be in services on Monday. Some will go on Tuesday.
- Yom Kippur – Yom Kippur begins at sunset on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Many families will be in services and/or out of school on Wednesday.
- Using Synergy to Email Families: The director of technology, Steve Menachemson, shared that adding large files to emails sent from Synergy slows Synergy down district-wide. If you need to attach anything larger than a small PDF file (like a one-page handout), load it into your Google Drive, set permissions to “Anyone with the link can view”, and share the link in your Synergy email instead.
Looking Ahead:
| Mon, Oct 3 | Tue, Oct 4 | Wed, Oct 5 | Thur, Oct 6 | Fri, Oct 7 |
| Yom Kippur | Yom Kippur
8:00 Commons planning for River Walk Activity |
River Walk
PD – Staff Choice (UDL or Anti-Bias Training) |
Have a wonderful week!
Gina and Peter
