Great 3 days!!
It has been the most amazing start to the school year! As we shared after Sneak-a-Peek, you have been nothing short of remarkable getting your classrooms set-up for the new school year. Every learning environment is filled with so much JOY! Approaching the first full week of school, remember the importance of establishing strong routines and procedures for your students. Strong routines and procedures will maximize your instructional time later. Next week, routines will shift focus to practice for small group instruction and independent practice in preparation for small group instruction to begin on August 14.
Take time to rest and recharge this weekend! We cannot wait for our first FULL week!
BOY CHECKLIST
Continue to work on your BOY Checklist items. The busyness of unpacking may have pulled you away from some important due dates. Be sure to review the checklist and get caught up on items to complete.
FURNITURE FYI
Tables are NOT dry erase - this includes student tables, kidney, horseshoe, etc. Please do not use dry erase markers to write on the table surfaces. If you have, please clean off immediately. Individual student desks are dry erase. Please reach out if you have any questions.
LUNCHROOM
Beginning Monday, teachers can drop students off at the serving line and enjoy lunch in the beautiful new teacher's lounge! Additional lounge tables are in route and should be installed soon. Our wonderful cafeteria monitors are prepared to supervise students without our support. Thank you for helping our students ease into cafeteria routines this week!
We do have a wonderful new cafeteria monitor, Ms. Bobbie, who comes to us from transportation. She will join Ms. Tracey in the cafeteria!
Kinder - Paras can remain in the lunchroom for additional support.
UPCOMING FACULTY MEETINGS
In effort to protect your time during pre-planning, we held several required trainings until after the school year began. We appreciate your patience as we cover these items in the next few faculty meetings.
- 8/9 - Annual Nurse Reminders from Nunez, Quarterly Safety Brief from K. Ball, Mandated Reporter Training from Rambert/Woityra; Fall MAP Training
- 8/16 - District ELA Curriculum Review from N. Philmon, TKES Orientation
UPCOMING PLCs
Due to our busy pre-planning schedule, we will take care of some BOY tasks during upcoming PLCs.
- 8/8 - Norm Check; Schoology Course Set-up (Please have items ready to upload, review in BOY Checklist); Distribution of Literacy Materials for K-3; Curriculum Night Presentation Work Session; Gradebook Set-up
- 8/15 - K-1 Review Phonics Pacing; 2-5 Review JGB Planning & Implementation; K-3 Small Group Planning; K-5 YAG Work Session
FALL LDAs (Literacy Diagnostic Assessments)
Our Fall LDA Assessment Window is August 3-11. All testing materials have been distributed. Please keep your testing booklet at the end of testing. You will not turn it back in this year. Here is the link to the Assessment Plan and Literacy Assessment Hyper Doc. All spreadsheets will be linked here as they are finalized. Please do not administer IDI until Monday.
VISION TO LEARN, 8/10
Please see the Vision to Learn schedule attached to the Stinger Stats email. Vision screenings will occur in the Learning Commons. Pro Tip: Bring an easy activity for students to do while waiting (a book, coloring sheets, etc). Give Nurse Nunez any forms you received back. These students WILL NOT be screened.
WEEKLY BUZZ
As a reminder, your Weekly Buzz should be sent every Friday to families and posted to your Schoology page.
PLEASE INCLUDE A REMINDER - NO DISMISSAL CHANGES UNTIL 8/14.
GEORGIA STANDARDS PARENT RESOURCES
Please share the resources below with your families in your weekly newsletter and posted to your Schoology page. Grades 3-5, please make sure to communicate with your math families as several students switch for math. Coordinate with your team and send this information out at the same time.
CURRICULUM NIGHT, 8/15
School Curriculum Night presentation will be shared with team leaders by 8/8. This presentation can then be updated with your grade level specific information.
UPCOMING DATES
- 8/7 - Breakfast, sponsored by Jones & Swanson
- 8/8 - PLCs
- 8/9 - Faculty Meeting, 3:30
- 8/10 - Vision to Learn
- 8/11 - Fall LDA Data Entry Completed
- 8/15 - PLCs
- 8/15 - PTA Meeting & Curriculum Night 6:00-8:00
- 8/16 - Reading Small Groups Begin
- 8/16 - Faculty Meeting, 3:30 (Leadership Meeting to follow)
- 8/21 - MAP Testing Begins
- 8/22 - PLCs
- 8/23 - Vertical Team Meetings, 3:30
- 8/24 - Dress Down Day
- 8/29 - PLCs
- 8/29 - Barn Hill Preserve School Visit
- 8/30 - Faculty Meeting, 3:30
- 8/31 - Q1 Progress Reports Emailed
- 9/4 - NO SCHOOL! Labor Day
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