The Final Friday!!

We made it to the last week of school!  The next four days will go by in a blink.  Please read the final week reminders carefully.  There are many events/activities happening on campus!  Most importantly, please review safety and supervision reminders for the last week of school.

LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL SAFETY

Please be vigilant in your efforts to ensure the safety of our campus.  

1.  Exterior doors should NEVER be propped open.  If you see a door propped, immediately close it.

2.  ALL visitors should have a visitor badge.  If you see a visitor without a badge, please escort them to the front office.

3.  Visitors must sign-in at front office, with the exception of Honors Day, when a secondary sign-in desk is available at the gym entrance.  Do NOT allow visitors to enter any other exterior door before signing in.

STUDENT MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISION

During the last week of school it can become easy to slip into less structured days.  Our students still need your regular routine to feel safe and maintain predictability.  Keep your days scheduled with learning activities and structure, limiting unstructured activities.  Additionally, be aware your supervision allows for proactive redirection.  Supervision is keeping your eyes and ears on student activity at all times.  Students should never be left unattended by an adult in the classroom.

Administration will have limited availability to support with students 5/20-5/22 due to Honors Day.

YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION

Yearbooks will be distributed on Monday.  We recommend students take yearbooks home for safe keeping.

LUNCH DELIVERIES TO THE FRONT OFFICE

Please be mindful of the traffic in the front office on the last week of school.  Our front office ladies would be delighted to reduce lunch deliveries during the last week!

LUNCH CHANGE, 5/21 (4TH & 5TH GRADE ONLY)

Please refer to the email sent by Carla regarding the lunch change impacting your grade levels on 5/21.

8TH GRADE WALK, 5/22

Celebrate the 8th graders as they begin their journey at MHS!  Staff and students can gather along Polk Street, remaining in the grass area, at 9:35 AM on May 22.  8th grade students are scheduled to leave Northcutt at 9:45 AM.  Additional central office staff will be present during the 8th grade walk to support student/staff safety.  All admin will be in WS Kinder awards day at this time.  Staff/students should return back into the building following the walk.

5TH GRADE WALK, 5/22

We will begin the 5th grade walk at approximately 2:30 PM.  Team leaders will receive notification for when students should gather in the halls.  Look for the walk map to be shared before Wednesday.  The 5th grade walk will follow a similar path as the Senior Walk.

PLAYGROUND, 5/23

As a reminder, the playground will not be available for K-4th grade on the last day of school due to the 5th grade picnic.

WIT & WISDOM LAUNCH TRAINING, 5/24

Please refer to the links below for W&W Launch Agendas and Training Locations.  

Reading Specialists - You are no longer required to attend the Teacher Launch Training.  Please look for an email with specific information for responsibilities on May 24.

AGENDA

TRAINING LOCATIONS

WIT & WISDOM JULY MODULE 1 STUDY

Please review your sign up by clicking on the link below.  Select your school from the tabs across the bottom. Your Session Number can be found in the first column.   Session locations are listed in the table below.

W&W JULY TRAINING TEACHER SESSION & DATES

 

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

July 9th 8:30-3:30

West Side Auditorium

West Side Cafeteria

MHS Seminar Room

July 11th 8:30-3:30

West Side Auditorium

West Side Cafeteria

 

July 15th 8:30-3:30

West Side Auditorium

West Side Cafeteria

MHS Seminar Room


What to bring:
  • Module 1 Teacher Edition
  • Module 1 Student Edition
  • Module 1 Core Texts
  • Laptop/Charger

ITEMS BELOW ARE REPEATED FROM LAST WEEK

Q4 REPORT CARD ENTRY

Look for an email to come from Carla with important information regarding Q4 Report Cards.  

Q4 does require specific grade entry completion.  Read the directions carefully!

  • 5/22 - Grading Window Opens
  • 5/23 - Grading Period Ends
  • 5/23 - Deadline to post grades!

EOY SPECIALS CHANGES

Due to various EOY events, there will be a few specials changes as we near the last day of school.

May 12

K-2nd Grade NO Specials

May 13

3rd-5th Grade NO Specials

May 17

K-2nd Grade PE @ Sport Court

May 20-22

K-5th Grade PE @ Sport Court

May 20

Switch 1st & 2nd Grade Specials TIME

May 21

Switch 3rd & 5th Grade Specials TIME

May 22

NO SPECIALS - ALL GRADES

HONORS DAY PRACTICE

We will hold Honors Day practice in the Gym on 5/17, 5/20 & 5/21.  PE relocated to the sport court during Honors Day practices.

Kindergarten

5/17–11:45-12:25

5/21 - 2:15

1st Grade

5/17–1:30-2:05

2nd Grade

5/17–2:15-2:55

3rd Grade

5/20 – 2:30

4th Grade

5/20 – 11:30

5th Grade

5/21 – 11:30

EOY GRADE LEVEL PARTIES

Team Leaders - Please work with room parents to communicate EOY Grade Level party needs.  Your room parents are ready and willing to assist in any way to make the event memorable for your grade level.  For K-4th grade parties, party volunteers only will attend each party.

Kindergarten Luau

5/21 – 1:15-1:45

1st Grade Fiesta

5/17 – 12:30-1:15

2nd Grade Class Breakfast

5/23 – 8:30-9:15

3rd Grade Park Playdate

5/20 - (after school)

4th Grade

5/21 – 10:00-10:45

5th Grade

5/22 – 8:30-9:30, Breakfast

5/23 – All day, Picnic & Inflatables

MOVIES

Please be mindful movies should ONLY be used during the school day when their purpose supports a learning goal (Ex:  at the end of a novel study; apart of teaching sci/SS content).  Their use during the school day should be limited, unless used during a lunchtime reward or after the final bell @ 3:05 PM.  Even at this time of year, learning still can happen.  Following testing, our focus is on ways to preview content for the next grade level.

EOY CHECKLISTS, DUE 5/28

EOY Checklists were placed in mailboxes today.  These are due May 28th.

DATES & DEETS

With many events & activities after Spring Break, this handy Dates & Deets calendar is a handy guide.  Dates are also included in the WS Master calendar on Outlook.


UPCOMING DATES (Dates added since last week)

  • 5/20 - 1st Honors Day @ 9:30
  • 5/20 - 2nd Honors Day @ 12:30
  • 5/21 - 3rd Honors Day @ 9:30
  • 5/21 - 4th Honors Day @ 12:30
  • 5/22 - Kinder Honors @ 9:00 
  • 5/22 - 8th Grade Walk @ 9:45 
  • 5/22 - 5th Honors @ 12:30
  • 5/22 - 5th Grade Walk @ 2:30ish (look for more specific details)
  • 5/23 - 5th Grade Picnic
  • 5/23 - Last Day of School!
  • 5/24 - Post-planning
  • 5/28 - Post-planning

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