Field Days, Dahlonega, Blue Ridge & 2 More Mondays!

How did we get here so soon!?  Just TWO more Mondays of the school year.  This week will be jam packed with activity - Field Day (rain plan below), Dahlonega, Blue Ridge, and class placement meetings.  Let us know how we can help you as you finish the out the year strong!  YOU'VE GOT THIS & we're here if you need a minute to catch your breath!  

UPCOMING PLCs

  • 5/12:  3rd Grade Class Placement Meetings
  • 5/13:  K-2nd Grade Class Placement Meetings
  • 5/14:  4th Grade Class Placement Meetings
  • 5/14:  5th Grade Complete Cox Assessment with Angie

SPRING MAP, MAKE-UPS

Make-ups will continue this week.  We hope to have all make-ups completed before Thursday!

FIELD DAY, 5/12 & 5/13
Yay, field day is THIS WEEK - rain or shine!  Please check the field day rotation schedule to find the indoor location for each event.  
NOTE:  100m dash will be rescheduled, weather permitting


FIELD DAY SCHEDULE CHANGES, 5/12 & 5/13
Please note the schedule changes and other logistics that occur on Field Days to accommodate lunch, specials, and recess.


YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION, 5/16
Our AMAZING yearbook created by the Yearbook Club, under the direction of Shelley, will be ready for distribution ON FRIDAY!  

HONORS DAY PRACTICE, 5/16
The following grade levels will have Honors Day practice this Friday - 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, & Kinder.  ***Team Leads, look for an email to reschedule your practice time as to not interfere with Summative Conferences & your planning time.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK (LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL - WHAT!?)
  • Details for MHS Senior Walk, 5th Grade Walk, 8th Grade Walk
  • Honors Day Reminders
  • LDA Data Deadlines
  • Q4 Grading Dates
  • Final Report Card Envelope Reminders

BELOW THIS LINE IS REPEATED INFORMATION FROM PREVIOUS STINGER STATS.

EOY LDAs

Mary Claire has emailed teams detailed information about upcoming LDA assessments.  Please reference this email if you have any questions, and as always - reach out to Mary Claire if we can support in any way!  Important dates to remember...

  • 5/2 - Spelling Assessment Administered (assessments differ by grade)
  • 5/5 - ORFs Begin
  • 5/16 - Assessment Complete & All Data Entered!

NEW ELA STANDARDS TRAINING PLAN, SAVE THE DATES!

New ELA Standards Training Dates

1:  Standards Introduction & Text Domains

Wednesday, March 19 (Faculty Meeting)

2:  Foundations Domain

Tuesday, April 1 (PLC during SOR Week)

3:  Language Domain

Wednesday, April 30 (Faculty Meeting)

4:  Practices Domain

Tuesday, May 27 (90 mins) @ MHS!

EOY CHECKLISTS, DUE 5/28

EOY Checklists were placed in mailboxes today.  These are due MAY 30th.

DATES & DEETS

Our spring Dates & Deets calendar can be accessed here.  This includes many duplicate dates that can be found below and on the WS Master calendar on Outlook.  Despite our best efforts to plan ahead, there are times when events may shift and change.  We will always do our best to over communicate if there is a change.

Dates & Deets

UPCOMING DATES (Dates added since last week)
  • 5/12 - 4th Grade Extended Day FT
  • 5/12 - K-2 Field Day
  • 5/12 - LDA Begins
  • 5/13 - 3-5 Field Day
  • 5/14-5/16 - 5th Grade Overnight FT
  • 5/16 - LDA Data DUE
  • 5/19 - MHS Senior Walk @ 1:30 PM
  • 5/20 - 1st Grade Honors Day @ 9:30
  • 5/20 - 2nd Grade Honors Day @ 12:30
  • 5/20 - NO PLCs
  • 5/21 - 3rd Grade Honors Day @ 9:30
  • 5/21 - 4th Grade Honors Day @ 12:30
  • 5/22 - 5th Grade Breakfast
  • 5/22 - Kinder Honors Day @ 9:30
  • 5/22 - 5th Grade Honors Day @ 12:30
  • 5/22 - 5th Grade Walk (immediately following Honors Day)
  • 5/23 - Last Day of School!
  • 5/23 - 5th Grade Picnic
  • 5/23 - 8th Grade Walk @ 9:45
  • 5/27-5/28 - Post-planning
  • 5/27 - ELA Standards Training #4
  • 5/28 - MCS Employee Awards Luncheon

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