Welcome back, Stingers!


THE GREATEST TEACHERS IN ALL THE LAND!

THESE PRECIOUS 5TH GRADERS STARTED KINDERGARTEN VIRUTALLY & LOOK AT THEM NOW!

& 5 YEARS AGO TODAY, 7 STINGER BABIES WERE ABOUT TO JOIN THE HIVE!  
...NOW THESE BABIES ARE STARTING KINDERGARTEN!
NOT PICTURED:  THE MOMMAS/DADS & BABIES WHO ARRIVED LATER THAT SCHOOL YEAR
MORGAN + COLLINS; EMILY + NATALIE; LUKE + JOHN
HERE'S YOUR REMINDER TO FIND A COLLEAGUE THAT BEE-LIEVED IN YOU, SUPPORTED YOU, ENCOURAGED YOU, CHEERED YOU ON!

GREAT FIRST DAY!
It was a great first day of school!  Thank you for all of your hard work and preparation to help make the day run smoothly.  A BIG thank you to our support team for assisting with transportation this morning.  As you  prepare for the next week of instruction, continue to prioritize the explicit teaching of routines and procedures to lay a strong foundation for each part of your day.  If you expect it, pre-correct it!  

UPCOMING PLCs
  • 8/5 - IXL Getting Started Training, TWR Pre-assessment
  • 8/12 - TKES Orientation, Curriculum Night Prep
CHICKEN SALAD CHICK ORDER, DUE BY SATURDAY AM!
You can complete the Chicken Salad Chick link to order a large Quick Chick (approximately 1lb). This will be delivered on Monday, August 11th, so you can check off your lunch packing for the week. CSC will also provide crackers with the order. Please pick up your quick chick from the admin kitchenette fridge and initial the sign off sheet that you have picked up!

CHICKEN SALAD CHICK QUICK CHICK ORDER

AC CLASSES (3RD-5TH GRADE)
All AC Math and AC ELA classes should begin on Monday, 8/4. By end of day on 8/4, please send math teacher welcome emails AC & non/AC classes, IF math teacher different from HR teacher.

FREE EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE DURING WEDNESDAY MEETINGS
The wonderful Ms. Mitchell will provide free employee child care every Wednesday during required after school meetings.  If your child will attend, please complete the form below by 8/5.

EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE FOR WEDNESDAY MEETINGS

FACUTY MEETING, 8/6
We will have our first faculty meeting of the year next Wednesday, covering Mandated Reporter Training and Required Clinic Trainings.

FALL LDAs
We will begin administration of LDAs next week.  It is a tight assessment timeline to maximize our instructional days and begin reading small groups.  All data must be entered by 8/12.

HR Teachers:  If you have any questions regarding the assessments you are responsible for administering, please reach out to Mary Claire.  If you would like the reading specialists to score your spelling assessments, please have them turned into Mary Claire by 8/8.  Reach out if you need any support to meet the assessment timelines!


WS ENRICHMENT KICK-OFF, 8/8 (3RD-5TH ONLY)
All 3rd-5th grade students and teachers should attend the enrichment kick-off in the auditorium on Friday, 8/8 to learn about the many enrichment opportunities available to students.

COMPLIANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE, 8/8
All employees, certified and classified, are required to complete the annual HR Compliance Acknowledgement on TalentEd.  Please refer to the email received by HR to complete this task.

MILE TEACHER ASSIGNMENT NOTIFICATION & MILE UPDATES
Families of gifted students will receive notification of teacher assignment on Thursday, 8/7 via email.  If parents reach out to you with specific questions regarding gifted, please direct them to Anna Beaman.  

Anna will share 25-26 MILE program updates with teachers next week via email, including MILE schedule, teacher assignment for all gifted students, transition changes, and more.

AMIRA K-3, 8/13-8/14
Remember to include the Amira assessment time on your plans for 8/13-15.  Testing schedule below.


WEATHER GUIDELINES
Central Office will pre-load all weather guidelines on CrisisGo under maps.  Any questions about if you should go outside for recess or PE, review the guidelines in CrisisGo.  If weather conditions require indoor recess, remember Chromebooks should not be used during indoor recess.

BOY CHECKLIST
Continue to work through the items on your BOY Checklist.  

RECESS & LUNCHROOM BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS

Use the presentation here to review school-wide recess and lunchroom behavior expectations.  You and your team can add these expectations if you expect something above and beyond what we have included.  Pro-tip:  Review these just before recess and lunch.  Continue to review until mastery, re-teach throughout the year when needed.


UPCOMING DATES (Dates added since last week)
  • 8/5 - PLCs
  • 8/6 - Faculty Meeting
  • 8/8 - Compliance Acknowledgement DUE
  • 8/8 - 3rd Grade Enrichment Kick-off (11AM); 4th-5th Grade Enrichment Kick-off (2:15PM)
  • 8/8 - Singing Stingers Sing at Braves Game!
  • 8/11 - MILE Begins
  • 8/12 - PLCs
  • 8/13 - Vision to Learn (schedule to come)
  • 8/13 - Leadership Meeting
  • 8/14 - Curriculum Night & PTA Meeting
  • 8/15 - Reading SG Begin
  • 8/18-8/22 - Hearing Screenings (schedule to come)
  • 8/19 - PLCs
  • 8/20 - Vertical Team Meetings
  • 8/21 - MTSS Meetings during planning
  • 8/25-8/28 - Fall MAP (schedule details to come)
  • 8/26 - PLCs
  • 8/27 - Faculty Meeting
  • 8/28 - Dress Down Day

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