Tuesday MM - Day 4

Good Morning, 

I am at the Joint Principals meeting this morning and will be at CO this afternoon to participate in WSFCS strategic planning for Math.  I hope to see some of you in the 1-2 hours before and during dismissal. 

Andy and I are working with each of our Certified Teachers to schedule a Summative Evaluation conference before May 18th.  Plan for 45 minutes and we will have a fantastic conversation about learning and teaching.

The first EOG administrator training was yesterday and it went well.  Our next and final opportunity is Thursday at 3:20.

The Elementary Transfer Fair is May 3rd, 4-5:30, @ the North Forsyth High School Cafeteria.

Subs:

Rosemary Hazy for Lynn Vernon

Denise Jennings for Demarie Anderson

Monday MM - Day Three

Good Morning!

I hope you all enjoyed a nice weekend and are ready to leverage your investments.  All of us have deposited time effort and energies into the academic and social development of our students.  Here at the end of the year, we need to tap into these accounts and help them access their own inner reserves to perform their best.

No faculty or SIT this week as we continue to focus our Learning Team Meetings on Module 3 and 4 of the CCES.

Subs today

Patricia Vivanco for Marcela Zarate

Catherine Blankenmeyer for Lynn Vernon

No sub for Nicole Robinson.
 

Thursday MM - Day ONE

Good Morning!

The next 12 days we will suspend our LTM meetings to focus on CCES modules three and four.  Module five will occur on a Rs day in June (most likely Monday June 11th)  Please be prepared to engage your peers in collaborative learning about and planning for the implementation of the CCES in 2012-13 & beyond.

Our PTA will celebrate our many wonderful Volunteers on Friday with a light coffee and pastry event at the picnic tables in front of the school.  We so appreciate all their efforts to make a difference in our lives and in the lives of our students.

I will not have a blog post on Friday as I will be off campus for the day.  I will write again Sunday evening and be ready for Monday.

Please be sure to watch/listen to the video post from Dr. Martin.  It and all the information from the faculty meeting can be found on the shared folder.

Subs:

Denise Jennings for Demarie Anderson AM only

Liz Humphries for Karon Kiger pm only

Gayle More for Stephanie Smith AM only

No sub for Lauren Saldana

 

Wednesday MM - Day Six

Good Morning!

Faculty meeting today.  The Latin dance expo information has been e-mailed via Andy to some selected teachers with afternoon specials. If you did not get the memo and are interested in participating, see Andy.

Subs:

Joey for Mariah

Tuesday MM - Day five

Good Morning!

Prospective HAG tour at 8:30 this morning!

Faculty meeting Wednesday 

To follow up on our Ballet, there will be a Latin Dance Showcase in the gym at 1pm Wednesday.  Mary Lauren is heading this up and will share more information with specific classes.

No subs as of this evening

Monday MM - Day four

Good Morning!

We have 15 days of instruction until we begin the EOG administration on May 14th.  Make these days engaging and full of joy for our learners.

An enjoyable Mix-IT-Up day last Friday! Let these pictures tell the story

An update on the grounds workday from Colleen. We had 59 volunteers and got a lot done. Big trash sweep of grounds, including twin city diner parking lot, and the creek. The big trash find was a stolen purse in the creek!  An elderly woman on 25th street said her purse had been stolen from her house last November. They took the money but not the cards, license, etc. Our PTA will be delivering it to her this week. Lots of raking, replacing pine needles along front of building, weeding gardens and day lily beds, etc. Also got all the sculptures installed. Volunteers signed a banner and tied it up on the bridge near the front doors so all can see it. A great day!!

 

Subs;

Adrian Muldrow for Paige Sipe

Friday MM - Day three

Mix it up for Earth Day!

Be your best with your Country/Team as  this is our last meeting before Field Day.  I so appreciate the efforts of our staff to make this school and our world a better place.

Amazing e-night.  OUTSTANDING effort by our theme team and the whole staff to engage our families.

  
2012 NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey has been extended through April 27.  Teachers can call or email the Help Desk to get additional codes if the codes have been misplaced. 1-888-601-5826 Monday to Friday, 7:30AM to 4:30PM or by email at helpdesk@ncteachingconditions.org anytime.  Over the next week, please check our response rate by visiting http://www.ncteachingconditions.org/

STEM Webinar Reminder - Please join the NCDPI in collaboration with NC STEM for a webinar on changes to the STEM Attribute Implementation Rubric for middle and elementary schools. The webinar will be held Tuesday, April 24, from 10-11 a.m.  In addition, we will share how to implement the Do-it-Yourself Community Engagement Guide. To register please visit 

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/941555504 . 

After you register, you will receive an email message 

with participation instructions. For more information, contact Tina Marcus at tina.marcus@dpi.nc.gov or 919/807-3423.

Subs:
 No sub for Earline Richardson
Charity Cota-Robles for Michelle Gray
Rosemary Hazy for Stephanie Smith
Frances Oates for Lynn Vernon

"Don't Capitulate"

Thursday MM - Day two

Good Morning!

PLEASE read the previous blog post below from Kathy!!!

e-Night needs all hands on deck this afternoon to assist with the set up of the gym/cafe.  Please meet in this area after student's are dismissed so we can work together for the success of tonight's program.  Please do not assign homework tonight as we are asking families to come to school and spend a good portion of the evening with us.

My schedule today takes me off campus until the evening event

• principal LTM at Downtown school 7:30-9:30
• elementary principal's meeting at CO 10:00-3:00
• FPA board meeting with Dr. Martin 4:00-5:00

EOG updates

On Monday I attended training for EOGs. There are a couple of messages I want to get out early .
1. Just like last year, we will be following the local policy for using EOG reading, math and science scores as part of a student's grade in elementary schools. Per the revised AR5123, Promotion and Retention: "Elementary School EOG tests will be used to improve a student's final grade in the fourth quarter for the subject tested, but will not be used to reduce a student's grade." That information will go home with the EOG test date letter.

2. The test dates are May 14-17. There will not be a separate day for background. There is no survey this year, so the background is incorporated into the first day.

3. It is imperative that we start as early in the day as possible. By 8:45, you must be saying, "Today we are taking the NC EOG test of ____." If you are not currently in that mode, start teaching your students now to eat, go to the bathroom and be READY!

4. I'm currently recruiting proctors. A message went home in the Brunson Burner inviting parents to assist. If someone asks you about it, please ask them to e-mail me. Proctors must be 18 years old, not in K-12 education, and not proctoring in their child's class (I prefer another grade level).

5. Fifth grade test administrators: I will offer training for the science test at planning time May 1, 8:30 and 2:00, or after the reading/math training. It will be a short training as the front of the book is the same as rdg/math.

6. All test administrators: reading and math training are April 30 OR May 3 after school. Plan to stay until 4:30.

Thank you for all your work to make testing run as smoothly as possible!
--Kathy

Wednesday MM - Day ONE

Good Morning!

Today we have our SIT meeting @ 3:25 and will do some "data mining" with our 3rd quarter EOQ's.  We will also continue to develop the staff development plan for 2012-2013.  

Speaking of professional growth, we need to commit to the NC TWC (teacher working condition's survey.)  To date we have 24 of 47 completed for 51% .  We aim for 80% to gain more confidence in the validity and reliability of the results.  Please take the 30 minutes necessary to complete this vital point of data for our school improvement.

Problem based learning commitments are due to me via e-mail by Monday April 23rd.  The dates are August 6-9.

Deb Fidali and I will attend our magnet school meeting today from 10-12.  Spend some time preparing your teams e-night event so we can have great success Thursday evening!

No subs today

Tuesday MM - Day 6

Good Morning! 

We have a fantastic week of learning ahead.  Let's continue to focus on engagement.  Blast off and other test prep materials are..........boring? stale? easy? ________?  Create energetic lessons that will expand students thinking and incorporate the the test prep into your amazing lessons.

The Student survey results from last year are posted on the shared folder in the "blog Documents" folder.  Please look these over as we prepare to administer this years survey with the help of Stephanie Smith.

Report cards in the Tuesday Packet today!

No subs.

Monday MM - Day Five

Good Morning and Welcome to e-Week!!!

I know we all have worked with the 5-e model through our Science Essential Standards.  Let's all try to use these in our e-week.

• nEngage
• nExplore
• nExplain
• nElaborate
• nEvaluate

Report Cards are to be in the Tuesday Packet.

SIT meeting is Wednesday.

e-night is Thursday!

Mix-It-Up Earth Day Style is Friday!

Subs:

Rosemary Hazy for Karon Kiger

Friday MM - Day 4

Good Morning!

Let's all enjoy this Friday!  PBIS celebrations and KC clubs will take place this afternoon.

I have two off-campus meetings, FPA at 7:30 and YMCA child care advisory at 11:30.  I plan to be in 3rd-5th grade classrooms in the interim doing CWT's and reviewing report cards.

Subs:

Diann Sockwell for Chris Webster

Rosemary Hazy for Julie LaPlante

Rhizwana Khan for Debbie Woddruff

Joey Stone for Mariah Lee

 

Thursday MM - Day Three

Good Morning!

Field Test today.  Always think about and follow the NC Testing code of ethics.  If you have a doubt, ASK first as there is no begging forgiveness. 

Who want to see Ron Clark speak?  He will be in Kernersville on April 25th and we can send some teachers to hear his evening presentation at Glenn High School. Send Kim Mason an e-mail and she will coordinate our group.

One research-based method to reduce bullying in schools   is the devotion of class-time to talk about it.  Please take some time to have an open conversation with your class.

The BELL summer school Applications for our students and their families have arrived.  See Doris or Kathy for more information.

TAC will be discussing the 2013-14 calendar in the coming weeks.  Waivers are being granted to start school before the 25th of August so that Exams can end before the winter holidays.  Communicate your opinions with your TAC representative and we will have an open meeting after this is presented to the System TAC later this month.

Subs:

Rosemary Hazy for Julie LaPlante

Joey Stone for Suzanne Sarfert

Good Morning!

I am at the joint principals meeting this morning and Kathy will be at a curriculum coordinators meeting this afternoon.

Faculty meeting begins at 3:20.  we will review some open space and hear from PBIS and theme team with updates on e-week and the mix-it up events. 

Subs
Hazel Fishel for Allison Phelps
Lynn Boyles for Linnea Patrick

Tuesday MM - Day One

Good Morning!

Rumpelstiltskin will be presented to the K-2 grade classes in the gym today at 12:50  

Nancy Lenk from UniServe/NCAE will be here at 3:30 to deliver an update to all members.  

PBIS EOQ Celebration will be Friday April 13th!

• 3-5 will be called to the gym around 1:00
• K-C clubs for 4th and 5th will meet @ 2:00 after the celebration 
• K-2 will be called to the gym around 2:00

NC Field Testing for 5th grade and extend 2 will take place Thursday and Friday.  Thanks to everyone who is helping to administer and proctor this vital component of our state assessment. 

 

Speaking of assessment, our EOG administrator and proctor trainings are scheduled.  Please reserve these dates and be present for the entire 60-90 minute training.

• EOG Administrators
• Monday, April 30 @ 3:20 in room 22
• Thursday, May 3 @ 3:20 in the media center

• Proctors
• Tuesday, May 8 @ 8:25 in the cafeteria
• Thursday, May 10 @ 3:25 in room 10  

• Accommodation Groups
• Monday, May 7 @ 3:20 in room 14

Affordable-Tuition Master’s Programs in the Winston-Salem Area

Information sessions

North Forsyth High School
5705 Shattalon Drive, Winston-Salem
Tuesday, April 10^th at 3:45 & 4:45 p.m.

-or-

Reynolds High School
301 North Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem
Wednesday, April 11^th at 3:45pm & 4:45 p.m.

 

To RSVP or for more information, please call 800-956-8481 or email jharty@graduateprogram.org.

 

Programs Offered

• Executive Leadership Master’s w/ Licensure
• Elementary Education Master’s
• Middle Grades Education Master’s
• School Administration Add-on Licensure – NEW PROGRAM

Program Highlights:

• Classes meet one night a week, same night for the entire program
• Classes meet in the evening from 4:45 - 8:45 p.m.^*
• 20 month completion time
• Summer & holiday breaks
• Financial Aid is available 
• Summer class times may vary to allow for summer break.
• Webinars and other online content will be required throughout the program.

If you have any questions or are unable to attend the meeting, please contact me at 800-956-8481 to discuss your program of interest.

 

Thank you,

Jackie Harty
Coordinator, Off-Campus Graduate Education Programs, Gardner-Webb University

Monday MM - Day SIX

Good Morning!  

The spring break has afforded each of us a unique experience of................?  Our "re-entry" to serving students is easy for some and a challenge for others.  Do your best to Be.focused on a great last quarter for each and every student.  We have the power to create conditions for our children to experience and crave academic success. 

The Specials Schedule is saved in the shared folder(Blog Documents) and posted on the board.  It begins toady with Day 6 and runs through May 11th when a new schedule will be posted to accommodate testing and end of year activities. 

Report Cards are to be delivered on Tuesday April 17th.  

• Kindergarten, First and Second grade data must be delivered to Andy and Kathy before the end of the day on  Wednesday April 11th.
• Third, Fourth and Fifth must have their grades in NC WISE and complete before the end of the day on Tuesday April 10th.  Page two should be electronically sent to Jeff before the end of the day on Wednesday April 11th.

Faculty meeting April 11th.

Subs:

No sub for Angela Claudio

Spring Break

Have a great week!  Below are a few items of interest. 

WS/FCS Full-time Teachers – It’s time to share your intentions for the next school year!!Just log into the Teacher Notification of Intent web site between now

and April 18^th and let us know what your professional plans are for next year.  This information will assist us for staff planning for the 2012 – 2013 school year.

·       Go to WS/FCS  http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us

·       Hover your cursor over the “Employees” tab

·       Click on “Teacher Notice of Intent”

·       Log in with your network log in

·       Click “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”

·       Review the information page, then enter your SSN in the secure box at the bottom of the page to go to the Teacher Intent form and make your elections

·       You can edit or adjust your elections as often as you like between now and April 18^th 

Hi guys - Happy Spring Break!

I just wanted to inform you guys that the week of Spring 

Break - our Y is opening its doors for free to all teachers 

and/or school administration 

Erin Kennedy 

Senior Program Director - Membership, Teens & Family

William G. White, Jr. Family YMCA

775 West End Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Office Phone (336) 721-2100 ext. 6276