Friday MM - December 18th

Good Morning - Week "B"

Have a wonderful holiday break!  Be engaged today and support all our kids with your words and actions.

See you next year, January 4, 2016

Thursday MM - December 17th

Good Morning - Week "B"

Have a Great day filled with presence.

CONGRATULATIONS to Bobbie Robinson our 2016 Teacher of the Year!

PTA luncheon is in the Gym today - ENJOY

Wednesday MM - December 16th

Good Morning - Week "B"

We have a great agenda for our faculty meeting today.  Please be in the media center be 3:30 so we can start with stories from Doris Davis and Bobbie Robinson.  We will also vote for our Teacher of the Year. 

• The PTA would like to invite you to a Holiday Luncheon on Thursday, December 17, 2015.  Please plan to visit the gym during your lunch period and enjoy a duty free lunch. We will be serving:
• Chick fil a strips, assorted fruits, pasta salad, hummus and pita, chips, and veggies. 
• We will also have an assortment of baked goods. 

Thank you for all the time, effort, enthusiasm and love you bring to our students every day. 

Subs

Tuesday MM - December 15th

Good Morning  - Week "B"

BIG NIGHT for our 4th and 5th grade performers.  Come out and support this fine activity produced by Mr. Dorset with the assistance of the specialists.

We look forward to another day of Dee Duncan and EL Education.

• 7:45-8:50 she will work with 9 Specialists and Resource teachers in the LTM Room
• 9:30-11:00 she will work with Jeff, Sarah and Kathy on Leadership team structures in the Jeff's office
• 11:15-2:15 she will work with our 5th grade HAG team with Learning Target PD in the LTM room

Do you have BURNING questions about Expeditionary Learning that haven’t been answered yet? Concerns you were afraid to voice? 

There is a “parking lot” in the copy room where you can post your questions/concerns. I am leaving some sticky notes with Natalie that you can use, just in case it pops into your head while walking through the halls.

I will start my day at the first part of our Elementary Principals meeting and return quickly for my 9:30 with Dee.  (The Agenda is in the blog documents folder as usual)

Here is a picture from my time with the folks.  I thank you all for your support and wishes.

MM for Monday, Dec. 14, 2015

Title 1 folders~ 

• Dr. Stevens will come by your room on Thursday, Dec. 17th to collect your completed Title 1 folders for the audit. (This is the folder he originally gave out)

Staff party~

• Tonight at 6:30

• Carolina Ale House (Off of Hanes Mall Blvd, but not inside the Mall)

Coats and lunch bags~

• Many of the coats and all lunch bags from the "lost and found" have been bagged and placed in black trash bags just inside the gym door.  
• Please remind ALL students that the lost and found rack and the above mentioned trash bags will leave the building on Friday.

Friday MM
December 11, 2015

• Please remember that parking in the rear of the building is for cafeteria workers ONLY. When others park there, the cafeteria staff is displaced.  Thanks for using the front parking lot. (Just think, the extra steps will add toward the 10,000 we strive for daily)
• We'd love to hear your EL reflections after the sessions with Dee Duncan. Feel free to write these down and share with Jeff and Sarah.

• What connections did you make to our current work?
• Was there a new nugget of information that you look forward to implementing?
• Are there areas of question that you still have?

Please remember our bus driver cookie donation next Wednesday

• Thanks to all of the staff who supported the Book Fair and Food Trucks last night.  We had a great response.  Be sure and thank our PTA, parents, volunteers, and students for their attendance and support. Make sure you take a minute to express your gratitude to Ms. Bonomo for her hard work on making the Book Fair a success!!!

     

MM for Thursday, December 10, 2015

• Don't forget your time with Dee Duncan today during the planning period. Please note a few room changes:
• 2nd in PLT room 
• 1st in T#41
• 4th HAG in #24
• 3rd HAG in 23
• K in #6
• 4th/5th in T#31
• 3rd in #14

• Have you contacted Ms. Woodhouse regarding your attendance at the Staff Party on Monday night?

• Tis the season for the kids to get excited about the holidays...Are we reminding them of the established PBIS procedures in all areas of our building? 

• We are in need of your assistance to show gratitude to our bus drivers.  If you are doing some holiday baking, please think about bringing in some cookies to share.  We have 18 buses (all different drivers) and plan to give each driver a little bag of assorted goodies. PLEASE BRING YOUR DONATION TO THE STAFF MEETING ON WEDNESDAY (Dec. 16th).

Wednesday, December 9th

** Notes from Evergreen Site visit 

(compiled info from Demarie, Jenn, Kim and Sarah):

• EL Education focuses on cultivating a school culture that emphasizes growth, celebration, and community.
• Intentionality, integration, collaboration, enthusiasm, and passion fuel student engagement, which fosters high-quality work.
• Creating a culture where all students feel safe and valued is tantamount to our school successfully helping children achieve their potential
• Students are open to the revision process and feel proud of their final product.
• Character education is a school wide initiative and everyone is involved in its implementation and execution. 
• EL Education aligns nicely with the Design Process. 
• We are excited to tell you more next Wed. at the staff meeting!!

"It is not just something else that we have to do, it’s just a new culture and different ways of doing some of the same things.  Our Engineering program fits perfectly inside of EL."

** PLEASE RESPOND:

"We (the Sunshine Committee ) warmly invite you to our Staff Holiday Social on Monday Dec. 14 at 6:30 pm. Check out our Evite for details! http://evite.me/X2huEShvHJ or contact Lindsay Woodhouse.

** All trailers~ Please turn your red fire drill safety notebook in to Mrs. Steadman so she can insert the new materials and return to you.
** Please add your current class roster to your red fire drill safety notebook (in case you have a sub or specialist)

Tuesday MM - December 8th

Good Morning - Week"A"

Tomorrow from 12:00 - 2:30, Dee Duncan will be facilitating professional development on learning targets in Room 32.  Coverage for these classrooms:

• Irene Rush for Happy Bell
• Maria Cook for Lindsay Woodhouse
• Jeff Faullin for Melanie Sayles
• Robin Phelps for Elizabeth Johnson
• Binkley will have Technology at 11:15
• Sarah Huddleston for Kelsey Loy
• Natalie Denny for Demarie Anderson
• Tom Radulovic for Donna McGee
• Kathy Wilheit for Sarah Davis

The Wednesday after school PD titled "Learning Target #102" is optional and open to all staff who want to engage in thinking about learning targets and lesson planning.  It will also be held in Room #32 from 3:30-4:30.

Subs:
No sub for Diana Adkins today - Tom Radulovic will begin to sub for her starting Wednesday.  We will hire a sub for Tom to support the 2nd grade classrooms.

Monday MM - December 7th

Good Morning - Week "A"





We welcome back our team from the EL Education site seminar at Evergreen.  Wednesday's blog will be composed by Sarah, Demarie. Kim and Jenn to share their takeaways and next steps.

Dee Duncan will be here on Wednesday and Thursday this week to extend our knowledge.  The schedule is below;

Wednesday, December 9th

• 7:45-9:00 1st grade PLT 
• 9:00 - 11:00 - Learning Walks
• 11:00 - 12:00 Leadership work
• 12:00 - 2:30 New staff "Learning Target" PD in Mobile #32
• Bell, Woodhouse, Sayles, Johnson, Loy, Anderson, McGee, & Davis
• 3:30 - 4:30 Optional "Learning Targets #102" PD in Mobile #32

Thursday, December 10th

• 7:45-9:00 2nd grade PLT 
• EL Education Q & A sessions
• 9:50 to 10:20 - first grade in #41
• 10:35 to 11:05 - 4th HAG in #24
• 11:20 to 11:50 - 3rd HAG in #23
• 12:35 to 1:05 - Kindergarten in #6
• 1:20 to  1:50 - 4th/5th grade in #34
• 2:05 to 2:35 - 3rd grade in # 14

BOOK FAIR THIS WEEK!  Please e-mail/see me if you can commit to supporting our Thursday evening game night.  We rely on this evening event to stock new books and electronic resources for our school.

• 6 teachers to serve in the media center from 5:30-7:30
• 6 teachers to support family game tables in the cafeteria from 5:30-7:30     

Friday MM - December 4th

Good Morning - Week "B"

Duty free lunch team will meet Tuesday, December 8th from 3:30-4:00 in the LTM room.  Bring your ideas and be ready to make a plan for implementation on January 4th.

The "Revised Book Fair Specials Schedule" is available from Laurie in the front office.  I have made one color copy for each classroom.

Subs:
Sipe for Woody
Hazy for Anderson
No sub for Currin
Gray for Hollomon
Andrea Revis for Jen Davis

Thursday MM - December 3rd

Good Morning - Week "B"

I have created an adjusted specials schedule for book fair week next week.  I am letting our specialists look it over this morning and will have it available at Laurie's desk by dismissal today.  No major shifts, just shuffling some classes to allow Marina to serve all of our students at the book fair while her media classes are shifted to another specialist.   

Subs:
No sub for Jenn Currin
No sub for Sarah Huddleston
No sub for Diana Adkins
Paige Sipe for Kim Woody
Sali Zaki for Demarie Anderson

Wednesday MM - December 2nd

Good Morning - Week "B"

PTA "Secret Snowman" is happening this holiday season.  

• Students or staff choose to take a snowman
• It is a reminder to bring a Target or Wal-Mart gift card back to the PTA before December 16th
• Cards will be distributed to Brunson families who are in need

**Please remind students to bring glasses to vision screening and have orange health cards**

• 8:40 McNatt
• 8:45 Patrick 
• 8:50 Overby 
• 8:55 Ray
• 9:00 Phelps
• 9:05 Johnson
• 9:10 Sayles
• 9:15 Parrish
• 9:20 Coles
• 9:25 Grisette
• 9:30 Robinson
• 9:35 Bell-Wiatrek
• 9:40 Criger (Davis)
• 9:45 Steele
• 9:50 Woodhouse 
• 9:55 Cota-Robles

Thanks,
Stephanie, School Nurse

Sub today;
Robert Smith for Marina Bonomo