Thursday, June 1, 2017

The entire Brunson CREW (students and staff) demonstrated the Habits of Character yesterday, and confirmed the value of the work you have done this year. Congratulations!

I appreciate the attention and support at the CREW meeting.  Later today you will receive a e-mail invitation to choose a playground location.  Please respond by Friday.

We also confirmed room assignments by June 12/13th.  Please communicate with me your thoughts ASAP as decisions must be made.

From Dr. Stevens:

• "We are at 68% ($686.00)  toward meeting our UNCF goal...If we could get each CREW members to give $5.00 per pay period using payroll deduction, we would exceed our goal. Thanks to the CREW members who have already contributed."

Monday, May 29, 2017

Reminder:

If you were not here on Friday, May 19th and/or did NOT receive a gift card from the PTA in honor of Teacher Appreciation Day, please make PTA aware, so they can get you one.  We have a great PTA that does so much for students and teachers!!

Report Card Dates for 4th Quarter:

• Friday, June 9th by 12:00 noon: All 3rd-5th grades are finalized in Power Teacher and sent to Damita to finalizes in PowerSchool.
• Monday, June 12th @ noon: 3rd-5th grade report cards are printed by Damita and given to Natalie or Nelva to copy.
• Monday, June 12th at noon: K-2 teachers make 1 copy of your report cards and give to Natalie or Nelva to make 2 more copies. 
• Tuesday, June 13th @ 11:00 AM: All copies will have been made. Teachers meet in the cafe' to stuff report cards in envelopes for mailing
• Remember to keep the comments positive and focused on what the school/teacher can do to support.

Thursday, May 25th

Thanks for the notices and wonders as we worked in CREW to discuss and resolve social and school culture issues.  More to come in our future meetings.

Two issues to be addressed at our CREW were missed due to the tornado warning are outlined below and will take the stage on May 31st.

• Create an EOG culture based on our HOC.  We must lead our students to and lower the stress level in our classrooms and all common areas.  We also must lead each other and have adult conversations grounded in our HOC and staff norms.
• This Year/Next Year
• Be in the moment of this year while we are, "in the moment."
• On May 31st we will delve into the changes for next year which have created stress and harmed our staff moral
• Staff teaching assignments
• Allotment
• Room Placement
• CREW structure
• ELA curriculum
• ??? I am sure I have left off a lot of "stressors" that each of you carry

Let's have an OUTSTANDING Thursday & Friday, then ENJOY the long Memorial Day weekend.

Monday, May 22nd

I am looking forward to a fantastic week!

• Dee Duncan joins us on Tuesday and Wednesday to collect data for our EOY review
• Faculty CREW session on Wednesday @ 3:30
• K-1 students perform for their families on Wednesday & the whole school on Thursday
• We assess our 5th grade student on Science standards on Friday!
• We assess our 5th grade students on Music Standards throughout the week

Keep the HOC in mind as you model Joy with our EOY tests and events.

Monday Post - Weeks at a Glance

It is comforting to know what I have to work with to ensure good decision making.  To that end, let's examine our calendar as we have limited time to work with our students.

• (5.15 to 5.19) 5 days this week with staff appreciation activities
• (5.22 to 5.26) 5 days next week with Science EOG on Friday May 26th 
• (5.30 to 6.2) Memorial Day Monday yields a 4 day week with EOG testing May 31st & June 1st 
• (6.5 to 6.9) Our final week with students is a 5 day week with the 5th grade celebration on June 9th. 
• (6.12 to 6.16) We complete our year with a work week, PD on ELA and CREW will be on the 14th, 15th & 16th. 

This week we celebrate you!  The events for Staff Appreciation are in the previous post for your perusal.  In addition, we ask for ALL staff to attend the start of our EOG accommodations training on Wednesday 5.17.17 to clarify our testing culture.  

A reminder for those who have signed up to bring goodies for our Volunteer event on Thursday the 18th.  

Friday, May 12, 2017

Friday, May 12, 2017

From Dr. Stevens:

     The envelopes placed in the teacher's boxes on Tuesday were the paper surveys for the Title I Parent Survey for this year. They are to be returned to us in the envelopes provided. They must be sealed when they are returned.

As the year closes, please remember to be at your door greeting students and at your AM/PM duties.  Student safety is a top priority!

Teacher Appreciation Week Agenda from PTA:

• Monday~ Panera breakfast from the Y and SWAG bags
• Tuesday~ Fan Mail day
• Wednesday~ Flower delivery
• Thursday~ Students bring gifts (if possible)
• Friday~ Luncheon (catered in the gym)

Week at a Glance 5.8.17 to 5.12.17

Monday 5.8.17

• Take the challenge to complete the study guide for the EOG training and turn them into Natalie before Wednesday, May 10

Tuesday 5.9.17

• peer observations in the HAG classrooms
• EVAAS help session @ 3:30 in the media center

Wednesday 5.10.17

• EOG Training 3:30 in the media center

Thursday 5.11.17

• Field Day/talent show (schedule coming soon)

Friday 5.12.17

• Field Day/talent show (schedule coming soon)
• BELLT meeting 3:30-4:30 followed by social

Next week is STAFF APPRECIATION!  Look for the details in the Thursday Blog on 5.11.17

5-4-17

Happy Thursday!

Remember that Dr. Stevens is collecting for the United Negro College Fund. If you are NOT donating to the UNCF, please place the yellow donation card back into his mailbox as they can be used again.