Friday, September 29, 2017

The teacher lounge in the Be. cafe has had the curtains removed (fire restrictions).  Check it out:

• Teacher give away ~ on the left when you go in the room.  Please get anything or everything you want by next Wednesday.  After that, it will be trashed.  
• Help us keep this room clean.  Common spaces are shared by all and should be cleaned by all.  Let's model this for our students.

Starting Sunday night, Brunson will call families at 6 o'clock with events for the upcoming week. If you have anything to add, let Mrs. H know by the Wednesday before. We will keep the message....

We look forward to feedback on these robocalls.

Appalachian State students will be in the building assisting with many tasks.

• Bulletin boards
• Learning walk looking for learning targets and student engagement
• Many other helpful and meaningful opportunities

Thanks for dedicating your time and energy for our curriculum nights.  

Thursday, September 28th

Hey,  It is almost October!  Cooler weather looks to arrive on Friday and we will start Student Crew.  BIG thanks to Mrs. Currin for her work on the Crew protocols.  

Tonight is round two of Curriculum night/Family Crew.  Put on a smile and enjoy the experience.

I will be in Raleigh with my family on Friday.  Joe spent his 17th year in Indonesia, so now when an opportunity to connect arrives, we say yes.  Thanks for your grace and understanding.

Wednesday, September 27th

Tonight at 3:30 we start with a version of Faculty crew to support Student crew.

• We will begin with a circle up greeting
• Our LT:
• I can collaborate to honor the spirit of Crew in order to finalize student Crew rosters and crew leader assignments
• Crew Meeting Locations
• Kindergarten Crew of Teachers and IA’s in classroom #1
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• 1st grade Crew of teachers plus Andrew Nelson, Natalie Denny, Nelva Perez & Doris Davis in classroom #14
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• 2nd grade Crew of teachers plus Laurie Steadman, Kim Burch and Jeff Faullin in classroom #28
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• 3rd grade Crew of teachers plus Jenn Currin, Stacy Swanson, Cindy Sanders, Joel Peddle, James Dorsett and Janet Shepard in the Media Center
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• 4th grade Crew of teachers plus Janet Gauss, Tanya Lovin, Mary Matheson, Kristen Turner and Kathy Wilheit in classroom #M-37
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• 5th grade Crew of teachers plus Diana Adkins, Karon Kiger,Tonya Guy, Susana Matalik and Sarah Huddleston in classroom  #M-33

Our annual flu clinics are coming soon!

The clinics will be held from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Education Building, 4801 Bethania Station Road on:

· Wednesday, September 27

· Thursday, September 28

Please be sure you sign up at http://bit.ly/WSFCSflu so we can ensure we have enough vaccine available. You will be able to receive a flu shot, Tdap, shingles or pneumonia vaccines.

Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2017

Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2017

We will have a fire drill Tuesday as soon as we get all of the students through the breakfast line.  

Please assist with the Fire Marshall's request:

1. Ensure that the area around your fire pull is clear of anything within 12" 
2. Please make sure you are unplugging lights nightly
3. If you do NOT have a red emergency binder loaded with your evacuation plans, come see Laurie
4. Make sure ALL rooms have a 2nd Fire evacuation plan posted near the main entrance door.
5. Items can't hang on the blinds of your 2nd exit. The second exit must be cleared on the floor as well as on the blinds of that exit.

Thanks for all of your help!!!

Monday September 25th

I am looking forward to an OUTSTANDING week.  

• Please self-promote and strongly encourage your parents to attend your curriculum night presentation
• BELLT meeting @ 3:30 today
• Birthday Bash will be Tuesday @ 2:00
• Susan Mertz from Evergreen will visit on Tuesday afternoon
• Faculty Crew details/instructions will be in the Wednesday blog

Please let Mrs. Currin or the office know if you have families that have experienced loss due to the recent natural disasters 

We are a step closer to hiring a Data Manager.  Sarah is leading a team in second round interviews of our top three candidates this week.

Friday, September 22, 2017

Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers:

     
     Please celebrate with your students the outstanding HOCs demonstrated yesterday during the Symphony performance. Each of these events provide opportunities for all of us to learn and grow.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Thanks so much for the staff and Dads that volunteered to assist with the WatchD.O.G.S. pizza event last night!!!

The time teachers donate now will be given back to you through the D.O.G.S. volunteer time throughout the year.

Fourth and Fifth Grades:

     The String Ensemble of the Winston-Salem Symphony is scheduled to be here tomorrow (Thursday) to do a demonstrative performance for our 4^th and 5^th grade classes.  This performance will last approximate 45 minutes.   The performance begins at 9:00, so please begin bringing your class to the gym at 8:50. Don't forget to review Brunson assembly behavior.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Please remember to maintain the beginning of the year AM/PM procedures (i.e. time at your morning position, assisting students with PM behaviors in the gym, etc.)

Upcoming events (as stated in the Parent Newsletter):

Curriculum Nights and FAMILY CREW

· Tuesday, September 26th for Kindergarten, Second & Fourth Grade

· Thursday, September 28th for First, Third Grade and Fifth Grade

We have restructured Curriculum Night to be inclusive of the entire family! Check out the schedule below and join us on the night assigned to your student’s grade level.

● 6:00-6:15 Arrive and bring your children to the gym

● @ 6:15 Tardy Bell for Parents to begin learning in their classroom

● @ 6:15 Students begin Crew initiative to support W-S Nursing & Rehab

● @ 6:55 Parents return to the gym

● 7:00-7:15 FAMILY CREW

Monday, September 18, 2017

Happy Monday!  Hope you had a great weekend.

Leadership Opportunity:

We have been given five $1000 grants ($500 a semester) for certified employees to apply for additional leadership opportunities. This will be an application process.

Below is BELLT's initial discussion regarding the process.

Wonders from our meeting:

• What tasks will leaders perform?
• Would teacher evaluations be used as a selection tool?
• Where will EL fit into this process?

Leaders should:

• have relationships across grade-levels
• support other teachers
• make connections with families
• have an accomplished or higher on the evaluation instrument

We encourage discussions about the stipend within teams.

September 15th

Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours!  

If you are willing to Serve at our WatchDOGS event on Tuesday, please e-mail Sarah today.  She is looking for 3-5 volunteers to support fine program.

Remember we are short staffed in the office.  Big thanks to Willie and Natalie for stepping up to serve.

September 14th

BOG-3 today!  be aware and provide our scholars an outstanding environment for assessment

Laurie is out for the remainder of the week.  Please give us in the office grace as we try to fill her shoes. (Nelva is also out on Friday, double the grace)

Welcome Artist CORPS Members!  

• We have 5 amazing artists joining us this year to impact the learning of our students
• They will be identifiable with their lanyard and badge
• They have free (select one) 
• "rein" 
• "reign"
• "rain"
• "range" of the building to observe our standards
• Welcome them and interact, as they want to get to know you and the students
• Next Wednesday we begin to craft a plan to integrate into classrooms and impact student learning through the arts

Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours.

September 13th

BOG-3 takes place on Thursday - Please follow the directions provided in the e-mails from our TC extraordinaire - Natalie Denny!

We need to be crew about our Morning routines.

• Any and All Students may choose to have breakfast. Car or bus, early or late, they have the right to eat 
• Sarah is improving our morning routine (minute by minute plan) and will present the expectations and new assignments at our community crew on September 20th 

Student Crew Information

• Crew will start on September 25th - a one week delay to ensure we are prepared
• Fully formed Crew lessons will be provided for the first two weeks of Crew
• More details on lessons/structure will be provided at community crew on September 20th
• Jenn will communicate via e-mail how to report the grade level distribution of students into Crews - due date of 9.20.17
• The schedule and staff assignments below have been created with care and collaboration.  Please assume our efforts aligned with the core values (If you have concerns or critique, please come and see me before the 20th)

Student Crew Schedule

• EIGHT Kindergarten 
• Wednesday and Friday
• 1:05-1:35 
• EIGHT 1st grade
• Tuesday and Thursday
• 1:40-2:10
• SEVEN 2nd grade
• Monday and Wednesday
• 2:10-2:40
• TWELVE 3rd grade
• Tuesday and Thursday
• 11:40-12:10
• TEN 4th grade
• Tuesday and Thursday
• 10:00-10:30
• NINE 5th grade
• Tuesday and Thursday
• 9:20-9:50

Crew Assignments and locations

• 81 students in EIGHT Kindergarten Crews led by Teachers and IA’s in the 4 kindergarten classrooms
• 82 students in EIGHT 1st grade Crews led by teachers plus Andrew Nelson (rm. 13), Natalie Denny (stage), Nelva Perez (rm. 6) & Doris Davis (T-035) 
• 73 students in SEVEN 2nd grade Crews led by teachers plus Laurie Steadman (Room 6), Kim Burch (room 20) and Jeff Faullin (stage)
• 111 student in TWELVE 3rd grade Crews led by the teachers plus Jenn Currin (counselors office), Stacy Swanson (tech lab), Cindy Sanders (art room) Joel Peddle (gym), James Dorsett (rm. 8) and Janet Shepard (Media)
• 123 students in TEN 4th grade Crews led by the teachers plus Janet Gauss (T-35), Tanya Lovin (EC), Mary Matheson (rm. 3) Kristen Turner (rm. 4) and Kathy Wilheit (rm. 13)
• 113 students in NINE 5th grade Crews led by the teachers plus Diana Adkins (T-40), Karon Kiger (rm. 12),Tonya Guy (rm. 6), Susana Matalik (rm. 13) and Sarah Huddleston (rm. 14)

September 12th

Grade level assignments for Student Crew will be delivered in the Wednesday Blog.  Student Crew schedule will also be posted on Wednesday as we are adjusting a few of the submissions to honor academic blocks.

The most likely date for a lock down drill will be Wednesday.

September 11

Today we remember while we take action to empower our students.  

We will observe one minute silence today followed by the pledge at 8:46 rather that our traditional 8:20.

Friday, September 9, 2017

With the upcoming weather (if you are on the bottom floor), I would suggest you put any cherished item up on tables before you leave today.  Hopefully, it will not flood in the building, but being prepared is better than losing items.  

Month at a glance:            

• Today at 10:45 Javaka Steptoe presenting in the gym for 2nd and 3rd grade.
• Remind students of assembly behaviors
• Main hall bathrooms will be busy from 10:30-10:45 as 3rd grade comes in from recess prior to the assembly
• Intruder Lockdown during the week of Sept 11th ~ preview the procedures with your student
• Silence and hiding in a place in your room which cannot be seen from the window
• Remaining quiet when someone knocks at the door
• Info came out in an email yesterday
• BELLT meeting on Wednesday the 13th @ 3:30
• Reverse evacuation the week of the 18th
• Watch DOGS Pizza Night on Tuesday the 19th @ 6:00
• Community CREW on Wednesday the 20th @ 3:30
• Fire drill the week of the 25th
• Curriculum Night ~ k, 2nd, 4th on the 26th @ 6:15
• Grade level CREWs meet on the 27th @ 3:30
• Curriculum Night ~ 1st, 3rd, 5th on the 28th @ 6:15