Friday, November 1st

BIG NEWS

Family Crew Movie Night is postponed until further notice.  Many families who were volunteering have neighborhood trick-or-treat plans tonight due to the storms on the 31st.  We will announce at arrival and dismissal, as well as send another robo-call to inform parents.

Daylight savings is this weekend.  Be sure to reset your clocks as we "fall back" an hour.  

HALLOWEEN

If you have a Crossnore student that rides the orange bus and you did NOT receive an email from Mrs. H, please send her an email today.  We have had a bus change.

Here is a list of treats that remind me of my youthful Halloween spoils

• Sugar Babies
• Peanut Butter Kisses (Orange and Black wax paper)
• Apples
• Chick-o-stick
• Candy Cigarettes
• Dots
• Charleston Chew
• Pop Rocks
• Raisins
• Pretzel rods dipped in chocolate with a tiny plastic spider tied to one end
• Courtesy of Mrs. Bledsoe, a widow who was at least 89 years old and lived on my paper route

Don't forget about Pajama day on FRIDAY

Wednesday, October 30th

I have much to share and will start with the following Key Points. Additional information on these topics will come via e-mail and meetings.

• Wednesday is BELT meeting @ 3:30 in the media center
• Thursday is Halloween
• No Costumes
• Friday is Pajama Day
• Celebration of 100% participation in the Family Crew coin drive

Be diligent is getting your grades posted on Power Teacher so Becky can work her magic.  

Be diligent in communication through parent conferences so the report card is never a surprise.

Mark Saturday, November 16th on your calendar as we will ask for every certified staff member to support the WSFCS School Showcase.  Look for an e-mail from Stacy, our magnet coordinator, with more information about the shift times and expectations.

We are moving quickly on two "big rocks" in the month of November:

• STEM Education
• Engineering is Elementary Kits
• School Culture
• Management in the Active Classroom

                           

Friday, October 25th

I cannot believe the first quarter is over! Let's continue to grow as we serve our students.

I put the Happy Hour sign up on the board near the sign-in.  I just need a approximate number, so please highlight your name if you are between 50% - 100% confident of your attendance.

I will create a LONG and INFORMATIVE blog/e-mail for Tuesday with all the data we need to be successful in the upcoming quarter.

Enjoy the weekend!  We start the Monday Rs workday with I-Ready @ 8 am in the media center.  

Wednesday, October 23rd

I am attending NCI training today and will be back on campus before the Staff Crew session. 

CREW will not be held today due to testing.

Be awesome!

Tuesday, October 22nd

So you all have seen the schedule.  We CAN have specials starting at 10:25 if classes start the assessments near 8:30.  Do your best and work with Mrs. Chee to gather valid and reliable formative data.  

Staff Crew meets on Wednesday with vital information from our Student Services department.

Continue to improve the manner that we start our day.  Joyful and smiling staff who are connecting with students, set the tone for engaged instruction.

Monday, October 21st

We have a busy final week of the 1st quarter with assessments and final performance tasks for Module #1

• Kindergarten - Toys and Play
• 1st Grade - Tools and Work
• 2nd Grade - Schools and Community
• 3rd Grade - Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far
• 4th Grade - Poetry, Poets and Becoming Writers
• 5th Grade - Stories of Human Rights

Our schedule for  NC Check-Ins:

• Tuesday
• 4th & 5th ELA
• 4th RTA
• Wednesday
• 4th and 5th Math
• Thursday
• 3rd Math
• 5th Science

We will be on a 2-hour delay schedule for Specials as all our instructors will serve as administrators for mod groups.  schedules for these three days including recess will be in mailboxes by lunch today.

Friday, October 18th

PICTURE DAY

Keep the focus on HOC and we will have an amazing day!

The fire drill was exceptional.  Encourage your students to be part of our safety and care for the crew!

Thursday, October 17th

Reminding you to remind your students to remind their parents, It is picture day on Friday.  Nelva and Susan are running the show so be on time to your appointment and support their efforts to minimize disruptions to instruction/learning.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Reminders:

• The office continues to receive calls about students with tardies that are arriving on late buses.  Please only mark students tardy when they have a pink tardy slips. 
• Send D1s to the office as soon as an incident occurs. These should be handed to an office staff member.  Administration wants to address all students as soon after an incident occurs as possible. Handle as many issues as possible in your room to continue building relationships and consistency.

BELT meets today at 3:30.  

All other staff, plan to work collaboratively or independently until 4:30.

Tuesday, October 15th

Please excuse my absence from campus on Tuesday as I will be utilizing strategies to gain and add value in the meeting below: 

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Joint Principals/Management Team

Agenda - October 15, 2019

***Please sit by levels: Elementary together and Middle/High together.

Time	Session Title	Standards	Facilitator(s)
8:00	Welcome		Dr. Angela Hairston
8:05	United Way Kickoff Breakfast Cindy Gordineer, President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Uren, Vice President, Resource Development Jackie-Graham-Dickson Director of Donor Relations Debbie Wilson, Chief Impact Officer Charmaine Carrillo-Angino, Senior Director, Community Planning and Investment	External Development Leadership	Donald Wyatt Rebecca McKnight
8:35	Technology Showcase	Strategic Leadership	Kevin Sherrill
8:45	Communication Protocol	Managerial Leadership	Brent Campbell
9:00	SWD Activity	Instructional Leadership	EC Team
10:00	Break
10:15	Suicide/Threat Assessments	Cultural Leadership	Dr. Corliss Thompson Drew
11:15	Restorative Practices	Cultural Leadership	Dr. Corliss Thompson Drew
11:30	Problem Analysis/Panorama Data	Cultural/Human Resources Leadership	IS Team/Dr. Marty Ward
12:30	Lunch		Lunch will be provided
1:00-1:15	Personnel Committee Update	Human Resources Leadership	IS Team/Legal/HR
1:15-3:30	Level Meeting Elementary 219 Middle 233 High 223	Strategic and Instructional leadership	IS Team
3:30-5:00	HR Support for Vacancies (Room 219)	Human Resources Leadership	HR Team

Level Agenda 

Standards: Strategic and Instructional Leadership

Time	Elementary	Middle	High
1:00-2:00	SIP Updates, Schedules and Intervention (IS Team and, D. Gladstone)	iReady and Curriculum Updates (S. Mills and Team)	SIP Updates, Schedule and   Interventions, On-Track Graduation (IS Team/B. Royal, C. Montague Davis)
2:00-2:15	Break	Break	Break
2:15-3:15	iReady and iStation Q and A/Curriculum Updates (S. Mills and Team)	SIP Updates, Schedules and Interventions (IS Team/L. Bodenheimer, S. Duggins)	Curriculum Updates (S. Mills and Team)

Monday, October 14th

Thanks for a fantastic Be.week.

Looking toward this week we have:

• 3rd Grade Junior League Puppet show on Tuesday
• BELT meeting Wednesday
• Welcome our newest members
• Kelly Gutierrez
• Cindy Sanders 
• Nicole Walters
• RTA & NC Check-in window opens on Thursday
• School Pictures on Friday

Friday, October 11, 2019

Friday, October 11, 2019

     Please make sure you have read Thursday's email from Stacy Swanson (sent out at 2:31 pm to a selct group) regarding a time sensitive schedule for today.  This schedule must be completed by the end of the day. Thanks for your assistance.

This month we will have our normal fire drill, as well as a tornado and earthquake drill. Please review Ms. H's Thursday email for the classroom procedures.