Wednesday MM - August 26th

Good Morning Week one!

Faculty meeting this afternoon at 3:40.  We will do the Testing code of ethics and prepare for the Thursday Fire drill.

I had a great time meeting with 26 of our 30 classrooms.  I only missed the 3rd grade residential and will catch them in the morning from 8:30-9:00.

From 9:00-Noon I will be in our 3-5 classrooms reviewing lesson plans.

Books that are on the stage steps are NOT FOR YOU TO TAKE.  They have not yet been counted with the corresponding purchase orders.  Please return them ASAP if you were one of our super-efficient staff members who may have  had a false start on this distribution.

Click "Common Cents" to access our WSFCS financial services publication.  

Tuesday MM - August 25th

Good Morning Week One!

Ask - Imagine - Plan - Create - IMPROVE!  I enjoyed our first day and am very thankful for the multiple times I smiled at the joy shared between teacher and student.  Yet I still aim for improvement as we move forward into day two

• Each teacher should know each student and their afternoon transportation.  Mrs H. can and will help, but accountability rests with the classroom teacher to ensure this transfer from school to home. OWN YOUR ROSTER!
• Please engage your students in meaningful recess and move with them.  We must build good habits now.
• I will be visiting each special throughout the day to visit with each of our 30 classes.  My discussion will focus on the three R's and preview the Friday grade level assemblies
• Wednesday, I will visit all the 3-5 classrooms for 10-15 minutes and would like to have access to your lesson plans.  
• Amy Figley is here for the remainder of the week in the media center to serve our student and staff media needs.   

Send me thoughts and ideas that you think would improve our procedures and processes.  

Monday MM - August 24th

Good Morning Week One!

A lot of information, Please read!

• PBIS 
• Daily points for your classroom
• Monday the 24th - Bus behavior
• Tuesday the 25th - Cafeteria
• Wednesday the 26th - Bathrooms
• Thursday the 27th - Hallways
• Friday the 28th - Playground
• Engaged supervision on the playground includes
• Rocks stay on the ground
• Stay off the dirt pile
• Stay out of the standing water
• Teachers move with the kids
• Read and review your PBIS notebook for discussions with your colleagues
• PBIS assembly by grade level on Friday the 28th
• Teachers please attend for the first half of the assembly
• Fire Drill @ 8:40 on Thursday the 27th

• Transportation from Mrs. H
• Bus video for ALL @ 8:40 on Friday the 28th
• Please complete and share the TRANSPORTATION RECORD with Mrs. H  as she visits each classroom on Monday
• Discrepancies should be turned into office ASAP 
• CORRECTION Bus #219 is #129

• ENGAGED SUPERVISION
• All of you that are involved in period Zero need to provide engaged supervision for the first five days until 8:50
• Joel and James - please help Tom learn the car rider area. He will be on his own the following week so train the parents on keeping the students in the cars until 7:50. 
• Cindy, Stacy and Kathy - please support Sarah as she welcomes our bus riders into the building. Be the bright shining face that greets them upon arrival at their school home! 
• Jenn - join me @ the lobby/front door to ensure we get all the students moving to the correct classrooms

Duty rosters and schedules have been placed on the shared drive.  If you have any questions, Please ask.

Deb Gray is our sub for Media today.  We will have a Long term sub in place until September 17th when Marina Bonomo will join our staff.  

Staff enjoys the WSFCS event at the Dash Ballpark

EDMODO for science

This is what Lara Overby referenced at our meeting on Wednesday.  It's an online teacher collaboration forum.

Joining Edmodo for Elementary School Science

If you haven't joined Edmodo before, you will need your school code for your initial account.  hhqxnt

Once you’re in, next to the “groups” tab click the “+” to join and enter the appropriate join code(s) as listed.

Kindergarten: h43fph

First Grade: 3qdsgt

Second Grade: xdqcu5

Third Grade: negf9p

Fourth Grade: 8kiy2x

Fifth Grade: 5q8tkj 

If the codes are giving you trouble, feel free to use the URL join option by cutting and pasting the appropriate URL in your browser.

Kindergarten:    edmo.do/j/bh7jb4

First Grade:     edmo.do/j/7lvtue

Second Grade:     edmo.do/j/irqfgp

Third Grade:    edmo.do/j/f0ldkl

Fourth Grade:    edmo.do/j/hppkew

Fifth Grade:    edmo.do/j/23ky86

Thursday MM - OPEN HOUSE August 20th

Be.service oriented

forms will be in the cafe by 1:15 for pick up

• Cafe FAQ
• Cafe brochure
• Enrollment verification by students
• parents can correct or confirm our information
• 2(two) health forms
• Photo Release

Make today great and pull every ounce of energy to ensure that each family is confident in your skills and abilities to teach, love and care for their child while at Brunson.

22nd Annual Employee Benefits Fair

The 22nd Annual Employee Benefits Fair will take place on Thursday, August 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Career Center High School (910 Highland Ct., 27101). Take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about the following:

• Insurance and Flexible Benefits
• 401K, 403B, and 457 plans for retirement planning
• Retirement seminars with Kerry Crutchfield at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
• Legal Seminar, “Estate Planning & Elder Law” with Mike Wells, of Wells Liipfert, PLLC at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
• State 403b reps from TIAA-CREF and VALIC

For more information, contact Diane Wessell, dwessell@wsfcs.k12.nc.us.

Tuesday MM - August 18th

I so enjoyed the "can do" attitude on Day one!  

Below is a list of some reflection points from the video greeting from our superintendent.

• Urgency
• Haiku
• Strategy academy
• Lesson planning
• Data analysis and application
• Accountability
• Adult behaviors impact student achievement

We are fortunate to join Bev at our WSFCS meeting on Friday morning, where we can join in this message with all our district colleagues.

I am making adjustments to the schedule as indicated from our meeting.  We will start Monday with the draft and make adjustments by the end of the first week.

Remember our "Clean Hallway" deadline is Wednesday at noon.

Spread the word and read the blog!