Monday, March 19th

Good Morning!

The final day of WSFCS literacy training for the 3rd Grade staff is today.  Please support the guest teachers on the building.

• Mrs. Howie for Emily
• Mrs. Hill for Michelle
• Mrs. Lester for Laura
• Mrs. Longino for Charity
• Mrs. Rush for Kelsey
• Mrs. Denny for Megan

Tuesday is our 2nd & 3rd grade evening performance.  We also have Jerry Yale here for Digital learning.  Follow the schedule sent by Stacy and grow your digital footprint.

Our next ERD is Wednesday March 21st.  We will continue MTSS learning and Community Crew.

Please welcome Sarah back to campus after winning a battle with walking pneumonia.

Friday, March 16th

Happy Friday!  

We have 9 instructional days until Spring Break.  Make each day count as our End-of-Year achievement data will reflect our effort with students.

It’s time to conduct the 2nd quarter assessment of the 2017-18 ArtistCorps Program year.  All teachers who have an ArtistCorps member(s) serving in their classroom shall complete the survey found at the link below by Friday, March 30, 2018. 

  

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q5BNFNT

There once was a little green man

Who was stopped whilst in Ireland

“Wrong man you have got,

Pot of gold I have not

Not leprechaun but Yoda I am!”

Thursday, March 15th

Come out and support Book Fair and Family Crew tonight!

A member of your Faculty Crew will be coming to you today or Friday to distribute your code to participate in the North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey.  I have attached a few FAQ's below and the logo is a live link to the website.  Our ERD start time will be delayed by 30 minutes to accommodate our goal of 100% participation. 

What is the NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey (NCTWCS)?
The NC TWCS is an anonymous statewide survey of licensed school-based educators to assess teaching conditions at the school, district, and state level.

• NCTWCS is anonymous and completely online.
• The 2018 survey will be live from March 1-March 31, 2018.
• Educators can access the survey anytime, anywhere, via any internet location using an individual, anonymous code.
• It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.  Be sure to click “submit” when you are finished. The system will notify you once your survey is completed.

Results will be available for any NC public school reaching the 40% minimum response rate and has a minimum of 5 educators in the school.

What is the purpose of the survey? Why is it important?
The survey provides additional data for school and district improvements.  Results are also expected to inform state level policy.

The state’s education leaders want to ensure that every educator has the supportive environment necessary to help students achieve at the highest levels!

What types of questions will I be asked?
The questions are objective questions that ask you to evaluate the level to which educators report the resources and supports necessary to ensure effective teaching.

This online survey asks questions about teaching and learning conditions within a school, community engagement and support, use of time, professional developmental, instructional practices and support, and teacher school leadership.

Who can take the survey?

1. All licensed school-based educators (teachers, administrators, media coordinators, counselors, etc.) in the state.
2. Itinerant educators should complete the survey for their home-based school.
3. Part-time, licensed school-based educators may also participate.

Wednesday, March 14

The Be.Cafe' will be CLEANED tonight at 5pm.  Join me if you want to help. All food in the fridge will be removed/trashed to disinfect the shelves and drawers.

HAG tour @ 11:40 

BELLT @ 3:30 in the Computer Lab

AmeriCorpsWeek2018

March 11 - 17, 2018

Please take time this week to show appreciation to our 6 fantastic ArtistCorps members. The logo above is a link to the official website

Tuesday, March 13th

Today's 2-hour delay Schedule

• Lunch is standard
• Specials start at period 4
• Janet will relay any shifts in the Book Fair via e-mail.

The WSFCS Learning Walk will be rescheduled.  When David Sisk and his crew return, we will submit the lesson plan for that day.  Plans are written for you and the students, do not create extra work for yourself.  The focus on the four components should cause reflection and growth in your daily planning and instruction. Additionally, the WSFCS team will examine two school based "Look-Fors." 

1. Questioning Ratio - Compliance:Curiosity 
2. Habits of character referenced by teachers and students

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The Faullin's thank you all for the family time.

Monday, March 12th

UPDATE - Due to the potential for hazardous road conditions this afternoon, Schools are closed for students today.

It is an optional teacher workday. 

• Work all or part of the day here in the building
• Take annual leave for all or part of the day
• Based on our current calendar, June 12th will become a student day and  today becomes the reserved teacher work day

I am happy to be back with my Brunson Crew after enjoying family time on Antigua.  Thanks for your support in my absence.

Our WSFCS Learning Walk is Tuesday.  Please deliver a printed copy of your lesson plans to Jeff before 4:00 pm Monday as we will be measuring alignment across the four components.

1. Clear Learning Objective
2. Explore, Model, Demonstrate
3. Guided Practice
4. Checks for Understanding

• Must contain all 4 to be observed in written plans
• Must contain 1 to be observed during implementation

Friday, March 9, 2018

9 teachers out ~ 7 filled by subs and 2 by IAs and RS.  

Be CREW and help them out where you can.

Tour today: Zone Choice from 9 - 9:45

Staff Book Fair preview from 3:00-4:00

Help make Book Fair a success as everyone benefits!

     We look forward to a large staff turnout for our Family CREW Night.  We'll need people assisting in Book Fair and in the gym with movies.  

     Our students and families are more likely to come if they know you are coming...talk it up in your classroom.