Monday Tech Conference-Please make sure you have read my post from Friday and know the schedule.
Tiger Pride Assembly-Tuesday will be our first Tiger Pride Assembly! Please make sure you review our assembly expectations. I need the name of your Most Valuable Tiger by Monday afternoon. We will have our MVT lunch time on Wednesday, September 26th from 11:30-1:00. Please send ALL students to the office at 11:30 and don't forget to write down on your attendance slips what they are doing for lunch. :) THANKS!! PLC Audit-Tuesday morning will be BUSY!!! Jana Loge and Jay Roth will be at WS from 8:00-12:00 conducting our PLC audit. I don't exactly know what to expect but I am confident that we will receive some great feedback on our strengths and areas to improve. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take a close look at the PLC audit schedule. There will be several teachers and students that will be interviewed!!! I will have lunch for the last group from 11:15-12:00. We will eat/talk at that time. Grade Level Mtgs-We will NOT have grade level meetings this week due to our PLC audit. Picture Day-Wednesday is PICTURE day!! Pictures will be located in cafeteria. Here is the schedule. SMILE :0 :) :-P :D Fundraiser Kick-Off Assembly-Thursday will be our kick-off assembly for our one and only school fundraiser this year. We are using The Chip Shoppe...formerly Mr. Z's. My goal is to profit around $6000. This would allow us to continue purchasing shirts for students/staff, supplemental materials for events such as movie nights, Red Ribbon, Teacher Appreciation... So, please promote this in your newsletters and classroom blogs. I will be sending out emails to parents also. Instructional Excellence-Just a reminder that your IE plans are due FRIDAY! SORRY, I am getting this schedule to you late today! I had to wait and check on a few things prior to sending out information. I was hoping to have our iPads. Just a reminder that K-2 teachers will be receiving four each and all other certified staff members will receive one. (unless they already have one:) :) However, they are not ready for us at this time. I know that the tech department is working hard to get these ready for each building. I will try to be patient. :) Soooooo, below is plan B for our tech schedule.
Schedule for Willard South Elementary Staff 8:45-9:45 Tiger TECH Conference at WHS Session 2 (ALL STAFF) 10:00-11:00 Tiger TECH Conference at WHS Session 3 (ALL STAFF) 11:15-12:15 Tiger TECH Conference at WHS Session 4 (INTERMEDIATE & ELEMENTARY STAFF) 12:15-1:15 Lunch on your own 1:15-2:30 Reflection time...process how/when you will use the information from the conference in your class 2:30-3:50 Grade Level Mtgs....you must login & watch your Mastery Connect tutorial and fill out this google doc **Linda and I will be coming around to talk to you during your Grade Level Meetings :) REMINDERS
Homecoming Parade-There will be a Homecoming parade on Wednesday, September 19th. The past few years we have made an "elementary school" float for all of the buildings to ride. If you would like to participate, you will need to be at WHS around 5:45. You will just need to wear a WILLARD shirt and bring some candy to throw. Bring your kids! :)
CAP ELA Mtg-Just a reminder that Monday, September 17th is our district CAP ELA meeting from 8:00-3:00 at Conco. I will be out of the building. I will return at the end of the day for Leadership Team. Please remember to bring the following items. ALL TEACHERS = Common Core Standards Binder K Teachers = Bring "Kitten's First Full Moon" book from your Linda Hoyt Read-Alouds 1st Teachers = Bring "Tops & Bottoms" book from your Linda Hoyt Read-Alouds 3rd Teachers = Bring "Lon Po Po" book from your Linda Hoyt Read-Alouds Monday Mtg-The Leadership Team will meet in the library from 3:30-4:30. Grade Level Mtgs-We will NOT have grade level meetings this week. Professional Development Plans-I still have a few teachers who have not submitted their PDP in TalentEd. Please do this ASAP. Evangel Practicum Students-I still need to place two students by Monday, September 17th. If you can help out with either of the following two students, please let me know ASAP. EDUC 331; Math Practicum-required to teach a minimum of 2 lessons Ellie Shrable MW 12:30-2:00 any grade 1-5 EDUC 371: Teaching Practicum-any core subject area Kiley Finkbiner MW 12:00-1:30 any grade K-5 Mid-Quarter Reports-These will go home with students on Tuesday. White Tiger Marketplace-Don't miss the WHITE TIGER MARKETPLACE on Saturday, September 22nd from 9:00-2:00 here at Willard South. If you would like to help set up on Friday or during the event on Saturday, please contact Chrysta. 4th Grade Field Trip-The 4th Graders will be on a field trip to Jefferson City on Friday, September 21st from 6:30am-6:00pm. Kinder Kubs-Evangel will be partnering with us again this year to help tutor Kindergarten students. The start date is this Thursday, September 20th from 3:40-4:45 with Evangel students. We currently have 11 students signed up for tutoring. If you are interested in helping tutor the kindergarten students, please let me know. It will only be three Thursdays from 3:40-4:45 for WS teachers from September-November. IE Participants-Below are the participants for IE this year and the allotted hours per semester for each participant. Your plans are due on Friday, September 28th.
Extra PE-Just a reminder that we will start our extra PE time on Monday, September 10th. You will need to stay in the gym with your class. You can find the schedule on the Resource page of my blog.
Instructional Excellence-Below are the names staff members who signed up to participate in IE this year. IF you forgot to fill out the form and would still like to participate...email me ASAP! I want to let everyone know the allotted hours for each semester by tomorrow. THANKS!
T-Shirts-We will deliver your shirts this afternoon. PLEASE do not hand these out to students until Tuesday. We will have our school wide picture outside in the grassy area by the library at 3:00 on Tuesday. Please line up in rows starting with 4th grade in the back closest to the building. Bring your shades! Grade Level Meetings-Classroom teachers need to bring their laptops and writing prompts to the meeting. You will be entering scores on the analytical grids. Cindy Brown and Niki Schapeler will be sharing a new blog with special class teachers! Mid-Quarter-This Friday is mid-quarter. The reports will go home with students on Tuesday, September 18th. Grandparents Tea-Our second graders will be celebrating Grandparent's Day on Friday, September 14th at 2:30. Please be prepared for extra guests in the building!! Monday Meeting-Our early out Monday meeting will be for Cadres. I have one item that I will need each cadre to complete during their meeting. One of the district goals for this year involves a Professional Learning Communities "audit" for each building. Even though Willard South has not gone through a formal PLC training, there are numerous elements that have been embedded within our school throughout the years. Over 15 years ago Willard South embarked on a school reform process through the Accelerated School Project. Below you will find more information from DESE's website that will give you a better idea of the similarities between these two reform initiatives. During your cadre meetings on Monday, you will be filling out a survey that will be collected and read by Jana Loge and Jay Roth, statewide PLC trainers, on September 25th. I will make copies of the survey and deliver it to your Cadre facilitator. On the 25th, a few members of the Leadership Team, as well as other teachers and students, will meet with Jana and Jay to discuss the data from the survey that you completed. PLEASE be aware that there is no right or wrong answer to these questions. It will just give us a better idea of our strengths and areas of improvement for our building. I will have more information to share at a later date! :) :) :) :) Hat Day-Don't forget that tomorrow is HAT DAY! Wear a hat and bring in a canned food item for the Willard Food Pantry.
Grade Level Meetings-I only need to meet with Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade teachers on Tuesday. We will be discussing Common Core and changes to grade cards. CAP Mtg-Our district wide CAP Math team will be meeting at Conco from 8:00-3:00 on Wednesday, September 5th. I will be out of the building all day. Writing Prompts-Writing Prompts begin this week. :) Incentives-We will begin several of our student incentives this week.
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