Monday Mtg-I need to meet with all classroom and special education teachers who are using Mastery Connect. We will meet in the computer lab from 3:30-4:00. I have some GOOD news to share regarding parent emails!
Grade Level Mtg-We will have a short meeting in Linda's room on Tuesday. Fundraiser-You can pick up extra penguins and lanyards in the office conference room. THANK YOU for being so flexible with this new fundraiser incentive. You can send fundraiser packets to the office as soon as they are returned. The due date is OCTOBER 7th. Hat Day-Tuesday is hat day! Place canned/boxed food outside your classroom and I will pick it up. Mtgs-I have E-Team and A-Team on Wednesday. I will be gone most of the morning. Drill-We will have a tornado drill on Thursday morning. I will just make an announcement over the intercom...no bells! Fundraiser-We will have our BIG fundraiser kick-off at 2:00 in the cafeteria. This is a new company this year. I believe that most of the other elementary buildings are using Great American Opportunities this year also. My goal is to raise enough money to purchase school shirts and a piano for our music room. (Profit of around $8000) Monday Mtg-We will have a meeting in the library after school for Mastery Connect. I would like all certified staff to be in attendance. Linda and I will be going over reports, uploading assessments, game plan for DRA levels, parent/teacher conference...and more! Tiger Pride Assembly-Tuesday will be our first TPA of the year and will begin promptly at 2:30. You need to review assembly expectations with your students prior to Tuesday afternoon. Below are some reminders about awards.
Picture Day-All students will need to have their picture taken on Thursday September 26th. We will deliver order forms today. I will place the schedule with location and times in your mailbox on Tuesday. More to follow later this week!!! I hope your week is a great one with cooler temperatures and PAY DAY!!! :) :) :) Monday Mtg-All staff members who work with ESL students will need to attend a meeting in the library from 3:30-4:00 this afternoon. IE-Several staff members have started working on IE plans and their District Growth Hours for this year. I will not be able to approved those plans until I have the building IE hours sent to me from Central Office. I will share those figures with you once I have them. Tiger Pride Assembly-I have been searching a new song/dance for our assemblies this year. However, I believe that the Sid Shuffle/Continental Drift will be our best production. So, please work on your dance moves prior to our first TPA next Tuesday, September 24th at 2:30. Here is a link! Tailgate Party-Don't miss the WS/WOHE/WI Tailgate Party at Central Office this Friday, September 20th from 5:30-7:00. Grilled hot dogs, sides and dessert will be served. Parking will be in the Willard East lot next door to the new district office. All are welcome to hang out until the game at 7:00. You can watch our WILLARD TIGERS play the Nixa Eagles! The school building or department with the highest percentage of attendance will receive TWO CHROMEBOOKS! Other prizes will be offered for attendees along with free entry for staff and family to the football game! Friday, Sept 20th-Don't forget this Friday is a 1/2 day for students. Please use the 1/2 day schedule for specials and lunch. We will make an announcement to dismiss students over the intercom around 12:25 & 12:27. You can use the afternoon as your plan time for your grade level, finish entering DRA information in Mastery Connect...Please let me know if you need anything! EdCamp Springfield-It is not too late for you to sign up for EdCamp Springfieldl. Here is a link to the website! Monday Meeting-Our Leadership Team will meet in the library from 3:30-4:30. Our agenda/minutes will be posted later today under the Leadership Team page on my blog. Please make sure to take a look before/after our meeting for updates. Grade Level Mtgs-No meetings this week. Please use this time to prepare for DRA testing. DRA-Classroom teachers will begin DRA testing this week. The official dates are September 9-20. Please let me know if you need anything. Mid-Qtr Reports-I know that our calendar has Friday, September 13th as our mid-quarter with reports going home with students on Tuesday the 17th. We don't have anything ready through Mastery Connect to send home with parents. I would encourage you to use this Mid-Quarter Report for any student you have concerns about at this time. It is always better to keep parents informed of any concerns early. Observations-I will begin observations this week. Please refer to my beginning of the year information on how many mini-observations each faculty member will receive this year. Professional Development Plans-You can begin working on your PDP in Talent Ed. They are due on September 30th. Your username will be your new willardschools.net email address and your previous password. Your goals should come directly from the summative. Please see me if you have any questions. Out of the Office-FYI...I have a meeting from 12:00-3:00 Tuesday afternoon in Springfield and 2:00-5:00 on Wednesday afternoon at Evangel. I hope you found some time over the three day weekend to rest and relax. As you can tell from the picture to the left, Jada made sure that Trooper was even pampered! Here is to a wonderful week ahead! Hat Day-We will celebrate Hats on for Community Service the first Tuesday of every month this year. I have posted this information on our school website, the Pride and emailed all parents. Students can wear a hat and bring in a canned/boxed food item for our local food pantry. Place the items outside your classroom and I will pick them up. T-Shirts-Lea-Ann delivered shirts to your classroom on Friday. Please make sure you pass them out to students. I will email parents to let them know how they were purchased, the purpose and day of the week that students should show their Willard pride. We will NOT have a school wide picture. I will be coming around to your classroom to take a class photo starting at 9:00. Let me know if you have questions! Student Incentives-We will start our weekly extra PE on Friday, lunch points and special seating this week! I will email you the spreadsheet on Wednesday or Thursday. Parent Newsletter-I will NOT be putting together a monthly newsletter this year. Sometimes it feels like twice the work because the information is also posted on our website, school calendar, classroom blogs, District webpage, Facebook, emailed to parents...You get the idea! My goal is to keep our school website up to date, add events to our calendar and email parents about upcoming events. Let me know your thoughts!!! Tuesday Grade Level-We will not be meeting in Linda's room this week. Please use this time as grade level planning. Standards Based Grading-Shane Medlin put together a great PowerPoint presentation for WC Parent Orientation Night. This would be another GREAT resource to add to your classroom blog. Here is the link! I will also add these items to my blog under the Resources page. A-Team-I have A-Team on Wednesday from 9:30-? Classroom Blogs-Please make sure you are updating your classroom blog. Niki and I will be meeting with Janetta on Thursday to go over our new school website. My plan is to make it "live" within a few weeks! |
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