I hope your weekend was uneventful and RELAXING!!! I was in bed both nights by 9:00 and feel rested and ready to tackle the week.
Social Distancing Reminders-It is imperative that we all do our part to stay masked and follow social distancing protocol. I know it is difficult but we can do it! Subs-We are short several subs in the building this week. I had to rearrange our special class schedule. Please make sure you take a look at our WEEKLY SPECIAL CLASS SCHEDULE for this week! Reminders-Don't forget to give me a copy of your classroom schedule, grade level recess duty schedule and post a copy of your classroom SERVE, LEARN, LEAD expectations on the cork board by your classroom. DRA Window-Our DRA window opens on Monday, August 31st and closes on Friday, September 25th. Monday Meeting-We will be reviewing setting up your Google Meet after school. ALL certified staff will be required to attend. Laurissa and I will be creating a plan tomorrow, stay tuned for more details on the meeting! ***We originally had a LH Team meeting planned but felt Google training was a bigger rock at this time. Grade Level Meeting-This will be a Google Meet during your plan time on Tuesday. We will use this time to set up your NWEA rosters for testing that will begin September 8th.
All of your hard work over the past few weeks is paying off! Meet the Teacher night was a success, your rooms look amazing, lesson plans are ready...BRING ON THE STUDENTS! They are going to be SO excited to be back at school and see everyone!! Let's help them make their first day a memorial one! :)
1st Day Pictures-Please add any pictures that you take to the 1st Day of School folder. Just a reminder that these needs to follow social distancing guidelines. Sarah and I will also be coming around to take class pictures. Radios-Please make sure your radios are fully charged. You need to take these outside to recess and with you at the end of the day for dismissal. Time Check-We will do a time check to sync all clocks in the building around 8:00am on Monday. If you do not have a classroom clock and need one, please email Emily. We will get some ordered for you. Name Tags-PLEASE make sure you have some kind of name tag on your students the first couple of weeks of school. This is especially helpful for all of our bus drivers and bus/car duty staff members. You can include STUDENT NAME, TEACHER NAME, BUS/CAR/TT.... Attendance, Breakfast, Lunch-Don't forget to add attendance and lunch count in SIS by 9:00 am. You will also need to check breakfast/lunch on your meal collection sheets and take that to Nancy at lunch time. End of the Day Dismissal-Please listen for the first dismissal bell/announcement over the intercom. Below are the dismissal times for each grade level.
Early Out Meeting-Classroom teachers will meet in the library at 3:30 for tech device checkout with Autumn. I will get there as soon as possible after bus and car duty. Tuesday Grade Level Meeting-Laurissa will be sharing a link to a Google hangout meeting for this week. We will be reviewing DRA procedures. The DRA window will open next Monday, August 31st. Here is the schedule for our Tuesday meetings.
Schedule & Notes-Here is the AGENDA for August 17th-20th and the BEGINNING OF THE YEAR NOTES TO STAFF document. ALL Willard staff will report to school next week. :) Resource Page-Checkout the RESOURCES page above! I have updated several files. (schedule, handbook, map, phone...) Schoolwide Discipline Resources-These items can be found on the RESOURCES page. PLEASE make sure you review the new schoolwide behavior matrix AND complete the classroom behavior matrix with your class the first week of school. You will need to post your classroom behavior maxtrix on your cork board outside your classroom by Friday, August 28th. Extra Duty Schedule-I have added several additional extra duties this year due to new protocols. Please make sure that you take a look at the MASTER SCHEDULE to see when you are scheduled to help out this year. We will meet to discuss these procedures on next week. CLICK HERE: RONA ROUND UP SIGN UP SHEET Only a few more weeks before school starts...say WHAT?!?!!? If you have questions (like me!!), please sign up for one of the RONA ROUND UP ZOOM meetings on the link above. These will be informal voluntary meetings for you to sign up and ask ALL of the questions! This is a great time to put your mind at ease, ask ANY question, share how you are preparing for this school year, etc. I am looking forward to chatting with everyone!!! Feeling GOOD, like I should! OK, well, most of the time! I am finally back in the swing of things and feeling more productive at work each day. I might not know all of the things but I am FOCUSING on the GOOD! :)
UPDATES and INFO Master Schedule-Please make sure that you take a look at our master schedule on the RESOURCE PAGE above. I am making some updates regularly regarding lunch times, extra duties, break areas for your grade level, etc. This will be a working document as adjustments will be made when needed throughout the year. If you have any feedback or questions, let me know! Teacher Letters-This is just a reminder that teacher letters will be emailed out to students/families on Monday, August 10th. We will also include this MEET THE TEACHER flyer and school supply list. Start Strong-Dr. Teeter sent out the newly adopted Start Strong document for our district. There are several items that are hyperlinked within the document. Please make sure that you look over these new procedures. Here is a LINK! Office-The office is our building hub and we LOVE visiting with everyone. However, it can become overcrowded with little social distancing. So, please be cognizant of this work space, especially once students arrive. It will be a place of GERMS!!! Also, if you need something printed in color, please email the document/link to Carrie, Emily or myself. We do not want you logging in to the office computers. Mask Police-Well, I have lots of job titles but this is one that I am not prepared to hold. We are all going to have to hold each other accountable. Here are some reminders...
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