March 26th

Celebrations! 

• We are at 95% on the Teacher Working Conditions survey!! Yay!!  Only 2 more people have to fill it out.  
• Celebrating YOU!  Please complete this two question survey here about the certifications you possess for an upcoming wall display.
• Luz supports our classroom family by stepping in when I am working one on one with a student in crisis ensuring that instruction remains consistent in my absence. She further supports our entire school family by facilitating communication with our Spanish speaking families.  In short, she has been a vital support for our entire school.
• HUGE shout out to Tanya, Andrea, and Elizabeth for stepping up and being just as excited as we are to explore and learn together as a kindergarten team! 

Communication 

NC Check-In/Case 21 Manuals- Manuals have been placed in your box. Please return these when you have finished testing.

What we want our students to learn -- Reminder that our teams (and/or individual classroom teachers) are to share out with our families on a weekly basis the areas of focuses for academics, announcements, and other pertain items. If you are sharing this information outside of Memberhub (Travis is a member of all classroom and specialist hubs), please include Travis and Mallory on the email or the website update.

Behavior Support Team -- Some updates and clarification about how we support our students with our school-wide expectations -- PRIDE / CD at Underwood. This is also what was sent by Travis via email. Please plan to attend the Behavior Support Meeting on April 12th at 7:45am in the Media Center if you would like to provide feedback, solutions and discuss future plans for the behavior efforts at Underwood.

Feedback -- If you have more feedback (things that have worked or things that could be better throughout the school year) you would like for us to consider, please feel free to email, discuss or fill out this form. https://goo.gl/forms/XNwhdAo6gU8lOfck1. This would include concerns and idea for next school year.

Communication:

Elective Updates: 

• Q3 Electives end on Thursday, March 29th.  Q3 elective report cards are due April 12th.  Report cards go home April 17.
• Q4 Elective signs completed by March 29-folder found here.  Q4 Electives begin on Monday, April 9th.  Upload letter to the elective website by April 12th-see screencast here for directions.  The website to upload is here:  https://sites.google.com/a/wcpss.net/elective-communication/   

Resilience --   AHA’s (American Heart Association) gracious partner Marbles Kids Museum continues to host free community screenings; the next one is April 11—tickets here.. If not able to attend at Marbles IMAX, KPJR Films, which produced Resilience, is offering a one-day virtual streaming opportunity on April 3 between 6 am and 11 pm in order to deepen the conversation stemming from national attention to ACEs and childhood trauma from the recent 60 Minutes segment and in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month (April).Register here for the virtual screening.

NCCAT Opportunities-  NCCAT offers several online courses that qualify for Digital Literacy Credits. These high quality courses are all conducted online with the opportunity to earn CEU's, and the courses are FREE! 

For more information, check out http://www.nccat.org/programs/nccat-online

EOG Update-  The EOG's are on the following dates.  We will doing all EOG's in the traditional format except for Science.  Science will be done on the computer.  
May 29-  3rd and 4th ELA
May 30-  3rd and 4th Math
May 31-  Goto/FV Science (computer)/Make-ups
June 1-  Nightingale/Vinson Science (computer)/Make-ups
June 4-  5th Math/Make-ups
June 5-  5th ELA/Make-ups
June 6-  Make-ups
June 7-  Make-ups

Clean School -In an effort to provide a clean and safe school, the custodial team has had on-going meetings to increase their support to make sure that our learning spaces are clean and supporting the students. Click on the link Customer service updates to see the custodial expectations. If you have a maintenance concern or need please email Mr. Marrow.  If you have a cleaning concern please email Ms. Mbalia. Mr. Marrow and Ms. Mbalia will be conducting weekly walkthroughs.

Creativity

Student and Staff Awesomeness - Check out what our team is doing in their classrooms -- via Twitter - @underwoodgtm -- #weareunderwood Keep up the great work! 

Yearbooks -- Yearbook orders received and to deliver orders to the Yearbook Box?  The last day for Yearbook ordering is March 30, 2018

Collaboration

MClass-  Pming Green and Blues -  It's that time of year.. we have to PM the green and blues for all students.  Here is the link for who is helping to support you with this.  Please let us know if you have any questions.  All Progress Monitoring has been extended to April 20th (not March 28th).  :)  

Quarterly Planning Days  -  As a reminder, Quarterly Planning Days are listed below!  Most everyone has their subs submitted on AESOP and their leave request turned into Cindy.  More information in regards to the day will come out next week.  Please see Alexandria if you have any questions. 
April 10-  3rd (AM), 1st (PM)
April 11-  4th (AM), K (PM)
April 12-  5th (AM), 2nd (PM)

Critical Thinking 

Student Teachers - Would you like to host and work with a student teacher next school year? I am compiling a list of teachers. If you would be interested please add your name to sign up. I will send a final list to NC State, if you are chosen to have host a college senior, Keith Walkowiak from NC State will email or contact you. 

Next School Year - Staff we are entering that time of year where we are starting to make plans for next school year. If you are considering a change in locations, be sure to complete the transfer application process - via https://wakeconnect.wcpss.net/sites/transfer-process/SitePage/28515/transfer-process - Please see Travis if this is an opportunity that you would like to explore for next school year. 

Calendar:

March 27th-SIP/Leadership Meeting; 7:45am
March 27th-Artspleasure; 5-8pm
March 29-Q3 electives end
March 30th - April 6 - Holiday and Spring Break 

*Staff attended events listed here