- **I really like having Alex here full time! I appreciate Travis continuing to be approachable and allow teachers to have autonomy in their classrooms.
- **Cindy and Alexandria covered lunch duty when TAs were pulled to substitute. This only took 20 minutes out of their day and was so helpful!
- **Quarterly Planning Days have been a life saver! Time to process new learning and work side by side as a team allowed our grade level to get so much accomplished.
- Thank you to the YMCA for being flexible with the cafeteria space so we could have our meeting. Also, thank you to Melissa and Shannon for working with the YMCA with their learning spaces during the Early Release.
- Kindergarten and Third grade collaborating with AIG department to utilize KIT enrichment with their students (celebrated 1st and 2nd last week).
- Rachel leading the School Family assembly and the Specialists' leading an intentional follow up lesson to help us all grow in our understanding and use of Positive Intent!
** From the feedback responses.
Creativity
Friends and Family Board: We will be creating a staff Friends and Family Board in the workroom. Add your friends/family photo to the google folder here. We currently have 15% of our staff's photo. Encourage your students to send in a picture of their friends/family to be displayed in your room on a bulletin board, book within your Safe Place, etc. The Friends and Family Board builds community and connection, and links the home family with the School Family.
Collaboration
Conscious Discipline tip: Using visuals helps promote a sense of safety. Have your class brainstorm all the events happening between now and the holidays occurring during the school day that vary from the daily schedule. (holiday performances, grade level events, etc). Then collaboratively they illustrate and write a description for each event....turning it into a book that is read daily. As events occur, that page of the book is taken out. This helps prepare students for the events, teaches the passage of time and the predictability will help students stay in a higher brain state. Q3/Q4 elective placements can be found here. Please email Ashley with any feedback. If you envision needing any materials for upcoming electives, please submit your requests on the Instructional Funds form as soon as possible since magnet money has to be spent by Winter Break. NCTIES 2018 is getting geared up for another exciting conference year. This year's conference theme is "What Box". We hope NCTIES 2018 will help you leave the box behind. If you are interested in attending this conference that integrates technology with your daily work complete the following interest form by December 1st. The conference is March 1st and March 2nd (February 28th is a pre-conference) more information is available at http://www.ncties.org/. Learning, Technology and the Future. : December 1, 2017 6pm EST-10pm EST
Online Virtual 30 minute sessions...lots to choose from each half hour. Attend a few sessions or one every half hour. Listen and learn or engage in interactive chat during each presentation. Earn CEUs. Relevant to WCPSS and Underwood despite being based in New Zealand and Australia. See Tanya with questions or for more information. "Free, online conference. Share with and learn from other educators across Australia and New Zealand. Hear from inspiring speakers. Get tips and tools to help students get future ready, boost collaboration and productivity in the classroom." - Click on Link for more information.
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Accommodations for testing (IEP, 504, LEP) - Classroom teachers will need to review accommodations for students if - Testing accommodations --- submit settings form to secure a staff member that can administer the assessment in the appropriate setting per their plan
Critical Thinking
Science Kits -- Now that Q1 is over, please send science kit refills needs for the unit you just finished to Tanya so we can get those ordered and ready for you to restock your kits before they get put away too deeply.
Magnet Materials -- Magnet money is available to enrich the Magnet content you teach. Use the Instruction Funds Form (Link ) to submit your request.
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
Feedback responses -- See Link to feedback to see responses to the staff's questions and feedback. This will continued to be updated monthly.
PTA Stipend: Just a reminder to spend your $100 PTA Stipend for instructional materials by December. Provide a copy of your receipt attached to the reimbursement form found in the PTA Treasurer's mailbox.
Gates leading to the playground (K side and Glenwood Ave) will both now remain locked at all times. We will notify parents and the community that that area is not to be used after school or on the weekend. If an emergency arises, the code is 0572.
Magnet Spotlight - At anytime if you have work samples, displays or items that would be a great addition to the Magnet Display Cases (in front of the Media Center), please leave them on Ashley's table. Be sure to label it with the elective course name.
We are excited to invite our staff school family to a Holiday get together Friday, December 15th from 5-7 pm at Oak and Dagger at Seaboard station! We will be sending out an Evite soon so that we can gather exact numbers. Come join us for a time of joy, good friends and good food (beverages will be on your own but there will be a bar area in our semi private area). We hope that many can attend this time to come together and celebrate the company of each other!
New, Free Conscious Discipline Webinars! This week's free webinar is "Part 1: Using Healthy Conflict to Teach." Visit here for the details.
Link to Amazon during your holiday shopping and help Underwood! Visit smile.amazon.com and then search and link to the charity: Underwood Gt Magnet Elementary School Foundation. Then .5% of eligible purchases will go back to our school!
Calendar:
November 27th - Book Fair
November 28th - Moonlight Reading
November 29th - Instructional Leadership Team meeting at Spring Forest Road
December 5th - Business Meeting
December 15th-Staff Holiday Party
December 21st - Early Release
December 22nd - January 1st - Winter Break
November 29th - Instructional Leadership Team meeting at Spring Forest Road
December 5th - Business Meeting
December 15th-Staff Holiday Party
December 21st - Early Release
December 22nd - January 1st - Winter Break
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