November 6

Celebrations

• Welcome back Jamika!
• Big thanks to Star, Pat, Lauren, Melissa, Heather P, Cheryl, Jenny, Christine, Mallory, Alexandria for attending the Magnet Fair!  Your attendance helped provide parents with valuable information to learn more about our amazing school!
• Travis completed his 3rd Spartan Race this weekend!  12.5 miles!!!
• Christine, Alexandria and Amy for providing coverage so teachers can have time to debrief with Kim Hughes after their coaching session this week!
• Celebrating the elective teachers and students that presented at our Quarter 1 Elective Share!
• Prior to the first day of Quarter 2 electives, 14 teachers had their elective letters uploaded to the website and 18 teachers had created their elective signs!
• Ashley was selected as a helper for the week long Conscious Discipline Advanced Institute in Florida in February! And Rachel Frasier was selected to attend as a participant out of hundreds of applicants for one of the coveted 40 seats.
• Kellie, Rachel, Melissa, Lauren and Jamika are coming together to support the social-emotional needs of first grade students by pushing into the first grade specials block when they don't have an assigned class. #relationshipsmatter  #teamwork

Critical Thinking

CD Cohort feedback needed-Please complete the quick google survey found here to help us identify our focus for this year's CD Staff cohort!  

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

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.  

Communication 

Digital Literacy Requirements- As you prepare your lessons for the week, please ensure you have met the requirements you signed off on at the beginning of the year.  Andrea or Tanya are willing to work with you in planning these lessons.  Find the information here https://goo.gl/jhC5Zs

Q2 Elective Needs: 

•  Due to the quick turn around of electives, please complete your elective sign found here by Friday, November 3rd.  Ashley will print/laminate/cut and put sign in your mailbox to be hung up by your door. Course descriptions can be found here if needed.
• Q2 elective letters can be added to the elective letter website.  If you need help, you can watch the screencast here. Be sure CC standards are included that will be covered in your elective that align to the grade level(s) of the students in your elective. 
• Elective curriculums can be taken out of the file cabinet.  Be sure to check the upstairs workroom for additional elective materials.  
• We DO have magnet money to spend for materials that align and enrich the elective content you teach.  Please submit all requests on the Instructional Funds Document (uni-news, forms tab on the left side). 

Collaboration

3:1-- Travis, Andrea, Tanya and Alexandria met on Monday, October 30th to learn about Wake County's plan to distribute devices from the 2013 Bond.  Once received we will be distributing 24 Chromebooks per grade level, 2 to the IDMod 1 and 2 classrooms, and 17 for the specialists.  We have also created a plan to add more iPads and/or Chromebooks in other areas.  If you would like to be a part of this team (MTAC) to help make these decisions, please email Andrea or Tanya.  

Health Room Form -- Please be sure to complete the Health Room Form  when sending a student up to the front office. It is helpful for us to keep data on number of occurrences, patterns, and other information to assist in problem solving. 

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.

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. .  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.

           

Calendar:1

November 7th-Business Meeting, Report Cards go home 

November 10th - Holiday 
November 16th-Conscious Discipline Staff Cohort 7:45am, Media Center
November 21st - Early Release, School Family Assembly 9:30

November 22nd - 24th - Vacation Day and Holidays 

November 27th - Book Fair 

November 28th - Moonlight Reading  
December 5th - Business Meeting 
December 21st - Early Release 
December 22nd - January 1st - Winter Break 

*Staff attended events listed here