Celebrations
- The students who participated in the Scholastic Pursuit Competition....led by Megan and Alexandria!
- EVAAS rosters have been submitted and completed, thank you for working on these. If you received an email from EVAAS yesterday, disregard I had to adjust a couple of students a few percentages (less then 5%) to account for our 27 under enrolled students (these are students that came or left Underwood during the year).
- Scheduling committee has completed the first two meetings. Team members will be getting feedback from teams. Second and third grade representatives will need to meet with Mallory for details.
- Everyone... it's the end of the year! This is hard work and we are doing it!!!! :)
Wish Well
- Everyone... it's the end of the year! This is hard work!
- To Melissa Raley in announcing that she will be retiring at the end of the school year. She will truly be missed at Underwood.
- Everyone... it's the end of the year! This is hard work!
- To Melissa Raley in announcing that she will be retiring at the end of the school year. She will truly be missed at Underwood.
Communication:
PLTs -- All PLT teams will be meeting on Wednesday May 30th in the media center starting at 7:45. The first 15 minutes of the meeting will be to preview next school year and details about wrapping up this school year (closing Mtss plans, schedule discussions, curriculum dialogue, etc).
EOG Pick-Up Materials- Please pick up your materials prior to the school day starting at 8:45.
End of Year Evaulations - we are in the last two weeks of school. If you haven't had (or scheduled) end of year with Mallory and I be sure to sign up -- Sign up . All instructional assistant evaluations need to be completed by Friday June 1st. See Mallory's email for more details.
EOG Pick-Up Materials- Please pick up your materials prior to the school day starting at 8:45.
End of Year Evaulations - we are in the last two weeks of school. If you haven't had (or scheduled) end of year with Mallory and I be sure to sign up -- Sign up . All instructional assistant evaluations need to be completed by Friday June 1st. See Mallory's email for more details.
Standards next year- The Math and ELA standards are changing slightly next year. Many of you have heard us discuss this over the past 2 years when the state agreed to these changes. At this point, we have reviewed/shared both the ELA and Math standards. Some grade levels will be touching on the ELA standards as a team in the upcoming weeks. Links to the resources shared: ELA and Math The math department has created some live webinars as well. Click here for information. Please let Alexandria know if you would like any support understanding/digging into these new standards!
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. Responses can be found here.
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.
Scheduling Committee
It is that time of year to start planning for the next!
Our next Scheduling meeting will be Friday June 1st at 7:45am.
Instructional Assistant Evaluations
For those of you that have an instructional assistant, please have these completed by Friday June 1st.
Here is the link to the evaluation form:
EOY Staff Potluck Picnic
This is a friendly reminder that the Staff EOY picnic is scheduled for Sunday June 3rd from 3-5pm
at North Hills Park. The link to sign up for food is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Men6MGyciNmKGb0JPOXDP664r3Jw91_cs16m37b8WPI/edit?usp=sharing
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Save the Date! June 11th Staff Breakfast/Meeting
8:30 am in the media center. Food sign up to follow
Standards next year- The Math and ELA standards are changing slightly next year. Many of you have heard us discuss this over the past 2 years when the state agreed to these changes. At this point, we have reviewed/shared both the ELA and Math standards. Some grade levels will be touching on the ELA standards as a team in the upcoming weeks. Links to the resources shared: ELA and Math The math department has created some live webinars as well. Click here for information. Please let Alexandria know if you would like any support understanding/digging into these new standards!
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. Responses can be found here.
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.
Scheduling Committee
It is that time of year to start planning for the next!
Our next Scheduling meeting will be Friday June 1st at 7:45am.
Instructional Assistant Evaluations
For those of you that have an instructional assistant, please have these completed by Friday June 1st.
Here is the link to the evaluation form:
EOY Staff Potluck Picnic
This is a friendly reminder that the Staff EOY picnic is scheduled for Sunday June 3rd from 3-5pmat North Hills Park. The link to sign up for food is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Men6MGyciNmKGb0JPOXDP664r3Jw91_cs16m37b8WPI/edit?usp=sharing
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Save the Date! June 11th Staff Breakfast/Meeting
8:30 am in the media center. Food sign up to follow
Creativity
Student and Staff Awesomeness - Check out what our team is doing in their classrooms -- via Twitter - @underwoodgtm -- #weareunderwood Keep up the great work! Artpleasure tweets
Collaboration
Room Parent 2018-2019- We have been working closely with the new PTA board, and they are trying to streamline all the work done within the school. One of the discussions has been the consistency within classrooms as a room parent. They asked for the following survey to be filled out so they can share this with Corie Jackson, our new room parent leader.
MClass- The window for EOY MClass window opens May 14th and closes June 4th. It is imperative that you organize a plan with your team that allows you to assess each other's students. Additionally, we are asking that you assess your students that you feel will be in the red or yellow on the TRC prior to May 17th so we can get summer school letters distributed (by May 21). Using the TRC as an indicator is new this year, and the county will need to establish a plan to allow for number of students that will be invited.
Student and Staff Awesomeness - Check out what our team is doing in their classrooms -- via Twitter - @underwoodgtm -- #weareunderwood Keep up the great work! Artpleasure tweets
Collaboration
Room Parent 2018-2019- We have been working closely with the new PTA board, and they are trying to streamline all the work done within the school. One of the discussions has been the consistency within classrooms as a room parent. They asked for the following survey to be filled out so they can share this with Corie Jackson, our new room parent leader.
MClass- The window for EOY MClass window opens May 14th and closes June 4th. It is imperative that you organize a plan with your team that allows you to assess each other's students. Additionally, we are asking that you assess your students that you feel will be in the red or yellow on the TRC prior to May 17th so we can get summer school letters distributed (by May 21). Using the TRC as an indicator is new this year, and the county will need to establish a plan to allow for number of students that will be invited.
MClass- The window for EOY MClass window opens May 14th and closes June 4th. It is imperative that you organize a plan with your team that allows you to assess each other's students. Additionally, we are asking that you assess your students that you feel will be in the red or yellow on the TRC prior to May 17th so we can get summer school letters distributed (by May 21). Using the TRC as an indicator is new this year, and the county will need to establish a plan to allow for number of students that will be invited.
Critical Thinking
EOG Links- Here is the updated link for all things EOG (Lunch times, recess schedules, testing plan). At this point, all administrators and proctors have been placed. Teacher assistants in classrooms have not been pulled. Please note, that we put them alternate supports if we have someone back out. Hopefully this will help you plan your next few weeks. Additionally, everyone will receive 30 min planning. Please let us know if you have any questions or notice anything that needs to be fixed/changed: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s3SeqB7TID2PIdt48-g1GftFovgpNJHjiqiYjmLV-6s/edit?usp=sharing
Testing Windows- It's that time of year!!! We know you have a lot on your plate and want to ensure we are providing proper supports. We are working hard to find proctors for the EOG's outside of our school and are ensuring if we do have to pull them, they are pulled evenly! Listed below are the windows for each test. If you need help organizing your schedule, please reach out to Alexandria.
NKT- May 16- May 31
MClass- May 14- June 4
EOY Math Assessments- Now until June 8th
EOG's- May 29-June 5
Testing Windows- It's that time of year!!! We know you have a lot on your plate and want to ensure we are providing proper supports. We are working hard to find proctors for the EOG's outside of our school and are ensuring if we do have to pull them, they are pulled evenly! Listed below are the windows for each test. If you need help organizing your schedule, please reach out to Alexandria.
NKT- May 16- May 31
MClass- May 14- June 4
EOY Math Assessments- Now until June 8th
EOG's- May 29-June 5
MTSS Plans- All Tier II and III plans have to be reviewed and exited by May 31st, 2018 to allow time for conversion from EASi to ECATS/ECATS-MTSS. Work with your case manager to ensure these plans have been exited properly.
Teacher Survey -The survey window will remain open until June 30. Until your school reaches 100%, please continue encouraging your teachers to complete the survey using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TH5B8S2, we have 17% of our teachers that have completed the survey.
Teacher Survey -The survey window will remain open until June 30. Until your school reaches 100%, please continue encouraging your teachers to complete the survey using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TH5B8S2, we have 17% of our teachers that have completed the survey.
Calendar/Important Links:
June 1st-Scheduling Committee Meeting; 7:45am (one rep per grade level needed)
June 6th - Field Day
June 8th - Last day of school for students
June 11th - Make up day for all staff members
**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- Vinson/Nightingale Science (computer)/Make-ups
June 1- FV/Goto Science (computer)/Make-ups
June 4- 5th Math/Make-ups
June 5- 5th ELA/Make-ups
June 6- Make-ups
June 1st-Scheduling Committee Meeting; 7:45am (one rep per grade level needed)
June 6th - Field Day
June 8th - Last day of school for students
June 11th - Make up day for all staff members
June 6th - Field Day
June 8th - Last day of school for students
June 11th - Make up day for all staff members
**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- Vinson/Nightingale Science (computer)/Make-ups
June 1- FV/Goto Science (computer)/Make-ups
June 4- 5th Math/Make-ups
June 5- 5th ELA/Make-ups
June 6- Make-ups
