Celebrations
Staff Connection: Heather Burton, CCR Teacher
I grew up with 4 brothers and 1 sister in Greenville, SC and graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Special Education- Multicategorical. GO TIGERS!! I am happily married to another Clemson Tiger-Jared and we have 2 girls, Janie (1st grade) and Lightsey (3).
I have been teaching some form of Special Education for 12 years and still love it! I have been able to teach a variety of ages from preschool-high school and worked as an Autism Trainer supporting teachers.
After having Lightsey, I decided to take a little over a year off while she was an infant and before Janie started kindergarten. I am thankful for that time with my girls, but am glad to be back in the classroom. During my free time, I enjoy reading, being outside, watching football, eating, doing and teaching yoga and discovering new places. I am thrilled to be a part of the Underwood Family and thank you all for being so loving and supportive! Go Unicorns!
Thank you for being helpful!!
- Jen Page and Heather Callahan for organizing the Spelling Bee.
- Staff members helping out during the “sick” season with various duties or sub positions.
- Specialists for helping administer mClass.
- Christine and Brenda for organizing the mClass schedule and supporting with TRC’s.
- Grade Level Teams worked hard during Quarterly Planning Days!
- Jen Page, Heather Callahan and Andrea Trowell visited most (if not all) grade level teams during quarterly planning days.
- Mallory
- ID Mod 2 Classroom Teachers- they have all been sick with fevers
Report Cards- Report cards are scheduled to go home next Tuesday, February 5th. Please put your
student’s MClass Reports in the report card. Elective report card comments are due on January 29th.
The comments should be specific to the objectives of the elective. For any student receiving a 2 in any area
on the elective report, an explanation should be provided.
Winter Carnival
Feb. 2 11am - 3pm
Winter carnival is around the corner! We need your help to make it a success. Please
We are still in need of gift cards! Please contact, Jennifer Montaner
at jbmontaner29@gmail.com with any questions.
You can also buy your wrist bands ($15 Preorder and $25 at the day of the event) for
access to all games, raffle tickets, or make donations anytime. All are available for
Check the shared Underwood google team drive, folder-Daily absences and info for the preferred sub list.
CAM Docent Program-The CAM Docent program is starting on February 6th. This
is an incredible experience for 5th grade students to work directly with an artist, learn
about their work, then showcase their knowledge to the public during First Friday
Raleigh Events. We need staff to attend the training sessions to help the CAM staff.
Sign up here if you are willing to help!
Wake Up and Read!
Please add to your blogs and/or parent notes about our collaborative efforts with the county’s Wake Up and
Read! Program. You can include the following blurb:
Parents, please check your child’s bookshelf for any books they may have outgrown! Wake County has
kicked off it’s annual “Wake-Up and Read” campaign. This annual collection supports students at 13
schools and various daycares around the county. The goal is to provide ten books to each child!
Join Underwood by bringing in at least one gently used book (it can be new) that would be suitable
for a child/children from birth to age 12. The book drop-off is at the front of the office. Campaign will
end on February 15th!
Chromebook update:
There are multiple faulty Chromebook chargers across WCPSS. We are working to get these
pulled from carts ASAP. Unfortunately, these chargers have corrupted the charging ports
on many Chromebooks. For safety reasons we are pulling these Chromebooks as well.
All faulty chargers and Chromebooks are being collected by WCPSS to be replaced/fixed.
***Please check the ports on your chargers and Chromebooks often. If you notice something
is not right, stop using the charger/device and let us know ASAP - this can be a safety issue.
If Chromebooks in your grade level have been pulled, please help each other out to make sure
that students have the devices needed for teaching and learning. Let Andrea and Elizabeth
know if you need help getting devices for a lesson.
Conscious Discipline Corner
Quote of the week: “Your sense of self-esteem does not come
from how other people see you, but from how you see other people.
If you choose to see what’s missing, lacking, and not good enough,
you not only inhibit change from occurring, you also destroy your
sense of your own value. Feeling powerless, you are primed to
blame others for your discomfort.”
Resource of the week: Since Conscious Discipline is an adult first model, the Powers and Skills become
embedded in your life. Listen to Kim Hughes’ podcast on how to Create a Healthy Marriage with CD
NC Check-Ins- The NC Check-Ins for fourth and fifth grade are this week. Please be mindful as you move
through the building during the times below:
NC Check-Ins- January 29 (PM)- 5th, January 30th (PM)- 4th
If you are giving this assessments, please make sure you remember your password to NCedCloud.
If you cannot remember, please let Alexandria know prior to testing.
Additionally- have students use the mousepad and not the touchscreen for the Check-In. I have
noticed that those that are using the touchscreen seem to have more errors and it causes an unexpected
error- which will require you to log them back in.
Q2 Electives wrap up- Elective report card comments are due on January 29th. The comments should be
specific to the objectives of the elective. For any student receiving a 2 in any area on the elective report, an
explanation should be provided.
Q3 Electives- Elective will resume on Monday, January 28th. The spreadsheet for what you are teaching
your elective sign here by January 31st. Upload your elective letter to the website (directions here) by
January 31st.
Resource for parents to include in your newsletters:
Just a reminder that our Homework Resources for Parents page is growing! We now have ELA resources for
Grade 3 through 5 in both English and Spanish! This is a great way to engage families in how to have the
conversations with their child around their learning. You can find it by going to Parents, then Homework
Resources in the dropdown, on either the district site or on your school's homepage.
Helping Hands
We had our first Helping Hands program meetings in collaboration with NC State (Amandla).
The program will be an afterschool program to mentor some of our African American males in
grades 3-5. Participating students can be found here. The program meets on Monday’s at 4pm.
Together we are better! Feel free to share feedback/celebrations anytime here
Summer Camp -
We are looking forward to an amazing summer at your hosting schools. Even though it is super cold
and hard to think about, summer is right around the corner for us. We have begun hiring awesome
camp staff. I would love it if you could pass along these job opportunities to your staff and anyone
else you may think is interested. It is a fun and engaging job that requires NO night a weekends.
Here are the links to the summer positions that I directly hire for:
Youth Programs Camp Counselor Job Posting
Youth Programs Camp Director Job Posting
Regional Coordinator Job Posting
NKT- The window for mid-year NKT opens up this week. You only have to assess the students that
were in the red and yellow at the BOY. In this link you will find the grade level list of these students on
each tab. Once you are done, you will dig deeper utilizing AMC. Please let Alexandria know if you or
your team needs help.
Winter Carnival- The Winter Carnival is this Saturday 11-3. Staff can purchase wristbands for $15. We look
January 28th-Quarter 3 Electives begin
January 29th-Quarter 2 elective reports cards/K Specialist grades due
January 29th - SIP Meeting
January 31st-Q3 elective signs to be completed & elective letters to be uploaded
February 1st - Fifth Grade Field Trip (International Civil Rights Center and Greensboro)
February 1st-TA Meeting at 7:45am
February 2nd - Winter Carnival 11-3pm
February 2nd - Playground feedback sessions at Winter Carnival from 12-2
February 5th-Report Cards Home
February 5th - Business Meeting 7:45am
February 6th - CAM Docent Program
February 8th - Nominations for Spotlight on Students due to Amy
February 12th - Reflections participants breakfast at 8:00 in the media center
February 13th-Staff Night Out: Resilience Video at Enloe HS (6-8:30pm)
February 15th - Early Release
February 15th-School Family Assembly
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