Week of April 29th

CELEBRATIONS!

• Grade level reviews of PRIDE expectations!
• PTA stipends ($125 a semester), here is the link if you don’t know if you have spent it this year - Staff - Stipend
• Carolina Ballet had a fantastic performance for our students (take a look at the signed ballet shoes in the display cases
• We completed most of the PRIDE rotations this week - be sure to review this with your students. Next week we will focus on Responsibility is KEY!
• PTA Lunch and Learn with Rush Frank and Tracey Bates was very informative and helpful!

Wish Well

• Megan Hill and Family
• Debra Gracy and Family
• Rachel Frasier
• Sherry and family
• Star and family

Curriculum Updates
K-5 Updates
Science Blog from the county.. This has a TON  of information- https://www.smore.com/t6j2y
Instructional Framework for 2019-2020

• Wake County’s Framework

K-2 Updates
End of the Year Assessments will begin in a few weeks.

• Math EOY assessment through the state will arrive in May.  The data will need to be entered into OASIS by the last day of school. 
• NKT-  May 14-28th  (any student that did not meet the end of the year expectation will need to be assessed.)  Alexandria will compile the list of names for you.  
• Mclass Window-  May 13th- May 31st.  Please work with your team and/or Christine/Alexandria to determine how to switch students to deliver the assessment.   

3-5 Updates
EOG Information

• EOG Released Items
• EOG Percentages
• Grade 3 EOG Review Activities (used with permission)
• Grade 4 EOG Review Activities (used with permission)
• Grade 5 EOG Review Activities (used with permission)
• Science Blog (first part is all on 5th grade EOG review)

Transporting Children of School Staff Between Schools: The Transportation Department recognizes that many WCPSS staff utilize yellow school buses to transport their children between the school they attend and the school where the parent works. Consistent with current practices, the principal or assistant principal must make the request on behalf of the staff person. This ensures that the school administrator is accepting that these children can be transported to/from their campus. Later this spring, a separate communication will be provided specifically addressing this service. For the 2019-20 school year, we will begin to receive requests based on the following schedule:  June 10, 2019, for Year-round calendar schools (regardless of track assignment) July 9, 2019, for Modified and Early College calendar schools August 2, 2019, for Traditional calendar schools

Makerspace:
The Makerspace and it's materials are being used on a daily basis by different classes and electives - so awesome! New items - including craft materials and electronics (circuits, simple machines, etc.) - are being added over the next couple weeks. In order to keep the space and materials manageable, help is needed. If you use, have used, or plan to use (or are thinking about using) the Makerspace, please sign up to manage it for a week. What does managing the Makerspace entail? Simply stopping by for 5 minutes 3 - 4 times during the week to tidy, restock, etc. Please sign up at the Makerspace entrance. Also, please consider including the following info in your weekly communications with families:

Volunteer tea

The tea will be on May 24th :)Please sign up for food or bring in cash (this goes to Elizabeth Mankin) - sign up

Together we are better!  Feel free to share feedback/celebrations anytime here

Calendar/Important Links:

• May 3rd:  TA Meeting at 7:45am
• May 6-10th:  Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 7th:  Business Meeting at 7:45am
• May 7th:  Interims go home
• May 10th:  Cultural Arts Performance-Storyteller
• (9:30-10:15 K/2 & 10:30-11:15 Grades 3/5)
• May 14th:  Leadership Meeting at 7:45am
• May 16th:  CDAT Meeting at 7:45am
• May 17th:  Walk/bike/roll to School Day
• May 18th:  Five Points 5K at 8:00am
• May 23rd:  Q4 electives end
• May 23rd:  K/1 Production at 6:30pm
• May 24th:  Volunteer Tea from 11:30-2:00pm
• May 28th:  Leadership Meeting at 7:45 am