September 3-September 7

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
No school today. Labor Day. Enjoy your day off.
Happy Birthday Mrs. Walek!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4- Day 1
Welcome Back!
2:45- SIT in Media Center (please bring curriculum guide for your grade level)
*** Submit name to Mrs. Choplin if you are interested in being a mentor teacher.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5-Day 2
7:30 Mrs. Choplin @ Principal's meeting
9:00- DIBELS Sweep Team training- in conference room
11:15- Kindergarten PLC in conference room
1:15- 3rd Grade PLC in conference room
2:45- Staff meeting in media center (Coloniel Life Representative will speak on flexible benefits)


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6- Day 3
2:45- Sweep team training in media center.
2:45- Mrs. Choplin will be available in the computer lab to assist with self-assessments and PDP's.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7- Day 4
8:00- Room parent volunteer meeting in room 205
9:00- Sweep Team training in conference room


UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 10- SIT meeting at 2:45 in Media Center
September 12- PTA board meeting in room 205 at 1:00
September 14- Duty Free Lunch
September 17- Doreen Bates will provide school wires training in computer lab. This is open to any staff member.
September 17- Self-assessments and PDP's are due.



SELF-ASSESSMENTS AND PDP's for CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBERS
It is time to complete our self-assessments and PDP's for this school year. Below are the directions for completing both items. First year teachers do not have access yet. Teachers that transfer from other school will have slightly different directions.

DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SELF-ASSESSMENT (this is will work for all certified staff members)
(1) Log into the McRel System
(2) Enter your User ID number (this is the same number you used for completing the teacher record log)
(3) Enter your password
(4) Click on the four square box for McRel
(5) Select Self-Assessment
(6) Complete and Save

Remember that all items must be checked in the developing column before you check items in the proficient column, etc.

DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE PDP (this is for all teachers that worked at Lewisville Elementary during the 2011-2012 school year)

Follow steps 1-4

Step 5- Click on Professional Development Plan for 2012-2013
Step 6- Use the self-assessment to determine two areas that you would like to work on during the upcoming year. Complete the form and SAVE.

DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE PDP FOR TEACHERS NEW TO LEWISVILLE

Follow steps 1-4
Step 5- Select create a new PDP.
Step 6- Use the self-assessment to determine two areas that you would like to work on during the upcoming year. Complete the form and SAVE


FINAL STEPS: Contact your assigned administrator upon completion of the Self-Assessment and PDP to review the PDP and sign off. If you complete the form prior to September 17 do not hesitate to set up the meeting as soon as you can.

Mrs. Choplin has reserved the computer lab on September 6th at 2:45 to assist any staff member that needs a refresher in how to complete the process.

FROM THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT:
Any student in grades 3 &4 who are new to our school and whose parents desire to have their child screened for AIG please notify Allison Mathews before September 6th.

MENTOR TRAINING:
Training sessions for new mentors will be held on September 28 & 29. This is a 10 hour training. A stipend will not be paid for the Saturday session. However, mentors are paid monthly for the extra time they spend with their new teacher. If you are interested in being a mentor please let Mrs. Choplin know by Tuesday, September 4th.

Happy Wednesday

Good Wednesday morning. Day two was terrific. Everyone is off to a great start. We will welcome all of our kindergartners today.

EQ's: As we have been visiting classrooms we have noticed that very few folks have their EQ's posted. This week as you are preparing your lesson plans please develop EQ's for all subject areas. If you are having difficulty and need assistance do not hesitate to ask Carolyn. She is willing to come to your meetings and help develop the questions. As Mrs. Cann and I complete our walkthroughs we will be looking for these next weeks.

Teacher Advisory Council: As we reviewed your committee choices we did not have anyone volunteer to serve as the TAC representative. There are approximately four meetings per year for this position. The system covers your substitute. If you are interested please let Mrs. Choplin know ASAP. * It must be a certified teacher.

Have a wonderful day.

Tuesday, August 28

Good morning Cool Cat Family!
Thanks to everyone for making our first day of school great! It was the best opening of school I have ever experienced.

Just a reminder to read emails each morning. Mrs. Cann sent an email regarding the buses please read this carefully.

Have a wonderful day.

August 27-August 31

MONDAY, AUGUST 27- DAY 1
WELCOME BACK STUDENTS!
Hope everyone has a great day.
Happy Birthday Mrs. Norman!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28-DAY 2


WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29-DAY 3
Practice fire drill with students.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30- DAY 4
Fire Drill 1:30

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31-DAY 5
Copies of any newsletters sent home due to Mrs. Choplin today.


AFTERNOON DISMISSAL
Please disregard page 34 in the faculty handbook. It addresses afternoon dismissal procedures. FOLLOW PROCEDURES AS IN YEARS PAST. Remember after school care students will remain in their classrooms until 2:30. Please accept our apologies for any confusion.

This & That

Thanks to everyone that helped correct my mistake with the newsletter! I appreciate your teamwork in correcting the mistake.

Here are some updates/reminders for everyone.

PTA UPDATE

* Our PTA is working hard to build its membership! We are all the face of Lewisville and it is important that we support this worthy cause. Therefore, we are asking that all staff members join the PTA. Tomorrow they are going to have a drawing/give away for any staff member that has joined the organization. We are also going to give 3 free "JEAN DAYS" to any staff member that joins. Thanks in advance for your support.

WHAT TO DO ON TWO HOUR DELAY DAYS

* Thanks to several teachers for reminding us that we did not share with you what to do on two hour delay days. Our policy will always be safety first. Our system policy states that teachers should report to work at regular time on delay days. With that shared we do want everyone to be safe when driving in snowy weather. Therefore, if you do not feel safe you can contact one of the administrators and we will work out a plan for you.

*Special classes will be held on two hour delay days. The first classes of the day will be 11:45am. Please know that we will make announcements to make sure everyone is aware of the schedule for the day.

REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENTS

* Effective immediately all purchases made by staff members that will require reimbursement must be approved by Mrs. Choplin and Mrs. Scott. This will allow us to determine if the supply can be ordered from our warehouse or if it is a purchase that we will reimburse with school funds. Staff members submitting requests/receipts for reimbursement which did not have prior approval will not be honored.

FORMS

* Please remember to complete forms for requesting absences, repair needs, copy orders and supply needs.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKDAY

* Mrs. Scott would like to remind all certified staff members that they should call into the sub finder system on staff development/workshop days to document their absence from school. Please put no sub required. Specific questions should be emailed to Mrs. Scott.

OUR SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE PAINTED!
* Beginning September 10 the system paint crew will be here to paint our school. The hallways, cafeteria, front doors, office and other public areas will be painted. Touch ups will be made in individual classrooms. We will provide more information as it is provided to us.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO:

Ms. Austin & Ms. Wilkinson!

Thanks to everyone for a great first two days of school!  It is going to be a great year.

Welcome Back

Welcome Back Everyone!  It is going to be a great year!