FIELD DAY WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS! THANKS TO MR. DAVIS & ALL THE VOLUNTEERS FOR MAKING THIS A GREAT DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1- DAY 5
8:00-10:00: Mrs. Choplin @ meeting at C.O.
10:30- Specialists meeting in conference room
12:00- Leadership team meeting in conference room (Choplin, Cann, Jakobowski, Mathews)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2- DAY 1
Mid-term reports go home. K-2 everyone gets a report. Grades 3-5 only those that are failing a subject have to have a report. You may want to remind parents of this in your newsletters.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. JAKOBOWSKI!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3- DAY 2
7:30- Mrs. Choplin @ joint principal's meeting
11:15-12:15- Kindergarten PLC in computer lab. Be prepared to enter PEP's into Exceed.
1:15-2:15- 3rd grade PLC in computer lab. Be prepard to enter PEP's into Exceed
2:45- Staff meeting
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4- DAY 3
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5- DAY 4
8:30-10:00 Mrs. Choplin @ meeting at C.O.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. ZULUAGA!
UPCOMING EVENTS/REMINDERS
October 8th- United Way kick-off.
October 10th- Fall Pictures
October 11th- Willette Nash will be visitng classrooms --looking for cultural infusion in curriculum. Feedback will be provided.
October 13th- Bully Walk--- team members are needed.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
September 24- September
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24- DAY 5
8:15- Mrs. Choplin meeting on campus
9:00- K-2 program in auditorium- Brass Under the Big Top: MS. HOPKINS WILL CALL CLASSES.
10:30- Specialist Administrative PLC in Conference Room
1:00- Mrs. Choplin @ Education Building for meeting
1:40- PRT/TA Administrative PLC in room 205- Mrs. Cann will lead the meeting
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25- DAY 1
Happy Birthday Ms. Tilwaukee Williams!
8:15- Mrs. Choplin/Mrs. Mathews meeting on campus
6:00- Board of Education meeting Lewisville will be recognized for reaching High Growth last year. WAY TO GO!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26- DAY 2
8:00-1:00- Mrs. Cann @ Assistant Principal Meeting
2:45- Media/Technology Team will meet in the Media Center ( Rich, MacGillivrary, Vidal, Trapani, Skinner, Austin, Wilkinson, Rempfer, Shore, Choplin, Cann)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27- DAY 3
7:50- 4th Grade Administrative PLC
9:00-11:30- K-2 Field Day
2:45- ILT's meet with Mrs. Choplin/Cann in conference room. Please read the articles for September and be prepared to discuss.
Ciccione's Night
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28- DAY 4
Happy Pay Day!
9:00-11:30- Field Day for grades 3-5
11:30-2:00- Mrs. Choplin @ meeting off campus
Newsletters and Parent Contact Logs are due today. Please turn them into Ms. Hopkins.
UPCOMING EVENTS/REMINDERS
October 1- SIT (2:45)
October 3- Staff meeting (2:45) This will be a lengthy meeting. Please plan accordingly.
October 10- Fall Pictures
October 11- Willette Nash from C.O. will visit classrooms. Focus will be cultural diversity.
October 13- Bully Prevention Walk
INTRUDER DRILL
Listed below are the observations from the Intruder Drill held on Friday, September 21, 2012
* Classroom doors were locked.
* Students were quite in classrooms.
* The majority of the classroom doors DID NOT cover the window in their classroom doors. Students/teachers could be viewed through the open windows. Windows should be covered at all times.
*Some classrooms did not pull their window blinds down completely in their classrooms. Blinds should be pulled to the bottom of the window during a drill.
*Teachers should not call the office via telephone/walkie talkie during a drill. An announcment will be made at the end of the drill. This holds true for a true emergency. Calls should only be made to the office if there is dire emergency.
PAINTING
The painters will continue to work in the office and hallways next week. Please remember to take down all pictures hanging in the hallways. This does not apply to the pod or mobile units.
ACCEPTING PERSONAL CHECKS
An email was sent out earlier in the week sharing that we are now required to accept personal checks. The email included a statement to be placed on every field trip form being sent home. Please include this statment on all forms from this point forward.
RECESS ON PE DAYS
There have been a few questions regarding not taking your children out to recess on PE days. By law we are required to provide students with 30 minutes of physical activity daily. PE covers this requirement. We are going to amend our original statment regarding no PE on recess day. Now this may be a teacher option. Please know you are not required to take chilren to recess on PE days. You may use that 30 minutes for classroom insturction if you so chose. However, if you determine your class needs to go out on that day it will be fine.
ATHLETIC PASSES
Mrs. Scott has staff member athletic passes in her office. These passes allow you free entrance to WSFCS events. If you want a pass please see Mrs. Scott.
COPIER
Mrs. MacGillivray has provided us with copy counts. We are not going to post the numbers this year. However, you may receive an email inquiring about the number of copies made if it is extremely higher than your peers.
THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON CREATING OUR NEW PLAN!!!!! WE APPRECIATE YOU!
8:15- Mrs. Choplin meeting on campus
9:00- K-2 program in auditorium- Brass Under the Big Top: MS. HOPKINS WILL CALL CLASSES.
10:30- Specialist Administrative PLC in Conference Room
1:00- Mrs. Choplin @ Education Building for meeting
1:40- PRT/TA Administrative PLC in room 205- Mrs. Cann will lead the meeting
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25- DAY 1
Happy Birthday Ms. Tilwaukee Williams!
8:15- Mrs. Choplin/Mrs. Mathews meeting on campus
6:00- Board of Education meeting Lewisville will be recognized for reaching High Growth last year. WAY TO GO!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26- DAY 2
8:00-1:00- Mrs. Cann @ Assistant Principal Meeting
2:45- Media/Technology Team will meet in the Media Center ( Rich, MacGillivrary, Vidal, Trapani, Skinner, Austin, Wilkinson, Rempfer, Shore, Choplin, Cann)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27- DAY 3
7:50- 4th Grade Administrative PLC
9:00-11:30- K-2 Field Day
2:45- ILT's meet with Mrs. Choplin/Cann in conference room. Please read the articles for September and be prepared to discuss.
Ciccione's Night
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28- DAY 4
Happy Pay Day!
9:00-11:30- Field Day for grades 3-5
11:30-2:00- Mrs. Choplin @ meeting off campus
Newsletters and Parent Contact Logs are due today. Please turn them into Ms. Hopkins.
UPCOMING EVENTS/REMINDERS
October 1- SIT (2:45)
October 3- Staff meeting (2:45) This will be a lengthy meeting. Please plan accordingly.
October 10- Fall Pictures
October 11- Willette Nash from C.O. will visit classrooms. Focus will be cultural diversity.
October 13- Bully Prevention Walk
INTRUDER DRILL
Listed below are the observations from the Intruder Drill held on Friday, September 21, 2012
* Classroom doors were locked.
* Students were quite in classrooms.
* The majority of the classroom doors DID NOT cover the window in their classroom doors. Students/teachers could be viewed through the open windows. Windows should be covered at all times.
*Some classrooms did not pull their window blinds down completely in their classrooms. Blinds should be pulled to the bottom of the window during a drill.
*Teachers should not call the office via telephone/walkie talkie during a drill. An announcment will be made at the end of the drill. This holds true for a true emergency. Calls should only be made to the office if there is dire emergency.
PAINTING
The painters will continue to work in the office and hallways next week. Please remember to take down all pictures hanging in the hallways. This does not apply to the pod or mobile units.
ACCEPTING PERSONAL CHECKS
An email was sent out earlier in the week sharing that we are now required to accept personal checks. The email included a statement to be placed on every field trip form being sent home. Please include this statment on all forms from this point forward.
RECESS ON PE DAYS
There have been a few questions regarding not taking your children out to recess on PE days. By law we are required to provide students with 30 minutes of physical activity daily. PE covers this requirement. We are going to amend our original statment regarding no PE on recess day. Now this may be a teacher option. Please know you are not required to take chilren to recess on PE days. You may use that 30 minutes for classroom insturction if you so chose. However, if you determine your class needs to go out on that day it will be fine.
ATHLETIC PASSES
Mrs. Scott has staff member athletic passes in her office. These passes allow you free entrance to WSFCS events. If you want a pass please see Mrs. Scott.
COPIER
Mrs. MacGillivray has provided us with copy counts. We are not going to post the numbers this year. However, you may receive an email inquiring about the number of copies made if it is extremely higher than your peers.
THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON CREATING OUR NEW PLAN!!!!! WE APPRECIATE YOU!
Friday, September 14, 2012
September 17-September 21
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17- DAY 5
Doreen Bates will be here all day and meeting with grade levels during their planning times.
7:15 IEP (Choplin, Mayer, Vidal , Joyce)
12:00- Leadership team meeting in conference room (Choplin, Cann, Mathews, Jakobowski)
2:45- SIT
2:45- School Wires training in computer lab (optional)
Happy Birthday Mrs. Mayer!
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18- DAY 1
9:00- 4th/5th grades Mary Starling Concert- Symphony in auditorium --both grade level should be in the auditorium by 9:00am
11:00- Ident-A-Kid- Ms. Hopkins will call classes by grade level.
1:00- PTA Fundraiser Kick-off for grades K-2 in auditorium- classes will be called
1:30- PTA Fundraiser Kick-off for grades 3-5 in auditorium- classes will be called
2:45 RTI School Team meeting (Choplin, Cann, Mathews, Jakobowski, Zuluaga, Huppert, Slusher, Pierce, Fought)
6:30- PTA/Curriculum meeting
6:50-7:10- 1st Rotation
7:15-7:45- 2nd Rotation
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19-DAY 2
FREE JEAN DAY!!!! WEAR YOUR BLUE JEANS TO WORK TODAY. YOU DESERVE IT AFTER A LONG AND PRODCUTIVE CURRICULUM NIGHT!
11:15-12:15- Kindergarten Administrative PLC in conference room
1:15-2:15- Third Grade Administrative PLC in conference room
PDP's/Self Assessments should be completed and submitted to your assigned administrator.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20- DAY 3
1:00- Mrs. Choplin @ meeting off campus
2:45- SIT
3:00- System Thinking Participant Skype in Mrs. Arnold's room
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21- DAY 4
International Day of Peace
10:00- Intruder Drill-- please discuss this with your students
UPDATES/REMINDER/NEWS
September 26th Tech Committee meeting (Choplin, Cann, Rich, MacGillivray, Vidal, Trapani, Skinner, Austin, Wilkinson, Rempfer, Shore)
September 27 ILT meeting with Mrs. Choplin/Cann in conference room
September 27- K-2 Field Day
September 28- 3-5 Field Day
September 28- Newsletters/Contact logs Due
EQ's MADE EASY:
Are you having trouble writing your EQ's? Do not worry.... they are written for you! Mrs. Cann/Mrs. Choplin have discovered that the EQ's can be found on learning village. Follow this simple route and you will find EQ's to match the pacing guide.
PAINTING: Soon our fabulous painters will move inside. Please continue to remind our students to be cautious around the painted areas.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
Doreen Bates will be here all day and meeting with grade levels during their planning times.
7:15 IEP (Choplin, Mayer, Vidal , Joyce)
12:00- Leadership team meeting in conference room (Choplin, Cann, Mathews, Jakobowski)
2:45- SIT
2:45- School Wires training in computer lab (optional)
Happy Birthday Mrs. Mayer!
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18- DAY 1
9:00- 4th/5th grades Mary Starling Concert- Symphony in auditorium --both grade level should be in the auditorium by 9:00am
11:00- Ident-A-Kid- Ms. Hopkins will call classes by grade level.
1:00- PTA Fundraiser Kick-off for grades K-2 in auditorium- classes will be called
1:30- PTA Fundraiser Kick-off for grades 3-5 in auditorium- classes will be called
2:45 RTI School Team meeting (Choplin, Cann, Mathews, Jakobowski, Zuluaga, Huppert, Slusher, Pierce, Fought)
6:30- PTA/Curriculum meeting
6:50-7:10- 1st Rotation
7:15-7:45- 2nd Rotation
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19-DAY 2
FREE JEAN DAY!!!! WEAR YOUR BLUE JEANS TO WORK TODAY. YOU DESERVE IT AFTER A LONG AND PRODCUTIVE CURRICULUM NIGHT!
11:15-12:15- Kindergarten Administrative PLC in conference room
1:15-2:15- Third Grade Administrative PLC in conference room
PDP's/Self Assessments should be completed and submitted to your assigned administrator.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20- DAY 3
1:00- Mrs. Choplin @ meeting off campus
2:45- SIT
3:00- System Thinking Participant Skype in Mrs. Arnold's room
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21- DAY 4
International Day of Peace
10:00- Intruder Drill-- please discuss this with your students
UPDATES/REMINDER/NEWS
September 26th Tech Committee meeting (Choplin, Cann, Rich, MacGillivray, Vidal, Trapani, Skinner, Austin, Wilkinson, Rempfer, Shore)
September 27 ILT meeting with Mrs. Choplin/Cann in conference room
September 27- K-2 Field Day
September 28- 3-5 Field Day
September 28- Newsletters/Contact logs Due
EQ's MADE EASY:
Are you having trouble writing your EQ's? Do not worry.... they are written for you! Mrs. Cann/Mrs. Choplin have discovered that the EQ's can be found on learning village. Follow this simple route and you will find EQ's to match the pacing guide.
- Log into Learning Village
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will find all grade levels K-5
- Click on the reading (for example)
- Click on the pace guide
- Click on the unit/objective
- While reading the objective/standard you will see ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS & "I CAN STATEMENTS"
- These are perfect examples of the correctly written EQ's and I Can Statements
We would encourage you to save yourself a lot of time/work/worry and use these statements that have been developed for you.
HOPE THIS HELPS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THESE IN YOUR CLASSROOMS!!!!!!!
PAINTING: Soon our fabulous painters will move inside. Please continue to remind our students to be cautious around the painted areas.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Off to a Great Start
Happy Monday everyone! I apologize for the blog not being updated on time. I forgot to hit publish! I have enjoyed visiting your classes today. Just wanted to let everyone know that I will try to leave a brief note of what I observed in the class prior to leaving. I hope you will find this helpful.
Painting: As you can see painting has begun. Please remember to remind your students to keep hands off rails and walls. Thanks for your help with this matter.
Playgrounds: Please follow the recess schedules set up for you. Also, teachers should be roaming/roving around the playground areas to ensure students are following safety precaution. We encourage you to participate with your children if all a possible. This is a great way to get to know the students and the things going on in their lives.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!
Painting: As you can see painting has begun. Please remember to remind your students to keep hands off rails and walls. Thanks for your help with this matter.
Playgrounds: Please follow the recess schedules set up for you. Also, teachers should be roaming/roving around the playground areas to ensure students are following safety precaution. We encourage you to participate with your children if all a possible. This is a great way to get to know the students and the things going on in their lives.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!
Friday, September 7, 2012
September 8-September 14
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10- DAY 5
2:45- SIT in Media Center
Happy Birthday Mrs. Brown!
Painting will begin
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11-DAY 1
8:00-5th Grade LTM in computer lab
11:50- 2nd Grade PLC in computer lab
Happy Birthday Ms. Hopkins!
6:00- PTA Skate Night
Progress reports go home today.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12-DAY 2
1:00- PTA Board meeting in room 205
2:45- Mrs. Choplin meeting on campus
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13-DAY 3
7:30-3:30 Mrs. Choplin at elementary principals meeting
7:55- 4th Grade PLC in Computer Lab
9:00- 1st Grade PLC in Computer Lab
Happy Birthday Mrs. Miller!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14-DAY 4
8:00- IEP (Choplin, Walek, Litchard, Vidal)
DUTY FREE LUNCH-- THANK YOU PTA!
Grades 3-5 should send progress reports home.
REMINDERS/UPDATES:
Self-Assessments and PDP's are due by no later than September 21 we would like them completed if all by September 19 to ensure everything saved in the system. Please let your assigned administrator know when you have finished. We will set up a meeting to review the plans with you.
Copy Room: If a machine breaks down while you are using it please do not attempt to correct the problem. Notify Mrs. Mac or Mrs. Scott and they will assist you. Please remember the majority of the copying should be submitted to Mrs. Mac for copying.
DATES:
September 17: Doreen Bates (Technology Coach) will meet with each grade level during their planning.
September 17- 2:45 SIT
September 17- 2:45- School Wires Training (websites/questions) with Doreen Bates in computer lab. This is an optional training.
September 18- Ident-A-Kid
September 18- 6:30 PTA--- Curriculum night to follow-- First Session will be 6:50-7:10 & Second Session will be 7:15-7:40
September 20- SIT if necessary
September 21- Intruder Drill
2:45- SIT in Media Center
Happy Birthday Mrs. Brown!
Painting will begin
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11-DAY 1
8:00-5th Grade LTM in computer lab
11:50- 2nd Grade PLC in computer lab
Happy Birthday Ms. Hopkins!
6:00- PTA Skate Night
Progress reports go home today.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12-DAY 2
1:00- PTA Board meeting in room 205
2:45- Mrs. Choplin meeting on campus
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13-DAY 3
7:30-3:30 Mrs. Choplin at elementary principals meeting
7:55- 4th Grade PLC in Computer Lab
9:00- 1st Grade PLC in Computer Lab
Happy Birthday Mrs. Miller!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14-DAY 4
8:00- IEP (Choplin, Walek, Litchard, Vidal)
DUTY FREE LUNCH-- THANK YOU PTA!
Grades 3-5 should send progress reports home.
REMINDERS/UPDATES:
Self-Assessments and PDP's are due by no later than September 21 we would like them completed if all by September 19 to ensure everything saved in the system. Please let your assigned administrator know when you have finished. We will set up a meeting to review the plans with you.
Copy Room: If a machine breaks down while you are using it please do not attempt to correct the problem. Notify Mrs. Mac or Mrs. Scott and they will assist you. Please remember the majority of the copying should be submitted to Mrs. Mac for copying.
DATES:
September 17: Doreen Bates (Technology Coach) will meet with each grade level during their planning.
September 17- 2:45 SIT
September 17- 2:45- School Wires Training (websites/questions) with Doreen Bates in computer lab. This is an optional training.
September 18- Ident-A-Kid
September 18- 6:30 PTA--- Curriculum night to follow-- First Session will be 6:50-7:10 & Second Session will be 7:15-7:40
September 20- SIT if necessary
September 21- Intruder Drill
Thursday, September 6, 2012
A Few Things
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR A GREAT STAFF MEETING ON WEDNESDAY!
The collaboration was fantastic and very informative. Your insights will help the SIT develop appropriate goals for our school next year.
Educational Field Trips: I have developed a form to be sent home to parents who request educational leave. If you receive a request regarding educational leave please notify Mrs. DuBose and she will provide you with the form to send home to the parents.
Bonus Annual Leave Days: The last edition of Common Sense (a WSFCS publication) has information regarding the use of the 5 bonus annual leave days allocated to teachers this year. If you did not receive a copy in your mailbox please speak with Mrs. Scott and she can share information regarding the annual leave days.
Painting: The painters are coming! Beginning Monday, September 10 the paint crew from the system will be here painting. They will begin with the outside doors and then move inside. Please make sure you and your students are cautious when you see them around the school. They will be painting the halls, the office and will touch up individual spots in classrooms. I will be sending out a message to parents on Sunday letting them know about the painting. The paint they will use is environmentally safe and order free!
Mark Your Calendars! On October 13 the district will host its 2nd annual STAND UP-STEP UP community bully walk. All schools are to a team of walkers for the event. It is for a great cause and will only take a hour/two of your time. Mrs. Mathews will be sharing more information in the upcoming weeks. Let's get out there and walk for a good cause.
The collaboration was fantastic and very informative. Your insights will help the SIT develop appropriate goals for our school next year.
Educational Field Trips: I have developed a form to be sent home to parents who request educational leave. If you receive a request regarding educational leave please notify Mrs. DuBose and she will provide you with the form to send home to the parents.
Bonus Annual Leave Days: The last edition of Common Sense (a WSFCS publication) has information regarding the use of the 5 bonus annual leave days allocated to teachers this year. If you did not receive a copy in your mailbox please speak with Mrs. Scott and she can share information regarding the annual leave days.
Painting: The painters are coming! Beginning Monday, September 10 the paint crew from the system will be here painting. They will begin with the outside doors and then move inside. Please make sure you and your students are cautious when you see them around the school. They will be painting the halls, the office and will touch up individual spots in classrooms. I will be sending out a message to parents on Sunday letting them know about the painting. The paint they will use is environmentally safe and order free!
Mark Your Calendars! On October 13 the district will host its 2nd annual STAND UP-STEP UP community bully walk. All schools are to a team of walkers for the event. It is for a great cause and will only take a hour/two of your time. Mrs. Mathews will be sharing more information in the upcoming weeks. Let's get out there and walk for a good cause.
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