Thursday, January 21

HAPPY PAY DAY!

First, I apologize for not blogging this week.  As you know some weeks are hectic and I have let this slide. For those of you that check in daily I will try hard to improve.

We have one item that needs to be brought to everyones attention---the alarm system and the ramifications of false alarms.  Each night Mr. Glenn sets the alarm as he leaves.  If a teacher remains in the building without his knowledge and leaves (walks down the hall) the alarm will sound.  Once this happens the admin. team is notified and we have to come to school to determine if there is an intruder.  Also, the police are dispatched.  We have had three false alarms to date.  It is highly possible that on the next false alarm the school will be charged.  We are asking that all teachers leave the building by 7:00pm Monday-Thursday and by 6:00pm on Fridays.  I will ask Mr. Glenn to make an announcement nightly.  We appreciate your work ethic but do not want to have to spend our school money paying fines that are avoidable.  Thanks for your help with this matter.

Have a wonderful day.

January 28-February 1

MONDAY, JANUARY 28- DAY 3
8:15- Zone Visitation 4
10:00- Mrs. Choplin/Cann meeting on campus
10:30- Specialist
1:00- TA PLC in room 205
1:40- PRT PLC in room 205
2:45- SIT in Media Center
Report card analysis sheets are due to Mrs. Choplin today.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29- DAY 4
2:45- Talent Show Meeting in Media Center ( Noftle, Hartman, Arnold, Cossey, Choplin, Cann, Mathews)
Report Cards Go Home


WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30- DAY 5
1:00- Zone parent tours
* March Madness Committee Meeting Cancelled
3:00- Mrs. Choplin meeting at C.O.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31- DAY 1
Happy Pay Day!
Newsletters are due today.  Please turn give them to Ms. Hopkins.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1- DAY 2
8:15- Zone parent visitations

January 31- Mrs. LaLlave!

If you do not have a radio please see Mrs. Scott as soon as possible.  Every radio should have a room number.  Mrs. Scott is tagging each radio.  If your radio does not have your room number on it please see Mrs. Scott  ASAP.  Thanks.

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JIFFY PASS SYSTEM

The jiffy pass system has died!  We are no longer using this system.  We will return to signing in on a paper copy. It will be placed on the table where the jiffy pass computer was located. 

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*** FOR ALL TEACHING ASSISTANTS***

As you are aware beginning in the third quarter you cannot request a substitute on sick days.  You must be absent for three consecutive days prior to requesting a substitute on the fourth day.  If you have question please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Scott or Mrs. Choplin.

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FEBRUARY 18  IS THE SNOW MAKE-UP DAY FOR JANUARY 18th!  Make sure to include this in your newsletters.



Wednesday , January 23

Thanks to everyone for another great day here at Lewisville!  A great time was had by all at Stephanie's baby shower.  Thanks to everyone for coming out and celebrating the impending arrival of her sweet little one.

RECESS- WHAT TO DO WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!

When the temperature is 32 degrees or below we will NOT go outside to recess. Ms.Hopkins is going to attempt to be our very on weather girl.  Each day she will run announcements across the screen to let you know where we stand with the weather.  We are going to be using WXII to be consistent with our temperature.  Wind chill factors will also be an important part of the decision made as to whether or not we will go outside.  So keep your eye on the TV screen for updates throughout the day.

January 21- January 25

LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!

MONDAY, JANUARY 21-Martin Luther King Holiday

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22- Teacher Workday

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23- DAY 1

2:45- Stephanie's Bridal Shower

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24- DAY 2

7:35- 4th Grade PLC

9:00- 1st Grade PLC

11:00- Mrs. Choplin meeting on campus

2:45- No ILT meeting today

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25- DAY 3

9:00- Mrs. Choplin/Cann meeting on campus

Wednesday, January 16

Hope everyone had a great day.  All staff members may leave 30 minutes early on Thursday & Friday in honor of the Martin Luther King Holiday.

Thanks for all you do and have a TERRIFIC THURSDAY.

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FIELD TRIP DATES:
Grade chairs please make sure Mrs. Jakobowski has up to date field trip information.  She can post it on the school calendar.

Weekly Updates

HAPPY RAINY TUESDAY!

Hope everyone had a wonderful, wet day!  Congratulations to Noah Davis in 5th grade for coming in 3rd place in the district science fair!!!!  If you see Noah in the hall give him a pat on the back. 
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Mrs. Choplin's Calendar:
I have a meetings off campus on Wednesday and Thursday.  I will be back Wednesday morning around 10:00 and will be off campus all day on Thursday.  Friday I have meetings scheduled on and off campus. 


Meetings for Wednesday include:
11:30- Kindergarten PLC in room 205
1:15- Third Grade PLC in conference room
2:45- Spring Carnival Committee in Media Center
5:00- Choplin/Cann meeting on campus


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PEP's ARE DUE!

PEP's are due on Thursdsay.  If you have questions please do not hesitate to ask Mrs. Mathews or email Robyn Varga.


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WE ARE LOOKING FOR 5 STAFF MEMBERS TO JOIN THE SYSTEM THINKING COHORT HERE AT L.E.S!

If you are interested in joining cohort 3 of Systems Thinking please let Mrs. Choplin know as soon as possible.  There will be a teacher information session on Thursday, February 14 at 4:00 in room 219 at the Education Building.  
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Thursday/Friday Updates & Weekly Events



This week is flying by so fast.  Thank you for all you are doing for our students each day!  I would like to take a moment to send a sincere thanks to our PRT's.  They are fabulous!  Each day they work with at least 5 different teachers and numerous students.  This is not an easy task!  They have to be flexible and easy-going to make this situation work.  I know they are making a difference with each child they teach.  So THANKS PRT's for your dedication to the students at Lewisville School.

Yesterday's fire drill went well.  We would like to remind teachers to remind substitute teachers, in lesson plans, to carry the safety bag with them at all times.  It would also be appreciated if teachers will remind students to walk out quietly and to remain from running and jumping.  In a real situation you would need to be able to hear all communications provided by the office.



GRADES 3-5- Class list due to Mrs. Dubose by 3:00pm on January 24th.  Mrs. Dubose will print the report card and submit it to the correct administrator.

REPORT CARDS/EC PROGRESS REPORTS ARE DUE TO YOUR ASSIGNED ADMINISTRATOR BY JANUARY 24, 2013 at 3:00PM.

K-2 submit your report cards to Mrs. Choplin.
3-5- Mrs. Cann will review your report cards.

EC- Litchard & Mayer submit your progress reports to Mrs. Choplin
       Vidal & Ward submit your progress reports to Mrs. Cann.



MONDAY, JANUARY 14- DAY 1

Dorreen Bates will be on campus today.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15- DAY 2

9:00-IEP (Choplin, Vidal, Trapani)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16- DAY 3

7:30- Mrs. Choplin meeting at Digg- Latham

11:30- Kindergarten PLC

1:15- 3rd Grade PLC

2:45- Spring Carnival Committee meet in Media Center ( Wuwert, Vaugh, Matthews, Dolge, Mathews, Norman, Carelton, Burchette, Rempfer, Litchard, Shore, Cann, Choplin)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17-  DAY 4

All student PEP's should be updated by today.

7:30- Choplin @ elementary principal meeting

2:00- 4:00- Choplin meeting at Central Office

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18- DAY 5

11:30- Choplin meeting on campus

2:00- Choplin/Mathews meeting at Education Building



WE ARE GETTING NEW MICROWAVES!

Thanks to Mr & Mrs. David Walsh for donating five new microwave ovens to our school.  They are the owners of Ian's Body Shop.  They have two children here at school (Carter & Griffin).  They ovens have been ordered and will be delivered soon!

January 8

Greetings everyone,
I hope you had a wonderful day.  We had an informative principals meeting.  Topics included school safety, laptops for teachers, voucher meals for students, and how to navigate the waters of the common core.  I will share a few tidbits tomorrow afternoon in our meeting.  Please remember to bring a drink as kindergarten is providing light refreshments. THANKS KINDERGARTEN TEAM!

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The agenda for tomorrow's meeting will is listed below.  As you know I am trying to improve my tech usage so I will be listing the meeting agenda's in the blog from this point forward. 

Staff Meeting: January 9, 2013

1. Good News
2. Retention Information (A. Choplin)
3. RTI Updates (R. Varga)
4. Safety Updates ( C. Cann)
5. System Thinking (S. Arnold)
6. Closing Remarks/Reminders (A. Choplin)

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PEP's are Complete!!!!! Thanks to everyone for their work on their plans.
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HERE'S WISHING YOU A :

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

I hope your week started well.  Cathey and I continue to be impressed with all the learning we see going on in your classes.  As we talk with students they are aware of what is happening in class, what they are learning and why!  We know that many of you have felt overwhelmed this year with a new principal, new curriculum, RTI, Reading Foundations, etc.  You have all handled these changes with grace and style.  Your attitudes are positive and the students would not know that you are stressed at all.   With that said, I would like to take one thing off your plate.... from this point forward you will not be asked to turn in parent contact logs.  I strongly believe in calling parents and sharing positive news with them.  Like us, our parents are faced with challenging jobs, hard economic times, etc. and I know they enjoy receiving the positive news you bring with your calls.  Building relationships is key with parents. I hope removing this task will relieve you a bit.  I would highly encourage your maintaining some type of log to track your parent contacts and if time permits I would encourage you share positive words as often as you can.

Grade levels will continue to send at least one newsletter home per month.  It is critical that parents know what is going on in class and upcoming events for their children.  Please continue to turn in a copy to Ms. Hopkins at the end of each month.

We had a good SIT meeting Monday.  Megan is doing a fine job as our SIT chair.  The minutes will be shared with you via your grade representative.  Upcoming events include PTA/math curriculum night- February 5th.  All grade levels should present information pertaining to the new curriculum.  It is powerful to actually show the parents what the children are learning through hands on experiences.  In the past, I have observed teachers provide the parents with a "test/CFA" after the review of the curriculum.  That can be a very eye opening experience.  I have also observed grade levels creating make and take activities for parents and students to take home. 

Spring Carnival will be here before we know it.  It is scheduled for April 26th.  We will need all hands on deck that evening to ensure this event is a success.  More information will be provided in the next couple of weeks.

I will be in a principals' meeting for the majority of the day.  I wish you a great day and as always thanks for all you do for our students.
Angie

January 7-January 11

MONDAY, JANUARY 7- DAY 1

2:45: SIT in Media Center

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8- DAY 2

7:30- Mrs. Choplin @ Principal's meeting

8:00- 5th Grade LTM

11:50- 2nd Grade Administrative PLC

PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME TODAY

PTA Skate Night

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9- DAY 3

1:00- PTA board meeting in room 205 (Choplin & Cann will attend)

2:45- Staff meeting in Media Center

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10- DAY 4

7:50- Fourth Grade Administrative PLC

9:00- First Grade Administrative PLC

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11- DAY 5

Mrs. Choplin will away from campus all day.

PTA Duty Free Lunch

MR. REMPFER (January 7): Hope you have a wonderful day!

GOOD NEWS FROM
QUEENS, NEW YORK!

Mr. Douglas MacLeoud from Rockaway Beach, New York contacted Mrs. Choplin Friday to share huge THANK YOU for sending the school supplies to Queens.  He is the volunteer that unpacked our boxes.  Mr. MacLeoud wanted to let us know that the materials were distributed to many children in need.  Please share this with your students.  If you want to contact Mr. MacLeoud and develop a cross state friendship we know he would love to hear from you.  Mrs. Choplin has his contact information.  He is also a survivor of the hurricane. 

 

REMINDERS & UPDATES:

• Classroom doors should be locked at all times (Davis/Noftle/Rich are exceptions)
• Staff members should wear ID badges at all times.
• Check the blog daily.
• Remind students to walk on the right side of the hallway instead of the middle of hall.
• January 17- All PEP's should have been updated or closed out.  There are several PEP's that have not had an update since November or earlier.
• January 21- MLK Holiday
• January 22- Reading Foundations 8:00-1:00pm
• January 28, 30 & Feb. 1st- Kindergarten/Zone School tours.
• January 29- Report cards go home
• January 31- Contact Logs/Newsletters are due.
• February 7- Intruder Practice Drill

HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK!

Thursday, January 3, 2013

We have had another wonderful day here at Lewisville.  Lots of great things are going on in classrooms.  I am pleased to share that on several occasions we have observed students working in groups or pairs.  It was enjoyable to see the students learning and sharing with each other.  As Cathey and I have completed our classroom visits we have noticed that some folks are not following their posted daily schedules.  We know that once in a while folks will need an extra bit of time here or there to wrap something up but that should be on a rare occasion. We should not observe students completing math sheets during reading time, etc. 

Just a reminder that PDP's are due to your assigned administrator by tomorrow afternoon at 3:00pm. 

 

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

THANKS FOR A GREAT FIRST DAY BACK!

It was great visiting each of your classrooms today.  The students were on task and you were all on your A game.  Part of my New Year's resolution is to update the blog more frequently...baby steps.

Listed below are some updates and reminders:

• Daily schedules should be posted outside each classroom door.
• EQ's should be posted weekly and should be changed with each new standard being taught.
• Lesson plans should include standards being taught- daily.
• All staff members should call if they are going to be late.
• Dress code: We are returning to wearing jeans on Fridays only.  If you have a free jean pass jeans can be worn on any day.  The pass should be returned to Mrs. Choplin or Mrs. Scott on the day the jeans are worn to work.
• Walkie-Talkie Update: Batteries and new walkie-talkies have been ordered.  We will return them to you as soon as possible.  Walkie-talkies should not be left in the holder during the day.  More directions on how to properly use walkie-talkies will be provided in the near future.
• All outside entrance doors should be locked. If you should happen to find an unlock door please lock it.
• Emergency bags should be taken to special classes, lunch and recess.  They should also be taken on field trips.
• Certified teacher PDP's are due to the assigned administrator on Friday, January 4th.  This is a correction from the blog which says PEP's. 
• Reading Foundations: Remember to sign up for the course and Edmondo for your assignments. The next meeting is January 22nd 8:00-1:00pm.
• Coming soon: Forms pertaining to student failures for 2nd quarter and retentions.  The information will be in an email attachment.
• Remind students to walk on the right side of the hallways and to not talk in line while traveling from place to place.
• Afternoon dismissal: All employees should remind students to not run in the hallways when going to the buses.  Teachers should remain in their doorways and monitor students at all times. 
• Students should greet students at their door daily.

PEP's

• All PEP's must be reviewed every quarter.  Therefore, if you have not reviewed students PEP's for the second quarter please set up a parent meeting as soon as you can.  The meeting can be held after DIBELS testing has been completed.
• All PEP's must be reviewed, progress monitored or closed out (if applicable) by THURSDAY, JANUARY 17t, 2013.
• New PEP's for sstudents who are struggling or at-risk for failure and do not have a current one in place should be developed by January 31, 2013.
• Robyn Varga is available to answer questions via email or individual conferences.  Please contact her if you have questions.

TEACHSCAPE - WALKTHROUGH DATA
Monthly walkthrough data has been placed in grade chair boxes.  Please reveiw the data prior to your next administrative PLC.  We will discuss areas of strength and areas to improve as a grade level. 


MISSING CONTACT LOGS:
Teachers that have not turned in contact logs for December will be emailed directly.  If you recieve one of these emails please submit your log asap.