Weekly Update #11

Inspirational Quote:

“At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."

Albert Schweitzer

                                                                 This Week                                                                           

Monday, November 11, 2019                         No School

Tuesday, November 12, 2019                         Data Meeting @ 10:30
                                                                        IEP (Conlon) @11
                                                                        CIT Meeting @11:30
                                                                        Clinic Meeting @1:00
                                                                        Staff Meeting @ 2:30
                                                                        Information Session @ 3:30

Wednesday, November 13, 2019                    Cindy - PD 7:30-9
                                                                        Mayor Visits Connery @10:00-11:00
                                                                        IEP (Buckley) @1
                                                                        ILT @ 2:30-3:30

Thursday, November 14, 2019                        IEP (Seitz) @ 10:00
                                                                         IEP (Beddia) @11:00
                                                                         Dr. Parker - Walkthrough

Friday, November 15, 2019                              All Grade Levels - Data Meeting
                                                                       (All Data must be in by Wednesday)

                                       Things to Be Aware of and Keep in Mind                                                

• Sign In Sheet - Thank you for filling these out.
• Math Teacher - Moving forward Ms. Landino will join grade level team meetings for grades 3-5 on Thursdays, every other week, or when Grade 1-3 has PLTs.
• Grade Level Planning Time - On Thursday, you are expected to meet with your team during your common planning time.
• ELT -   teachers please make sure to pull assessment data for students who attend ELT in order to update your grade books.  If a students scores lower on the retest, we keep the original score.  If students score higher, you take an average of the first score and the retest, and average those together.
• WiDA emails - Many have asked about the invitation received by all teachers for the WiDA site.  Admin shared two reasons for this email blast to all teachers.
• 1. Admin would like all teachers on deck for ACCESS testing.
• I will meet with the ESL team and we will determine the proctors for testing and consider the best schedule for all students.  If you need to proctor for testing, you will be notified.
• 2. Admin would like all teachers to have access to the site for access to their resources.  On this site, you can find the WiDA Can Do descriptors as well as other tools that can support our ELs.
• School Improvement Plan - I would love to have a sub-committee from ILT who would like to join in creating our School Improvement Plan. We will determine a meeting time for this team as a group.  This is a stipend position.
• New Schedule for Instruments on Friday - Please see attachment.
• Health Department Information - Our information Session with Dr. Tutwiler will be on November 12 from 3:30-5:30.
• Field Trips - Field trips are still on hold according to admin and our Health Department.  We will communicate as soon as we are given the approval from downtown.
• Please see me if you have concerns.
• Schedules - If a schedule has been changed with my and Liz's permission, make sure the changes (including recess) are corrected on SharePoint, and a new copy is placed in my and Liz's mailbox.  
• Technology Update
• Laptops are getting hot and warped due to hot batteries.  Please unplug carts on Fridays and plug them back in on Monday mornings.
• Infrastructure Run-through will be on Wednesday, November 20th.  
• More details to come, but as many students as we can must be on TestNav for a practice run of MCAS by 8:30.  This is meant to test our district wide bandwidth. 
• Office Referrals - If there is an office referral that is worked on outside of your classroom, please make sure that the loop is closed and parents are called before the end of the day.  Especially if the scenario calls for it.
• Candice and the office can support with this, but teachers should also engage with families in order to team together for supporting children at home and school.
• Sometimes parents could use ideas from us as much as we may need from them about how to approach scenarios with students.
• Elementary All-City Instrumental Concert Dates - Reserved and confirmed with Lynn English.
• Dates: Tuesday 6/9/2020 - Callahan, Connery, Drewicz, Lincoln Thomson, Sewell Anderson, Tracy
• Recess - recess resource
• Connery School Year Calendar
• Food Pantry Flyer
• LPS CORE VALUES - Inclusiveness, Shared Responsibility, High Expectations, and Inspiring Life Long Learning.

                                                        Reminders from the Office                                                           

• Please do your attendance on time each morning.
• There are still some that are not getting completed by 9:00.
• Folders - Please check your mailboxes each day.  Some yellow folders were not picked up this week.
• All notices (including parent's notes) need to be sent to the office.

                                                     Updates from our Nurse                                                                 

• Don't forget to use your nurse passes when sending students to the office.
• If you are interested in being CPR certified, please let Danielle know!
• Food Policy for Birthdays and Events - 

                             WELLNESS POLICY FOR LYNN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
                                          (Approved by School Committee 6-8-06)

• 5.2 Healthy Classroom Parties and Celebrations
• School staff and parents are encouraged to include healthy food offerings at school parties and events to support a healthy environment throughout the district. Suggestions include fruits and vegetables, low fat foods, whole grains and foods on the John Stalker Institute “A-List”.
• John Stalker Institute A-List:
• https://www.johnstalkerinstitute.org/alist/index.htm
• John Stalker Institute A-list PDF:
• https://www.johnstalkerinstitute.org/alist/alist.pdf

                                                           Looking Ahead                                                                         

November 5 - Full Day Professional Development

November 6 - ILT Meeting
November 8 - Veteran's Day Concert (Color Guard and Drill opening ceremony)
November 11 - Veteran's Day (No School)
November 12 - Staff Meeting, Keys to Literacy Visit (Model for K and 1)

November 14 - CPR Training, Dr. Parker Walkthroughs
November 19 - School Support Team (Mentor), Dr. Parker Walkthroughs
November 26 - Student Study Team
November 28 and 28 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)