Weekly Update #13

Inspirational Quote:

“ Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child's eye - it is very beautiful.”        

- Kailash Satyarthi

                                                                 This Week                                                                           

Monday, November 25, 2019                         First Response Team Meeting @ 9
                                                                        Glenda - Mentor Meeting @1

Tuesday, November 26, 2019                         Data Meeting @ 10:30
                                                                        IEP (Buckley) @11
                                                                        CIT Meeting @11:30
                                                                        IEP (Palange) @12:00
                                                                        Clinic Meeting)@1:00
                                                                        Student Study Team

Wednesday, November 27, 2019                     Half Day Schedule - Dismiss at 11:15

Thursday, November 28, 2019                        No School - Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Friday, November 29, 2019                             No School

***No ELT.  There should be no after school programs on the half day.  Please send reminders out to families.***

                                       Things to Be Aware of and Keep in Mind                                                

• Follow Up from the Fire Drill - There are a few things that the fire department shared with us, and asked us to relay with you.
• Rugs in classrooms need to be fire retardant.  They are labeled as such on their tags. All school rugs are.  Please check rugs that were not purchased by the school, and make sure that they follow these guidelines.
• Paper - In schools that do not have sprinklers in the classroom, there is only paper allowed on 20% of the wall space.
• Since this is a safety concern, I ask that you review your walls.
• Class rules and jobs should be posted.
• Current lessons and skills should be posted.  However, if you have old posters or materials from previous years, this is a good opportunity to purge them.
• Some of the walls in our classroom have lots of paper on them, and this can be over stimulating to our students, as well as unsafe.  Please clean up by Wednesday.
• Hall doors - We would love to designate an adult to close the interior brown doors in the hallways.  If your classroom or office is near an interior door, please reach out to Liz and we will update our Fire Drill plan.
• School Site Council - We need at least 3 members of our school community (teachers or paras) to serve on our School Site Council.  This team votes on important decisions for our whole school.  It is also an opportunity to engage with families and learn their perspective and needs.
• The dates, times, and topics are as follows:  

#	Meeting Date	Proposed Meeting Topics
1	December 9, 2019	Overview of SSC, By-Laws, School-wide Goals
2	January 13, 2019	Review Family Engagement Plan and Discuss Ways to Re-establish a PTO.
3	February 10, 2019	Budget Update
4	March 9, 2019	Family Communication / Policies
5	April 13, 2019	Hiring subcommittee - Roles

• Dr. Parker - will be a remote session in Glenda's office on Tuesday.  Look out for an email from Liz with more information
• Guided Reading - Continue to invite Liz and Glenda to Guided Reading lessons.
• Things we've noticed - Everyone is launching with important vocab and an intro.  In addition, all students are reading independently and teachers are listening in.
• Feedback - One thing to note, the intro should be short and sweet.  It should be 2-3 minutes, and the bulk of the time should be on student reading.  Let's increase students reading.
• Next Round - For observations, we are doing rounds on Criteria for Success of a task, and giving feedback on Lesson Plans.
• Coaching - January will be the goal for starting 1 to 1 coaching.  
• School Improvement Plan - 4 people have shared an interest in joining the team.  There is still more room.  Please let us know if you are interested in joining.
• TB Testing - Thank you Danielle, Lee-Anne, and Carolina for helping us during this process.
• Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday, 11/27/19 school is out at 11:15 am for Thanksgiving break.

• Technology Update
• All laptop carts needs to be in rooms that can accommodate them and be plugged in during the day.
• Let us know if this is a problem so that we can find a new room or a power strip to ensure that they are charged.
• Transition - Nicole and Brianna will be back on Wednesday.  Please help me in thanking Margarita and Meghan for all that they have done to support our school during our transition.
• 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!
• If a student returns after multiple days out, feel free to send them to the nurse's office for a quick check-in.
• Our nurse has a 12:30 lunch time.  Please do not send students down during this time, unless there is a medical emergency.

                                                           Looking Ahead                                                                         

November 26 - Student Study Team
November 28 and 28 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)
December 3 - School Support Team (Mentor)
December 4 - ILT
December 9-17 Parent Conferences
December 10 - Staff Meeting
December 17 - Student Study Team (SST)
December 19 - Christmas Party at RF Sullivan @4:00 (Save the Date)
December 23-January 1 - School Closed for Winter Break