Weekly Update #36

                                     

  

                                                    This Week's Schedule

COVID Survey - every morning before 7:30. 

This survey must be completed before you enter the building.

Monday, May 31 2021                    No School ! Memorial Day

Tuesday, June 1, 2021                   Staff PD  

Wednesday, June 2 2021               Grade 5 MCAS STE, ILT Mtg.

Thursday, June 3, 2021                 Glenda - Principal's Meeting
Friday, June 4, 2021                     

                                                     

                                         PLT's are MATH with Katie L. this week

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Things to Consider

Please read the weekly update carefully.

                                             

All staff will report to the building 5 days per week.   

• Thank You! - Last night's Multi-Cultural Night was terrific!  We saw so many creative ideas that were shared with our families. It is clear that all of our families, their cultures, languages and yummy food matters to the teachers at Connery School. It is an honor to work beside each one of you.  ~ Glenda and Liz
• Update from Downtown - Please help us keep Lynn clean.  Some of our school lunches are being left around town, and we are being asked to make sure that the children place them in their backpacks before leaving to support the efforts of keeping Lynn clean.,
• Student Laptop Swap - June 3 & 4 - In person students swapping out laptops - Students will leave laptops and chargers at school on 6/03 and will be issued a new laptop the next day.
• Summer Learning Coordinator - Liz Ruiz has agreed to be our Summer Learning Coordinator. We need your help to gather 10-15 students per class.  Please promote this great learning opportunity for our students during the last weeks of school. 
• Summer Program Updates  
• clerks can work summer school (optional).  They will also receive incentivized pay
• All schools may appoint a summer school coordinator to assist in organizing/set-up of the program and then once program begins with all administrative tasks
• Teachers do not have to commit to working the 4 weeks...it can be split
• MCAS -  We have completed both ELA and MATH MCAS!   Thank you to everyone for your flexibility and perseverance.  Next Wednesday, June 2 will be MCAS STE for Grade 5 and then we will be done!      Here is the MCAS Guiding Document   
• The testing window for both System 44 and DIBEL's (K-2) begins on 5/10. Please be advised: Small groups may look different to accommodate the support staff completing these end of year benchmark tests.
• Running Records: The window for the End of year Running Records is May 24 - June 11. Once the running record is complete, the Instructional level of each student should be added to SharePoint / Assessment Data in the Schoolwide Data folder/  SY 2021 / Guided Reading Template folder.  Accurate end of year information is critical to organizing groups for Summer School and next year. More information to follow.        
• Bathroom Procedures - Reminder only 1 student needs to go to the bathroom at a time.  All grade 3-5 students must sign in and out of their classrooms.
• Fire Drills - Please begin to practice fire drills with your classroom.
• Connery Parent Decision Document

Technology:

• Resources for Laptop and Smartboard Use (Simultaneous Teaching) - Classroom Technology Help, Setting up Zoom for Simultaneous Learning, and Speaker Setup.
• Expectations - ST Math Minutes - some students have extraordinary high numbers for ST Math.  Please remind students to log onto the other resources that we have as well. 30 minutes on both Imagine Learning and ST Math is sufficient.
• Subs - Please update sub folders and the Zoom Excel spreadsheet on SharePoint.
• Update Your Zoom Information - Zoom Information

Staff Information:

• Resource - Electronic Office Referral
• Updated Class Assignments - Click Here (This has been updated as of 3/5/2021 to include bathroom assignments for both adults and students at Connery.)
• Connery School Calendar - Mentor dates are updated.

Misc. Info:

• Ingalls and Connery will support registration by placing a touchless box outside with enrollment forms outside of our school doors from 9-2.
• Book Inventory for Professional Development
• No Contact List - Like last year, we ask that you add no contact or no attendance students to the following form: 
• Limited Contact List

                                                                District Updates

 

Technology Issues

• Please remember to submit all technology issues to the Helpdesk by emailing: servicedesk@lynnschools.org . Be sure to provide as many details as possible including name of user having issue (email or stu#), problem, program being used, etc.
• Please enter tickets for EACH problem they encounter with as much information as possible included.

 

Looking Ahead

• May 31 - No School  Memorial Day!
• June 1 - Data Meeting with Dr. Parker K-2
• June 3 &4 - In person students swapping out laptops - Students will leave laptops and chargers at school and will be issued a new laptop the next day.
• June 14 - Kindergarten - Remote Moving On Ceremonies
• June 16 - Grade 5- Remote -Moving On Ceremonies
• June 17 - School ends at 11:15am
• June 17- End of Year Get Together @ Gannon Golf Course -1pm outside patio - Let LeeAnn or Liz D. know if you plan on attending