Weekly Update #20

This Week's Schedule

Monday, January 31, 2022                                  

Tuesday, February 1, 2022                                  Admin team at PD - Kim covering

Wednesday, February 2, 2022                             Coffee Hour 8:15am- Spanish, Early Release (1:15pm)

Thursday, February 3, 2022                               Coffee Hour 8:15 am- English

Friday, February 4, 2022                                              

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Things to Consider

Please read the weekly update carefully.

Operational: 

 PLT's are Math with Katie L. this week.

• Thank you to all the staff that have substituted this week. As you know, we couldn't do this without you!!
• The 100th Day of School is coming! (February 10th for Grades 1-5 and February 14th for Grades PreK and Kindergarten) Let's collaborate and plan new and inclusive tasks with our grade-level teams to mark this fun event. 
• Planning Expectations - Please send us your sub plans when you are out.  Especially if you are out for a series of days.  Remember that sub folders are for unexpected emergencies.  Since our school structure is set up to plan during PLTs for a week out, all lessons should already be planned for the following week. Therefore, we ask that you share your most updated plans so that students do not fall behind and so that our classes are moving along at the same typical pace as their grade level peers.  
• If you aren't well, please let us know of a team member that can share your grade level plans.
• As a reminder, when you have an absence you need to contact Glenda, Liz and your CIT before 8am. Also, your absence must be posted in AESOP before 8am. 
• Peer Observations - scheduling is underway and teachers have already observed others.  If you have not begun peer observations, please reach out to your CITs and/or Math Teacher.
• Resources for to consider using for Social Studies/History
• Kidscast are some podcasts for kids with topics involving US History Kidcasts Podcasts
• MLK Rap
• Kids Explain Black History
• Can Kids Change The World?
• Black History PPT
• ACCESS Window at Connery - January 6 - March 4. Kindergarten testing has been completed!
• This week, Grades 1-5: Speaking testing
• Revised Lunch Plan - Click here for our new lunch model in support of the DESE guidance. Please let us know if there are any lunch issues.
• Assessment Calendar - please note that the assessment calendar was updated.  Click here for all dates including the Star Renaissance Expectations.
• Connery Assembly Schedule:  
• Friday, 02/18/22: Grade 3 - 1pm
• Friday, 03/18/22: Grade 5 - 1pm
• Friday, 04/08/22: Grade 2 - 1pm
• Friday, 05/20/22: Grades PreK & K - 1pm    
• Behavior Management Resource - Minors and Major Behaviors and De-escalation Strategies  

Literacy

Winter SPELLING INVENTORY Administration

January 24-28, 2022 

Kindergarten Spelling Inventory: Kindergarten 

Primary Spelling Inventory: Grades 1-2  

 Elementary Spelling Inventory: Grades 3-5  

  

The classroom teacher will administer, correct, and complete a feature guide for each student. The feature guides will be analyzed by the reading team and will help us develop targeted instruction for all students. 

• K-2 Please administer the spelling assessment on paper.  
• 3-5 Schoology or paper assessment  

Assessments should be corrected, and feature guides should be completed by February 1, 2022. 

Please return Spelling Inventory Folders with feature guides to the main office or reading office (222B) by February 1, 2022.

Staff Information

• Office Referral
• Updated Calendar

Math:

• Night Back and Family Huddles - please share your attendance for night back and family huddles with Glenda and Liz.  They would like to see the pre and post data for these groups as well.
• Please update Night Back Lists. 
• Winter Fluency Assessments Dates - Grade 1-5 - Make ups completed by the end of week
• Grade K -assess February 16, data in by February 18
• iReady Winter Diagnostic Window - February 7-18.
• Continue to monitor progress on iReady.
• Winter Fluency Assessment dates ›
•  Grade K- assess February 16, data in by February 18 › 
• Blended Learning Lessons › 
• Grades 1-5- please upload your math lesson/video to Connery Share – Blended Learning SY 21-22 Products– 
• Math PLTs- February 1 & 3 › Please talk with your team about an upcoming unit and pick a task that we can plan as a team! 

    Social Work Updates:

• Incident Report/Office Referral Requests:                                               
• Please place all completed forms in the Social Work mailbox.                                   
• Please ensure that each section/prompt on the form is filled out completely (i.e. child's full name, grade, steps taken, etc.) before submitting.                                                              
• If there is more than one child engaging in a behavior/incident, please make the appropriate number of copies for filing purposes.                                                      
• Glenda has asked that the following scenarios be an immediate phone call to either her office or the SW office in addition to completing an incident report/office referral as soon as possible:                                                                                                        
• physical unsafe behaviors with staff members or other students (hitting, kicking, etc.)               
• self-harm or threats of any kind                                                               
• Next Food Pantry: Thursday, January 27th 2:30-4pm. Please let us know if you are interested in or able to volunteer!
• Winter Gear: We have some remaining hats, coats & gloves the SW office. Please call the SW office to arrange pick up of any of these items.

Health and Safety:

• Recess has presented an increase of injuries.  The injuries occur most during activities that are unstructured.  Please use this resource guide as a means to support full class activities.
• Please remind students to wear their masks properly.  Here is an awesome PPT that Marla, our behavioral specialist created.  
• Connery Do Not Admit List: PendingResultsLog_DoNotAdmit_Connery.xlsx  This has been updated

Misc. Info: Inventory for Professional Development - please complete so that we can track the books that we each have in our classrooms.

Book Recommendations

Poetry Book Recommendations from Barnes & Nobels

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

• February 8 - Staff Meeting
• February 9 - Early Release ( 1:15 release)
• February 10 - 100th Day of School (Grades 1-5): Let's celebrate!
• February 10 - Glenda: Elementary Principals Meeting
• February 14 - 100th Day of School (Grades PreK and Kindergarten): Let's                                     celebrate!