General Updates
- Staff Meeting: A portion of Thursday’s staff meeting will be dedicated to a presentation on health benefits … TAs should plan to participate in this part of the meeting (@ 8:25), and they are ALWAYS welcome to attend staff meetings in their entirety.
- Picture Day: Monday - media center. It is crucial, to keep things on schedule, that you show up on time. If you have questions about what time you signed up for please call Carol, or check the schedule posted by the mailboxes. Also, please make time during the day to have your complimentary picture taken (also used in the yearbook).
- Book Fair: This year’s book fair will include ‘Moonlight Reading w/ PJs, Milk & Cookies’. PTA is seeking guest readers. Please check out available slots here using this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c48aaa928a0fb6-wileys
IRT/Literacy Updates
- Overview Letters, Interim Reports and mClass Home Connect Letters for grades 2-5 should be sent home this Monday, 10/3. Kindergarten and First Grade: Please share these informational letters during your conferences.
- Overview Letters will be in your mailboxes please make this the header sheet for the reports packet.
- mClass Home Connect Letters: please print these for your class. Go to https://www.mclasshome.com/mobilelogin/educator_login. Spanish versions are available as well.
- As they arrive, the Living Organism voucher cards will be placed in PLT Ambassador mailboxes. These are your pre-paid orders for the critters that you requested for your Science units. When you are ready (4-5 days ahead of time), call the number on the card and reference the control number to have your materials shipped. **Note: only the living organisms were ordered. If you need kit refurbishment items you will need to let me know so that we can obtain those materials before they are needed.
Magnet Updates
Repeat from Last Week:
- GLOBAL READ ALOUD (October 3 - November 11):
- GLOBAL READ ALOUD BOOKS- ACTION NEEDED Please take the time as a grade level at your next planning meeting to decide which book(s) you plan to use for the GRA and how many copies of the books you need. (The sooner the better, so we have time to order.) If you are using the Picture Books we plan to order/provide a couple sets of all the books to share among teachers, let us know which books you may not already own and need us to provide. Please fill this form out so we can make sure to have what you need to make this a successful event for Wiley! Click HERE for the form.
- Jeff Carpenter and Julie Justice are two Professors at Elon University, and they are doing a research study about the Global Read Aloud. The purpose of the study is to describe and analyze the Global Read Aloud (GRA) project and to understand the perceptions and motivations of participants in the GRA project. They are looking for about 6-8 teachers to be observed during Global Read Aloud-related activities for 1-3 sessions. Their focus is the Global Read Aloud and not what you do, or how you do it as a teacher. If you would like to help these professors out please let me (Eman) know, so I can let them know. Thank you for helping out some fellow educators.
Repeat from Last Week:
- MAGNET FAIR - Saturday, November 5th - ACTION NEEDED
- Please remember to sign up for the Magnet Fair on Saturday, November 5th. Please discuss with your team and sign up HERE. (I need all language teachers and at least one member from each grade level (if possible more from K).) Also, please consider helping with Setting up on Friday after school if you are unable to make it on Saturday. THANK YOU!
Instructional Technology Facilitator (ITF)
Important Dates
Happy Birthday: Kathy Foglia - 9/30, Candy Stockert - 10/5
This Week:
*Global Read Aloud kicks off on Monday, 10/3!
Monday (10/3): Picture Day; Interims go home (2nd - 5th grades)
Tuesday (10/4):
Wednesday (10/5): Walk to School Day: Intervention Team mtg.
Thursday (10/6): Staff Meeting @ 7:45am (TAs plan to attend @ 8:25)
Friday (10/7): running on Monday schedule - see Playbook
Looking Ahead:
October 10 - 14: Book Fair
October 13: Moonlight Reading and late night at the Book Fair - students wear PJs, enjoy cookies & juice, and hear read alouds by some of the local favorites
This Week’s To-Do List
- Return Cohort reflection forms by Friday to Leslie’s box.
- Sign up for Moonlight reading, if interested.
- Contribute to Sunshine Committee … Leila is collecting $10.