Shout-Outs & Celebrations
- Wiley recently earned Green Ribbon recognition for its Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) implementation efforts!
- Big thanks to all that provided coverage for our incredible professional learning Friday morning! What a grand success!
- Second Grade has found a way to make this election season positive and to make many ELA standards relevant. They have nominated their favorite books characters and cited evidence from the text to support the character traits that make them ideal candidates for president. They have already had the primaries, and the general election and inaugural ball are coming soon. How fun!
- Ms. Dow is putting problem-solving in the hands of her students in a very real way. The DowTown council members bring community problems to the student mayor. The mayor sits with student advisors and generates solutions to these problems to present to Ms. Dow. #powertothepeople
General Updates
- Pep Rally: Our Broughton High School friends in the ‘giving with perfection’ group (the same group that has organized our 5th-grade kickball game the last two years) are inviting all Wiley families to the Broughton HS v. Heritage HS football game on Friday, November 4th @ 7:00. Many of the gentlemen on are on the football team and are excited about hosting our Wiley students for the game. To generate some excitement around the opportunity, members of the team (and possibly a few cheerleaders) are helping to plan a pep rally for Thursday afternoon (Nov. 3rd). The rally will be very simple and will conclude with an autograph session. AND, our Wiley band will also be performing!! *Due to the players’ practice schedule, we’re still trying to figure out who & when! Specific details to come.
- Sundays: We are quite fortunate that Ann is willing to allow access to the building on Sundays during church. If you chose to take advantage of this opportunity, it is expected that you check-in with Ann upon arrival and departure to prevent alarm snafus.
- Community Agreements - Reminder: You will find a copy of the Wiley Community Agreements in your box. Please take a moment to review these agreements. We have noticed an uptick in problem behaviors in the hallways during arrival and during other transitions, many of which could be mitigated with increased adult presence.
- Transition Schedule: The link to the duties for transitions along with dismissal times can be found here. Adhere to both in order to maintain safety during these less structured times.
IRT/Literacy Updates
- Report Card Resources:
- Teachers, please check this DOCUMENT to ensure that you are aware of the current gradebook practices regarding assignments and report cards.
- If you have any system difficulties, please let me know ASAP so we can troubleshoot/submit a heat ticket.
- Working off of Ms. Ruedy’s updated class numbers, I have placed report card envelopes in your mailboxes. I gave each homeroom teacher one additional envelope. Please remind students to return their envelopes for use for the entire year. I have limited extras. Thank you!!
- Q2 Grading Grids & Big Ideas:
Magnet Updates
- Language Teachers, Elective Teachers, and Classroom Teachers: If you have any sample student work that fits our magnet theme please plan on saving it and sharing it with me to use during the magnet fair. THANK YOU!
- Logistics for Friday SET UP CREW-
- Please meet me in my room ready to leave by 3:15 or meet us there when your school day is complete. I will have my car all loaded up and ready to go. You can follow me to SE Raleigh HS or meet me there to unload and set up. In the past this took about an hour, we have to be done no later than 5pm. If you need to make arrangements for students or after school duties, please do so now.
- Address: 2600 Rock Quarry Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 856-2800
- Logistics for DAY OF MAGNET FAIR-
- Please come about 15 minutes before your assigned time, for parking will be difficult. Wear your Wiley T-shirt, and make sure to wear your WCPSS badge. I hope to have a name tag for you to wear with your name and job title. I will have some snacks and water bottles available as well.
- PREPARATION-
Attached there is a Wiley Cheat Sheet that will help you prepare and outlines some facts about Wiley and important things parents may want to know. If someone does ask you a tough question or you are not sure how to answer it, please just say, "That is a great question, I think our Principal/Magnet Coordinator could best answer it for you." Then introduce the parent to whomever is available. Feel free to share things that you LOVE about Wiley!
- I will have iPad's available for parents to sign up for a tour at Wiley, or even to show some of our videos.
- Thank you all so much for helping out I really do appreciate you taking time out of your Friday afterschool and Saturday to represent Wiley!
- ELECTIVE Teacher REPORT CARDS: Due Friday, November 4 by 10:00 am
Username: wcpss(idnumber) Password: (Same as email password.)
- Click on SOCR
- Click on Home
- Click on Home Page Options
- Click on Report Cards
- Click on Edit Report Cards
- Make sure to “Save Class” when complete.
- Any report cards that do not currently exist will be created when the class is saved.
- If you click on the “Your Class Schedule” link below the “Home Page Options” menu you will be returned to the page displaying your class schedule from where you can choose another class to edit report cards.
- HOMEROOM Teacher Printing of Report Cards:
Username: wcpss(idnumber) Password: (Same as email password.)
- Click onSOCR
- Click on Home
- Click on Home Page Options
- Click on Print Report Cards
- IF nothing happens try a different browser. (The issue is that your browser is setup to disable pop-ups.) If this happens and you have tried 2 different browsers please let me know before the due date of Monday, November 7!
Media & Technology
- WINNERS: Congratulations to Ms. McCann & Ms. Murdick! 5Cs@WileyElementary coming your way this Thursday! Thank you for modeling collaborative planning!
Many of you have used Padlet in your classrooms. Ask your teammates and colleagues about it. How has this tool helped your students to collaborate?
- GOOGLE WORK SESSIONS: Chris will begin offering Google work sessions. To launch this series, we will start with the basics. If you would like help with Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Drive, Google Sheets, etc - please come to one of the following work sessions in the media center. Sign Up Here
- Tuesday, November 1st @ 8:00
- Monday, November 7th @ 4:00
- Tuesday, November 8th @ 9:15 (2-hour delay morning)
I am also happy to arrange team or individual work sessions if you email chahner@wcpss.net some possible dates/times.
- WILEY iPADS:
- Please see Kathy/Chris before resetting any account settings on a Wiley iPad
- Do NOT update to iOS 10 - there are many issues right now.
Important Dates
Happy Birthday: Andrea Murdick - 11/2
This Week:
Monday (10/31)
- Book Character Dress-Up - Oct. 31
Tuesday (11/01)
Wednesday (11/02)
- Intervention Team mtg
Thursday (11/03)
- Staff Meeting - 7:45am in Catherine McCann’s classroom
- Wiley/Broughton Pep Rally
Friday (11/04)
- Wiley/Broughton Community Night @ Broughton Football Game - Nov. 4 @ 7pm
- Tour at 10:30am
Saturday (11/05)
- Magnet Fair - Nov 5
Looking Ahead:
- Report Cards go home - Monday, Nov 7
- 2-hr delay, election day - Tuesday, Nov 8- See 2 hour delay schedule here
- Holiday - Friday, Nov. 11
- Wiley Pal Event - Thursday, Nov 17
- Safety Patrol in Raleigh Christmas Parade - Saturday, Nov. 19
- UN Council Meetings -Nov. 22
This Week’s To-Do List
- Submit Teacher of the Year nominations and TA of the Year ballot by Nov 2