General Updates
- Bottle Caps: This year, during the 2nd quarter Go Green club, students will be creating art installations out of bottle caps. If you have washed bottle caps or lids to containers that you could contribute, please drop them off in Mrs. Ware’s box. Thanks!
- Litterbug Busters: Please remind students to be litterbug busters. There has been an increase in litter and it would be awesome if our school family worked together to pick up litter whenever we see it. Thanks in advance!
- Community Agreements: In August, we agreed to greet students at the door, to have a student of the day whose parents we contact with positive communication, and to conduct Morning Meetings. How’s it going? Take a moment to reflect on these initiatives with your teammates.
- Socktober: Ms. O’Brien’s class talked about Hurricane Matthew this week. Her students wanted to do something to help the people of Haiti. They have decided to take action by collecting socks during the month of October. Please put all donations (new adult or children’s socks) in the boxes outside Ms. O’Brien’s room or in the office.
- 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
- Number Knowledge Test: Kindergarten and First Grade, the NKT window opens October 11th and closes on the 25th. Teachers, please make sure that you are enrolled in the CANVAS course and that first grade teachers have completed the virtual training modules for administration and scoring. **Please let me know if you do not have your testing materials AND please make sure you have access to OASIS so you are ready to administer.
- Case21 Assessments: This year we will be administering the Case21 assessments during the week of January 23rd for 2nd-5th graders. In order to prepare, we will need to order the booklets from the Print Shop. PLT Ambassadors, please email me (kbrownell@wcpss.net) with your grade level numbers. **Remember to account for your SSA students. Please have those numbers to me by Wednesday.
- Teacher Math Alignment Binders: CLASSROOM TEACHER REMINDER: please let me know by Wednesday if you would like Quarters 2-4 ordered for you. I have only heard from 2 teachers so far.
- COGATS: October 11th-13th: Tuesday-Thursday mornings, 3rd grade will be administering the COGAT exams. Please remind your students to walk quietly in the hallways.
- Big Universe Reminder: As mentioned in the previous IRT Update presentation, ALL Wake County students have an account for Big Universe. Let me know if you need help with getting them (or you) logged on.
Magnet Updates
- WILEY MARKETING:
- Think about your Elevator Pitch for Wiley
- Don’t forget to have an assigned student greeter to greet our magnet guests as they visit different classrooms.
- To check out the presentation from Thursday’s staff meeting or to see the Magnet Tour dates click HERE.
Repeat from Last Week:
- GLOBAL READ ALOUD (October 3 - November 11):
- 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)
- Have you noticed changes in the media center? Ms. Christiansen and I have big plans for our Wiley collaborative learning space. We would love to host your team during your weekly planning!
- I will be coming to grade-level planning meetings as often as possible. I would love it if teams would share their planning documents with me!
- What is your Twitter handle? Please input here: Wiley Twitter Handles
PTA Updates
- If we were given $20,000 to spend on something that would benefit ALL students or make an impact on ALL teachers. What would you suggest? Please take a moment with your team or on your own to share all ideas that come to mind. Please use THIS form.
- Teacher Grant Applications will be ready soon. Start thinking about Professional Development or other things that you might want to consider writing a grant for.
Important Dates
Happy Birthday: Joanne Vaughan (10/10), Whitney Bickelhaupt (10/11),
Sharon Abel (10/14)
This Week:
*Global Read Aloud continues
Monday (10/10): Book Fair
Tuesday (10/11): CogAt Testing; Book Fair
Wednesday (10/12): CogAt Testing: Intervention Team mtg.
Thursday (10/13): CogAt Testing; 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.
Friday (10/14): magnet tours (am & pm); 7:45am - BT mtg.
Looking Ahead:
Early Release - 10/21
Cultural Arts performance for all grades - 10/21 - *NO ELECTIVES/LANGUAGE CLASSES - LANGUAGE/ELECTIVES teachers available to supervise during performances - schedule TBA; UN Council mtgs - 10/21
Band Concert - 10/20
This Week’s To-Do List
- Sign up for Moonlight reading, if interested.
- Contribute to Sunshine Committee … Leila is collecting $10.
- Let Kristin know class #s for Case 21 & if you want an alignment binder.
- Sign up for Magnet Fair.
- Take PTA survey (above).