November 7

Shout-Outs & Celebrations

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• Hela, Ute, and Yuko- For making global connections happen in their language classes! Through our partnership with Raleigh Sister Cities French, German, and Japanese have all been partnered with a school in either France, Germany, or Japan.  They have been corresponding with students in the other countries and are all working on sending videos to the other schools about themselves and Wiley! *There is not a Spanish-speaking partner … yet!  
• 1st Grade - Shout out for Global Goal ZERO HUNGER!  Teachers partnered with the Society of St. Andrews to coordinate a field trip opportunity.  The first graders went potato gleaning and all the potatoes they gleaned went to the Inter-faith Food Shuttle. Can’t wait to read about what the students write!
• 3rd Grade- LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how you incorporated The BFG into your Global Learning and across all subjects.  The hallway looks awesome so far, cannot wait to see it complete!
• Magnet Fair helpers -
• Thank you to Angi, Kathy J., Matt, Ryan, Katie D., and Michelle for help with setting up on Friday night!  I couldn’t have done it without you!  Everything looked amazing and we got many complements.
• Thank you to Ute, Hela, Zandra, Lynn, Karen, Julie, Crystal, Matt, Carolyn, Margaret, Chris, Kristin, Katie W., and Leslie for being there to answer all the questions and representing Wiley!  Several parents were coming and asking me if they could pay someone to guarantee a spot at Wiley!
• Congratulations to the:
• Teacher of the Year: Eman Ziada Brandt
• Teaching Assistant of the Year Elizabeth Montague

The Wiley family is honored that you are representing us!

General Updates

• Picture Make-ups: Monday, November 7 is picture re-take day for students either absent on picture day, or wanting a re-take. Photographers will be on campus from 8am-12pm. You are welcome to send students needing a make-up at any point during that the 8-12 window of time.
• 2-hour delay schedule is on Wiley Playbook - here, you will find the elective and lunch pick up schedule; carpool will dismiss to media center and YMCA will dismiss to gym at end of day

IRT/Literacy Updates

• Calculators: All 3-5 classroom, CCR and AIG teachers, we are inventorying our calculator supply. Please take a moment to complete the CALCULATOR COUNT.

• Report Card Resources:
• NEW: Regarding conference dates, gradebook will not automatically populate. You can put that in the comment section.
• Teachers, please check this DOCUMENT to ensure that you are aware of the current gradebook practices regarding assignments and report cards.
• If you would like a refresher regarding standards based grading click HERE for descriptors.
• 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!!

Magnet Updates

• HOMEROOM Teacher Printing of Elective Report Cards:  
• Make sure to go into OASIS and log in.  

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!  

• Hallway Display for Q2:
• Loved all the Dot Day display’s from first quarter!
• If you haven’t already… Don’t forget to start setting up your hallway display with a title/description and begin some sort of background for what your Q2 unit might include.
• Things to Think About:
• Possibly setting up display as a grade level vs. as a class.
• Include what will go in hallway and where as part of your planning.
• Selecting different items related to the same theme/unit to display for different students.  (Example: Students 1-6 you display their writing, Students 7-12 you display a diagram or picture they made, Students 13-18 you display some math work, etc…) In the end something for every student is in the hall but not the same thing is in the hall over and over.
• Put some sort of border, backing or matting behind each student work.
• Do not hang them in a straight line, try to offset them.  
• Include at least one 3D item per grade level.
• Make sure it looks neat (especially if you use butcher paper, make sure it is cut neatly or folded to hide the uneven edge.
• Don’t do it all in one day break it up so you do a part each week until you have it all complete.

Media & Technology

• Monday Rotation Update: Lynn Christiansen will be taking over Ms. Gao’s Monday rotation starting this week. Please send students to the media center. They do not need to bring any materials.
• MTAC Committee: Lynn and Chris will be forming a new Media and Technology Advisory Committee.  Please email Lynn at vchristiansen@wcpss.net if interested in serving on the team. We will meet monthly.

• WHO TO FOLLOW: Bill Ferriter
• Twitter:@plugusin
• Blog: The Tempered Radical
• COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION TOOL:  Chatterpix Kids
• Free iPad app to bring learning to life!
• Amazing way to recognize perspectives and communicate ideas while empowering students to narrate, create the dialogue, script or text. Can be used with non-fiction, fiction, animate or inanimate objects.
• Animal Research Ex. 1   Animal Research Ex. 2    Biography Example   
• Character Perspective - Book Character New Year’s Resolutions      

• 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
• Monday, November 7th @ 4:00 in Ms. Stockert’s Room
• 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:
• iPad Issues?  We are having some problems with our Wiley iPads. Many of our iPads are going to be restored to factory settings this week. If you have an iPad that you cannot unlock or that is NOT working, please bring it to Kathy no later than Tuesday at noon.
• Here is a list of Apple IDs and Passwords for Wiley
• 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:  Missy Overby, November 10

This Week:

Monday (11/7)

• Report Cards go home in Monday folders
• BT mtg. @ Meredith College - 4-6:45

Tuesday (11/8)  - Election Day

• 2-hour delay - schedule here
• Bagged lunches in classrooms

Wednesday (11/9)

• Intervention Team Mtg.
• Peer Observers training @ 8:15

Thursday (11/10)

• Learning Cohorts @ 8:00
• Tour @ 2:00pm

Friday (11/11)

• HOLIDAY

Looking Ahead:

• Wiley Pal Event - Thursday, Nov 17 - *note that Sunshine Committee event @ Kings has been changed to Tuesday, Nov. 22
• Safety Patrol in Raleigh Christmas Parade - Saturday, Nov. 19
• UN Council Meetings -Nov. 22
• Staff Meeting - Dec. 1
• Winter Thanks - Dec. 2 (during early release)
• Band Concert - Dec. 8

This Week’s To-Do List

• Breathe!  A break is on the way!  :)