Friday, December 16th

Shout-Outs & Celebrations

(Consider sharing your shout-out!)

• Contributed by Ms. Foglia as shared with her in celebration of the Cecilia Rawlins Fund:  “In the giving spirit, and in light of all the wonderful financial donations we've had recently, today I purchased 28 Target gift cards each worth $30 for our identified students.  Families can use these to help with a special holiday meal, winter clothing, or to purchase gifts.  No matter, it will help our families be able to celebrate the season in a special way.
• Shout out to the Language and Elective teachers for putting together an amazing International Showcase. It takes a lot of practice, time, and hard work; we appreciate all you do for us!
• From a Secret Admirer: Thank you Ms. Taylor for leading us to be the kind of staff that embraces the fun in working with children and with each other. You shoulder so much that we aren’t even aware of and you lead with levity despite such weight. Thank you so much!

General Updates

• UN Council Meeting will be on Wednesday, December 21 from 9:30am-10:00am.

In honor of Quality Education Awareness -students will be dressed in their PJ’s and bring their favorite book to share. We will have muffins and juice for your council members.  Then they will have time to buddy read with another council member.  Here is the 5th grade campaign that inspired this buddy reading time! https://youtu.be/cvk4onXrTOQ?list=PL3kz_IwRMI07ZID_nx_UWtDwhIkiOPQMj

More logistics will go out in an email on Monday.

• Winter Closing Checklist! Please read to make sure you have taken care of closing up for Winter break.

• (REPEAT) Please remember that documentation for minor behavioral incidents are to be completed on paper using this document. Majors are to be documented in EASI. The data gathered using this documentation enables teams to problem solve.

IRT/Literacy Updates

• Case21: 2nd-5th grade classroom teachers, if you have not done so already, please take time during your PLT or planning to think about your Case21 assessment dates and needs. Please go to this LINK and add your testing dates. If you will need help with small groups please ask your CCR teachers first.

Magnet Updates

• Hope you have a relaxing winter break!

Media & Technology

• Wiley Media & Technology has a new website!  Go to: www.wileyreads.weebly.com to check it out!  On our new website, you can view the media center calendar.  If you need to reserve the media center for any activities or events, there is now a form available for you to fill out on the website. It is a work in progress; thank you for your patience.  

• Spreading Kindness:  Lynn has created a list of books that may help with various social issues that you may want to touch on after the election. If we have a copy of the book in the Wiley Media Center, Lynn has included the call number.

Important Dates

Kristin Brownell (Dec 31), Denya Hewitt (Jan. 3), Susan Skinner (Jan. 4), Reggie (Jan. 6)

This Week

Saturday (12/17)

• Holiday gathering @ Elizabeth’s

Monday (12/19)

• Iowa Testing for select 3rd graders
• Countdown to Winter Break … Photo Booth
• Wiley Gives Back / Spirit Week … winter accessories drive & wear workout gear

Tuesday (12/20)  

• Countdown to Winter Break … Holly Jolly Trolley
• Wiley Gives Back / Spirit Week … 60’s/70’s clothing & letters of thanks
• Broughton HS students will collect items collected during Wiley Gives Back

Wednesday (12/21)

• Countdown to Winter Break & Spirit Week … wear your pjs! & schools supplies drive
• Intervention Team Mtg.
• UN Council Meetings @ 9:30am (see information above)

Thursday (12/22)

• Workday - please sign-in in main office; building will close promptly at 3:00pm

Monday (1/2)

• Holiday

Tuesday (1/3)  

• Welcome Back!

Wednesday (1/4)

• Intervention Team Meeting
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• Thursday (1/5)

• Staff Meeting in Ms. Price’s classroom

Friday (1/6)

Upcoming Dates:

• January 6th, 13th, 18th, and 30th ~ Magnet Tours
• January 4-25th ~ MOY mClass assessment window.
• January 10th and 11th ~ mClass Blitz in Media Center for Grades 1-5
• January 13 - Cultural Arts Event (more information coming)
• January 18 ~ Renovation Visioning Opportunity @ 4:15 for Staff (tentative)
• January 23-27 ~ Case21 Grades 2-5.
• February 1-15th ~ Kindergarten and 1st grade MOY NKT assessment window.
• February 6th ~ Quarter 2 Report Cards sent home in Monday Folders.

December 9th

Shout-Outs & Celebrations

(Consider sharing your shout-out!)

• Shout out to the Sunshine Committee for adding so much fun to our final countdown to winter break!  Thank you!
• Shout out Chris for all the hard work and preparation for Hour of Code … and to our classroom teachers for accommodating the changes in your day to honor this new learning!  
• Spec Ed Team … from Special Olympics to incredible IEP meetings … thank you for you time & dedication!
• Shout out to Angi for preparing an amazing number for Pieces of Gold tryouts … in case you didn’t hear, Angi & her talented crew had to overcome a few obstacles for their performance but did so with incredible grace & class!  Whoot … way to represent! *AND, if haven’t heard the group sing, you absolutely must!
• Kathy Constantino: You are amazing!! You never complain and you jump in wherever needed on very short notice.  We appreciate you!

General Updates

• (REPEAT) The International Showcase will take place on Friday, December 16 during elective times.  Parents and Elective Students for the grade level pairs will be invited to watch.

Time of performances

4-5 from 10:40-12:00

2-3 from  12:30- 1:45

K-1 from  2:00-3:15

• (REPEAT) Please remember that documentation for minor behavioral incidents are to be completed on paper using this document. Majors are to be documented in EASI. The data gathered using this documentation enables teams to problem solve.
• WILEY GIVES BACK! Flyers will be available for distribution on Monday.

IRT/Literacy Updates

• Calculators: 3-5 Classroom Teachers & CCR ~ Thank you for completing the calculator count spreadsheet. I am working on redistributing calculators for instructional use. Please make sure that you give your students ample opportunities to practice with the calculators so that they are able to use them appropriately during testing scenarios. *If you have calculators in your room and DO NOT use them for instruction or have more than you need, please bring them down to my office in the media center. I will also take non-working calculators. As we get closer to EOGs, Eman and I will work to ensure that all classrooms have the calculators needed for testing.

• Case21: Case21 Midyear benchmarks will be administered during the week of January 23rd. The assessment books have been delivered and I want to confirm your numbers to ensure that we have the correct amount. Please let me know if there are NOT ENOUGH.

• 5th: 78 Math & 79 ELA
• 4th: 85 Math & 84 ELA
• 3rd: 77 Math & 77 ELA
• 2nd: 79 Math & 83 ELA

As you are preparing to administer your  benchmarks, during your PLTs/Planning create a schedule for assessing as well as a plan for your IEP/LEP/504 students. Please fill in your plan HERE by January 9th. If you need help with small groups, please check with your CCR case managers first. If you still need assistance let me know and I will arrange for folks to help out. :)

Magnet Updates

• SAVE THE DATE!  December 15 the WorldView Team will be sharing neat and easy global tools to use in your classrooms.  Come join us before the band concert from 4:30-5:30.  More details to come. (This is the follow-up from what we presented at our November staff meeting.)
• (Repeat) Student Ambassadors:
• Please make sure your student Ambassador is ready to greet our tours and explain something you are working on.  The classes that have put this in effect have really impressed our parents and it has been great watching our students take leadership roles!  (Remember to have an ambassador in each homeroom as well as Language and Electives.)

Media & Technology

• Hour of Code: Thank you SO much to all staff and students who participated in Hour of Code.  Check out the computer science statistics in North Carolina alone!  You willingness to take a risk with something new doesn’t go unnoticed. Looking forward to including many more opportunities for critical thinking, problem solving, coding and programming. Hopefully, coding won’t be reserved for just 1 hour a year at Wiley!

K-2 Hour of Code Photo Album              3-5 Hour of Code Photo Album

• Wiley Media & Technology has a new website!  Go to: www.wileyreads.weebly.com to check it out!  On our new website, you can view the media center calendar.  If you need to reserve the media center for any activities or events, there is now a form available for you to fill out on the website. It is a work in progress; thank you for your patience.  

• Spreading Kindness:  Lynn has created a list of books that may help with various social issues that you may want to touch on after the election. If we have a copy of the book in the Wiley Media Center, Lynn has included the call number.

• Who to Follow: Christine Tuttell - ITF at Washington GT Magnet  @TuttellTweets

Important Dates

Happy Birthday:  

Meghan Sollars (12/9), Matthew Perlanski (12/11), Amelia Evans (12/13)

This Week

Monday (12/12)

• Iowa Testing for select 3rd graders
• Candy Cane Day

Tuesday (12/13)  

• Iowa Testing for select 3rd graders
• BT mtg in Whitney’s classroom @ 8:00
• Cookie Exchange in Lounge

Wednesday (12/14)

• Intervention Team Mtg.
• Snow Day - wear your snow gear

Thursday (12/15)

• Band Concert @ 7
• Global Tools PD presented by World View team @ 4:30
• Ugly Sweater Day

Friday (12/16)

• International Showcase - throughout the day
• First Day of Wiley Gives Back / Spirit Week
• TOUR @ 10:30
• Festive Headgear Day

Saturday (12/17)

• Holiday Party @ Elizabeth Fogleman’s home

Looking Ahead:

• Wiley Gives Back / Spirit Week - Dec. 16 - 21
• UN Council Mtgs - Dec. 21

This Week’s To-Do List

• Have fun and enjoy your kids during this festive time of the year!

December 2

Shout-Outs & Celebrations

(Consider sharing your shout-out!)

• Shout Out to the Wiley PTA for an incredible ‘Wiley Thanks Event’ … please take a few minutes to drop a quick email, note of thanks, and or even a quick, verbal thank-you to Melissa Dennis, Tina Hlabse, Elyse Lyons and other parents that contributed to this wonderful event!  (LT)
• Shout Out to Matt Schisler for taking time out of his day to assist a Wiley parent with a flat tire after carpool dismissal!  (SS)
• Shout Out to everyone who worked hard on getting our hallways looking AMAZING!!  I loved watching different people help as they walked through the front hall adding ‘We are Wiley’ to our graffiti wall! It really does take a village.  (EZ-B)
• Thank you to the Theme Team for contributing what your grade level, language, and electives do to support our magnet theme. It was extremely helpful in completing the MSA application.(EZ-B)

General Updates

• Hour of Code is coming this week - Dec 6th (K-2) and Dec 8th (3-5). See Lynn & Chris’s section below for more info!
• (REPEAT) The International Showcase will take place on Friday, December 16 during elective times.  Parents and Elective Students for the grade level pairs will be invited to watch.

Time of performances

4-5 from 10:40-12:00

2-3 from  12:30- 1:45

K-1 from  2:00-3:15

• Please remember that documentation for minor behavioral incidents are to be completed on paper using this document. Majors are to be documented in EASI. The data gathered using this documentation enables teams to problem solve.
• WILEY GIVES BACK WEEK NEEDS YOUR HELP (GRADES K-4)! Please take a moment to have your class or grade level brainstorm a take action proposal idea for our school.  Please turn it in by Friday, December 9 to Eman. We cannot wait to see what ideas your students have and have them be a part of taking action at Wiley for Wiley Gives Back!  [So far we have 3 of the 4 days planned by our 5th graders… SEE ADDITIONAL EMAIL ATTACHMENT  - For Zero Hunger - We plan to have a food drive.  For Quality Education - We plan to have a school supply drive (or book drive) waiting to see what local charities need.  For Clean Water we are combining a 3rd grade and 5th grade idea. (We will collect gloves, hats, hand warmers, warm socks.) For students at our school that might need them and also to send to the First Nation (Native American) members and those standing on the front lines of Standing Rock peacefully demonstrating the importance of our clean waters in sub zero weather.]

IRT/Literacy Updates

• (Repeat) ***NOVEMBER IRT UPDATE: Please click HERE to access the November update. It is filled with important information so please take the time to read through it. If you have any follow up questions regarding the updates, please let me know.

• Interim Reports: Interim reports should be completed during the week of December 5th. Please send them home in Monday folders on December 12th.

• mClass Question Stems: Teachers, these questions stems can be sent home as a resource for parents who are looking for a way to reinforce their child’s learning at home. Here are links to the English and Spanish mClass Question Stem documents.

• Calculators: 3-5 Classroom Teachers & CCR ~ Thank you for completing the calculator count spreadsheet. I am working on redistributing calculators for instructional use. Please make sure that you give your students ample opportunities to practice with the calculators so that they are able to use them appropriately during testing scenarios. *If you have calculators in your room and DO NOT use them for instruction or have more than you need, please bring them down to my office in the media center. I will also take non-working calculators. As we get closer to EOGs, Eman and I will work to ensure that all classrooms have the calculators needed for testing.

• Case21: Case21 Midyear benchmarks will be administered during the week of January 23rd. The assessment books have been delivered and I want to confirm your numbers to ensure that we have the correct amount. Please let me know if there are NOT ENOUGH.

• 5th: 78 Math & 79 ELA
• 4th: 85 Math & 84 ELA
• 3rd: 77 Math & 77 ELA
• 2nd: 79 Math & 83 ELA

As you are preparing to administer your  benchmarks, during your PLTs/Planning create a schedule for assessing as well as a plan for your IEP/LEP/504 students. Please fill in your plan HERE by January 9th. If you need help with small groups, please check with your CCR case managers first. If you still need assistance let me know and I will arrange for folks to help out. :)

Magnet Updates

• SAVE THE DATE!  December 15 the WorldView Team will be sharing neat and easy global tools to use in your classrooms.  Come join us before the band concert from 4:30-5:30.  More details to come. (This is the follow-up from what we presented at our November staff meeting.)
• (Repeat) Student Ambassadors:
• Please make sure your student Ambassador is ready to greet our tours and explain something you are working on.  The classes that have put this in effect have really impressed our parents and it has been great watching our students take leadership roles!  (Remember to have an ambassador in each homeroom as well as Language and Electives.)
• (Repeat) Hallway Display for Q2:
• If I haven’t already, I will be checking in with your grade level to see what your plan is for Q2.  As usual if you want ideas or a helping hand please reach out, I am always glad to help!

Media & Technology

• HOUR OF CODE!  (SMORE FLYER SENT TO PTA AND VOLUNTEERS)
• “WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?”
• In other words how will we prepare our students with the skill sets they need to   

            begin solving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

• SCHEDULE HERE (K-2 and 3-5 tabs on Bottom)
• Tuesday: Dec 6th K-2 from 9:30 to 10:35
• All the information K-2 teachers need is here.  Each grade has a 1-pager with everything you need! Please take a few minutes to read and be prepared for Tuesday morning.
• Thursday: Dec 8th 3-5 from 9:30 t0 10:35
• 3 - 5 teachers - you will have the same document that K-2 teachers have above. It will be posted & emailed by Monday morning.
• Please call, email or text Chris with any questions/concerns/feedback:
• (919) 623-9267 chahner@wcpss.net
• DEVICES:  The laptop cart will be unavailable Tuesday/Thursday morning during Hour of Code.  Kathy and I may be asking grade levels to share their devices with other grades.  They will be returned to you directly after the Hour of Code. Thank you!!

Important Dates

Happy Birthday:  Mary Whitehouse (12/3), Meghan Sollars (12/9)

This Week

Monday (12/5)

Tuesday (12/6)  

• Hour of Code  (K-2 Only, 9:30 to 10:35)
• PLT focus group with grade level ambassadors

Wednesday (12/7)

• Intervention Team Mtg.

Thursday (12/8)

• Hour of Code (3-5 Only, 9:30 to 10:35)
• Special Olympics
• Whitney's Baby Shower

Friday (12/9)

• Tour @ 2pm (Remember to have your ambassador ready to explain what you are working on to the parents.)

Looking Ahead:

• Band Concert - Dec. 15 (previously posted as Dec. 8 - sorry)
• BT mtg - Dec. 13 @ 8
• 3rd Grade IOWA testing - Dec. 12-13
• Global Tools PD created by World View team - 4:30-5:30 - Dec. 15
• International Showcase - Dec. 16
• Staff Holiday Party - Dec. 17 @ Elizabeth’s
• Wiley Gives Back / Spirit Week - Dec. 16 - 21
• UN Council Mtgs - Dec. 21

This Week’s To-Do List

• PLT learning cohort reflection sheets due by Friday to Leslie’s box.
• Submit your class suggestion for ‘Wiley Gives Back Week’ (see above)