Calendar & News: Welcome Back

Monday, April 8, 2013

Welcome Back

This Week

I want to welcome everyone back to the last 7 weeks of school- can you believe that?!

I also want to apologize for missing the last 2 weeks of posts- both my kiddos got the flu and I was home quite a bit with sick kids.

I hope you all had a terrific break and are ready to dig in your heels for the final weeks of school! Please try to be here every day as we only have 2 weeks until CRT tests start. All the teachers will be working hard these next two weeks to review all the skills your children have learned thus far, and give them some test taking strategies.

LAST WEEK

I hope you all got to rest, spend time with those you love, and have a little Easter fun too!

NEXT WEEK

CRT Tests April 22-25

Writing Proficiency & Smarter Balanced May 6-9

Jan. 10	TRIBES 3:15-5:15	TRIBES is a community building, school culture training.	Everyone
Jan. 24	Report Cards (Grades must be finalized in PS by this date; begin filling out on report cards which are due 1-31)	This time is provided to allow teachers to work on report cards. Standards Based reports cards can take up to an hour per child to complete from start to finish (k-2). In 3-8 our report cards are fare more detailed than traditional report cards.	Everyone
Jan. 31	Staff Meeting Critical Friends Protocol Grades 3-5	Critical Friends Protocol is designed to help teachers analyze their project with the collaboration of the entire staff.	Everyone
Feb. 7	Staff Meeting Critical Friends k-2	Critical Friends Protocol is designed to help teachers analyze their project with the collaboration of the entire staff.	Everyone
Feb. 21	TRIBES 3:15-5:15	TRIBES is a community building, school culture training.	Everyone
Feb. 22 FRIDAY	Staff Meeting Starboard Training (3hours)	Training on the Interactive Whiteboard software	Everyone
March 14	TRIBES 3:15-5:15	TRIBES is a community building, school culture training.	Everyone
March 15 Friday	Staff Meeting (CRT Training)) Math Training	Sue Marsh and Meg Antoniono will hold Part II of the Math Common Core State Standards training. This training is an effort to bring the information they get from the state leadership program they were accepted into to the entire staff.	Everyone
April 12 Friday	Conferences		Everyone
April 18	Staff Meeting (CRT reminders) TRIBES	TRIBES is a community building, school culture training.	Everyone
April 25	Evaluations	Look at goals that each teacher set for themselves. Discuss how these are evidenced, but not necessarily observable in a lesson. Individuals write documentation of ways they have met this goal.	Everyone
May 2	Staff Meeting		Everyone
May 9	TRIBES 3:15-5:15	TRIBES is a community building, school culture training.	Everyone
May 16	Staff Meeting		Everyone