Friday Focus - January 19th

Hopefully all the sickness is gone after this long break.  I hope you and your family are healthy and have been able to enjoy the snow.    We have now used SLED days 2-6 (as of Thursday the 16th) - please remember to submit your responses to the questions associated with each days' reading of What Great Teachers Do Differently.  

Also please ensure that you are gathering student SLED work upon our return and having students complete that who haven't already done so.  Please keep all work as we may be asked to turn that in as documentation.  

Please check the Living Calendar - several updates due to rescheduling.  

Also - remember to make a list of students who completed the Panther Snow Day Challenge on Wednesday the 15th.  These students should have 60 minutes on Lexia and completed 12 units on that particular day are eligible for the snow cone.    

You will notice some new faces hanging around our building at morning assembly beginning next week.  We have unofficially named this group "Pa Patrol."  There are a group of men (dads and grandpas) who have volunteered to come to morning assembly one day a week to be an extra set of eyes and ears and help ensure our safety during this time.  Many of them are law enforcement officers as well.  I wanted you to be aware of why these people were here and if you have the opportunity - thank them for volunteering.  

I understand that CPA week was disrupted.  Please try to finish CPA 2 as quickly as you can when we return.  When graded, please enter the CPA data into the Data Tracker.  

CPA data should give us a clear picture of content that we have covered that students haven't mastered.  Using this information is a great tool to help us go back and reteach those things that students still need.  In this aspect, CPA data is more beneficial than MAP data because it is only on content you have already taught.   Both assessments are useful and help us make instructional decisions.  But using the data is critical.  We will be discussing CPA results at upcoming PLC's.  

****We will not have Panther Time/PLC's next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  We will have them on Thursday and Friday to finish 4th and 5th grade from last week.  This will put us one week behind.  We do not have Panther Time scheduled for the week of 1/29 - Beta week.  We will have the Spring Panther Time spreadsheet updated in a few days.  

Also - here are the updated student recognitions beginning next week at morning assembly.  

Next Week at a Glance...

Monday - Sam's Club rep will be here until 1:45. 

Tuesday  - Shine Brighter Day

                  3:00 Action Team meeting

                  *Deadline for Job Applications

Wednesday - Shine Brighter Day

                    3:00 Stephanie Glidewell's baby shower

Thursday - Shine Brighter Day

                    3:00 Meet to hire school wide jobs 

Friday - Shine Brighter Day

              Baked Potato Bar  - more details to come