Saturday Night Live - December 14, 2019

Congrats!  We received this honor seal this week from Franklin Covey-Leader in Me.  CCES has been named to the Lighthouse Academic Honor Roll for our percentile ranking growth this past year.  We went from a 68th percentile rank to a 75th rank.  This is a huge honor to receive this status as a Lighthouse School.  

This is one of my favorite times of year.  I know that each of you have so many special things planned for our students for the next few days.  I also know that all of those things are a lot of work and take a lot of planning on your part.  However, the Christmas memories that are made at school are some of the most special ones for many of our students.  Thank you for making it great for each of them.

MAP, STAR, Core and SNAP testing is almost wrapped up.  I will be looking at the data over the next few days and sharing it with you. If you have students who were absent last week and missed a portion of the testing, please try to get that done this week.  

*Don't forget to sign up for the Staff Christmas Party on Friday night at 5:30 at the Veteran's building.  The sign-up sheet is in Sonya's office - we need numbers by Monday afternoon so we can order the meat.  Remember that each adult needs to bring a $10-$15 dollar gift for the game.  

*No 21st Century classes this week

*We will do ugly Christmas shirt/sweater day next Wednesday.

*Jeans all next week!

*We are also going to do Christmas Goodie Table next week.  Bring finger foods, snacks, desserts, etc on your assigned day if you would like to!

          Monday - Kindergarten, 3rd grade, special                      education

          Tuesday - 1st grade, 4th grade, Intervention                    and  special class

          Wednesday - 2nd grade, 5th grade and office                   staff

This Week at a Glance...
Monday - 4th/5th grade science fair project presentations in the gym during special class
Kindergarten practice in the gym at 12
Tuesday - House meeting Tuesday morning first thing.  The slideshow is attached to the Living Calendar
PBIS team meeting in Lisa's office at 3 pm.
Wednesday - 2nd nine weeks grading period ends.  Please have all grades in before you leave.
9:00 am - 3rd grade Grinch performance in the gym for the entire school
Friday - Staff Christmas Party at 5:30 at Veteran's Center

Friday Focus - December 6, 2019

As I have already mentioned to most of you, we are going to do a reboot of our PBIS system.  After Christmas, we plan to begin a new reward system based on Panther Bucks.  We are also going to revise our anchor statement and our behavior expectations.  As we work on these things this week during PLC's and action team meetings, here are some things to think about ahead of time and be ready to discuss:

-What behaviors do we expect in the hallways, cafeteria, morning assembly, playground and classroom?  
-How do we teach and reteach these behaviors?
-What are our classroom managed behaviors?
-What are our office managed behaviors?
-How do we document each set of behaviors?
-What behavioral interventions do we need to use at each level - Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3? 
-How will our new Panther Buck system work in relation to our behavior calendars?

Don't forget to pick up the rewards for MAP test performance from my office.  These are for students who are proficient, distinguished or who met their RIT goal from fall to winter.  The rewards are as follows:
Reading - bookmark
Math - fruit snacks
Science - invisible ink pen

Hopefully we can wrap up MAP testing next week.  So far - scores are looking good!  Keep encouraging students to do their best and meet their goals.

VOLUNTEERS

Just a reminder - if you need a volunteer for anything going on in your classroom or grade level - please let me know.  We have a small group of parents who have sent back papers saying they are willing to help.

Remember back earlier in the semester we discussed that we wanted each grade level to have at least one event/activity in which we would invite parents in to help or view.  Some grade levels have already planned that event.  Just didn't want it to slip from your mind.  

This Week at a Glance...

Monday	Open Library 3-4  SBDM Meeting at 4 pm
Tuesday
Wednesday	AR Goal Ends today Sharon's Retirement at 315 Action Team Meeting 3:45
Thursday	Jr. Beta Dance 5-7 pm
Friday	LWM Movie AR Reward

Hang in there...Christmas is almost here!

Friday Focus - November 29, 2019

I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and got to eat and shop all you wanted.  I know you are ready to start the Christmas season.  It will be a busy but exciting time here at school for the next two and a half weeks.  

MAP testing begins next week.  Please make sure that students know what their goal is for each area that they test in.  Encourage them to do their very best.  I will have small treats in my office for you to get to those students who meet their goal and/or score proficient/distinguished in their tested areas. 

Lower grades will also be doing SNAP and Core testing during the next couple of weeks.

We would also like for all STAR testing to be done the week of December 9th.

We are going to wait and recognize our November Leaders of the Month on Tuesday morning.  Please add your student to the November slide by Monday afternoon.  

Mark your calendars for December 20th at 5:30!  We will have our CCES Christmas Party for all staff and their families.  It will be held at the Veteran's building.   The school will be providing the meats and drinks.  We ask that each family bring a couple of side dishes or desserts.  We will have a sign-up sheet in the office soon.  We will also be doing a gift game so everyone is encouraged to bring a $10-$15 gift. We are also going to have prizes!  Come for a night of fun!

VOLUNTEERS

We have had a few parents/family members offer to be volunteers for school.  If you need any help in your classroom or grade level - let me know and I will hook you up!

Next Week at a Glance...

Monday	*Meet with Ms. Lisa on your planning to go over Task Analysis.  We are also going to discuss positive behavior rewards for the spring semester
Tuesday	Kona Ice Day
Wednesday	No meeting today
Thursday
Friday

Have a great week!

Friday Focus - November 22, 2019

Hang in there - only two days next week!  Monday and Tuesday several students and staff members will be gone on the Wilderness trip.  

For those staying behind, use these two days wisely.  It is a great time to review material already covered or take a couple of days to explore something new.  Just make sure it is beneficial to your students.

Reminders:
*Don't forget to do you peer observation if you haven't already done so - cc Valerie and I in the feedback email you send to the teacher you observed.
*We will be ready to MAP test when we return from Thanksgiving Break.  Every student should know their individual goals before they take the test!  Encourage students to give it their all and reach their goals!
*Monday, December 2nd I will meet with teachers individually on your planning to share the feedback from the task analysis.  
*Remind students that are Ronald McDonald drive ends on Tuesday!
*4th and 5th grade teachers - please remember to do the safety survey with students.  

Sunday Shout-Out November 17, 2019

School is just a busy place and this is a busy time of year.  Sometimes we all get lost in all that is going on - myself included.  Despite all the busyness, we have to remind ourselves to take time to really see and listen to our students.  There is so much going on all the time and so much that we are responsible for, it is easy to forget that the RELATIONSHIPS we have with our students is the most important thing!


*Reminders for the week
-Task Analysis due to me by the end of the day on Monday
-Remember to be thinking about your Project Based Learning Experience for the year.  We will discuss at PLC's soon.
-This week we will be doing our six week intervention meetings during PLC so please bring student data.  Also - intervention teachers and special education teachers need to attend the days that their collaborating grade levels meet.
-Thanksgiving House Meeting on Friday during lunch time.  More information will be coming soon.
-Wednesday afternoon at Action Team meetings we will be putting up our House Christmas trees in preparation for Friday. 

This Week at a Glance...

Monday	-21st Century Monitoring Visit -PD Road Trip to Columbia - leave at 5 pm from CCES - finish the rest of the book
Tuesday	Progress Reports go home
Wednesday	-Action Team meeting at 3 pm
Thursday	-Dipping Dots -5 pm Family Literacy and Learning Night at CCHS for all Cumberland County students
Friday	-House Meeting from 11:00 until 12:30

Have a great week!

Saturday Night Live - November 9, 2019

Over $28,000 - what a success!  Thank you for all your hardwork toward our classroom fundraiser and Fall Festival.  Be thinking of whole school needs that we have - we will brainstorm this week during PLC. We will also discuss when we want to do the pizza parties and free afternoons.

TASK ANALYSIS

A couple of weeks ago I asked you to bring a task/lesson to PLC's that you wanted to improve upon and feedback from your peers.  There was great conversation that came from that and we want to expand on that.

Task analysis is something that we are going to start doing at the district level.  We are asking that every teacher turn in a task that students will complete sometime before Christmas break.  A team will look at that task and give you feedback on it.  Just like before, turn in something that you feel like could be improved upon.  Please have these tasks to me by Monday, November 18th.  When you turn it in - also include a document that describes how this task will be used with students.  You will also want to include the standard that you are wanting to teach and students to practice.  Please be thorough in your description - this will give the team a good idea of how the task will be used in your classes.  If you have questions - please let me know.   

CCES, the 21st Century Learning Center and the UK Extension Office will be having a Family Retreat this Friday night from 5:00 until 8:00.  We need a few staff members to volunteer to help us that night.  This is a great opportunity to get a few planning hours if you still need them! It will mostly involve mingling with families, a little set-up and clean-up and one 30 minute activity with the students!

*We will have Panther Time and PLC's this week.  

Next Week at a Glance...

Monday	3:00-4:00 Open Library 4:00 SBDM meeting
Tuesday	Kona Ice Day (schedule same as usual)
Wednesday	Fall Picture retakes and Holiday Pics 3:00 Leadership Team meeting
Thursday
Friday	Mid-term ends - grades need to be posted 5:00 - 8:00 Family House Retreat at CCES

Have a great week!

Sunday Shoutout - November 3, 2019

It's here!  The classroom competition has been a huge success so far - we are almost at $22,000.  Great job of reaching and surpassing our goal of $18,000.

We are going to move all activities for Friday night indoors due to the forecasted high for Friday being 43 degrees.  We will still have games, music, and plenty of food.  We are not going to have the bouncy houses or the giant slide 😥.  I have attached a picture below of the location of events. If you have questions - please let us know.  We will have a brief teacher's meeting on Wednesday afternoon to finalize plans.  Please invite, invite, invite through Remind.  We will be announcing the classroom winners for the zoo trip at 6:45 in the gym.

*Fall Leadership Retreat on Thursday beginning at 4 pm at the state park.  This is always so much fun and I don't expect any less this year!

*No Panther Time or PLC's this week

*No 21st Century classes this week

This Week at a Glance...

Wednesday	Announcing Leaders of the Month at morning assembly - several have not added yours to the slide - please do so before Wednesday morning *3 pm - brief teachers meeting to finalize plans for Fall Festival
Thursday	Leadership Retreat from 4-7 at DHLSP
Friday	9 am - 4th and 5th grade attend Veteran's Day program at CCHS FALL FESTIVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a great short week!