Follow-up Notes from Leadership Meeting on 5-5-21

SCOT DANIELS BBQ LUNCH

Scot Daniels wants to do a BBQ for all our students on Friday, May 14th.  All classes will come to the back by the cafeteria and get their lunch and can eat outside.  Here is the schedule for students coming to pick up their lunch:

10:30 - 5th grade

10:45 - 4th grade

11:15 - 3rd grade

11:30 - Kindergarten

12:00 - 1st grade

12:15 - 2nd grade

*We may can move through this lunch schedule quicker than this - we will let you know if we can.

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*Hopefully next week during testing we will be able to give everyone planning as normal.  That is our goal - but some of it could depend on how the testing goes of people with accommodations.

 

*We also plan to have regular planning schedule on Monday the 17th.

*There will not be planning on Tuesday the 18th (Field Day) or Wednesday the 19th (5th grade Picnic).  We will have people available to give shorter breaks though.

 I SURVIVED THE KPREP PARTY AT THE PARK

3rd - 5th grade will be having a party at the park on the afternoon of May 14th for all those students giving a good faith effort on the KPREP test.  5th grade is going to try to be at the park by 11:00 to practice graduation and then 3rd and 4th grade will join them at the park by 12.  They will have an afternoon enjoying games.  They are also going to be treated to a sno cone.  

PANTHER STORE

We will have our last Panther Store on Monday, May 17th.  We will send out a schedule next week.

Kona Ice Days on Thursday, May 13th and Tuesday, May 18th.

May 18th - Field Day from 8-2 outside (weather permitting).  We will have inflatables, grade level recess, gym activities (trikes for k-2 and dodgeball for 3-5) and minute to win-it games on the front lawn.  A more definite schedule will be sent later in the week.

Leadership Team Planning Day - We will have a planning day for our Leadership Planning Day on May 26th at 11 am - hopefully at Mike's Landing.  We will eat lunch at 11 and then plan for a few hours. If you would like to be on the Leadership Team for next year - please let me know.  

Don't forget to give suggestions for the theme for next year!

8 more days to go! Let's make them great!

Weekly Update - May 3, 2021

 

-All certified staff need to stop by and vote for SBDM teacher members with Ms. Whitney one day this week please.

-Kona Ice  tomorrow - take your students during your recess time.  

-Leadership Team meeting on Wednesday afternoon at 3:15 in my office to discuss end of the year events.

-Those who have participated in the Matchless Book Study  - we will have our last session this Friday afterschool - with snacks!!!!

-VIP KPREP testing continues this week.

-KPREP testing for in-person students next week.

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-March 14th will be the last day to post any new assignments for our VIP students.  May 17th-19th will be days for them to complete any missing work and turn in their chromebooks. 

-Library books are due by end of the day on Wednesday, May 5th. 

Details about I Survived the KPREP Party, Field Day and Panther Store will be shared after the Leadership Day on Wednesday.  

-Please fill out the form about Theme Suggestions for the week. 

Weekly Update - April 23rd, 2021

 

*Please fill out the End of the Year Staff Survey.  

*Please stop by the front office and see Whitney or Sonya to vote for the teacher representatives for SBDM Council.  

*Finish up any VIP parent meetings that need to happen over the next week or two.

*May 17th is graduation night for our kindergarten and 5th grade classes.  Kindergarten will be at 5 pm and 5th grade will be at 6:30.  All CCES staff is invited to attend.

*KPREP testing for VIP students will be May 3rd thru the 5th.

*KPREP testing for in-person students will be May 10th - 14th.  

PLEASE CHECK THE LIVING CALENDAR DAILY AS THERE ARE SEVERAL EVENTS BEING ADDED!

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!

Weekly Update - April 2, 2021

 

Leadership Team Meeting notes

-Possibly having a whole school field/fun day on May 17th or 18th

-Continue with Party at the Park for 3rd-5th graders who put forth good effort on KPREP 

-Instead of Amazing Race, each grade (3-5) may want to do something special as a grade level to prepare for testing.

-School will purchase little treats for testing days.  Following groups will do special notes for those students testing:

    Monday - homeroom teachers

    Tuesday - office staff, special education staff, non-homeroom staff

    Wednesday - lower grade students

    Thursday - parents/family members

    Next year discussion items:  breakfast remains in the classroom,         keep morning meeting virtual, afternoon pickup stays the same,         lunch in the cafeteria, pick back up with houses next year - but a         scaled-down version next year, no point system

We are now accepting nominations for teacher members of SBDM for the 2021-22 school year.  Please email me by April 16th with those nominations.  

Week of April 12th

Monday  - Summer School meeting right after school

                  SBDM meeting at 4 pm

Tuesday - 3rd grade VIP testing in library

Thursday - 2nd grade VIP testing in library

                3:15 PD Book Study meeting

HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK!

Weekly Update - March 29, 2021

Grade levels that will be having Easter Egg hunts can choose to either do it in the morning or during their afternoon recess time.  Morning times are as follows:

9:00  Little Panthers

9:30  Kindergarten

10:00 1st grade

10:30  2nd grade

-----------VIP PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES--------------

Since our VIP end of the year testing is going to be spread out over several weeks  - we are going to do the same with the conferences.  Homeroom teachers - you can schedule a conference anytime during the assigned week - during your planning or afterschool.  Hopefully this will prevent you from having to spend a lot more time after school doing these.  If you need me, Valerie, Kelli or Tammy to attend one of these meetings - please let us know.  

4th/5th grade - week of 4/12

2nd/3rd grade - week of 4/19

1st grade - week of 4/26

Kindergarten - week of 5/3

Let me know if you have questions!

Weekly Update - March 26, 2021

 

MAP testing window is open and available for teachers to test anytime.  Please have all in-person students tested by April 16th. 

Monday and Tuesday we will be having Parent Teacher conferences with our in-person students.  Homeroom teachers have been setting up appointments with parents.  Classified staff will not need to work unless they need the planning hours and have contacted Ms. Lisa.

We will still use three entrances (2nd/4th at Minit Mart entrance, K/5th main entrance and 1st/3rd at gym entrance), do temp checks and require masks.  The book fair will also be going on so we need people to work that.  Please let me know if I have left anyone off.

Monday/Tuesday schedule

Also - homeroom teachers - please sure your conference schedule with us so that we can have that at the front tables.  

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We are going to ask all VIP students to come in to do end of the year testing on the following dates:

March 30 - 5th grade                April 1 - 4th grade 

April 13 - 3rd grade                   April 15 - 2nd grade

April 20 & 22 - 1st grade           April 27 & 29 - Kindergarden

OTHER UPCOMING DATES

KPREP testing will begin on May 3rd for VIP students and continue the next week with in-person students.

Kindergarten graduation - May 17th 5 pm

5th grade graduation - May 17th 6:30 pm

*graduations will be held at the city park, weather permitting

5th grade Picnic - May 19th

Weekly Update - March 15, 2021

 

As some of the Covid restrictions lift around the state, we will start to see some changes at school.  The district office gave us the green light to allow students to return to the cafeteria to eat (with some restrictions) and I believe the middle school is returning today.   At CCES - it would cause a major change to our schedule to move students back to the cafeteria for lunch.  I didn't want to do that without getting feedback from all of you.  Please let me know if we should continue the year like we are or if you think we should transition back to the cafeteria.

In the meanwhile, please allow students to eat outside when they can.

We are also going to try to let grade levels have recess TOGETHER on Fridays.  I think this is something that students have missed and will be something for them to look forward to.  However, please remind students of playground expectations and that a large number of strikes and discipline issues normally come from the playground.  If they don't follow the playground expectations, we will take away those Friday's of playing as a grade level.  

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*Application for Summer School Teachers is available here. Those applications are due this Friday.

Please remember to send out sign-up forms for parents to select a time for Parent Teacher conferences for the 29th and 30th. Remember this is for in-person students only. We will have a separate time for our VIP students.

*Bring STAR results to the grade level meetings this week.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK - ONLY 8 1/2 LEFT IN THE YEAR!