Friday Focus - February 22, 2019

54!  Can you believe it?  Fifty-four more days left in this school year!  Only 44 more days until the KPREP!  Time is flying by.  Keep pushing forward.  We have accomplished so much this far but don't stop now.  We can still make so much progress in the next 11 weeks.

Please work diligently to finish up any STAR tests that have not been done this week or have any students retest that may need to.  We will be discussing our 4th round of STAR tests at PLC's next week.  Also - please add this data to the data tracker.  

SUPERVISION FOR 21ST CENTURY/PANTHER LAB STUDENTS

One teacher from each grade level needs to stay with 21st century/Panther Lab students in the cafeteria hallway until the cafeteria is open and accepting students in for snack.  We had a fight in the back hallway this week.  This is especially important now since we have so many students staying each afternoon.  Thanks in advance for your help with this!

#TEAMKELLI

Several staff members have asked about how we can support Kelli.  Here are some upcoming events that everyone can pitch in on:

-March 1st - Fundraiser Potluck - we will have a sign-up sheet in the front office on Monday.  $5 per person to eat

-March 5th - Pink Out Day/Hat Day ($1)

-March 29th - Teacher/Staff lunch

-We are also going to be selling t-shirts in honor of Kelli to students, staff and community members with the proceeds going to help Kelli.  More details to come soon.

Next Week at a Glance...

Monday - FPS and Written Comp regional competition

Tuesday

Wednesday - 3 pm Action Team meeting and Staff meeting for EVERYONE - please let me know in advance if you cannot attend

Thursday - Board meeting here at CCES cafeteria at 6 pm.  Will be recognizing our P/D students as well as our Jr. Beta club 

Friday - end of 3rd nine weeks

Good luck to our CCES Academic Team competing at region on Monday and Saturday! Bring home the hardware!

Friday Focus - February 15th, 2019

I hope all of you had a wonderful Valentine's Day. It is one of those holidays that absolutely wears school personnel out but our students enjoy it so much.  It's just another great opportunity for me to tell all of you how much I appreciate all the LOVE you show to our students everyday.  You are making an impact with your smiles, kind words and the genuine care that you put in to how you do your job.  Thank you!

Cell Phone Usage
Please remember to keep your cell phone usage at a minimum when you have students.  I realize that many of you use it while you are teaching to set timers, play music, etc.  Of course, that is fine.  
Our students and their learning should be the priority when they are in the classroom.  Please don't let your phone be a distraction from that.
Also - the district is asking that ALL parent communication be through remind rather than through personal texts.  The paid version of Remind that the district has purchased keeps a record of all correspondence.  This protects you by keeping a record of what is being said.  We can never be too careful!

Chromecart SlideShow - please remember to update

*Live Scoring - any 3rd, 4th or 5th grade teacher that would like to do another round of live scoring - send us a date!

Next Week at a Glance...
****4th round of STAR testing - please talk with students about where they should be - 1.6, 2.6, etc or on track to make 1.2 years growth from their August test. 

Monday - No School - enjoy your day
Tuesday - WIG celebration for MAP testing - cookies will be ready for pick-up after 1230 in the cafeteria, drinks will be in office.  Please be sensitive to students who aren't getting either reward - especially when there is only a handful in a classroom.  As a grade level - you may want to put those students in one room away from those eating and drinking.
Wednesday - 3:00 Leadership Team meeting
Thursday - 
Friday - House Meeting - breakfast meeting - focus on Integrity - slides will be shared soon

Have a wonderful week!

Friday Focus - February 8th, 2019

ROUND 2 MAP 

Round 2 MAP results are in and there is much to be celebrated.  We will talk next week at PLC's in-depth about the data but I wanted to share with you now.  Please spend some time looking at the following data and be ready to discuss next week.

To see comparative data from Round 1 to Round 2 - click here.  

I am always interested to see how we are performing compared to the previous year.

MATH PD 2018 VS CURRENT YEAR

READING PD 2018 VS CURRENT YEAR

WIG CELEBRATIONS

We will be rewarding students who are proficient or distinguished in each area as well as students who met their RIT goal from the fall testing.  Students who meet one of these two criteria in MATH will receive a soft drink.  Students who meet one of these two criteria in READING will receive a chocolate chip cookie.  We plan on having this celebration Tuesday, February 19th.  I will need the number of students per grade level next week during PLC's.  We can discuss if you have questions about who qualifies.  

PANTHER LABS

We plan on beginning Panther Labs the week of February 19th for select groups of 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. If you would like to teach at a Panther Lab - please let me know ASAP.  Below is a link for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers to add students they would like to be invited to these labs.

Panther Lab 2019 spreadsheet

OTHER IMPORTANT INFO

-We need to move the date of our Student-led conferences/FLN once again due to the board meeting going to be held at CCES on 2/28.  Our next date is March 7th from 4-6.

-We are going to ask that EACH staff person sign in each morning in Ms. Sonya's office when you arrive.  This is a habit we have gotten out of but it is important.  We are having some lapse in communication when people are absent and not knowing many times until much later in the day.  Sonya will be checking the sign-in sheet when she arrives each morning and we will be looking for you if you have not signed in.

-Also, please remember to email or text Whitney, Sonya and myself when you are going to be absent.  It is important that all three of us receive this in writing so we don't miss anything.  

-Absence forms, expense reimbursement forms, field trip requests and transportation request forms are now all online from the district webpage under Employee Information.  This is the method you should use for all of the above requests instead of hard copies.  Please let me know if you have questions.  

Next Week at a Glance...

Monday - 4:00 SBDM meeting

Tuesday

Wednesday - 3:00 Literacy Team meeting

Thursday - Valentine's Day - parties need to be held after 1 pm.  Reminder that we no longer invite parents to parties.  

Friday - 1:30 Panther Pals

Have a great week!

Friday Focus - February 1, 2019

SLED days number one and two are already in the books.  Please make sure you have done all of the following for each SLED day:

1.  All teachers and staff should turn in the Teacher Activity log 

- one for each day.  You can place them on the table in my office.

2.  Homeroom teachers will also need to complete the Classroom Data sheet for each day. These can be turned in to my office as well.

3.  Please complete your Teach Like a Pirate Book Study work and place on the Team Drive in under SLED 2018-19.  
4.  Collect and KEEP all student work for the SLED days.
5.  As a grade level - select three students' work for each SLED day (high quality), make a copy  and turn in to my office.  

PLEASE HAVE ALL THIS COMPLETED FOR DAY 1 AND 2 BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  

Important Reminders:
-Mid-term grades should be posted TODAY!
-Show Your Voice applications will be accepted through next Friday. 2/8. 
-RTI meetings next week at PLC's.  Please bring all data.
-No 21st Century classes on Tuesday and Wednesday.
-Liz Brewer, our LIM coach will be here on Tuesday.  She will meet with grade level teams during their planning and with Leadership Team right after school.



Next Week at a Glance...
Monday - Chris Jones from Ky Deferred Comp will be in the library if you would like to meet with him
Tuesday - Kona Ice truck - same schedule as last time
-LIM Coaching Day with Liz Brewer (meet on your planning)
3:00 Leadership Team meeting
Wednesday - meeting at 3 pm with Kristi Willen about retirement
Thursday - Circus trip

Good luck to our CCES Academic Team this upcoming week at District Governor's Cup!

Friday Focus - January 25th, 2019

This Thursday night will be our Student-Led conference night.  Each grade level should be prepared to have students discuss their learning goals/leadership notebook with their parents.  This will be the main focus of the evening.  The book fair and Panther Emporium will also be in the library.  Michelle Bell will be having an activity room for preschoolers as well.  Parents and students will sign-in at the front by houses - there is no need for them to sign in at your classroom.  We will also have pizza and drinks in the cafeteria.  Please make sure parents are aware of this event - we want to have good attendance.

Posters

 We are ordering poster ink and paper for the third time this year.  We want you to use our poster machine.  Just please be conscientious about what you choose to make into a poster - due to the high cost of the ink and paper.  If it is going to be used long-term - then that is great.  If it is only going to be used for a short-while and can't be saved for future years - this probably doesn't need to be made into a poster.  Our poster costs have been over $600 in the past couple of months.  

*Map testing continues next week

**Book Fair 

***School-wide job applications are being taken this week as well as applications for Show Your Voice

Next Week at a Glance...

Monday - Super Reader practice at 1:45

Tuesday - Super Reader ballgame - be there at 6:10 for super readers

Wednesday - 100th Day of School

Thursday - Family Learning Night at 4-6 pm

Have a great week!

Wow It's Wednesday - January 16, 2019

Louisville Bound - Good luck to our CCES Beta students and sponsors as they go compete this week!  

Bathroom Spruce Up project this weekend!  Judging will take place on Tuesday.  

Just a reminder about SLED day requirements - just in case we were to get one soon :)

1.  Teachers/instructional assistants must complete the book study from Teach Like a Pirate.  Here is a link to the slideshow that contains the discussion questions:  Teach Like a Pirate Slideshow.  The answers to those questions need to be typed on a Google Doc and put in the folder on the team drive CCES - SLED Days 2018-19.
2.  Communicate with your parents on the SLED day.  Send out remind messages, put on facebook - we can't communicate too much.  Also - please make at least 5 personal positive contacts with parents.
3.  Remember these days count as work days for us - even though we don't have to report to school.  Some districts require their teachers to go in to school to get to count it as one of their days.  I want us to protect our opportunity to be able to count the SLED day as a work day for us.  Therefore, it is important that we not be out in the community, shopping, or posting things on social media (that are not school related) during regular school hours.
4.  Upon return collect all student work.  Students who have not completed the work will need to do so at school within a couple of days. Our goal is 100% participation!
5.  Print out and turn in hard copies of the SLED Day Collection sheets.  

Homecoming Week 2019

Spirit Days

Tuesday - Make Yourself at Home (pjs/comfy clothes)

Wednesday - Home Run (sports clothing)

Thursday - Homies Day (match with your friends)

Friday - There's No Place Like Home (House shirts) 

*CCHS basketball homecoming will be on Saturday at 3 pm.  Encourage students to come support CCHS.  

*CPA testing continues - MAP testing begins for select grades*

Next Week at a Glance...

Wednesday - Action Team meeting at 3 pm

Friday - House meeting on Friday morning - link is on Living Calendar

Book Fair begins on Friday!

Friday Focus - January 11th, 2019

I wanted to share with you some findings from our lock-down on Thursday.  First of all, I am so impressed with how quickly everyone springs into action and things become quiet.  Within seconds, someone would think that there are no children in the building.  I know you have practiced this with your students a great deal and it shows.  All doors were locked and students were not visible.  Again - good job.  

Areas that we are going to keep working to improve:

1.  Barricading our doors - some teachers did barricade their doors and we were impressed with that!  We will be coming around in the next few days to have discussions with each teacher about what would be best to use to barricade the door with and where it should be located in the room.  

2.  Ready to fight - again - some teachers had some type of object or a plan in mind of how they would fight the intruder once they entered the room.  Do you have a plan?

3.  Download Google Chat if you have not already done so on your phone.  

4.  If you do not have students in your room when a lock-down is called and it is safe to do so - please come down to office to assist.  

The staff leadership  team met on Wednesday and I wanted to give you a brief run-down of what we discussed.

1.  Family Learning Night will be on January 31st from 4-6.  The main focus of this night will be our student-led conferences in their homeroom.
     Michelle Bell will have a room for pre-k students.  

     Kindergarten classes are going to focus on AR for their           conferences. Parents will read a book with their child and       take an AR test here at school so they will be familiar with       the process.  

     First grade students are going to share with their parents       about Lexia, DreamBox and Reflex math progress. 

     Second thru fifth grade classes will be sharing their                 leadership  notebooks.  

The book fair will be in the library and Angela is going to have Panther Emporium set up as well.  

We may do a photo opp with a friendly dinosaur for students and families.

Pizza, drinks and cookies in the cafeteria.  

2.  January House meeting on the morning of 1/25.  It will be a regular breakfast house meeting and will be over by 8:30.  The focus this month is on ambition.  Google slides with the plan for the meeting will be posted to the Living Calendar.

3.  We decided not to do another One School One Book project this spring but make big plans for next fall.

4.  Action team meetings will be held on January 23rd at 3:00 pm in the library.

~It's CPA Time Again~

Many grades will be beginning the 2nd round of CPA testing next week.  Here are just a few reminders about CPA testing and the purpose of it.

1.  CPA's should only cover content and skills that the students have been taught.  No new material.

2.  Round 2 CPA's should spiral and go back to review some content from the first round.

3.  CPA's should be done under a testing situation.  Exceptional education students and 504 students should receive accommodations like they would on the KPREP.

4.  USE THE DATA from the CPA's - that is the only way to make it a good use of our time.

Remember to do your #observeme observation this month.  If there is a class you want to observe that is outside your planning time - let me know and we will cover for you.  It's all about your learning!

21st Century for the Spring Semester begins next week!

Next Week at a Glance...

Monday - 1:30 Jr Beta Showcase in the gym 

                 4:00 SBDM meeting

Tuesday - KONA Ice Day

Wednesday - Jr. Beta leaves for state meeting

Good luck to our Jr. Beta students!  Bring home the hardware!

Last reminder - Bathroom Spruce-Up project on the long five-day weekend.  Judging will be held on Tuesday morning!!!!