TO-KNOW

Have a Happy Holiday! Enjoy time with friends and family.

• See the bottom for January 3rd PD Schedule.

• TGRG Tutoring: There are 14 students eligible TGRG tutoring. If you are willing to give some time to make a difference in a reader’s life before or after school please let me know. Teachers and Aides will be compensated for their time. Just let me know.

• Gifted No Service Letters: The state requires that we send out letters to all parents that have been identified as gifted in some area that is not served by our district. Here is a link for a FAQ (Link). Please read through this prior to January 12th when parents will receive letters. Refer parent questions to me.

• Here is the  “Learners Welcome” Survey (Link). I would appreciate it if you would provide me with feedback prior to  January 12th.

• Kindergarten Dates

• Kindergarten Parent Preview Night 2/22/2018 (6:00-7:00)

• Kindergarten Registration  (4:00-6:30)

• March 14th, 2018

• March 15th, 2018

• Thank you for participating in the color activity during the staff meeting. If you attended and haven’t completed the survey here it is (Link). If you didn’t attend the meeting and you would like to know more please just let me know.  I will be sharing percentages once everyone has completed the activity. With 20 responses turned in here is how we stand as a staff:

• Relationships 50%

• Continuous Improvement 25%

• Stable Environment 15%

• HIgh Expectations 10%

• We will be starting the Read-A-Thon on January 16th! Please see the following document for more details (Link).

Planning Calendar (Yearly Planning Calendar)

TO-DO

• Gifted No Service Letters: Here is a link for a FAQ (Link). Please read through this prior to January 12th when parents will receive letters. Refer parent questions to me.

• Here is the  “Learners Welcome” Survey (Link). I would appreciate it if you would provide me with feedback prior to  January 12th.

• Thank you for participating in the color activity during the staff meeting. If you attended and haven’t completed the survey here it is (Link).  If you didn’t attend the meeting and you would like to know more please just let me know.  I will be sharing percentages once everyone has completed the activity.

• Email Mr. Winters if you are willing to be a 3rd grade Reading Tutor.

• If you have a positive news story that you would like to share let me know. You can also submit the story to Emily buckley for coverage (Link)

TO-READ

If you are inspired, perplexed, or irritated by the weekly reading I’d love to hear about it! Send me an email or grab me in the hallway. Learning never ends!

• Here is an article entitled “Three Brain Friendly Movement Strategies” (Link).  I thought that this article was interesting.

• Question:

• If you give one of these a try let us know how it goes?