Week 19

 

Oh the weather outside is frightful...Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!

Well, here we are...another Friday at home...and I am not complaining!  I don't know what the snow storm predicted for Sunday will result in...but to quote DPS in their text to staff...plan accordingly for Monday so that you arrive safely and on time.  I will definitely let you know if the storm results in a closure as soon as a decision is made.  Otherwise...enjoy this long weekend!

Instructional Week 19

In order to stay aligned with the scope and sequence, will focus on Week 19 curriculum, to review and complete the Common Assessments for Week 17 & 18 during small group as we discussed, and to complete Interim 2 Make Ups for those students who were absent this week. Remember that Ms. Trolinger is available to help get Interim 2 Make Ups completed..."thank you"!                                         

Heads Up

Please make sure to check the following items to make sure they are up to date.  We are anticipating a Drop in visit by Nick Sheltron, Chief Education Officer and Shawn Leonard, Executive Principal.  We want our school, students and staff to be represented well.

• Achievement Boards
• Moral Focus Boards
• Calendar (this should include every day of the month as it sets the pattern, not just the days we are in school)
• Number Corners Board

GLTs/03s

GLT's will occur on Monday (or Tuesday if needed).  I will plan to hold 03s as well to start reviewing your Interim 2 data.  

I have a Dean Day scheduled for Wednesday, so I will not be at Laurus.

Winter Tutoring

Winter Tutoring (grades 2-8) begins this week....January 27th-29th (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).  Tutoring will focus on our Bubble Students first and then parent request.  

Wing Meeting

We are scheduled to have a Wing Meeting on Monday.  

Half Day and Data Dig Day Information

Friday, January 30th is a scheduled half day with school dimissing at 11:00 am.  Dismissal will run from 11:00-11:30.  You will have 30 minutes for lunch so that we can begin our Meeting promptly at 12:00 pm.  We are doing this so that we can dismiss a littler earlier on Friday.  Please plan to have your lunch between 11:30-12:00.  If you step out, you are expected to be back and ready for the training at 12:00 pm.

BR/NJHS Induction Practice & Ceremony

Next week, I will be pulling students to practice for the Blue Ribbon Induction ceremony.  

The ceremonies are scheduled for 8:30 am (BR) on Monday, January 27th.  Student attire is SCHOOL UNIFORM.  

Classroom Newsletters

Please remember that it is an expectation for you to provide a weekly newsletter (via SchoolConnect) to the parents.  I need you to make sure that I am included on this, so that I receive it.

Gradebook

Make sure grades are up to date by Mondays at 8:00 am.

Progress Reports

Progress Reports need to be available for parents in the Parent Portal on Friday, January 30th.  

COMMON ASSESSMENTS

Please remember to relay to your parents via newsletter, that Thursday is our weekly test day and make ups occur on Friday if necessary.  Students need to be in attendance so that they can take these tests, as we will not provide unlimited time for students to make up missed tests.

SPED UPDATE

• STAFF WHO COMPLETE CASELOADS...please do not adjust caselads (students names and/or times).  Please see Dean Schofield to make adjustments.  (Even if you get an alert see Ms. Schofield first).
• ALL TEACHING STAFF - Snow Days are WORKING Days for IEP Reevaluations and Annuals.  You need to be available, even on snow days/school cancelation days, to attend the prescheduled meetings virtually.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday, January 26 - Wing Meeting 3:35

Tuesday, January 27 - Tutoring Begins 3:30-4:30

Wednesday, January 28 - Dean Day for Rowden and Rogers

Thursday, January 29 - Dean Day for Wheeler and Schofield  

Friday, January 30 - HALF DAY-FREE DRESS; DISMISSAL AT 11:00 am; Blue Ribbon Induction 8:30 am; National Junior Honor Society Induction 10:00 am; PROGRESS REPORT DAY; Staff Wing Meeting Day and Data Dig 12:00-2:30

Monday - Friday, February 2-6 - Black History Spirit Week

Monday, February 2 - Moral Focus Assemblies K-5 8:15, 6-8 12:45; Staff Meeting 3:35

Friday, February 6 - Mobile Dentist "Re-Visit" Day

Monday, February 9 - LATE START DAY. Doors open at 9:50.  No Breakfast.  Staff have to report at 9:00 am.

Wednesday, February 11 - COUNT DAY-FREE DRESS. Interim 2 Proficiency Incentive Day

Thursday, February 12 - Lockdown #2; Valentine Parties 2:00 pm

Friday - Tuesday, February 13-17 - Mid-Winter Break

Wednesday, February 18 - School Resumes

Friday, February 20 - Spring Pictures

Tuesday - Thursday, February 24-26 - Black History Wax Museum Week

Friday, February 27 - REGIONAL PD FOR STAFF; NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Week 18

 

Hi Team and wishing you a blessed MLK,Jr. Day!

I hope that you have been enjoy this extra time home due to the holiday and the snow days. I am not sure what this week has in store, but we are still in the midst of our Interim 2 testing.  We will have to play it by ear with regard to a testing schedule.  

Instructional Week 18

This week grades 3-5 will focus on Week 17 curriculum due to our testing during week 17 (last week).  We will also work to finish testing for grades 3 and 5 (in the afternoons...see below), and to complete Interim 2 Make Ups.  Ms. Trolinger will be assisting to help get Interim 2 Make Ups completed..."thank you"!

Middle School will be testing in the mornings, as this is their test week.

Here is the testing schedule:

Grade Level:                Reading Interim:                 Math Interim:

3^rd Grade                                                                       Tuesday, January 20th

                                                                                                             12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

                                                                                                                              Math

5^th Grade                                                                                     Wednesday & Thursday, 

                                                                                                                              January 21st & 22nd 

                                                                                                                              12:30 pm - 2:30 pm 

                                                                                                                              Reading         

                                          

Interim 2 Procedure

Location:   In the gym.  Remind students to wear a sweater as the gym will be cool.

Proctor:  Rowden and grade level Deans

Desks:  We will continue to use the lunch tables

MSTEP Protocol:  No phones; iWatches; any electronics; no books; no work

Head Phones:    Rowden will provide

Timed:    ELA - 2.5 Hours    Math - 1.5 hours

Testing Accommodations:    

• Resource Room teachers will pull students (IEP and 504) to test in the Art Room
•      Grade Level Interventionists will hold students until they are pulled (Lexia/Dream Box)

Lunch

• Lunch for 4th & 5th grade will be in the classrooms this week.  

Specials:

• All Specials will be on a cart/in the classroom on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for this week as the Gym and Art Room will be used for testing on those days.

Heads Up

Please make sure to check the following items to make sure they are up to date.

• Achievement Boards
• Moral Focus Boards
• Calendar (this should include every day of the month as it sets the pattern, not just the days we are in school)
• Number Corners Board

GLTs/03s

We will hold these when/if we can depending on testing.  I am always available.

Winter Tutoring

Winter Tutoring (grades 2-8) begins the week of January 27th (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).  Tutoring will focus on our Bubble Students first and then parent request.  

PLEASE DO NOT MENTION TUTORING IN YOUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER THIS WEEK.  I NEED TO SEE WHAT OPENINGS ARE AVAILABLE.

 

BR/NJHS Induction Practice & Ceremony

Next week, I will be pulling students to practice for the Blue Ribbon Induction ceremony.  

The ceremonies are scheduled for 8:30 am (BR) on Monday, January 27th.  Student attire is SCHOOL UNIFORM.  

Classroom Newsletters

Please remember that it is an expectation for you to provide a weekly newsletter (via SchoolConnect) to the parents.  I need you to make sure that I am included on this, so that I receive it.

Gradebook

Make sure grades are up to date by Mondays at 8:00 am.

Progress Reports

Progress Reports need to be available for parents in the Parent Portal on Friday, January 30th.  

COMMON ASSESSMENTS

Please remember to relay to your parents via newsletter, that Thursday is our weekly test day and make ups occur on Friday if necessary.  Students need to be in attendance so that they can take these tests, as we will not provide unlimited time for students to make up missed tests.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday, January 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, January 20 - Interim 2 Testing Begins - Grades 6-8; K-2 Numeracy Testing Begins

Tuesday - Thursday, January 20-22 - Specials (K-8) and Lunch (Gr. 4-5) in the Classroom

Friday, January 23 - Dress Down $ 2.00.  NO DRESS DOWN COUPONS CAN BE USED

Tuesday, January 27 - Tutoring Begins 3:30-4:30

Wednesday, January 28 - Dean Day for Rowden and Rogers

Thursday, January 29 - Dean Day for Wheeler and Schofield  

Friday, January 30 - HALF DAY-FREE DRESS; DISMISSAL AT 11:00 am; Blue Ribbon Induction 8:30 am; National Junior Honor Society Induction 10:00 am; PROGRESS REPORT DAY; Staff Wing Meeting Day and Data Dig 11:30-2:30

Week 17

 

Hi Team, Happy 2026...and Welcome Back...!

Congratulations on the completion of your first week of teaching in 2026!  I noticed so many good things happening in classrooms this week...a re-emphasis of expectations, routines and procedures, small group instruction, teachers up and circulating in the classroom, and interim 2 review and prep to name a few.  I truly appreciate the focus that you are all showing as we begin this half of the school year.  Everything we do now is focusing on preparing students for MSTEP. 

This is going to be a busy week as we continue to prepare for Interim 2 next week.  Hopefully, you have a great weekend and get some rest and relaxation!

Good News!

We have a couple of pieces of "good news" to share...

First of all...Congratulations to Mrs. (Avant) Doughton on her marriage.  I saw the pictures and you were a beautiful bride!  So very happy for you!

Also, we want to send a big "Welcome" to our new Interventionist/Para...Ms. Jessica Hinton.  Ms. Hinton will be working with Mrs. Doughton and Ms. Carthens will be with Ms. McDaniel full time.  We are sure blessed to have Ms. Hinton, Ms. Carthens, Ms. Miller, Mr. Griffin and Ms. Zbib providing student important and necessary student support!

Instructional Week 17

As you can see by the title of this blog, we are in Instructional Week 17.  However, rather than following the Scope and Sequence, Week 17 will be our official Interim 2 Week.  We will cover Week 17 Curriculum during Week 18.

Here is the testing schedule:

Grade Level:                Reading Interim:                 Math Interim:

3^rd Grade                   Tuesday, January 13^th             Thursday, January 15th

                                                           8:30 am - 11:00 am                1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

4^th Grade                   Wednesday, January 14            Tuesday, January 13th

                            8:30 am - 11:00 am                1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

5^th Grade                   Thursday, January 15th            Wednesday, January 14th

                            8:30 am - 11:00 am                1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Interim 2 Procedure

Location:   In the gym

Proctor:  Rowden and grade level Deans

Desks:  Take down 30 minutes prior to beginning of testing; no academic support documents on desk

MSTEP Protocol:  No phones; iWatches; any electronics; no books; no work

Head Phones:    Rowden will provide

Timed:    ELA - 2.5 Hours    Math - 1.5 hours

Testing Accommodations:    

• Resource Room teachers will pull students (IEP and 504) to test in the Art Room
• Grade Level Interventionists will hold students until they are pulled (Lexia/Dream Box)

Lunch:

• Lunch for 4th & 5th grade will be in the classroom on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for the week of January 12th and January 19th. 

Specials:

• All Specials will be on a cart/in the classroom on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for the Weeks of January 12th and January 19th as the Gym and Art Room will be used for testing on those days.

Heads Up

Please make sure to check the following items to make sure they are up to date.

• Achievement Boards
• Moral Focus Boards
• Calendar (this should include every day of the month as it sets the pattern, not just the days we are in school)
• Number Corners Board

GLTs/03s

We will be having Grade Level Team Meetings and 03s next week.  I will have to do some flexing due to test proctoring

Winter Tutoring

Winter Tutoring (grades 2-8) begins the week of January 27th (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).  Tutoring will focus on our Bubble Students first and then parent request.  I am sending out invites next week (1/13-1/15).  

PLEASE DO NOT MENTION TUTORING IN YOUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER THIS WEEK.  I NEED TO SEND OUT THE INFORMATION FIRST.

Eating During Instruction

We are noticing an increasing number of staff who are eating in front of students during instruction.  Please make sure you cease this.  We are not allowed to eat in front of students. 

Classroom Newsletters

Please remember that it is an expectation for you to provide a weekly newsletter (via SchoolConnect) to the parents.  I need you to make sure that I am included on this, so that I receive it.

Gradebook

Make sure grades are up to date by Mondays at 8:00 am.

Progress Reports

Progress Reports need to be available for parents in the Parent Portal on Friday, January 30th.  

COMMON ASSESSMENTS

Please remember to relate to your parents via newsletter, that Thursday is our weekly test day and make ups occur on Friday if necessary.  Students need to be in attendance so that they can take these tests, as we will not provide unlimited time for students to make up missed tests.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday, January 12 - Staff Meeting - Safety Reboot 3:35; Vision Testing Begins - Grades 1, 3, 5 & 7

Tuesday, January 13 - Interim 2 Testing Begins - Grades 3-5

Tuesday - Thursday, January 13-15 - Specials (k-8) and Lunch (Gr. 4-8) in the Classroom; Tutoring Invites for Grades 2-8 will go out.

Monday, January 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, January 20 - Interim 2 Testing Begins - Grades 6-8; K-2 Numeracy Testing Begins

Tuesday - Thursday, January 20-22 - Specials (K-8) and Lunch (Gr. 4-5) in the Classroom

Friday, January 23 - Dress Down $ 2.00.  NO DRESS DOWN COUPONS CAN BE USED

Tuesday, January 27 - Tutoring Begins 3:30-4:30

Wednesday, January 28 - Dean Day for Rowden and Rogers

Thursday, January 29 - Dean Day for Wheeler and Schofield  

Friday, January 30 - HALF DAY-FREE DRESS; DISMISSAL AT 11:00 am; Blue Ribbon Induction 8:30 am; National Junior Honor Society Induction 10:00 am; PROGRESS REPORT DAY; Staff Wing Meeting Day and Data Dig 11:30-2:30

Week 16

 

Dear Team... You did it!  It's Holiday Break and time for you to enjoy some well deserved rest and relaxation!  I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday break...doing all of the things you love best and spending time with those you love!  

I don't mean to be a "Debbie Downer" but please prepare for when we return on January 5th, that it's back to business.  I am encouraging each of you to establish a  "Restart Plan"  for when we return, outlining your focus for reestablishing your classroom protocols, expectations, and procedures.  This is an opportunity for a "Do Over", especially with classroom management...and this is VERY IMPORTANT!   What you do or do not do right now will establish how your classroom functions and how your students succeed throughout the remainder of the school year.  Just remember that the tighter you keep your classroom culture, the less chances are possible for behaviors to pop off.  

These are the questions you need to ask yourself, and to prepare to address upon return to school tomorrow:

• What do you want to "reset"?  What are the things that you are not happy with or feel need to be changed and why?  What is your vision for your classroom and your students?
• How will you reestablish your policies and procedures in your class? 
• What things are you going to actually cover to make sure your classroom culture is back in place for learning? 

This is a time to tighten up those things or procedures that are not in line.

HALLWAY BULLETIN BOARDS

Make sure that these are updated with the most recent student work prior to our start back on 1/5/26.

GLTs/03's

GLTs will take place this week.  03's will resume next week.  I will be in classrooms this week.

INTERIM #2 PREPARATION- Date Change!!!

Interim 2 is quickly approaching.  Interim 2 testing is going to begin  Tuesday, January 13th, as all grades, 3rd - 8th, will be taking the test in the gym similarly to MSTEP.  Students will be taking both tests on their assigned day...  Many of our cohort schools have already or are moving to this type of Interim test taking schedule and procedure.  I will be proctoring our testing grades, along with you.  

This format will be used for Interim 3 as well.  

That means we have basically one week after we return until the tests occur.  As such, we need to be working diligently to prepare our students with the necessary content (see Interim 2 Blueprints) and test taking strategies so that our Proficient students remain proficient and our 2.5 and 2.0 students attain proficiency.

NEW WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Our new weekly schedule, providing increased Intervention time daily, will begin when we return on Monday, January 5th.

Common Assessments

It is very important that you make sure any incomplete assessments from Week 14 and Week 15 are made up this week.  I do not want us falling behind in our completion rate. 

BACKWARD PLANNING

Please make sure that you are utilizing this strategy to identify the priority learing for each week's lessons.  You may not teach the exact questions that are used, but simply utilize the format during your Morning Board Work, Intervention, etc.

Also, utilizing the Assessment Banks (ELA/Math) for Exit Tickets, Morning Work, etc. is a great strategy.

Dress Down Coupons

Dress Down Coupons are not to be used for our school wide Dress Down Days.  These coupons are a reward for Attendance and are to be used on a day that is not a designated Dress Down day.  Pleas clarify this with your students a via your weekly SchoolConnect messages.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday, January 5 - School Resumes; MOY Benchmarking Continues; Staff Meeting 3:35

Tuesday, January 6 - Moral Focus Assemblies K-5 8:15 am, 6-8 12:45 pm; C&I ELA Visit Grades 3-8

Friday, January 9 - Dress Down $ 2.00 NO DRESS DOWN COUPONS ACCEPTED

Monday, January 12 - Committee Meeting 3:35; Vision Testing Begins Gr. 1, 3, 5, 7

Tuesday - Thursday, January 13-15 - 3rd - 5th Interim 2 Testing in the Gym

Thursday, January 15 - Vision Testing - Last Day

Monday, January 19 - NO SCHOOL Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday - Thursday, January 20-22 - 6th - 8th Interim 2 Testing in the Gym

Friday, January 23 - Dress Down $ 2.00 NO DRESS DOWN COUPONS ACCEPTED

Tuesday, January 27 - Winter Tutoring Begins

Friday, January 30 - HALF DAY Dismissal at 11:00 am;  8:30 Blue Ribbon Inductions; 10:00 am NJHS Inductions; FREE DRESS

Week 15

 

Dear Team... 

Here we are...Holiday Spirit Week is upon us and the final countdown to our holiday break has begun!🎄  This week tends to be spirited.  Everyone is excited and looking forward to the holiday break.  Kids will often make impulsive choices.  Just remember that the tighter you keep your classroom culture, the less chances are possible for behaviors to pop off.  

***Please remember that we are scheduled for Dean Day Visits on Wednesday and Thursday of this week (12/17 & 12/18).  Four different groups of Deans...10+ people in each cohort...will be in the building for morning and afternoon visits to classrooms.  You will be notified if your classroom will be visited...however, they do like to do pop-ins too.  In our Wing, they will be observing Shared Reading and Math Stories.

Also,  Week 15 is still an Instructional Week....  You must follow the lesson plans for instruction and assessments for this week so that we stay aligned with the Year-At-A-Glance Scope and Sequence.  If you have any instructional "gaps" within your day, feel free to do holiday activities.  Just be mindful that if you have any students with religious beliefs that prevent them from participating in these activities, you need to provide them with other work/activities to do.

Finally...I am wishing each and everyone of you the best, happiest, most restful, and fun filled holiday break.  Enjoy this special time with those close to you, and do lots of self care...whatever that may be.  Happy Holidays!💝

THIS WEEK:

EBLING DEAN COHORT VISIT

On Wednesday, December 17th, and Thursday, December 18th,  from 8:00-2:30, Laurus will host all of the Ebling Dean Cohorts...3-5 and 6-8 on 12/17 and K-2 and Intervention/Sped on 12/18.  

During their time here, they will be walking and observing throughout the hallways, as well as, conducting specific classroom observations.  

We are asking that you make sure that your Hallway Bulletin Boards, Classrooms, Instruction, Student Lockers, and Student behaviors truly are placing Laurus in the best possible light for our visitors.

PROGRESS REPORT DAY

Friday, December 19th is our monthly Progress Report Day.  You need to make sure that grades are updated before then.  Also, please make sure that you inform parents to go to the Parent Portal to view students grades on December 19th.

FLOs

These will finish up this week and are UNANNOUNCED.  This means I will be referring to your grade level schedule to plan my observations.  

BLUE RIBBON/NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY 

We will be doing a special shout out on Friday, December 19th to announce the students who have been selected to join these Honor Societies.  We can't wait!

HALLWAY BULLETIN BOARDS

Your hallway Bulletin Boards need to be updated with current student work and decor.  Please make sure that this is done before you leave for break.

GLTs/03's

GLTs  and 03's will NOT take place this week.  These will resume when we return during the week of January 6th.

HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK/FRIDAY IS A HALF DAY (Dismissal at 11:00)

This event takes place the week of December 15th.  Students can participate by paying to dress down in the appropriate Holiday Spirit wear. The cost is $6.00 for the entire week or $2.00 per day if only participating on certain days.  The categories are as follows:

• Monday - Red or Green Day
• Tuesday - Grade Level Pick (Pick the Holiday Theme for the Day for your grade level students/staff)- PLEASE MAKE SURE PARENTS ARE AWARE OF THIS TODAY
• Wednesday - Ugly Sweater Day
• Thursday - Holiday Character or Gold/White
• Friday - Pajama Day (Must be appropriate to wear in school) FREE due to it being a Half Day

HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS (PARTIES)

Friday is a half day, and is the day that we have assigned for you to have your holiday celebrations and Birthday Celebrations. These celebrations may not occur on any other day!  Also, you should still provide structure for this day.  Finally, classroom lights need to be on...😉

INTERIM #2 PREPARATION

Interim 2 is quickly approaching.  Interim 2 testing begins Tuesday, January 20th.  That means we have 3 instructional weeks until the test occurs.  As such, we need to be working diligently to prepare our students with the necessary content (see Interim 2 Blueprints) and test taking strategies so that our Proficient students remain proficient and our 2.5 and 2.0 students attain proficiency.

GRADE LEVEL PLANS FOR 2026

This week, as we are preparing for class to resume in January, I would like for you to consider and plan for the following:

• How will you reset students reentry back into to school mode...fresh start, reconnecting, reestablishing positive relationships, etc.
• How will you reestablish your policies and procedures in your class. 
• What things are you going to actually cover to make sure your classroom culture is back in place for learning? 

This is a time to tighten up anything that is not in line with the creation of a self managed classroom.

Reminders

CLASSROOM LIGHTS - these need to be on at all times unless you are projecting for a lesson instruction.

AESOP ENTRY - Classroom Teachers, when you are absent for a half day or full day, need to go into Frontline/Aesop to input your absence and request a sub.

ESTA - It is your responsiblity to input your ESTA time when you are late (after 7:35), leave early, or for any absent time.  I have to go in and do a time inventory and need your times to match mine.  ***Also, Teachers please remember that you are only able to use 72 hours each school year, no matter how many you might have accrued.  All absences, late arrivals, early departures, etc. are a part of that time deducted.

Students Sleeping or Heads Down

I am noticing an increasing number of students who are sleeping in class or having their heads down.  Please make a point to watch out for this and correct the behavior as this is not acceptable.

    

Upcoming Events:

Friday, December 12 - BR/NJHS Applications Due

Monday - Friday, December 15-19 - Holiday Spirit Week  $ 2.00/day or $ 6.00/Week (M-Th)

• 12/15 - Red or Green Day
• 12/16 - Grade Level Team Choice (Decide this asap and let parents and your Dean know)
• 12/17 - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
• 12/18 - Holiday Character or White/Gold Day
• 12/19 - Holiday Pajama Day (Free)

Tuesday, December 16th - Tutoring 

Wednesday, December 17th - 3-5 Wing Cohort Dean Day 8:00-11:00; 6-8 Wing Cohort Dean Day 11:30-2:30 at Laurus; Tutoring

Thursday, December 18th - K-2 Wing Cohort Dean Day 8:00-11:00; Sped/Intervention Cohort Dean Day 11:30-2:30 at Laurus;  Last Day of Tutoring

Friday, December 19th - Half Day Dismissal at 11:00 am; December Birthday Celebration Day; BR/NJHS Inductees Announced; Class Holiday Parties; Holiday Pajama Day - FREE; Last Day before Holiday Break

Monday, January 5th - School Resumes at Laurus

Week 14

 

Dear Team...I hope you all have a good weekend.  You definitely deserve it after the hustle of this past week.  

We are in to the "count down" days these two weeks.  I know that you are tired and ready for your well deserved break; however, I'm asking that you stay vigilant with behaviors and structured with instruction (scope/sequence and pacing) as the kids tend to make poor choices if you don't.  Just a reminder, for some students the upcoming break brings stress, uncertainty and disappointment.  Let's try to be cognizant of that.

This Week:

GLTs

Grade Level Team Meetings resume this week on Monday and Wednesday for all grade levels.  We will be having a training on Wednesday with Mrs. Burk regarding ideas for intervention.

03s will be on an as needed basis.  

AESOP Entry

Teachers...when you are going to be out, please make sure that you put your absence in Frontline so we can try to get a sub to cover your classroom.

Also, please remember to enter your time into ESTA.

FLOs

These continue this week and are UNANNOUNCED.  This means I will be referring to your grade level schedule to plan my observations.  You will want to make sure that you are following it with fidelity so that I am observing the lesson I am preparing to observe.

Blue Ribbon Society Applications/National Junior Honor Society Applications

The students will have until Friday, December 12 to complete and turn in the applications if they want to be considered for membership in the Blue Ribbon Society (3-5) or National Junior Honor Society (6-8).  

Door Decorating Contest

Judging will begin on December 8th.

Annotated Lesson Plans

These will be due Friday, December 12th for Week 15.

Students Sleeping or Heads Down

I am noticing an increasing number of students who are sleeping in class or having their heads down.  Please make a point to watch out for this and correct the behavior as this is not acceptable.

    

Upcoming Events:

Monday, December 8th - Holiday Door Judging Begins; Staff Meeting 3:35

Tuesday, December 9th - Tutoring Resumes

Friday, December 12 - BR/NJHS Applications Due

Monday - Friday, December 15-19 - Holiday Spirit Week  $ 2.00/day or $ 6.00/Week (M-Th)

• 12/15 - Red or Green Day
• 12/16 - Grade Level Team Choice (Decide this asap and let parents and your Dean know)
• 12/17 - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
• 12/18 - Holiday Character or White/Gold Day
• 12/19 - Holiday Pajama Day (Free)

Wednesday, December 17th - 3-5 Wing Cohort Dean Day 8:00-11:00; 6-8 Wing Cohort Dean Day 11:30-2:30 at Laurus

Thursday, December 18th - K-2 Wing Cohort Dean Day 8:00-11:00; Sped/Intervention Cohort Dean Day 11:30-2:30 at Laurus;  Last Day of Tutoring

Friday, December 19th - Half Day Dismissal at 11:00 am; December Birthday Celebration Day; BR/NJHS Inductees Announced; Class Holiday Parties; Holiday Pajama Day - FREE; Last Day before Holiday Break

Monday, January 5th - School Resumes at Laurus