Happy Monday Morning,
It was wonderful to have a long break to relax, connect with family, and just reflect on all for which we have to be thankful. The next three weeks are going to fly by with lots of excitement! Please invite me into your classroom to observe any special teaching and learning as I am continuing with routine walk-throughs to gather evidence for summative evaluations.
Parent Confernce Wrapup
This week we will be mailing out the report cards and needed paperwork to families who did not attend conferences. Please return the remaining report cards and all paperwork completed by families to Tammy. Additionally, I will be sending out a customized robocall to the families who still need to complete the district needed paperwork.
Requisitions Forms
Please be sure to complete requisitions forms to get preapproved for all purchases. Attached is a fillable PDF that can be completed on a computer and then emailed. Or, you can easily print it, complete it by hand and then drop it in my box.
TPEP Goals
This week I will be sharing your TPEP goals in our admin meeting Thank you for sharing them with me. If you have yet to do so, please email them to me as soon as possible.
Staff Meeting
This Friday's staff meeting is going to be focused on a review of TPEP's Focused and Comprehensive evaluation process. Please feel free to add to the agenda: tinyurl.com/sk821
THIS WEEK
Monday
9:00 AM, Standup Office Meeting,
9:30 AM, Student Support Team Meeting: Restorative Justice
12:00 PM, High School Basketball Departs
Tuesday
1:00 PM, Office Meeting
Wednesday
9:00 AM, Admin Meeting in D.O. w/ New Rapid Test Training
Thursday
9:30 AM, Rural Alliance Principal Cohort: Hard Convos with Jennifer Abrams
1:00 PM, Office Meeting
MS Wrestling: League @ Reardan @ 4 PM
Friday
9:15 AM, 3-5th Camper Assembly
10:00 AM, K-2 Camper Assembly
12:30 PM, K8 Staff Meeting
1:00 PM, District PD: Project Clear and DRA Webinar
MS Wrestling: Reardan Takedown Tournament @ 6 PM
As we come up Thanksgiving, I think of the appreciation and gratitude to a few people I celebrated this last weekend. On Saturday, our community celebrated the life of Tim Goad. It was repeated several times at his memorial that heaven got a little louder. Indeed it has! We will remember Tim for his roaring laughter and loving community spirit. On Sunday, my siblings and I hosted a 50th-anniversary celebration for my parents. It was wonderful to see old friends and family members gather to celebrate their enduring love.
As you observe this Thanksgiving, please take time to share your appreciation to those who support, love, and encourage you!
Parent Conference
Conferences are one of the most important family connections in your classroom and help promote positive outcomes for students. Below are some key points for your conferences:
Create a welcoming environment.
Open with positives.
Discuss progress and growth.
Progress Report
Watch your language…define educational language.
Ask questions and listen.
Make a plan.
Share District Forms:
Race- Ethnicity Data
Free and Reduced
One per household
Needed to maintain free meal program
Helps with district grants.
Family ID
Complete at school
Conference Room / Hallway
Additionally, please reach out to any families who may not have yet confirmed a conference with you. Then, by the end of today, please share with me a photocopy of your finalized parent-conference schedule.
Staff Meeting Agenda Links:
Thank you for gathering for our staff meeting last week. I am committed to being prepared and ready to make the most of our time when we meet. Would you please help by being on time and actively present in the meeting? Here is the link to our rolling agenda: tinyurl.com/sk821
TPEP Goals:
I like the direction that the elementary and middle schools are going with your TPEP goals. Would you please review your notes from our last two TPEP meetings and connect with your team to wrap up your TPEP goals? I will be meeting with Mr. Spear to share and review the goals when we get back from the Thanksgiving Break. Please let me know if you would like to meet with me to review or finish your TPEP goals.
THIS WEEK
Monday
9:00 AM, Standup Office Meeting,
9:30 AM, Student Support Team Meeting: Restorative Justice
2:30 PM, Brett off Campus
Tuesday
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Wednesday
Parent-Teacher Conferences
12:30 PM, Release
Thursday
Thanksgiving!
Friday
No School: Thanksgiving Break
Good Monday Morning!
Thank you for all your hard work last week. It was exciting to see our high school volleyball team take 6th place at state! Additionally, the cafeteria supervision team met to review our lunch protocol and work on improving the lunchtime climate. I enjoyed seeing the various Veterans Day class activities...and of course, the great teaching and learning. Keep up the great work and let's make this another great week.
Staff Meeting Time
Please be sure to submit the staff meeting time survey. Once we have a selected day, we will start with staff meetings on each month's 1st and 3rd day chosen. This week will be our first staff meeting. Please complete the survey by the end of today: https://forms.gle/P9FknuWK6piohVqU6
Sick Days
Thank you for transitioning to using the blue sheets. Please continue to call or text Tammy and me with unplanned sick days and then submit the blue sheet when you return. If you stay home due to illness, we need to make sure to follow the Symptom Decision Tree protocol. Please see the link below. Chanel and Sheri will help navigate the flowchart and can assist with testing.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Conferences are just around the corner. The office will print and share the progress reports and MAP Student Profile report for you to share with families. The Student Profile report is a MAP report that gives a picture of a student's growth and performance. Of course, this will only be available to students who completed the MAP testing. I have shared this report with several parents and they have found it exceptionally helpful. Please take a look at a sample report: https://dpdol.nwea.org/public/growth/GR_SampleStudentProfile.pdf
There will be additional information that will need to be shared with families. We will discuss conferences at our staff meeting this week.
Cafeteria
Thank you to everyone who is helping in the cafeteria at lunch. The new routine and setup are really working well. Would you please help our students be more successful in the cafeteria by pausing at the front doors to gain students' composure and help focus students before entering the cafeteria? This small act is really helping. It has been exceptionally helpful having the classroom teachers pick up their class at the end of lunch too! Again, thank you to everyone for helping.
THIS WEEK
Monday
1:00 PM, SAP Interviews (2 candidates),
2:15 PM, MS Girls Basketball @ Cusick (Game at 4:00)
6:30 PM, MW school board meeting (new staff dinner starting at 5:45 PM)
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Marzano Instructional Frameworks Training
Wednesday
9:00 AM, Leadership Admin Meeting, Stephanie Martin SE, Communication, Connection, Community Part 2
Thursday
1:00 PM, K8 Office Meeting
4:00 PM, MS Wrestling @ Colfax (departure time to be determined)
Friday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AMm WSU School of Medicine Mentorship: 8th grade
1:00-4:00 PM, Strategic Planning
Saturday
2:00 PM, Tim Goad's Memorial
Nov. 8th
Thank you to everyone who helped our students and peers as we all grieved the loss of Tim. Last week was a tough week, and this week will continue to be challenging. Please know that MWSD and ESD counseling and support staff are readily available as we begin our healing journey. Additionally, several individuals within our school and community are reaching out to support the family. Please see Tammy or me if you would like help. Tim's memorial will be on November 20th in our district. Tim's care, cheer, and laughter in our halls is missed!
HS Volleyball
It is so exciting to see our high school girls and coaches head to the state tournament for volleyball. They certainly have earned the reward for their hard work and dedication. It is exciting to see Audrey, Macey, Kylie, and Coach Gine honored for the All-Opponent team. Great job, lady chargers!
Family Contacts for Conferences
Please be sure to reach out to families who have not responded to the conference letters. We want to make sure to connect with every family for fall conferences. A simple call or email would help out loads.
TPEP Observations and iObservation
So far, I have completed two formal observations. I enjoyed the pre- and post-observation meetings with each teacher and thoroughly enjoyed seeing each teacher working with their students. I will be conducting two formal observations with each staff member this school year. Generally, I attempt to get one formal observation each semester.
Informal Observations are my routine pop-ins or walk-throughs. These occur both inside and outside of the classroom. I will be documenting the informal observations in a program called iobservation. Please watch for emails from iObservation.
Marzano Instruction Framework
As I walk through classrooms over the next few weeks, I will be looking for and documenting evidence for Criterion 1.1; providing clear learning goals and scales. Please see the possible teacher evidence on the chart below. For additional information on the Marzano Instructional Framework visit:
THIS WEEK
Monday
9-10 AM, MW District Directors Meeting
10 AM, Climate Grant: Stephanie Dietrick
MS Wrestling to Begin
Tuesday
1:00 PM, K8 Office Meeting
Wednesday
9:00 AM, Leadership Admin Meeting, Stephanie Martin SE, Communication, Connection, Community
10:30 AM, MW Girls Volleyball send-off to state
3:30 IEP D.H.
Thursday
Veterans Day, no school for students or staff
State Volleyball Tournament
Friday
1:00-3:00 PM, Professional Development w/Lansdowne & Ireland, TPEP goal writing workshop
State Volleyball Tournament
PBIS w/ Purposeful People and Character Strong
This month's character trait is Respect. Please explore the Character Strong website to see activities and lesson that will reinforce this trait.
Username: marywalkerdistrict
Password: character2021
L'il Camper Assemblies
Timeline
Grades K-2 - 1:45-2:15
Grades 3-5 - 2:30-3:00
Format
1. Welcome and Flag Salute. - Mr Joachim
2. Assembly Expectations - Mr. Joachim
3. Purposeful People: Word of the Month: RESPECT - Bryce Biggerstaff
4. Camper of the Month Awards—Excellence and Growth Camper Award Presented by Individual Teachers
5. Dismissal—Parents and Campers dismissed first. (Award recipients may leave early with parents)
K-2 dismissed youngest to oldest. Then 3-5 as well youngest to oldest.
Teacher Absences
As a district, we have discontinued the use of Frontline. Starting Monday, we will be returning the blue slips for all absences. Please do your best to submit a blue slip as early as possible. We understand that there are times when we don't pre-plan sick days; please send Tammy and Brett a group text to report a sick day when it is last minute.
"We are all different, but we share the same human spirit." ~Stephen Hawking
THIS WEEK
Monday
Tuesday
- Election Day
- End of the First Quarter
- 1:00 PM, K8 Office Meeting
Wednesday
- 9:00 AM, Leadership Admin Meeting, District Office
- 9:30 AM, Comprehensive School Safety Meeting
Thursday
- 1:00 PM, K8 Office Meeting
Friday
- Middle School Assembly
- 9-11 AM WSU Medical Mentoring: 7th-Grade Engagement
- 1:00 PM, Staff Stratigic Planning PD...Postponed
Sunday
- Daylight Savings Ends, Adjust Clocks Back
Other...
