K8 Memo

The Mary Walker Boys Track Team made a significant impact at the state tournament with a 1st place team finish.  Teko took first in high, long, and triple jump, and 200. Donny took 6th in the 400, 6th in long jump, 2nd in triple jump, and 7th in high jump. Zeke took 9th in high jump and Conner and Dylan finished just outside the top 10 in their throwing events.

Representing the Charger Ladies, Tia took 1st in triple, 1st in long jump, 5th in javelin, and 5th in high jump. 

Great job Chargers! 

Points of Interest

12 Days Left

Not that any of us are counting, but we have only 12 days left in this school year.  Let's make the most of our last few days.  Please find ways to celebrate your students…encourage and praise them for their hard work.  

ABC Field Trip: ACTION NEEDED

By Thursday, please make contact with families of students who will not be attending the ABC field trip.  I want a phone call or text to be made home for all students being excluded, additionally, please be sure to send the following letter home: LETTER TEMPLATE 

You will need to make a copy the letter, then add your name and share you master copy for me to sign. A call and a letter need to be sent home to all students being excluded from the field trip.

Due to some scheduling conflicts and a need to have male chaperones, the k-2 grades will take their Camas Field Trip on June 6th and the 3-5 grades will go on June 7th.  This is flip-flopped from our calendar.  Please make sure that your field trip parent volunteers and participants complete their volunteer paperwork.  

Evaluation Meetings

Over the next two weeks, I will connect with all certificated and classified staff to review your end-of-year evaluation.  At this meeting, I'll share your evaluation and discuss a few topics/questions regarding school improvement. 

Summer PLC Unit Planning Workshop

Are you interested in participating in a summer work session to continue unit planning? Please let me know, we are looking at planning a PLC Summer Jump Start!

FastBridge Assessment Schedule 

We continue our k-3 FastBridge assessments this week.  Please see Diane's MTSS note below.

Character Strong/Purposeful People

Please continue to do your weekly Character Strong/Purposeful People lessons.

 

Kindergarten and Pre-School Registration

Please encourage families with little ones to register their kindergarten and pre-school students.

MTSS Update

MTSS Roundtable Process

I emailed FastBridge log-in information to grades 2-8 on 5/18. Please check to make sure the list is accurate. I've done my darndest to update it according to homeroom, but it's something of a moving target. Computer-based assessments for grades 2-8 take place the week of May 30, including SAEBRs and mySAEBRs. We are cruising right along through the early learning tests; thank you to my terrific testing team!

Due to issues getting subs, Brett and I are working on an alternative to the data review day originally scheduled for June 8.

Calendar

K-8 Calendar

 

Monday, 5.29 

Memorial Day holiday, no school

Tuesday - 5.30

FastBridge testing, grades 2-8 and SAEBRs

MS Collab Time, 7:30 AM

MTSS Roundtable, 7:30 AM

MTSS Planning 10:00 AM

Office Team Meeting, 1:00 PM

Lock Down Drill, 2:30ish

Wednesday - 5.31

FastBridge testing, grades 2-8 and SAEBRs

Coach Stephanie meeting with MTSS team  1:30-3:00

MWHS Drama Presentation: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Play, 5:00 PM, 

Thursday - 6.01

Pk-5 Collab Time, 7:30

FastBridge testing, grades 2-8 and SAEBRs

Virtual meeting with Generation Esports, 9:10 AM 

Charger of the Month assemblies, K-2nd 2:-2:30   and 3rd-5th 2:30-3:00

Friday - 6.02

Regular School Day

FastBridge testing, grades 2-8 and SAEBRs

UP and Coming Events:

• June 3, 40th annual Loonsday 5-mile walk/run

• June 5, Loon Lake 6th-Gade Visit, 1:15 PM

• June 6, K-2 ABC Camas FT

• June 7, 3-5 ABC Camas FT

• June 7-9, 6th Grade Outdoor School Camp

• June 13, Kindergarten Graduation @ 1:30 PM

• June 13, 8th Grade Promotion @ 7:00 PM

• June 15, Last Day of School

• June 16 Teacher LID and Check-out

K8 Weekly Memo

ESD 101 has an excellent opportunity to enhance your teaching this summer.  Here is a link to the website and the Virtual Mentorship Program.  Heather will be joining this cohort…please consider it too.  I've also attached a flier that outlines all that is included in the program. 

If interested, please complete this application as soon as possible as the ESD is preparing to make final decisions on the participants.  

Points of Interest

ABC Field Trip

Due to scheduling conflicts and needing male chaperones, the k-2 grades will take their Camas Field Trip on June 6th, and the 3-5 grades will go on June 7th.  This is flip-flopped from our calendar.  Please ensure your field trip parent volunteers and participants complete their volunteer paperwork.  

Classroom Observations

I have a few more observations to complete this week and will do additional walk-throughs.

Please be sure to have your learning objectives and standards posted every day.  We want to finish this school year strong and make every day count.  Additionally, please maintain your planning books and/or lesson plans.  I have enjoyed seeing the detailed work that many of you are doing!  

Finally, be sure to have your sub plans current.  Thank you. 

Personal Leave

As the school year wraps up, we want to ensure we finish strong. We have a lot of staff out of the building on end-of-year events and are short sub coverage. Personal leave will only be approved with proper coverage. Additionally, we are not approving personal leave during the last two weeks of the school year.

Summer PLC Unit Planning Workshop

Are you interested in participating in a summer work session to continue unit planning? Please let me know! The district will plan a PLC Summer Jump Start if interest is there.

FastBridge Assessment Schedule op

We start out k-3 FastBridge assessments this week.  Please see Diane's MTSS note below.

Family Night Out Event

Thursday, May 25th is our spring Family Night Out event. This event is being provided in collaboration with the Friends of Loon Lake Library.  We will start in the cafeteria and then move into the auditorium.  Please be sure to send home the backpack fliers being placed in your mailbox.  The focus of the event will be reading strategies!  Please let me know if you are interested in helping.

Character Strong/Purposeful People

Please continue to do your weekly Character Strong/Purposeful People lessons.

 

Kindergarten and Pre-School Registration

Please encourage families with little ones to register their kindergarten and preschool students.

Health Presentations

It is the time of the year that we present our health-required curriculums.  Nurse Sherri is sending out letters and will be hosting a parent preview night on May 23rd at 4:00 PM. 

• HIV/AIDS (5th to 12th Grade)

• Growth/Development (5 & 6 Grade) 

MTSS Update

MTSS Roundtable Process

On Thursday, I emailed FastBridge log-in information to grades 2-8. Please check to make sure the list is accurate. I've done my darndest to update it according to homeroom, but it's something of a moving target. Remember that we are beginning with the Early Reading, Early Math and CBMs for grades 1-3. Computer-based assessments for grades 2-8 take place the week of May 30.

The last day of push-in services was May 18. I will try to catch my kids receiving tier 3 services as much as possible, but we will be knee-deep in administering Early Reading and Math and 1st-3rd grade CBMs.

Due to issues getting subs, Brett and I are working on an alternative to the data review day originally scheduled for June 8.

Calendar

K-8 Calendar

 

Monday, 5.22 

SBA Makeup

K-3 Individually Administered FastBridge Assessments Week

SST, 9:00 AM

Special Ed Meeting, 9:30 AM

Office Team Meeting, 1:00 PM

Tuesday - 5.23

WASA PLC At Work, Jo, Darci, & Brett working in the High School Library. 

4th Grade Spokane Indians FT

SBA 5th and 8th Science 

K-3 Individually Administered FastBridge Assessments Week

MS Collab Time, 7:30

MTSS Roundtable, 7:30 AM

MTSS Planning 10:00 AM

SexEd Parent Preview Night - 4:00 PM

Wednesday - 5.24

SBA Makeup

K-3 Individually Administered FastBridge Assessments Week

Admin Meeting 9:00 AM

Thursday - 5.25

Pk-5 Collab Time, 7:30

MS Baseball & Softball @ Northport departing @ 1:00

Family Movie Night, 5-7:30

Friday - 5.26

Student Access Day

UP and Coming Events:

• May 29, Memorial Day, No School

• May 30: Start of FastBridge Computer-based Assessments

• May 30, Charger Volleyball Camp

• June 1, Charger of the Month

• June 2, Regular School Day

• June 5, Loon Lake 6th-Gade Visi, 1:15 PM

• June 6, K-2 ABC Camas FT

• June 7, 3-5 ABC Camas FT

• June 7-9, ^th Grade Outdoor School Camp

• June 13, Kindergarten Graduation @ 1:30 PM

• June 13, 8th Grade Promotion @ 7:00 PM

• June 15, Last Day of School

• June 16 Teacher LID and Check-out

Field Trips: Supervision and Volunteer Packets

One of our paramount duties as educators is to ensure that we keep our students safe at all times.  

Student supervision is the most fundamental aspect of school safety. Field trips provide extra exposure and require excellent supervision. Group your students into smaller, more manageable groups to help improve supervision.  Always conduct regular "head counts" throughout your trip to ensure all participants are accounted for. 

One safety system of extreme importance is the screening of volunteers. Before the field trip, all volunteers participating or attending must submit a volunteer packet to the district office for screening and approval. This includes those choosing to drive to the field trip.

Please stay out of the "gray area" by telling or implying to parents they can avoid completing the volunteer paperwork by showing up at the "public location" to join in the field trip.  

Thank you for understanding and following this expectation.  

Here is the link to the MWSD Volunteer Packet.

~Brett

K8 Memo

Points of Interest

State Testing.  

Please be sure to have your classroom set up and ready for testing before students arrive.  This includes having the proctor manual ready, test tickets, and the classroom prepared(seating arrangement, cover or removal of anchor posters, etc.)

Here is a link to our day-by-day SBAC Schedule.  Please check in with me if you have any questions.  Additional Links:

• Proctor Training (From LID Day)

• TAM Resource Manual

• TIDE 

• TA Certification (Completed by Cert 3-8 and Classified)  

School Climate Surveys - ACTION 

Please be sure to complete the School Climate Survey and have your students do the same.  This is due today!   This survey will take less than 20 minutes to do. 

• 12 Completed 3-5 Student version: tinyurl.com/sk835student23

• 78 Completed - 6-8 Student version: tinyurl.com/sk868student23

• 27 Completed - Family version: tinyurl.com/sk8family23

• 8 Completed - Staff version: /tinyurl.com/sk8staff23

Friday Night Out Event

Next Thursday, May 25th is our spring Family Night Out event. This event is being provided in collaboration with the Friends of Loon Lake Library.  We will start in the cafeteria and then move into the auditorium.  Please be sure to send home the backpack fliers being placed in your mailbox.  The focus of the event will be reading strategies!  Please let me know if you are interested in helping.

Character Strong/Purposeful People

Please continue to do your weekly Character Strong/Purposeful People lessons.

 

Kindergarten and Pre-School Registration

Please encourage families with little ones to register their kindergarten and pre-school students.

Health Presentations

It is the time of the year that we present our health-required curriculums.  Nurse Sherri is sending out letters and will be  hosting a parent preview night on May 23rd at 4:00 PM. 

• HIV/AIDS(5th to 12th Grade)

• Growth/Development(5 & 6 Grade) 

MWSD Open Positions

Several positions have been filled.  Please pass on the current opportunities:

• Community in Schools- Open

• HS Special Education - Open

• K-12 Dean of Students (6-12 Grade), Matt McClain Hired

• Athletic Director/HS PE teacher, Isiah Sprinkle Hired 

• HS ELA - Myah Boyer Hired

MTSS Update

MTSS Roundtable Process

In order to support the PLC work, I have gone through FastBridge and looked at interventions, noting the Common Core standards they correlate. Under each standard ladder on the priority standard document, I listed assessment, intervention, and progress monitoring tools that match those standards in the notes section. As you continue to complete ladders, I will update them. I am sure we will notice gaps along the way. This information will help guide curriculum choices and additional intervention options.

I'll be emailing FastBridge log in information to grades 2-8 this week. Please check to make sure the list is accurate. I've done my darndest to update it according to homeroom but it's something of a moving target.

Last day of push in services is May 18. I will try to catch my kids receiving tier 3 services as much as possible but we will be knee deep in administering Early Reading and Math and 1st-3rd grade CBMs.

Calendar

K-8 Calendar

 

Monday, 5.15 

SBA Makeup

SST, 9:00 AM

Special Ed Meeting, 9:30 AM

MS Track @ Chewelah departing @ 11:30 AM

Office Team Meeting, 1:00 PM

MS Softball @ Inchelium departing @ 1:15 PM

Tuesday - 5.16

MS Collab Time, 7:30

SBA 6th-8th Math PT

MTSS Roundtable, 7:30 AM

MTSS Planning 10:00 AM

5th Grade Field Trip

Wednesday - 5.17

SBA 3rd-5th Math PT

Admin Meeting 9:00 AM, Abby Miller: Breakfast After the Bell

Thursday - 5.18

Pk-5 Collab Time, 7:30

SBA Makeup

MS School Assembly, 6th Period

MS Softball and Baseball @ Home, 3:45 PM

School Board Meeting, 6 PM

Friday - 5.12

Student Access Day

UP and Coming Events:

• May 22: Start of FastBridge

• May 25 Family Movie Night/Summer Reading Focus