Good Monday morning! I hope that everyone enjoyed this last summer weekend. Elements of fall are certainly in the air as we can feel and see the great transformation of seasons!
Charger Sports
Our high school teams have kicked off their season with some solid wins. Middle school volleyball will have their first home game today and MS Football will have an away game on Thursday.
Charger Spirit
Please help build our Charger Spirit by wearing your Charger colors on Thursday. I am going to reach out to the PBIS team to see how we can make a challenge out of school spirit.
Referral Process
Please be sure to review and understand the Major vs Minor referrals. The Pathway to Success on the second page includes sound steps for addressing classroom issues…remember, a referral does not need to be completed for all classroom disruptions or behavioral issues. You can address situations on your own.
Minor referrals are the classroom-managed referrals. When you decide to give a minor referral, please be sure to document it on the Minor Referral Form. All minor referrals need to include a parent contact. Three minors will result in a major.
Major referrals are office-managed referrals. These are completed on the blue referral form in the office or can be directly inputted into Skyward. Please see the attached PDF for instructions on 'How to Enter a Discipline Referral in Skyward."
When completing a referral, be sure to write a clear description of the incident. Use only the name of the student for whom the referral is being written for in the description. All other students should be referred to as 'another student,' 'Student A,' or 'Student B,' etc. Describe the facts that you observed and report what others said, not necessarily as fact. Be sure to include the specific location of the incidents.
Mandatory Reporting
It was great to have Steven Bryant present to the certificated staff on Friday. Please feel free to review his presentation as well as the DCYF's Mandated Report Booklet. Remember, you fulfill your mandate by reporting situations to the counseling or admin team.
Recess
Our students must be supervised at all times. Please do not send your students out to recess by themself, and do not leave students outside by themself if there is no one on duty yet. I need all classroom teachers to walk their class out to recess. Secondly, if the recess supervisor is not on duty, please cover the supervision until they arrive.
Our recess supervisors know their individual schedules and will faithfully cover their duties; however, incidents in the school and absences can sometimes set us back. All teachers will have 45 minutes of prep each day, I have worked to keep the specialist time and recess time together to make it an uninterrupted prep time. Please be sure to report any supervision concerns to me and I will be sure to address the issue.
Finally, a few recess reminders:
All recess equipment needs to be brought back into the classroom at the end of recess.
The pea gravels needs to stay in the toy areas.
Students can help patrol the playground for litter…this is a great way to earn a charger card.
Diane's MTSS Updates
Thank you for the hard work and great conversations as we reviewed data last week. I will be working to put our support plan in action this week. Some pieces cannot be started until a few staffing details are resolved. I am doing my best to get things rolling as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience!
On Friday I worked with the paras on using effective teaching strategies in small groups. We also talked about ways to help our students when they encounter unknown words. Currently, their main strategies are skipping (and not coming back) and appealing to an adult. We talked about previewing text and pictures before reading, then encouraging students to sound out, break the word in parts, use the first sound, and skipping (but coming back and rereading). Rebecca also took them through some bullying information in Character Strong. They have been updated on MTSS processes currently taking place.
Monday, 09.18
Picture Day
Interventions Start
Office Standup Meeting, 9 AM
Student Support Team Meeting, 10 AM
MS Volleyball Home @ 4 PM
Tuesday - 09.19
PLC's @ 7:15 AM
Wednesday - 09.20
MTSS Round Table, 7:45 AM
School Board Meeting, 6 PM
Thursday - 09.21
7th Grade Salish Culture Field Trip, Sept 21
MS Football Away
Friday - 09.22
Student Access Day, 8 AM - 11:30 AM
UP and Coming Events:
7th Grade Salish Culture Field Trip, Sept 21
WSU 7th Grade Launch, Sept 27
SAEBRs Week, Oct. 16
K8 Family Night Out, Oct. 26
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