I hope you all had a fantastic Labor Day weekend. Is sure enjoyed the beautiful weather and quality time spent with family and friends. It's always refreshing to have those moments of connection as we gear up for the week ahead.
I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for an exceptional first week of school. We were pleasantly surprised by the influx of new students—35 in total, with 11 of them joining us with IEPs. Mary and Carol have been working diligently to ensure we have clarity on the services these new students require. It’s been truly inspiring to see how everyone has stepped up with care, kindness, and unwavering support for our students. While most of our class sizes are looking really good, we will need to make some adjustments to our para support to meet these new needs. Your dedication and flexibility in these moments are deeply appreciated.
As we step into week two, we have the joy of welcoming our preschool and kindergarten students to our school community. Let’s make sure to give our youngest scholars a warm and loving welcome as they embark on their learning journey with us.
Thank you for everything you do. Your passion and commitment are what make our school such a special place for students to learn and grow.
Have a wonderful week!
Launching our PLC
Today, we will meet briefly as certified staff to launch our PLC time and sign up for our committees. Please connect in Ms. Gearhart's classroom at 7:15.
Teacher Weekly Communication ACTION NEEDED
Please make sure to share the weekly communication you’re sending home with your students with Bailey and me. Your efforts in keeping our families informed and supported are greatly appreciated. Thank you for helping us strengthen our connection with our school community
Sub Lesson Plans - ACTION NEEDED
Thank you to everyone who has submitted their emergency sub-lesson plans. I appreciate the time and effort, especially for those who worked on them over the weekend. Please make sure to have your emergency substitute lesson plans turned in to Bailey by the end of today.
PBIS SWIS App
The SWIS online referral process is functioning smoothly. We will be implementing some minor updates to the form this week. Please ensure that all minor (classroom-managed) referrals are submitted through this system. If you encounter any issues accessing the referral form, don't hesitate to reach out to Mr. McLain for assistance. You can login at https://app.swis.org
Para Covered Recess Duty Schedule
CharacterStrong:
You can log into CS with the following credentials.
Username: marywalkerdistrict
Password: character2021
Please make sure to work on implementing the following three school-wide commitments into your daily practice:
SERVE Model
Please make sure to use the counselor referral forms to make student referrals to Ms. Gintz.
This week we kick-off our 1st month of PurposeFull People with the theme of RESPECT. There are four weekly lessons and activities to integrate into your days throughout September. There's also a family newsletter that could go home next week to help communicate our monthly focus with families.
MTSS News! Happy second week of school everyone! As we move into this second week I’m hopeful that the tables and chairs for the MTSS room will arrive this week, as I’m excited to start working with kids! I spent last week becoming even more familiar with the FastBridge system, getting your student logins ready to go, developing a scheduling plan, reviewing the interventions that were in place with kiddos last year, and completing an inventory of intervention materials. The FastBridge Testing window will open on Monday, September 9th. There are headphones in the MTSS room if you need to borrow them.
K-1 administers the Early Reading, Early Math, and teachers complete the SARBRS
2-3 administers the CBM Reading, aReading, aMath, Auto Math, MySAEBRS, and teachers complete the SAEBRS
4-8 administers the aReading, Auto Reading, aMath, Auto Math, MySAEBRS, and the teachers complete the SAEBRS
If you need a refresher on these assessments, login to FastBridge, go to the Training and Resources tab, then scroll down to review the assessments.
The data review day is scheduled for Thursday, September 19th. You will be receiving a Rotating Sub Schedule soon.
If you need assistance with any of this, please let me know and I will do my very best to help (remember… I’m still learning this system so I’m already appreciative of the grace you're all going to provide)! Have a great week everyone!
Monday, 09.02
Labor Day, No School
Tuesday - 09.03
PLC Time @ 7:15 - All Staff Meeting to Launch PLC
Student Support Team- K8 Conference Room, 10 AM
K8 Office Team Meeting, 1 PM
Wednesday - 09.04
MTSS Round Table, 7:45
Admin P2P Meeting, 8:30-10:30
Thursday - 09.05
Friday - 09.06
Regular School Day
UP and Coming Events:
FastBridge Testing Start, Sept. 10
Fall Picture Day, Sept. 16
Data Team Meeting, Sept. 19
LID, Sept 20
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education."
—Martin Luther King Jr.
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