October 21, 2016 Buzzness

The Buzzness 

Calendar October 10/17-11/9 Parent Conference Window 10/22 (SATURDAY) BEE Healthy Color Run 10/25 Vaccines for staff (optional) 10/26 Teaching Assistants’ Meeting, Cafeteria 10am 10/27 Kindergarten Book Character Day 9:45am 10/27 First Grade Pumpkin Carving 12:45pm- 1:30pm 10/27 End of 1st Quarter 10/27 5th grade Field Trip to Paramount 10/27 Kindergarten Book Character Parade 9:45am (No Dress up for other students) 10/27 1st Grade Pumpkin Carving Event 12:45pm- 1:30pm 10/28 Illuminate Data Entry Deadline 10/28 Teacher Workday 10/28 PALS K Assessment Window Closes 10/31 Kindergarten (Whitlock/McCartney/Campbell) to Chiles Orchard 9:40am- 1:00pm 10/31 Late Fall BEE classes begin November 11/4   Mix It Up Day at lunch time.  Grades 2nd – 5th

Recess Stations and Learn Walks Just a reminder that part of our Learn Walk schedule will involve Walks during recess. We will be able to share the trend data during our mid-year review. I expect that it will show we are being more diligent and taking proactive steps to decrease student reports of bullying during recess. Thank You!

Making Connections Day Monday November 7th Making Connections Day this year is a bit different. No in house workshops or presentations at one place. Workshops will be all over the county this year. You will be required to register to help with setting this day up. Here is a DRAFT of the activities that you will be able to choose from. The idea is to attend workshops related to your goals, whether for school improvement, student academic progress or your personal/ professional goal. Presenter Topic Susan Craig Trauma sensitive teaching Marc Chun Assessment literacy Cathy Lassiter Visible Learning for Literacy Responsive Classroom Teacher language/school culture Developmental Design Teacher language/school culture Zaretta Hammond Culturally Responsive Teaching Jessica Ross Agency by Design (Harvard) High Tech High Project based learning Karen Janowski UDL Tish Jennings Mindfulness Check out the division Compass for more info: http://compass.k12albemarle.org/

Bus Driver Safety Week

Bus Safety week was a huge success. We were able to provide each driver with a couple of free meal gifts from community businesses to support of our fleet.

It Couldn’t Be Done Part I By Edgar Guest, 1881 - 1959 Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,     But (they) with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one     Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin     On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing     That couldn’t be done, and he did it.