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CALENDAR 

Oct

26    PTO Grounds Clean up 9:00am - Noon  ( Nov 2nd Rain Date)

29 Schoolwide Morning Meeting 3-5 8:10am - 8:40am

29 Flu Shots 8:30 am - 11:00 am Conference Room

29 12:30-1:15 - Pumpkin Carving Event: McLaughlin, Martin, Wood, Lewis

30 12:30-1:15 - Pumpkin Carving Event: Estes, Lavrentyeva, Shepard, Spradlin

30 Schoolwide Morning Meeting K-2 8:10am - 8:40am 

31    4th Ivy Creek Natural Area 9:30-11:45am Fiddner, Gibson, Gillette

31 Kindergarten (9:45)- Book Character Parade and (10:45 ) - Eric Carle Celebration

31 End of 1st Quarter - Portal Closes at 3:00 pm

31 Thursday Meetings 2:50 pm

                                    

Nov       

1 Division-wide PD Day  - Making Connections

4 Teacher Work Day - No Students

5 Parent Conference -Trade off Day

6      Miller School Students TBD

6      3rd visit from Shenandoah National Park Ranger 8:30am - 10:55am

6-7 CogAT Testing  for 4th graders

6 Team Leaders Meeting 2:45 pm

7      3rd visit from Shenandoah National Park Ranger 8:30am - 10:55am

7 Thursday Meetings 2:50 pm

8 PALS K Data due

8      Report Cards due to Admin 3:00pm    

11 Classroom TA Meeting 10 am

MEALS FOR FAYE

As most of you know, Faye will have knee surgery this Monday 

and be out until the first of the year. Many of the faculty and staff 

have already asked how they can help Faye and Ricky during her 

recovery, so I have created a Meal sign up, see link below.  We wish 

her all the best!  

https://www.TakeThemAMeal.com/MXQQ7469 

NEW TAKING ATTENDANCE PROCEDURE 

Starting Monday, teacher will wait until 8:10am to take attendance. 

This will allow time for any late bus arrivals and car riders to get to 

breakfast and make it to class. This will also eliminate the need for the 

“hold attendance” all call (crossing fingers : ) )

CLT 

Next week’s plan is updated on the Thursday meeting calendar: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UHEDFFA4ctweoyr1Y9qItSLKNVFU4Y4hOxi7nwdwSxk/edit?usp=sharing

KRONOS TRAINING

All teachers (exempt employees) must complete the Kronos training.  

Please complete this by Wednesday, November 6th.

Use this link:  https://www.k12albemarle.org/acps/time-and-attendance

Go to the online training module section and watch the third one down: 

Exempt Employees (Teachers)  You may do it in multiple sessions, but it will 

take about an hour.  You need to complete certification at the end. 

All Non-exempt employees (Teaching assistants) – We will be working 

with the teachers to allot time for you to complete your training here at school.  

More information to come in your mailboxes next week.

Important notes about the training modules:

• Non-exempt employees should be able to complete the module in 

1½ hours.

• Exempt employees and teachers should be able to complete the 

module in an hour.

• You may review your training module all at one time or take your time 

over multiple sessions.

• You can revisit the training modules as often as you would like.
• Within your module, you may click on the sound icon on each slide, 

which may be particularly helpful when there is a lot of information, 

plus you have access to speaker notes that give more detail.

• On the last slide, be sure to verify that you completed the training.

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

Please remind 1st-5th families that we do not dress up in costumes for 

Halloween. 

Wearing festive attire such as t-shirts,colors, headbands should be fine. 

MAKING CONNECTIONS

Link to sign up for Nov. 1 Making Connections PD Day:  https://www3.k12albemarle.org/dept/instruction/arc/PD/connections2019/Pages/default.aspx

INTEREST IN CAT PRODUCT TEAM 

As in the Compass, if you are interested in being a member of the product 

team us this link: 

http://compass.k12albemarle.org/?p=2313037