April 28 Buzzness

The Buzzness

Calendar May               1-5         Staff Appreciation Week (daily items attached) 1            Chiropractic in 2 / 3 workroom 11am - 1:30 1            through May 26 PALS Window open 2            Fire Drill 8:15am              24 Challenge, Cale Elementary 5:30 3            Mrs. Mason’s Field Trip to Wildrock 9:00-12:30 pm              Team Leaders' Meeting 2:45 4           4th Grade Trip - Camp Albemarle (Elsie Gibson Gillette)              Math Vertical Meeting 8am - 2:45pm 5           4th Grade Trip - Camp Albemarle (Sullivan Fiddner Foreman) 9            PTO meeting   6pm              Cans of Caring Food Drive – TBA 10         National School Nurse Day 11          Kindergarten Orientation 3 - 4:15 pm              3rd Gr Reading SOL              Golden Apple Ceremony 12         1st Grade Trip - Frontier Culture Museum              3rd Gr Reading SOL 14          Mother’s Day

Smoothie Bee sure to complete the SMOOTHIE order google form that Nancy sent out Thursday night. You will need to be signed into your school google account to access it.

Staffing Update We are all so happy for Rachel, Trevor and Kris and their assignments for 2017-18. More big news, we would like to welcome our new bee, Jayme Pallante! Jayme is a former Brownsville student teacher and currently teaching special education. She is also the parent of our little bees, Lily and Ty. Email her at jpallante@k12albemarle.org for a shout out!

Mathematicians A couple of questions are leading to our Math Vertical Team meeting on Thursday May 4: Is it particularly important for students to learn math with an effective systematic approach? Does Investigations as core instruction provide that? Below is a draft of the questions that will drive our discussion. As an exercise, we will map out a 1 year implementation plan, as the 1st of a 3 year study. Why a common practice in math? Why Investigations? How does a school use Investigations to invest and build on quality teaching already in place? How much time does it take? What type of plc work is involved in doing this well? What is the definition of, supplementing? What is a safe percentage of supplementing?  Does it depend on grade level? What are the results in our division? What are the results in our feeder pattern? What are challenges teachers encounter? How do teachers overcome them? What is the best 1 year plan to fully implement invest k-5 in a 3 year study?

SIP Data Teachers, Bee on the lookout for a google form that we need you to fill out in order to collect SIP data. Please complete it by this Tuesday morning.

Computer Re-Imaging for Teachers Info for this process can be found in this link. Jason will be working with Chris K. to find the best way to get this done and let everyone know asap. http://compass.k12albemarle.org/?p=2249570#more-2249570

Nominations for Substitute Tests Standard Setting Committees The Division of Student Assessment and School Improvement is seeking nominations for standard setting committees for tests that have been nominated as substitute tests for verified credit. State Superintendent's Memo #115-17 includes information about becoming a committee member, for those who are interested. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2017/115-17.shtml

Spring 2017 SOL Test Dates Date Test Thursday, May 11 G3 Reading, Section 1 Friday, May 12 G3 Reading, Section 2 Tuesday, May 16 G3 Math, Section 1 Wednesday, May 17 G3 Math, Section 2 Thursday, May 18 G5 Reading Friday, May 19 G4 Reading Tuesday, May 23 G5 Math, Section 1 Wednesday, May 24 G5 Math, Section 2 Wednesday, May 24 G4 Math, Section 1 Thursday, May 25 G4 Math, Section 2 Friday, May 26 G5 Virginia Studies Thursday, June 1 G5 Science Make-ups and retakes will be on-going, scheduled as needed, between May 11 and June 8.

The Buzzness April 21, 2017

The Buzzness 

 

Calendar 21          Parent Portal Opens 3pm 23          Fun Fair 2-5pm VIT Table (Very Involved Teachers) snacks and drinks for teachers 24-28     Administrative Professionals Week - What’s your team doing? 25          2nd Grade Music Performance @1:25, all 2nd and 5th attends 26           Kim and Jimbo Assembly           2-3  8:15 – 9:00           4-5  10:00 – 11:15           K-1  1:15 – 1:45    27          2nd Grade Music Performance @1:25, all 2nd and 4th attends 27         Mrs. Mason’s Field Trip to Day of the Young Child 9:30-1:30 pm 27         SOL Examiner Training 2:45 - 3:45 C                              27         K -  Frontier Museum Field Trip   Davis/Spradlin 28         K -  Frontier Museum Field Trip Campbell/McCartney/Whitlock 28         5th Field Trip Lucky Lake Mines 8 - 3:30pm 28         Around the World in the 2nd Grade Day May               1-5        Teacher Appreciation Week 1           Chiropractic in 2 / 3 workroom 11am - 1:30 2           Fire Drill 8:15am 3           Mrs. Mason’s Field Trip to Wildrock 9:00-12:30 pm             Tentative Math Vertical Team meeting ( 7 substitutes)             Team Leaders 2:45 - 4:30pm 4          4th Grade Trip - Camp Albemarle (Elsie Gibson Gillette) 5          4th Grade Trip - Camp Albemarle (Sullivan Fiddner Foreman)

TA Evaluations At the last Teacher Assistants meeting, we asked TA’s to list staff members that will be able to speak to the work that they do. Next week, there will be paper forms with TA competencies for selected staff members, to have the opportunity to support our TA’s for when they go above their regular expectations. Once complete, you may place them in Jason or Nancy’s box.

CAI Spots Available It looks like there may bee about 3 spots available for our CAI (Curriculum Assessment and Instruction) Workshop this year. Teachers that have completed a P-Based activities this year and the ability to share the planning and products of the activity, will be able to join us. The dates for this year’s CAI.

Who’s the Bee… with the football skills?

 

Music News Ms. Smith was hoping to announce at yesterday’s postponed closing circle, that she has accepting a full time music teaching position at Stone Robinson Elementary for the 2017-18 school year. We are so happy for her and us, as Trevor will be able to stay on and team up with Dr. Jones to keep our music program going. Congratulations Rachel, we are so happy for you!

Thoughts for Ms. Eliason Recently, Ms. Eliason had to be out for a while to be with her family because of her father passing. Blessings and prayers for her family. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=184712729

 

April 14 Buzzness

The Buzzness  

Calendar 17-21     Scholastic Book Fair 17          Spring BEE classes begin 17          Week of Watchlist discussion during PLC 18          3rd Grade Music Performance @ 1:25, all 3rd and K attends 19          5th Graders visit Henley for Orientation/Tour  9:45-11:20 am 20          3rd Grade Music Performance @ 1:25, all 3rd and 1st attends 20          Performance Task Scoring - Faculty meets in TBD at 3:45pm 21          Schoolwide Pajama day for 1000 Acts of Kindness 21           Parent Portal Opens 3pm 23           Fun Fair 2-5pm VIT Table (Very Involved Teachers) snacks and drinks for teachers 24-28      Administrative Professionals Week - What’s your team doing? 25           2nd Grade Music Performance @1:25, all of 2nd and 5th attends 26           Kim and Jimbo Music of VA Assembly               2-3  8:15 – 9:00               4-5  10:00 – 11:15               K-1  1:15 – 1:45    27           2nd Grade Music Performance @ 1:25, all of 2nd and 4th attends 27           Mrs. Mason’s Field Trip to Day of the Young Child 9:30-1:30 pm 27           SOL Examiner Training 2:45 - 4pm 27           K -  Frontier Museum Field Trip   Davis/Spradlin 28           K -  Frontier Museum Field Trip Campbell/McCartney/Whitlock 28           5th Field trip to Lucky Lake Mines 5/23 - 1st Grade Music Performance (all classes)  @ 1:25, 2nd attends 5/25 - Kdg Music Performance (all classes) @ 1:25, 3rd attends

Become immortal! Your students will never forget the time you got water dumped on you or when you won the pie eating contest at this year’s Fun Fair, Sunday April 23rd 2 - 5pm. 6 teachers to receive water and about 15 pie eaters ought to do it. Use this link to sign up! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4dada723a6fa7-teacher/

What are these children doing? https://drive.google.com/a/k12albemarle.org/file/d/0B7kb87R5gp8YZ1Y0cVZNYXFzUlE/view?usp=sharing They were very skeptical about this!

Spring 2017 SOL Test Dates Date Test Thursday, May 11 G3 Reading, Section 1 Friday, May 12 G3 Reading, Section 2 Tuesday, May 16 G3 Math, Section 1 Wednesday, May 17 G3 Math, Section 2 Thursday, May 18 G5 Reading Friday, May 19 G4 Reading Tuesday, May 23 G5 Math, Section 1 Wednesday, May 24 G5 Math, Section 2 Wednesday, May 24 G4 Math, Section 1 Thursday, May 25 G4 Math, Section 2 Friday, May 26 G5 Virginia Studies Thursday, June 1 G5 Science Make-ups and retakes will be on-going, scheduled as needed, between May 11 and June 8.