The Buzzness

CALENDAR

SpEd/RTI/ GradLevel Meetings will be proposed first tomorrow Morning!!

12          Fire Drill 1:20 pm

13 PALS Data Due

13          Miller School Students 1:00-2:00pm

14          Jump Rope for Heart 3-5 grade during Gym

14          SpEd/RTI/GradeLevel TBD  

18        School Based PD Day-No School for Students PTO lunch Schedule TBD

19          3-5 Morning Meeting 8:00 - 8:30am

20          K-2 Morning Meeting 8:00 - 8:30am

20          Dakota, Therapy Dog Visit, change to Library area  9:00 - 9:30am

21 Semester Review Staff Meeting 2:50

HOLDING ATTENDANCE and MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS

As we are sure you all have concluded, morning arrival times have been a

bit inconsistent.

Hold attendance if there is announcement to do so. This prevents mistakes

and the need to double or triple check final attendance. We are happy to

hear suggestions If this seems inefficient.

Morning announcements should smooth out in the next week. The camera

and fix that is required will bee set up soon. Thank you for your patience.

LICENSURE RENEWAL INFO
All licensed personnel who are up for renewal this year have been

emailed with instructions. If they have not received an email, please

have them send me an email right away.

Beth Churms has retired from ACPS and I have moved from the Acting

Licensure Specialist position into the Licensure Specialist position.

If anyone is still trying to contact Beth regarding licensure, please direct

them to me.

 

Links to Mandatory Training  

I am attaching links to mandatory training that must be completed for your

license renewal.

These trainings must be completed once every renewal cycle.

·         Dyslexia Training Requirement

·         Child Abuse Recognition & Intervention Training

·         Sign Up for CPR Training

If you are in need of the CPR and First Aid requirement, please sign up for

this training as soon as you can.

Licensure Updates:

First, I would like to address some licensure changes. As of January 1, 2019,

the fee for license renewal has gone up from $25.00 to $50.00.

Albemarle County will pay your renewal fee as long as you submit

your licensure application before June 14,2019.

Second, As of July 1, 2018 all renewable licenses issued will be issued for ten

years. So, when you receive your new license it will be valid for ten years.

The Technology Standards have been eliminated and that is reflected on your progress report.

Michael Thomas

Licensure Specialist

mthomas2@albemarle.org

The Buzzness

THE BUZZNESS 

CALENDAR

4            Golden Apple Nominations Due

4            SpEd TA Meeting 2:50 - 3:30pm

6            Team Leaders Meeting 2:45pm

7 K/4th RTI/SPED mtg; Art/Music mtg. 2:50pm

8 Hive Jive 6:30 pm

12          Fire Drill 1:20 pm

13 PALS Data Due

13          Miller School Students 1:00-2:00pm

14          Jump Rope for Heart 3-5 grade during Gym

14 1st/3rd RTI/SPED mtg; PE/Guidance mtg. 2:50pm

BLACK HISTORY MONTH  

Happy Black History Month. Please let the admin team know if

you have planned activities to recognize this month.

NATIONAL COUNSELING WEEK

Bee sure to give a shout-out to our school counselors next week, David and

Alyson for their dedication and care for our little Bees.   

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART  

I've been in Contact with Natalie Palmer who works with the PTO.  

She has agreed to provide a Healthy Snack Party for the class who

has the most students participate. (sign up and register online)  If

there is a tie, the tie breaker will be which class raised the most.

Also, next week I will put paper hearts in your box.  These hearts are

for your students to decorate and color.  There will also be a place on

the heart for students to include the names of who they'd like to jump for.  

For example, it might be a grandparent or relative that passed away from

heart disease. If they can't think of anyone, they can leave it blank.

When the students are done, the hearts can be cut out and we will decorate

the gym for Jump Rope for Heart on Feb 14th.

Feel free to contact me with any questions.  Have a great day!!!

Jamie

CUMULATIVE FILES REMINDER

If you remove a cumulative folder for longer than a few minutes, please

sign it out using a placeholder to notify the person who is looking for it.

SECOND ROUND OF SPED/RTI/GRADELEVEL MEETINGS

We are entering into 2nd round of our SpEd/RTI/Gradelevel meetings next week

the admin team will have provided records of 3 -5 learnwalks to contribute to the

discussion. Teachers should bring evidence that demonstrates the progress of

students they are studying.

2 FIRE DRILLS IN FEBRUARY

January flew by causing the need for 2 fire drills in February. Bee on the look-out

for the second date.

The Buzzness

THE BUZZNESS 

CALENDAR

           29 - 31 2nd Grade CogAT Testing  

           30 Teaching Assistant Meeting 10:00am Cafeteria

           30 Miller School Students 1:00-2:00pm

           30 5th Grade Parent Night at Henley 6:30pm

31 Report Card Corrections due

31 SPED/RTI Team Mtg. 2:45pm

                  

       1         Teachers Letters of Intent due

           1 Portal Opens 3:00pm

           4 Golden Apple Nominations Due

           4 SpEd Teaching Assistant Meeting 2:45pm Location TBA

5 SpEd Department meeting 11:30am Tentative more info soon

           6 Team Leaders Meeting 2:45

7 K/4th RTI/SPED mtg; Art/Music mtg. 2:50pm

8 Hive Jive 6:30 pm

SCHOOL-WIDE MORNING MEETINGS

We have landed on the 2 dates for the schoolwide morning

meetings to take place on February 19, 3-5 and 20, K-2 ; 8:00-8:25ish.

More details will be flushed out by next week’s Buzzness : )

The general format looks like:

-Student leaders from each grade level presenting (you can start

think about how you will select 2 or 3 to present your gradelevel

share).

-A motivational morning message presented by 5th and 2nd grade

Reps.

-Each grade level does their share.

-Activity voting on the new student leadership name.

LEARNWALKING WITH ADMIN WATCHLIST GOAL TEMPLATES

The admin team will really get going with learnwalking classrooms

to check on the progress of our admin watchlist students. Admin will

Do their best to get in and observe the specific goals and strategies

Listed for those students. If the learnwalk takes place outside of that

Time, we will still document their general engagement the activity at

Hand. You will receive a copy of the notes in your box, letting you

Know our findings. Just like learnwalks of the past, this is

Documenting and the performance and activity of the student, to

Help inform instruction.

The Buzzness

15   Fire Drill 10:15 am

16 Miller School Students 1:00-2:00pm

16 Henley visits Brownsville 5th Graders Location 1:15

17 Spelling Bee 9:00am Library

17 1st/3rd RTI/SPED mtg; PE/Guidance Mtg. 2:45pm

18   End of 2nd Quarter.  Portal Closes at 11:30am.  ½ Day School-based PD Day

18 Math Vertical Meeting 1:00-2:00pm; Scheduling Team Meeting 2:00-2:30

21 Holiday-No School

22   Teacher Workday - No School for Students

22 Winter Literacy Profile, SNAP and ACAMB data entry due in Illuminate

24   8:20 Lockdown Drill

24 2nd/5th RTI/SPED mtg; Library/Gifted Mtg. 2:45pm

25    Report Cards (robust) to Admin.

25    5th field trip to Paramount 9:45am - 12:15pm 25          

25 4th field trip to Paramount 11:30am - 2:00pm

Half Day Lunch Schedule

Lunch

All classes will eat in their classrooms on Friday. Please get bag lunch orders
to Gwen by Wednesday the 16th.

Here’s the schedule for getting lunch from the cafeteria. Admin will walkie each

Team Leader when the cafe is clear:

10:30 – K

10:35 – 4th Grade

10:40 – 1st Grade

10:45 – 3rd Grade

10:50 -  2nd Grade

10:55 – 5th Grade - 5th grade goes to the first section of specials and stays

10 minutes longer (until 10:55). They will go pick up lunches if necessary on

their way back to homerooms from specials. No second half of 5th grade

specials and no 2nd grade specials that day.

Teams coordinate all other schedules and transitions.

CogAT Testing

The CogAT test will occur over three days:  Tuesday January 29th,

Wednesday January 30th, and Thursday January 31st.  The test will

occur in 2nd grade classrooms from 8:30-9:00 on the three testing days.

Revised “Robust” Report Card Comments Suggestions

Here is the updated link for Report Card Comment Suggestions.

Administrative Performance Surveys

Bee on the lookout for emails containing surveys for your School

Administrative Team.

Your participation is appreciated.