October 26-30

Hello Fabulous Elementary Faculty!

Here is what is going on this week on campus:

Monday:

• Picture retakes
• k/1 learning community meets

Tuesday:

• End of the first nine weeks
• 4/5 learning community meets

Wednesday:

• Writing Professional Development 1:15-3:00pm

• 3:00pm Secret Ghost and Goblin reveal
• 2/3 learning community meets

Thursday:

• SST meetings

Friday:

• teacher workday

• SST meetings

Coming Soon / Announcements:

Safety reminders-As I have been walking around campus I have realized that there are some things that we need to be aware of to help keep our campus a safe place for our students:

• Please keep doors closed and locked at all times. As I have walked down the wings I often see doors open when classes are at recess, on their way to specials or just getting some fresh air. I do talk to folks face to face and close doors but it has become enough of a safety concern that I want to remind everyone to keep doors closed and locked.
  

• Please always have an adult accompany children to the classroom. Students should never be handed a key and asked to go and retrieve anything from the classroom on their own.

• Playground: If students are playing with equipment such as footballs etc. please have an adult supervise them on the fields behind I wing rather than on the playground. There is not enough space for football games etc to be happening on the playground and an accident could occur. 
  

Thank you for helping to keep our students safe!

• 11/2, 11/3, 11/4 Cox, Krank, Donnelly to Publix shopping for our wonderful Thanksgiving feast.

• 11/5 Family Math night 5:45-7:30/ High Tide
  

• 11/6 Homecoming parade/carnival/football game-if you are new to PK please ask your learning community team leader for some information on these events and our PKY homecoming week.

• Spirit Dress Up Days for homecoming are:  

Monday – Psychedelic Day
Tuesday – Character Day
Wed. – Clash Day
Thur – Sport Day
Fri-PKY Spirit Day

Celebrations:

• Happy Birthday to: Valerie Otero 10/29 (counseling secretary) and Sue Hoffman 10/30 (Speech and Language).

"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."

See you in your rooms,

Amy

Week of October 19-23

Greetings Fabulous Elementary Faculty!

I hope that you took time to enjoy the extra day off this past weekend whether it was doing some of the fun Gator homecoming activities, traveling, or just relaxing.

Here is what our week looks like:

Writing PD Recap:

• The K-5 focus for writing that we came to consensus on is: Constructing good sentences as defined by the ELS.

• Something to think about is not making this the focus of instruction but rather the expectation for our students doing writing in any subject.
  

• Guiding questions for us to think about are: How am I addressing the ELS? What am I noticing about the student work in my classroom?
  

• Finally, in two weeks on 10/28 come with three student writing work samples preferably not from your writing block. Please bring a sample of above grade level, on grade level and below grade level sentence construction to share with your vertical grade level team.

• Questions? email Ashley P.
  

Tuesday:

• 1st grade trip to the pumpkin patch

• SAC please get your grade level team info to Macy for the elementary division report.
  

• 4th/5th LC meeting with the portable design team

Wednesday:

• 3-4:30pm Kagan

Thursday:

• Research in Action

Friday:

• All CBM data due to Marisa

Coming Soon/Announcements:

• Please send me the name of the teachers from your grade level that will represent you for the 11/5 elementary parent math night. I need to get these names to the business office to get you stipends

• Kristin Weller is going to be stopping by Math blocks in the next few weeks. She has taken on the roll of our elementary Math lead teacher this year and wants to stop by to see Everyday math in Action.

• Ghost and Goblins: If you are participating on our secret pals I believe the basket ended up in the front office by Shirley Ann. Please stop by to pick out a name on Tuesday and start your gifting on Wednesday of this week.

• Please remember to check the faculty school wide calendar online at the very bottom of our website before submitting paperwork for field trips or planning any special events. We have run in to two major conflicts this year because we are are not looking at the calendar. Unfortunately, if something is on the calendar and it conflicts with a field trip or event you will be asked to change your date.

• 10/26 Picture retakes
  

• 10/27 end of first nine weeks
  

• 10/28 Writing PD please read the  "writing recap" section above to see what is expected for this PD.

• 10/29 K-2 SST

• 10/30 Workday/3-5 SST

Celebrations:

• Congratulations to Mrs. Ozog on her recent wedding!!!!

• Happy Birthday to: Renee Simmons 10/20 (elementary pre intern supervisor) and Pauline Hazan 10/24 (9th grade teacher)!!!

"Wag More, Bark Less" -a dog lover quote

See you in your rooms,

Amy

Week of October 12

Whu hu to Jamie Burg for the outstanding work that she has done with our band program!

Fire it up Elementary division there is going to be record highs this week-yikes!

While we are busy trying to keep cool please remember that students need to keep well hydrated especially those of you with PE and recess later in the day.

Here is what our week looks like:

Monday:

• K/1 Learning community meets 3-4:30pm

Tuesday:

• Arby's spirit day 11:00am-8:00pm

• 4th/5th learning community meets 3-4:30pm

Wednesday:

• 4th grade wacky Wednesday

• Division curriculum work 1:10-3:o0pm

• 2/3 learning community meets 3:00-4:30pm

Friday:

• UF homecoming no school!

Coming Soon/Announcements:

• Ongoing: parent conferences-during your conferences please encourage parents to attend our elementary math night scheduled for 11/5. Please really encourage parents of your struggling math students to attend.

• Ghost and goblins are right around the corner...more information soon

• 10/20: 1st grade trip to the pumpkin patch/SAC meeting 5:30pm

• 10/21 Kagan training

• 10/22 elementary Research in action day

• 10/23 data due to Marisa

Celebrations:

• 4th/5th grade learning community will be the designated "portable pioneers" next year as they help lead the way with our k-5 shift to the learning community way of working.

• Thank you to all of you for turning in your tier 2 logs in a timely fashion. These are important pieces of evidence that will help us figure out how to best meet the needs of all students-you all rock!

• Happy birthday to: Lynda Hayes 10/17!!!!

" If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?" -Stephen Wright

See you in your rooms,

Amy

10/5-10/9

Class of 2010

Good Day Elementary School!

I hope that everyone had time to relax and recharge a little this weekend. 

It is going to be a great week of learning for our students because they have awesome teachers like you!

Here is our week:

Monday:

• 4th grade book fair begins and runs for this week.

Wednesday:

• Kagan training 3-4:30pm

Thursday:

• 3-4:30 Elementary lead team meets (Ritzy, Cary, Angie, Ashlea, Amanda, Kelly, Marisa, Ashley and Brynn) Agenda: New Building final decisions about who is moving, Learning Community check in and PBS data collection-how do we do this?

• Lead Team meeting is open to anyone that would like to attend even if you are not an official lead team member. * we will meet in Kristin Weller's room which is located in the HS division 1st wing on the right past the lunchroom/first room on the right.
  

Coming Soon/Announcements:

• 10/13 Spirit day at Arby's

• 10/16 No school Homecoming! :)
  

• Walkthroughs will continue with an eye out for Kagan in action
  

Celebrations:

• Happy Birthday to: Betsy Creveling (6th grade language arts) 10/7 and Melanie Harris (middle school performing arts)10/8!!!!

"A teacher's job is to help all of their students think that  they have what it takes to be successful. If students believe they can be successful they will be." 

Direct quote from a PK lifer on the 10 hour bus trip to NC last Friday.

Smile, take some time to breath and enjoy your students this week because they are amazing people!

Amy