For a laugh please watch this;
One of our parents shared this with me and I found it really intriguing. At the very least it is thought-provoking and I hope it serves to help us all as we learn to exercise our empathy muscles.
Tuesday Morning Meetings
- This week; design teams
- Next week; staff meeting
- Our Common Language Presentation, originally scheduled for Tuesday 2/26 will be postponed to Tuesday 3/12
SIWs
- This week – Thriving Citizen
- Next week – District Series Day 2
Upcoming Field Trips
- 3/8 – 2/3 Team @ Shevlin Park 1:00-2:15
2019-2020 Master Schedule
On 12/7 our leadership team discussed the impact of shifting our schedule forward by an hour.
On 12/15, a link to the potential schedule (our current schedule shifted forward by one hour) with all staff in the weekly update. (2019-2020 Draft Schedule)
Reps were instructed to get feedback from their teams. The main questions were the following;
- How will this shift work for each team?
- If there are concerns, how would we like to address the concerns? (revamp or attempt to tweak as-is?)
- Who (from each team) will work on this?
- How much time do we need? Morning meetings, half-day, etc?
Please ask one of your team members to take the lead and reach out to me with some responses to the questions above so we can determine next steps.
SBAC 2019
- 2/3 and 4/5 Teachers please use the following link to access the required training modules for SBAC. Scroll down to Summative Assessments. Training Modules
- You as Test Administrators (TA)s are required to complete Modules 2, 3, 4, & 5 (Module 6 is required for 5th grade Science Test) (Sorry!!) You can either watch the presentation as a video or (if the video is too exciting and fast paced, said nobody ever!) you can scroll through the powerpoint presentations at your own speed.
- Once you have completed your presentations for training, you can sign and return the security affidavit. I will put these in your boxes later.
Naglieri
- Target window is between March 6th and March 20th
- Student iPads need to have the latest version of TestNav app installed.
- Notification Letter linked here just FYI. Letter went out to all 2nd grade families this week.
Printing
I don’t usually share our monthly printing costs (linked below) because we typically do a really good job of utilizing the print shop, however we just had another month when our use of convenience printers and our own printer is a bit higher than usual. Please consider this message a gentle reminder to make every attempt to utilize the print shop over our copier. Not only does it cost significantly less, but we earn a rebate back at the end of the year, so planning ahead does pay off.
Math Message
Jo Boaler shares some more information and resources for addressing student with different abilities in math. You Cubed Spec Ed Page
ED Foundation Announcement
The 2019-2020 Classroom Grant program of the Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools opensMonday, February 18, 2019 and closes by 5 pm on Friday, March 22, 2019. This program provides funding for innovative STEM, art, music & wellness requests from public school K-12 educators in Bend, La Pine & Sunriver. Requests for funding of programs/projects must be for the 2019-2010 academic year and approved by your school principal before submission. Educators must submit their request online by completing the 2019 Classroom Grant Application which can be found on our website. Please review our Guidelines before submitting your request. Educators may submit only (1) request, but schools may submit several requests (which must be prioritized by the school principal). All requests must be completed using the online form and emailed to: [email protected] to be considered and must be received no later than Friday, March 22, 2019.
Any questions can be director to Michelle Johnson, Executive Director. In 2018, the Education Foundation funded over 53 requests totaling over $89,000. Since 1988, the Education Foundation has invested over $1.5 million in our public schools through our programs.