{"id":1662,"date":"2022-02-04T16:21:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2022-02-06T23:38:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T23:38:56","slug":"monday-am-notes-february-7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/2022\/02\/04\/monday-am-notes-february-7-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday AM Notes, February 7 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Greetings Team!
I hope the weekend was wonderful. I was able to take advantage of the amazing weather both days–a nice skate ski on Saturday, and a great ride at Maston on Sunday. It was my first ride at Maston and I loved it–like riding out east of Bend but without any funky vibe and no gunshots!

A few notes to get you going…<\/strong>

1) We should be finished up with DIBELS data<\/strong> input by the end of the week and I’ll share the benchmark tables with you once they’re ready. We still have a few students to assess (absent last week).

2) As discussed, let’s host our very own Amity Olympics<\/strong>! Below is the news clip from our last Olympics back in 2018. I am tentatively setting Friday, February 18 as our day. This is tentative to allow you to weigh in and let me know if this date works for you. I’ll be checking with each of you in the next day or two, or you can simply email me and let me know. If we are a go I’d like to have planning time on this Wednesday, February 9 (see SIW note below) and next Tuesday, February 15 (staff meeting). I’m super excited about this!

Olympics video: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1400807553357761<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) Upcoming SIWS<\/strong>:
*February 9 and 16 are designated as Teacher Prep. I’d greatly appreciate 20-30 minutes of your time this Wednesday to initiate the Olympics planning. While I can’t require you to attend it would be most appreciated if you could. We’ll meet in the staff room at 3:00pm this Wednesday (after K-2 foundational skills training). The second meeting will take place next Tuesday, Feb 15th during a staff meeting.
*February 23 is designated as school based. While I will not be able to be part of the meeting (they scheduled an admin meeting at the same time!) I would like to continue with the theme of our SEL\/equity\/inclusion books. For this meeting I am looking for some one to host the meeting by sharing a book they have used with their class that focusses on equity or inclusion and guide the staff in discussion (much like Sara did last week). Please let me know if you are interested in hosting. A really great opportunity to step up, share, and inspire.

4) Now that things are slowing down in terms of sub coverage, Anna (our instructional coach) will be around Amity on Tuesdays. You should start seeing her at school this week, visiting classes, and being available to support. If you have anything you’d like support with (across the academic spectrum) please reach out to her when you see her or via email (Anna Schmitt).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5) I’m sharing this one again–thanks to those that are already doing this! With colder temps in the AM (and at times in the PM), I’d like to encourage all of you to consider shifting to Choice Time<\/strong> (allowing students to stay in the classroom) at least a few days each week. The kids really appreciate this! Note: Please only host your own students for now-hopefully we’ll be able to mix and match soon!

6) We have Lottery Information nights<\/strong> coming up in March. We are required to offer at least one virtual meeting, and we are able to host one in-person meeting as well. Our virtual meeting will be on Tuesday, March 8 at 5:30pm. After speaking with a few of you I have decided we should also offer an in-person meeting-this will be Wednesday, March 2 at 5:30pm. More details to come in the next few weeks, but please block both of these dates\/times on your calendar.

7) I’ll include this one last time–I promise if you promise. As requested, please, please, please keep a closer eye on your students during the end of day dismissal<\/strong>. We still have students running all over the place which indicates they’re not being supervised. It’s ok to loosen up a little once the initial surge of parents come through, but during the first few minutes please continue to keep your students close by.

8) I will be off campus Tuesday morning from 7:30-9am. You can call or text me if you need me.

Upcoming<\/strong>
February 9:<\/strong> SIW, Teacher Prep. K-2 Foundational Skills training 1:30-3pm.
February 15:<\/strong> Staff Meeting, 2:45pm. Olympics!
February 18:<\/strong> Olympics! (Tentative)
February 18<\/strong>: NO Art
February 16:<\/strong> SIW, Teacher Prep
February 21: <\/strong>No school, President’s day
February 23:<\/strong> SIW, school based
March 2<\/strong>: Lottery Info Night, in person-5:30pm
March 8:<\/strong> Lottery Info Night, virtual-5:30pm

Here’s to a great, and healthy, week ahead!
Andy


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