Week 13

 

Dear Team... Happy Pre-December!  I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break...enjoying quality time with family and friends...eating good food...shopping and resting!  

I can't believe that we are solidly into the holiday season and that we only have 3 weeks before Christmas Break.  We have a lot to do...including Parent Teacher Conferences...between then and now, so eat your Wheaties and here we go...

Parent Teacher Conference Sign In Sheets/Commitment to Excellence Sign In Forms

Please...please make sure that you have all of the necessary paperwork for Parent Teacher Conferences ready before you leave today.  This includes:

• PTC Sign In Sheet
• Commitment to Excellence Sign in Sheets
• Copy of Report Card for each student
• Copy of NWEA Student Progress Report for each student
• Copy of Student Interim 1 Report for each student

Also, this is the time that you need to talk to parents if you are concerned about a students progress and they might be RETAINED.  We cannot retain students if we do not have conversations with parents at BOTH Parent Teacher Conferences.  However, if students have improved by the end of year, we can remove them from Retention consideration.

Christmas Door Decorating Contest

Our annual Christmas Door Decorating contest is up and running.  Doors need to be completed by Friday, December 6th.  Judging will take place during the week of December 18th for prizes for the top 3.

Full Lesson Observation  - Announced

Next week I will be continue conducting our Full Lesson Observation.  Make sure you have turned in your completed Pre-Observation form one day before your scheduled day/time.

GLTs/03's

These are canceled for this week due to Parent Teacher Conferences.

Fall Tutoring

Tutoring is not being held this week due to the Parent Teacher Conferences.

Blue Ribbon Society Applications/National Junior Honor Society Applications

I will be passing these applications out to the students in your class with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher on Monday, December 2nd.  The students will have until Friday, December 13th to complete and turn in the applications if they want to be considered for membership in the Blue Ribbon Society (3-5) or National Junior Honor Society (6-8).  The Administrative team will meet and invitations will be presented to accepted students before Christmas Break.

Weekly SchoolConnect Positive Parent Contact

Please remember to make sure that you are completing at least one weekly Positive Parent Contact through SchoolConnect.  You will want to use the #nhamoments in the body of the post to get in the contest drawing.

Dean Days

On the following dates, the Deans will be out attending Dean Day Trainings:

• Wednesday, December 11 - Wheeler and Rowden Out
• Thursday, December 12 - Schofield and Rogers Out

Upcoming Events:

Monday, December 2 - BR/NJHS Apps Passed Out; Moral Focus Assemblies K-5 8:15 am;  6-8 1:35 pm

Monday - Friday, December 2-6 - Voice of the Parent Continues (Ends on 12/6); Parent Teacher Conference Week (Do NOT schedule PTC's outside of this week...no early conferences); BOOK FAIR WEEK; 

Wednesday, December 4 - Half Day for Parent Teacher Conferences.  PTC's run from 12:00-3:00 pm on this Half Day.  Tornado Drill AM

ALL STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO STAY UNTIL 3:00 PM WHETHER YOUR CONFERENCES ARE COMPLETED OR NOT...WHETHER OR NOT YOU CONDUCT CONFERENCES.  EVERYONE HAS TO STAY UNTIL 3:00 PM.

Friday, December 6 - Doors need to be completed for the Holiday Door Decorating Contest.

Monday, December 9 - Staff Meeting, 3:35 pm

Monday, December 9 - AIMSWeb MOY Benchmarking Begins

Wednesday, December 11 - K-3 Music Concert 4:30 pm

Thursday, December 12 - 4-8 Music Concert 5:30 pm

Friday, December 13 - Staff Holiday party; BR/NJHS Apps Due; IAT Day

Monday - Friday, December 16 - 20 - Holiday Spirit Week $ 6.00/wk or $ 2.00/day

• Monday - Grade Level Pick Day
• Tuesday - Red & Green Day
• Wednesday - Ugly Sweater Day
• Thursday - Holiday Character or White/Gold Day
• Friday - Pajama (Appropriate for School) Day

Tuesday, December 17 - Ebling Cohort Principal Visit Day

Friday, December 20 - Half Day; December Birthday Celebrations; Holiday Parties; Progress Reports; Last Day of School 

December 21, 2024 - January 5, 2025 - Winter Holiday Break

Monday, January 6, 2025 - School Resumes