Week 36

 

Happy Friday Team...

Welcome to the LAST Friday of May!  Just 9 1/2 more days in June with your students.  I realize that right now we all can't wait, but it will be a bittersweet time as we hit our last day and begin to reflect upon this past year.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and come back refreshed for the final full week of school.

Staff Arrival

I realize that we are in the last two weeks of school; however, your start time remains the same.  You are expected to be here by 7:30 am.  Most of us are dealing with road construction issues, so please plan accordingly to be here on time for the remainder of the school year.

Room Tear Down

Room Tear Down should not begin until Tuesday, June 10th.  That includes all classroom bulletin boards.  Rooms should remain intact with everything up and unchanged until that day.

Hallway Bulletin Board Welcome Letters to Incoming Students

It is a Laurus tradition that we create Summer Hallway Bulletin Boards that include Welcome Letters written by your students to the incoming grade level students.  Please plan to include that in your writing plans for the next couple of weeks.  These letters should talk about the best things that the students have done/experienced/like about their year in your grade level.  Please allow time for the final draft to be neatly typed or written in their best handwriting, as these will be utilized for summer marketing purposes too.

Week 36 Instruction 

 

Much of our Year Long Scope and Sequence is coming to an end.  This is a perfect time to integrate project based learning activities, hitting Social Studies and Science learning that was rushed through or missed, working on Math activites that hit Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Time, and Money, novel studies, etc.

This is not a time to show movies just for the convience of showing a movie.  It should be used as a culmination of a book study or at the end of a unit of study. 

It is very important during these last weeks to maintain a structure of teaching and learning.

Grade Level Welcome Letters and Supply Lists

These are due today, Friday, May 30th.  Once these are approved by your Dean, the grade level team lead will need to print out enough of each for the previous grade level classroom teachers to include with their final, year end Report Cards.  (ie. 4th gives to 3rd, etc.)

Attendance

It's Friday and we need you to ensure that your daily attendance is updated and saved, and that you print, sign, and file your weekly attendance....Thank you!

03's and GLTs

These are "officially" ended for the school year.  Please know that you can reach out/stop by on an as-need basis.

Grading/Grade Book

Grade Book closes Wednesday, June 4th.  It is imperative that you keep up with grading students work.  Also, once student work is graded, please send any work/papers home.  This helps to keep parents informed and updated.

Upcoming Events:

Mon, June 2nd - Staff Meeting (End of Year)  CANCELED

Mon, June 2nd - Friday, June 6th - Chromebook Collection

Tues, June 3rd - Executive Principal Mr. Williams School Visit

Tues-Wed, June 3-4 - 8th Grade Chicago Trip (10 students)

Wed, June 4th - GRADEBOOK Closes

Fri, June 6th - $ 2.00 Dress Down; Student Transition Forms Due to Dean; 8th Grade Clap Out 2:00 PM

Mon - Fri, June 9-13 - FREE DRESS WEEK (School Appropriate Attire)

Mon, June 9th - 8th Grade Graduation 5:00 PM Westfield Prep High School

Tues, June 10 - Kindergarten Field Day 9:00-11:30 AM

Wed, June 11 - Kindergarten Promotion Day KA - 9:00 AM, KB - 10:00 AM, KC - 11:00 AM

Thurs, June 12 - Field Day Gr. 1-7

Fri, June 13 - Last Day for Students; HALF DAY for Students DISMISSAL at 11:00 AM;  Work Day for staff 12:30-3:00 pm;