High Point News
Week of: February 10th, 2014
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Congratulations
Congratulations to our TOTY finalists, Jennifer Taylor and Tashika Truesdale, as well as our winner Amy Bradshaw.
Congratulations as well to our PEOTY finalists, Chellye Pomeroy and Derick Johnson. And to the winner Yoneiby Pierre.
We are proud of all of you! I appreciate everyone's participation in our TOTY and PEOTY celebration! What fun we had!!!!
7:10 am - 11:10 am
11:10 am - 2:50 pm
Congratulations to our TOTY finalists, Jennifer Taylor and Tashika Truesdale, as well as our winner Amy Bradshaw.
Congratulations as well to our PEOTY finalists, Chellye Pomeroy and Derick Johnson. And to the winner Yoneiby Pierre.
We are proud of all of you! I appreciate everyone's participation in our TOTY and PEOTY celebration! What fun we had!!!!
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CASE Reporting
Teachers... Please remember the half day hours so that subs can pick up two 1/2 day jobs if they are available. And remember, the hours in CASE are not teachers' work hours. Thanks!!!7:10 am - 11:10 am
11:10 am - 2:50 pm
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Technology Tip for the Week!
Google Doodle Contest is Here! The theme for this year's Google Doodle is: If I Could Invent One Thing to Make the World a Better Place...
Copies will be made of the Google Doodle main page and placed in the library entrance on Tuesday. You can also access this page and the details by clicking on the link below.
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/start.html
National winners will receive a Google Chromebook as well as their teacher. The winner will receive a $30,000 scholarship, $50,000 to their school, a chromebook, a tablet, and a t-shirt with their winning doodle on it.
If you are interested in having your students do this and need help, contact Pitchford to come talk to your class about it.
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Ipad Apps
Also, please remember to use the following link when requesting to add or remove apps on the iPads. Thanks!!!!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1irZvqAj75TeBBY1pj20CWho6mCQxy7VQyPoSzT0DQEg/viewform
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Technology Tip for the Week!
Google Doodle Contest is Here! The theme for this year's Google Doodle is: If I Could Invent One Thing to Make the World a Better Place...
Copies will be made of the Google Doodle main page and placed in the library entrance on Tuesday. You can also access this page and the details by clicking on the link below.
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/start.html
National winners will receive a Google Chromebook as well as their teacher. The winner will receive a $30,000 scholarship, $50,000 to their school, a chromebook, a tablet, and a t-shirt with their winning doodle on it.
If you are interested in having your students do this and need help, contact Pitchford to come talk to your class about it.
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Ipad Apps
Also, please remember to use the following link when requesting to add or remove apps on the iPads. Thanks!!!!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1irZvqAj75TeBBY1pj20CWho6mCQxy7VQyPoSzT0DQEg/viewform
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This week, I got the opportunity to view a TED Talk about being a champion for students and it reiterates the purpose behind our school becoming a PBIS school. This video is funny, heart-warming, and inspiring. The speaker is Rita Pierson and the clip is about 7 minutes long. I hope you get an opportunity to watch it!
http://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion.html
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What I've Been Thinking About…
http://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion.html
F.A.T. Tuesday
The Professional Development meetings are this week during your planning time!!!!
Grades 3-5, bring your Practice with Purpose book.
- Hess
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Fountas and Pinnell Due Date
The 2nd administration
of the Fountas and Pinnell is due on or before February 21st.
Fill out the grade level
spreadsheet on the G drive with your data.
Wanting us to open the school on a Saturday?
Many of you have requested the building to be open on a Saturday
to get some extra work done.
Starting Saturday, March 1st, the building will be
open for 5 consecutive Saturdays from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. We will be having “March to Success” for many of our 3rd-5th
graders every Saturday in the month of March so the building will be open for
you to come and work in your rooms as well.
Our one request is that custodians and teachers
who are working “March to Success” not be interrupted during this time.
If you have trash, it needs to be taken with you when you leave.
Enjoy this
extra time in your rooms if you do decide to use it.
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PBIS This Week!
Congratulations to Jennifer Silverman for winning this month's Buddy Brag!!! Jennifer has received the GIFT of TIME!!! Thank you to everyone for taking the time to recognize your colleagues.
TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS!!! Don't forget to recognize students in your class for doing the RIGHT thing rather than putting your focus on students who are not.
In order to support our PBIS system a little more, we will be counting how many tickets are turned in by each grade level at the end of the week. We will do this for the remaining 3 weeks in February. Each week, the grade level with the most tickets in their basket will get 10 minutes of extra recess, they will be featured on the morning news, and the teachers will receive a jean pass for the following Monday.
Do you have a Student of the Week this week??!!! Make sure you are taking the time to recognize your students!
**********************************************************TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS!!! Don't forget to recognize students in your class for doing the RIGHT thing rather than putting your focus on students who are not.
In order to support our PBIS system a little more, we will be counting how many tickets are turned in by each grade level at the end of the week. We will do this for the remaining 3 weeks in February. Each week, the grade level with the most tickets in their basket will get 10 minutes of extra recess, they will be featured on the morning news, and the teachers will receive a jean pass for the following Monday.
Do you have a Student of the Week this week??!!! Make sure you are taking the time to recognize your students!
TKES SIGN-OFF!
As a reminder, February 18th will be the sign-off date for the county in terms of TKES. Please make sure that you have had your observations, evaluation, conference, and have signed-off before the 18th! The county and the state will be pulling the reports after the 18th!!!
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Reminders from the Clinic
Should a
student get injured or become too sick to go to the clinic and it is necessary
for you to push the EMERGENCY button in your room to call for help, please
remember to tell the front office the nature of the call and who the
student is. There are many students in our school who may carry
medications or have medications in the clinic for Asthma, Allergies, Seizures,
Diabetes etc. that may need those medications BEFORE Ms. Dicklie leaves the clinic. TIME could be of the essence in some cases and it is important
for us to know what we're dealing with when Ms.
Dickie arrives on the scene.
Head
injuries can
be very tricky in knowing if they are serious or not. Please make sure
you send a student to the clinic if they should bump their head no matter how
insignificant they may seem. If I send a report back to you about
watching a student for symptoms please be diligent in keeping an eye on them
while in your classroom.
Lastly, there
are several upcoming Field
Trips and I would like to make sure the students
are covered while on these trips. If you are in charge of any of the
trips I would appreciate knowing about them and getting a list of students
attending at least 3 days prior to going. I need to make sure that I
gather all medications to send and that all staff are trained on any procedures
prior to leaving.
Thanks for all
you do. - Michelle Dickie
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Meetings with Pitchford
If you have not had the opportunity to meet with me, please send me an email with a date and time to meet. I will not continue creating the sign-ups since there are only a handful of people I haven't met with but would love the opportunity to meet!!!! Thanks!!!
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Red Ribbon Week Coming Up!!
We are excited to be celebrating Red Ribbon Week on February 18th-February 21st.
During this week, we will have a number of activities to promote the message of
creating a drug free America.
Red Ribbon Week activities will include:
·
Red
Ribbon Week Poster Contest - Students are encouraged to create posters for
the school to promote the message of having drug free futures. Posters should
be turned in to homeroom teachers February 18th-February 20th and
have the student’s name and grade on the back. Three poster contest winners will
be announced on Friday, February 21st.
·
Tuesday: “Your Future is Bright
When you are Drug Free”
– Students are encouraged to wear sunglasses to school.
·
Wednesday: “Give drugs the slip” – Students are encouraged to
wear slippers to school.
·
Thursday: “Put a cap on drugs” – Students are encouraged to
wear hats to school.
·
Friday: “Team up against drugs” – Students are encouraged to
wear sports team gear to school.
·
Drug
Free Pledge –
Throughout the week, students will be encouraged to sign the drug free pledge to
show their commitment to drug free futures.
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DonorsChoose.org Success!
Congratulations to Staci Arnold for earning funding at DonorsChoose.org for a classroom project titled "Marvelous Math!"
Staci is receiving a Math Games Library, Hands-On Measurement Centers, Hot Dots, Dry Erase Markers, and more! All of these resources are worth up to $320.00.
Staci is receiving a Math Games Library, Hands-On Measurement Centers, Hot Dots, Dry Erase Markers, and more! All of these resources are worth up to $320.00.
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****VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICES****
In Anita
Collins’ 3rd grade classroom, her students choose a “role” or “job”
that they will have while in her guided reading group that day. Everyone in the
group gets a different role. This sets a purpose for their reading and
allows them to better understand the text given. In the reading group, they
discuss what they found out based on their role, ie. Clever Connector, and
share with the group.
** These role
cards are now on the G drive in a folder named “Reading Group Roles.” **
******WRITER's GALLERY**********
The writer’s gallery/ pledge is hosted by Ms. Churchwell's class this week.
The writer's gallery/pledge will be hosted by Ms. Billit's class next week.
******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******
Monday, February 10th
Muffins provided by PTA
9:30 - Parent Tours
Pitchford Out - Attending School Governance Council training
Tuesday, February 11th
F.A.T Tuesday Meetings with Hess
2:50 - Committee Meetings
2:50 - New Kids on the Block
3:30 - Leadership Meeting
Wednesday, February 12th
8:00 - Title I Parent Meeting
"We Love our Teachers" Luncheon Provided by PTA
Extended Team Time for 4th Grade
2:50 - PLC Meetings
5:30 - 7:00 - Mother/Son Date Night Sponsored by PTA
2:50 - Committee Meetings
2:50 - New Kids on the Block
3:30 - Leadership Meeting
Wednesday, February 12th
8:00 - Title I Parent Meeting
"We Love our Teachers" Luncheon Provided by PTA
Extended Team Time for 4th Grade
2:50 - PLC Meetings
5:30 - 7:00 - Mother/Son Date Night Sponsored by PTA
Thursday, February 13th
Qdoba for Lunch - Order by Wednesday
Please feel free to wear jeans with your spirit wear on this day!
Pitchford Out - Attending New Principals' Meeting
Please feel free to wear jeans with your spirit wear on this day!
Pitchford Out - Attending New Principals' Meeting
Friday, February 14th
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! NO SCHOOL!!!
******BIRTHDAYS! ****************
Happy birthday to Nicole Cornibe on February 13th! We hope you have a special birthday!!!
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