Monday Notes 8.21.17
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Today's plan for today:
All students will be marked as EXCUSED if they are absent today, no matter what the reason. Students can be checked out prior to 12:30 pm so please make sure you are carrying your walkie-talkie at recess.
Please take note of which students will be participating in the eclipse and which students will not. Administration will be coming around at 1:00 pm to make sure we have enough volunteers to create our 1:8 ratio outside as well as have enough volunteers in the cafeteria.
Volunteers will make their way to the classrooms around 2:00 pm in order to assist with walking the students outside. Kindergarten volunteers will be dismissed to classrooms around 2:15 pm.
At 2:15, an announcement will be made for Pre-K-5th to make their way outside to the lower field in order to get ready for the eclipse. Please do not dismiss your students until an announcement has been made.
EVERY student and staff member should have glasses and NOT look at the sun until directed. Everyone will be positioned in front of their grade level cones. **Please note that students will not be able to see anything with the glasses on so they will not be able to put on the glasses until they are in position on the field. They should NOT look at the sun/eclipse while walking.
ALL staff members will be assisting and monitoring students for safety. They should make sure that students have their glasses on when they are looking at the eclipse. There should be a 1:8 ratio for staff member to child. We will ask you at 1:00 pm if you have parents volunteering. Thank you to staff who have already notified me.
The following assignments from 2:20-2:45 pm are:
o PreK – (44) 5 staff members: all Prek teachers and assistants, Lay
o Kindergarten – (106) 13 adults: all K teachers, all K assistants, Earl, Thompson, Reeves
o 1st Grade – (124) 16 adults: all 1st grade teachers, King, Sanchez, Owens, Faye, Wright, Southerland, Mendoza, Zeller, Hess, Pitchford
o 2nd Grade – (104) 13 adults: all 2nd grade teachers, Eigel, Ellis, Noel, Reich, DiBartolo, Rome, Park
o 3rd Grade - (118) 14 adults: all 3rd grade teachers, Rocabado, Ditzel, Morgan, Laudel, Hayes, Rattray, Wooden, Cole
o 4th Grade – (99) 12 adults: all 4th grade teachers, Simon, Frappier, Bearden, Hunter, Long, Fears, Dickie, 1 more
o 5th Grade – (111) 13 adults: all 5th grade teachers, Truesdale, Gochnauer, Badovonic, Roberts, Coachman, 4 more
Students without permission will go to the cafeteria to watch the eclipse streamed live on the screen. An announcement will be made to dismiss them to the cafeteria. Please give them name tags if possible to help identify them. They will be monitored by Ms. Dennis and Ms. Cargill.
The eclipse will last approximately 2 minutes and 40 seconds. After the total eclipse is over, we will make our way back inside where students can reflect on the experience.
Dismissal will begin at 3:05.
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Total Eclipse
All students will be marked as EXCUSED if they are absent today, no matter what the reason. Students can be checked out prior to 12:30 pm so please make sure you are carrying your walkie-talkie at recess.
Please take note of which students will be participating in the eclipse and which students will not. Administration will be coming around at 1:00 pm to make sure we have enough volunteers to create our 1:8 ratio outside as well as have enough volunteers in the cafeteria.
Volunteers will make their way to the classrooms around 2:00 pm in order to assist with walking the students outside. Kindergarten volunteers will be dismissed to classrooms around 2:15 pm.
At 2:15, an announcement will be made for Pre-K-5th to make their way outside to the lower field in order to get ready for the eclipse. Please do not dismiss your students until an announcement has been made.
EVERY student and staff member should have glasses and NOT look at the sun until directed. Everyone will be positioned in front of their grade level cones. **Please note that students will not be able to see anything with the glasses on so they will not be able to put on the glasses until they are in position on the field. They should NOT look at the sun/eclipse while walking.
ALL staff members will be assisting and monitoring students for safety. They should make sure that students have their glasses on when they are looking at the eclipse. There should be a 1:8 ratio for staff member to child. We will ask you at 1:00 pm if you have parents volunteering. Thank you to staff who have already notified me.
The following assignments from 2:20-2:45 pm are:
o PreK – (44) 5 staff members: all Prek teachers and assistants, Lay
o Kindergarten – (106) 13 adults: all K teachers, all K assistants, Earl, Thompson, Reeves
o 1st Grade – (124) 16 adults: all 1st grade teachers, King, Sanchez, Owens, Faye, Wright, Southerland, Mendoza, Zeller, Hess, Pitchford
o 2nd Grade – (104) 13 adults: all 2nd grade teachers, Eigel, Ellis, Noel, Reich, DiBartolo, Rome, Park
o 3rd Grade - (118) 14 adults: all 3rd grade teachers, Rocabado, Ditzel, Morgan, Laudel, Hayes, Rattray, Wooden, Cole
o 4th Grade – (99) 12 adults: all 4th grade teachers, Simon, Frappier, Bearden, Hunter, Long, Fears, Dickie, 1 more
o 5th Grade – (111) 13 adults: all 5th grade teachers, Truesdale, Gochnauer, Badovonic, Roberts, Coachman, 4 more
Students without permission will go to the cafeteria to watch the eclipse streamed live on the screen. An announcement will be made to dismiss them to the cafeteria. Please give them name tags if possible to help identify them. They will be monitored by Ms. Dennis and Ms. Cargill.
The eclipse will last approximately 2 minutes and 40 seconds. After the total eclipse is over, we will make our way back inside where students can reflect on the experience.
Dismissal will begin at 3:05.
We have a celebrity among us!!! Congratulations to Clara Spears for being featured in the Buckhead Magazine's August issue under "Teachers' Spotlight!" Check out the link below to see the news spread!!!
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HPES Receives Platinum Award
HPES has been recognized for the platinum award in the 2017 Governor’s Shape Honor Roll. This is the highest tier awarded and our 3rd year receiving it. This award recognizes schools for creating a healthy school environment and a culture of wellness for staff, students, and community. We are happy to receive the accolades from the Governor's Office, the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Public Health for our exceptional participation in the annual fitness assessment data collection as well as our commitment to efforts that improve student wellness. The list will be posted on the GaDOE, Georgia Shape, and Governor’s Office websites starting August 26th. We are so proud of our students!!
And a HUGE thank you to Benita Bearden for applying for this award and supporting/cultivating a healthy school environment!! We appreciate you!!!
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SST Meetings
Scheduling has begun for the first round of SSTs, and all students served in Tier 3 must have an SST every 4-5 weeks. For each student’s first meeting please bring whatever data you may have, but please know that Brian Madej will review the minutes from last year and adjust RTI plans accordingly for the new school year. For subsequent meetings, teachers and interventionists are responsible for bringing intervention and classroom data to each meeting. SST meetings are very short (20 minutes) so the conversation must stay focused. Please makes sure that you arrive on time. You will need teammates to walk your students to specials if you are the first meeting for the grade level. When you receive an SST calendar invite for a meeting, you must choose between accept, decline, or tentative. All of the choices must include “Send the Response Now” otherwise your choice will not be recorded. If you accept, you are expected you to attend the meeting. Please feel free to mark it tentative if you cannot attend, but are required to send data/information to me before the meeting. Please see Madej for needed support and questions.
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Weight Watchers at Work
Join our weight loss party bus!! Our first informational Weight
Watchers meeting will be next Wednesday, August 30th from 3:00 -3:30 p.m.
in the media center. The cost for 12 weeks is $156, which is $13 a week. If you are on the fence, have specific dietary needs or financial hesitations,
just come and get answers!
Haven't let us know of your interest??? Please
click the link below:
https://goo.gl/forms/8952xtygszZ8C3l33
https://goo.gl/forms/8952xtygszZ8C3l33
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Media Center News
Please stop by the media center and pick up your Golden Ticket Hall Passes if you need them (2 per class). We are ready for students to start using the hall passes today if they have your permission!
We have 5 empty computer carts that are up for grabs if you would like one in your classroom to charge your devices. Please email Sandi Dennis and let her know and we will have it delivered to your room!
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Class Ambassadors
It is time to nominate two class ambassadors for your class. Remember, for class ambassadors you want to select one boy and one girl from your class that will be a buddy for new students to your class. The ambassadors will take the new student on a short tour of the school (during a convenient time chosen by you on the new student’s first day) and be their buddy at lunch and recess. When you send the students on their tour, they will get a clip board from my office with a tour checklist/new student information sheet. At the end of the day, the ambassador will drop the checklist/information sheet in my mailbox.
It is time to nominate two class ambassadors for your class. Remember, for class ambassadors you want to select one boy and one girl from your class that will be a buddy for new students to your class. The ambassadors will take the new student on a short tour of the school (during a convenient time chosen by you on the new student’s first day) and be their buddy at lunch and recess. When you send the students on their tour, they will get a clip board from my office with a tour checklist/new student information sheet. At the end of the day, the ambassador will drop the checklist/information sheet in my mailbox.
Students chosen should be outgoing and friendly. You can decide how you want to choose students (you choose, students volunteer, class votes, etc.).
Please send the names of your two nominated students to Ms. Wooden by August 25th.
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Pop-Up PDToday’s Pop Up PD, Launching Math Workshhop, will be rescheduled. Please be on the lookout for the new date in Monday Notes!
Literacy POP UP PD for LLI
POP UP PD is a quick way to learn what you need to know, when you need to know it! Please join Brian in room 123 for an LLI refresher! All POP UPs are from 3:00-3:25 and are optional.
Monday, August 28: LLI Refresher
Monday, September 11: LLI Refresher
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Continuous Learning and Reflection
We have successfully completed the first two weeks of school! Congratulations!! We appreciate everyone for taking the time to review your procedures, expectations, and get the students to a place where they are excited about what lies ahead and eager to try new things.
We believe we have the best staff around! Thank you for remaining calm under pressure, for always looking for the best in every student, and working tirelessly to do what is right by children. When you watch this video and it asks, "How many people does it take to make a difference?", know that the answer is one. And it's you. Thanks for being "The One."
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Google Forms 3rd-5th
We need all purple Google permission slips from grades 3-5 so we can activate the accounts for students as soon as possible.
Please email Mrs. Dennis if you need a second copy of the form to send home and she will put those in your box.
If you need help communicating with Spanish speaking families, please let Ms. Mendoza know.
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PTO Help
PTO requested parents' contact information so they could help support your classrooms. If you have that information, please turn the forms into the PTO mailbox. Thanks!
******VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICE******
Ms. May's class watched a BrainPop video about the scientific method to gain some knowledge about the process. Then completed each step in real-time, by conducting their own research. The problem was: Will milk react the same with Coca-Cola as it does with Coke Zero? The students came up with their own hypotheses. Then some volunteers came up and performed the experiment (adding milk to each). Students drew and labeled our observations as time lapsed 3 minutes, 45 minutes, and 3 days later. They were really excited to check in on Monday! They even brought up “chemical” on their own! One student asked if we drank chemicals and if we were going to learn more about “this stuff” this year!!
*************CALENDAR OF EVENTS**********
Monday, August 21st
Get ready for Solar Eclipse!!!
PLCs with Roberts - Portable
2:55 - Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, August 23rd
PLCs with Hess and Madej - Room 123
Thursday, August 24th
2:55 pm - PLC Meetings
Friday, August 25th
7:30 am - SGC Meeting - Room 123
*****************BIRTHDAYS! ******************
Happy belated birthday to Allison Rosenbaum whose birthday was the 17th!!!! Happy birthday to Hannah Rome TODAY!!! We hope you have a wonderful birthday!!
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