April 22nd, 2019

Monday Notes 4.22.19

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GMAS  

GMAS testing for 5th grade continues TODAY and tomorrow!!! Below are a few friendly reminders! 

Testing will begin for small groups by 8:00 and homerooms will begin at 8:10. Please be as quiet as possible in the hallways during transitions. No announcement will be made. 

Devices and Internet: Please do NOT have your students on devices during testing. We would like all students off the internet until the announcement is made that testing is over. This even includes computers with a blue cord. (Time frame probably 8:00 am-10:00 am) 

Please turn off your phone’s access to the school’s WIFI. 

Please refrain from using email during the testing period (approximately 8:00 am-10:00 am)

Recess: Please refrain from going out to recess until the announcement has been made. 

Volunteers: Please remember we will not have volunteers during the 8:00-10:30 time frame today and tomorrow. Parents are welcome to eat with their children during lunch if requested (PreK-5th) 

Announcement:  An announcement will be made once all of testing is complete. 

Make-Up Testing: Make-Up testing will be Wednesday and Thursday. Testing will begin at 9:00 am in the Computer Lab and Ms. Eigel's Classroom. Thank you for keeping students quiet during this testing time!  

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iReady Diagnostic Testing

Beginning today, all 2nd and 4th graders will take the iReady Math End of Year Diagnostic. Testing will be conducted in the computer lab during the following time slots:

2nd Grade 7:55-9:00 (24th-1st) 

4th Grade 1:00 pm-2:30 pm

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Hound Bowl Participants

Please join me in congratulating and cheering for the following students who will participate in the Hound Dog Math Tournament this weekend:

Please also join me in thanking the following staff members who are supporting the teams: Kerstin Long, Sarah Ittig, Susie Kim, Maddie Vavala, and Leigha Jones!!!  We couldn't do it without you!

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PKES

PKES employees: please complete your Self-Assessment between now and April 30th. All PKES summative assessments will be completed in May and conferences will be scheduled if needed. For questions, please see Pitchford or DiBartolo. 

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TKES Formatives

Formative Observations for all FULL employees and some FLEX employees will be announced and begin after testing. Every employee evaluated using TKES has to have a summative conference. That will be scheduled after your formative. If you have any questions, please ask! 

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HPES 1st Annual Cornhole Tournament

The following teams will be competing in the 1st Annual Cornhole Tournament:

Eigel/Negrin - Acronyms

Mahle/DiDartolo - Tequila Mockingbird

Lay/Bradshaw - Hole in your Bra = A Lay

Collins/Jones - Tri Tri Again

Cole/Ittig - Unicornholes

Nobles/Silverman - Shut Your Hole! 

Salmons/Coachman - The Holey Moleys

Roberts/Hess - Corn to be Wild

Sapp/Berric - Marley and Me

Mendoza/Dickie - Saucey Sweet

Churchwell/May - Queen Bees

Clarke/Reeves - The Cool Librarians

Pitchford/Parker - Pitch..... Pleeease!!!

Jackson/Zeller - Front Office Queens

Todd/Cornibe - Hot Toddy and Corn(hole)ibe

Vavala/Faison - Undigestible

Gilmore/Laudel - Cornstars

D.Johnson/Rocabado - Corndogs

Barnes/Syed - The Kernels

Hayes/Simon - Hazed and Confused

Madej/Long - It was a "Long" shot but we "Madej" it!! 

Gochnauer/Mitchell  - Special Corn

An email will be sent explaining the rules and bracket. Good luck everyone!!!!

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KSU Update

Schedule: I will be supporting High Point virtually on Tuesday 4/23 and Thursday 4/25

Notes: Did you know you can build a template class in Google Classroom that you can copy year to year? Make a space matching how you'd like your ideal classroom to look, then copy and personalize the template at the start of the year. Read more advice, tips and tricks here, https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/how-to-create-a-class-template-in-google-classroom/

Highlights: Curious about what we do at iTeach? Check out this Smore site, https://www.smore.com/yawk9, that shares amazing summer learning opportunities with our team at KSU!

*************CALENDAR OF EVENTS**********

Monday, April 22nd

GMAS Testing for 5th - Science

Tuesday, April 23rd
GMAS Testing for 5th - Social Studies
2:55 - NKOB and Para PLCs

Wednesday, April 24th 
Coach PLCs during Specials
GMAS Make-Up Testing 

Thursday, April 25th
GMAS Make-Up Testing
2:55 - PLCs

Friday, April 26th 

*****************BIRTHDAYS! ******************

Happy belated birthday to Taylor Johnson last week!!! And happy birthday to Kathleen Gochnauer and Derick Johnson on the 28th!!! We hope you have a great birthday!