May 20th, 2019

Monday Notes 5.20.19

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Riverwood Graduates Walk

The Riverwood High School graduates, who attended High Point, will be walking the halls TODAY!!!! There were several students who had to take one last final exam so the walk has been changed from the afternoon to 10:00 am.

We will make an announcement a few minutes prior to the walk so that you can get your students settled in the hallway. Please don't have your students go into the hallway until the announcement has been made. 

We will play the graduation music and we encourage our students to stand and clap for these graduates. And realize that that will be them someday!!!! Thank you for supporting them and explaining what is occurring with your students. 

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Boss of the Toss Winners!

Congratulations to Team Toddy and Cornholibe for winning the 1st Annual Boss of the Toss Cornhole Competition!!!!

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Social Studies Textbooks Discard Tomorrow

As a reminder, the county is coming to pick up all of our Social Studies textbooks so you will need to bring them to the 5th grade hallway (near the teacher's workroom) tomorrow!!!

*Bring all TEs and student editions(only) from your classrooms and book rooms and place neatly against the wall by grade level signs. 

*Send all SS consumables home with students.

Any questions, ask Hess

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Returning Math Materials

If you are returning any Title I math materials to Long, please label your items with Post-it Notes.

Thank you!

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Trash or Treasure

This Wednesday, teachers can place their own personal items that are gently used and might be wanted by others out in the hallway beginning at 2:45. All items left in the hallway will be THROWN AWAY by Derick and Harry Thursday morning.

If you are unsure about an item, please ask. We want to make sure we are making the right decision regarding school items!!

Please do not place unwanted items in book rooms or teacher lounges. Thank you!!! 

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TKES Sign-Offs

Once you have your last formative evaluation and summative conference, you need to make sure you have signed-off on EVERYTHING. Please make sure you see green checks next to each of the following areas: 

Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards

Mid Year Conference

Teacher Effectiveness Measure

Example of FLEX employee: 

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Shred, Keep or Send Home

Many of you have asked these questions… see below for what to do with what and how:

1. Doctor’s notes- KEEP for 2 years

2. Hand written parent excuse for absence- KEEP for 2 years

3. Tardy slips- TOSS

4. Graded work from this year- SEND HOME- tests, center work, etc…

5. DFACS referrals- KEEP

6. Work folders from last year- take papers out and send home OR shred

7. Boxed work from years past- shred- county will come and pick up the boxes-  

        label it TO SHRED and we will let you know where to bring it to.

8. Conference notes- shred or keep- up to you

For those items that say KEEP, we will be giving each team a large manila envelope to store these items in. Label the envelope with: your grade level, the school year, and the contents(what's inside the envelope). Each teacher can paper clip or binder clip their items and stick inside the envelope.

*Envelopes will be handed into Hess. 

Anything you are unsure about, please ask.

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Links

Summer Contact Link:  https://forms.gle/NTt1KVtKEkEa7FnX9

Classroom Repair Form: https://forms.gle/2mCHE4LoriJKQ8sS9

Homework/Thursday Folder Form: https://forms.gle/yjKVUpGnr1HXP49HA

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KSU Updates

Schedule: I will be on campus at HPES on Tuesday 5/21 to help with devices, and I'll be supporting classes virtually on Thursday 5/23.

Highlights: Thanks to those grade levels who have reached out to me about support I can offer to your team in preparation for the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. Even though I won't be at High Point next year, I'll be around this summer...so feel free to put me to work!

Notes: Congratulations on making it to the last week of school! Still need ways to keep students engaged through the last day, check out these Thinglink images - click on the 'dots' over the images to see Hyperlinks to various videos! ... 1) Summer Videos, https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1183092161671856129 2) How to Draw Animals, https://www.thinglink.com/scene/919409314592980994. 

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

Monday, May 20th

8:00-9:00 - Fulton Virtual Schools Parent Meeting in the Media Center
10:00 am - Riverwood High School Senior Walk
2nd Grade Move Up Day
2nd Grade EOY Party
2:55 - End of Year NKOB Meeting

Tuesday, May 21st
PreK EOY Party
Kindergarten EOY Party
3rd Grade EOY Party
1st Grade Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, May 22nd  
8:00 - 5th Grade Completion Ceremony 
1st Grade EOY Party
4th Grade EOY Party
2:55 - PBIS End of Year Meeting

Thursday, May 23rd
5th Grade Ice Cream Social 
Last Day of School!!!!
School-wide Dance Dismissal @ 2:30 pm

Friday, May 24th
Post-Planning Day

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

Happy birthday to Sarah Ittig and Susie Kim on the 29th!! We hope you have a wonderful birthday! 

We would also like to wish the following staff members a happy birthday over the summer!!!!!
Collins - June 1st
Spears - June 2nd
Riendeau - June 5th 
Jackson - June 12th
Eigel - June 14th
Blinder - June 16th
Kelley Williams - June 26th
Mendoza - July 1st
Espinoza - July 2nd 
Kathryn Roberts - July 8th
Berric and DiBartolo - July 14th
May - July 21st
Gopal - July 27th
Caramelo - July 28th 

May 13th, 2019

Monday Notes 5.13.19

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GMAS Make-Up Testing

GMAS make-up testing will be today and tomorrow for our fourth grade students. Please make sure you keep your students as quiet as possible in the hallways and in the classrooms. We will make an announcement once testing is complete so classes can go outside for recess.

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Safety

In light of recent events, we have to remain diligent in our efforts to have a safe and secure environment for staff and students. 

Please make sure you are closing windows in the afternoon, not propping open any doors, keeping your keys on you at all times, and are limiting the amount of time individual students are leaving the classroom. 

If you have any concerns or questions regarding this, please see Pitchford or DiBartolo. Thanks!!

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FCS Strategic Plan Survey

We are committed as a district to supporting our people and culture as an important pillar of our Strategic Plan 2022.  As a school, we need your valuable input to know how we are doing! This feedback will be informative of our work at the local school level and will also help us to identify possible next steps we should take to meet our goals.

Please share your overall experience by taking this 10-minute survey via the link provided below.  Your responses will be reported anonymously.  And, thank you to those who have already provided your responses.  

The survey will continue to be open through Friday, May 17, 2019.  We thank you in advance for your important feedback.  

Please click https://tinyurl.com/Fulton2022 to provide your input.  

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Field Day

PK-2nd  8:15-10:45

3rd-5th   11:00-1:30

Field day packets will be placed in your mailbox this week.  Please look it over prior to field day. 

PK-2: Please try your best to follow the order of stations.  We had to cut some stations due to construction this year.

Grades 3-5: Please monitor your kids in the water event stations.  In the past, the biggest complaint from volunteers is when kids are dunking their heads in the buckets, not listening, etc.  The volunteers will probably soak your kids with the water hose, just remind them to follow the rules.  

I will place a water hose in the carpool area for you to spray your kids!!  

ALL: Please be mindful that parents volunteering and supporting the stations during field day are NOT in charge of discipline. 

Rules and expectations for each station should be explained prior and each staff member is in charge of closely monitoring students to make sure they are having fun in a safe and respectful manner! Each station should be left as you found it for the next class. 

This should be a FUN day for your kids. Please refrain was taking away stations unless there is a discipline issue DURING field day. Otherwise, students should not lose field day for classroom behavior. 

We also want YOU to enjoy it.  All other staff will be assigned to a homeroom or a grade level for extra support. 

HAVE FUN!

If you have any questions about field day, please see Ms. Bearden.

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TKES Sign-Offs

Once you have your last formative evaluation and summative conference, you need to make sure you have signed-off on EVERYTHING. Please make sure you see green checks next to each of the following areas: 

Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards

Mid Year Conference

Teacher Effectiveness Measure

Example of FLEX employee: 

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Report Card Timeline

May 13th - Grades are DUE TODAY

May 14th - Report Cards and Checklist will be placed in mailboxes by noon

May 14th and 15th - Review Grades and Peer Reviews

May 16th - Place Grades in Admin Rep mailbox by 3 p.m.

May 17th - Admin Checks

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Culture and Climate Committee

Staff End of the Year Party is scheduled for this Thursday, May 16th from 3:00-5:00 pm at Santorini’s!  Please make sure you sign-up today. We need a head-count to tell the restaurant. Payments can be made by cash or Venmo. 

Can't wait to see everyone there!!!

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KSU Update

Schedule: I will be on campus at High Point on Tuesday 5/14 as well as Wednesday 5/16. I will be supporting teachers virtually on Friday 5/17.

Notes: To celebrate the last day of school on Thursday 5/23, I will be hosting virtual connections with classes interested to...

• take students on 'tours' of amusement parks around the world/popular vacation spots

• read aloud from summer-themed children's books

• play interactive 'Teacher VS Student' games

If you'd like to join in on the fun, fill out your info onto this form - https://forms.gle/5c7P9BjUR6yBfjfRA

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Shred, Keep or Send Home

Many of you have asked these questions… see below for what to do with what and how:

1. Doctor’s notes- KEEP for 2 years

2. Hand written parent excuse for absence- KEEP for 2 years

3. Tardy slips- TOSS

4. Graded work from this year- SEND HOME- tests, center work, etc…

5. DFACS referrals- KEEP

6. Work folders from last year- take papers out and send home OR shred

7. Boxed work from years past- shred- county will come and pick up the boxes-  

        label it TO SHRED and we will let you know where to bring it to.

8. Conference notes- shred or keep- up to you

For those items that say KEEP, we will be giving each team a large manila envelope to store these items in. Label the envelope with: your grade level, the school year, and the contents(what's inside the envelope). Each teacher can paper clip or binder clip their items and stick inside the envelope.

*Envelopes will be handed into Hess. 

Anything you are unsure about, please ask.

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Links

Summer Contact Link:  https://forms.gle/NTt1KVtKEkEa7FnX9

Classroom Repair Form: https://forms.gle/2mCHE4LoriJKQ8sS9

Homework/Thursday Folder Form: https://forms.gle/yjKVUpGnr1HXP49HA

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

Monday, May 13th

Kindergarten Collegial 
4th Grade GMAS Make-Ups

Tuesday, May 14th
1st Grade Collegial
4th Grade GMAS Make-Ups
Everybody Wins Party @ 8:00 am
2:50 - Faculty Meeting in Media Center

Wednesday, May 15th  
2nd Grade Collegial
7:30 am - PTO Parent Meeting
8:00 am - Title I Parent Meeting
9:00 am - ESOL Parent Meeting
5th Grade Ridgeview Park Picnic
3rd Grade Move-Up Day

Thursday, May 16th
Field Day!!!!!
End of Year Staff Party @ 3:00!!!

Friday, May 17th
Kindergarten Move-Up Day
1st Grade Move-Up Day
4th Grade Move-Up Day
3rd Grade Collegial
ESOL Monitoring Notes Due
Numeracy Data Due

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

Happy birthday to Lori Simon on the 19th!! We hope you have a wonderful birthday! 

May 6th, 2019

Monday Notes 5.6.19

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GMAS 4th Grade

GMAS Testing begins this week for our fourth grade students. The entire building will be in test-taking mode just like we were for the 3rd and 5th graders.

The Media Center will be closed until at least 11:00 each day. 

Students will be testing in the computer lab so please do not go through the media center walkway to go to specials. 

4th grade lunch and specials will stay the same.

There will be no announcement to start testing however we will make an announcement when all testing is complete for the day.

Classes may go to recess once an email is sent giving the all clear. 

Please be mindful while walking in the halls and transitioning to specials.

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Staff Apparel

We have a new school brand/logo that will roll-out in August and we want to celebrate our new brand with apparel for our staff members! If you are returning next year, please go to the front office mail room to choose either: 

•           a 3/4 zipper pull over 

                           OR

•  a t-shirt (women's v-neck and men's crew neck) 

The color will be different but there are sample sizes for you to try on if you wish. 

Once you know which one you prefer, please write the size next to the item name. Leave the other item BLANK. 

Please have your choices by Friday!   Questions? Ask Zeller or Pitchford 

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Google Classroom IB Portfolio Creation for 3rd, 4th, 5th 

Below are the times you scheduled with Hannah and Roberts on Tuesday, May 14th, for creating your student's IB Portfolio in their Google Drive! Each student will need a device so please plan accordingly!

We'll be coming to your classroom for 20 minutes to instruct them on setting up their portfolio. As discussed earlier, you may need to allow students additional time to transfer their documents depending on the volume they may have. You may determine when that can happen!

Ittig- 8:00-8:20

Faison – 8:30- 8:50

Watts - 8:55- 9: 15

Oliver 9:25-9:45  

Silverman 9:45-10:05

Vavala –  10:10 - 10:30

Gilmore  10:30- 10: 50

Collins- 11-11:20

Dixon 11:20-11:40

Hawkins 11:40-12

Nobles- 12:45-1:05

May- 1:05-1:25

Please take time before May 14th to review these steps to creating an IB Portfolio on Google Drive with your students as well as storing work within the folder. We will be helping you with this process, but will need your help to guide students! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EUYnFpgB12Cen45bLAL-KqWr30NHzcP5ZUhAohOvheg

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Report Card Timeline

May 13th - Grades are DUE

May 14th - Report Cards and Checklist will be placed in mailboxes by noon

May 14th & 15th - Review Grades and Peer Reviews

May 16th - Place Grades in Admin Rep mailbox by 3 p.m.

May 17th - Admin Checks

May 20th - Last Chance to make any grade corrections

May 21st – Report Cards will be printed

May 22nd – Report Cards will be placed in mailboxes 

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Culture and Climate Committee

Staff End of the Year Party is scheduled for Thursday, May 16th from 3:00-5:00 pm at Santorini’s! 

It’s an amazing new Greek restaurant at 4600 Roswell Road. 

There will be generous portions of food set up buffet style for us in an open indoor/outdoor space. 

$10 can be paid in cash or Venmo to @Bridget-Mahle

A sign-up is located in the front office. Please sign up by May 13th. 

Can’t wait to celebrate each other this last month of school! 

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PBIS: Focus Playground

Mr. DiBartolo and the entire PBIS Committee are asking that grade levels assign positions when outside at recess to reduce the increasing number of behavioral incidents. We all know how hard it is for students and teachers to have limited play areas. Let’s make sure we are keeping kids as safe as possible through the end of the year!

Social Reward: Freeze Pops and Pajama Party on May 17th at 2 p.m.

Students can purchase tickets to the party at the Buddy Bucks store. The ticket permits them to wear pajamas on the 17th and have yummy Freeze Pops!

PAWS Up Treat: Wendy’s coupon

Email Beth Owens the names of a boy and a girl who are showing PAWS Up behavior anywhere on campus!

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KSU Update

Schedule: I will be supporting High Point virtually on Tuesday 5/7 and I will be on campus on Thursday 5/9.

Notes: Seesaw encourages students to reflect on their knowledge and growth. Check out the Seesaw Library of activities to see options for celebrating all that your students have accomplished this year!

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

Monday, May 6th

4th Grade GMAS Begins

Tuesday, May 7th
1:15 pm - Oratorical Celebration
3:00 - Leadership Team Meeting Off Campus

Wednesday, May 8th  
College Spirit Wear 

Thursday, May 9th
2:55 - PLCs

Friday, May 10th
5th Grade Field Trip to Stone Mountain
F&P Due for Kindergarten 

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

There are no birthdays this week.