12.15

Hi All, 

Apologies for the delayed blogpost. I'm feeling the pre-vacation craziness too. I hope that you all had good weekends and that you're continue to evade the germs that are circulating! 

I also wanted to send a huge Thank You to you all for supporting and making Friday a success. It was lovely to circulate around the building and see you all connecting with students in new ways. Please give your feedback here. 

Shout Outs 

• Josh and Lucia for helping cover in Chuck's absence 
• Brittany for the push to make Gifts for Giving happen and for all the support with groups and sorting! 

News and Announcements 

• Please welcome Robin Gannon as Annalissa's long term substitute. She will be with us 5 days a week with some modified hours. Robin has been a teacher in our district for 41 years. She comes to us with a strong desire to help kids and is already a team player. We're ironing out her schedule. Welcome Robin. 
• The second round of iReady Diagnostic is coming up soon. The window is from January 6th to the 31st. Here is a link from iReady about helping kids getting ready for the diagnostic. Gearing Up for 2nd Diagnostic
• Note: We will get to do some data comparison from Fall/Winter in small and large groups in January. I'm interested to see what it looks like, I hope you are too. 

• I want to give a shoutout to you all for increasing the percentage of students hitting the 30min mark by 8% percent last week! We are also still seeing a high passage rate which is fantastic. Keep it up! :) 

• Here is a great article about the importance of explicitly teaching Executive Functioning skills. Many of these skills directly link to our Transferable Skills district wide. Remember we can't hold kids accountable for something that we haven't explicitly taught them! I know I can find myself falling into the they should know this "by osmosis" trap with some of these skills. I have some more resources and am happy to talk about this more if you'd like. 

12 Reasons to Teach Executive Functioning Skills Explicitly

                        Here is an explicit teaching checklist if you'd like to check it out. 

• Staff Meeting: 
• I will meet with the support staff first from 3:00-3:15. We will join as a group at 3:15 and then I have a few tasks for us to finish before the break. 

Reminder: 

• Please enter through the main doors of our building to the greatest extent possible. It's preserves the integrity of our emergency exits and ensures that all doors that are supposed to be lock stay that way. 
• I have started to lock the door to the "attic" so that no student(s) go up there unexpectedly. This creates a massive safety hazard. Please bring your key if you need to go up there. 

What's Happening at Berlin?

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday	Staff Meeting 3:10- 4:45 Board Meeting--All Virtual
Thursday
Friday

Where is Celia?

Monday
Tuesday	WCLT Meeting 8:00-12:30 **Out Principal's Meeting 12:30-1:00  **Out  Student Meeting 1:00-1:45 Student Meeting 2:30
Wednesday	Observation 9:30-10:30  Student Meeting 12:00 Staff Meeting 3:10-4:45 Board Meeting 6:00---???
Thursday	Special Ed Meeting  8:15 Conference Room  Meeting 10:00 Student Meeting 2:00 District Safety Team meeting 3:00-4:00
Friday	Student Meeting 9:15 Meeting 1:00

12.8

 

Hi All, 

What a winter wonderland we've entered! I hope that you all had a good weekend. I wanted to take a moment and thank you all for all you do for our young people everyday. Students get their needs meet and it's clear that you are all working hard to meet each kids where they are at. 

I also wanted to apologize for my typo in our weekly update. We are not in school from 12/23-1/1 not 12/13-1/1. I have corrected the error in the newsletter. 

As the germs are flying around our building please encourage students to do the following: 

• Wash hands frequently 
• Cover their coughs when they sneeze 
• Hydrate 

If you have concerns about a child's health please consult Erin Mullaney. 

Shoutouts  

• Chef Jake for a wonderful meal last week at the board meeting 
• Deborah for covering for PK---you rock! 
• All staff for a great start of a conversation about data in our building. I'm excited to see what the January data brings us. 
• Megan Mitchell for updating the Weekly Team Meeting Plan

News and Announcements 

• Our Humanity and Justice Coalition is getting our regularly scheduled meetings back up and going. They are open to anyone interested in participating. Please meet us in the conference room at 8:15 tomorrow morning. We will be meeting with a representative from a program called Reading to End Racism.
• Mandatory Trainings---I got a list this past week of staff members who have not completed their mandatory trainings. 😟 Please check in your Vector portal and ensure that you have completed your trainings ASAP. I will be sending emails and following up in person. 
• Staff Meeting
• Budget Update
• Gifts for Giving/Holiday Bazaar 
• Schedule 
• Needs?
• Project Tutorial 
• Quick Read Article--RC around vacations
• Here's a snapshot of last week's MyPath Usage. Our, lesson passage is looking great! As a reminder we are aiming for a minimum of 30 mins of MyPath usage per student per week. This is differentiated instruction at each child's level with minimal need for teacher prep! 

What's Happening at Berlin?

Monday	Humanity and Justice Team Meeting 8:15
Tuesday
Wednesday	Staff Meeting 3:10- 4:45
Thursday
Friday	Community Day/Gifts for Giving

Where is Celia?

Monday	Meet at CO 3:00  Curriculum Council 3:45-5:30
Tuesday	Principal's Meeting 12:30-1:30   Student Meeting 1:45
Wednesday	Staff Meeting 3:10-4:45
Thursday	Budget Work Session 1:00-3:30 **Celia Out**
Friday	Community Day/Gifts for Giving

12.1

 

Hi All, 

I hope that you all had a great vacation and that the time off was what you needed! We had a week that was full of all of the things family, fun and food. I can't believe that we are in the month of December. This first part of the year has scurried by so quickly! Thank you to everyone for making it such a great start of the year. 

News and Announcements 

• PAW it up for the week---remember 5 positives to every correction. Prompt kids for the behavior that you are looking for and then notice when they do it. 
• Snow at Recess---Quick Reminders
• Boundaries remain the same
• No snowballs---snow may be thrown at a designated *by adult* target 
• Kids need to have snow pants in order to play in the snow, please encourage appropriate gear. I know this can be a sticky spot for 5/6. 
• Please remember to wash your hands and encourage your kids to do the same, there's a lot of ick going around right now.
• Staff Meeting---We will cover the following: 
• Guest Presenter--Arlyn B.--SWANK Licensing
• Community Winter Celebration
• Other celebrations (?)
• Nuts and Bolts 
• Responsive Classroom Articles 
• Quick Read---Discipline Response
• Revisiting Classroom Rules
  

What's Happening at Berlin?

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday	Staff Meeting  Board Meeting @BES
Thursday	Coffee and Conversations with Steven 8:00-9:00
Friday	Team Meetings--- 5/6, 4, 2

Where is Celia?

Monday	9:30 Interview  10:30 Lori/Celia Check In  1:00 Meeting with SS
Tuesday	WCLT/Principal's Meeting after WCLT---Celia Out until 1:30  Student Meeting 3:30
Wednesday	Staff Meeting Board Meeting 6:00
Thursday	Coffee and Conversations with Steven Celia and Susanne Check In 10:00  Student Meeting 2:30
Friday	7:30-8:30 LAU Meeting  10:00 Observation  11:00 Elementary Principals Meeting  Team Meetings