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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.  ~Albert Camus

Week of October 31 – November 4

31 – Mon - CARE/SRC 8:00 Rm. 4 2^nd Grade

1 – Tue –    6:30 – 7:30 Reflections Recognition MPR

2 – Wed –   Evaluation and Conference

3– Thur –    Art Committee Meeting

4 – Fri –      Student of the Month lunch

Week of November 7 – November 11

7 – Mon -    CARE/SRC 8:00 Rm. 4 KG Grade

8 – Tue –     

9 – Wed –   Evaluation and Conference

                     1:30 – 2:30 Support Center Training

10 - Thur –  1:00 – 2:00 Veteran’s Day Assembly - MPR

                     3:30 Staff Meeting – Refreshments provided by Donna, Jill and Lynn

11 – Fri –    Veteran’s Day – No School

Cold and Flu Season

If you are feeling sick and think you need a substitute to cover for you, please input your request in the evening as we have a better chance to get coverage than if you wait and input in the morning. 

Copier

Our copier in the workroom has had some issues lately and it appears that the opening and closing of the drawer to input paper is causing it to age quickly.  Can you please use the bypass tray only as it will breakdown and jam less?  Robyn and I would be more than happy to show you how to do a double-sided copy with out having to open the paper drawer.  Also, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO FIX THE MACHINE YOURSELF.  We will assist at any time if the machine jams or appears not to be working.  We just need to know.

Printer Courtesy

Ever wonder where that document goes when you hit print and it isn’t where you thought it would be?  At the bottom right hand corner of the computer you are using, a white pop-up shows what printer your document was sent to.  You need to pick up document(s) right away because if you don’t and the printer has ran out of paper, the next person that loads the printer gets your document printed on their paper.  (If you don’t have this pop-up, your computer has not been reimaged.  If you would like it reimaged, provide me with your computer id/bar code and room number and I will request a ticket from ITC.)

Pink Delivery Slips

If you have a pink delivery slip, you can put it back in its holder by the mailboxes and claim your delivery at the front office.  We don’t need to see the slip and it saves us 42 steps a day =)!

Photo/Name

Last week, I sent a list to each teacher that has a student(s) that parents requested not be photographed or names published.  Please check with the office or with your list prior to adding student’s name or photo to any publishing (newsletters included).

Kitchen Duty

Ever wonder who washes that cup or fork that you put in the sink on Monday to soak and then forget?  Please wash your utensils and dishes while you are at the sink.  The dish washing fairy doesn’t visit very often!

Daylight Savings Time

It ends November 6, 2011 at 2:00 AM.  Fall back in to bed and enjoy one extra hour of sleep!

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"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." ~ Dalai Lama XIV

Week of October 24 – 28

24 – Mon -  CARE/SRC 8:00 Rm. 4  1^st Grade

                     9:00 – 1:15 Health Screening Grades K- 3 and 5^th

                     Pizza with the Principal

                     3:30 Lit/Math Meeting

25 – Tue –  2:40 PTA Fundraiser Kickoff MPR

                     No Elementary Steel Band Today

26 – Wed – Individual Planning

27 – Thur – 8:00 Safety Meeting  

                    Dictionaries being delivered from Kiwanis Member for 3^rd grade

                    3:30 CSIP/RTI  

28 – Fri –   10:30 Emergency Drill (Lockdown)

                    6:30 – 8:30 PTA Trunk or Treat

Week of October 31 – November 4

31 – Mon - CARE/SRC 8:00 Rm. 4 2^nd Grade

1 – Tue –    6:30 – 7:30 Reflections Recognition

2 – Wed –   Evaluation and Conference

3– Thur –    Art Committee Meeting

4 – Fri –      Student of the Month lunch

Monday, Health Screening

Health Screening Schedule Monday, October 24 in Small Gym and Room 2 (hearing screening)  If you need to trade times with another class, please make sure the office has been notified as this is where we will send our volunteer to gather classes.

Time	Teacher	Room
9:15 - 9:30	Clarendon	3
9:25 - 9:40	Clarendon	3
9:40-10:00	Clerget	1
9:55-10:10	Barrett	8
10:10 - 10:30	Patterson	11
10:25 - 10:40	Fox	5
10:35 - 10:55	Ellis	6
10:55 - 11:15	Strobel	7
11:15 - 11:30	Holland	18
11:25 - 11:45	Core, J.	15
11:45 - 12:00	Zuehlsdorff	10
12:05 - 12:35	Lunch Screening team
12:45 - 1:15	Clerget	1

Pizza with the Principal

Names of students drawn from our Viking Victories that will have Pizza with the Principal and Mrs. Utti will bring to your class to send home in Thursday folders.  Please make sure they go home on 10/19 as we have our first date on Monday, Oct. 24.

Student of the Month

We will be starting to celebrate our Student of the Month the first Friday of November 11/4, please send your nominations (student name and reason for selection) to the office for letters to be created.  New teachers, check with your teaching partner for assistance.

Approved Volunteers

Please check the Y drive in the Faculty File for Volunteers Approved to see who has been approved.  Let me know if you need help getting in.

Schedules

If you have had changes to your classroom schedule or para schedule, please make sure the office has the latest edition

What is happening this week!

You must be the change you want to see in the world.  Mahatma Gandhi

Week of October 17 – 21

17 – Mon - CARE/SRC 8:00 Rm. 4 KG Grade

                     9:30 Bus Evacuation Drills (please watch video before drill)

18 – Tue –     

19 – Wed – Individual Planning

                     Elementary Secretary Meeting 1:30 – 3:00 (Office will be closed)

20 – Thur – 8:00 Art Committee Meeting Laura’s office

                     3:30 Staff Meeting Library

21 – Fri –    PALS Art Forum Seattle (Laura)

                     3:30 PTA Meeting

Week of October 24 – 28

24 – Mon - CARE/SRC 8:00 Rm.  1^st Grade

                     9:00 – 1:15 Health Screening Grades K- 3 and 5^th

                     3:30 Lit/Math Meeting

25 – Tue –     

26 – Wed – Individual Planning

27 – Thur –8:00 Safety Meeting  

                     3:30 CSIP/RTI  

28 – Fri –

Please sign out

If you are leaving the building during the school day (Wednesdays included), please sign out in the office.  A clipboard and sign-out sheet will be located at the front counter.  If a group is leaving, one person can sign-out all.  Make sure to sign-in or call upon return.  You can also call the office to be signed out.

First Aid/CPR/AED

If you have current certification, please let the office know if you haven’t already.

Health Screening

Health Screening Schedule Monday, October 24 in Small Gym and Room 2 (hearing screening)  If you need to trade times with another class, please make sure the office has been notified as this is where we will send our volunteer to gather classes.

Time	Teacher	Room
9:15 - 9:30	Clarendon	3
9:25 - 9:40	Clarendon	3
9:40-10:00	Clerget	1
9:55-10:10	Barrett	8
10:10 - 10:30	Patterson	11
10:25 - 10:40	Fox	5
10:35 - 10:55	Ellis	6
10:55 - 11:15	Strobel	7
11:15 - 11:30	Holland	18
11:25 - 11:45	Core, J.	15
11:45 - 12:00	Zuehlsdorff	10
12:05 - 12:35	Lunch Screening team
12:45 - 1:15	Clerget	1

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We cannot choose the things that will happen to us.  But we can choose the attitude we will take toward anything that happens.  Success or failure depends on your attitude.  Alfred A. Montapert

Week of October 10 – 11

10 – Mon - CARE/SRC 8:00 Rm. 4 6th Grade

11 – Tue –     

12 – Wed – Collaboration and Teaming

13 – Thur –

14 – Fri –  Snack Friday starts today at recess

Week of October 17 – 21

17 – Mon - CARE/SRC 8:00 Rm. 4 KG Grade

                     9:30 Bus Evacuation Drills

18 – Tue –     

19 – Wed – Individual Planning

20 – Thur – 8:00 Art Committee Meeting Laura’s office

                     3:30 Staff Meeting Library

21 – Fri –

Bus Drills

There is a video that we would like the students to view prior to the actual drills, it is located on the share drive at  Y:/Student Learning/Transportation /Bus Evacuation Video.

Approved Volunteers

A list of approved volunteers was put in your box.  If the word Video appears next to their name, they have not watched the required video.  It’s approximately 12 minutes and can be done prior to their volunteering in the classroom.

Translator

If you still have a need for a translator for your conferences, please make sure I am aware.  The only ones I have scheduled at this time are for 10/12 for Mrs. Clerget and Mrs. Paul.

Snack Friday

Snacks will be sold by our PTA at recess starting 10/14.  Snacks are 25 cents each and the volunteer that is selling them will have them on a cart.  If it’s a nice day, they will sell outside under the play shed.  If it’s not so nice outside, they will sell right inside the door of the Primary hall during Primary recess or Intermediate hallway during Intermediate recess.

Stipend

Are you interested?  Please respond to Laura’s email.

Reminder (from John Parker email)

The elementary math cadre met last Thursday and identified areas that we need to provide teachers with additional support to continue with our implementation of Bridges. For this purpose, we are scheduling two evenings of math collaboration facilitated by Janis Heigl aimed at providing some organization and planning support for teachers.

The dates of the opportunity are:

·         Kindergarten through Grade 2 teachers: Thursday, October 13; 4:00-7:00pm, Rogers High School Commons

·         Grade 3 through Grade 5 teachers: Thursday, October 27; 4:00-7:00pm, Site TBD

Please sign up on the staff development website for either opportunity by October 11 so we can adequately prepare for each session.