Wednesday, March 27, 2013


“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”  Eleanor Roosevelt

 Week of April 1 – April 5 Spring BREAK!!

Mon – 1     Sleep in, lounge on the couch

Tues –2     Read a book, Stay up late

Wed – 3    Go to the movies, go dancing

Thurs – 4   Relax, Rest, And Rejuvenate

Fri – 5       Restore, Renew, Revive

Week of April 8 – April 12 

Mon – 8    

Tues –9     5th Grade class to Olympia

3:45 PTA Meeting

Wed – 10   Principal Pro Dev

Thurs – 11 CSIP library

Fri – 12      Student of the Month


Remember ½ cup Thumbs up!  

Just a reminder!!!

1.   The food service cashier asks the first student in each classroom, "who is supervising your class today in the lunch line?" and then hands that adult the “½ cup = Thumbs Up” sign.

2.   Students go through the lines, exactly as they've always done. However, students are instructed to walk by the supervising adult (the one holding the sign) after they have gone through the salad bar, on their way back to the classroom.

3.   Supervising adult gives each student a "thumbs-up" if the student has the required, 1/2 cup of fruit or veggie on his/her meal tray. If not, the student is sent back to the salad bar or to the food service cashier. When the supervising adult leaves with their students, they pass the sign back to the food service cashier.

4.   If unsupervised students come into the meal service area, then the food service cashier holds/posts the ½ cup = Thumbs up sign. Students are required to return to the cashier station after they have gone through the salad bar. The food service cashier checks the students’ trays. Note: This may create slow service lines and problematic flow in some schools; however it fulfills the USDA regulatory requirement.

Have a safe and wonderful Spring Break!!!

Thursday, March 21, 2013


You attract people by the qualities you display.  You keep them by the qualities you possess. - Unknown

Week of March 25 – March 29

Mon – 25  
Tues –26   8:15 Safety Meeting
                Pizza with the principal
Wed – 27   Evaluation and Conference
Thurs – 28 8:00 PBIS Meeting
Fri – 29      Walk-a-Thon Kick-off Assembly (K-3 1:00) (4-6 1:20)

Week of April 1 – April 5 Spring BREAK!!

Mon – 1     Sleep in, lounge on the couch
Tues –2     Read a book, Stay up late
Wed – 3    Go to the movies, go dancing
Thurs – 4   Relax, Rest, And Rejuvenate
Fri – 5       Restore, Renew, Revive

Week of April 8 – April 12 

Mon – 8    
Tues –9     5th Grade class to Olympia
                        3:45 PTA Meeting
Wed – 10   Principal Pro Dev
Thurs – 11 CSIP library
Fri – 12      Student of the Month

Spirit Week

Show your spirit all week!

Monday – Sports
Tuesday – 80’s
Wednesday – College
Thursday – Hawaiian
Friday – Spinning Spirit

Student of the Month

Due to our SOM luncheon being on the Friday after we return from Spring Break, names and reasons will be due by 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 28.  Late submissions will not be accepted because of time crunch.  Letters will be in your box on Friday, March 29 to send home with student.
 

Thursday, March 14, 2013


“Don’t worry, be HAPPY.”  Bobby McFerrin Jr.

Week of March 18 – March 22

Mon – 18   Report cards go home

Tues –19   8:00 CARE Rm. 4

                Group Photos in MPR (10:00ish)

                Kindergarten Registration

Wed – 20   Evaluation and Conference

Thurs – 21 Bus Drills

                Staff Meeting

Fri – 22      PTA Girl’s Night Out

Week of March 25 – March 29

Mon – 25  

Tues –26   8:15 Safety Meeting

                Pizza with the principal

Wed – 27   Evaluation and Conference

Thurs – 28 8:00 PBIS Meeting

Fri – 29      Walk-a-Thon Kick-off Assembly (K-3 1:00) (4-6 1:20)


THANK YOU

Really appreciating all the help from staff on the Reading and Math Night!  I know it’s been said before, but it was an amazing night for parents, students and staff.  Great to see so many participate and have such an enjoyable time.

Student of the Month

Due to our SOM luncheon being on the Friday after we return from Spring Break, names and reasons will be due by 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 28.  Late submissions will not be accepted because of time crunch.  Letters will be in your box on Friday, March 29 to send home with student.

Nurse’s office visits

We are seeing a lot of the same students coming in to the nurse’s office repeatedly.  Please remember if student is not “bleeding or barfing” to have them rest their head on their desk for ten minutes before sending them to the nurse.  Reminder, our nurse is here on Tuesdays and we have a health assistant on Fridays, however, the aforementioned still applies.

Events and Newsletters

Please, please, please send or email a copy of any correspondence you are sending home with students to the office. We value professionalism and it helps to know what is going on in the building.

Safety

Remember to report any safety concerns that you have to our safety committee so we can make sure to address as soon as possible.

Thursday, March 7, 2013


Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.

Mother Teresa

Week of March 11 – March 15

Mon – 11   Beginning of “Classified Week” (see note below)

Tues –12   8:00 CARE Rm. 4

                Report cards due to Collette

                6:00 Math/Reading Night

Wed – 13   No Early Release

Thurs – 14 Treat Day for Classified

2:50 Pennies for Patients kick-off assembly

Fri – 15      AR Cut-off 2nd Trimester

                Early Dismissal (8:45 – 12:21)

                Individual Planning

Week of March 18 – March 22

Mon – 18   Report cards go home

Tues –19   8:00 CARE Rm. 4

                Group Photos in MPR (10:00ish)

                Kindergarten Registration

Wed – 20   Evaluation and Conference

Thurs – 21 Bus Drills

                Staff Meeting

Fri – 22      PTA Girl’s Night Out

Our Classified Staff is Sweet!   (Let’s make it GREAT!)

1.  Each grade level will be responsible for one day of the week to give these 19 wonderful people a little treat or note of thanks in their mailboxes.  It can be a purchased item with a note attached or something free like a card/homemade bookmark/saying.  The important thing is that each day they are recognized for their dedication to our school. 

2.  Thursday:  A Day of Sweets (and Snacks).  Due to the various schedules of our classified staff, I thought it would be great to be able to snack throughout the entire day on appetizer-type foods and sweet treats.  This would allow for people to pop in and out as their schedules allow. 

Here is who is responsible for each day of the week:
    Monday:  Kinder and First and Alyssa
    Tuesday:  2nd and 3rd and Rachel
    Wednesday:  4th and Jason and Traci
    Thursday:  Jill, Donna and Kathy and Tina
    Friday:  Office and Specialists (lib/PE/Mus)
**if i did not assign you a day, please join a day/grade level.  :)

A note from ITC

If you show withdrawn students on your TAC Report Card List...The students should fall off of their TAC Report Card List. However, we are aware of a problem of inactive students showing up on the Grid View in TAC when entering report cards. When the teacher accesses the competency entry by List, the inactive students do not show up. Until we have a resolution from the vendor, the teacher will have to ignore those inactive students when viewing by Grid. If an inactive student is showing up on both the Grid and the List please have the teacher fill out a HelpCenter request with the student ids so we can correct them.

Donations for Math/Reading Night

It’s not too late to donate to the baskets for Math/Reading Night.  Please give them to Rachel.
 
Bus Drills
Our emergency exit drills for the second semester will be held in March.  As a reminder, students will be expected to exit from one of the emergency exits toward the back of the bus. They will be required to sit down before jumping from the door. Our primary focus will be the safety of each student, so the speed in which the students exit will not be a factor.

Our bus drivers will be conducting the drills as they arrive in the AM to drop students off at school. Only students who ride the bus to school will be receiving the information and participating in the drill. The drivers will conduct the drill in a timely manner and the impact with the beginning of school should be minimal.  It would be greatly appreciated if you could have some of your staff outside to support and assist our drivers during the exit drill procedure