Thursday, January 9, 2014


 

Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.  Oprah Winfrey 

Jan 6 to Jan 10 

Mon 1/6          Principal Directed. Welcome BACK!!!

Tues 1/7         3:45 AVID Meeting

Wed 1/8          Viking Support Team 3/4

Thurs 1/9 Spinning Volleyball starts

Fri 1/10           BLUE FRIDAY “GO HAWKS”

 
Jan 13 to Jan 17 

Mon 1/13  Grade Level Meetings
                Open House Mt. View Community Afterschool Program

Tues 1/14 Glad Trainers will be in the building

Student of the Month Luncheon

Wed 1/15  Viking Support Team 5/6

Thurs 1/16       Staff Meeting

Fri 1/17           12:46 Dismissal (Student Learning Day)

 Jan 20 to Jan 21

Mon 1/20  No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tues 1/21 Safety Meeting

Wed 1/22  Viking Support Team KG

                     Open GLAD Lab is scheduled for January 22nd from 3:30-5:30!

Thurs 1/23      

Fri 1/24

New this month for Student of the Month

Trying to add a little to the parent luncheon, so starting this month, the pencils and certificates will be handed out during the luncheon so parents can hear and see child getting this recognition.  Please continue to on with whatever you typically do in the classroom to celebrate this achievement.  In addition, please feel free to come by and greet parents when they are in the gym for lunch.  Parents love to make that connection with you.

Friday, January 17th

Teachers, we have an Instruction and Learning Day in the commons on this day.  Since we did not have the opportunity to have our DIBELS discussions today we have worked it into the agenda for Friday.  Start time will be at 1:15 pm and we will provide lunch for you.  What do you need?  Yourself and your laptop for the latter portion of the day. Don’t forget to sign up on the PRODEV website beforehand.
 

News from ITC

In response to many of your suggestions for improvements to TAC, the Information Technology Center installed an update to Teacher Access Center this past Friday 1/3/14 which introduces some of the following new features and functions:

 1.   Option to automatically save changes in gradebook entry

2.   Option to import scores from a CSV or text file to your gradebook

3.   Edit all mode to quickly update all or a group of assignments in your gradebook

4.   Save your custom views for class roster and gradebook pages

5.   Change to access to Show/Hide columns and Add Empty Columns on the class roster

6.   Display all prior marks when entering marks for report card competencies

7.   Create seating charts for non-attendance classes

8.   Improvements to seating chart functionality

9.   Changes to attendance by photo functionality

 

To access the full description of how to use these new features, please follow this link (you must logon to Edline to access this document).


 In addition to these new features, the following issue has been corrected:

 

Duplicate emails are no longer sent from TAC when more than one person in the household has the same email address

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact ITC Helpdesk at 8600, extension 3 or Select Tools > Need Help? in TAC and open a HelpCenter request under Software > Teacher Access Center.

Free Resources to Help You Cover Martin Luther King, Jr. Day


This month, focus part of your social studies curriculum on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We are pleased to offer you time-saving resources to help you bring this important lesson into your classroom.

Through the partnership between Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and HISTORY®, This Month in History provides you with standards-aligned Lesson Plans, Teacher's Guides, and Study Guides.

Special Presentation: King

Monday, January 20 at 8 AM (ET) on HISTORY®

King is a moving two-hour documentary that explores the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and examines the indelible mark he left on the world. With veteran journalist Tom Brokaw, this program retraces the journey of Dr. King, focusing on his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement.

For the latest news and journal articles, check out


hmhinthenews.com (elementary current events) and
hmhcurrentevents.com (secondary current events).

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