Wink's Words
The Great Pumpkin Palooza:
October 28 from 6:00 - 7:30
Mark your calendar for a great parental involvement event, The Great PumpkinPalooza. Our music, art, science and social studies teachers will be having a showcase of the things that they have been doing for the 1st 9 weeks.
Homeroom teachers will engage their students in creating a booth with a twist. Each class will be given a pumpkin and we will have a decorating contest where the grade level with the most votes will get a grade level surprise and the the top 3 homeroom classes will also get a prize. The booths will be centered around a piece of literature. More information will be coming to you in the next week.
Now that the 1st six weeks is over, it is time to focus on maximizing our minutes of instruction. Here are some questions that I would like you to consider?
- How much time do you use transitioning from activity to activity, putting things up, getting ready?
- How much time do our struggling kids waste getting started, in independent work, or completing a task?
If you add up the minutes, how much time would that be? The key to managing time is to 1st account for it. Using a timer to know how long it takes is a great way to add time to your instruction. Setting goals for faster transitions banks even more time to your instruction in 2 ways. 1st, faster transitions mean more time for instruction, and 2nd, monitoring your time conditions the kids to use their time wisely.
Upcoming Events
Date
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Event
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Information
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Sat, Oct 5
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Parent Education class
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A Parent Education class will be held at the Elementary School from
9:00-10:00 a.m.
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Mon, Oct 7
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Grades must be submitted
by 10:00 a.m.
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Please refer to Fundraiser email for instructions.
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Fundraiser
orders and money due.
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Please refer to Fundraiser email for instructions.
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Parent Education Class
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A Parent Education class will be held at the Elementary School from
6:00-7:00 p.m.
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Tues, Oct 8
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Verification Sheets
due by 10:00 a.m.
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Every page of verification
sheets must be signed and dated.
Grade submission window for 1st 6 weeks will
close on this day.
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Wed, Oct 9
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Buckeye Store
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The Buckeye store will be visiting PK-1st classrooms on
this day. See schedule below for your
class time.
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Thu, Oct 10
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Buckeye Store
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The Buckeye store will be visiting 2nd -4th
classrooms on this day. See schedule
below for your class time.
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Report cards go home
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Please send report cards home with your students on this day.
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Town Hall Meeting
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There will be a Town Hall Meeting in the gym at 7:00 p.m.
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Fri, Oct 11
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CHAMP’s Assembly
2nd Grade Specials
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PreK-1st – 8:15
2nd -4th – 2:40 in the gym
2nd Grade Specials will be at 10:00.
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Mon, Oct 14
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Last day to collect fundraiser orders
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All additional fundraiser orders should be turned in.
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Solution Team Meeting
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Solution Team will meet in
cafeteria 2 from 4-5 p.m.
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Wed, Oct 16
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Early Release
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Student will be released at 12:30 on this day. Staff will work a full day.
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Thu, Oct 17-
Fri, Oct 18
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Yamboree
Days
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No school! Enjoy the
Yamboree!!
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Mon, Oct 21-
Fri, Oct 25
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1st -4th Grade
9 week Assessments
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Tue, Oct 22
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3rd and 4th Grade
Formative Math Assessment
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Cindy Farek here
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Cindy Farek will be here to meet with our Co-teach teams.
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Wed, Oct 23
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3rd and 4th Grade
Formative Reading Assessment
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Cindy Farek will be here to meet with our Co-teach teams.
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Cindy Farek here
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The Heart of our Work
1-2-3 Intervention Process
This past week, our leadership team engaged in a good discussion on the 1-2-3 intervention process. The 1-2-3 was designed not as something new, but to focus something you already do. Each day, we have a student that we are struggling to reach either academically or behaviorally. We seek help from our peers and then we go back to our class. The problem is that we don't keep a record of what we have done, what help we have sought and evaluated what strategies work.
The 1-2-3 is designed to get you to reflect on what you are doing with your student and then evaluate if your interventions are effective and frequent. In part 1 of the process, identify the student and the biggest issue that is affecting learning. Bring samples of student work or behavior logs to show what difficulties the student is having. In step 2, it is important to list the 2 most prevalent interventions that have been tried, how frequent they were used and what the results of the interventions were. Finally, part 3 is the collaborative process where the teammates help design new ideas or revisions of current interventions to try next. Your GLF's will come to you to further explain how they see the process working in your team. Ultimately it is a process that you have the ability to personalize to make it work for you and your team.
Celebrate our Growth
Amber Legan and Myra Ritter are working exceptionally hard each day to meet the needs of their challenging students. I appreciate their willingness to try new things and their strong desire for all kids to learn.
Nicole Scott & Carrie Henry are doing an excellent job of facilitating their team. They are developing teams where everyone contributes and feels valued.
Every morning outside cafeteria 2 you will find Fran Hollins, "Miss Fran", one of our custodians working with kids on math and reading skills. This is going above and beyond her duties. We appreciate you!
I would like to give Coach Henry a huge "Thank You" for building a relationship with a kiddo last year and coming to me this year and asking for that kiddo to be with him during PE. The little things seem to make the biggest differences in the lives of our students. Thanks Coach!!
Thank you to Cathy Board, Fran Hollins, Theresa Maness, and Cheryl Hart. You ladies are doing a great job with the second grade during lunch. You are proactive and have a great system in place.
I would like to give Coach Henry a huge "Thank You" for building a relationship with a kiddo last year and coming to me this year and asking for that kiddo to be with him during PE. The little things seem to make the biggest differences in the lives of our students. Thanks Coach!!
Thank you to Cathy Board, Fran Hollins, Theresa Maness, and Cheryl Hart. You ladies are doing a great job with the second grade during lunch. You are proactive and have a great system in place.
Salon Surprise
Salon De Le Soleil has generously offered to provide Gilmer
Elementary staff with a Spa Day Monday, October 7th. They
are offering a 15 minute service with a 5 minute facial, a 5 minute chair
massage, and a 5 minute hand massage. They will be located in the Staff
Development room beginning at 8:30. There will be 2 people at a
time. Every 5 minutes 2 more people will begin their session. A sign up sheet will be on the door at the workroom.
8:30 PreK
9:15
Specials/Aides (a runner will come get you to start your session)
10:00 1st Grade
10:45 Specials
11:30 2nd Grade
12:15 3rd Grade
1:00 4th
Grade
1:45 Kindergarten
Specials teachers, Interventionist and Aides please email
Olivia the time that will work best for you. The office will cover you
for these 15 minutes.
Special Note: In order to take advantage of this spa day, you must have your grades submitted prior to your spa time.
Picture Day Schedule
October 4, 2013
7:15 Staff Pictures
8:00 Bagley, Nichols, Lander, Griffin, O’Neal, Lopez
8:20 Watson, Troell, Engel, Gee, Harrison, Verzosa
8:40 Wellborn, Jones, Dodson , Martinez, Becerra, McFaul/Boykins
9:00 Gomez, Ledbetter, Smith, Shirley/Ross, Bill, Chambers, and Loden
9:20 White/Perry, Bean, Clair, Brevard, Dean, Wilson
9:35 Davis, Barton, Branch, Hooton, Morris, Rash
9:50 Scott, Henry, Bishop, Jackson, Broadwell, Meza
10:05 Bowman, Collie, Boothe, Davis, Rivers, Low
10:20 Van Sandt, Menadier
| Buckeye Store Schedule | ||
| 10/9/2013 | ||
| Teacher | ||
| Time | 1st Grade | |
| 8:05 | Gee 101 | Becerra 109 |
| 8:15 | Harrison 102 | Martinez 108 |
| 8:25 | Verzosa 103 | Dodson 107 |
| 8:35 | McFaul 104 | Jones 106 |
| 8:45 | Wellborn 105 | |
| Kindergarten | ||
| 9:00 | Engel K01 | Troell K09 |
| 9:10 | Nichols K02 | Griffin K08 |
| 9:20 | Lander K03 | Watson K07 |
| 9:30 | Bagley K04 | Lopez K06 |
| 9:40 | O'Neal | |
| PK | ||
| 9:50 | Gomez PK01 | Legan PK09 |
| 10:00 | Chambers PK02 | Ross/Shirley PK07 |
| 10:10 | Loden PK03 | Bill PK06 |
| 10:20 | Ledbetter PK04 | Smith PK05 |
| 10/10/2013 | ||
| Time | Teacher | |
| 2nd Grade | ||
| 8:05 | White/Perry 202 | Branch 210 |
| 8:15 | Bean 203 | Barton 209 |
| 8:25 | Clair 204 | Davis 208 |
| 8:35 | Brevard 205 | Wilson 207 |
| 8:45 | Dean 206 | |
| 3rd Grade | ||
| 8:55 | Bowman 402 | Menadier 409 |
| 9:05 | Collie 403 | Van Sandt 408 |
| 9:15 | Boothe 404 | Low 407 |
| 9:25 | Davis 405 | Rivers 406 |
| 4th Grade | ||
| 9:35 | Hooton 301 | Meza 309 |
| 9:45 | Morris 302 | Jackson 308 |
| 9:55 | Rash 303 | Broadwell 307 |
| 10:05 | Scott 304 | Bishop 306 |
| 10:15 | Henry 305 | |
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