Administrative Message:
Placement Cards:
- color coded Placement cards for student class assignments will be placed in your mailboxes on Tuesday June 5, 2018
- all teachers will collaborate per grade level to assign students to the next grade level.
- Please divide classes equally and equable (as much as possible) based on the following criteria:
- academic ability
- gender
- behavior
- all ESOL students, should be assigned to the same class / grade level
- CT and/or resource students should be assigned to the same class / grade level
- Return replacement cards to Mary in the main office by Friday, June 15, 2018.
Boxes and labels:
Packing:
- all unwanted books shall not be packed;
- 10 boxes will be delivered to each classroom and 5 boxes for offices by Monday June 4th .
- All items that are moving require a move label. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THE BOXES.
- Labels will be placed in mail boxes on Monday June 4th (remember to track your number of boxes and general contents on the box inventory form).
- If you need more boxes, they can be requested by completing a pink form (forms will be placed in mailboxes starting Monday, June 4th.
- Return pink forms to anyone of the office clerks.
- Please use the pink form to request assistance from the packers (dates for 1st and/or 2nd choice date/time).
- the packers will be available to assist us starting June 4th from 12 - 8 pm.
- Saturday, June 8th (10-2:00 pm)is a day when the building at Freddie Thomas will be open for staff.
- Please refer to the Moving Instructions( attached in the follow-up email message about the move and the blog.
- Please refer to the attachment for more detailed directions about moving, packing and box inventory form.
- All text books with the exception of teacher manuals used by teachers over the summer, should be collected by
- Garbage cans will be placed in the hallways after dismissal times beginning next week.
- please see Ms. Garrow for bags. If she is not hear, you may requests bags from a custodian.
- be mindful that all trash needs to be placed in the bags.
- do not over stuff the bags or garbage cans.
- All unwanted books or materials, can be given away to students.
- The AC and cooler are currently under repair and crews are working over the weekend to get the unit up, running and fully operational
- communications have been sent home to families
- water and frozen treats will be continue to be provided as needed.
- Please continue to be patient with the students and engage them in peaceful, mindfulness activities that will alleviate, heat exhaustion , challenging behaviors and office managed behaviors.
- Please continue to plan engaging student activities and provide time for students to participate in brain breaks.
- if you go outside please adhere to the recess schedule; refrain from transitioning close to dismissal time;
- Please review the SOAR recess expectations with your class prior to going outside.
- Be sure to get a radio from the main office and be aware of the radio usage protocols (communicating appropriately, speak clearly use last names when referring to staff, and return the radio immediately upon reentry into the building.
- administrators will be contacting you to schedule meetings to discuss your final evaluations
- Please be sure to bring along any PD transcripts and laptop(s) to finalize your evaluation.
Instructional Focus 2018-2019 School Year:
Some of our instructional focuses for next year are; Step Up to Writing and strengthening the instructional core. On August 21st, 22nd and 23rd, we will have building base professional development that targets Tier 1 instruction and the next steps for Step Up to Writing. If you have not assigned up for the summer PD, please sign up in the main office.
- RTA Transfer Days are June 4, June 5, June 7, and June 12
- PD for Learning Targets is Tuesday, June 5th at 3:45am OR Wednesday, June 6th at 7:45am.
- Field Day June 14, 2018
- Flag Day June 14, 2018
- Kindergarten - June 19, 2018
- 6th Grade - TBD
- 8th Grade - June 20, 2018 (5:30 PM)
