Sunday, October 31

 

Happy Halloween! Thank you all for all of your work this last week. I know it was quite a week, but we made it!! Have fun tonight! 

I am going to keep the blog short and sweet because we will be together tomorrow. 

Report Card Timeline: Please see below for our report card timeline

Monday, 11/8: Grades need to be submitted. 

Tuesday, 11/9: Report card previews will be provided for you to review. 

Wednesday, 11/10: Final changes due.

Thursday, 11/11: No school. 

Friday, 11/12: Report Cards emailed home to families. 

iReady Diagnostics

This message was in the Educator Blog. The district expectation is that diagnostic assessments are only given during the 3 designated windows. We may not add diagnostics though out the year. I originally thought there was more wiggle room, but that is not the case. 

iReady Diagnostic Window 2 will be from December 6 to January 21. This diagnostic is required for all K-8 students. The diagnostic assessment should not be given outside of the testing windows due to:

• Loss of instructional time
• Testing fatigue
• The iReady and RCSD recommended best practice is for diagnostic windows to be 12-18 weeks apart.

If you have any questions about assessing outside the diagnostic windows, please reach out to your principal.

If you would like data before the second diagnostic, please consider using Standards Mastery Assessments and Growth Monitoring Assessments. The Standards Mastery Assessments will provide data on specific standards, and the Growth Monitoring Assessment will show the likelihood of projected growth for the year. If you have any questions or would like more information on these assessments, please email me at kpaese@rcsdk8.org.
Contact: Kelly Paese Yusim

Last Week's Walk Up Song was..... Shannon Nelson!! 

Here is her song again: Shannon's Walk Up Song This is why she chose that song:

There have been many mountains in my life and teaching profession always throws obstacles and its about the lessons I learn along the way that make me stronger. (I didn't know it was supposed to be a pump up song LOL)

Here is this week's Walk Up Song: 

Mystery Walk Up Song

Let me know who you think it is! Send me your guesses. Come on, give me a guess!!

If you haven't added your song, here is the form: Walk Up Song

Have a great week!

October 24, 2021

 

But....Ok, I am with you-- the rain makes the kids crazy. We need it so bad it is almost worth it😂Almost! It looks like the early part of this upcoming week is going to be rainy too! Just take deep breaths and have lots of GoNoodle breaks! 

BREAKING NEWS!! Stoneridge will be celebrating being drug free during Red Ribbon Week this week. We will celebrate with spirit days each day!

Monday: Our School is Drug Free!- Wear Stoneridge Gear

Tuesday: Say Peace Out to Drugs!-  Wear Tie Dye

Wednesday: Team Up Against Drugs!- Wear your favorite sports team jersey/shirt

Thursday: Drugs are Old School!- Wear an outfit from an earlier decade 

Friday: Say Boo to Drugs!- Wear your costume 

More Exciting things happening this week: 

Thursday morning is a visit from Derk and the school board, so we may be popping through your classrooms. 

Thursday is also the day Bernhard comes to Stoneridge for our 3rd graders. There will be lots of action around campus!

Friday is the Harvest Parade!

Harvest Parade: The Harvest Parade will be on Friday, 10/29, at 9:15am. We ask that parents enter through the kindergarten gate. There will be a sign in and visitor sticker. They should also exit through that gate and sign out. Parents will walk to the black top to watch the parade and then leave. You may have 2-3 parents help in your class for a party or what other activities you may have planned. Please let me know if you have questions. 

TOSA Tidbits

Number Sense and Place Value

I want to share a blog I came across that had some helpful information centered around place value. It gives some good reminders, a-has, scaffolding, and standard progressions. When I think about our initial closure, our then first graders were sent home when we would have gotten down on the ground and dug our hands into manipulatives to teach place value. Despite creating and providing carefully thought videos, there was a lot out of our control. Who actually watched the videos? What resources did they have at home to teach the concrete? How overwhelmed was the family with this new situation? Then last year rolled around and we were still adapting to distance instruction. Again...a lot out of our control.

Here we are working hard everyday to bridge the gap for some and enrich others. I hope you can pull little nuggets from this blog. 

Two Boys and a Dad

Next Week's Schedule

Instead of Jenn having her typical IA TOSA schedule, she is going to shadow me next week. 

Drill Follow Up: We have drills so we can work our kinks. Our safety committee will work to create a more seamless process, but I definitely learn a lot as we do each drill. For example, something as simple as being able to hear the announcements. Thank you for participating in the drill Friday.

Last Week's Walk Up Song was..... Jen HarDy!! and we had our first correct guess!! Except that person did not commit to one person...rani😉so, i don't think it can give it an official win. thank you for guessing.

Here is her song again: Jen's Walk Up Song

This is why she chose that song:

This song was my actual walkout song back when I played volleyball in High School. It always puts me in a good mood. Cleaning? Throw on this song. Sending an email to an angry parent? Throw on this song. (Sending an email to an angry parent. haha!)

Here is this week's Walk Up Song: 

Mystery Walk Up Song

Let me know who you think it is! Send me your guesses. Come on, give me a guess!!

If you haven't added your song, here is the form: Walk Up Song

Coming Up This Week:

Wednesday, 10/27: Picture Make Up Day

Wednesday, 10/28: Staff Meeting CANCELLED!! 

Thursday, 10/28: Pioneer/Bernhard Day for 3rd graders

Friday, 10/29: 9:15am Harvest Parade

Sunday, October 17

 

Happy Sunday! I hope you have been able to rest a bit this weekend. Last week felt long to me. This week will be great and hopefully flies by! It looks like the weather will be cool and there is a chance of rain. Let's all hope for rainy nights and sunny days!! 😊

Lots of info today coming at you in the random order I wrote it down.

Conference Sign Ups: We will not be using Canyon Creek software for conferences. Please set up your own sign up sheet with Google or Sign Up Genius. Remember, you can offer in person or Zoom conferences. 

Harvest Festival Parade: The Harvest Parade will be on Friday, 10/29, at 9:15am. We ask that parents enter through the kindergarten gate. There will be a sign in and visitor sticker. They should also exit through that gate and sign out. Parents will walk to the black top to watch the parade and then leave. You may have 2-3 parents help in your class for a party or what other activities you may have planned. Please let me know if you have questions. 

Earthquake Drill on Friday: See below for the Earthquake Drill expectations. We will not be evacuating for this drill. I shared this with parents so they could talk to their kids about it. It will be at 10am on Friday. 

iReady Clarification: I recently learned that they intentionally moved to only three testing windows rather than four. The district heard the feedback that it was too much testing without enough time to teach. So, no need to do a diagnostic before the trimester ends. Remember, each trimester is a snapshot in time. Is the student meeting the standards at that moment? In many cases, students will not be meeting the standards. The goal is that they will be meeting this standards by the end of the year. Some students may need intervention and tutoring along the way. Our hope is that we will get them where they need to be by supporting and progress monitoring. 

Reminder: No Trunk or Treat. I will let you know what and when our next event will be. 

Information: Silvia was out on Friday and we only had a 4 hour sub, so if your room is not as clean as it usually is, that is why.

Last Week's Walk Up Song was..... Ally Simmons! 

Here is her song again: Ally's Walk Up Song

This is why she chose that song:

It has always gotten me pumped up and bring me back to great junior high memories!

Here is this week's Walk Up Song: 

Mystery Walk Up Song

Let me know who you think it is! Send me your guesses. Come on, give me a guess!!

If you haven't added your song, here is the form: Walk Up Song

Coming Up This Week:

Monday PLC- I will be coming around to K, 1 and 2, individually, to check in and follow up on our curriculum discussion. 

Wednesday: PLC Leadership in canceled. 

Friday, 10/22 at 10am: Earthquake Drill

Friday, 10/22- 7:45-11am Surveillance Testing

Sunday, October 10

Happy Sunday!! Are you wondering why in the world I would have a picture of Squid Game?? Have you heard of Squid Game? I am thinking you probably have because it one of the biggest shows right now. If you haven't seen it, the premise is taking an innocent childhood game, like red light green light, and taking it to a well, disturbing level. The reason I am sharing this is because not only is this show a big deal for adults, but the kids are watching it too. We had our first Squid Game incident at lunch on Friday. Other schools are also reporting different versions of games as the result of this show. Just be aware and talk to your students as things come up. 

Thank you to all of you that were able to help at the Ice Cream Social. It was a wonderful event that really focused on building community! 

PLC Meeting Updates: 

This Monday, Oct. 11, Rori and I will be coming around to grades 3-5 (each grade individually) to talk about the form you filled out regarding the curriculums you are using. 

The following Monday, Oct. 18, Rori and I will be coming around to grades K-2 (each grade individually) to follow up on our curriculum conversation. 

PACK Passes: Keep flooding the kids with those PACK passes!! We are still focusing on recess behavior but you can use them for anything positive! The kids are very excited. 

Last Week's Walk Up Song was..... Melissa Oxenham! 

Here is her song again: Melissa's Walk Up Song

This is why she chose that song:

Yacht Rock is my jam! My best day is listening to yacht rock on the beach with a glass of Chardonnay.

Here is this week's Walk Up Song: 

Mystery Walk Up Song

Let me know who you think it is! Send me your guesses. Ally is the best guesser!!

If you haven't added your song, here is the form: Walk Up Song

Coming Up This Week:

Wednesday, 9/13, at 3:30- PBIS Meeting

Friday, 9/15, at 10am- Earthquake Drill without evacuation (I know this is soon after the drill this week. It is supposed to be The Great American Shake Out. I may end up changing the date.)

October 3, 2021

 

October is here! Or we made it until October! You know, however you want to look at it. It is crazy to think conference time will be here before we know it.

This is a big week! We have our first, big school event this Thursday! The Ice Cream Social from 5:30-7pm. Thank you to those of you that have already signed up to help. Here is the sign up to hand out ice cream sandwiches and popsicles. 

Ice Cream Social Help

Balls and PACK Passes! I will be delivering your class balls and PACK passes on Monday. Here is the Playground Rule PPT to share with your class and the school wide prize list.

Playground Rules

PACK Pass Prizes

Harvest Parade: I would love to do a Harvest Parade with kids dressed up in their costumes. We are planning it for Friday, Oct 29 at 9:15am. Remember that we can only have 2-3 volunteers in the classroom for a party, so hopefully this will help the parents feel like they got to be part of the fun.

Snowie King will be out front tomorrow!

Last Week's Walk Up Song was..... Rori Wright! 

Here is her song again: Rori's Walk Up Song

This is why she chose that song:

This song just gets me to groove. There is something about the simplicity of the song: the electronics, base, vocals...the combination of everything that clears my head and lifts me. When I hear this song on the way to work, I smile, forget all my thoughts, and turn up the volume with the bass bumping.

Here is this week's Walk Up Song: 

Mystery Walk Up Song

Let me know who you think it is! Send me your guesses. I have been getting less guesses each week. Share your guesses with me! 

If you haven't added your song, here is the form: Walk Up Song

Coming Up This Week:

Wednesday, 10/6, at 3:30pm- Staff Meeting

Thursday, 10/7, at 8:00am- Safety Committee Meeting

Thursday, 10/7, at 9:45am- Shelter in Place Drill

Thursday, 10/7, at 5:30-7pm- Ice Cream Social 🍦