Sunday, August 28

Happy Sunday!! Well, we made it through our first fire drill! I know it sounds crazy, but I am actually happy it went the way it did because I was able to learn the ins and outs of our alarm. Before, I would just go and push the buttons I was instructed to and sometimes it would work. Ha! Now, I know HOW it works and can help others. We will add that to the 'things I didn't realize I needed to know' list. The bottom line: you can go into the next fire drill confident we will not have a repeat of Friday's drill! 

Drill/Raptor Feedback: If you haven't already, please share your issues and feedback with Raptor. If you could not log in or take attendance, I need you to add your name to the Google Doc. Thank you for taking the time to do this. 

Drill/Raptor Feedback

Last week was a busy week! Although it was busy, it was fabulous! The parents were so excited to be part of our assembly recognizing their children. It feels so good to add back some of the 'normal' things! 

Daily Schedules: I will be creating my schedule to come into classes. When I come through, I will be looking for things like ELD structured support, Second Step, RTI time and small group time. Having your schedules will help guide my walk throughs. Please add your schedule to this folder:

22/23 Daily Schedules

Adjunct Duties: Here is the list of Adjunct Duties that you signed up for. Please remember that one person needs to take the lead role, check in with me and then get it up and running. I have included the list for you to look at. Also, add your name, if needed. Some things do not have anyone signed up, so they will not be able to happen this year. Which is OK! Let me know if you will be taking the lead and let's start planning. 

Adjunct Duties

PBIS Pop Up: As Kelly mentioned, we would be sharing an idea bank. Please take and share ideas on this document:

PBIS Incentive Idea Bank

EL Reminder

• Initial ELPAC: we have 8 students who are either finishing or need to complete the initial ELPAC. We will have an examiner on campus on 8/31 to do this. 
• Newcomer Support: Here is a link to some great resources for Supporting Our Newcomers in RCSD
• Attention 3-5th grade teachers: Rosetta Stone-if you have a student in need of intense language support please complete this form as soon as possible as our licenses are limited.   2022-2023 Rosetta Stone Form

Coming up This Week:

Monday, 8/29: LITE Meeting @ 2:45pm at DO

Tuesday, 8/30: Staff Meeting @ 2:20pm in Staff Room

Wednesday, 8/31: K/1 Lexia Training on Zoom at 1:45pm and SSP Meeting by invite only. 

Friday, 9/2: Friday Morning Flag Salute at 7:45am

Birthdays This Week🎈🎉 

Sara Franco: August 28th

Melissa Oxenham: September 2nd

Sunday, August 21

 

Just a little reminder for both you and I. I think I had a false sense of security that adults would be more settled and children more ready as we began school this year. I keep reminding myself, that each step we take in a positive direction is progress. It may seem like a long road, but if we keep things moving forward, we are being successful. I have also stopped saying things like, 'It will be better when... or I will be happy if... or Things will calm down as soon as...' The truth is, even when those things happen, I will find a reason not to be happy or there will be something else to keep me crazy busy. We need to find contentment in the process, and in our progress, in all that we do. 

Lunch Count: We will be creating a Google Doc for lunch counts, but it will not be ready for a couple days. Please continue to use your paper rosters until you get the Google Doc. Thank you for your flexibility with this. 

GoodNotes App: Awesome News!! We have the Good Notes App available on our iPads. This app allows you to write on the student workbook pages on your iPad. I am trying to get everything working and squared away before we train you on how to use it. It requires a stylus and I think I have the right ones coming, but they don't arrive until Tuesday. As soon as we have a functioning Stylus for everyone, the most awesome Kelly Ebner has volunteered to help train everyone. 

iReady Diagnostics

i-Ready diagnostic assessments are available for students in 2nd through 8th grade. Please see the diagnostic windows below. The first diagnostic will be automatically assigned. Please view the RCSD Assessment Calendar linked below for more information on assessments.

• Window 1: 8/15 - 9/16
• Window 2: 12/12 - 1/27
• Window 3: 4/17 - 5/26

TOSA Tidbits

I have had so much fun coming into classes this last week, I decided to extend sign-ups for another week! I changed the document a little bit to include some 40 minute blocks. (TK-2 teachers: I am merging the assessment support doc with this one. Your sign-up was transferred over) Feel free to sign up again, if I've already visited your class. I can even come in for a quick 15 minute energizer. We did a fun one in Sarah Lee's class on Friday. :) I love getting to know the amazing community of learners you have in your classes. Thank you so much!

Wright: First Two Weeks Activity Schedule

Thursday: Thursday is a BIG day! We will have our first assembly and will recognize students who are 'Proactive.' You may choose 2 students. Please keep your reason why as brief as possible. I know we want to rave about our students, but they do get restless. The format will be just like last year. 

Thursday is also the Ice Cream Social. It is from 5:30-7:30. You will not be scooping ice cream, but your presence is so LOVED by the kids. 

Slight change: There was supposed to be an evacuation drill on Thursday, but we are going to move it to Friday. I will be sharing Raptor information to the new staff members. Your safety bags are not quite ready because of the changes to safety drills, but they will be soon. 

Coming Up This Week: (I hope to have everything added to the Staff Calendar this week)

Tuesday, August 23: PLC Leadership at 2:20-3:20pm

Wednesday, August 24: SSP Meetings from 2:00-3:00pm

Thursday, August 25: PACK Assembly from 9:15-9:50am and Ice Cream Social from 5:30-7:30pm

Friday, August 25: Good Morning Get Together (GMGT) in the Quad (Just testing out names) from 7:45-8:00am

The prize for this week's GMGT is to be on Stoneridge Instagram. (Calendar of prizes to follow)

Friday, August 25: Evacuation Drill at 10am. 

Birthdays This Week🎈🎉 

Rori Wright: August 21th

Abby Wilkinson: August 22nd

Welcome Back!

 

Well, there you have it. The first two days of school are ✔ done! I can't believe it. It has been a wonderful start to the year and I am excited for what is to come. Thank you to all of you for everything you are doing and for the countless hours you put in preparing. The smiles on the kids' faces say it all!! 

I wanted to share the document with our Collective Commitments. I am so excited about what we have committed to as a staff. I encourage you to print it out and hang it up. We will revisit this at our first staff meeting. Stoneridge Collective Commitments

Here is the updated 'Dates to Know' calendar. I think we have everything squared away. A couple things have changed, so be sure to double check anything you may have written down. We will also get these things added to our staff calendar:

Dates to Know

So you have it on hand, here is the: PTC Calendar of Events

We have the Ice Cream Social coming quickly on August 25th! Details will be shared soon. 

Request: Please find a parent to be the PTC Liaison for you class. You can share that name with me or email it to the PTC.

Evaluations: If you are being evaluated this year, you will get a F1 form emailed to you this week. You can e-sign to acknowledge your evaluation. Then, I will reach out to set up a meeting to discuss goals and set some dates. 

TOSA Tidbits

Over the next 2 weeks my schedule is flexible and I would really enjoy coming to visit your classes. Here is a link to sign up for a time. On the sign up sheet, there are activity ideas that you can choose from or let me know if you have something else in mind. I'm looking forward to a great year!

LINK

Also I am no longer in the office "room 34 3/4" near the PLTW rooms. I am now in the old tech/speech room in the main office. 

EL Update

We are getting up and running right away on having our students administered the Initial ELPAC assessment. These are students who have not been tested before and we need to determine their English language proficiency status. Three examiners will be at Stoneridge on Friday, 8/19. The examiners are experts and will phone your classroom or come to pick up your students. There will not be a specific schedule. Currently the teachers who have TBD students are: Haupt, Nelson, Schmitz, Larsen, Hardy, Wilkinson, Smith, DeCuir, Santos, and Oxenham 

The district continues to enroll new students and this list is likely to change. Please explore ELlevation for information on your EL students. 

Thank you for everything you do to support your students!

Coming Up This Week:

Wednesday: PBIS Tier 1 Meeting at 2:20pm (I will reach out to members)

Friday: First morning PACK pass drawing party! 

Birthdays This Week🎈🎉 

Kelly Ebner: August 20th