Friday August 1st, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Friday:

   AM Front: Hayes
   AM Back: Garcia
   Breakfast: Hansen
   PM Front: Zunino
   PM Back: Atkins

Snacks in the staff room during recesses. Thanks second and third grade!

Attendance prizes are today. Please make sure students have tickets in the tubs at the office.

K/1: We will start at 10:30 in room #2.

2/3: We will start as soon as the last third grade class enters the lunchroom. Please remind students to stay in their seats.

4/5: We will start as soon as we finish the second and third grade students. The lunch room clears out with the younger students, and we go pretty quickly with the older students. 

If you have any questions about report cards please let me know. 

Sno-cones start at 1:15. Everybody will get one, so patience is very important. Please remind students about putting garbage in the garbage cans. 

Since it is a longer recess, remind students that they come in on the third bell. 

First of August!

                           

Thursday July 31st, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Thursday:

   AM Front: Terrell
   AM Back: Hinton
   Breakfast: Meredith
   PM Front: Owens
   PM Back: Hansen

Have you seen the kid president videos? They are great to share with students. Here is a new one:

Kid President

You can paste the youtube link here to get a safe link without the popups and advertisements:

Safe Share

Wednesday July 30th, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Wednesday:
   AM Front: Wach
   AM Back: Swallow
   Breakfast: Irving
   PM Front: Allison
   PM Back: Meyer

Please let students know that we will have two flavors for sno-cones. We will have blue raspberry and grape. If they know their flavor ahead of time, that will help the lines to move faster.

Hard to believe school will start in just a few weeks. As you are planning and preparing, here is a great article to reflect upon:

Transformational Teachers

Tuesday July 29th, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Tuesday:

   AM Front: Irving
   AM Back: Hinton
   Breakfast: Jahns
   PM Front: Cantu
   PM Back: Meyer
    
If you have any computer, printing, or other technology items not working- please let me know.

We have a large group this summer, and that includes our ELL students. Martha and Rogene have about 80 students on their caseload. What a great experience for both students and staff, to have so many languages and cultures this summer. After the ESL summer school, migrant summer school, and now Title 1 summer school- several students will have had 7 weeks of intervention this summer. We also had the two week enrichment for Harrison students, which will be 9 weeks of intervention.  We have several students who have been attending school all summer. On to sno-cones this Friday!

Monday July 28th, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Monday:

     AM Front: Jones
     AM Back: Hayes
     Breakfast: Noah
     PM Front: Woodall
     PM Back: Jones

Please remind students about sno-cones this Friday.

Julie has the daily attendance tickets for prizes, a new color, all cut out for you. Feel free to pick up in the office as you need some.

Have a great second week!

Friday July 25th, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Friday:

     AM Front: Day
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Filas
     PM Front: Walters
     PM Back: Ardito

Staff snacks are during recess in the staff room. Thank you kindergarten and first grade for providing for the first Friday!

Here is the plan for attendance prizes:

K/1: Please have students meet in room #2. It is much easier for younger students to be sitting as we do prizes.

2/3: As soon as the last third grade class enters the lunchroom with their lunch, we will start. The quieter students are, the easier it is to hear names.

4/5: As soon as the last fifth grade class enters the lunchroom with their lunch, we will start. The quieter students are, the easier it is to hear names. 

We will start Friday fun at 1:15. Please make sure your grade level has divided the time so we have adequate coverage on the playground. We will have popsicles out in the grass in a shady spot under a tree. Please remind students about patience. Everybody will get a popsicle.

Please remind students about picking up their dropped items in the lunchroom. As we have students eating lunch from the summer feeding program, each item is individually wrapped. We have had several wrappers and containers on the floor, and we do not need to create extra work for the custodian.

Have a great weekend!

                                       

Thursday July 24th, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Wednesday:

     AM Front: Meyer
     AM Back: Hinton
     Breakfast: Atkins
     PM Front: Owens
     PM Back: Wach

Breakfast ends at 8:30. If students need breakfast after that time, please send them to the office. Sometimes we have late buses. We can find something for them in the office.

There is water in the staff room, and a few otter pops in the freezer. Feel free to help yourself.  

Please talk with students about playground behavior. We have students from different schools, but we all have very similar expectations. 

Please remind students that we do have school on Friday. We also will have popsicles. 

Friday fun is 1:15-2:15. Each grade divides amongst themselves, about 15 minutes each, so we have adequate coverage on the playground. This also gives you time to prepare and plan for next week. 

Please remember to turn in the attendance tickets, for the Friday prizes at lunch.

Speaking of lunch, it was much better on Wednesday with two serving lines instead of one. Thank you to everybody who helped!

Wednesday July 23rd, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Tuesday:

     AM Front: Hansen
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Meredith
     PM Front: Allison
     PM Back: Irving

Thank you for being patient and welcoming to students and families. Everybody has been gracious to take any student who has been assigned to their classroom. Class lists should be pretty well set by this point.

Sometimes we have students who shine a little brighter than others, especially after the first couple days. Email me if you would like me to look in Milepost for any information that would help a student be successful. Sometimes we have behavior plans, 504's, and other helpful notes from the school year that can be continued during summer school. 

Tuesday July 22nd, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Tuesday:

     AM Front:Hayes
     AM Back: Swallow
     Breakfast: Williams
     PM Front: Cantu
     PM Back: Atkins

It just isn't summer school unless there is craziness with the buses.  Great first day otherwise.

Please talk with students about lunchroom manners; such as picking up their garbage when they are finished eating.

Both computer labs are now ready. If you were on the schedule for Monday, you should be able to take them on Friday. We have open slots that day. 

Monday July 21st, 2014

AM and PM Duties for Monday:

     AM Front:Terrell
     AM Back: Hayes
     Breakfast: Meyer
     PM Front: Williams
     PM Back: Zunino

Your attendance sheet is on your desk. Daily attendance papers are on the office counter. Please send to the office by 9am, and please include a lunch count. Lunch is free for everybody, but some students prefer to bring a lunch from home. The daily attendance tickets for Friday prizes are also on the counter all ready for you to pick up. Thanks Julie!

If you need any classroom supplies, please email me.

Welcoming families is the first thing on Monday, and then the next item should be asking how their child will be getting home. Please let us know in the office if you are not sure how a student is getting home, and we will help you. We also have materials in the office to assist with name tags/addresses for the bus ride home. Here are the bus routes and it is much easier to read this year. It is also on the schedules tab as well.

4 Bus Routes

Please check that students have had breakfast. 

The final report card has been updated. Thanks Mary! It is under the documents tab.

Computers may require patience on Monday, but everything should be up and working as quickly as possible. Please send me an email on Monday if there is something still not working in the classroom.

Have a great Monday!

         

Tuesday, July 15th, 2014

Please remember that we are meeting Friday, July 18th, in the Harrison library. After we are finished with a short staff meeting you will be able to meet with your grade level, as well as get your classroom ready. Time on Friday will be 8:30-12:00. I have your classroom supplies and materials ready for you to pick up then, or anytime this week.