November 1, 2016
Late Arrival Schedule
Looking at the SIP and the requirements for having a PD plan, I am going to try something new tomorrow. I would like everyone to meet in the library for 30 minutes. If we don't have a small slot like this on later arrivals there won't be enough days to cover our SIP goals in terms of training.
At that time I will be continue learning about an expanded form of Teacher Efficacy. It is called Collective Teacher Efficacy.
After the 30 minute slot you will get into your PLC teams as usual until 10:45.
The schedule will be as follows:
8:45 - 9:15 All staff in the Library
9:20 5th Grade SCRUM
9:30 4th Grade SCRUM
9:45 3rd Grade SCRUM
9:55 2nd Grade SCRUM
10:05 1st Grade SCRUM
10:15 K SCRUM
Please be on time so we can get started right away at 8:45
Safe Schools Messages
This is an FYI that I have communicated with HR regarding all staff who were at the August 30 Teacher Day and saw the three required videos on Diabetes, Asthma and Life Threatening Allergies. You should stop getting those emails saying you hadn't completed them. ~SR~
Blog Access
I met with our computer tech today and we were able to figure out a solution for how to get the blog up and running on computers that are having a problem. If you could please do one of the following, we would like to help you get access to the blog again.
1. Bring your laptop to one Stephen, Tawnia or Kathy. We will explain the fix so you can do it also.
- OR -
2. Schedule a time for Stephen, Tawnia or Kathy to come to your room to work on your laptop or desktop machine or both. We will explain the fix so you can do it also.
3. Bring your laptop home or other location that has wifi that you can access and open the blog in your browser just as you would at school. Once you have successfully loaded the site you should be able to see the site when you get to school. The main thing is to not clear your browser's history or cache. This has worked for others but if it doesn't for you, please try Step 1 or Step 2 above.
This fix might fail at some time for reasons unknown and you should just set it up again using the procedure we show you. ~SR~
October 24, 2016
Three for One Campaign
We need a coordinator to help with the District's Three for One Community Fundraising Campaign. (Change: United Way will be in the Spring) The campaign window is from Nov. 14 - Dec. 2. An informational meeting will be held the week before the campaign starts. This can be an individual or a two person coordinator position. The coordinator and principal with the highest participation level will be awarded with fresh Dungeness Crab!!!
Please let Stephen know if you are interested in being North Star's rep for this campaign.
Attendance
Conferences are a great time to talk attendance. Please remember to send in notes or forward emails regarding student absences to Cathy ASAP. She can document that as an excused absence and and saves her for making parent phone calls. Also, if you talk with a parent and happen to discuss attendance, please email Cathy. There are many new requirements regarding attendance and all information can be useful.
Conferences are a great time to talk attendance. Please remember to send in notes or forward emails regarding student absences to Cathy ASAP. She can document that as an excused absence and and saves her for making parent phone calls. Also, if you talk with a parent and happen to discuss attendance, please email Cathy. There are many new requirements regarding attendance and all information can be useful.
We have added a parent piece and it is located in the lobby of the school (Husky Highlight Board).
Please have the student poster by your door of your students' hopes for their future. Also remind kids and families to stop by and see staff's Hope for kids and kids' self-portraits.
October 21 2016
Elementary Report Card Dates 2016-2017
Grade Prep: Jan. 27 and Mar. 24
Grade Book Open: Sept. 1- Feb. 8; Jan. 28- June 14
Report Cards Sent Home: Feb. 3 and June 14
What is your HOPE?
We have added a parent piece and it is located in the lobby of the school (Husky Highlight Board).
Please have the student poster by your door of your students' hopes for their future. Also remind kids and families to stop by and see staff's Hope for kids and kids' self-portraits.
October 18,2016
District Visitors
Throughout the school year, administrators from the district office will visit schools. They will take a walk around the school and observe in classrooms. You don't need to stop to talk with them or introduce them. They don't want to interfere with your class activities, just to learn about the great things that are going on in classrooms across the district. Also, please know that they are not there in an evaluative capacity.
The administrators you may see are Superintendent Seigel, Asst. Supt. Hammond and/or Exec. Dir. Boyton.
United Way and Three for One Campaign
We need a coordinator to help with the District's United Way and Three for One Community Fundraising Campaign. The campaign window is from Nov. 14 - Dec. 2. An informational meeting will be held the week before the campaign starts. This can be an individual or a two person coordinator position. Please let Stephen know if you are interested in being North Star's rep for this campaign.
Stipends:
Don't forget Stipends are due this Thursday, Oct. 20. Please give your completed stipend form to Hartley by the end of the day. Site council will review and look at all the stipends.
Please click: Stipend Form
October 16, 2016
Earthquake Drill - Thursday, Oct. 20 at 10:20 am
We will be practicing our first earthquake drill this Thursday. You will hear an announcement of an earthquake drill followed by some earthquake sounds (30 sec.). Please stop, drop and cover. When the all clear announcement has been made, please stand and have them line up to leave the room (similar to a Fire Drill). You can talk with kids about how we would then evacuate the building in a real emergency. For today's practice, we will NOT exit the building. Please click Earthquake Procedures on Husky Highlights to review earthquake practice.
See Kathy Horton-Schmidt with any questions or concerns. Thank you.
Attendance
Please remember to send in notes or forward emails regarding student absences to Cathy ASAP. She can document that as an excused absence and and saves her for making parent phone calls. Also, if you talk with a parent and happen to discuss attendance, please email Cathy. There are many new requirements regarding attendance and all information can be useful.
, October 13, 2016
TAP:
Please walk your classes to their specialist on your TAP days. The Specialist will dismiss your classes for you. CLICK HERE for TAP schedule, it is also on the "schedules" link.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Conference Week Specialist Schedule Click Here
Monday, October 10, 2016
Attendance
Please remember to send in notes or forward emails regarding student absences. Cathy can mark them as an excused absence and it saves her a phone call. Also, if you talk with a parent and happen to discuss attendance, please email Cathy. There are many new requirements regarding attendance and all information is useful. We are currently working on how to share the new attendance requirements with you and the steps NS takes toward better attendance. Thank you.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
New Specialist Schedule:
Specialist Schedule link. On-going changes will occur until the schedule is solidified and vetted by the staff. Check back often for any changes. The schedule will go into effect, Monday, October 10.
Monday, October 3, 2016
Progress Checks:
Progress Checks are due by this Thursday, October 6. Thanks!
Agenda Links:
The Agenda tab of the blog isn't working. Below are links that should take you the Agendas.
Staff Mtgs
Late Arrival
Waiver Day
Leadership Team
LIT
Site Council
Safety Committee
Master Schedule (Click Here)
Instructional Schedule (Click Here)
PD Plan 16-17 (Click Here)
Technology Cart Schedule (Click Here)
Meeting Calendar (Click Here)
Emergency Schedule (Click Here)
School Calendar 2016-2017 (Click Here)
TAP Schedule
Waiver Day
Leadership Team
LIT
Site Council
Safety Committee
Schedule Links:
The Schedule tab of the blog isn't working. Below are links that should take you the Schedules.:Master Schedule (Click Here)
Instructional Schedule (Click Here)
PD Plan 16-17 (Click Here)
Technology Cart Schedule (Click Here)
Meeting Calendar (Click Here)
Emergency Schedule (Click Here)
School Calendar 2016-2017 (Click Here)
TAP Schedule
