LS Weekly Memo Week 18: January 7 - 11

Happy New Year and welcome to Week 18.  We hope you enjoyed a restful and renewing winter break with family and friends.

COMMUNITY

Jeannie Rawley Remembrance
In the spirit of Jeannie's warm and welcoming hospitality, there will be a festive gathering on January 7, our first day back from Winter Break.  At 3:15, we'll meet at Jeannie's tree, outside the Third Grade classrooms and raised beds, to honor and remember our dear friend and colleague.  Then, around 3:30 p.m., we will move to the Morris House Conference Room.  Refreshments will be served, although there is no guarantee that they will be as healthy as the food Jeannie ate and enjoyed.  The outdoor labyrinth just outside of the Morris House Conference Room will be available for walking.  While the labyrinth has been well tended to this fall,  it might be in need of a New Year's trim by January 7, so gardening tools will also be available.

Jane Kenney-Norberg
Jane will be returning to school on Monday, though she is still recovering from her fall.  She has a hairline fracture of her tibia and torn a ligament in her knee.  Look for an email from Jane requesting duy coverage help while she is on crutches.

Heidi Hackenjos
Be sure to stop by the library and welcome Heidi back from her maternity leave.  
Thanks again to Nicole for the wonderful work she did during Heidi’s leave.

Plans for Next Year
It is time to start planning for the hiring season. If you are contemplating new opportunities for next year or interested in changing grade levels, please scheduel a time to meet with David at your soonest convenience.

Student Support Team
The Student Support Team meets every Monday and Thursday to discuss students and plans for support. If questions arise about how to best support one of your students as you are preparing reports, please contact any of the SST members so we can help.

PROGRAM

Team Meetings- Thursday, Jan. 10th 7:30-8:30
Time to check in about report cards.  Other topics at Team Leader’s discretion.


Cadwell Slide Show
Angela has reformatted the slide show Ashley Cadwell presented.  You can download the file and watch it on your laptop. Advance slides and transitions with a click or spacebar.  Otherwise, you will need to hit pause to stop the movie to spend more time on specific parts.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o64ok48gzl5x6ep/ButlerPresentation9-23-10.mov


OPERATIONS

Report Cards
Thanks to Angela for all her work getting the report cards up and running online. Look for an email from Angela if there are any updates to the report card completion process. Let us know if you encounter any challenges as you work through the report card timeline.

Report Card Timeline
Report Writing Day - Friday, 1/18
MLK Day - 1/21
All reports written by end of day Tuesday, 1/22
Time designated for teams to proof report cards on Thursday,1/24 and Monday, 1/28
All report cards due proofed 8:00 am on Tuesday, 1/29
Reports will be sent out by Monday, 2/4

ERB Results for 4th and 5th graders will be sent out by 2/8
Conferences are 2/14 and 2/15

Lockdown Drill
Jon von Behren will be scheduling a lockdown drill for shortly after we return.  Look for an email with details in the near future.

Safety Reminders
Supervision during transitions:
Admissions has noticed many LS students traveling the campus unsupervised.  We agreed to ensure we were all accompanying students during transitions between classrooms and specialists.  This is both for safety reasons and to provide the quick exchange of information between teachers at each transition.  Confirm plans with your colleagues if you are not clear about who is supervising which transition.

Supervision of Students:
Students should not be left unattended in any space during the school day. If students are allowed to stay in and work on projects during recess, they need to be supervised.

Public access to ACP, Track and Turf Field:
Aardvark Community Park, the track and the fields are all designated for school use while school is in session, 7:30am - 3:15pm every school day. Extended Care has use of the BS playground and ACP from 3:00-6:00 pm. Kindly inform any community users that they will need to wait until after the programs are finished to use the spaces.

Safety Maintenance
Email maintrequest@oes.edu if you have any safety related maintenance issues.  

Security Reminders
Keep exterior doors closed - do not prop open 

Practice drills as if real- remind students to be quiet, calm and orderly.  Think through your response.

Reread the OES Emergency Procedures flipchart for Lock Out and Lock In.  If you don’t have an OES Emergency Procedures book contact Rebecca Williams this week to secure a new copy. 

Have the LS Office speed dialed in your cell phone.

Count all children at transitions.

New Years Reminder’s
Class Agreements:
As we all know, the return after winter break can feel like you are starting fresh. This is a good time to review agreements, rituals and expectations.

Uniforms:
Help students transition back and start off following the Uniform Policy.  Remember that hats are not part of the OES uniform and that non-uniform outerwear is only to be worn outside, not in class.

Recess and Lunch:
Review expectations to help us all start the new year well.

DEAR, PJ Day - February 22
In response to many children’s requests for a PJ day, we have chosen 2/22 as the day, starting off with an all Lower School DEAR time