LS Weekly Memo Weekly Memo Week 30  March 2-6, 2015

Thanks to Margaret, Tina, Peter and all for organizing, leading and participating in the many activities for Arts Week.  TIna’s play was another inspiring example of what our students are capable of when they take great ownership of their school projects.

COMMUNITY

Chris and David - Positive Discipline Conference on 3/6, 3/7 @ OES

Auction – Saturday, March 14

We need your help. Please volunteer or attend. Contact Chris Gong.

Hiring Updates

• Kindergarten - in midst of finalist selection
• Ugina Covington- Kindergarten Candidate- Thurs., March 12th
• Spanish - beginning finalist selection
• Chaplain search has begun

Chaperones

We need you.  For the overnight trips to happen we need about 10 chaperones per trip.  Please sign up.  They are terrific learning experiences for our students and really fun.

Teacher Appreciation - Friday, April 17.  See April Gilster’s email for details.

April is organizing the day around Teacher Appreciation Lunch, based on feedback you provided for her.  Parents will supervise lunch and recess.  We had to stop have an appreciation lunch in the past because so many supervisory issues arose under parent supervision.  Please work with your class so the students are ready to be supportive of and helpful to our parent volunteers.

LS PAL Meeting

Thanks to Chris, Peter, Alysa, Margaret and John Holloran for a great presentation to LS PAL about the performing arts at OES.

Students Who Needs Extra Support

4th gr - Sophia M - For the first time since October Sophia will be attending full days M, W, F. Recess and PE are hard for her so she will be easing in. After Spring Break she will attend full days for the rest of the year.  See Melanie for details if you have questions

3rd gr- Scarlet J.- Improving from recent illness. If headache or other issues, send her to the office right away.

Kindergarten- ZT - See previous

2nd gr - Ben K - see previous

5th gr - Peter G - see previous

3rd gr - JaSier R - see previous

Safety - See previous WM

Illness - See previous WM

Conferences 2015/16 – see previous

Communications - Casey Knopik, knopikc@oes.edu

PROGRAM

The Lamb Endowment

OES has about $4000 to award each year to science related projects/proposals.  We would like to encourage any teacher in any division, as well as US and MS students, to apply for funds.  Deadline, March 5. See details in Peter Langley’s email.

Community Talks - Here is a link with more resources for Community Talks.

• Inspired? – Try out a community talk some time in the coming weeks.  

Giving to the Building

Thank you Tracy for getting us started.  Develop let me know they are impressed with how many faculty and staff have stepped up to support the project.

• Remember the matching offer, your $250 becomes $500 for the school.
• You can spread payments over two years
• Both your participation and the amount you donate matter.  We are seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars from foundations and about $5Million all together

Faculty Meetings –

Thurs., Mar. 5th- On-Line  Harassment Training

Thurs., Mar. 12th Common Experience

Thurs., Mar. 19th No Meeting

Committee Meetings

Inquiry Design Team- Wed., Mar. 11th

Math Feedback

Tracy has shared out both his Math Presentation and his Feedback Form

Discuss at Team Meeting so Team Leaders can make a recommendation. Tracy shared links to review

Cadwell Plans

Inquiry Design Team and Team Leaders discussed Cadwell plans.  I need to know grade level team plans for working with Louise.

• When to meet - Before Spring Break, Mid-April or Early May
• Focus of coaching - mapping inquiry projects or review/ reflection on inquiry projects
• Please discuss at grade level meeting and let me know.

Team Leaders – Agenda

• Attendance taking
• Math Plan
• Conference Change
• Hiring Update
• Cadwell plans
• Mind Maps

UBD Reminder - Previous WM

Lower School Building – Previous WM

PGD – Previous WM

2015-16 Budget – Previous WM

OPERATIONS

Attendance at 8:00

After hearing from some of you and discussing with Team Leaders, we are going to return to our original attendance request so we have an accurate accounting of students in school and who arrives on time.

• 1st - 5th grades complete attendance at 8:00.  students who arrive 8:00 are tardy.
• Pk - P complete attendance at 8:15.  Students who arrive after 8:15 are tardy.

Attendance Recording

Miriam has put a decision flow chart about attendance in your mailbox to further improve our records, clarifying excused and unexcused, tardies and absences.

Lunch Trays

1st - 3rd Students need practice putting trays away more carefully.   In their haste to clear, food is spilled and trays are tumbling.  Please remind your students of expectations or even practice careful clearing with your class.

The Yellow Line and Safety

Keep students back from the yellow line under the covered walkway during pick-up.  We had a student fall into the street during pick-up time when they slipped off the curb.

When to Use LS Division Only and All School

Remember lsdivisiononly@oes.edu is for confidential email ONLY

Use alllsfaculty@oes.edu for regular communication to entire LS faculty

No Cough Drops at School

Cough drops are an issue at school for multiple reasons; safety and supervisory issues. Elaine has decided to ask families not to send them in when a child has a cough. Elaine Elliott will send out a notice in the Wednesday Express regarding cough drops. The word to parents will be that if your child can’t stop coughing with a good drink of water, he/she should stay home.

Lost Clothing with No Names

It is that time of year...cold in the morning, warmer as the day goes on. Children shed their clothes and items get lost.  

• Could you take a moment twice a month to check outerwear for names?
• Give children Sharpies to label clothing?  

Duty teachers be punctual

I think there may be an issue with our classroom clocks being slightly off. I am going to ask maintenance to go room to room to check that we are in sync with each other.

Bus Riders Check In on Thursday

• If students arrive before 8:15 they need to come into the building. Assistant teachers will take them out to recess at 8:15

• For safety reasons, adults should open the metal storage bin and secure the chain.  Children should not.  

Recess Reminders

• Students are not allowed on ACP until adult supervision arrives
• Duty teachers - be on time

 

Family’s Take Holidays and Vacations When School is in Session

See the OES Handbook for details about elective absences and homework.   

Catering and Sack Lunch Procedures

Disinfectant – Previous WM

Buddies to Office – Previous WM

NEED A SUBSTITUTE OR A DAY OFF? – Previous WM

Your Announcements

Send any announcements you have for faculty to Chris or me by Thursday each week and we will include them in the Weekly memo.  This should help reduce the number of emails we are receiving, and to maximize our time to collaborate during meetings.