LS Weekly Memo Week 25: February 3 - 7

Happy Groundhogs Day.  Thank you to Lauren, Colesie, Lara, Kristen, Patti, Chris and Sarah for their fine work evaluating PreK applicants this weekend.  Admissions work when they are so young takes a lot of thought and keen observation.

My thanks also to Jenny Cleveland, along with current parents and John Holloran, for participating on the panel answering parents’ questions.  I do wish you could have heard some of the personal testimonies from current parents who were on the panel and those who are applying for a sibling. Some of their own stories brought tears of joy to their eyes.  You are doing great work.

COMMUNITY

Incident Reports

The last use of the incident form was before Winter Break. If you have an incident that requires more than the usual intervention remember to complete a form.  This provides us with powerful data to help us best serve the students.

Aggressive Play on Playground

I have received several recent reports of aggressive play on the playground from teachers and parents.  Be vigilant, observant and proactive when you are on duty.  If you have a concern about a student, complete an Incident Report.

SST Meeting

Thank you to those who have already met with SST. It is a great time to check in about your students as you write reports and and prepare for conferences. See link for your time.

https://docs.google.com/a/go.oes.edu/document/d/1mh6AEYMhra7dgGc063mpng7N0EkoL6CclbJ4yQ7wTUA/edit

PROGRAM

Progress Reports Posted Monday

Thank you for your hard work. Angela is wrestling with a few PCR quirks.  Reports should be posted by Monday afternoon.

AS Faculty & Staff Meeting, Monday, 2/3  - State of School

Mo will present about the state of our school including finance, admissions and development at the mandatory faculty and staff meeting (optional for Teaching Assistants).  This is an opportunity for you to become a well informed school community member about the financial health of our school.

LS Faculty Meeting, Thursday 2/6

You may want to review the Faculty Agreements drafted in LSLT before the meeting.  We will break into groups and discuss them at the meeting.

7:40 AM	Appreciations
7:50 AM	Faculty Agreements
8:10 AM	Admissions
8:30 AM	Announcements - Auction (Chris Gong)
	Inclement Weather Policy
	Benefits survey - Reminder

Winter Coffee Format

1st and 2nd Grades, with the help of PE and Patti, presented well received information about social development and problem solving in school.  Thank you.

 

Winter Parent Coffees 2014  

Third through Fifth Grade Coffee - Wednesday, February 5th

Agenda:

     • Standardized Testing at OES

     • Break out sessions for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades

Service Learning Affinity Coffee, Tuesday, February 11th 8-9am

Essential Competencies Poster

The Communications Department, working with Mo and the Division Heads, has developed a new look for the Essential Competencies.  See the attachement.  Let me know if you would like an EC poster as we are preparing to print.  I would like to replace all the old posters at least.

US Students to Help - February 21

On Friday, February 21, the US will host our annual science fair. Most of the senior class does not participate in that event. From 10:00-12:30 on that day Kara Tambelini will have approximately 35 students who are interested in helping out around campus. They especially love being in the Lower School. Contact her if you are interested.

Teacher Visits from Cascade Academy, 2/21/14

Two teachers will be visiting from the school in Bend, observing classes and eager for conversations about teaching and curriculum.

US Students Available to Help during Winterim - March 17 -20

See email from Robin Weitzer

NWAIS All Schools Conference Presentations

We host the NWAIS Conference on October 10, 2014 . Let us know if you or your team have ideas.  Mike Gwaltney, History Department Chair, is on the conference planning committee.  Contact him with questions.  Some Summer Stipends will be available to plan your presentation.

OPERATIONS

Admissions

Lower School Admissions Day, Friday, 2/7, 7:30 - 3:30

All faculty are expected to participate in the Admissions Day and to be on campus for the full day.   See David if you have questions. We will prepare for the day at the LS Faculty Meeting.

Custodial Notebook

See Lyn’s email for location of the log in each wing.  Record current needs and any future needs that custodians should be aware of.

LS Weekly Memo Week 24: January 27-31

Thank you for all your work on reports.  I know it is an incredible commitment of time.  I hope your efforts are paying off with new insights into your students and clearer plans to support their learning in the 2nd semester.

COMMUNITY

Teacher Visits from Cascade Academy, 2/21/14

Two teachers will be visiting from the school in Bend, observing classes and eager for conversations about teaching and curriculum.

SST Meeting

Thank you to those who have already met with SST. It is a great time to check in about your students as you write reports and and prepare for conferences. See link for your time.

Assistant Teacher Meeting, Wednesday, January 29th, 12:05-12:40

Link below takes you to the agenda.

https://docs.google.com/a/go.oes.edu/document/d/1R1EvO2jPadyNUs1BztqaOYhb-Qy-vtgTOHBZxDEetDQ/edit

PROGRAM

No Faculty Meeting this Week - Report Proofing.

No formal gathering

AS Faculty Meeting, Monday, 2/3  - State of School

LS Faculty Meeting, Thursday 2/6

Report Cards

• Reports are due at 8:00 am, Monday, January 27
• Two faculty meetings this week are dedicated  to proofing reports:
• Monday, 1/27 from 3:15 - 5:00pm
• Thursday, 1/30, 7:30 -8:30am
• All changes will need to be made in PCR by 9:00 pm on Thursday, 1/30

• Beginning School reports are due on 2/10 so they can be emailed home before conferences.

Report Writing Support - Debra and Angela will be available on 1/27 and 1/30.

No need to print out report cards for the office

Angela will provide a PDF in Google Docs of all the progress reports.

Report Proofing Plan

• Grade level teams will proof each others reports
• Department members will proof each others
• David will proof Science
• Chris will work with Art and Spanish

US Students Available to Help during Winterim - March 17 -20

See email from Robin Weitzer

Winter Coffee Format

Winter Parent Coffees 2014  

First and Second Grade Coffee - Friday, January 31st

Agenda:

    • Social Emotional Development

    • Grade level breakout sessions for 1st and 2nd

Third through Fifth Grade Coffee - Wednesday, February 5th

Agenda:

     • Standardized Testing at OES

     • Break out sessions for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades

Service Learning Affinity Coffee, Tuesday, February 11th 8-9am

NWAIS All Schools Conference Presentations

We host the NWAIS Conference on October 10, 2014 . Let us know if you or your team have ideas.

Some Summer Stipends will be available to plan your presentation.

OPERATIONS

Admissions

• Pre-kindergarten visit day, Saturday, 2/1, 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
• Thank you to those of you who are volunteering your time to help assess our youngest applicants.
• Lower School Admissions Day, Friday, 2/7, 7:30 - 3:30
• All faculty are expected to participate in the Admissions Day and to be on campus for the full day.   See David if you have questions.

Custodial Notebook

See Lyn’s email for location of the log in each wing.  Record current needs and any future needs that custodians should be aware of.

Scheduling Practice in LSCH

It is a challenge to get things done when events are happening either too early or too late. To be able to set-up properly for lunch, clean up, washing dishes and putting utensils away, Shirley will need the LS Common Hall free* of any events from 9:45 – 1:00.

• Available times for Play performance and meetings:
• 8:00 – 9:30 am
• 1:00 – 2:00 pm
• Available times for Rehearsals only:
• 8:00 – 9:30 – entire LS CH
• 9:30 – 10:30 – stage only*
• 12:00 – 1:00 – stage only*
• 1:00 – 2:00 – entire LS CH

Benefits Committee

David has a Benefits Committee meeting Wednesday.  The main focus of the meeting is the development of a faculty and staff benefits survey looking at satisfaction with and understanding of our benefits.

LS Weekly Memo Week 23: January 20-24

Thank you 4th grade team for an excellent assembly. The students’ comments about carrying Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream forward were inspiring.

Our thanks  to Colesie, Carole and Dori for a great, well-attended Beginning School coffee.  Your knowledge of child development, the power of story workshop and playful inquiry were inspirational.  

Good luck to the Tech Team as they offer the first affinity coffee about technology in Lower School.

COMMUNITY

Welcome Back,  Kiah!

Kiah joins Kathy in the classroom  this week, transitioning back after her maternity leave. Kathy KImmy and she will have the week together to help with the transition.  Kiah and Kathy will also spend the conference days together.

Thank you Kathy Kimmy

Our thanks to Kathy for leading Kiah’s class so skillfully during the first half of the year.  Students and their parents, Paula and Erin all  appreciated her many contributions.

Significant tardies or late arrivals

Please let Jenny Strode know if you have students who are regularly tardy. We will be sending a letter out to the parents for those who are habitually late.

Teacher Visits from Cascade Academy, 2/21/14

Two teachers will be visiting from the school in Bend, observing classes and eager for conversations about teaching and curriculum.

SST Meeting

Thank you to those who have already met with SST. It is a great time to check in about your students as you write reports and and prepare for conferences. See link for your time.

PROGRAM

Faculty Meetings

LSLT - Notes

• Checked in on progress reports
• Update on Tools fro Problem Solving and Recess Agreements
• Worked on draft of LS FAculty Agreements to be worked on with the entire LS faculty on 2/6

Faculty Meeting - Thursday, 1/23 - Progress Report Work. No formal meeting.

AS Faculty Meeting, Monday, 2/3

Next LS Faculty Meeting, Thursday 2/6

Report Cards

• Specialists - See Angela’s template for report writing
• Friday, January 24 is a report writing day
• Reports are due at 8:00 am, Monday, January 27.  Coordinate with your team if you want to have ½ due at the end of the day Friday, 1/24 and ½ due at the start of the day on 1/27
• We will designate our two faculty meetings next week  to proofing reportsz:
• Monday, 1/27 from 3:15 - 5:00pm
• Thursday, 1/30, 7:30 -8:30am
• Beginning School reports are due on 2/10 so they can be emailed home before conferences.

Report Writing Support - The Tech Depratment is in a training all day on 1/24.  Debra and Angela will be available for support on 1/27 and 1/30.

Report Proofing Plan

• Faculty Meetings on Monday, 1/27 from 3:15 - 5:00pm and Thursday, 1/30, 7:30 -8:30am are for proofing
• All changes will need to be made in PCR by 9:00 pm on Thursday, 1/30
• Grade level teams will proof each others reports
• Department members will proof each others
• David will proof Science
• Chris will help proof Art and Spanish

Winter Coffee Format

Winter Parent Coffees 2014  

Tech Tools Coffee, Tuesday, January 21st, 8-9am, 9-9:30

Angela, Debra and Brad will lead this coffee.  There will be a hands-on exploration from 9-9:30.  We will have many laptops and other devices  available for parents to to try out.  It may put a strain on the network.

First and Second Grade Coffee - Friday, January 31st

Agenda:

     • Social Emotional Development

     • Grade level breakout sessions for 1st and 2nd

Third through Fifth Grade Coffee - Wednesday, February 5th

Agenda:

     • Standardized Testing at OES

     • Break out sessions for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades

Canoe Safety Training Postponed

Tom postponed his next canoe safety training until the Spring. Look for the new date in a Weekly Memo after Spring break.  

ERB Testing - 5th grade

The 5th graders will be testing all week.  Please respect their need for quiet during testing sessions.

NWAIS All Schools Conference Presentations

Be thinking ahead to the fall conference we are hosting next October. Is there something you and /or your team would like to present? The presentation  on playful inquiry, story workshop  and social emotional learning. might make enticing relevant workshops.

OPERATIONS

Custodial Notebook

See Lyn’s email for location of the log in each wing.  Record current needs and any future needs that custodians should be aware of.

Scheduling Practice in LSCH

It is a challenge to get things done when events are happening either too early or too late. To be able to set-up properly for lunch, clean up, washing dishes and putting utensils away, Shirley will need the LS Common Hall free* of any events from 9:45 – 1:00.

Available times for Play performance and meetings:

·      8:00 – 9:30 am

·      1:00 – 2:00 pm

Available times for Rehearsals only:

·      8:00 – 9:30 – entire LS CH

·      9:30 – 10:30 – stage only*

·      12:00 – 1:00 – stage only*

·      1:00 – 2:00 – entire LS CH