LS Weekly Memo
Weekly Memo Week 37 April 27- May 1, 2015
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What an exciting week! Our new building was approved, Pioneer Camp, Arbor Day Celebration and Chaplain candidate visit, all in one week! Now on to another exciting week full of special events: our second Chaplain candidate visits Monday, Hero Speeches, Fourth Grade Trip to Kiwanilong and the Third Grade Portland Musical. Take a deep breath and take care of yourself. We are humming into the final weeks of school.
COMMUNITY
Hiring Updates
- 4th Grade - Chris Thompson will be returning to OES to teach 4th grade
- Kindergarten - reference checking
- Spanish- reference checking
- Chaplain search - Amy Turner visits on Monday, 4/27
- Technology - resume review
Class Placement Begins
Class placement conversations begin this week. Classroom teachers, please come to the meetings with your initial draft of placement.
LS Building - Congratulations
Start packing. Get ready for the year of Flexibility and Creativity (otherwise known as the transition year). Last Friday I met with the site supervisor to begin exploring educational opportunities while construction is under way.
LS Building Groundbreaking - Friday May 29, 8:30 -9:00
Planning is underway for the Ground Breaking on May 29. All of LS will attend.
Moving Into Coffees
We have begun planning for the MIC’s. Based on parent feedback, the majority of the MIC’s will be informational. We will reserve the final 15 minutes for guided conversations for the parents.
Special “Return to Campus” Event on Tuesday, 4/28, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
The event has all the more meaning as folks return to say goodbye to the Beginning School and LS Commons. We will be hosting between 100 - 150 current and former parents, students, trustees, faculty and administrators. Please do a bit of beautification before heading homewards on Tuesday. We will be opening all the classrooms to visitors. See Janet’s reminders.
Parent Daughter Dance
In honor of our effort to become a more inclusive community we will no longer be offering a Parent Daughter Dance. In the future we will be offering a PE Family Fun Night all LS students and their parents.
Incident Reports
As we jump into the last 9 weeks of school, remember to use the Incident Reports to help us in SST with tracking and following up on student incidents.
Discipline
When students need interventions because of their behavior, we have varying levels of intervention:
- Teacher on the scene
- Classroom Teacher
- Chris O’Toole
- LS Office
Remember that Melanie’s role as counselor does not include discipline interventions, unless of course she is the teacher on the scene.
Students Who Need Extra Support
- Fourth and Fifth Grade Basketball Court- Competition is ramping up for these players. Keep an eye on this if you are out on recess duty.
- 3rd Grade Soccer - same as above
- Colton P - Boone S. Continue to keep a close eye on these boys. Let Chris and Tonya know right away if anything comes up.
- Gabriel H. - Gabriel is working on being less physical with his play, particularly with his friend Owen S., stopping when his friends say it is getting too rough. Let Erin and Chris know if Gabriel is overly physical.
- Deborah’s Boys
The boys in Deborah’s class are working on being less physical with each other. Deborah or Chris will provide details.
PROGRAM
Budget
Next year the school is striving to have a flat budget. We will need to be more discipline with expenditures. Some items have been frozen for two years - PGD and Summer Stipends.
Book Display – Book Love Gallery
Thank you Lara, Heidi and Fifth Graders for this highly successful Book Love gathering. Hopefully this will become an annual event!
UBD Reminder
Each grade level should have three units of understanding designed by the start of school 2015.
Summer Stipends
We have 90 stipend days to be used by 45 LS faculty. Team Leaders will help prioritize request this year.
LSCTF - to be rescheduled
We will focus on reading workshop. See our guiding questions.
Cadwell Plans- Second and Fourth Grade, May 4th
We had great collaborative coaching sessions. Ask your colleagues for details.
Faculty Meetings
- Mon., Apr. 27 Department Meetings
- Thursday, 4/30 Department and Team Meetings/Prep for placement
Team Leader Agenda
- Transition year
- Schedule
- Summer Stipends
Safety - Students not alone in the classroom
Positive Discipline Workshop - Mind Map
Safe Schools - Previous WM
Giving to the Building - Previous WM
Math Feedback - Previous WM
UBD Reminder - Previous WM
Lower School Building – Previous WM
PGD – Previous WM
2015-16 Budget – Previous WM
Community Talks - Here is a link
OPERATIONS
Overnight Trips Begin
Sign up in the office to help cover teacher’s duties!
Fourth Grade Camp Kiwanilong- Wed., April 29th- Friday, May 1st
Fifth Grade Camp Hancock- Mon., May 18th-Fri., May 22nd
Things From Home
Pokeman or magic cards need to stay at home and should not be brought to school – per LS Admin Team. In general, toys from home should stay there. See Student Handbook.
CHANGES to Room 10:
- to maintain the current organization in Room 10, the lock will be changed this week. The new key to gain access in Room 10 will be in the office
- approval is needed from the office if you wish to store materials in Room 10
- Unaccounted items are discarded every Friday
Unsafe Use of Mini Aardvark- Please Be Vigilant
Jane pointed out to me that children of all ages and stages are sitting on the railings on the second story of Mini Aardvark. This is really unsafe. Teachers, could you bring this to your student’s attention? Folks on duty, please redirect children if they continue to sit on railings.
Recess - 4th and 5th grade
The 3rd person on duty for 4th & 5th grade lunch recess should check in with the field and ACP duty person to see if they need help. The number of students on the field is increasing.
Lightning Safety - 30/30 Rule
If the time between the lightning flash and thunder is 30 seconds or less, seek shelter for 30 minutes after the last thunder.
Substitutes - Please do not contact our Substitutes directly
OES LS Uniform Policy - Friendly Reminder
Catering Orders - must be ordered 5 - 10 Business days BEFORE the event
See - Ordering Catering
Monkey Bars and Green Rainbow
All School Calendar Summit to Be Rescheduled
Packing Boxes
Culling for our move to temporary spaces? Here’s Some Donation Ideas
Friendly Reminder About Toys Brought to School
Attendance input at 8:00
The Yellow Line and Safety
When to Use LS Division Only and All School
Recess Reminders
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.
