Weekly Memo
Weekly Memo 6, September 21 - 28, 2018
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Thank you for you engagement in preparing for your classroom visits. Best of luck with your visitations to each other's classrooms. I look forward to our conversation on Thursday.
Tomorrow begins a flurry of special events, one each week for the next four weeks. You choose your level of participation.
Fall Festival: 9/22
Walk for Fun: 9/28
Homecoming: 10/5
Parent University: 10/10
LS Faculty Agreements
*Do what is best for the students
*Assume we are all doing our best at the moment and our intentions are positive
*Be present, participate, contribute, include many voices
*Create a safe space that encourages sharing different opinions, ideas, perspectives
*Seek understanding, be curious about what others think
*Express gratitude, joy and encouragement
*Communicate with compassion, clarity and effectiveness
*Demonstrate respect
Tomorrow begins a flurry of special events, one each week for the next four weeks. You choose your level of participation.
Fall Festival: 9/22
Walk for Fun: 9/28
Homecoming: 10/5
Parent University: 10/10
LS Faculty Agreements
*Do what is best for the students
*Assume we are all doing our best at the moment and our intentions are positive
*Be present, participate, contribute, include many voices
*Create a safe space that encourages sharing different opinions, ideas, perspectives
*Seek understanding, be curious about what others think
*Express gratitude, joy and encouragement
*Communicate with compassion, clarity and effectiveness
*Demonstrate respect
New items in BLACK. Repeated items in BLUE.
COMMUNITY
Recess Safe Play
We want recess to be fun and safe. We had an increase in the number of minor injuries this week. Let's slow things down and return to some recess fundamentals.
Remember:
*If it doesn’t feel safe to you, stop the play
*Play needs to be safe, kind, fun, fair
*When on duty, be on the move about your area
*Tag is allowed, but not grab
Please Donate to the OES Fund!
Visit the form online to make an easy one-time or recurring donation. Every gift matters to the OES Fund and I hope you'll consider joining me in donating. Kristen
PROGRAM
Faculty Meetings
BTSN Feedback
* I fixed the schedule chart so it is clear that the classroom time is 55 minutes. I did explain the blocks in LS Express but now the chart more accurately represents it as well.
*Next year we will plan to have BTSN the 2nd full week of school. We chose to move it this year because Yom Kippur fell on 9/19.
*We will continue to plan for BTSN on Wednesday with the Monday meeting time before BTSN for planning and the Thursday after as a no meeting morning
*To keep BTSN to a single night and to keep within 2 hours there will need to be overlapping rotations.
Debra and Jeffrey will lead a Google Sites training at our faculty meeting on 10/11.
SST Updates: Here is the shared agenda so you know who we discussed: SST Agenda
OPERATIONS
Picture Day
LS Picture Days are Wednesday, 9/26 and Thursday, 9/27.
Snacks
A reminder that the LS has fruit as a morning snack, grains for the afternoon. Cheese is for 2x a week snack boost. If your class, takes more than its share, other classrooms are without. Snack delivery is timed due to the amount delivered and more is not replenished when we run low, but rather when we are due.
1-2 Lunch: Dining Commons
Shirley would like to remind us that if a child drops a cup or tray on the floor, we should help them get a clean tray or cup. The 1-2 children may also need help remembering not to spin cups on the tables when waiting, which may cause more than your average number to end up on the floor. :)
Google Calendar
Remember the power of the google calendar. You have access to look at each others calendars to clarify such things as:
Is this a Chaplain or a Counselor week?
Who is next in my specialist intensive?
Emergency Drills
Be sure to review emergency procedures with your class this week, if you have not done so already.
Checking in at the Office
Thank you for remembering to check in with the office before you venture out to explore other parts of the campus. For safety reasons we need to know where you are.
Sack Lunches
Due to cost and labor required, Kelly will not be making sack lunches for on campus explorations. She will make sack lunches for off campus field trips.
Food From Home
Please work with Elaine Elliott, School Nurse, and Kelly Cowing, Food Services Manager, if you are concerned about a student's diet here at school. Oftentimes there are accommodations we can make in collaboration with Bon Appetit.
Purchased Materials and Books
Please mark materials and books purchased with school funds with your Room Number
Please mark materials and books purchased with your own funds with your Name
We had some trouble sorting out which was which as people left and changed rooms.
LS Express Submission Form
We now have an official LS Express submission form. Submissions are due Monday at 5:00PM. LS Express is published each Friday.
Attendance
Please answer your classroom phone in morning. Only the LS Office has your number. Austin is typically calling about some attendance question. Complete attendance on time; at 8:00 for 1st-5th, 8:10 for PK-P.
Parent Communication
Know that every Sunday your Room Parent sends out an update to the parents of your students with important information about the week to come. Please be sure to send your updates by the end of day Friday so your Room Parent does not duplicate your information. I also ask that you keep your communication home separate from the Room Parent update so your parent are clear what is coming from who. Thanks.
Gathering
No gathering on 9/25. Gathering in the gym on 9/28 @ 8:10 for WFF
No Gathering on 10/3. Gathering in the gyn on 10/5 @ 8:10 for Homecoming Pep Rally
LS Chapel, Tuesday, 9/25
No gathering on 9/25. Gathering in the gym on 9/28 @ 8:10 for WFF
No Gathering on 10/3. Gathering in the gyn on 10/5 @ 8:10 for Homecoming Pep Rally
LS Chapel, Tuesday, 9/25
Please be on time. Chapel starts at 8:10 and ends at 8:40.
Gathering and Dismissal
After Gathering, make sure that you are continuing to wait until 2:50 before dismissing students. Miriam and her EXT team need that time to transform the Dining Commons and there were students unsupervised outside waiting for car pick up.
Gathering and Dismissal
After Gathering, make sure that you are continuing to wait until 2:50 before dismissing students. Miriam and her EXT team need that time to transform the Dining Commons and there were students unsupervised outside waiting for car pick up.
Recess Safe Play
We want recess to be fun and safe. We had an increase in the number of minor injuries this week. Let's slow things down and return to some recess fundamentals.
Remember:
*If it doesn’t feel safe to you, stop the play
*Play needs to be safe, kind, fun, fair
*When on duty, be on the move about your area
*Tag is allowed, but not grab
Visit the form online to make an easy one-time or recurring donation. Every gift matters to the OES Fund and I hope you'll consider joining me in donating. Kristen
US Student Helpers
This US student group gives support to offices and classrooms at OES during our activity period - Wednesdays 10:15-10:45 and Thursdays 11:00-11:45. Please let Dana Lewis know if you are interested in having a student helper and I will put you on our list!
PROGRAM
Faculty Meetings
LS Faculty Meeting Agenda
Monday, 9/24@ 3:15 - Department/BY/IY
Thursday, 9/27@7:35 - LS Faculty Meeting, LS Library
8 Forces Harvest
Best of luck with your observations in each others' classrooms as learners using the Observer as Learner Protocol.
Transcript of our Oregon Garden Retreat harvest around the 8 Forces Groups Gallery Walk here.
Your forces group plans from the retreat are here.
Monday, 9/24@ 3:15 - Department/BY/IY
Thursday, 9/27@7:35 - LS Faculty Meeting, LS Library
8 Forces Harvest
Best of luck with your observations in each others' classrooms as learners using the Observer as Learner Protocol.
Transcript of our Oregon Garden Retreat harvest around the 8 Forces Groups Gallery Walk here.
Your forces group plans from the retreat are here.
BTSN Feedback
* I fixed the schedule chart so it is clear that the classroom time is 55 minutes. I did explain the blocks in LS Express but now the chart more accurately represents it as well.
*Next year we will plan to have BTSN the 2nd full week of school. We chose to move it this year because Yom Kippur fell on 9/19.
*We will continue to plan for BTSN on Wednesday with the Monday meeting time before BTSN for planning and the Thursday after as a no meeting morning
*To keep BTSN to a single night and to keep within 2 hours there will need to be overlapping rotations.
Teacher Websites and Blogs
Jeffrey’s Schedule
*In its simplest form is here: https://goo.gl/7UVxtB
*Appointment Calendar for setting appointments: https://goo.gl/Y9Vg1o
*Appointment Calendar for setting appointments: https://goo.gl/Y9Vg1o
*All School Tech Support? first email OEShelp@oes.edu
Beginning Years faculty, please continue to check the BY Odds and Ends
SST Updates: Here is the shared agenda so you know who we discussed: SST Agenda
OPERATIONS
Picture Day
LS Picture Days are Wednesday, 9/26 and Thursday, 9/27.
Snacks
A reminder that the LS has fruit as a morning snack, grains for the afternoon. Cheese is for 2x a week snack boost. If your class, takes more than its share, other classrooms are without. Snack delivery is timed due to the amount delivered and more is not replenished when we run low, but rather when we are due.
1-2 Lunch: Dining Commons
Shirley would like to remind us that if a child drops a cup or tray on the floor, we should help them get a clean tray or cup. The 1-2 children may also need help remembering not to spin cups on the tables when waiting, which may cause more than your average number to end up on the floor. :)
Google Calendar
Remember the power of the google calendar. You have access to look at each others calendars to clarify such things as:
Is this a Chaplain or a Counselor week?
Who is next in my specialist intensive?
What letter day is January 24th?
Emergency Drills
Be sure to review emergency procedures with your class this week, if you have not done so already.
Checking in at the Office
Thank you for remembering to check in with the office before you venture out to explore other parts of the campus. For safety reasons we need to know where you are.
Sack Lunches
Due to cost and labor required, Kelly will not be making sack lunches for on campus explorations. She will make sack lunches for off campus field trips.
Volunteer Sign-ups
If you have not sent your volunteer needs for the rest of the year to your room parent, please do it ASAP. They need time to solicit for volunteers.
September 21 – Teacher Responsibility
All classroom volunteer needs for the remainder of the school year should be emailed directly to your class room parent. Please use attached spreadsheet.
Room Parents - Here is the list of LS Room Parents
Room Parents - Here is the list of LS Room Parents
Please work with Elaine Elliott, School Nurse, and Kelly Cowing, Food Services Manager, if you are concerned about a student's diet here at school. Oftentimes there are accommodations we can make in collaboration with Bon Appetit.
Purchased Materials and Books
Please mark materials and books purchased with school funds with your Room Number
Please mark materials and books purchased with your own funds with your Name
We had some trouble sorting out which was which as people left and changed rooms.
LS Express Submission Form
We now have an official LS Express submission form. Submissions are due Monday at 5:00PM. LS Express is published each Friday.
Attendance
Please answer your classroom phone in morning. Only the LS Office has your number. Austin is typically calling about some attendance question. Complete attendance on time; at 8:00 for 1st-5th, 8:10 for PK-P.
Parent Communication
Know that every Sunday your Room Parent sends out an update to the parents of your students with important information about the week to come. Please be sure to send your updates by the end of day Friday so your Room Parent does not duplicate your information. I also ask that you keep your communication home separate from the Room Parent update so your parent are clear what is coming from who. Thanks.
Your Announcements
Send any announcements you have for faculty to Kirstin, Chris or David by Thursday each week August-June and we will include them in the Weekly Memo. This should help reduce the number of emails we are receiving, and maximize our time to collaborate during meetings.
A helpful tool can be found in the OES website for employees to save time searching different sites when you need to access the basic forms like check request, catering, maintenance requests and other resources.
