Week of October 3rd - October 5th

My family jokes that they can tell how busy I've been by how much my hair grows.  And yes, my hair has likely looked like this before...on purpose....maybe.

But, if it ever looks like this,  back away and call Anne, Toni, or Janet immediately!  They will know what to do.  :-)

Seriously, many of you have had an incredibly busy week.  Many of you even had a Saturday professional day to boot!  Thank you for all you have done to also make it a great week for kids!

Be the educator who believes in your students before they start to believe in themselves.  

 Justin Tarte

Proactive Stories

I LOVE telling proactive stories during announcements.  Please keep them coming!  Did you see the sweet one on Facebook yesterday?  Thanks Maria C. for capturing the moment.

Lisa and Nickole get a Free Recess
Thanks for Lisa and Nickole for being the first to find my 7 Habits mistake last week.  They have a free recess duty card from me.  I will be covering (with advanced notice hopefully).

Instructional Rounds
Many thanks to Janet and Liz for giving us a good head start on Instructional Rounds.  There were some great conversations going on and some important learning, reflections and reminders.  We will do another round in February.  Let me know if your Professional Goal Group would like to do one separately.  Also, after being in so many colleagues classrooms, please consider giving a Jefferson Bucket Filler Note, especially for those great ideas and reminders you gleaned.

Lesson Plan Due Date Change
Folks, I did change the due date for 3rd Grade Lesson plan uploads.  Please aim for Oct. 10th with the specialists.

Muffins for Mom
Don't forget Muffins for Mom on Tuesday morning at 7:45.  Comprehensive Literacy Plan Meetings to follow.

Progress Monitors Due Next Week
It's a short week.  Sorry! :S

Safe Schools Due Oct. 7
Your Safe School Modules are due.  The bullying review is quick and easy.  Please get those done.  Gina Cakebread will be checking from the district office.

Speech Assistant Mobility Help
Bridgett needs to stay off her feet for another week.  She will most likely be using the office in the library and using the phone to call for kids.  If the little ones are confused, have them come to the office or Miss Jenn can show them where to go.

IPAD Issues
We have a number of IPAD issues lately.  They are trying to fix them for us, but here is how we can help ourselves in the future.

• Please ensure the every IPAD is plugged in and logged ON each night.  This sound counter intuitive, but after hours are when our updates are "pushed."  We do not always know when these will come.  We need to be prepared every night.
• Some student IPADS were logged off the "volume@jeromeschools.org" client and logged in as teachers in the App store.  Please DO NOT do this in the future on student IPADs.  This is fine on your teacher machines.

Renaissance Issues
If you have Renaissance issues, please email Darlena Ohlensehlen directly for help.  Thanks!

Money
Please remember, if you collect a large amount of money (cash or checks) for a field trip, large book order, or fundraiser, DO NOT leave it in your room overnight.  Please bring it to the office each day.  That way, it is less of a liability for loss and we can keep it safe until a deposit can be made.  We try to keep VERY small amounts in the school and make deposits often.  We can also hold checks for you until you are ready to send an order.

Have a great Friday and weekend!  It's a well deserved short week next week!
Angie