Longer Fridays will Bring a Few Changes
Since we are going longer on Fridays until Spring Break, that will affect a few things.
- We will do a temporary 2:00-2:15 recess break on Fridays. We will have the paras help us cover this recess. This is a little later recess so that we do not need to interrupt our current intervention and specials schedules.
- We are working on a change for our 7 Habits trainings. Two had been scheduled for collaboration in February and March. We are looking at offering a Monday or Friday after school workshop with an option to leave 30 mins. early that Friday. Stay tuned more details to come.
- Lori Johnston has been sharing about the Journey's Instructional Routines. She will be making plans with grade level teams to meet at individual times.
Because of the snow days, we will likely push the IRI back a couple of weeks. We want to ensure that kids have the best full week instruction. We are coordinating with Horizon and have not firmed up final plans. I will get you more details this week.
Emergency Sub Plans
Don't sweat this just yet. We were going to talk about this at our staff meeting to ensure all of our new staff are comfortable with what should be included. We will do this at the next staff meeting on 1/23.
Primary Math Assessment Update
The PMA is going well! Thanks to the Misty, Emily and Nikki who are also making mental notes beyond just the assessment. They are noticing lots of great stuff about our kids! We will keep pushing this week and see how far we get. We have confirmed that the trainers will be here on February 8th. They will do 90 min. sessions with each grade level. We will get more details to you in the next couple of weeks about schedule and classroom coverages.
De-Escalation Training
The De-escalation Training has been really insightful for those of who have been able to attend so far. We have a 2nd round of trainings happening on the 18th. We do plan to get the rest of our staff trained in the next month.
PTO Movie Night
On Friday, January 20th the PTO will host a Family Movie Night at 6:00PM. This is not a fundraiser. Instead it is an opportunity to connect with our families and enjoy a winter evening. You are not required to attend, but it would be great to have you there if you are able. Popcorn and water will be provided.
Dads and Donuts
It's almost time. Dads and Donuts will be Friday, January 27th. Our PTO has great treats planned. Mark your calendars. Notes to go home as reminders, but Anne also put it in our newsletter.
Read Like a Tiger!
Tuesday is the last day for 2nd and 3rd graders to turn in their goal sheets for their Read Like a Tiger T-Shirt. On January 27th, at the halftime of the varsity game, they will honor the kids who met their goal and give out awards to the top readers. Please plan to join us at the game if you can. Your school badge gets you into the game.
Idaho Theater for Youth - After School Workshop Nominations
On Thursday, February 2nd, the Idaho Theater for Youth will be here for an assembly and 3 after school workshops. We will be sending a flyer home soon so that families can reserve a spot for their child, but first, I would like each teacher to nominate at least one student to attend at their invitation. Please choose one child from your class to attend, ask their family (make sure they are aware that there will be no bus after the workshop), and then let us know in the office. We will need to have these names by Wednesday, January 24th to hold the spots. Specialists, you are also welcome to invite a student, please just double check with the classroom teacher first.
Discovery Center Coming to Jefferson
We thought we had missed our opportunity because the first week that the Discovery Center was coming to the Magic Valley filled up almost instantly. Because of the high interest, they decided to add another week. We were accepted to receive 2 free science shows thanks to the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation! The Discovery Center will be here on Thursday, February 16th. They will be doing two shows. Next week we'll give you an assigned time.
Barnes and Noble Fundraiser
This year, we missed the Christmas Shopping rush for our Barnes and Noble Fundraiser, but we are going to hit the Valentine's Day sales. Our morning at Barnes and Noble will be Saturday, February 11th. We may be able to offer a table and gift wrapping, but it was suggested that we are likely to have a bigger draw if we would have a theme and guest readers. Anyone have inspiration? Anyone who helps out with time and reading will have a share of the fundraising for books in their classroom. Please let me know if you would like to be on the schedule.
Theme Songs
Congratulations to Tammy Munk and Gaylyn Hall for correctly guess that "Walking on Sunshine" was Deb Suhr's Theme Song! Prizes are coming your way!
Here's your new song: "Warrior," by Imagine Dragons
A. Melisa Bennett
B. Crystal Winter
C. Liz Elison
D. Tawna Huttanus
Just email your response.
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