Monday, September 7, 2015

Welcome Back, Staff! September 8, 2015 Post

Welcome back, staff!  We have 600 excited learners joining us on Tuesday!  

Just a reminder, the weekly updates will come out through this blog.  The blog helps streamline our communication, but also helps you go back and search old information instead of having to look through a bunch of emails. 

Summer Learning Calendars
Teachers, please collect the Summer Learning calendars from students.  These can be brought to the office during that first week of school. 

First Day Assembly
We will be meeting for a "Welcome Back Assembly" at 9:00am in the big gym.  Please be on-time and ready to start at 9am.

PLC Dates:
The calendar I gave you on the first day was incorrect.  Here are your PLC dates:
  • September 21 or 22
  • October 5 or 6
  • October 19 or 20
  • November 2 or 3
  • November 16 or 17
  • November 30 or December 1
  • December 14 or 15
  • January 11 or 12
  • January 25 or 26
  • February 8 or 9
  • February 22 or 23
  • March 7 or 8
  • March 21 or 22
  • April 11 or 12
  • April 25 or 26
  • May 9 or 10

Infinitec Training:
ALL STAFF are required to complete this training.  I will be sending out this in a separate email.  Please take care of this training by October 15th.  You do not need to print your certificate.

Referendum Link:
We have a very important referendum coming up.  It's so important to stay educated and know exactly what this referendum means.  As Superintendent Grant showed last Monday, there is a website that contains a lot of information.  Below is a link to this site- take some time to understand what is impacted by this November referendum. 
http://www.owatonna.k12.mn.us/page/2776

Link to Weekly Newsletter
Just a reminder, Lorri's weekly newsletter will be published here.  Click here to see Lorri's Newsletter

Valet Parking for the Week
Each week, we assign the "Principal Parking" to a different staff member.  This designation is to celebrate the great things our staff does on a daily basis.   This first week back goes to Tamra Gonzalez.  Not only is Tamra a top-notch Kindergarten teacher, but she spent a countless number of hours preparing, implementing, and then wrapping up Kindergarten Kamp this summer.  Tamra took the lead on this project and, along with a team of teachers (including Courtney), produced some amazing results.  Tamra, we are lucky to have you!  Thank you for all you do for McKinley! 

Have a great weekend!  Keep your fingers crossed for some cooler weather! :)
-Justin

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