Just a couple reminders for teaching staff:
- Keep sending common planning time invites out to Libby & Justin.
- If you have changed your schedule or haven't added to the shared folder, please do so ASAP. I'd like all teaching staff to have a schedule in this folder.
- Finish setting goals using the Literacy Continuum so that you are ready to start purposeful guided groups early next week. Share these goals with an interventionists (especially if it's an LLI intervention).
Homecoming Next Week:
Join us for Homecoming Dress Up Days next week! A huge thanks to Val & Karla for organizing this! Please share with students!
Additionally, our lunch schedule will change for Friday with the parade early release (we release at 12:25pm). Below is our lunch schedule:
Friday, October 4 Lunch Schedule:
10:45-11:15 Kdg
11:00-11:30 4th Gr
11:10-11:40 3rd Gr
11:20-11:40 1st Gr
11:30-12:00 5th Gr
11:40-12:10 2nd Gr
*If weather allows, lunch will be served outside. If not, we will do a picnic style lunch in gym.
Also, please know where students are going on Friday - pick up, bus, walk, etc. Every year, this seems to be an issue and we have students waiting in the office. Please be proactive and find out where students are going after school. Thank you!
Intervention Subouts:
Next week, we have subouts to plan for our fall interventions. Attached is a schedule for those subouts, which will occur in the Learning Studio South. Please join us if you work with that grade level with reading - and please be ready to come and discuss students' strengths, needs, and placements for interventions. If you completed a decoding classwide intervention (P3), please bring any PRESS progress monitoring that you did with to the subout. Fastbridge progress monitoring for fluency will already be recorded on your data cards.
The Power of Family Communication:
There is so much power in engaging with families - on many levels. As we have been in school for about a month, I am seeing a small trend - not connecting with families when behaviors arise. As much as I understand the power of "making those deposits", I also think it's critical that we involve families in the concerns we have, too. This past week, I have dealt with a few situations in which the staff says, "this seems to be a pattern" and the families say, "We had no idea this was going on". Please don't forget to involve our families - for positive communication, but also the situations you need assistance with.
Are you the Best Part of that Student's Day?
This week, I came across an online article that advocates for the fact that we are often the best part of students' days - even for those students we can find challenging. This is such a mindset shift for me - we often assume that, if a student shows behavioral needs, they don't want to be at school. However, the article advocates for the opposite - sometimes you are the best part of their day! Take a few minutes to read: https://www.boredteachers.com/inspiring/best-part-students-day?fbclid=IwAR2uzZDkOkDZzW20B98G8aaB7tQbnS1uPpvSNIfZUIZeDqX4CSviKZKr2Zk
Camp McKinley:
A huge thank you to Julie Bauer, Sami Nelson, Laurie Wolhart, Chelsea Van Roekel, Dani Rypka, Madie Conley, Danielle Nystrom, and Kathy Feltes for their help in planning our first family night - "Camp McKinley". The family night is Thursday, October 10th from 5:40-7:00. The night will consist of a pizza meal and different camp-related stations. Join us if you can!
Building Weekly Newsletter:
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McKinleyStrong Educator of the Week:
The McKinleyStrong Educator of the Week goes to Special Education Paraprofessional, Bernie Jensen. Bernie is flexible, dedicated, and passionate about our students. Bernie is always willing to "step in" to support our students and/or the work we are doing collectively. Bernie puts 100% effort into everything she does. We appreciate you, Bernie - keep being #mckinleystrong!
Have a great weekend! - Justin
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