Cardinal Corner

• PLC meetings: Upcoming PLC meetings and 48 Hour Challenges are now on the CS Staff Calendar. Invites were not sent for all of them as we have different people that want invited to different meetings. Please make sure you are checking the calendar for your PLC times as they do change. After today all of the 1st Quarters will be in the calendar.

• Dismissal: Please have your dismissal numbers out and in front of you daily; it helps the process a lot so you can direct students. Please continue to redirect parents of our dismissal procedures. No one enjoys being the bad guy but if we are all on the same page it will eliminate problems.

• Leave Requests: Incase you missed the email from HR Leave Requests have not moved to an electronic form. You can complete the form at www.olatheschools.org/humanresources. Here are the steps: 1. Notify principal. 2. Go to HR website and click on the form. 3. Complete the form and click submit. 4. You will receive an email after you submit and an email will be sent to me. I will forward the email to Kathy.

• Parent/Teacher Conferences: If you want ELL, Special Education, Counselor, or administration to attend a conference please let them know about conferences as soon as possible. My schedule is on my door; please put the child's name. Please help me by putting grade and teacher name behind the child's name. Example: Student A (5W).

• P/T Conferences: Please remember that we are not sharing reading levels with parents; we are sharing reading behaviors. What are they are able to do? What are skills that you are currently working on in reading group?

• Ethics Training: All staff members are responsible for ethics and social media training. This was shared at preservice and in an email. Please take care of this sometime this week. The office staff will have the sheet that needs to be signed, incase you still need to sign. Documents are in teams if you need to review them. (CS Staff - General- Back to school - 2019 - Code of Ethics and Social Media)

• ALICE Training & Code of Conduct: Please sign up for ALICE and Code of Conduct Training from 8:30 -8:50 (except 1st grade yours will be @ 3:00- if the date I put on the link does not work please let me know) I will talk to your classes as a grade level except Kindergarten. Kindergarten, please sign up and I will come to your individual rooms and it will be 10 min presentations) https://olatheschoolsorg-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/cdhickman_olatheschools_org/EW38TVveH_lBqH4ZbNAg6BsBtBP48WxnH_CQWDRKJ_xGRQ?e=1tdG8y

• Fountas and Pinnell: This is only our 2nd time giving F & P and we are all still learning. During an upcoming PLC we will be discussing our scoring to make sure we are scoring the same throughout our building. We will also be doing some work with the Learning Continuum. Each grade level will get an email so you can be prepared for the PLC.

• Spelling Bee 3rd - 5th Grade : We have a building spelling bee each year. Cyndi Hail has done it in the past and will continue to do it but would like someone to join her in organizing the event. If you are interested please let both of us know.

• MAP: MAP testing is around the corner and will be here quickly. I am attaching a draft schedule. If the time does not work for your grade level due to lunch or specials please let me know. I will work on an accommodations schedule for everyone also.

• Sign your name to the ethics training/social media training on Ms. Hickman's door if you have not. (Due: August 16th)
• 1st Quarter Long Range Plans: As a grade level look at your standards, pacing guides, and instructional time to determine long range plans for the 1st Quarter. There is a spot in CS Staff Teams for your plans. (Due: August 23rd)
• Schedules: Please drop your schedules in Teams. (CS Staff - General- 2019-2020 Schedules)
• Parent/Teacher Conference Schedules: Please turn these into the office when you have yours done.

The District Assessment Calendar is in Teams! Here are some important dates. Please make sure you are inputting your data on your spreadsheet.

MAP: October 21st - CS Window Opens 1st - 5th Grade

Fountas and Pinnell: 1st - 5th Grade Window is open until October 16th.

Writing: The Window has closed but you have until October 4th to input your data.

October 1st - 7:45 Dads & Donuts (sorry this was on the printed calendar and not electronic) If you are able to come and help or talk to parents, please come.

October 1st - Students start LIM Binders

October 4th - TASN will be in our building. We will be discussing Math MTSS. I do not know if they will be visiting classrooms.

October 4th - 2nd Quarter Long Range Plans Due. Drop in TEAMS.

October 14th - Grades due at 8:00 am

October 15th - Picture retakes

Red Ribbon Week is around the corner. Stacey has planned some great events for kids. They will be getting the information soon on blackboard and we will send to staff also.

From the article in AIM: Resisting the Urge to Reteach for Mastery: Reality is that when most students are wrestling with new concepts, their work isn’t stellar. Use Exit Tickets to take a class temperature: How are my students doing? This should only take a few minutes. There is a different between finding success and full mastery. Your students are growing and often need more practice and experience with the concept, rather than to be retaught.

As you become familiar with Eureka Math please continue to reach out to Kasandra. Do you need help with a manipulative? Do you need help understanding a new concept?

The Elementary Principals loved visiting our building! While walking around they had great feedback on things they saw and felt in our building.

• Everyone felt welcomed! The "feel" of the building was inviting, warm, and caring.
• Staff was actively monitoring students (teachers moving around the room while teaching, moving around the room while students completed tasks, etc.)
• Teachers redirected behaviors by giving positive praise to others or in a warm, caring approach.
• Rotations to specials were quick and organized. Directions were given and then students were quickly involved in the lesson and active.
• Many classrooms had anchor charts and/or authentic student work
• Evident that hallway expectations have been taught and reviewed.

When walking we always try to create some reflection questions also. Please remember that we are in rooms for a short amount of time and do not see everything that has occurred.

• When working in partners/groups are all students contributing? Have expectations been shared with students so all are participating?

Again, everyone loved visiting our school! They had a chance to see so many great things. I hope you feel proud of all of your hard work!

Congrats to Mrs. Kettler, CS nomination for Teacher of the Year and Mrs. Miller, CS nomination for ESU Master Teacher! Congrats to both! Both will be recognized at banquet on March 3, 2020.

Please make sure you read the AIM every time. There is very important information that everyone needs to know.