Meadow Hall Staff Newsletter
Week of October 3
Week of October 3-7
Monday, October 10th is Open House. We will invite families to come join classrooms from 9:00-11:00am and 1:00-3:00pm. Building services will put out folding chairs so there are extra seats available.
Our next staff meeting is on Tuesday, October 18th and will be led by our Restorative Justice instructional specialist, Bethlehem Beru. If you are able to submit a "student scenario" that would be so helpful - here is the form to submit. We'd like to make the staff meeting very realistic and practical, so having actual scenarios will do that.
Bus evacuation drill will be held on Wednesday, October 19th starting at 9:45am. Classes will be called down to the front of the school when it's your turn. We will start with Kindergarten and work our way up through the grades. Mr. Hines will be in touch with 5th grade teachers regarding which patrols will be needed to assist with the drill.
Classes will hold a "Fall Festival Party" on Friday, October 28th from 2:15-3:15pm. The parties may consist of crafts, games and food (but please be aware of any food allergies in your classroom). Grade level teams may wish to reach out via Dojo to parents and ask for specific donations or volunteers to attend the party and help with the activities. Each class may have up to two parent volunteers to help with the event. Volunteers may begin arriving at 2pm and will need to sign in at the main office. Please be consistent across the grade level in terms of having parent volunteers, activities planned and food offered.
As a school, we do not dress up in costumes for Halloween. However, if a student dresses up for the holiday, we also do not require them to change.
Please remember the expectation is to post weekly on Class Dojo. It may be as simple as a 2-3 sentences about a fun activity or something learned during the week. It could also be a few photos or short video to showcase a class project or learning.
Morning Meetings
Just a reminder - if you are looking for more ideas, you have resources from preservice week and they are linked below:
Books and Bagels
Grading Update
Grading and Reporting Update 10/3/22
This document was sent via email to teachers.
Technology Updates
Interims
The interim/progress report posting window for MP1 is 9/30 - 10/7.
2022 - 2023 Report Card and Progress Report Dates
MCPS Resources Folder
To reduce the number of places staff and students need to look to access MCPS’s suite of online instructional resources, several bookmark shortcuts were relocated from the MCPS Resources bookmark folder in Google Chrome to the Clever portal. This ensures applications, whether managed via Clever or not, are accessible to staff and students in one place.
Go Guardian
GoGuardian is available for teachers to use to monitor their student’s online activity. Teachers will log into GoGuardian using the Clever option and Paraeducators should use the Google login option. Teachers have the option to use preloaded GoGuardian classes loaded from Synergy or manually create their classes either by sharing a class code with students or by uploading a spreadsheet with student IDs. In order for paraeducators to be included with teachers’ classes in GoGuardian they will need to be added as additional staff to teachers’ sections in Synergy.
GoGuardian Self-Paced Course:
2022 Synergy Gradebook
Staff currently have access to the classic and 2022 versions of the grade book. For marking periods 1 and 2 staff can use either version of the grade book. At the start of marking period 3 the 2022 grade book will be the only version available to staff.
Elementary Online Course
PDO Course Number: 91112
PDO Course Name: Elementary Synergy 2022 Grade Book and TeacherVUE - [Online Course]
Passcode: ES-2022GB&TVUE
Centrally Purchased Online Digital Tools
While MCPS has listed a number of Online Digital Tools (ODT) available for school use on our Data Security website, licenses for several of these ODTs have been purchased at the district level. Please review the document linked here to identify what is available for use by all MCPS staff and/or students.
Technology Professional Development Survey
Data collected from this form will help drive the technology professional development opportunities offered this Fall. In addition, we will provide you with data from your school to help plan future support. Staff will have until Friday, October 7th to submit a response to the form.
PTA News
OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT, OCTOBER 14
Second annual MHES PTA Outdoor Movie Night at our school!
When: Friday, October 14; Grounds will open at 5:30 and movie will begin between 6:30 and 7
Where: Behind Meadow Hall, close to the playgrounds
Movie: TBD; Spanish subtitles will be included
Here is what you need to know:
· All children in attendance must be accompanied by an adult.
· Please bring your own blankets and/or lawn chairs. Keep in mind that it will probably get chilly as the sun goes down, so please dress warmly.
· Restrooms inside the school will be available if needed.
· We will have pizza (pre-order only) at the event. Please order your pizza with the form that will be sent home with your child this week.
· Individually-packaged snacks, including popcorn, and water will be available for purchase at a refreshments table. Please bring cash!
· PTA members will get one free bag of popcorn per member of their family. Join the PTA ahead of time here: https://www.mhespta.org/membership/join-the-pta
· We will have limited spiritwear items for sale. Payments can be made in cash or PayPal.
· Kids After Hours will be there with some fun inflatables, so come early!
· In case of rain, we will reschedule for Friday, October 21.
SPIRIT NIGHT
Next Spirit Night Event at Villa Maya on Wednesday, October 26 from 4 to 10 pm. Villa Maya will donate 15% of credit card sales and 20% of cash sales when you mention Meadow Hall! Visit their website to see the delicious menu: https://villamayarestaurant.com/. Takeout orders can be placed by calling 301-460-1247 (no online ordering available).
To Do Items
Remember - weekly post on class dojo! It keeps our community connected and parents are more likely to be in touch with you as well.
Update grades - Interims due Friday, October 7th
Inform parents about specific Fall Festival arrangements for your grade level
Submit a Student Scenario for our October 18th staff meeting.
Complete MAP testing, Dibels (K-2) and KRA (K) testing and make-ups. Lorena and Casey for help with these testing items and/or make-ups.
Calendar Items
Wednesday, October 5
- no school
Friday, October 7
- Interim grades due
Monday, October 10
- Open House; 9-11am or 1-3pm
Tuesday, October 11
- Leadership Team mtg - 3:45-5pm
Friday, October 14
- PTA movie night - 5:30pm
Tuesday, October 18
- Staff mtg - 3:45-5pm
Wednesday, October 19
- Bus Evacuation Drill - 9:45
Thursday, October 20
- Books and Bagels @ 8:30am
Tuesday, October 25
- Equity PLC - 3:45-5pm
Wednesday, October 26
- Villa Maya dine-out night
Friday, October 28
- Fall Festival parties - 2:15-3:15pm
