Dear YG Staff,
Monday will be our last day with Monica and Kumiko with us. It will be hard for all of us to see them at school for the last time. On a positive note, there will be no school, and we will have time for a luncheon (sponsored by the PTO) in the cafeteria.
Items of Note
Scheduling RemindersMonday, 3:00-4:00, Staff Meeting in Room 14 (instead of our Tuesday meeting) Tuesday, 1:50-2:20, Starting new PM recess schedule Thursday |
Scheduling UpdatesRevisions to the Supervision Schedule and EA Schedules have been updated to include:
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Staffing Updates
Guest Teachers for YG This WeekTuesday – Friday – Nancy Imamura in for Mariko |
Library Volunteer UpdateFriday I shared with EAs that 4J is now allowing volunteers to come into the building to work in the library. However, staff should know that they cannot work in the same way they have done in the past. I have been in contact with Rebecca Hart and she is interested in volunteering. I need to check her status with 4J in case her volunteer status has expired. NOTE: Volunteers may not:
Volunteers opportunities:
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Autodialer Attendance Calls – As an FYI, downtown is finally starting the autodialer tardy call to families this week. Absent calls started last week.
Learning for All Update/Pause – Kat Lange sent an email to principals and effectively said that Learning for All PD is still a priority in our ACT plan, but PD around Learning For All is indefinitely postponed. If you want more details, see the linked SSD Email.
Free Kits from Audubon-Adventures – Audubon Adventures is an award–winning environmental education curriculum created by the National Audubon Society for grades 3–5. Developed by professional environmental educators, Audubon Adventures presents standards–based science content about birds, wildlife, and their habitats. Thanks to generous donations made members of the Lane County Audubon Society, you can receive these award–winning environmental curriculum kits at no cost. The kits require no previous knowledge on the topic and include:• online instructional guides • 32 copies of three issues of a colorful magazines for your students • learning assessments • quizzes and games • science education standards for grades 3–5 • additional resources for each unitTo preview the material yourself, visit http://audubonadventures.org/Whatis.htm We are excited about the new materials and hope that you will participate. To receive your free Audubon Adventures materials, please email audadv@laneaudubon.org and be sure to include your name, school, class size, and the grade you teach. |
Mandatory Elementary School Bus Safety Training
The state requires all students, even non-bus riders, to receive instructions on bus safety before the end of December 2021. Linked here is a Bus Training Info Sheet (Riding the School Bus Safely and Emergency Exits Handout sent to principals, but all classroom teachers need to do is show a bus safety video. There’s the Newer Bus Evacuation Training Video or the quaint 1990s relic The Safest Way Out. Teachers then let me know the date you showed the video for the report I have to submit to Transportation. You might want to show this on the day we have our earthquake drill.
Upcoming Events
8:15-11:15, Tom and John Conducting Interviews
12:00-1:00, YG Luncheon (Sponsored by YG PTO)
1:00-2:00, Scott, Elayne, and Tom to iPBS Meeting
3:00-4:00, YG Staff Meeting
4:00-5:00, Tom to All Administrator Meeting at Ed Center
October 19 (T)
3:15-4:00, Staff Meeting
October 20 (W) – Fire Marshal Inspection
9:00-11:00, Tom to Elementary Principal Meeting on Zoom
3:15-4:00, No Admin Initiated Meetings for Licensed Staff
October 21 (Th)
8:30-11:30, Kelly to TAG Coordinator Meeting
10:22 – Earthquake Drill
3:15-4:00, Site Council Meeting via Zoom
6:30-7:30, YG PTO Meeting via Zoom
October 22 (F)
3:00-4:00, 850 Howard Safety Committee Meeting
3:00-4:00, No Admin Initiated Meetings
October 26 (T)
October 27 (W)
9:00-10:00, Tom to Elementary Principal Collaboration on Zoom
3:15-4:00, Data Team Meeting in Room 14
4:30, Tom to COSA Administrators of Color Meeting
October 28 (Th)
10:00-10:30, Ruby Bridges-Hall Virtual Event
October 29 (F) – EasyCBM Window Closes
3:15-4:00, Data Team Meeting in Room 14