This Week!

It's "A" Week!

Our Pledge Helpers

Mon: Smith
Tues: Collins
Wed: Dickerson
Thur: Johnson
Fri: Odom




Duty this Week
AM
Car Line: Mills
1st Grade: Harrison
Bus Sidewalk/Back Hall:Philpot
Library: Windham
Cafeteria: Scott
Back Hall: Rish/Collins

PM
Car Line: Prickett/Jones/Shorter
Front Sidewalk/bus: Wilkerson
Front Hall Intersection: Harrison
Outside Teacher Workroom: Higg

Read Across America is right around the corner.March 2-6   Please take a look in the shared drive/folder labeled Read Across America for anything you need.
1.  Checkout the Guest Reader sign up form - once everyone has signed up once - We'll send it back out as a first come first serve for extra readers.
2.  Door Contest Rules and Confirmed judges list are in the drive - Deadline March 2
3   What will you have in your room during Family Night, that parents will NOT want to miss??
4.  K/1   Children should match a book to their costume.for the Book Character Parade. Books should be carried in the parade!




If you are on the formal evaluation cycle, you should have received an email from Tyner or Rosetta with directions for your second eval.  Let's get this knocked out as soon as possible.










If you have new/pictures for In the Loop, please upload them into the Teacher Resources Shared Drive/folder labeled "In the Loop"




The Trimester ended Friday.  We will update the Wall of Fame this week.  Friday was also the cut off for our Trimester Celebration.  


Report Card Reminders:
Posting is OFF - 8:00 - Tuesday morning
Report Cards go home - Friday

We have a tornado drill and an intruder drill planned for this week.  The intruder drill will be a Switch Drill.  This means it will start as a fire drill and at some point during the evacuation, we'll call for a lock down.  PLEASE, PLEASE talk to your students about this.  I'll also talk about procedures during morning announcements.  If you need me, Rosetta or Rachel to come talk to your class, please let us know.  Remember, during this drill, you go to the nearest secure room.  You don't try to get back to your room.





The Glow Down is Friday Night!  Please plan on coming by, even if you can't stay.  It is
 so encouraging to our PTO to see you! 

PACESetter Party Friday

This Week!

It's "B" Week!







Our Pledge Helpers
Mon: Mince
Tues: Philpot
Wed: Rish
Thur: Windham
Fri: Patterson






Duty Schedule
AM
Car Line: Wilkerson
First Grade: Bridges
Bus Side Walk/Back Hall: Marshall
Library: D Ray
Cafeteria: Young
Back Hall: Dickerson/Philpot
PM
Car Line: A Smith, Cates, Crocker
Front Sidewalk/Bus: Mills
Front Hall Intersection: Jones
Outside Teacher Workroom: Rish




Some take aways from last week...................
- If you happen to see acts of physical aggression between students in the hallway or other areas of the building, you may take them to your room and call the office, or take them back to their homeroom teacher. Our camera system has been very helpful this year in solving mysteries very quickly without interrupting instructional time.

- Please take a few minutes this week to talk to your students about being a "hall buddy".  Explain their responsibility to report any problems to the nearest adult. Don't send students with significant behavior issues anywhere without an adult. 

- If one of your students suffers ANY kind of injury, jot a note (can be nurses note) send an email or make a phone call to their parents.  I promise, it'll save you time later. 






I'm sure you've heard the sobering news about Ford Bertram's recent leukemia diagnosis.  Ford is the grandson of our friend and colleague, Lisa Lothspeich, and the brother of our Kindergarten student (Cates), Beau Bertram. This week there will be a basket in the office that we'd like to fill with snacks, small toys, and other comfort items that will help them as they spend many long days at the hospital.  We'll be delivering the basket next weekend.  Please contribute!







This month is full of great opportunities for social studies and/or science lessons. Please remember Black History Month, President's Day and Heart Health Month!







This week we Celebrate our PE Teachers! We love Coach Giangrosso and Coach Harrington!










Check the Calendar!
2/18 - PST Meetings
2/19 - Dads and Granddads Breakfast 
reservations Due
2/19 - Glow Down reservations Due
2/19 - Fire Drill
2/20 - Tornado Drill
2/20 - Class Pictures
2/21 - End of Trimester





It's always challenging to have grades completed in the midst of Flu season.  Please remember, graded work cannot be sent home and we do not assign 0's. If you need help making a plan for some of these difficult situations, please come see Mrs. Tyner.

Congratulations to BJ and Hannah Scott! This is Jenni's son!

Leadership Team Notes.....

Two questions presented by TAC were considered and suggestions will be implemented.

1.  Concerning STAChe - Next year we will coordinate STAChe Spotlights with progress reports and report cards.  That will give us 6 opportunities to honor classes.  The team agrees that this will help us all remember the dates and deadlines.

2.  There were concerns about Cahaba's coverage in The Loop. I (Tyner) will continue to send things to Mrs. Vernon, understanding that everything we send will not always be used.  I will also set up a folder in the shared drive named Teacher Resources, so teachers can share anything they feel would be worthy of publication.  Once I turn it in to Mrs. Vernon, I'll delete it from the folder.

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We also discussed our current Parent Communication Form and the importance of keeping documentation of parent phone calls and meetings.  The team suggested leaving copies of the form in the two conference rooms and also discussing this again during a staff meeting.

I also asked for input regarding a Spring AR/Reading Challenge.  We will have one that starts two weeks before Spring Break and extends two weeks after Spring  Break.  Rewards will be scheduled for the week after testing. Goals will be grade level goals.  Teachers and admin will set goals together.

Leadership Team Members Present:  Tyner, Prickett, Cates, Wilkerson, Harrison, Marshall, Windham

This Week!

It's  Week!

Our Pledge Helpers
Mon: Wilkerson
Tues: Feild
Wed: Mills
Thur: Higg
Fri: Wessel









Who has duty?
AM
Car Line: Johnson
First Grade: Grogan
Bus Sidewalk/Back Hall: Shorter/Franklin/Mitchell
Library: Shannon
Cafeteria: Fortenberry
Back Hall: Odom/Patterson
PM
Car Line: Prickett/Jones/Crocker
Front Sidewalk/Bus: Rish
Front Hall Intersection: Shorter
Beside Teacher Workroom: Collins






If you need to leave campus during your planning period, please make sure you check with Tyner or Rosetta before leaving.






We will have vision screenings for all K, 2 and 4 students Monday.  Stay tuned for more directions









Posting for grades will be turned on Tuesday.






Pizza Lunch courtesy of 2nd grade room moms  -Thursday!