Regular Schedule for Specials and PE - Monday (Field Day canceled weather)

Tuesday: No Specials - Regular PE Schedule

Wednesday - 1/2 day - No PE or Specials 

Star Students

Mon: Jones  (1) and Bamberg (1)

Tuesday: Shorter (1) Pennington (1) Summers (1)

Wednesday: ALL Specialist and Office Staff will help with pledges

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Jones

First Grade: Patterson

Cafeteria: Garrett

Car Line: Harrington and Fortenberry

Zone 1: Odom

Zone 2: Collins

Zone 2: Moore

PM

Radio: Prickett

Monitor Car Line: Marshall and Wessel

Intersection of Front Hall Young

On the Calendar this week.....

Mon: Open House at the Board 4-5

Tues: New Laptops during your PE time

Wed: You'll be called to pick up lunches - Everyone come out when your car riders are dismissed I'll hold the buses for minute extra - WEAR a SILLY HAT! - PTO cookout in the library

Congratulations to Coach Garrett and his wife Maddie!  

They are expecting a Baby Boy this Fall!

Take a minute to get pull your "STAR", the the PTO place off the floor.  It would take Tony a long time to pull all of those up!

If you are interested in being a Math Coach for the Cahaba Math Team next year, please come talk to me. 

Team Member ot the Month will be announced Tuesday.  Please take a minute to nominate a 3rd, 4th or 5th grade teacher today!

I want to wish Danielle Ray, Ashlynn Tittle and Jessica Crocker all the best as they move on to another season of life this summer.  Your presence and influence at Cahaba has made all of us better and you will be missed! 

 

It's "B" Week and Awards Week at Cahaba

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Pink

Tues: Yellow

Wed: White

Thurs: Blue

Fri: Green

Star Students

Mon: Odom

Tues: Patterson

Wed: Latham

Thurs: Bridges

Fri: Harrison

Monday will be Jones

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Bamberg

First Grade: Each 1st grade teacher take a day!

Cafeteria: Harrington

Car Line: Garrett and Franklin

Zone 1: Dickerson

Zone 2: Luttrell

Zone 3: Crocker

PM

Radio: Tittle

Monitor Car Line: Bridges and Kibbey

Intersection of Front Hall: Ray

On the Calendar this Week

Monday: Fourth Grade Picnic Day - SHINE performance 2:00 and 6:15

Tuesday: PaceSetter Recognitions - Kindergarten and First Grade Award's Programs -Fourth grade Field Trip- Friday Freeze on Tuesday!

Wednesday: AFT in back work room - Second and Third Grade Awards -Fifth Grade Picnic

Thursday: Miss Annie on the front porch - Second Grade Field Trip - Fourth Grade Awards -

Friday: K-2 Field Day (more info to come)- Fifth Grade Awards - Third Trimester Celebration

As you plan for Field trips for next year, I'll need to know that the field trip is standards based and also include pre and post activities too. 

Thank you notes for the PTO. You can turn those in to Barbara.  We put them in a giftbag and present them to your PTO the last week of school. The complete list was in last week's Blog.

Plan those EOY classroom awards

It's time to nominate for our May Team Member of the Month.  Please nominate a 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade teacher.  Our most recent honorees from this group were Collins and Windham.

This Friday will be our last day for lunch guest!

Thank you for helping with car line Friday afternoon. I sure missed those CES Dogs!  and Rachel O!

 

It's "A" Week

On the Calendar

Finish STAR Testing this week- 3rd Grade Cursive Assessment -PST Meetings (exact times coming soon)

Monday: Breakfast provided by myOn and Christy Colee - Kindergarten Picnic Day

Tuesday: Yearbook delivery to classrooms - First Grade Picnic- Fifth Grade program @ 1:45(school) and 6:15 (parents)

Wednesday: Fifth Grade Clap Out - Second Grade Picnic-Vision Screenings- Cut Off for SM, Millionaire and WOF -

Thursday - 1/2 K on Field Trip 

Friday - 1/2 K on Field Trip - 5th Grade Mystery Day - Last Prize Patrol for the year -

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Yellow

Tues: Pink

Wed: Blue

Thurs: White

Fri: Green

Star Students 

Mon: Vincent

Tues: Bramlett

Wed: Dickerson

Thurs: Johnson

Fri: Marshall

Odom will have next Monday

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Summers

First Grade: Latham

Cafeteria: Garrett

Car Line: Harrington and Searcy

Zone 1: Marshall

Zone 2: Windham

Zone 3: Mills

PM

Radio: Prickett

Monitor Car Line: Latham and Johnson

Intersection of the front Hall: Searcy

Let's Clap Out our Fifth Graders!

This Wednesday we will Clap Out our Fifth Graders as they load buses to go to the middle school.  Please take a minute or two this week to make some signs.  Half Sheets of poster board are good and you can also use some butcher paper from the work room. Please Coach your students up!  They need to yell and clap!  If you have party horn or other noise makers, those are permitted too.

All third and fourth graders can spread out on your hall 

Second grade please fill up the "short hall" by the cafeteria and work room.  

Kindergarten please fill in the spaces between the cafeteria and the front doors 

First grade can line the walk between the front porch and the street.  

Fifth Grade Mystery Day - Friday

Please plan to be flexible! We will not have any Specials Friday.  However, our Specialist will reach out to you with a schedule to make sure that Friday is everyone's "No Special Day".  We will also be using All parts of the campus.  There will be times you cannot use the track, library, gym (PE will be outside) and fields behind the school. I'll send that information to you asap.

Help me make sure our PTO knows how much we appreciate them!

Beginning next week, their will be a place for you to leave "Thank You" notes to the PTO.  Below, you can see the way the  box/bags will be labeled.  You may write individual notes, your team can split up the responsibility and sign notes together.  This is really important.  These ladies have servant's hearts and they need to know how much their kindness and hard work is appreciated. Deadline: MAY 20

Michelle Daniel - PTO President - Involved in every single thing the PTO has done this year and for the last 6 years.

Loke Banks - Served as Vice-President this year will be our President next year.  Super involved in Merry Market and the Leprechaun Run.  She also provided support for all of our events.

Cissie Harrington - Before the re-opening of the school, Cissie was the only PTO person "inside".  Not only did she handle all the treasurer responsibilities she was everyone's GO TO person for distribution, copies and pulling items from the closet for others.

Mallory Pruitt and Celeste Ward - (can address them together)  Set up and followed through with all Spirit Nights and were the point people for Fund Raising efforts

Angela Burton - Angela was our "go to" person each and everytime we needed volunteers.  She also coordinated all things with the room moms.  This includes the "Bright Spot" that we enjoyed every month.

Jennifer Bethune, Donna Franklin, Angela Burton and Vicki Higgins - (can address them together) Teacher Appreciation Week, Christmas party, surprise Spring Party (city bowls) Beginning of school teacher appreciation and support

Lauren Bone - Decorated the school for every holiday!

Chelsea Greene - Friday Freeze Coordinator

Kristen Turner - PaceSetter certificates, gift cards, candy and management

Leah Lindsey - Yearbook - This is such a HUGE job and commitment.

If I've left out someone, please let me know and I'll add them.  

Congratulations to Mrs. Rosetta for earning her Educational Specialist  in Educational Administration from the University of Alabama! You are a busy lady! 

 Thursday - May 5th - Get Ahead of the Pack

While your "new" students are with you, please make sure they rotate through all classrooms in your grade level. You have a different lunch time, but it is the student's typical time. You will probably have lunch guest join you.  Last name starts with S-Z.  Barbara has ordered name sticker for all classes.  NO Specials THURSDAY. Please let me know if I've missed something.

Fifth grade will go to their assigned places* - They will eat lunch on the lawn 12:40 – around 1:15

*coming soon
 
Fourth grade will go to Fifth Grade: 
Wessel to Wilkerson 
Collins to Moore
Windham to Mills  
Luttrell to Crocker 
PE is 10:30 – 11:00
Lunch
12:25 -12:50   Wilkerson and Moore
12:30 -12:55   Crocker and Mills
Use your typical line and assigned table
 
Fourth grade teachers will meet you in the cafeteria around 12:40 – At that time Fifth grade teachers can meet your kids on the front lawn
 
 
Third grade will go to PE at 8:20.  Fourth Grade teachers will pick them up at 8:50 – Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Fortenberry will walk them to PE
Kibbey to Windham
Rish to Wessel
Vincent to Luttrell
Bramlett to Collins    
Lunch
12:00-12:25  Windham and Collins
12:05 -12:30  Wessel and Luttrell
Use your typical line and assigned table
 
Third Grade teachers will come get them from the cafeteria after lunch, 12:30
 
 
 
Second grade will go to Third grade: Selected Fifth graders will walk them to third grade
Odom to Rish
Dickerson to Vincent
Johnson to Kibbey  
Marshall to Bramlett
PE is 9:00 – 9:30
Lunch
11:40 -12:05  Rish and Kibbey
11:45 – 12:10 Vincent and Bramlett
Use your typical line and assigned table
 
Second grade teachers will come get their students from Third grade by 12:20
 
 
 
First Grade will go to Second grade: Selected Fifth Graders will walk them to second grade
Patterson to Odom
Harrison to Johnson
Latham to Dickerson
Bridges to Marshall.
PE is 9:50 - 10:20
Lunch
11:10 - 11:35  Odom and Marshall
11:20 – 11:45  Dickerson and Johnson
Use your typical line and assigned table
 
First Grade teachers will come pick them up from your classrooms at 12:00.
 
Kindergarten will go to First Grade: Kindergarten teachers will walk them to first grade classes
Jones to Bridges
Bamberg to Harrison
Pennington to Patterson
Summers to Latham   
Shorter  - 4 students to each class:  (unless you all decide to divide a different way – I know several will stay home this day_
 
Lunch
Patterson and Bridges – 10:45 – 11:10
Harrison and Latham – 10:50 – 11:15
Use your typical line and assigned table
PE 11:50 – 12:20  
Recess – 20 min stagger between 9:30 -10:30
 
Please take the students to PE – Kindergarten teachers will pick them up from PE
 

 

It's "B" Week - Teacher Appreciation Week!

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Shorter

First Grade: Harrison

Cafeteria: Harrington

Car Line: Garrett and Ray

Zone 1: Rish

Zone 2: Bramlett

Zone 3: Vincent

PM

Radio: Tittle

Monitor Car Line students: Harrison and Odom

Intersection of the front hall: Young

This Week..........

STAR Test - All K take EL and as many as possible take STAR - Teacher Appreciation Week - Completing ALL AIMSWeb Testing 

Monday: PaceSetter Recognitions

Wednesday: Posting is turned on

Thursday: Get Ahead of the Pack (Kinder Orientation and Move up Day)

Friday: Prize Patrol

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Blue

Tues: Yellow

Wed: Pink

Thurs: Green

Fri: White

Star Students

Mon: Windham

Tues: Wessel

Wed: Luttrell

Thur: Kibbey

Fri: Rish

Monday will be Vincent

I know we are all sad to know that we'll be doing the "Cahaba Thing" next year without Ashlynn Tittle and Danielle Ray.  Danielle will still be around as a "stay home mom" and in just a few short years as a Cahaba Kindergarten Mom. Ashlynn's fiancé' is a realtor in Huntsville and their wedding is scheduled for early Fall.  She'll be moving to the Huntsville area this summer.  I am excited to tell you that our new employees were approved at the Board meeting last week.  McKinna Fulmer, from Georgia, will be our new Special Education teacher in the Self-Contained room and Sarah Jackson, wife of Dewayne Jackson (IT), will be our new SLP. I know you will all make the feel welcomed!

Kindergarten, First, Second and Third teachers, please take just a minute to use this link to add some information for me about your students who have SRIPs.  Who has a SRIP?

Congratulations to our Science Olympiad Team who competed last weekend at Auburn. As soon as I have all the official results, I will share!  I appreciate Lisa Rish's leadership with the group. I heard it was a great day!

Please take some time to look over the Cahaba Calendar.  Don't let anything sneak up on you!

Make sure you put "Classroom Awards" on your radar. This is something that you each do with your students.  Every child should get an award during this fun ceremony. If you need help thinking of Awards and Recognitions, please brainstorm with your team and/or let me know.  Pinterest is always helpful too.  You may schedule this during the last two weeks of school and parents are not invited to come in person.  You may livestream. 

Thursday is Get Ahead of the Pack Day at Cahaba.  Every grade level will move up to the next grade and spend the morning rotating through ALL classrooms in the next grade level.  Move up day will start immediately following morning announcements and last until 1:00. You will take your "new" students to lunch and PE.  More specifics will be sent before the end of the Monday.

Due to Get Ahead of the Pack, First grade and Fifth grade will change their NO Specials day to Thursday.  Kindergarten (who will be in 1st) will be the only grade level to have Specials Thursday.