Weekly Update!

It's "A" Week!







You have duty this week.......
AM
Car Line: Johnson
Cafeteria: Williams
Sidewalk between gym and school: Shorter
Back Hall:  Odom, Wilkerson, Crocker
Library: Feild
Room 1034: Ellison
PM
Car Line: Gudgen, Wilson, Bamberg
Front of school near gym: Marshall
Front Hall Intersection: Jones
Top of Ramp/teacher workroom: Higg





Our Pledge Helpers this week.....
Mon: Bamberg
Tues:Wilkerson
Wed: Wilson
Thur:  Mills
Fri: Crocker





Affirmation Challenge - Write one note this week  telling someone that works at Cahaba you appreciate them and why.

Please make sure your class understands our School-Wide signal (the time out sign) and what it means.  I think it's great that several of you have other signals (hushing husky is one) that are used in your classroom, but it cannot compete or confuse students on our School-Wide signal.  Thanks for your help with this.

SOME SAFETY REMINDERS
Students should never go outside the school without an adult.  This includes sending students to retrieve things left at recess.  The front of our school is a city street!

If you are on the track and see a community member ignore the signage and enter the track area, call the office immediately and report.

The Collaboration Room has student information  displayed on the walls, therefore the door will stay locked.  If you need access to the Collaboration Room, please let Nancy know and she can give you a key.

Erica Hankins is available to substitute.  She is listed in Ready Sub and she asked me to share her cell number.   205-566-1745

It really helps all of us if you will reach out to me through email or text concerning discipline problems.  Please refrain from bringing students unannounced to the office.  Of course, this does NOT apply to emergency/volatile situations.  If you need immediate help, you should use your intercom to call Nancy.  Someone will come to your room immediately. 

Please do not put your unwanted things in the workroom, multipurpose room, custodial closet etc.. You may list it on our google page Trash to Treasure  or take it to the dumpster.

Weekly Update

This is "B" Week!

You have duty this week!

AM
Car Line: Pennington (M/W), Giangrosso (T), Scott (TH/F)
Cafeteria: Young
Sidewalk between the gym and the building: Johnson
Back Hall: Windham, Rish, Odom
Library: A Smith
Amphitheater: Hankins
PM
Car Line: Mills, Jones, Gudgen
Front of school near gym: Tilford
Front Hall Intersection: Harrison
Top of Ramp/Teacher workroom: Meredith

Our Pledge Helpers this week are......... 
Mon: Jones
Tues: Bamberg
Wed: Shorter
Thur: Shannon
Fri: Harrison



Our Affirmation Challenge this week is to write two notes.  One will go to a student and another to a staff member that you've noticed thinking of others before themselves.  This challenge was inspired by two of our Kindergarten teachers spending their planning time Friday helping second grade teachers move. What a selfless thing to do!

Monday morning, our second graders will celebrating the opening of the new wing and their new classrooms.  After announcements, we will have a ribbon cutting and brief celebration with the 2nd graders, their teachers and guest from the BOE.  This will be the first time the kids will see their new classrooms. We all appreciate everyone's support and help as we continue to transition into our new spaces. 

There's still time to nominate for Team Member of the Month - Choose a K, 1 or 2 teacher. 










Our Teacher's Advisory Council will meet Wednesday afternoon.  If you have any questions for them, you can send them directly to Prickett, Gudgen, Marshall, Shannon, Ford or Mince.  Or, you can ask anonymously by putting your question in their mailbox, designated with a red dot.













Don't forget to add your room mom's names to the google doc entitled Valentine's Party Sign-Up.  Adding their name to this list will take the place of visitor's forms for the parties. 

Erica Hankin's last day with us will be Friday.  Please let her know how much we all appreciate her willingness to join our tribe and help our children in Rachel's absence.  

Please check the calendar for information about our Staff Meeting Monday and Collaboration Tuesday.

Don't forget the MUSH grant opportunity.  











Thank you just isn't nearly enough to express my gratitude to the ladies who have continued to teach and then spend their personal time moving their classrooms. I pray God will shine his favor on everything you do in those new rooms.  You have been troopers!  Marshall, Dickerson, Odom, Cates and Johnson moved Friday and through the weekend.  This week we should complete moves for Philpot and Meredith.  Friday, Windham will move and next week Pennington and Osburn will relocate. If you have a chance to offer any extra bit of encouragement to any of these, please do! 

Weekly Update

Specialist and Exceptional Ed teachers, Please help us out in the halls again Monday and Tuesday Morning!  Our Safety Patrol will be ready to go Wednesday.






This Week's Duty

All our Teacher Chat Nights have been set and they are on the calendar.  The parents will go directly to your rooms this year.  The Leadership Team is meeting Monday to help us create a checklist of items that MUST be included in your presentation.  We'll also have a place for you to upload your presentation.  We should have all the details to you by mid week.

Kindergarten, First and Second graders have through the end of the month to complete Math Performance Assessments.  Second graders will also need to complete the Reading Performance Assessment. Please contact Mrs. Rosetta with any questions.

The Deadline for the Summer Challenge is Friday, August 17! 

We will start Husky Paws this week!  Be strategic and make it work for what you need.  Avoid giving them to the entire class.  The power is in giving 10 -20 a day for a behavior you would like to reinforce.

It's B Week!

Collaboration this week will be spent working in CampFire -  All PST students must have a new entry.  We have a list of the students who need to be entered!

                                      

Pledge Helpers this Week:

Monday: Crocker

Tuesday: Feild

Wednesday: Higg

Thursday: Wessel

Friday: Mince

The Teacher Workrooms are for Teachers ONLY. Please do not send students to check your mailbox or get things from the fridge and students should always enter the office through the office doors.  

Please remember Amy Prickett's Dad.  He had a heart attack over the weekend. 

Have you seen this site?  Great resource to introduce Science Concepts - https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids

 

Weekly Update

The Track is reserved tomorrow morning 9:00 - 9:45 for a Second Grade Event -  Please avoid this area during those times.






All of the Programs for this week are on the CES Calendar!  Please check it very carefully and let Mrs Tyner know if you have any questions.


The Alternate Specials/PE/breaks Schedule was posted in this blog last week.  Please follow it closely and let Mrs.Tyner know if you have questions.






Field Day Information was pushed out to parents last week and Coach G has been sending you information.  If you have questions about Field Days, email Coach G.






Duty
AM
Front Porch: Odom
Car Line: Fortenberry
Breakfast: Prickett
Kindergarten: Shorter
First Grade: Bonovitch
Back Hall: Bramlett, Dickerson and Marshall
PM
Car Line: Gudgen, Osburn, Meredith
Bus: Wessel
Top of Ramp: Williams
Intersection: Ford

Last Friday was the last week for Husky Paws -  That's over until next year!

The Ticket to Read Lab is closed!  

We have other things going on most days this week and next at 2:00.

Weekly Update

  

Sometime the first part of this week, please work on your grade level's supply list for next year.  Nancy will put a copy  from this year in your box.  Please turn in your choices for the 18-19 school to her by Wednesday afternoon.  We will not have Collaboration this week due to new computer distribution Tuesday from the Collaboration room. 





Don't wait until the last minute to start posting grades!  Posting will be turned off Wednesday, May 16.




I'll see you at Paine this afternoon (Monday) as soon as you can get there for District PD/Collaboration.




Duty
AM
Car Line: Prickett
Breakfast: Young
Kindergarten: Segers
First: Ellison
Back Hall: Wilson, Windham, Rish
PM
Car Line: Gudgen, Young, Pennington
Bus: Wilson
Top of the Ramp: Wright
Intersection: Grogan

Assessments that MUST be finished BEFORE May 11

Kindergarten - Math Performance Assessment

First Grade- Math Performance Assessment

Second Grade - Math and Reading Performance Assessments

Assessments that MUST be finished BEFORE May 15

STAR - ALL 1st - 5th - Some Kindergarten

         EL - ALL Kindergarten

Please make a plan to execute the Lunch/Share Plan one time during May.

Don't forget to back up your computer!  

TUESDAY is the Big Day!

Weekly Update

We are getting close to Awards Week ~ 

Some reminders about invites to these events.

The Kindergarten and First Grade Programs - All Parents are Invited 

The Second and Third grade Awards will be done together - We will only invite the parents of the students receiving awards and we won't tell them what award their child is receiving.

Fourth grade will also be invitation only.

The Fifth grade program is for ALL parents -  The Fifth Graders will perform

It is expected that K-3 will also have some sort of classroom awards given - It's up to you if you want to invite parents or not.  It can be as simple or big as you want it to be. During the School program I will remind the students that more awards/recognitions will be given in their classroom. 





The Cut Off for the Cahaba Wall of Fame is tomorrow - April 30.  We'll announce the last recipients this week

This is  Week 

The Cut Off for AR and DreamBox (Awards Day) is May 11th for 2-5 and May 7 for K/1

On the District Calendar:

Math Performance Assessments - Grades K, 1 and 2 - April 30 - May 11

Reading Performance Assessments - Second Grade Only - April 30 - May 4

STAR Reading Assessments - Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5   (selected Kindergarten students) - 

May 1 - May 15

Early Literacy Assessment - All Kindergarten - May 1 - May 15

Duty

AM
Front Porch: Pennington
Car Line: Prickett
Breakfast: A Smith
Kindergarten: Shannon
First Grade: Grogan
Back Hall: Mills, Higg and Johnson
PM
Car Line: Gudgen, Meredith, Giangrosso
Bus: Bonovitch
Top of the Ramp: Ellision
Intersection: Wilkerson


Every must see American Fidelity this week -  They will be in the the Conference Room Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week











We will collaborate in the the Collaboration Room this Tuesday for the full amount of time (PE and Specials)   Please remember that someone from your team will need transport.  Officer Bowen will not be outside.  We will be preparing and making a plan for Get Ahead of the Pack day ~ May 10th. 








Some thoughts from teacher/blogger Linda Kardamis..............
How to Finish the School Year Strong

1.  Don't coast; instead, be more intentional.  Don't allow your self to go on autopilot.  Instead, choose to make these last days count.  Set one or two end-of-the -year goals and make it a priority to do all you can to influence your students during these last few days.

2.  Keep first things first.  When you're overwhelmed and there are a million things to do, remember to keep first thing first.  Focus on what really matters and realize that the rest will get done eventually. 

3.  Decide to enjoy these last days. Instead of counting every moment till you're done, choose to enjoy these last days you have with this group of students. This one mental decision will impact everything else you do.

"This time, right now at the end of the year.  This time can be the most valuable. While they may be driving you up a wall, you are likely more able to speak into their lives now than you ever were before. I promise the summer will be here soon. But until then, don't phone it in. Don't coast. Don't go through the motions. You only have a few more days to impact your students.  Don't waste that time!"