Notes from Monday's Meeting.......

Please use the "buddy system" when students leave your classroom on errands, the restroom, etc...  No one should be without accountability.

Make sure your "principal approved" schedule is hanging outside your door.

Your Self Assessment should be completed by Friday.

Success is fun and you all deserve a BIG pat on the back for last year's ACT Aspire scores.. However, in the words of Duke's basketball Coaching legend, Mike Krzyzewski..... Always remember to Show Grace, Show Gratitude, and Show Perspective  

Weekly Update

PaceSetter of the Month

Please send the name of your PaceSetter of the Month to Rachel.  The party will be at 2:00 on August 31st.  This is the student who you feel best demonstrated the Big Idea of the Month...RESPECT!

Team Member of the Month

There is still time to nominate someone for Team Member of the Month!

Miscellaneous

Please do not consult, meet with, or send anything to a third party without consulting administration. We will be talking more about this later.

Reminder:  No lunch guest or volunteers during school hours until after Labor Day.

Duty This Week

AM:  Feild, Fortenberry, Prickett, Scott, A.Smith, Shorter, Latham, Wright, Aldrich, Rish

PM:  Giangrosso, Osburn, Gudgen, Wilson, Young, Pennington, Meredith, Shepherd

and Next Week

AM:  Philpot, A.Smith, Fortenberry, Prickett, Scott, Jones, Harrison, Wilkerson, Windham, Johnson

PM:  Giangrosso, Osburn, Gudgen, Wilkerson, Shepherd, Young, Pennington, Meredith

Our CES Family - Thinking of the Tyner Family

       

During Collaboration this week we will be going over Aspire Data with Dr. Faust.  

Once that is done, please ......  

- Create a grade level plan for DreamBox that includes expectations, data tracking

 and accountability

- Create a grade level plan for AR that includes expectations, data tracking 

and accountability (1-5)

-  Create a list of any technological problems you are having accessing or using school 

and District programs.

Plans should be emailed to Mrs. Tyner.

No One Should Go Outside after 12:00 noon tomorrow.  

This includes PE, counseling and recess.

- Kindergarten PE will be 11:30 - 12:00 

- Fifth Grade and Kindergarten counseling classes will meet in the music room.  

They'll be joining Fortenberry's classes.

- Please take your students out for recess sometime before noon. Be prepared to use an area other than the playground.  We need to avoid overloading that area. 

Congratulations to Linda Odom!  Her new grandson, James Woodin Mahaffey, weighed 8lbs 

and 10 oz.  20.75 inches long.  

The PTO will be asking for the name of your room mom soon!

Everyone should have READING and DREAMBOX listed as homework on 

your weekly newsletters!

This is the week for Math Performance Assessments.  

Every Cahaba student should be assessed before Friday.

Congratulations to Lisa Rish for earning her Educational Specialist 

Degree from Montevallo!

Tomorrow is a BLACK OUT! Wear all black to school.

Don't Forget your DUTY POST this week.........

AM: Higginbotham, Prickett, Scott, A. Smith, Fortenberry, Shannon, Ellison, Wilson, 

Dickerson, Bamberg

PM: Giangrosso, Osburn, Gudgin, Wright, Pennington, Meredith, Shepherd, Young

and Next week............

AM: Feild, Fortenberry, Prickett, Scott, A. Smith, Shorter, Lathm, Wright, Aldrich, Rish

PM: Giangrosso, Osburn,Gudgin Wilson, Young, Pennington, Meredith, Shepherd

"All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impassible."  Orison Sweet Marden

                                        

Leadership Teams (Updated)

Faculty Meeting 8/14/17

Attached is the link to our Faculty Meeting PowerPoint.

Faculty Meeting PowerPoint 8/14/17

Please make sure you turn in your information for the Summer Challenge before the end of the day Monday.  You can put your chart in Mrs. Tyner's box.

Don't forget your duty this week (8/14)............

AM:  Almon, Scott, A. Smith, Fortenberry, Prickett, Segers, Harrison, Wilkerson, Windham, Johnson

PM: Giangrosso, Osburn, Gudgin, Williams, Meredith, Shepherd, Young, Pennington

and next.............

AM: Higginbotham, Prickett, Scott, A. Smith, Fortenberry, Shannon, Ellison, Wilson, 

Dickerson, Bamberg

PM: Giangrosso, Osburn, Gudgin, Wright, Pennington, Meredith, Shepherd, Young

My phone number: 601-573-1211    

I don't mind text or phone calls....  I don't always answer, but I will always call you back!

Tuesday, during your collaboration time, come prepared to create a lesson plan about the Solar Eclipse that we will all see on August 21st. We  have glasses for everyone!

      - Plans will include activities for before, during and after the eclipse

      -  This is a time to be your BEST!  

Please print the Employee Health Information sheet (attached to email), fill it out and return to Nurse Dawna. 

When you use a clinic pass to send someone to Dawna, she will return it to you with her comments.  Please staple this communication in the students Husky Agenda Book and send it home!

Don't Miss Important Information!  I expect everyone to adhere to the following protocols concerning your mailbox in the office and emails.

                  1.  Check your mailbox when you clock in every morning and sometime around lunch. 

                       Frequently you will find things that need to be given to students!

                  2.  You will receive emails from parents throughout the day.  I don't expect you to ever 

                       respond during instructional time.  However, parents should get some sort of response 

                       by the end of the day.  

                  3.  If the response requires more than 100 words, call them or schedule a conference.

                  4.  I'm always available to consult or help!

If students report misbehavior to you that occurred on the bus, during arrival or dismissal please email the concern.  Mrs. Lothspeich will take care of bus discipline and I'll do anything that occurs on campus.

During whole group instruction, make sure you are using your microphone/sound system.

Remember, the window on your door should be uncovered!

CONSULT THE CES CALENDAR!

- STAR testing - Staff Meeting- etc......

Counseling Referral Form - From Ms. Osburn

Hey friends,

You will find the link to the counseling referral form below.

I will be going over this form with them this week in our lesson.

If possible, please print a few and go over where it will be located in your classroom with your students.

Once completed, forms will need to go in my box (in the workroom) and I will set up the first available appointment from there.

Counseling Referral Form

Library Procedures - Important Information

Teachers,

Here is ALL the library information you could ever want or need! 

Amy

Flex Checkout

-       Open from 8:15-2:30, starting Wednesday August 16

-       Max 3 students per class

-       Students can come max 2x per day- ONLY if they have finished both books or there is a special circumstance (in that case please send a quick note).

-       Kindergarten- 1 book; 2^nd-5^th grade- 2 books

Library Website

Has links to OPAC, databases, book lists, and MackinVIA:

http://cahabalibrary.weebly.com/

Important Logins: **Please do not post these on a website open to the public!**

-       Library OPAC (to reserve books from our library):

Username: Lunch #

PIN: Lunch #

     Access OPAC from school (Just type “read/” into your search bar- click “Display” next to Cahaba)

     Access OPAC from home   (click “Display” next to Cahaba)

Link to video explaining how to reserve books

*Reserved books will be ready to pick up at 9:00 am the next day.*

-       MackinVIA (eBooks)

Username: cahabaes

Password: cahabaes

*If you want to check out a book, it will prompt you to make a UN and PW. This will also allow you to make a favorites list and have items in a book bag. You will still log in to the main site with the info above, but then you will log in to your personal account with the UN and PW you create.

Link to video explaining how to use MackinVIA

-       PebbleGO (K-2 Research Database)

Username: cahabaes

Password: cahabaes

-       Alabama Virtual Library (K-5 Research Databases)

No login required- but you must have an IP address from Alabama to access.

Copyright/Fair Use Training Information

Copyright/Fair Use presentation is attached.  Please refer to it as needed. If you have any questions about Copyright/Fair Use, please do not hesitate to ask!

Laminating

Please allow 2 days for items to be laminated. Items can be dropped off at the laminating table in the library any day. J

Mandatory Training

Instructions:

Use this link...  https://edpuzzle.com/join/semefub

Assignments have been posted to google classroom and you should receive notifications in your trussvillecityschools.org email today.

All log in information for the assignments uses your .org log in information.

Email me with any questions.

-Mandi Logan

Family News

Please keep Stephanie Young and her family in your prayers. Her aunt (mom’s sister) passed away suddenly this morning.  Please say a prayer for the family.

TCS Canon and Protected Books

As you begin choosing books for your read aloud for the upcoming school year, please adhere to the following document.

TCS Canon and Protected Books

DUTY SCHEDULE

Welcome Back!

Monday - August 7th
8:00 We'll start our morning with breakfast and a staff meeting in the cafeteria.
11:15 - Lunch on your own
1:00 - District-Wide Institute at Hewitt Trussville High School

Tuesday - August 8th
8:00 Chic-Fila Biscuits and quality time with your co-workers in the cafeteria
Lunch on your own

Wednesday - August 9th
First Day for students
Muffins and Bagels in the workroom (provided by Faith Church)

Shout out to Wright, Bramlett, and Rish for creating a FB page for their classes!

We've added more family members!

New 5th grade - Mary Katherine Wilson - Teaming with Almon/Wilkerson

New 2nd grade - Jami Bamberg

New Tech/Computer - April Smith

New Crossing Guard - Melissa Herring

IMPORTANT:  You may NOT leave random things in the hallways.

Extra furniture in the hallways will be relocated to a central area for distribution.

If you would like things discarded (thrown away) please consider walking it to the dumpster OR at least labeling it as TRASH and putting in the hall.

Anything else in the hall will be pushed back into your classroom.  We have "Meet the Teacher" events beginning Thursday. It's SHOW TIME!

ANOTHER OPTION:  Trash to Treasure

Note: We will not host ANY visitors/helpers prior to Labor Day.  After Labor Day, we will follow the same protocols as we did last year.