Don't forget your Secret Santa gift this week:

"Twas the first week of giving, and what did they find?

They gave gifts like candles or lotions to help teachers unwind."

Next Week is Inclusive Schools Week - It's time to get up those "STARs" that Sherry talked to us about.  

Students will write on a star something that they have done recently to demonstrate an act of kindness.

Weekly Update

It's "A" Week!



Duty this Week...............
AM
Car Line: Crocker
Cafeteria: Pennington
Sidewalk between the gym and door: Bamberg
Back Hall: Mince, Dickerson, Franklin
Library: A Smith
Amphitheater: Latham
PM
Car Line: Gudgen, Young, Cates
Front of School, near gym: Ford
Front hall at the intersection: Grogan
Top of ramp/by workroom: Higg









Our Pledge Helpers are....
Mon: Latham
Tues: Ellison
Wed: Bonovitch
Thur: Grogan
Fri: Jones





Please nominate a specialist or exceptional education teacher as our Team Member of the Month!  Our most recent honorees from this category were April Smith, Jaime Giangrosso and Jenni Scott



Get Ready for our Annual Christmas Singalong on December 14.  Traditionally each grade level and our specialist prepare something fun for the students.  Use your creativity!  Lip sync to a favorite Christmas song, add in a skit, use real voices - It's up to you!  (no students involved - teachers preform on the stage) #itsforthekids

Vision Research will be here Thursday for Kindergarten, Second and Fourth grade.  

Things to remember

- The screenings will start at 9:00 am in the Collaboration Room

- You must bring your class when called and stay with them.

-  The form that was sent home is an OPT OUT FORM not a permission form.

- Every student should have a form with them.  If the parent didn't send it back, you'll need to fill it out for them.

- Any questions, talk to Nurse Dawna

If you have questions for the Teacher Advisory Council, turn them in before the Wednesday meeting.  They all have a red dot on their mailbox.




We have three full weeks of school before Christmas.  Please help me keep down the flurry of festivities until the week of December 10th.  The Week of December 10th will be packed with opportunities to make memories of the season at school. Before then, Math performance tests will be taken by EVERY student the week of Dec 2- 8.  We will be expecting our students to meet their mid-year growth targets. We also have District Walk throughs December 3rd, the Child Find Universal Screening for second grade Nov 25 - Dec. 1 and our Fifth grade Spelling Bee November 28th.  

Our Staff Christmas party is on December 10th.  We will have an ornament swap!

Family News -
Please continue to pray for Tamra's sister, Jamie Kirkes.  She's currently in ICU with liver failure.

Angela sent me a message thanking the staff for sending a plant. She wrote, "Please give my love and gratitude to my Cahaba family for their constant love and support."

Weekly Update!

It's a very short "B" week!

Duty this week............
AM
Car Line: Pennington
Cafeteria: Hankins
Sidewalk between the building and the gym: Mills
Back Hall: Patterson, Crocker, Wilkerson
Library: Williams
Amphitheater: Latham
PM
Car Line: Gudgen, Giangrosso, Cates
Front of the Gym/bus: Ford
Front Hall intersection: Grogan
Top of the ramp by teacher workroom: Higg






Pledge Helpers
Mon: Odom
Tues: Johnson







Remember!  Parents may come and join THEIR child for lunch.  Other children are absolutely prohibited from joining them at the parent table.  And, they ALWAYS eat at the parent table.

Mrs. Rosetta will be coming around this is week to see some data notebooks. 

Just a quick shout out to all of you for your wise use of our collaboration time.  I've read all the "exit" tickets and had conversations with many of you.  You all exhibit such wonderful professionalism and commitment to our students, our school and our mission. I've had the privilege of working on Formal evaluations over the last several weeks.  What I'm seeing in our classrooms is just phenomenal.  I am truly thankful for each of you!

I'm working on updating our Calendar.  Please pay close attention to December.  I'm also working on a parent letter.  Hopefully both will be done before our Thanksgiving break.




PST meets Monday, November 19.  Please be on time.  We will be working hard to stay on schedule.  Several of you brought your students data notebooks to the PST meeting last month.  It was a quick way to give us updated information without having to go into Camp Fire.  We'll see you tomorrow! 

Weekly Update

It's "A" Week

You have duty this week!
AM
Car Line: Prickett
Cafeteria: Scott
Sidewalk between gym and the building: Marshall
Back Hall:  Mince, Wilkerson, Mills
Library: Feild
Amphitheater: Ellison
PM
Car Line: Gudgen, Giangrosso, Cates
Front of Gym: Ford
Front Hall Intersection: Williams
Top Ramp next to Teacher Work Room: Philpot



Our Pledge Helpers
Tues: Patterson
Wed: Dickerson
Thur: Marshall
Fri: Cates 

Please promote our Iron Bowl Food Drive.  It's short!  Tuesday - Tuesday.  

Our PTO and Mrs. Hankins are working on this together.   

The winning class will receive a pizza party.

This is a rather dated resource but still very good. 

I encourage you to take a look and strongly consider 

starting a Word Wall in your classroom. 

It doesn't have to be fancy to be effective! 

They are valuable in all subject areas and all grade levels. #goalsfor2019  

Interactive Word Wall

The sign up list for Class Christmas parties will be sent out soon.  You will sign up by grade level and each grade level will party at the same time.  Please go ahead and talk to your team. 

Weekly Update!

It's "B" Week






You have duty this week!
AM
Car LIne: Prickett
Breakfast: Williams
Library: Harrison
Amphitheater: Latham
Back Hall:Patterson, Mince, Franklin
SideWalk between the gym and school: Fortenberry
PM
Car Line:  Gudgen, Marshall, Meredith
Front Hall Intersection: Shannon
In front of the gym/buses:Ford
The slope in front of the Teacher Workroom: Fortenberry


(I'll add this as soon as I find it!) 


Our Pledge Helpers this week.......

Mon: Mince

Tues: Feild

Wed: Rish

Thur: Windham

Fri: Smith

Please remind parents that younger siblings may join parents and Cahaba students for lunch.  However, they may not join our classrooms when parents come to volunteer or chaperone.  As precious as these little friends are, they are a tremendous distraction and take away from the parent volunteers purpose.

We are starting our new Specials rotations this week.  A huge shout out to Mrs. Rosetta for working on this throughout last week. 

Thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard and stayed late Thursday night for our PALS Academy: Math Night. 

Don't miss District Collaboration at Magnolia 

Monday at 2:30!

Make sure you've written your student's names on the google form for our trimester celebration.  Remember, this is an "in house party".  No invited guest!

Trimester Celebration

The "Class Pictures" listed on the calendar will be taken by our PTO for your Class Pages in the Year Book. These are not the pictures we sell to parents.

Veterans Day Program - Friday morning  - 
FAQ
Do we invite parents?  No, we don't have room.  Parents of our Show Choir members, Parents of essay winners, parents who are Veterans, other relatives/friends who are Veterans and their care-giver (if necessary) are invited. I'll be sending out a note about this for distribution.

Will all the children sing?  Yes, they will sing from their designated bleacher seats.  Only the Essay Winners and the Show Choir will be on the stage.

Is there a way parents who cannot attend can see the program?  Yes, Mrs. Rosetta will live stream on our FaceBook page.

Will the Veterans be coming back to our classrooms?  No.  Officer Bowen will watch the door by the Art room and another officer will help with the front door.  All guest will need a visitor form and will have to check in through the office. 

What do we wear?  The kids have been asked to wear red, white and blue.  Please dress a little nicer on Veterans Day.  Not your Sunday Best, but no running shoes and t-shirts either.  We do this out of respect for our Veterans.

Thank you for all you do! Halloween is always a challenging week, but the teaching and learning at Cahaba never stopped! #committed #focused #rigorous #appreciated