It's Downs Syndrome Awareness Week at Cahaba! 

*Watch and discuss the video 

*Wear Yellow and Blue Friday

Other things on the Calendar this week:

Progress Monitor for upcoming PST meetings - completed by 10/21

Check the calendar for Grade Level Meetings - 10/15 -4/5 and 1st, 10/16- 3rd, 10/20 -2nd 

Rotation #1 for Specials, Recess and Lunch (we are keeping the same for a month - this is week 3 of 4)

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Cates

First Grade: Harrison

Cafeteria: Feild and Craven (see duty notes)

2nd grade Zone: Marshall

3rd/4th Zone: Rish

5th Grade Zone: Wilkerson

Car Line: Pennington and Garrett

PM

Radio: Cravens

Car Line - Monitor Students: Wessel and Wilson

Intersection of the Front Hall: Fortenberry

Notes about the Duty Schedule

**When Meredith/Franklin are listed, Franklin covers Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Meredith cover Thursday and Friday.

**Regarding Morning Cafeteria Duty - F2F Gen Ed Teacher 7:20 -7:50, Other Teacher 7:30 -8:00

**Afternoon, Intersection of the front hall; Please be on duty no later than 2:55.  This duty position is over by 3:05, but it's really important

Walker Pass Colors

Wed: Red

Thur: Pink

Fri: White

Pledge Helpers

Wed: Johnson

Thur: Mills

Fri: D Ray

Reminders for the Tribe.......................

We Focus on Positive Student Behavior ~ Praise in public, Discipline in Private.

- students should never be asked to write their name or number in a public space

- Clip systems that include negative behaviors should not be at the front of your room.

- Consequences for inappropriate behavior should be private or at least be part of a choice

       EX: asking a student to walk laps during recess - 

this is fine, if the student chooses this as their 

               consequence.  They should also be given an option that would be private. ie, writing an

              apology that the parent signs or you calling the parent.

      You could also involve parents in this decision. If the parent agrees in writing to walking laps or 

       silent lunch. It's fine with me too. Any behavior modification plan should be done w/ parental input.

Some of our students are humiliated by public correction. I know you would never choose to humiliate a child.

- Positive Reinforcement is ALWAYS the best choice.

- We, Osburn and Tyner, are always available to help brainstorm solutions.  We actually enjoy helping you work through classroom management debacles. 

Help me remind our students that we only use sidewalk chalk in uncovered areas.

Around 2:15 daily, our custodians will place large garbage cans in the hallways. We are hoping a classroom volunteer can empty your classroom garbage can.  This small act will help our custodians immensely!  Don't forget to wash hands and/or use hand sanitizer.

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