Moving to Rotation #2 for Lunch, Recess, PE and Specials - PLEASE check BEFORE lunch! (I'll have them finalized before I go to bed tonight!)

Our Pledge Helpers this Week are....

Mon: Harrison

Tues: Latham

Wed: Jones

Thur: Bamberg

Fri: Fortenberry

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Jones

First Grade: Latham

Cafeteria: Prickett and Vincent

2nd grade zone: F Smith

3rd/4th Zone: Ellis

5th Zone: Mills

Car Line: Cravens and Garrett

PM

Radio: A Smith

Monitor Students: Lutrell and Johnson

Intersection of the Front Hall: Franklin/Meredith

On the Calendar this Week

Counselor Appreciation Week

Collaboration Grade Level Meeting about SuccessMaker

Thursday - Virtual Intruder Drill

Password reset - Tuesday morning

ACCESS Testing

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Blue

Tues: Yellow

Wed: White

Thur: Pink

Fri: Green

Please keep extra masks in your classroom for students.  Donna has the supply

Keeping up with the demand for paper towels is challenging, but we are committed to making sure you have what you need. Remember, the blue shop towels should be used with the disinfectant spray to clean hard surfaces. If you can tear them in half, please consider doing that.  Also, make sure students don't use them to dry their hands.  The cheap ones work for that!

Please use Husky Paws at your duty post to reward student who are doing the right thing

You will receive a prompt to reset your password Tuesday morning.  Below are some password reset recommendations.

• We strongly recommend that you hardwire to the network when changing your password.
• Once your password is changed it can take up to 15 minutes for that password to sync to our email server.
• Once your password is changed staff will need to update their passwords anywhere they are signed in (TCS Staff WiFi on their phones, email on their phones, etc)
• We recommend using a complex password. Choose a password that you haven’t used before, that doesn’t contain your name, and doesn’t mimic something easily guessable (Welcome1, Welcome2, RollTide!, etc). Password requirements are as follows: Minimum of eight characters and contain three of the following four (uppercase letter, lowercase letter, number, or special character).

Prickett collaborated with the librarians at PES and MES to come up with a great plan for us to use during Black History Month.  I have a series of facts about African American heroes to use during announcements.  There are also lessons loaded in Schoology Library courses.  I'm looking forward to us learning together. 

Questions/Discussions from the Leadership Team Meeting

Masks - Let's try to avoid sending students to the nurse to get masks.  Ask parents to send extras for the student to keep in their cubbies and also keep a box in your room.  Donna can get you some for your supply.

Do you have any information about when we will get vaccinated?  I don't have any additional information, but I know that Dr. Logan has been tirelessly working on a plan. I feel confident that our leadership is doing what they can to make the vaccine available to us as soon as possible.

Until recently, all students eating breakfast stayed in the cafeteria until 7:50.  Recently they have been dismissed as they finish eating to find a "dot" in the hall. The consensus of the group was to continue sending them as they finish eating.

When is Social Studies adoption?  This Spring

We are still feeling overwhelmed......can anything be taken off?  I feel really good about what we've been able to do to help different teams when things were getting really stressful.  I can't meet your individual needs, if I don't know about them.  PLEASE, come talk to me or send me an email and we'll brainstorm some options.  I love the fact that 60% of you have not taken advantage of a "helping hands" sub because you don't want to be away from your students.  But, the people who have taken advantage of this opportunity really feel better about their work load after having a 1/2 day to catch up and they are a better version of themselves for their students the next day. I appreciate every effort that you make every day to serve our students. Let me know if you need help.

 

Walker Pass Colors 

Mon: Blue

Tues: Pink

Wed: Green

Thurs: White

Fri: Yellow

Last Week for Rotation #1

Our Pledge Helpers this Week

Mon: Odom

Tues: Marshall

Wed: Dickerson

Thurs: Bridges

Fri: Patterson

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Bamberg

First Grade: Patterson

Cafeteria: Ellis and Windham

2nd grade Zone:  Odom

3rd/4th Zone: Feild

5th Zone: Wilson

Car Line: Franklin/Meredith and Garrett

PM

Radio: Prickett

Monitor Students: Mills and Vincent

Intersection of Front Hall: Young

On the Calendar this Week

Thursday - ACCESS Testing and State Monitoring/Counselor

Tuesday- Baby Shower for Dickerson

I'll be taking nomination this week for our Team Member of the Month!  This month we nominate from our Classified Staff (office, cafeteria, custodians, assistants, nurse)  Our most recent honorees have been, Candice Tillman and Pam Shepard

Leadership Team meets Thursday afternoon!

Please consider doing some sort of weekly incentive for students who are working toward their AR and DreamBox goals.  Hat day is always easy, giving Husky Paws...... and I'm sure you have many other ideas that are low budget, but fun.  

Many of you helped with our Board Appreciation Gifts that will be presented Monday night.  I'll post pictures this week.  Everyone needs to see the wonderful final product. Shout out to Jenn Ellis, Prickett, and Osburn for their creative genius!

 

On the Calendar this Week....

Make sure you've completed the Cyber Security Training

Virtual Fire Drill - Thursday

Kindergarten AIMSWeb - Wed

PD - Thursday - Provided by the District

Walker Pass Colors

Tues: Pink

Wed: White

Thurs: Green

Fri: Yellow

We are still following Rotation #1 

Pledge Helpers 

Tues: Johnson

Wed: Windham

Thurs: Rish

Fri: F Smith

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Cates

First Grade: Harrison

Cafeteria: A Smith and Rish

2nd grade Zone: Marshall

3r/4th Zone: Collins

5th Zone: Wilkerson

Car Line: Young and Garrett

PM

Radio: Cravens

Monitor Students: Wessel and Jones

Intersection of front Hall: D Ray

Update on honoring our Retirees:  Because of the upswing in Covid cases and our desire to do what is "right", the committee has decided to postpone our reception until later in the Spring.  However, we'd really like to finish up the Memory Book project.  Please make an effort to get your pages turned in.

Grogan goes to Harrison

Dawna goes to Barbara

Higg goes to Faulkner or Wessel

Shannon goes to Latham

Scott goes to Fortenberry

Our Leadership Team will meet next week.  Please let me or another team member know if you have items you would like discussed.

Don't forget to upload evidence to your PLP.  If you have any questions, 

Rosetta is available to help.  Here's the link !

Click here to load evidence!

Although we have been in and out of classrooms more this year than any previous year, we have failed to give you feedback through our walk through form.  You can expect this to start happening.  I know you are doing great things!  I am particularly interested in seeing the Enrichment Block and project based lessons that integrate content areas (social studies and science) with ELA.  Also, Data Binder and AR conferences! If you have a particular lesson you'd like for me to see, please let me know the date and time and I'll be there!  Walk throughs are usually 10-15 minutes.

Special Edition!

 

Valentine's Day parties will be February 12.  These will be carried out just like the Christmas parties with a few changes.

1. We didn't have significant problems with deliveries at Christmas, so you can choose the time for your party as long as it's on 2/12.  Please send the time to Nancy!

2. We will accept deliveries Feb. 10-12. 

3. Students cannot serve themselves. Treats should be individually wrapped. Same rules as Christmas.

4. You may share a list of FIRST names for the purpose of creating Valentine Cards - or just the total number in your class.  No last names.  Cards must sit for 48 hours.  This means the students should bring them in no later than, Wednesday Feb. 10.  If they bring them in after 2/10, they cannot be distributed until Monday, 2/16.

Cyber Security 

The first thing on our agenda for our meeting today is the roll-out of our District's Cyber Security Plan. This is an effort to keep our server system secure in the midst of frequent attempts to breach our system.  Other school systems nationwide are in damage control from cybersecurity issues, and we are hoping our proactive approaches that include training, will prove to be preventive.

Please read through the roll-out plan below.  We will discuss more and I'll answer questions this afternoon.

• January 14, 2021 – KnowBe4 training emails will be sent at 2pm with a completed by date of January 25, 2021.  PLEASE DO THIS TODAY!

• February 2, 2021 – Staff will receive a prompt to reset passwords upon login. The morning of February 2^nd Technology will have a team member in the media center of each location to assist with any issues that may arise.

• TBD – An unannounced phishing simulation will be sent to staff.

Also very important - Staff password reset recommendations (wait until prompted on 2/2 or you'll just have to reset twice!)

We recommend that you hardwire when changing your password,  but it can be accomplished via WiFi if you have logged into the machine before.

Once your password is changed it can take up to 15 minutes for that password to sync to our email server.

Once your password is changed staff will need to update their passwords anywhere they are signed in (TCS Staff WiFi on their phones, email on their phones, etc)

We recommend using a complex password. Choose a password that you haven’t used before, that doesn’t contain your name, and doesn’t mimic something easily guessable (Welcome1, Welcome2, RollTide!, etc). Password requirements are as follows: Minimum of eight characters and contain three of the following four (uppercase letter, lowercase letter, number, or special character).

 

Cahaba Schedule for Early Dismissal - January 14

2:00 - 1% threshold meeting at BOE - SPED 

2:20 - All staff meet in the Cafeteria (Good Things, Cyber Security Plan Roll-Out, Q&A)

2:45 - CIS Budget Meeting in Library

2:45 - Tyner meets w/ 2nd grade - AR

I know that all the rest of you are involved in some sort of planning meetings with your team.  

Next Thursday is District PD. I think it will be Virtual and 

headed by the Academic Coaches - stay tuned!

The Leadership Team is meeting 1/28 - 

Please let a member know if there are things you'd like discussed.

(Tyner, Rosetta, Shorter, Patterson, Cravens, Osburn, Marshall, Johnson, 

Rish, Wessel, Wilkerson)

 

Our Pledge Helpers this Week

Mon: Wilson

Tues: Collins

Wed: Faulkner

Thurs: Feild

Fri: Vincent

Duty 

AM

Kindergarten: Fortenberry

First Grade: Bridges

Cafeteria: Cravens and Vincent

2nd Grade Zone: Dickerson

3rd/4th Zone: Faulkner

5th Zone: Johnston

Car Line: Garrett and D Ray

PM

Radio: A Smith

Monitor Carline: Bamberg and Wessel

Intersection of Font Hall: Pennington 

On the Calendar this Week

SRO Appreciation Week! 

AIMSWeb testing

3-5 Progress Reports go home Friday

STAR and STAR EL

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Green

Tues: Yellow

Wed: Pink

Thurs: White

Fri: Blue

We Are On Rotation #1 this week

Please consider signing up for a Secret Pal!  

It's so much fun to give!

Secret Pal Sign Up

If you haven't recorded your ONE WORD - Please follow the link so you'll be a part of the created ART for 2021. What is your ONE WORD?

If you are interested in having a "Helping Hands" sub this week please let me know ASAP.

During the Month of January - We will follow 

Rotation #1 for all schedules

They will be updated by mid day 1/5 - Please look over before Wednesday morning!

Our Walker Pass Colors this Week...

Wed: Green

Thurs: Yellow

Fri: Pink

Our Pledge Helpers this Week

Wed: Mills

Thurs: Crocker

Fri: Wilkerson

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Jones

First Grade: Latham

Cafeteria: Franklin/Meredith and Windham

2nd Grade Zone: F Smith

3th/4th Zone: Feild

5th Zone: Mills

Car Line: Prickett and Garrett

PM

Radio: A Smith

Monitor Students: Cates and Wilkerson

On the Calendar this Week

Faith Church will provide a grab and go breakfast Friday Morning

AIMS testing Friday for second and third graders

If you have not nominated for Team Member of the Month, you have a few more days!  This month we are honoring a Specialist or Special Education Teacher.

Please schedule a "Family Meeting" for your class this week and review your Classroom Contract as well as all the sanitation expectations regarding Covid protocols.

1. Mask should be worn during all transitions. This would be anytime you are moving inside the building.

2. Students should stay with their cohort/pod throughout the day. During class, small group work, lunch and PE.

3. Hands should be sanitized before and after EVERY activity.  This included recess, PE, lunch, changing classes etc...

4. If students share a desk or table space, the surface must be sanitized between people.

5. Students cannot share markers, pencils, manipulatives etc....  If equipment is shared it must be sanitized and students should sanitize hands before and after use.

6. Students should NOT drink from water fountains.  Everyone should be using 

personal water bottles.

Don't Forget to Create a "page" for each of our friends who have retired.  

Scott, Higginbotham, Shannon, Grogan and Nurse Dawna.

Follow the link below to see our Grace Group's plan for Appreciation Weeks

January - May Weekly Appreciation Grade Level Rotations

Please turn in new seating charts to Mrs. Rosetta for Nurse Donna.  She will need a new one for the classroom and lunchroom from everyone before Wednesday morning.  

We will work collect and share our One Word for 2021 in our staff meeting Thursday.  Here's a couple of  links if you need inspiration  

The Goal Chaser

What is your One Word?

Jon Gordon on FB

Who is God calling you to be?

Updated PST plans and parent letters will be in your boxes by the end of the week.  We will not have Essentials/Sonday for PST groups this week.  Please use this time with these students to assess them, Successmaker, and updating data notebooks.  We will begin NEW groups next Monday, January 11.

Tuesday is a teacher work day. If you are working on LETRs from home, please let me know.  Everyone else, I'll see you Tuesday morning.  Happy New Year!