We start a NEW Rotation this Week!  Rotation #3   Please take a look at LUNCH before going in the cafeteria.  Your door and/or table assignments have probably changed.  The Specialist serving your classroom has also changed. We will follow Rotation #3 through April 2.

Pledge Helpers this week:

Mon: Odom

Tues: Marshall

Wed: F Smith

Thurs: Dickerson/Luttrell

Fri: Patterson

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Jones

First Grade: Latham

Cafeteria: Franklin/Meredith and Vincent

2nd grade Zone: F Smith

3rd/4th Zone: Feild

5th Zone: Wilson

Car Line: Garrett and Pennington

PM

Radio: Cravens

Monitor Students: Wessel and Marshall

Intersection of Front Hall : D Ray

On the Calendar this Week........

Read Across America Week

Kids Heart Challenge starts today

Online Book Fair

Monday: Make Up Pictures and PaceSetters Announced

Thursday: Virtual Fire and Tornado Drills

Thursday: Staff meeting for all Exception Ed Teachers and any gen ed teacher who has a student on an IEP............  I think that's everybody! 

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: yellow

Tues: pink

Wed: white

Thurs: green

Fri: blue

When you find a SHAMROCK, put your name on the back and get it back to Barbara.  She'll add the copies to your account!  Happy Hunting! Shamrocks will be replenished every weekend in March 

If you have duty and you will be out during the week, planned or emergency, please have a "go to" friend that you can swap duty times. An adult presence in every duty spot, on time, is very important.  If you can't find anyone, let me or Rosetta know.

Breakfast at Cahaba!  Breakfast has become THE place to be at Cahaba.  So, we've had to adjust some of the expectations to accommodate the numbers.

1.  ALL students should enter the middle door (door 2)

2. Students should ALL sit on one side of the table, unless it's a cohort, carpool group or siblings.

3.  All student should be social distance, unless it's a cohort, carpool group or siblings.

4. Students should leave the cafeteria as soon as they eat - SO, there's no reason for anyone to have a Chromebook or book out.  Eat and Leave.

5. Always exit the door closest to the teacher work room.

Leadership Team will meet next week - Please send any questions to any member of the Team. 

 

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Yellow

Tues: Pink

Wed: Green

Thurs: White

Fri: Blue

Last Week on Rotation #2

Pledge Helpers this Week

Mon: Feild

Tues: Vincent

Wed: Rish

Thurs: Windham

Fri: Johnson

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Bamberg

First Grade: Patterson

Cafeteria: Young and Wilson

2nd grade Zone: Odom

3rd/4th Zone: Pennington

Fifth Zone: Mills

Car Line: D Ray and Garrett

PM

Radio: A Smith

Monitor Students: Feild and F Smith

Intersection of Front Hall: Young

On the Calendar this Week

Posting turned off at 8AM Tuesday Morning

Grade Verifications due 8AM Wednesday Morning

Report Cards Go Home Friday 

I'll take nomination for Team Member of the Month through Wednesday.  Please consider nominating a K, 1 or 2 teacher.  Our most recent honoree from this category was Taylor Harrison.

Please let us know if any of your students have recently completed all of their DreamBox standards in your grade level.  We'll update the Wall of Fame this week and we'll be using this information for our Trimester Celebrations.

If you have "happies" for Stephen Walker, please give to Miss Luttrell.  Things for Stella should be sent to Mrs. Collins

When planning for our Trimester celebrations please make a fun plan for your room.  Music is always a great addition!  Barbara will make sure you have a few pompoms. Don't forget to send me the date and time.

 

On the Calendar this Week.....

Thursday - District PD - Virtual

Thursday - Virtual Fire Drill

Friday - Virtual Learning Day and Last Day of Second Trimester

Guidelines for Virtual Learning Day 

From Dr. Berry

·     Business as usual- since the beginning of school F2F/virtual teachers have utilized Schoology for placement of assignments. Students will simply log into Schoology from home. Ensure chrome books go home previous to February 19 and March 12^th.

-          Assignments are of appropriate length. Use the following guidelines as transitions, lunch, recess, etc. won’t occur:

-          Pre-School – 30 minutes

-          K - 3   a combined 60 minutes 

-          4 - 5   a combined 90 minutes 

-          6 – 12   30 minutes per teacher (content areas)

-          K - 5  30 minutes specials (whatever special they are scheduled for that day)

·         Students should follow their regular schedule for the day.

·         Virtual teachers will continue to utilize lessons from F2F teachers and add to their Schoology class.

·         Virtual teachers may conduct live Zoom meetings on these two days and Sonday groups as they typically would

·         Teachers will communicate to their students a 2 hour office hour window so that they may be able to assist or answer any questions.

·         Teachers should plan to assess all work given to students (formative or summative)-just as they normally would and provide feedback.

·         Follow current pacing guide. This is an instructional day and lessons should be a continuation of the classroom content being taught.

·         Communicate in newsletters and provide correspondence to parents in advance regarding what the expectations for the day will be.

·         Parent/Student technology helpline will be available

 Teachers should reach out to parents to let them know they are available for any questions relative to accessing Schoology prior to February 19^th.

Walker Pass Color

Wed: Green

Thur: White

We are still using Rotation #2

Pledge Helpers

Wed: Faulkner

Thurs: Collins

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Cates

First Grade: Harrison

Cafeteria: D Ray and Rish

2nd grade Zone: Marshall

3rd/4th grade Zone: Collins

5th grade: Wilkerson

Car Line: Prickett and Garrett

PM

Radio: Prickett

Monitor Students: Rish and Collins

Intersection of Front Hall: Pennington

Sonday Groups, Essential Groups and ELL pull out services are SUPER important.  Please make sure you are sending your students to these groups.  Make every effort to schedule "fun" activities at a time when all students are scheduled to be in your classroom. 

Our Random Acts of Kindness Campaign starts this Wednesday.  Please share your grade level flyer in your newsletters and through your distribution list. Rachel has several parents who will help with the gathering and dispersing.  I'm expecting us to have a nice turnout.  You may even want to offer a Husky Paw for any student bringing in a donation.

Prayer Group will start meeting again every Wednesday morning at 7:20 in the front conference room. We will have a very brief devotional thought and spend just a few members praying for our school and each other.  This short meeting is open to everyone.  No one is required to pray aloud or share aloud.You can also come in late and leave early. 

Please look over this page in our handbook about Morning Duty! 

 

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Fortenberry

First Grade: Bridges

Cafeteria: Pennington and Johnson

2nd grade Zone: Luttrell

3rd/4th Zone: Faulkner

5th Zone: Johnston

Car Line: A Smith and Garrett

PM

Radio: Cravens

Monitor Students: Wessel and Windham

Intersection on the front hall: Ellis

On the Calendar

Coaches Meet with K-3 -AIMSWeb Data

PST updates due Tuesday

Tuesday is Spirit Night at Freddy's

Friday - Valentine's Day Parties

ACCESS Testing Monday and Tuesday

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: White

Tues: Blue

Wed: Pink

Thurs: Green

Fri: Yellow

We will use Rotation #2 during the whole month of February!

Our Pledge Helpers

Mon: Cates

Tues: Wilkerson

Wed: Wilson

Thurs: Mills

Fri: Johnston

Thank you all for meeting with us last week to discuss Success Maker.  Several of you brought up the challenge of keeping intervention students interested in Success Maker during Enrichment block.  I've thought about this over the weekend and I really want you to do everything you can to keep them going until the next time the PST data is reviewed.  If they know they are working for improvement on the progress monitoring, maybe they will work toward that goal. Then, reward them with letting them have a "day off" once a week.  That's the only way that we'll figure out if Success Maker is working.  Please keep talking to us and let us know your struggles. This great Cahaba Team can troubleshoot any obstacle! 

PST Updates for January/February

 

PST Process...January/February -- 

New Referrals and PST Updates will be due by February 9, 2021 

Here is the Process: 

1. Referrals will be submitted using the Google Form below.

2. Referral information will be reviewed by PST members; action steps and goals will be put into the plan based off your information.  

3. You will receive a copy of the plan to review. 

4. Plan reviews should be completed within 2 days of receiving the plan.  This is your time to ask questions about the plan and/or agree/disagree with the action steps, goals, etc.  You can email Mrs. Rosetta with any feedback. 

5. Teachers will implement the plan to fidelity and collect data. 

6. Evidence will be uploaded to the student's Google Drive Folder that is shared with you -- if you have students attending SONDAY or Essentials, it is your responsibility to contact the person providing the service to get their data

7. Teachers will reassess the student using the progress monitoring tool identified in the plan, and in the time frame the plan recommends. 

8. Teachers will complete the update form (see below) for students currently in RTI.  

9. PST information will be reviewed and the same process above will be used.

Other pieces of data to consider when referring your students for PST and updating their information: 

STAR EL, STAR, Performance Series, AR, Differentiated Strategies may not be working, classroom interventions are not enough, SONDAY/Essentials 

Referral Link for NEW referrals:

https://forms.gle/nxV49awLaEwtCv5RA

PST Updates (for students already on PST...even monitor students): 

https://forms.gle/dnwvDC4YGEUQi51o9