It's "B" Week!

On the Calendar 

Progress Reports for Grades for Grades 3-5:  All grades entered by 3PM Tuesday - Sent Home: Thursday

Sprit Night at Freddy's - Tuesday

Fire Drill : Tuesday

Flu Shots: Wednesday

PaceSetters Recognized - Thursday (Initiative)

Staff Meeting: Thursday

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Green

Tues: White

Wed: Blue

Thurs: Yellow

Fri: Pink

Star Students

Mon: Collins

Tues: Windham

Wed: Wessel

Thurs: Luttrell

Fri: Rish

Kibbey, you'll have next Monday

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Bamberg

First Grade: Ellis

Cafeteria: Harrington

Car Line: Ray and Garrett

Zone 1: Dickerson

Zone 2: Luttrell

Zone 3: Crocker

PM

Radio: A Smith

Monitor Car Line Students: Harrison and Wessel

Intersection of the Front Hall: Ray

New Guidelines for our Grace Group are in your box.  Please consider participating!  Thank you to this leadership group for all the thought you put into this plan.

Our Team Member of the Month for September will be announced late this week.  Please nominate a Third, Fourth or Fifth grade teacher  ASAP!

Your PLP - Completed in Lincspring - is due September 30.

There's a contest going on this week!  If you get emails from  [headquarters@coopersearchers.com] it's OK to open them! 

Do you want to have a week filled with joy?   Send a short note to 3 colleagues or family members telling them how much you appreciate them and why.  I promise, it'll change your week and encourage them too! No time ??  Send a few text messages instead. #gratitudechangesyourlife 

 

It's "A" Week!

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Summers

First Grade Hall: Latham

Cafeteria: Garrett

Car Line: Fortenberry and Harrington

Zone 1: Odom

Zone 2: Windham

Zone 3: Mills

PM

Radio: Prickett

Monitor Car Line Students: Bridges and Odom

Intersection of front hall: Searcy

PST Meetings during Specials: Mon: Grades 2 and 4   Wed: K, 1, 3, and 5

Tuesday - Fall Pictures (Yearbook Pictures)

Thursday - Homecoming Parade - Line up starts at 3:00 (they block our parking lot) Parade at 4:00

Our First Friday Freeze - Friday - deliveries will start at 1:45

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: White

Tues: Green

Wed: Yellow

Thurs: Pink

Fri: Blue

Star Students this Week

Mon: Pennington

Tues: Mills

Wed: Crocker

Thurs: Wilkerson

Fri: Moore

(next Monday will be Collins)

Don't forget to look through our 5 Deep Roster Activity and add your name where it's appropriate.  If you have any questions, please talk to Rachel.

Dr. Berry reached out with a great reminder:  Our students who are quarantined and working virtually have a multitude of different situations. While some may not be sick at all, some are sick or they are at home with parents/siblings who are sick.  Please continue to extend grace to these students in regards to work completion.  Please let me of any extenuating circumstances. 

Weekly Newsletter Reminder............ Please make sure yours is uploaded to the shared drive no later than Monday morning. 

Mrs. Rosetta and I plan to start our "documented" walk throughs this week. We don't want to miss all the exciting things that are going on in your classrooms.  These will continue throughout the school year.

Thank You Amy Prickett for the beautiful newsletter.  Our September edition has 1,492 views !  Many of those are from outside the United States.!

Your dedication to our students, their families and each other inspires me every day! I am #CahabaProud

 

 

It's "B" Week!

Star Students

Mon: Bridges

Tues: Jones

Wed: Bamberg

Thurs: Shorter

Fri: Pennington

(Summers, you will have Mon. 9/20)

Duty This Week

AM

Kindergarten: Shorter

First Grade: Harrison

Cafeteria: Harrington

Car Line: Franklin and Garrett

Zone 1: Rish

Zone 2: F Smith

Zone 3: Vincent

PM

Radio: Tittle

Car Line Students: Summers and Marshall

Intersection of the front Hall: Young

On the Calendar this Week

ALL AIMSWeb testing must be completed by Friday

STAR Testing should be completed by Wednesday

Book Fair - All Week - Please follow directions sent out by Mrs. Prickett

Collaboration - Monday - across PE and Specials - First and Second Grade

Collaboration - Tuesday - across PE and Specials - Third, Fourth, Fifth and Kindergarten

Book Fair -Sidewalk Sale - 4:00-7:00 - Tuesday

District Level PD - Thursday after school

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Yellow

Tues: White

Wed: Pink

Thurs: Blue

Friday: Green

 Q and A and discussion notes from the Leadership Team

1. What about Scantron?  I don't plan to tie Wall of Fame to Scantron this year.  So, Scantron testing will be optional.  I think we need to take another look at the possibility closer to ACAP.  If it can give us information to better prepare students for testing, we may take it in grades 3-5.  Or, we may have decided that SuccessMaker can give us that information.  

2. What are the Milestones for Wall of Fame?  

1. Millionaire  

2. 90% or higher on Reading Fluency/AIMSweb  

3. 90% or higher on Math Fluency/AIMSweb 

4. 40 or more hours on Reading SuccessMaker  

5. 40 or more hours on Math SuccessMaker    Students will be named to the Wall of Fame by meeting at least 2 of the 5 Milestones.

Statement about WOF:  Wall of Fame is the Highest recognition of Academic Excellence and Effort at Cahaba

The purpose for the WOF.....

1. Teach students to set lofty goals.  The vast majority of K and 1 students should see WOF as a goal for the future. I wouldn't expect for than 20% to make the Wall.  2 and 3 will have 50% or more make it and 4/5 should/could have 85% or more make it.

2. Emphasize the importance of working hard on AIMS assessments - taking the assessment seriously.

3. Emphasize the importance of commitment to a goal and work ethic. (Millionaire, SuccessMaker)

3. The PTO would like a wish list.  When they host fundraisers, they like to say what the money will go towards.  The leadership representatives will talk to their teams and submit any other ideas.  The idea of a poster making machine and new laminator were discussed.  We've also tossed around the idea of an outdoor sound system or new radios to help with dismissal.

4. We talked about math homework and keeping it to a minimal. Then, this week we had SuccessMaker training.  SuccessMaker should be used for Math homework.

5. Last year, comments were made concerning the Grace Group and our "plan".  The Grace Group will meet this week and formulate a new plan.  If you have input, please talk to one of the members of the team.  Kylie Collins, Stephanie Young, Kristy Windham, Jami Mills and Taylor Harrison

6. We talked about the bathrooms and keeping them assigned to specific grade levels/teachers. There is an overload of 9 classes using the front bathroom.  It was suggested that K and 1 consider using the gym bathrooms occasionally and K/1 are permitted to use the 2nd grade bathroom, if they are on the back hall for STEM or Music. 

 

It's "A" Week!

Walker Pass Colors

Tues:  Green

Wed:  Blue

Thurs: Pink

Fri: White

Star Students

Tues: Johnson

Wed: Patterson

Thurs: Latham

Friday: Harrison

(Bridges, you'll be Monday!)

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Pennington

First Grade: Bridges

Cafeteria: Garrett

Car Line: Searcy and Harrington

Zone 1: Johnson

Zone 2: Kibbey

Zone 3: Wilkerson

PM

Radio: A Smith

Monitor Car Line Students: Shorter and Wessel

Intersection of the Front Hall: Ray

On the Calendar this week

ALAKids Assessments

AimsWeb Reading and Math 

STAR - 1-5

Collaboration Tuesday during Specials - SuccessMaker training -Bring Computer

Please make every effort to make certain students are taking their Chromebooks home if they are leaving sick and on Fridays. I know most are taking them home daily, but pay close attention to the times mentioned.

All TCS employees need to complete the Annual Mandatory Safety Trainings required by the ALSDE.  These trainings are located in Schoology.  Employees will need to click on the TCS Logo labeled District Training and then click on the green folder at the top of the page.  Deadline: 9-25

Friday, September 17 is Constitution Day. Please make sure that you include an activity to commemorate this day and make a note in your newsletter.  I found many ideas by just googling. 

September's lunch schedule is loaded in the Teacher's Resources Drive or Click HERE    Please make sure to check your line and door numbers!  

Our COVID numbers are well below the State average. Keep doing all the things.  It's making a difference. Thank you Tony, ReNaye and Terresa 💗