It's "B" Week

Duty This Week

AM

Kindergarten: Jones

First Grade: Patterson

Cafeteria: Harrington

Car Line: Garrett and Young

Zone 1: Marshall

Zone 2: Collins

Zone 3: Moore

PM

Radio: Tittle

Monitor Car Line: Bridges and Kibbey

Intersection of the Front Hall: Young

On the Calendar this Week....

ACCESS testing and PST Meetings

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Green

Tues: Yellow

Wed: White

Thurs: Pink

Mon: Crocker

Tues: Moore

Wed: Wilkerson

Thurs: Wessel

PST Meetings

Tuesday

8:30 - Rish/Kibbey

9:00 - Bramlett/Vincent

9:50 - Patterson

10:15 -Latham

10:30 - Bridges

10:50- Harrison

11:50- Pennington

12:05 - Bamberg

Wednesday

8:15- Odom

8:25- Dickerson

9:00- Johnson

11:50 -Jones

12:05 - Summers

12:20 -Shorter

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If you have the good fortune of not needing the sub you secured through Ready Sub, please send me or Barbara a text/message before you cancel them!  We can probably use them somewhere else.

This week, I will go over some important reminders for the students concerning Track Safety. I also want each of you to program Officer Antonio's number into your cell phones.  If you are ever concerned about a "stranger" on the other side of the fence or see anyone in the parking lot, please call him.  205-305-8717. If anyone tries to speak to one of our students, call Officer Antonio.

Students should stay on the asphalt track or in the middle of the track. This means stay away from the corners and the fencing.  

Beth Anne Marshall's shoulder surgery went well. We hope she is back with us on the 7th.  Jenni Peter's little boy was born late last week.  

They named him Hudson Burgess.

Updated Lunch Schedules are in the Teacher Resources Drive or You can click HERE   Please make sure to check your time, line and door number, and table number.  Also check to see if you are eating in the cafeteria or in your classroom. 

Welcome Ms Autumn to Cahaba.  She is a contract employee working with Mrs. Searcy 8:00-11:00.

 

Any updates on Valentine's Parties?

We will follow the same plan we used for Christmas parties.  All parties will be February 14th.  Each grade level should chose a time and communicate that time with Nancy.

Will the upper grades be taking Performance Series Test?

The Leadership Team decided to say "no" to Performance Series.  

What is Cahaba's plan for School Board Appreciation and Random Acts of Kindness?

For Board Appreciation, Cahaba has a "thank you" banner and also a boxed gift for each Board Member and Dr. Neill.  In the box are treats associated with "growing", a book, original poem by Fortenberry, and a card telling each Board Member that we will be raising funds for a charity of their choice during our Random Acts of Kindness Campaign, February 7-18.

Kindergarten - Honoring Mark Sims - Trussville Fire Department

First Grade- Dr. Ward - Trussville Library (I think)

Second Grade - Mrs. Brown - Trussville City Schools Foundation

Third Grade - Mrs. DeShazo - Pathways Professional Counseling (fostering and adoption)

Fourth Grade - Mrs. Tolbert - YWCA of Birmingham

Fifth Grade - Dr. Neill - Trussville Police Department

Flyers and more information will be coming soon. 

 It's "A" Week!

Mon: Pennington

Tues: Jones

Wed: Shorter

Thurs: Summers

Friday: Mills

Mon will be Crocker

Duty 

AM

Kindergarten: Bamberg

First Grade: Ellis

Cafeteria: Garrett

Car Line: Harrington and Ray

Zone 1: Dickerson

Zone 2: Luttrell

Zone 3: Crocker

PM

Radio: Smith

Monitor Car Line: Latham and Johnson

Intersection of Front Hall: Ray

On the Calendar this week.....

Mon:100th Day of School Celebrated by Kindergarten

Tues: 101st Day of School Celebrated by First Grade

 PST 1st, 3rd and 5th (detailed schedule below)

Wed: 102nd Day of School Celebrated by Second Grade

PST 2nd, 4th and K (detailed schedule below)

January PaceSetter recognitions @ 2:00

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Blue

Tues: White

Wed: Green

Thurs: Pink

Fri: Yellow

Team Member of the Month will be announced Friday!  Please don't forget to send me your nomination for a 3rd, 4th or 5th grade teacher! 

Please add a note in your next newsletter about "Heelys".  

They are not allowed at Cahaba.

Our ONE WORD graphic is beautiful and inspiring.  I encourage you to place a reminder of your One Word in the places you frequent the most.

I absolutely regret the frequency that I have been forced to cancel your Specials.  However, with the current situation I think we better not schedule conferences and IEP meetings during your Specials time.  If you have no choice, or there is already one on the calendar for this week, please remind me the day before so I can make a plan.  Hopefully this mindset will be gone in the next 2 weeks.

PST Schedule

TUESDAY:

 Marshall – 8:15

 

Rish/Kibbey – 8:30

Smith/Vincent – 9:00

 

Patterson – 9:50

Latham – 10:15

Bridges – 10:30

Harrison – 10:50

 

Mills/Crocker – 11:10

Moore/Wilkerson – 11:30

 

Pennington – 11:50

Bamberg - 12:05

 

Wednesday:

 Odom – 8:15

Dickerson – 8:25

Johnson – 9:00

 

Windham/Collins – 9:45

Lutrell/Wessel – 10:30

 

Jones – 11:50

Summers – 12:05

Shorter – 12:20

Valentine's Day parties will be on February 14th. We will follow the same plan as we did at Christmas. When your grade level decides on a time, please pass that information along to Nancy.

 

It's "B" Week!

Tuesday: Latham

Wednesday: Harrison

Thursday: Bridges

Friday: Bamberg

Jones you'll have Monday

Walker Pass Colors

Tues: Green

Wed: White

Thurs: Yellow

Fri: Pink

Duty This Week

AM

Kindergarten: Summers

First Grade: Latham

Cafeteria: Harrington

Car Line: Garrett and Fortenberry

Zone 1: Odom

Zone 2: Windham

Zone 3: Mills

PM

Radio: Prickett

Monitor Car Line students: Marshall and Dickerson

Intersection of front hall: Young

On the Calendar this week...........

AIMSweb testing - Testing Team at Cahaba for K-1

Please give the STAR as soon as students return from their absence. 

The window has been extended.

Thursday District PD

Friday Freeze

Welcome our newest student intern from University of  West Alabama, Abbey Medlin. Ms Medlin will be with Linda Odom until March and finish her time at Cahaba with Misty Moore. 

Don't forget to record your ONE WORD - Click Here

 

Follow up information from Thursday's staff meeting (1/6)

We identified skills that we would like our students to possess before leaving Cahaba

One way to teach, encourage, and build most of these skills is through systematic goal setting. Below you'll find links to the articles and videos referenced:

S.M.A.R.T Goal Setting

The Science of Resilience: how to teach students to persevere

5 Ways to Build Resilience in Students

4 Ideas to Get Started with Student Goal Setting

4 Steps for Helping Your Child Set Effective Goals

- Principal will send a video to push out to parents explaining our emphasis

- STEM, Art, Library and Counseling will support teaching how to write S.M.A.R.T. goals 

- Students will use their Data NB's to record and track their goals

-Classroom posters provided

- Data NB's will be sent home once a month.

- Students will be celebrated with a class Flip Grid that will be sent to parents

If you have articles or resources that you'd like for me to share with the staff, please send them! 

 

It's "A" Week!

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Yellow

Tues: Pink

Wed: White

Thurs: Green

Fri: Blue

Star Students

Mon: Johnson

Tues: Odom

Wed: Marshall

Thurs; Dickerson

Fri: Patterson

next Monday will be Latham

Duty This Week

AM

Kindergarten: Shorter

First Grade: Harrison

Cafeteria: Garrett

Car Line: Harrington and Franklin

Zone 1: Rish

Zone 2: Bramlett

Zone 3: Vincent

PM

Radio: Tittle

Monitor Car Line: Wessel and Patterson

Intersection of front hall: Searcy

Please finish Star Testing this week!  The window closes Friday

Continue working on getting AIMS reading completed too. We have a 

few more weeks to get that done.

Tuesday - Traveling Tom's Truck will be back! 8:30 -10:30

Wednesday - All grades should be entered for 3-5 progress reports

Friday: 3-5 Progress Reports go home

Welcome to our student interns from Samford!  We have Audrey Brooks (Mills), Catherine Cowden (Wilkerson) and Abigail Jones (Wessel)  

I checked all the math AIMS scores Jan. 3, for Wall of Fame purposes.  If someone in your class took it after that date and you think they are 90%.  Please let me know.

You were emailed the newest COVID guidelines for employees last week.  Here's a link to the google doc too.     COVID Employee guidelines

This is a friendly reminder to keep Schoology in your toolkit.  Not only for COVID absences, but possible weather events.  Students should all know how to access Schoology and all of you should be loading an assignment for them students once every week or two.  Things unpracticed are forgotten!

Please make sure your schedules are updated in the Teachers Resources Drive.  Choose the folder named "Upload Teacher Schedules Here" and then choose the correct grade level folder.  These schedules should also be posted outside your door.  In addition, we talked about uploading your current behavior management plan for your classroom. You'll find a folder named "Behavior Management Plans" in the Teachers Drive too. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Please remember Jenni Peters and her family.  Her father has battled colon cancer for a while and they were recently told it has spread to his liver.  The family was told he has a very limited amount of time to live. Jenni's baby boy is also scheduled to come early!  

Also remember Sabrina Johnson's brother, Ryan.  He was admitted to ICU Friday.  He is stable, but in critical condition.

As we continue to pursue goal setting as our emphasis over the next several weeks, also give some thought to your ONE WORD for 2022. We'll be sharing these soon.