It's "B" Week 

On the Calendar this Week

Last Week of the Shamrock Hunt

MONDAY - AR Challenge ends at 3:00  

TUESDAY - ELA- ACAP -Alternate Schedule- Spirit Night at Marco's 

WEDNESDAY - ELA - ACAP - Track Day for PE -

THURSDAY - 4th grade field trip -

FRIDAY - PaceSetters announced - AR Challenge Rewards - Pucker Party (fundraiser)

**More details about the AR Rewards and Pucker Party coming soon

Star Students

Mon: Mann

Tues: Wessel

Wed: Windham

Thurs: Collins

Fri: Kibbey

Vincent will have Monday after the Break

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: White

Tues: Yellow

Wed: Green

Thurs: Blue

Fri: Pink

Duty This Week

AM

Kindergarten: Shorter

First Grade Hall: McDonald

Cafeteria: Garrett

Carline: Harrington and Fortenberry

Zone 1: Odom

Zone 2: Collins

Zone 3: Moore

PM

Radio: Jackson

End of Carline: Ellis

Monitor Carline students: Mann and Lipford

Intersection of the front hall: Kiefer

Front Lawn (buses only): Prickett

The Specialist Sub for Tuesday and Wednesday will come to your classroom. We are using some of the Specialist classrooms for testing and this will limit movement in the halls. 

REPORT immediately anything that doesn't go as planned.  This could be the test day, before, during or after testing. It could be the Test Administrator, the proctor, the students or a technology issue.

Please continue to remind your students to leave their Smartwatches and phones at home Tuesday and Wednesday.

Monday - Make sure every student has headphones.  NO  Bluetooth. If you don't have headphones for a student, check out a loaner pair Monday-  No one should worry about headphones Tuesday morning.

Double check testing for all 504, ELL and IEP students. If a student who typically gets accommodations for testing is not on a small group list, please ask about them.  Monday is the day to check.

If you haven't filled out this form to confirm your technology checks, please do that now.  This is our verification that all devices were checked, twice.  Testing Tech Check - Verification

Alternate Schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday

Last Week of the Shamrock Hunt!  Good Luck!

Please considering nominating a 3rd, 4th or 5th grade teacher as our Team Member of the Month! Our last honorees in this group were Misty Moore and Tara Vincent.

We are adding a day to our typical prayer group time.  This week, we will meet Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, 7:20-7:40 to pray specifically for all the stresses associated with ACAP.  We'll meet in the conference room by the historic entrance.

 It's "A" Week

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Pennington

First Grade: Latham

Cafeteria: Harrington

Carline: Garrett and Fulmer

Zone 1: Dickerson

Zone 2: Vincent

Zone 3: Mills

PM

Radio: Smith

End of Carline: Wessel

Monitor Carline students: Summers and Windham

Intersection of the front Hall: Young

Front Lawn (buses only): Osburn

Last Full Week of the Principal's AR Challenge

Coin Wars! -One Week Only

Tuesday: Spring Pictures

Wednesday: 3rd grade Field Trip

Thursday: 2nd grade Living Museum

Friday: Friday Freeze - Prize Patrol -

-Cup Cake Party for fundraiser winners-

Star Students

Mon: Shorter

Tues: Wilkerson

Wed: Moore

Thurs: Mills

Friday: D. Franklin

next Mon: Mann

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Green

Tues: White

Wed: Yellow

Thurs: Blue

Fri: Pink

AR Challenge ends Monday - March 20 at 3:00 - 

I'm hoping that 100% meet the challenge!

The Shamrock Hunt continues! Happy Hunting!

It's not too late to make an impact on Cahaba's ACAP scores. Make this week count!  Small group and individual work make a big difference.  Take another look at all the resources.  Have you adjusted your instruction to the Test Blueprint?  Have you utilized the sample items? #noregrets

I apologize for the late notice on the Coin War!  It has been on the calendar, but with no details. I was told that the PTO was putting information in your boxes towards the end of last week, but they did not! I put information on Social Media Sunday.  We'll see how this goes. It is a cute idea. 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

 

It's "B" Week

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Yellow

Tues: Blue

Wed: Pink

Thurs: White

Fri: Green

Duty this Week

AM

Kindergarten: Jones

First Grade: Harrison

Cafeteria: Garrett

Carline: Harrington and P Franklin

Zone 1: Marshall

Zone 2: Rish

Zone 3: D. Franklin

PM

Radio: Prickett

End of Carline: Osburn

Monitor Carline Students: Jones and Collins

Intersection of the Front Hall: Fulmer

Front lawn (buses only): Smith

ACAP Alternate testing in Osburn's class every morning

The Great Shamrock Hunt

Monday: Book Character Parade- James Spann visits 3rd Grade

Tuesday: PST-Small Group Pictures -

Wednesday: Treats for the PTO in the workroom - 5th grade field trip

Thursday: Miss Annie visits Kindergarten- Leadership Trussville Tours 9:20-9:50-Staff Meeting (Test Training)

Friday: First Grade Field Trip - Tornado Drill - Prize Patrol

Star Students

Mon: Latham

Tues: Pennington

Wed: Summers

Thurs: Jones

Fri: Bamberg

Shorter will have Monday

Additional Prep Materials

Google Drive Folder with Instructional Resources:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JhnVfPz1rWMZAL5X45O_Jkbk6uVkgfYp?usp=sharing

 

·         Schoology has practice test items.  This is a fantastic resource All they have to do is join using this:

 

o    Item Banks are in Schoology for practice à Group Code: HPGZ-SP5H-C7JV3

§  The teachers can join the group using this code and then copy the materials to their classes.

§  Please share – this is a fantastic resource for our teachers

  

·         Text Dependent Writing is for grades 2-8 this year

In an attempt to prevent technology issues during ACAP, Technology would like us to complete a System Readiness Check on all student Chromebooks.  Please use the link below to complete the Readiness Check with your students. 

System Readiness Check

Once you have finished the Readiness Check, please complete the form below to confirm your students have completed the Readiness Check.  Please have this completed by Tuesday, March 7^th. 

Confirmation Link

Your room moms will provide a Special Snack on testing days

Great News! We will complete AIMSWeb testing for our T3 students April 20!  This opportunity to get information earlier is very helpful! Thank you Mrs. Rosetta!

Please talk to your students about these expectations and hold them accountable. I will also review during announcements this week

1.If a student is going to breakfast, they  DO NOT go to their classroom or the library first. They should take their backpack with them to breakfast. They may not go to the restroom without permission from a teacher.

2. During dismissal, students go directly out of the building.  No stops at the restroom.

3. Hats are not permitted inside the building UNLESS a student has earned that as a reward.  I will ask!

Our Kindergarten and First Grade Book Character Parade will be Monday morning.

K and 1 

Be ready to start the parade at 8:20.  Line up in the hallway, headed towards the office.  Shorter will lead the parade and all Kindergarten classes should line up behind Mrs. Shorter. First grade, please come in the door by the art room and line up behind Kindergarten.  Everyone should be lined up on the front hall.  Make sure you have your banner in the front of your class. 

Parade Route

We will exit the doors by the office and  go IN the doors beside the dumpsters (Fifth Grade).  All the way down that hallway and OUT the doors by the first grade classrooms.  We'll turn right and head towards the gym and out the gate.  The street will be closed, so we can walk down the center of the street in front of the school and back inside the office doors.  THEN, we'll take one  more lap, exiting the doors by the Art Rooms and back down the street and then inside the doors by the office.

Assigned places for students

Everyone should be able to line the halls outside your classroom.  Please feel free to spread out.  

Fifth grade:  As soon as the parade has passed you by, you are free to get ready for PE.  PE will be on the track, so you can leave the doors by the dumpster and meet Coach Garrett in the carline.

Prickett - live streaming

Smith - taking pictures

Fortenberry - running music from the front porch

Let me know if you have questions!

PE on the Track Monday -please follow directions to avoid interruptions to parade watchers, James Spann and ACAP Alternate Testing

5th Grade - exit 5th grade doors and meet in the carline area

2nd Grade - exit 5th grade doors and meet in the carline area

1st grade - exit the doors by Patterson/Bridges and meet in front of the porch

4th grade - Exit the 5th grade doors and meet in the carline area

Shorter/Bamberg/Jones - Exit Office doors and meet in the carline area

3rd Grade and Pennington/Summers - Exit Porch doors and meet on the Porch

The Great Shamrock Hunt is BACK!  March 6-24 Shamrocks will be hidden throughout the building with varying number of copies written on the back.  You may turn in 3 a week to Barbara and the combined amount will be added to your copy number. EX: You find a 50, 100 and 75. Then, you spy one for 500!  Take it and re-hide one of your others for someone else to have fun finding.  HINT...  You probably want to wait until late in the week to turn in your Shamrocks to Barbara. Happy Hunting! 

 

Notes from the Leadership Team

Are we using the Science Kits/Bins?  The general consensus was "Yes"! But, we also need some training.  No one hired after 2018-2019 has been trained.  I will look into that for next year.

Share with me your thoughts about peer observations.  We want the opportunity to observe in the grade level above and the level below to help us with vertical alignment.  The team asked that we have a plan in place and ready to go for next year.  The goal would be to implement before Christmas.

I introduced an idea for a new award for our Fifth Graders and the Team approved.  It will be a "Cahaba Legacy Builder" award that the staff will vote on.  The student's picture and Bio will be displayed in the office for a year!  Stay tuned for more info!

We really need a common day for Collaboration.  It's hard to plan our own grade level planning or conferences.  Yes!  I agree and I will make that a priority for next year.  We will also plan for one designated Thursday a month for Team Planning.

Input needed..........

We will have more control over our Chromebooks and their usage next school year.  The team is considering different ways to manage repairs.  Please share your thoughts with your team representative