The Cornelius Chronicle

December 11, 2015

Changes to the schedule!

One more change to the schedule...we tried it out this week and found that it worked really well….we are starting the kinder lunch recess 10 minutes earlier than 1st grade and ending it 10 minutes earlier.  See update to master schedule.

Holidays!

Can’t wait to see everyone on Saturday Dec. 12th at 5 pm at my house!  :)  Bring your family!  Bring something yummy to share!  Wear your holiday bling!

Also, don’t forget our staff holiday gathering on Dec. 16th during CIT time at 8 am!  Bring something yummy to share (sign up in the staff room) and an ornament or other holiday decoration to exchange (wrapped). Hot tip:  not “white elephant” quality gifts - $10 limit.  

***Teachers - don’t forget to hold your Data Team Collaboration time at another time, in order to celebrate together as a staff on Wed.  

Certified Tuition Reimbursement and Workshops & Conference Funds

• We have new forms (there is a separate form for tuition reimbursement and for conferences now - forms can be found in the file room)
• For any district money - forms need to be filled out and turned into HR
• Building Site Council (BSC) money - same form can be filled out with BSC account code and approved by BSC (you can apply to BSC funds for workshops or conferences...we have decided BSC money will be distributed on a first come, first served basis this year.  Please see a BSC rep to submit your workshop/conference request - Janelly, Cheryl H, Manuel, or Rosa)
• FGEA members have access to tuition reimbursement (the equivalent of 4 PSU credits - this year that is $1,428 for tuition reimbursement)

or

• 50% of that for district-approved workshops/conferences ($712)
• Please ask Angella if you have any questions!

Aesop Sub System

• Put absences in advance - especially for PD days!
• Each person can have a preferred list of subs - many do not have this set up - Irene can help train you to do this. First, your 5 faves get an immediate notification of your absence.  If no one picks it up, then your preferred subs can see the absence.  Then the building preferred subs can see the absences.  Then all subs can see the absence when it gets close to your absence.
• Blocking subs - principal has to talk to the sub before we can block them (I have to investigate the reason for blocking a sub and talk to them in advance and fill out a form; we can’t just block a sub.)
• Also, let me know if someone is dropping a sub job the day of (e.g. they pick up a half-day job and then they take a full-day job the day of) and I will notify HR and HR will notify the ESD.  I need to give Kevin the name of anyone who is doing that.
• Don't forget to have emergency sub plans turned into Irene!

Homework for Students over Winter Break - Suggestions!

I’ve noticed that many of our students don’t know their home phone numbers.  Some kids don’t even know their parents’ names!!!  Please help us by assigning homework over winter break!

• Memorize your phone number (all students K-4)
• Memorize your parents’ full names (all students K-4)
• Memorize your address (all students 2-4)
• Memorize your basic math facts (K-counting/knowing your numbers 1-20; 1st grade-addition; 2nd grade- subtraction; 3rd grade- multiplication; 4th grade- division)
• MyOn practice
• ST Math practice

Alarm Testing over Break

In case anyone is planning on being in the building on Christmas eve, I wanted to alert you to the fact that they will be testing our mechanical systems and fire alarms on 12/24 from 8 - 11 am! Probably not a good day to be in the building.  Also, be sure to sign in and out and turn the alarm on/off if you come into the building over break.  I encourage you to take some time for yourselves and your families over the break!!!!!!

Reminders:

• Please sign your SLGGs & formal observations on TalentEd!
• In January, we will need to do Easy CBM testing for English reading (K-4), IDEL testing for K-3 Spanish reading, EDL testing for 4th grade Spanish reading, and IAP Math testing for 3-4 math!

Bus Duty 12/14-12/18: 2nd & 4th grade teachers, and the “regulars”!

Calendar:

12/14 8:30 am SBAC Update Meeting for 3rd & 4th grade teachers (Angella’s office)

12/15 8 am Referral Team

12/15 4-5 pm Math Adoption Committee Meeting (Jacob, Daisy, Angella - Grove Room)

12/16 8:00 am CIT: Staff Holiday Celebration (library)

12/16 12-3 pm Elementary Principals Meeting (Angella)

12/18 8 am Kinder Grade Cougar Team Meeting (TRC)

12/18 2-3 pm Cornelius Holiday Art

12/18 all day Crazy Holiday Dress Up Day!!!!!!!! (Reward from Book Fair)

12/18 4 pm Winter Break Begins!

Looking ahead:

12/20 Dora’s Birthday!

12/31 Maria Manriquez’s Birthday!

1/4 School resumes

1/5 6:30 pm Parent Club - Parents in Action - Meeting (library)

1/7 8:30 - 4 District Equity Team Training (Alondra, Jacob, Lourdes, Janelly, & Angella)

1/11-1/22 Vision Screening for all kids K-2 (teacher referrals for grades 3-4)

1/12 Shannon McCaw at Cornelius

1/28-1/29 Gomez & Gomez training