The Cornelius Chronicle

May 13, 2016

Anita Archer Gems

Teachers model thinking aloud (like these sentence starters: “I ask myself…” “I say to myself…” “I wonder about…”)

SBAC Testing Schedule

April 4-8 3rd Grade Reading CAT Done!✅

April 11-15 3rd Grade Reading PT Done!✅

April 18-22 3rd Grade Math CAT Done!✅

April 25-28 3rd Grade Math PT Done!✅

May 2-6 4th Grade Reading CAT Done!✅

May 9-13 4th Grade Reading PT  Done!✅

May 16-20 4th Grade Math CAT

May 23-27 4th Grade Math PT

Cornelius Elementary - Scholastic Book Fair -

Buy One, Get One FREE

5/16-5/20

Our school earns 10% of the profits of the book fair, which will put back into the library!  This book fair is Buy One, Get One Free!  If you buy a book for $5, you get to choose any other $5 book for free!

5/16 3:15-4:00 pm Staff Preview of Book Fair!  Staff who come and recommend a book for students get entered into a raffle for free books!

5/17 - student preview during regular library time (students can make a “wish list” to take home with them)

5/18-5/20 - Open before school, at lunch, & after school!

Ballet Folklorico/Music Presentation

A big thank you to Manuel Ramos and Tabitha Shepherd for putting on a great performance for our Mother’s Day celebration!  Our 3rd and 4th graders did an outstanding job performing during the school day and the evening performance!  We had about 150 students perform during the school day and about 90 students perform for 300 parents that night.  It was standing room only that night and we had 300 chairs set up!

The 5K is Saturday, May 14th!  Don't forget to sign up for the 5K race that benefits W.L. Henry Elementary this year!  9-11 am begins at Echo Shaw! http://www.teamupforstudents.org/

School Uniforms

Here is a copy of the report that I’m sharing with the school board in May from our survey of parents regarding our uniforms.  As you can see, there was an overwhelming agreement with school uniforms continuing.  Each year, the parents need to be surveyed to see if we will continue with our school uniform per board policy. Each year there is at least 80% of parents in favor of continuing.  

We will be sending home a flyer for students to bring in old uniforms that no longer fit (especially 4th graders) and to exchange them for uniforms that fit.  We were given several boxes of uniforms donated from Emmaus Christian School in Cornelius, as they are closing this year.

Per School Uniforms Policy JFCAA-AR, Cornelius Elementary Principal will evaluate the uniform policy as needed and will include parents in the decision making.  We conducted our yearly parent survey and received feedback from 49 families.  We did not solicit feedback from our current 4th graders as they will not be attending Cornelius Elementary next year.  The 49 families represent this school year’s kindergarten through 3rd grade students.

88% of the respondents indicated that they support the uniform policy and feel that we should continue to implement this practice next year.  There are several pages of parent comments that I can share with the board if you would like detailed feedback from the Cornelius parents.

Given this feedback, Cornelius Elementary will continue to implement the use of school uniforms for the 2016-2017 school year.

Talent Show

We have so many fun activities at the end of the year.  But we just aren’t going to be able to pull off a Talent Show.  I know that some of your students will be very disappointed.  One idea that you could do with the kiddos who wanted to perform is have them perform for your class.  Another idea would be to have the students perform their talent for the Volunteer Appreciation presentation from your class.  Please let Cesar and I know if you need any help with letting your students down easy!  

Reminders:

• Please send home the Volunteer Appreciation invitations to your volunteers!
• Any Parent Input forms that you receive back should be turned into the office for classroom placement next year - these are due by 5/20.
• Please fill out this RTI survey by the end of the day TODAY (Friday): all staff members (classroom teachers, SPED teachers/facilitators, IAs) who provide or support literacy instruction for students need to complete this short 5-10 minute survey no later than Friday, May 13th. Link:   http://www.orrti.net/orsis_responses/add0
• Ballet Folklorico Performance Finale 5/27 7-9 pm ~ tickets: $6 adults

Bus Duty: 1st & 3rd grade teachers, and the “regulars”!

Calendar:

5/14 9-11 am 5K Fund Run Team Up for Kids!  Race starts/ends at Echo Shaw!

5/16-5/20 4th Grade SBAC - Math CAT

5/16 8-9 am Set up Book Fair

5/16 3:15 - 4:00 pm Teacher Preview of the BOGO Scholastic Book Fair!

5/17 Student Preview of the BOGO Scholastic Book Fair! (during library time)

5/17 Last Day of Library!

5/17 8:00 am Referral Team

5/18-5/20 BOGO Scholastic Book Fair open before & after school and at lunch!

5/18 8:00 am CIT: Data Teams - Post-Assessment Data

5/18 9:30 am Book Fair opens for sales! (before school, lunch, after school)

5/18 12-3 pm Elementary Principals Meeting

5/18 5:30-8 pm Ready for Kinder! Parent Workshop for incoming kinder parents

5/19 8:30 am Book Fair open for sales! (before school, lunch, after school)

5/19 6-7 pm District Budget Committee Meeting at DO (open to public)

5/20 8:00 am 1st Grade Cougar Team Meeting (Lawson’s room)

5/20 8:30 am Book Fair open for sales - last day! (before school & lunch)

5/20 Lunch Fun Friday at Lunch!

Looking ahead:

5/23 8:00 am PBiS Team Meeting (library)

5/23-5/26 4th Grade SBAC Math PT - last week of state testing!

5/24 Library closed for inventory!

5/24 3rd Grade Field Trip to Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

5/25 8:45 am Whole Staff Meeting and Staff Picture!

5/26 6-8 pm Adelante Chicas End-of-Year Celebration at NAMS cafeteria

5/27 9-11:30 Field Day

5/27 11:30-1:30 Whole School BBQ - staggered lunch schedule!

5/27 7-9 pm Ballet Folklorico Performance - Finale at FGHS - $6 for adults

5/30 Memorial Day Holiday!  No School!

6/1 Last day for ELD, SPED interventions, Literacy Interventions

6/2 8 am - 4 pm Spring 100% Meetings

6/3 10-11 am Cornelius Alumni who are graduating seniors visit!

6/7 5:30 pm Last BSC Meeting of the year

6/7 6:30 pm Last Padres en Accion Meeting of the year

6/8 1:45-3:15 pm Volunteer Appreciation

6/9 1:15-2:15 pm Kinder Celebration

6/10 Last day of school!  (Half day for students!) Last day for IAs!

6/13-6/14 Teacher Work Days

6/13 Indistar Retreat (Melissa, Merry, Chelsea, Cheryl R., Angella)

6/14 Indistar/Master Schedule Committee (above & Daisy, Lourdes M., Leah)