Fab Week 14

Can you believe it?? December 1st! It sure doesn't feel like it with this weather! Enjoy this last warm weekend before the December like conditions come back next week! Thanks for a great week~lots of great learning for our students as always. We love seeing all the students writing pieces filling the halls and sharing of writing with their peers in the classrooms. Lots to be proud of....thank you. 

Excited about our Skype with Leslea Newman on Tuesday at 1pm followed by our digital breakout. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks for Kristy for organizing the questions and for Cheryl F for planning the event with Leslea Newman. 

Info to Know..

December IPI: The IPI team will be collecting data on Monday, December 4th. 

PARCC Testing Password:  Teachers should be receiving a message about resetting your password for Pearson Next (PARCC testing).  You need to do this and remember your password for PARCC testing in March. Thank you!

Winter F & P: Please benchmark any of your red and yellow students before Winter break. Fill in date here. 

Winter MAP Testing: Please sign up for Winter MAP testing here. Resource teachers: Please list your small groups and when you will be testing here. Thank you!

Lunch Room Contest: If your students who order lunch bring their lunch card every day in the month of December, your class can win a pizza party. Please let Karen in the kitchen know if one of your student's card is lost and she will get you a replacement. Thank you. 

Save the Date for Upcoming Holiday Dates:

• Dec. 15     Staff Christmas Party at Square Celt
• Dec. 19     Choir concert  7pm @ High Point
• Dec. 20     Band to perform at 7:50 am @ High Point as the students are walking into school.
• Dec. 21    Choir & Orchestra concert @ 8:30 in the gym.
•                  Classroom Parties 10 - 11
• Dec. 22   Jingle Bell Express Assembly 8:30 am.  (full school)

Next Week..

• Monday, December 4th
• IPI Collection Day
• Art Club
• ELL Club
• Tuesday, December 5th
• Skype at 1:00 on Gym with Digital Breakout Following
• Reading & Math Club
• Pop-Up Art Show at Sandburg 5-7pm
• Wednesday, December 6th
• SIP Meetings at 7:00 in Art Room: Notes here
• Grade Level Meeting with Department of Teaching & Learning at 2:40
• Special Ed Team Meeting at 1:30
• Thursday, December 7th
• Paw Collection
• Reading, Math & ELL Club
• Friday, December 8th
• 4th Grade Ag in the Classroom

A Look Ahead..

• Monday, December 11th
• ELL Club
• BIT Meeting at 1:25
• Tuesday, December 12th
• Reading & Math Club
• Wednesday, December 13th
• Team Meetings All Day in Conference 
• Thursday, December 14th
• Paw Collection
• Reading, Math & ELL Club
• Friday, December 15th
• Staff Christmas Party at Square Celt

Tidbits to Check Out:

Check out this article about "How to Help Students Ask Better Questions by Creating a Culture of Inquiry.  Read here. 

#HPTPRIDE
Check out week 13 & 14 story here. 

Pawesome Staff

Thank you lunch ladies for taking down all the Vets day artwork and sorting it!

Cheryl and Kristin, Thanks for sharing some wonderful ideas at our staff meetings that we can take back to the classroom. I'm loving it!

Thank you 5th grade team for our great collaboration on Wednesday in planning the digital breakout!

Thanks Christina for all of the strategies to try with my student!

Thank you Vicki for being an amazing partner.

Noel, thank you for all your help. You are so committed to our kids.

Thank you Elise for always stepping up and going above and beyond. You are amazing and I so much appreciate all you do!!

A big thank you to Nancy for helping me with my QR issue on Monday! Thank you Kristin for teaching us new ways to use technology to engage our students during the staff meetings. I cannot wait to see how much fun the students have with the scavenger hunt you created!