"Empowering Leaders, Inspiring Learners, Developing Relationships"
September 26, 2016


Principal's Post
September has been a fantastic month at McCulloch!  We are full swing into learning, and our leadership abilities are developing every day!  From seeing the pride our students take in our building and their learning, to witnessing the support that they provide to each other each and every day, we couldn't be more proud to serve the students and families that we serve!  

Your partners in education~
Mrs. Golmen and Mrs. Floyd
 
Building School Improvement Plan
 


 
Our 2016-2017 BSIP is now finalized. This month, we would like to share with you each of our goals and how we will measure each goal. 

Literacy Goal: 80% of K-5th grade students will meet or exceed standards on writing common rubrics.
 
This will be measured by:
*   Documentation of student growth and meeting or    exceeding standards will be kept through bi-             quarterly writing rubrics.
*  Weekly collaboration agendas will document           opportunities for enrichment and remediation.
*  NEE evaluation data, specifically in the area of       4.1-Critical thinking.
 
Numeracy Goal: 80% of all K-5th grade students will meet or exceed all math grade level standards.
 
This will be measured by:
*  Documentation of student achievement will be       kept through ongoing common assessments in         math units of instruction.
*  Weekly collaboration agendas will document           opportunities for enrichment and remediation.
*  NEE evaluation data, specifically in the area of       4.1-Critical thinking.
 
 
Attendance Goal: Students will maintain 96.25% attendance or greater throughout the 15-16 school year.
 
This will be measured by:
*  Attendance data will be disseminated at                    assemblies, on the building website, and through      social media.  
*  Data will be placed into spreadsheets regarding        attendance concerns and interventions updated        monthly and reviewed during administrator and          counselor meetings and with specials teachers          during monthly early release meetings.  
*  Daily attendance checks provided to principal by       building secretaries.
*  Leadership binders will be updated regularly with       attendance data.

Behavior and Leadership Goal:  Office discipline referrals for the 2016-2017 school year will decrease by 20% over office discipline referrals from the 2015-2016 school year.

This will be measured by:
*Documentation of ongoing staff training in behavior management techniques and Leader in Me.
*Documentation of Leadership Launch schedule and lesson plans.
*Documentation of leadership opportunities and goals and action steps of each team.
*Leadership binders reviewed monthly with classroom teachers.

 

 

Parent Teacher Conferences

Conferences will take place November 1st-4th.  Please look for communication from your child's teacher in the coming weeks.




PTO Fall Carnival


We are excited to bring you another PTO Carnival this year with one small change!  We've moved the carnival to fall!  This year the carnival will be held at McCulloch on October 14th from 5:30-8:30 p.m.  This year's carnival will again include food, games, bounce houses, face painting, baskets drawings and more! 
Each grade level is looking for basket donations which can be sent in to your child's teacher.  The basket themes are as follows:

K= Fall theme
1st= Baking
2nd= Movie Night
3rd= Family Game Night
4th= Winter Holidays
5th= Republic Pride

 We look forward to seeing you there!
Free and Reduced Lunch Applications
It's never too late to apply.  Free and reduced lunch application forms can be found by clicking HERE

 

Leadership Highlight:
Mrs. Stevens' Class Giving Back


Mrs. Steven's class hosted an Appreciation Breakfast for the Republic Police Department. The class not only provided breakfast and a program for RPD, but they also collected several boxes of "goodies" for the officers to take back to their station as a way to say "thank you!"
Nurse's Notes

Is My Child Well Enough To Go To School?
The following is a guide intended to help parents decide when to keep their child(ren) home due to illness. Please do not send your child to school if they have any of the following:
  • fever of 100 degrees or above (without medication) in the last 24 hours - especially if the fever is associated with a runny nose, sore throat, or if too sick to enjoy group activities
  • vomiting or diarrhea during the night or in the morning

    • please make sure your child is able to keep liquids down for at least 12 hours before returning to school 

    • your child should also be able to eat a meal before returning to school persistent cough that sounds deep and phlegmy - consult your physician

  • unexplained rash associated with an uncomfortable amount of itching, a fever or it seems to be spreading consult your physician before returning to school
  • irritation, redness and/or drainage from the eyes - consult your physician and keep your child home for 24 hours after starting medication for diagnosed conjunctivitis (pink eye)
  • open or draining sores - these sores may be covered to be kept clean and protected from infection
Please DO send your child to school even if they seem a little tired or irritable in the morning as long as they do not have a fever over 100 degrees. Ear infections are not contagious and your child may attend school as long as the ear is not continually draining.

Keeping your child home until they are over their illness will not only help your child build up their own immune system so they won't catch another illness, but will also protect the other children and staff. Please call the front office if your child is staying home and share the symptoms your child is experiencing as we do surveillance on illness to prevent outbreaks.
**Medication Policy**

If it becomes necessary for a student to take any form of medication at school:
  • Parent/Guardian MUST bring the medication in the original container (over-the-counter) or with a prescription label to the health office (ask the pharmacist for a 2nd container for school)
  • Written parental consent MUST be on file in the health office
  • Students are NOT allowed to carry medication on the bus or in their backpack unless appropriate forms have been completed in the health office (i.e. inhaler)
  • DO NOT SEND MEDICINE WITH A CHILD and DO NOT SEND PILLS IN A BAGGIE OR ENVELOPE
From our Counselors
During classroom lessons throughout the month, counselors have been talking with students about kindness and leadership.  The chart below includes some talking points that they have used when meetings with students.

"To the world, you may just one person; but to one person, you may be the world."
~J. Billings

Very Important Dates


September 29th........Mum Pickup at Price Elementary
October 2nd..............National Custodian Appreciation Day
October 10th.............National School Lunch Week
October 10th.............Parent Advisory and PTO Meeting 5:30 p.m.
October 14th.............Breakfast with Books
October 14th.............PTO Carnival 5:30-8:30 p.m.
October 14th.............End of 1st Quarter
October 17th.............National School Bus Safety Week
October 19th.............Picture Retakes
October 19th, 20th....Major Saver Fundraiser Kickoff
October 24th-28th....Red Ribbon Week
October 24th............Quarterly Celebration Assembly 2:30 p.m.
October 28th............Fall Parties
November 1st-4th....Parent Teacher Conferences




District Mission:  Preparing Each Student for a Successful Future
District Vision:  A Leader in Academic Success, Dedicated to Community Priorities