Staff Issue #22
Dear Staff,
Congratulations! We made it to the 100th Day and finished off this busy week with smiles and lots of yawns. Tracy and I appreciate all of the effort you put into Ground Hog Day, the 100th Day Celebrations, Community week, and choosing books and activities tied to African Americans and teaching kindness to our students. We know it is a lot in one week, so thank you!

We are so thankful for your time with us this week. It was so nice to be able to hear about your classroom celebrations, brainstorm solutions for students, and talk about next steps. Tracy and I want to support you with all of your goals, so these conversations were so meaningful to us. They also help us to look for common topics. Some common themes we heard were:
  • The small class sizes have helped teachers to really know their students and support them with SEL and academics.
  • Teachers who have started implementing certificates for Dreambox, Moby Max, and Lexia have seen an increase of student motivation and skill in the classroom.
  • Teachers are excited about the forums for Dreambox and Lexia that are coming up so they can brainstorm with their peers.
  • Students are becoming more independent and know their routines and how to get onto programs. They are also more self-reliant and not needing as much help.
  • Teachers are finding creative ways for their students to interact and partner up for book talks and math games.
  • Differentiating between the programs and how much time students should use is still something being worked on.

Click HERE for resources for each special themed week in February and Nicole's read aloud story time. There are additional links within each week's folders that align to the theme using Ramped Up Read Aloud. We will have a message over announcements each day but please integrate this within your working snack, morning meeting, or reading block. You can also see what other teams have posted.

We would love to have a staff representative to go against a student on Friday for the Ro- Sham- Bo contest. If you would like to do the contest, please sign up in the office with your donation and we will have our staff competition in the gym on Friday before school at 8:00. We will not be doing it like the kids since it is one day, so we will do best 2 out of 3 for staff.



Please click HERE to add February photos. If you didn't watch the January video, please watch it with your kids. We have a new school theme song!


Congratulations to Maggie H. for being our staff shout out winner!


I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Shannon
Be Aware:
Dreambox cheating is happening!
I know you are probably thinking.... not my sweet little K-3rd grade students.... but it is true! It came to our attention that there is a way for students to pass lessons without even doing the work. It takes longer than actually completing the lesson. We are going to contact the Dreambox representative to see if there is a way around this. However, in the meantime this is something you can check. If you have a student who has jumped in lessons but is not passing the skills, this should be an indicator that they are not actually trying on the program and are just using the trick in the above video.

  • Please take the time to complete the 5 Essentials survey.
  • Please get your receipts to Amanda for supplies before the end of the month. She also has the balances from PTO if you were wondering how much you have left to spend.
  • This week we had 52% of our students meeting their usage target on Lexia and 86% of our staff logging in to check on students. Students passed 105 units which is two more than last week! We reached and surpassed our goal for meeting usage targets and almost hit our staff check in goal. Great job everyone! This next week of 54% meeting usage and maintain the 87% goal of staff logging in to check on student usage and progress. 23 students received a certificate this week. Please print these out to encourage use. If you are unsure on how to do this, please ask us, Brittany, Jen B., Melanie, or Lauren who are very familiar with the program.
Future Important Dates

Monday, February 8: C Day
  • Since we are tracking miles Sun-Sun Monday would be a better day to color in your miles on your own or send them to Heather. Please do that today!
  • 12-1 Shannon and Tracy meeting
  • BOE Committee Meeting 6 p.m.

Tuesday, February 9: D Day
  • Shannon at District 9-10 a.m.
  • Grade level leader meetings 4-6 p.m
  • Happy Birthday Beth!

Wednesday, February 10: A Day
  • Staff PD 7:25 - 8:10 am- we have canceled the volunteer Dreambox Forum on Feb. 23rd and have rescheduled the Dreambox forum for this morning. Zoom link in CCGS calendar.

Thursday, February 11: B Day
  • SPED Team Meeting 7:45 - 8:15 am
  • 2:00 p.m. Remote Ro Sham Bo Contest
  • Happy Birthday Carol!

Friday, February 12: C Day
  • Ro Sham Bo Finals!

Save the Date
February 15: No school - Presidents Day

February 16: 7:30-8:00 Lexia Forum in Library (please come for a voluntary and informal Q and A and talk to other staff members who have had success and can share how they implement and promote the use in their classrooms.)

February 18: Family Reading Night and PTO meeting
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