The master schedules have been created including lunch times. This year I will be asking grade levels to take the master schedule and create common schedules for the entire grade level. For example, instead of me telling you when your grade will teach math, your team will tell me. The guidelines to keep are 90 minutes for communication instruction, 60-90 for math, 30 minutes for Science daily. Writing should be 30 minutes but can be incorporated into the communications block. The schedules will be due to by August 24. I want you to begin thinking about it as a team. You will get the master schedule on August 17th. I will demonstrate how using a WIKI can make the process easy.
The school improvement team will need to meet sometimes during the first week back. We didn't schedule a summer meeting. The SIT chair and principal will determine the best time to meet. School-wide surveys and programs will be discussed.
The PTA is looking for input on projects for the upcoming year. They had planned to work on the awning for the third grade pod but have decided to channel their efforts in another direction due to the moving of classes. If you have any ideas please let office or PTA staff rep know.
PTA Idea that would benefit K-1 mostly, but would be open for other students as well: create a walking track area outside the K-1 hallway on the front of the building. Similar to the one on the back side of the building. Walking is great excercise and having it close to the playground more teachers AND students will take advantage of it and get fit!
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I would like to see PTA assist with purchasing and installing smart boards in classrooms.
ReplyDeleteWhy is the PTA shelving the awning project? Won't there still be a considerable number students going in and out of the pod to pull-out classes throughout the day? Are these students less important?
ReplyDeleteThe PTA was only able to get the first awning with a matching grant from WSFCS. That funding source is now eliminated. The money is just not there.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the above post. I used my smartboard everyday for morning work, research, online field trips among other uses. More Smartboards will help teachers earn that tech credit as well as become use to new tech throughout the year.
ReplyDeletePTA should look into putting more smartboards in the classroom.