Friday, November 9, 2018

Dear Team,

Thank you for a great short week! We enter another round of business and exciting events in the Elementary, kicking off with Missoula Children’s Theater next week.

Upcoming Week at a Glance

Mon-Thur	Adaptive Schools Advanced Training on campus
Monday 12 Nov	Missoula Children’s Theater Workshop - Auditions 8:45 a.m. In the FAC Theatre. Rehearsal Schedule ASA Season 2 begins GTL Meeting 3:45 - 5:00 in the SHED
Tuesday 13 Nov	MCT Treasure Island rehearsals
Wednesday 14 Nov	MCT Treasure Island rehearsals Early Release - STRAND PD
Thursday 15 Nov	MCT Treasure Island rehearsals Dance 1 and Acrodance Performance [ASA Season 1 in FAC theatre]
Friday 16 Nov	MCT dress rehearsal 9:15 a.m (EY 3, 4 and 5) Final performance - 2:00 p.m (G1-5) and parents

MCT Audition Workshop - Monday 8:45 a.m

We have approx 140 Gr1-5 children sign up for the Missoula Treasure Island Cast. Audition lists have been shared with homeroom teachers  - please make sure all children are present in the FAC theatre at 8:45 a.m sharp.  Please also only send children who are on the list. 
A final reminder also to please prepare all auditionees for disappointment, and graceful congratulations to friends, should they not be chosen for a role.

MCT Performances - Friday 16th
EY3, 4 and EY5/KG will be attending a dress rehearsal at 9:15.
Grade 1 - 5, teachers please bring classes to the FAC theatre at 1:47 p.m, seated and ready at 1:56 p.m for a 2:00 p.m start.  Please be on time!
Specialists who have classes during P6 on Friday should also sit with their class. The performance should finish around 3:10 p.m, where students will be dismissed for pack up.  Cast members will change and then be dismissed from the theatre to their parents.

Staffing Information
Tiffany has now confirmed that she will be remaining at home until baby number 2 arrives. Tara, as previously announced will be the 3TG homeroom teacher and Alex will be providing EAL co-teaching support during literacy blocks. Adithya will be covering the WL English classes.

Report Card Timeline

It is almost time to start thinking about the upcoming semester report cards!

Style Guide

Pay close attention to character count: as these report cards are being printed, we cannot exceed character count in any area!

Wednesday 21 November	Faculty meeting focusing on data evidence for report cards Please watch this space for what data you may need to bring with you
Wednesday 5 December	ES faculty meeting time dedicated to finalise writing and proofreading of colleagues report cards
By Friday 7 December 4pm	Comments  (google doc) due to admin for final proofing (can be shared with admin proofer earlier if ready)
Tuesday 11 December by 4pm	Edited comments returned to teachers, can begin entering narratives into PowerSchool
By Thursday 13 December 8am	All report information entered into PowerSchool - printing will begin at 9am
Monday 17 December	Reports given to HR teachers with named envelopes.  Please double check name, do a final glance of doc, and place into matching name envelope.
Tuesday 18 December	Please double check name, do a final glance of doc, and place into matching name envelope. Give to children to take home.

Teacher Collaboration Meeting

We are introducing a new form for referring students to a TCM. Dave will explain the form at upcoming grade level team meetings during the next week or two. We have also added a new link, Student Supports, on the Elementary School Faculty blog. We will be adding more resources to this blog page, but for now there is an example of an intervention for reading, writing, math, and behavior. Also, included is a blank version of the new referral form and an example of a completed copy.

Hour of Code 2018

Get ready. . . Variety of optional choices for you and your students to participate!

* EY3 - Grade 2 is already planned/organized.  Sign up is for Grades 3-5 teachers.

Coming the week of 26th November to 30th of November

RECESS - Grades 3-5

10:30 - 10:50 and 12:20-12:50

Students can spend recess time in the CIC exploring different games and coding experiences on Code.org

+Discovery & Design Studio

Grades 3 - 5 Teachers can sign up for a session in the Discovery & Design Studio and choose ONE of the following options for their class. You can also use the Code.org and Scratch websites as additional resources/choices in your classroom.

Robotics WeDo for 3&4  Mindstorms for 5 (already coding robots so would do a fun challenge with them)

Code.org  Students can spend the time learning about coding on an activity of their choice on the Hour of Code website.

Scratch  Students can learn about coding through Scratch (we have task cards that guide them through different tasks like animating their name or making characters race!)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Warmly,
Keryn, Dave, and Calley