Crown Point Junior Music Academy

Monday Morning Memo

9/17-9/21

As we move into our third week of school, teachers have been training and teaching students about what it means to meet the expectations of the school.  Below are some examples and non-examples of meeting the expectations of the library.  I am using pictures such as these in my presentation when I present to grade levels soon.  I will seek out teachers to schedule the presentations.

  

College Spirit Fridays-

We are hoping that staff can join in College Spirit Fridays by wearing your favorite college or university shirt.  More information to come from Mrs. Zittle. Once you get that information please share and encourage College Spirit Fridays with your students!

Welcome Back Red Packets (folders)

Please encourage your students to have everything turned in by September 24^th.  If 100% of all the forms are turned in, I have been told by the office staff that I will be dying my hair a bright color and Mary Schlagle will be styling it as well. 

Back to School Night-

Back to School Night is Wednesday, September 19^th, 2018 from 5:15-6:30 pm.  I will start and have a meeting with parents in the auditorium from 5:15-5:30.  The first rotation in classrooms will be starting at 5:30. I will ring a bell and start the second rotation at 6:00 ending at 6:30 pm.

Beachfest-

Beachfest is Saturday, October 6^th.  We are in need of volunteers to share information about our school at a table.  With declining enrollment, this is a great way to advertise and market our school.  Please see Cathy to sign up.

Student Parent Handbook Signature Page-

I am asking that all teachers collect the signature page and hold on to the class set until I come and collect your complete class set in three weeks (9/21/18)

Weekly Schedule-

As a reminder, your weekly schedule due date has been postponed indefinitely.  Once we find out about PLAY PE and cross-reference violin, you can adjust your schedule accordingly.  From that point, I will create a new due date.  All other items discussed in the Prep-day meeting still need to be turned in based on the deadlines.

Enrollment-

We are still low on enrollment.  We have approximately 313 students as of Wednesday, 9/12/18 (more students have dropped since last week).  We finished the school year with 355 last year and with overall enrollment across the district declining, they predicted 348 (I believed it was 344 last week and it is corrected now) putting us short currently by 35 students.  We will continue to review the enrollment and I will share with you any decision when it is made.

Caught Being Good Slips (blue)-
Please continue handing these out to individual students for exhibiting our positive character traits or demonstrating any school-wide expectation.  This can be done at any location especially during transitions, recesses or assemblies.

Chilling with the Principal slips (purple)-
These will need to be distributed to students before the dates below.  You will choose 2 students with the most caught being good slips in your class for that period of time and pull 2 names as a raffle from the caught being good slips of that time frame as well.  Four total students will attend to the scheduled Chilling with the Principal event.  Please make sure that they have the purple ticket with them when they arrive to the lunch area at 1:40 promptly that day.  They will stay in the lunch area having their treat until 2:00 and they will go back to their classes.

Dates for Chilling with the Principal (See below)-
All times are 1:40 pm-2:00 and will be on Thursdays.  At 2:00, they will be sent back to class (we were having problems with the younger ones finding and being released to parents)

• 9/20/18
• 10/18/18
• 11/29/18
• 12/13/18
• 1/24/18
• 2/28/18
• 3/14/18
• 4/18/18
• 5/30/18

Recess Schedule-

Week C

Week of 9/17-9/21

M 9/17-PTO Dine Out at Woodstock's 4-9 pm

T 9/18-

W 9/19-Certificated Prep, Back to School Night(5:15 Mr. Lopez Presents to parents in the auditorium, 5:30 parents to classrooms for rotation #1, 6:00-6:30 rotation #2)

Th 9/20-

F 9/21-Third Friday (Distirct Office will assess enrollments at schools)

Week of 9/24-9/28

M 9/24

T 9/25-

W 9/26-Picture Day, PD/PLC 1:00-3:30, PBM Open House

Th 9/27-

F 9/28-