Crown Point Junior Music Academy 

Monday Morning Memo

Week of 10/30-11/3


We had a great week with Red Ribbon Week celebrations and dressing up for Trunk or Treat.  Please continue the high energy levels for the upcoming weeks. We only have three weeks to go then Thanksgiving break...then three more weeks until Winter break.  Keep up the great work!!!

I am currently ordering the Continuum of Literacy Learning for all teachers to use.  This resource directly impacts your responsive teaching during Guided Reading.  This book is also a critical resource that you need at your fingertips supporting your planning for Guided Reading.  In the next few weeks, I will be asking for you to clearly show on your schedule when you teach your Guided Reading Groups so I can observe and give feedback.

Instructional focus-

I will continue to give observational feedback throughout the week as I visit classrooms.  Please be prepared to have discussions about the formative assessments you use in the classroom and the data you analyzed to make decisions about the differentiation of your instruction.

Schedule Updates- 
Please be prepared to have your finalized weekly schedule showing 100 minutes of PE in one week or 200 minutes of PE over the course of two weeks.  It will need to be electronic and It will need to be uploaded before Friday 11/3.  As I know more information about uploading, I will let you know.

***PLEASE NOTE***
Unless you are actively teaching during PLAY PE, it does not count towards your minutes.  I will review weekly schedules and work with ILT to inform my decision-making on if it will be necessary for teachers to participate in PLAY PE and if it makes sense for our school to retain the services of PLAY PE.  

Release-

I almost finished planning for ILT/all staff release to focus on backward mapping the Critical Concepts.  It is likely that ILT may be released Thursday and half the school on Friday, 11/3 and the other half on Tuesday, 11/7.  More information to come to confirm those dates.

Federal Survey Cards- 
All survey cards were due last week.  If you have any laying around, please send them to the office ASAP.   Mrs. Tra-Viecia will be pulling students a few minutes before school is out to talk to parents in the office.  

Universal Forms- 
We do not have all forms turned in.  Please review the highlighted names on the roster that you were given and help us collect all forms ASAP.

Lunch Applications- 
We are funded by the number of these applications that are completely filled out (whether or not the students receive free and reduced lunch).  They are due October 31st.  Mrs. Tra-Viecia will be pulling students a few minutes before school is out to talk to parents in the office.

Recess Duty- 
Group B

Upcoming Dates in relation to PLC and Report Period

10/30-11/3        

• 10/30 Haloween
• 11/1 Prep after school
• 11/2 Classics for Kids assemblies (see master calendar)
• 11/3 All $$$$ for Classic for Kids due today,  All data for report cards due Friday

11/6-11/10 

• Tra-Viecia prints report cards this week 
• 11/7 Classics for Kids Concert at Balboa Theatre (see master calendar)
• 11/8  PLC
• 11/9 Classics for Kids Concert at Balboa Theatre (see master calendar)
• 11/10 Veteran's Day- Holiday

11/13-11/17 

• Conferences all week 
• 11/15 Certificated PREP

11/20-11/24

• Thanksgiving Vacation

Crown Point Junior Music Academy

Monday Morning Memo

10/23-10/27

As I continue to visit classrooms, I appreciate the posting of anchor charts to support student learning.  Anchor charts are critical to learning and should be posted in all classrooms and current to the instruction you have recently been planning for.  Please take some time to visit your colleague's classrooms to view the anchor charts they have posted.  There are many great ideas out there.

Instructional Focus-

• I will continue to give observational feedback throughout the week as I visit classrooms.  Please be prepared to have discussions about the formative assessments you use in the classroom and the data you analyzed to make decisions about the differentiation of your instruction.  

Visitation- We will be having principals doing observations within the next two weeks at Crown Point.  I look forward to showing them all the good work that you are doing in your classrooms.

Heat/Minimum Days- We have communicated that we will be having a minimum day tomorrow due to the heat index.  We will most likely be having a minimum day Tuesday as well ( I am waiting for the district to confirm).  As always please make sure that you give students ample opportunities for drinks and encourage them to rest/eat/drink in the lunch area during recess.  Just like any minimum day, please be out to the lunch area promptly at your designated time for lunchtime supervision. 

Upcoming Dates in relation to PLC and Report Period

Date	Reporting Period Notes	PLC or Prep
10/9-10/13		PLC
10/16-10/20		PLC
10/23-10/27	DRA due by Friday, 10/27	PREP
10/30-11/3	All data for report cards due Friday, 11/3	PREP
11/6-11/10	Tra-Viecia prints report cards this week	PLC
11/13-11/17	Conferences all week	PREP

Recess Duty- Week A-PLEASE BE 2-3 MINUTES EARLY TO YOUR RECESS DUTY!!!!!

Recess Bonus- First teacher to email me paying a compliment about another staff member will have their recess duty covered by me.

Field Trips-  In the past, PTO was able to fund two field trips busses per teacher.  Due to financial challenges, PTO can only offer one field trip bus per teacher.  Please see Mrs. Cathy for more information.

Health-  As a reminder, please administer basic first aid within your classroom before sending up students to the office. 

Paper-  I would like everybody to know that the copy paper use has been astronomical.  We have gone through 15 cases of copy paper since August.  At the rate we are going, we will run out of paper by January.  Please be mindful of your paper consumption.  If this continues I may need to implement a plan to limit excessive paper usage. 

PE Schedules- This is the week that I will need you to update your weekly schedules reflecting your PE minutes based on the 200 minutes every 2 weeks.  I will communicate with you and send you the link to upload your schedule once I get it.

Library- The schedule has been updated and in effect as of last week.  Here is the library schedule link for you to view.

Crown Point Junior Music Academy

Monday Morning Memo

10/16/17-10/20/17

I appreciate all the great work done at our first PLC!

Some staff have taken pictures to add to my upcoming discipline assembly

Pictures for line up expectations

Pictures for Running Club Expectations

Instructional Focus-

• I will continue to give observational feedback throughout the week as I visit classrooms.  Please be prepared to have discussions about the formative assessments you use in the classroom and the data you analyzed to make decisions about the differentiation of your instruction.  

Upcoming Events-

• Wednesday, 10/11 PLC
• Wednesday, 10/18 PLC
• Week of 10/23-10/27 Red Ribbon Week
• Friday, 10/27 Trunk or Treat
• Tuesday, 10/31 Halloween
• Wednesday, 10/25 Certificated Prep
• Wednesday, 11/1 Certificated Prep
• Tuesday, 11/7 Staff Meeting in room 9 @ 2:30
• Wednesday, 11/8 Attendance Assemblies
• Wednesday, 11/8 PLC
• Week of 11/13-11/17 Conferences-Minimum Days
• Wednesday, 11/15 Certificated Prep
• Week of 11/20-11/24 Thanksgiving Vacation

PLC this week-

• Due to contract, I can't have PLCs 2 weeks before report cards are due.  We will have back to back PLCs (last week and this week to accommodate for this).
• Always bring laptops
• Please be prompt to the meeting starting at 1:00 pm

Schoolwide Expectations (PBIS)/Character Trait Building (6 Pillars)

• Please continue to pass out the Caught Being Good tickets and as you give specific feedback for your students academically, please give students specific feedback on what expectation/character trait they are meeting or exhibiting for their behaviors as well.
• Month Focus 
• PBIS-Arrival/Dismissal and Restrooms
• Character Trait-Safe, Responsible, Respectful
• As a reminder, I am asking that you not only teach the lessons for expectations but continually have discussions that revolve around our current monthly focus.  
• I have given you access to the public PBIS folder. If you can't access any of the files, please let me know. Link to PBS Public Shared Folder

Recess Duty- Week D

Crown Point Junior Music Academy 

Monday Morning Memo

10/9/17-10/13/17

 I appreciate staff working hard on keeping all students engaged in lessons!!

Anchor charts are being used for not only teaching reference points but as formative assessments as well!

If you have not pulled this book out, please look for it.  My understanding is that every teacher received it a few years ago.  We will be using the Continuum very soon in PLCs as well as for guided reading.

Instructional Coaching Focus-  As I continue to observe and give feedback, the conversations will revolve around student engagement, alignment to standards, and the rigor of the tasks and lessons. 

****PLEASE NOTE******
As we move into PLCs, be prepared to have discussions on how you collect data based on common grade level assessments and how you use the data to inform your instruction.


PLC-  Our first whole school PLC will be this Wednesday, 10/10/17 in room 9 from 1:00-3:00.  Please bring any common assessments or data you have to share with the group.  We will also revisit what the best practices are in a PLC.


Staff Meeting- Tuesday, 10/10 in room 9 at 2:30.  Please bring your laptop.  We will review SST process, update on schoolwide discipline plan and other business items.



Recess Duty-  GROUP C
Updated Recess Schedule 9.21.17

Report Cards

• End of 1st quarter Friday, 10/27
• Report cards-due to Tra-Viecia due the week of 10/30-11/3 (you have prep that Wednesday)
• Tra-Viecia will print up the week of 11/6-11/10 (You have PLC that week)
• The week of 11/13-11/17 will be minimum days/conferences (You have prep that week)

Nuts and Bolts

• K-2 Attendance Assembly in the auditorium Wednesday (tomorrow) 8:00-8:30
• 3rd-5th Attendance Assembly Wednesday (tomorrow) 8:30-9:00
• STORM-will be out at recess Wednesday (tomorrow) then they will have an assembly that same day from 10:30-11:15
• Veteran’s Day (holiday) Friday, 11/10
• Western BBQ Tuesday, 11/14

CPJMA Monday Morning Memo

10/2-10/6

 Kinders in Mrs. Mai's class showing us that turn and talk can be done as early as kindergarten within the first month.  Great structures and routines!!!

 Reader's Workshop conferring is alive and well in Ms. Macker's class!!

Instructional Coaching focus- As I continue observations and feedback, the conversations will revolve on how students are engaged, alignment to the standards and the rigor of the lessons and tasks assigned. Please be prepared to share how you use common formative assessments to drive your lessons.

School Site Council- SSC Meeting will be Tuesday, 10/3 in room 9 from 2:30-3:30

ILT/SGT- Will be released on Friday, 10/6.  Here is the schedule below. Cathy will arrange for subs.

• 7:45-10:45 ILT (Duncan, Macker, Champion, Sor, Zittle)

• 10:45-2:10 SGT (Rhoades, Tran, Rieke, Sanchez, TBD)

Please make sub plans accordingly for your time frame.

CPR- Optional CPR class on Wednesday, 10/4.  See Ms. Tra Viecia for details.

Wednesday- Prep time for Certificated Staff


PLCs- We will be starting our PLCs on Wednesdays soon (10/9/17).  As we revisit what effective, efficient, and quality PLCs are, please start collecting copies of your formative assessments and data you have been keeping on your students as an on-going formative basis.  This is not to be confused with summative or initial placement data for students.

Recess Duty- Please use the link below to access the Google Drive version of the schedule.


Updated Recess Schedule 9.21.17

Recess Duty-WEEK B

CPJMA Monday Morning Memo

9/25-9/29

 Our students are already playing the violin well!!!!!

 TK and Kinders are working hard already making connections to reading and writing!!!

 Small group instruction is alive and well in the lower grades!!!!

I appreciate our students striving to meet high expectations at all times!!!!

Instructional Coaching focus- As I continue observations and feedback, the conversations will revolve on how students are engaged, alignment to the standards and the rigor of the lessons and tasks assigned. Please be prepared to share how you.

Staff SSC Nominations- We are looking for teachers to participate on SSC.  We need a whole board of three teachers and one classified staff.  I appreciate your support.


Staff Meeting Time- Wednesday, 9/27/15 in room 9 starting at 1:00, we will start by me giving an overview for the Annual Employee Notification.  I will send you off to complete the rest of the videos on your own.  Please remember to give Cathy the appropriate certificates by Wednesday, October 4th.

Link to Annual Notifications Expectations and PowerPoint Link


Recess Duty-  I have talked to most grade-level reps and specialists about the changes to the recess duty schedule.  Please share with your grade level and specialist colleagues.  Please use the link below to access the Google Drive version of the schedule.

Updated Recess Schedule 9.21.17

PLCs- We will be starting our PLCs on Wednesdays soon (10/9/17).  As we revisit what effective, efficient, and quality PLCs are, please start collecting copies of your formative assessments and data you have been keeping on your students as an on-going formative basis.  This is not to be confused with summative or initial placement data for students.

Recess Duty-WEEK A

CPJMA Monday Morning Memo

9/11/17

 Currently, we are working with ILT to determine the focus and needs of our school.  Please do not forget to share any ideas with ILT.

I am already seeing great routines and structures being implemented by our teachers!!!!

Clear expectations and anchor charts are being added to classrooms for students to refer to for classroom academics and behavioral expectations

Classroom Observations- As I observe instruction this week, I will be coming in with the lens of structures and routines for Reading and Writer's Workshop as well as opportunities for engaging students.

Reorganization- We will be starting with the official reorganization changes first thing in the morning. I am asking if you could come out a few minutes early to help out with the transition.  Please also make sure to be aware of the students who will be moving and the new students who you will be taking in.  

Once again I am also asking that we communicate the same message. 

 

1.      The change was necessary due to the grade level classroom enrollment being out of balance.

2.      What the heaviest weighted factor is and driving our decision-making is the data and most current information we have on your child to determine the best placement of students.

4.      Letters were sent out last Wednesday informing parents of the possibility of change

5.      Parents were called last week on Thursday and letters were sent home last Thursday and Friday confirming the official change of placement for only the students affected.  

Dine out-  We will be having a PTO fundraiser/dine-out at Woodstock's Pizza tomorrow, Monday, 9/18 from 4-9 pm.  I will be there and hope we can have some staff and their families be there as well.

Open House-  Wednesday, 9/20/17, we will be having Open House starting at 5:15 pm.  Please be in the auditorium at 5:10 ready so I can announce you at 5:15.  I will quickly release you and parents will be released at 5:30ish to your classrooms for the first rotation from 5:30- 6:00.  At 6:00 there will be the second rotation for those families who have another child in another classroom.  Open House will be completed at 6:30 pm.  I will be going around to each classroom to ensure that you get home to your families as promptly as possible at 6:30 as well.  

PLC Voting Forms- Please return your top-secret ballot to Angela Rieke as soon as you can if you have not done so already so we can count the votes tomorrow.

SGT (School-wide Discipline Plan)- The team has been released and created a draft of school-wide expectations and a calendar for our Character Traits Focus for staff to review.  Please be looking out for a Google Link.  When you receive the link, please make sure you are logged into your SDUSD account so you can open it up.