Family News

Please keep Kelli Tweed and her family in your thoughts and prayers.  Her father-in-law, Bill Tweed passed away yesterday.  

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Jessica Bryant, 5th Grade Math Teacher!  She found out this week that she is the recipient of an NCTM Grant, "Enhancing Student Mathematics Learning through the Use of Tools and Technology", sponsored by the Mathematics Education Trust.  She worked extremely hard on this grant proposal in the spring.  Her proposal is innovative and will greatly benefit her students next year.  We are so proud of you, Jessica!

Kindergarten Champ Camp

Shout out to our Kindergarten Teachers and Mrs.Brumlow for another successful Champ Camp on Thursday evening.  Champ Camp provides our new Kindergarten parents with an overview of important information that will help transition them successfully into our school!  We had a full house and everything from decorations to the presentation was simply amazing!  Our Kindergarten Crew is the tops!

Family News

Please keep Gina Lackey and her family in your thoughts and prayers.  Her brother-in-law passed away today. 

Floor Waxing Update

The floor waxing is complete with the exception of some touch up work.  You should be okay working in your rooms beginning July 1st.  Once we find out when they are doing touch ups, I will let you know (we may have to stay out of the building for a day or two during that time).  Please remember not to drag anything on the floors.  If you need help, please coordinate with Mr. Tim or Lori.  Our building is looking so good!  I hope you are enjoying your summer!

Duty Schedule - Proposed Changes & Feedback

We received a lot of feedback throughout the year on our duty schedule, and are working hard to make improvements.  Our first step in reviewing our current process was to examine the duty stations to see if any could be eliminated.  We determined that with our current morning procedure, all of the stations were necessary in order to properly supervise students.  In our efforts to develop a schedule that aligns with what is best for both students and teachers, we began thinking outside the box.  We explored another option that is successful in several other schools (both inside and outside of our district).   The following are the proposed changes to our duty schedule.

Morning Duty:

• Upon arrival, students in grades 1-5 would sit outside their classroom (lining the halls) and read their books quietly, rather than going to the gym. 
• Kindergarten students would still go to the amphitheater in their respective building.
• Classroom teachers in grades 1-5 would rotate through duty on their hall only. There are 5-6 teachers on each hall (which equates to 11 per wing).  The teachers assigned to the hall would develop a schedule where one teacher would sit out in the hall and supervise students each morning from 7:20 until the bell rings. This equates to 2 teachers per wing.  See example below.  Note: the expectation will be that the hallways will remain quiet, because students will be silently reading.
• Kindergarten teachers would rotate through morning amphitheater duty in their respective building.
• Special education teachers may either be added to "hallway" groups if necessary to make the schedule equitable.   

Afternoon Duty:

• In the afternoon, the two teachers who had morning duty on the wing (example: one on orange and one on green) would supervise the students exiting the wing until they have exited the boulevard.  The  afternoon duty stations for the north middle wing are indicated by the red dots on the map below.  

 Specialists and most Exceptional Education Teachers:

·        These teachers would rotate through the other morning duties such as lunchroom and bus ramp duty.  The frequency of duty would be the same for all teachers.

Benefits of the Proposed Duty Schedule Change:

·         Classroom teachers on each hall would have the flexibility in scheduling coverage for their hallway.

·         Teachers will be near their classrooms.

·         This will limit hallway traffic throughout the school.

·         Transition time for students will be reduced.

·         Instructional time will be maximized.

·         Students could work on unfinished work in hallway if teacher deems necessary (due to close proximity).

·         Consistency with the students teachers are supervising

·         Opportunities for teacher/student relationship building will be enhanced

·         The frequency of duty would be the same for all teachers (and consistent with last year).

 Please click on the the survey link below to provide feedback.  You will select one of the following:  1) I would like for us to try to proposed duty schedule, 2) I would like to keep the same type of procedure and schedule we had last year,  3) I have another idea I would like for us to explore. 

PLEASE RESPOND TO THE SURVEY BY FRIDAY, JUNE 29th.

Click on this LINK for survey     

Family News

Paine Family,

Please keep Jana LoPresti's husband, Tom, and the entire family in your thoughts and prayers.  Tom had a heart attack this morning, and is now out of surgery and doing okay.  They are at Grandview Hospital.

Family News

Please keep Susan Brandon in your thoughts and prayers. She had surgery to relieve pain in her back.

Waxing Schedule

Hope you are having a great summer so far!  I wanted to let you know that Paine is on the floor waxing schedule for  June 3rd - June 21st.  We will send updates later in the month.    Hope you are all getting some much deserved R&R!