Monday, August 25, 2014

The Love of Labor...Day!

Labor Day used to signify the beginning of school and the change of seasons.  Now it is our first break and we are still wondering if summer will ever come!  Scott Educators have completed their second week of school and we are on track for a successful year! A few brave and giving souls stepped into the courtyard after-school Friday to support the ALS Ice Bucket challenge.  The video is can be found a this link. If you would like to make a donation please click here ALS donation.  

Social media is a source of connectivity among colleagues, friends and family.  As educators it is our job to help our students become responsible digital citizens, but to do this we must have working knowledge of technology.  A popular tool among teachers, parents and students is Remind, formerly known as Remind101.  I have set up a Scott Educator Remind account for all staff members.  If you are interested in receiving reminders regarding school activities, upcoming events, snow days and incentives register at the link below.  This is an easy tool to spread the word quickly!  Just click here!  

The Scott School Improvement Plan (SIP) will be disseminated to team leaders by the end of this week.  We are asking team leaders to review the plan with their teams to look for areas we missed and to educate their entire team on the plan.  There will be a quiz! (Just kidding!)  The plan is similar to last years plan however the goals are a bit different.  We will spend time during our weekly data meetings reviewing the goals of our SIP and the interventions we will utilize to reach our goals.  

Attached are a few superb ideas from Pinterest for back to school night!  Don't be afraid to ask parents for particular supplies you may be in need of.  Also, please support the PTSA Chili dinner beginning at 5 p.m. on September 4th.  
"Take if you can give" A visual way to ask parents for donations on open house night or throughout the year. Board can be adapted, such as writing different needs on separate fish cutouts and storing them in a fishbowl; encourage parents to go fishing if they want to help and provide supplies and such. :)
Parent support for supplies
Custom Classroom Brochure for Open House {Giveaway}
Create you own class brochure
FREE parent brochures on reading.  Really great printables to have handy for parents to pick up at conferences/back-to-school night/open house, etc.
Free brochures
     
Calendar
September 1 - No School
September 4 - Open House/Chili Dinner
September 8 - School Pictures 


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