3/30/15 MMM

I'm sorry folks I didn't get a memo out last week.  It has been a hectic couple of weeks and this week will not be any different.  You know how I talked about the importance of sleep two weeks ago? Well, last weekend I didn't follow it at all.  Check out what I did all weekend and into the night.

Yep.  I dug a couple of big holes for the house we are renovating.  One for a new sewage line and the other for a basement entrance since we will be making the house into a duplex.  It's a lot of fun playing.  This week I didn't do much better.

No #Utedchat this week due to the UCET conference on Thursday and Friday.  Zack and I are the only ones going to this conference.  I was able to take a group last year.  This year we won't be able to, but Zack and I are presenting so wish us luck.  Hopefully we will be able to take a group next year.  It is a great conference and it doesn't cost a whole lot.

I've heard a little about the DOK/SLO training and planning day last week.  I would like to learn more from you.  I will come by today and learn from you in your PLCs.

**To Be Aware of**

• Don't forget to attach #teamkid on all tweets going out.  Our school hashtag is #PawPower.
• Please decide as a team which team member's room you would like to put the grade level printer to be put in.  They need to be moved this week to accommodate movement of items being affected by the rebuild.
• As a team, you will need to go down to storage and pull out all you would like to keep through construction.  These supplies will need to be stored in your rooms.  There is a sign off sheet in the office so we know EACH of you have removed all that you want.  Anything left after April the 17th will go to surplus or be trashed.
• **Summer Collaboration Grant Applications are due to me by Tuesday.  They should be very easy to fill out.  They look exactly like the Incentive presentation forms you filled out for the presentations last Monday.  The CTLs each have a copy of the application.** 
•  Concerning class placements for next year, you will need to get the blue folders out and look at who shouldn't be together.  There are some cases where kids were put together who were not supposed to be together, but nobody looked at the cards.  (Start using these folders from the beginning of the year, not the end.) You should have DRA levels on hand when we place.  We will do away with the average rating method and just go on having a near even number of 1s, 2s, 3s and 4s across the classes. Since we started averaging, our classes have been incredibly lopsided. 
• School Improvement plan and Trustland report is due on Wednesday.  I will complete the SIP by today and will email a copy of it to all of you so you know where our Trustland money is going to and what goals we will be funding.  If you have questions, please talk to me.  The plan was approved by the SCC.  I just have to put it on the State/District Form.
• It was awesome to read to many of your classes.  We had some amazing discussions and chances to use social media in some classes to continue the dialogue.  In other classes we talked about making the most of your space in telling your story using a small Post-It note.  In a way I was trying to teach the kids about digital citizenship and how I use Twitter to tell Grovecrest's story.  I said I would put these little notes up on Twitter and I will.  It will just take a bit with reports due this week.

Cleaning Schedule

Sept.  Office

Oct. 6th Grade

Nov.  5th Grade

Dec.  3rd Grade

Jan.  2nd Grade

Feb. 1st Grade

Mar. 4th Grade

Apr. SPED and Computer Specialist

May  Kinder, Life Skills, & P.E. Specialist

Lunch Schedule

1st

11:31 McKell

11:32 Sharma

11:33 Hull

11:34 Mac

2nd

11:35 West

11:36 Connell

11:37 Herman

11:38 Higgins

3rd

11:56 Durrant

11:58 Schafer

12:00 Wilson

12:02 Whipple

12:03 Nichols

4th

11:55 CJohnson

11:57 Austin

11:59 Fiorucci

12:01 Crossley

5th

12:20 Day

12:22 Green

12:24 MJohnson

12:26 Oswald

6th

12:21 Rooke

12:23 Paravato

12:25 Allen

12:27 Krall

Save the Date

3/30 Morning assembly.  Mystery revealed
3/31 Ballroom assembly 9:15-10:15.  Lower grades at 9:15 and upper grades at 9:45.
3/31 Ballroom Concert at PGJH 7 pm.
3/31 Summer Collaboration Grant Application Due
4/1 SIP and Trustland plans due. Kyle's worry.
4/1 Administrators Conference Planning Committee Mtg - 2:00 Kyle
4/1 Spring DRA window opens
4/1 CTL Mtg with BYU 8:15 am
4/2 Choir Concert at PGJH 6 pm
4/2 UCET conference. Kyle and Zack
Next Week is Spring Break!! Yay!!

*Look at the Faculty Calendar on Google for other events.

Happy Birthday

Missed from last week:
3/23 Wendy Whatcott
3/27 Jeanne Krall
This week and next:
4/3 Marie Dominge
4/3 Steve Hadley
4/5 Mary Johnson
4/6 Heather Connell

Celebrations/Things I Noticed
We are excited about our interns for next year.  Their names are Tess McCleskey and Carolyn Fisher.  Tess is currently with Lisa Schafer doing her practicum.  Both were very high on Zack and my list.  We feel lucky to have them.
District Battle of the Books happened at Grovecrest on Saturday.  Our Odd-O-Bots did very well and placed 13th out of 36 teams with 399 points.  They did fantastic.  Please congratulate them on a job well done. Cheryl did an amazing job organizing, decorating, and accommodating so many people.  The reading committee also did a fabulous job preparing the school for it.  Thanks to all of you for allowing us to use your rooms on Saturday.

Great Video clip of the Week

I'm not sure if I've shared this before, but it is a great video about champions.

Great Read of the Week
A great read from a recent friend of mine who is an administrator in Missouri.  I've connected to him through Voxer and Twitter.  Great food for thought.

http://goo.gl/OxPtWF


Have a Great Week!  #TeamKid #PawPower!!