Week 41 - IT"S THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!

Great Things We Noticed: 

• Strong instruction ALL THE WAY TO THE END! 
• Personal "rocks" in Tavaglione's class to inspire narrative writing!
• Our Retiree's Ada, Sandy and Joni - giving a combined 66 years of experience! 
• Mrs. Lantz chasing her dream to Blythe, California! 
• 4th grade and Carol OK's recorder performance! 
• The Dairy Council loving our cafeteria set up - Way to go Liz and Team! 
• THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!! 

Nuts and Bolts: 

• Beginning Tuesday, May 28^th, Hawthorne will have a new Technology Specialist. Jeremy is moving on to another site and our new tech is Rick Mann.  He does not have specific day that he is assigned to our site, he will be here when there are work orders to be taken care of.  Please welcome Rick when you see him and continue to put your repair requests in as needed. If you need assistance submitting a work order, please see Lisa.
• Please have your lap tops charged and available on WEDNESDAY  - Technology Services will be asking you to bring your laptops up to the copier to set up for printing.... Just in time to print all your Ed Cards to the Konica! Print your student report cards using the  "grey scale" setting for your grade level printer.  Your report cards for cum folders and ed cards can be printed using the Konica.  
• No Recess on Wednesday, 5/29 until the ALL CLEAR is given (please do not disrupt the 6th grade promotion) 
• Wednesday Morning we could use some help monitoring the upper playground... All students will be playing on the primary side due to promotion.  If you can take your class or help with supervision that would be great. 
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  As we get to the end of the year and begin the checkout process please keep the following in mind:
• This can be a stressful time of year, remember to be patient during the checkout process.
• The office staff have explicit procedures they have to follow, you will not be checked out if everything is not signed off. 
• There are 37 of you and 1 of Paulina and Cindy…. Last year people became impatient while waiting for checkout.  Please be mindful that we are all doing our best to get you out of here in a timely manner. 
• We have offered to cover your classes for 30 minute blocks of time on Thursday to assist you in completing your cum folders.  Sign up in the lounge for a slot of time and we will come to you. 
• Take your checkout tasks in small pieces – a few folders at a time, a few things off the wall at a time, etc., but don’t wait until the last minute to complete all the tasks (unless you are coming back Friday).
•  Let us know if there is anything we can do to support you through the last five days of school. 

Focus: 

• 30 End of the Year Assignments and Activities for Every Grade

Upcoming Events:

• 5/28 - First and Second Grade Field Trip to Arlington Park
• 5/29 - Sixth Grade Promotion at 9 on the blacktop
• 5/29 - Kinder Celebration at 2
• 5/30 - Last day of School 
• 5/30 - 3, 4, 5 awards assembly at 9 in the MPR

Birthdays:

5/30 - Kevin Comeaux - 5th Grade

6/6 - Joyce Lantz - SDC 

6/13 - Judid Esquivel - 3rd/4th Grade

6/27 - Lisa Glasheen - Librarian

6/28 - Kim Ebie - 1st Grade

Week 40

Great Things We Noticed: 

• Building classes 
• Mural unveiling
• Students already using MyOn
• Karla organized a soccer tournament for 3rd and 4th graders
• Mrs. Masi getting makeups completed
• Skills Day was a success!

Nuts and Bolts: 

• Please have report cards ready for signatures by MAY 22
• Just an FYI - We will have representatives from the California Department of Education and the California Dairy Council on May 21 in Room E103.  This is a Nutritional Services event and they will be looking at the Smarter Lunchroom Movement.  
• See Cindy to contribute support for the Potluck on May 22's Team Meeting.
• MyON Reading is Here! 
• All students need to do is sign on to their Clever account  and MyON is now an option to choose. This great resource will be available all through the summer. Students will have access to hundreds of books to read through this program.

  
  

  To get started:

  Have students sign into MyON and take the initial placement test.  This assessment allows students to choose the type of books that they like to read.  Then they will take a short reading assessment.  Then they are ready to read!

  
  

  MyON will suggest books for them to read based on their reading level and interest inventory. Students can read the suggested books or search for other choices. There are also many books that are available in Spanish! Students can read the books on their own or MyON will read and track the print for them. The system will track all of the books they have read and students can see their progress on their dashboard.

  
  

  Before school is out for the summer, it would be great to have all students complete their placement test and read at least one book so they are familiar with the platform. Once students give it a try, they will be motivated to keep reading all summer long! 

  
  

  Thank You for all of your support! This is a great opportunity for our students to practice their reading and prevent the summer slide.

  

  
  

  
  

FOCUS: 

The end of the year can be both challenging and exciting.  Take this time and try something new or do something that you wish you would have done sooner!

End of the Year Activities:

37 Awesome End of the Year Activities

Beach Ball Activity

30 End of Year Activities

Freebies on Teachers Pay Teachers

Tech 

Storybird - create books

Wonderopolis

Prodigy Math Game

Coding

Create your own Google Logo

Made with Code Projects

Upcoming Events: 

5/21 - Smarter Lunchroom Meeting - all day - E103

5/22 - Team Meeting/End of School Year Celebration

5/23 - Volunteer Recognition Program - 3:10

5/27 - Memorial Day - No School 

5/29 - 6th Grade Promotion - 9:00 - Blacktop 

5/29 - Kindergarten End of the Year Performance - 2:00

5/30 - Awards Assembly Grades 3-5 - 9:00 

Birthdays:

5/30 - Kevin Comeaux - 5th Grade

6/6 - Joyce Lantz - SDC 

6/13 - Judid Esquivel - 3rd/4th Grade

6/27 - Lisa Glasheen - Librarian

6/28 - Kim Ebie - 1st Grade

The Flyer - Happy Mother's Day!

Great Things We Noticed: 

• Testing is DONE! (Makeups are Starting!) 
• Staff Appreciation Week! 
• Honorable Mention in the Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful competition!  
• The Mosaic! 
• Reading buddies using EPIC in Ms. Esquivel's class! 

Nuts and Bolts: 

• ALL TEACHERS THAT PAID PTA MEMBERSHIP!  We have an special election for next year's PTA board and we would like your voice to me heard!  The election is Tuesday at 2:30 and should last 10-15 minutes.  PLEASE SEE LONGI OR CARRIE on MONDAY for details! 
• TK-2 teachers please ensure you have signed up on the PD Hub for Wonders Training
• Wednesday, 5/15, we will be having an official Mosaic Unveiling in the courtyard.  
• Bring your class to the courtyard after the bell rings on Wednesday Morning.
• Primary in the front (Sitting on grass) and Upper grades standing in back. 
• We will introduce a few key people - and then unveil the mural to thunderous applause! 
• Pinks and Blues meeting will be on Tuesday - Please have all of your paperwork done BEFORE your time.  
• Kinder 8:30
• 3rd 9:35
• 1st 10:40
• 2nd 12:30
• 4th 1:35
• 5th 2:40 
• Make-up testing will be organized by Erin and Longi  - Watch your email for times to send students for testing. 
• Team Leaders: Please send your "pros and cons" regarding intervention to Carrie and Longi by Thursday. 
• The SBIT/SST team will be meeting on Wednesday to discuss the process and procedures for referring students.  If you have any input or ideas please email or talk to Carrie, Longi, Beth, Sara, Natalie and/or Jennifer.  
• May 17th Skills Day - We are on a tight timeline - please set up before school if possible and upper grade students needs to be at primary classrooms ASAP! 
• Please have report cards ready for signatures by MAY 22
• Just an FYI - We will have representatives from the California Department of Education and the California Dairy Council on May 21 in Room E103.  This is a Nutritional Services event and they will be looking at the Smarter Lunchroom Movement.  
• See Cindy to contribute support for the Potluck on May 22's Team Meeting. 

FOCUS: 

This time of year it can be hard to maintain a healthy mindset and find enjoyment in the "daily grind" of teaching.  Our practice can be repetitive, exhausting and emotionally draining.  Add the realty of student's behavior changes this time of year, and it is understandable that "burn out" is real in the month of May.  

Self care is a real thing!  You need to take time for yourself and your mental health, especially this time of year.  Here are some tips and ideas for your self-care... commit to practice at least two of these during the final weeks of our school year.  

• Eat healthy, regularly scheduled meals - Don't skip lunch! 
• Hydrate! Here is an interesting article regarding water and mental health: https://bit.ly/2P4UVZ2
• Exercise - We all know the  benefits of exercise on mental health, but here is a good reminder: https://bit.ly/2BlaQsY
• Socialize - decompress with your colleagues, eat lunch in the lounge, spend time with "non-teacher" friends
• Practice the 80/20 rule: https://bit.ly/2E1EhTe
• Surround yourself with postiveness!  Follow a positive quote page on instagram, print out some positive quotes and tape on your mirror or in your classroom, take a minute to write down a positive moment or success in your classroom
• Take a walk - we work in a beautiful part of Riverside, take a minute to walk down Victoria Ave. after school
• Read or listen to an audio book  - Help your overactive brain focus on something other than school
• Make a list - When you feel overwhelmed make a list of the all of the things... and then prioritize
• Express gratitude daily: https://bit.ly/2In1Vcp
• SLEEP - Sleep is one of the most important ways we can manage or anxiety and stress.  Get at least 8 hours and turn off TV, devices and distractions at least 30-45 minutes before you want to fall asleep. 

Upcoming Events: 

5/14 - Pinks and Blues Grade Level Meeting

5/14 - PTA General Association Meeting 2:30 MPR

5/14 - PTA Board Meeting  - 3:00 - Library

5/15 - Mural Unveiling - 8:45 - 9:30 (Students 8:45-9:00)

5/15 - Cycle of Inquiry - 9:30 - 1:30 

5/15 - Staff Meeting 2:55 - E103

5/16 - PBIS Workshop - Carrie and Longi off campus all day

5/16 - SSC Meeting - 3:10 - E103

5/17 - Skills Day

5/17 - Minimum Day - students released at 12:05

5/21 - Smarter Lunchroom Meeting - all day - E103

5/22 - Team Meeting/End of School Year Celebration

5/23 - Volunteer Recognition Program - 3:10

5/27 - Memorial Day - No School 

5/29 - 6th Grade Promotion - 9:00 - Blacktop 

5/29 - Kindergarten End of the Year Performance - 2:00

5/30 - Awards Assembly Grades 3-5 - 9:00 

Birthdays: 

5/14 - Hillery Rubens - 1st Grade

5/30 - Kevin Comeaux - 5th Grade 

Week 38 - Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week

Great Things We Noticed: 

• Jason Anderson (6th Grader) being awarded "Portrait of a Graduate Student Excellence" Award!
• Marian and Liz for being recognized at Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year for Hawthorne! 
• 3-6 Graders working hard on the CAASPP! 
• Longi + Erin = Testing Coordinator Awesomeness! 
• Angelica Gomez named our Volunteer of the Year! 
• Mother/Son Rodeo was a success!
• Arlington Attendance Mentors.

Nuts and Bolts: 

• Teachers - Please remind students that ALL library books must be returned no later than this Friday, May  10^th.

• ALL TEACHERS:  When entering campus in the morning (especially before 7:45) enter through the front office to ensure the campus has been disarmed and no alarms will be  mistakenly set off.  
• TK-2 teachers please ensure you have signed up on the PD Hub for Wonders Training
• TK-2 teachers please ensure you practice limited computer usage T, W, TH and F mornings of the coming week
• Hope to see you all Saturday at the You are Enough Community Walk! 
• The YOU ARE ENOUGH Community Walk will focus on mental health/social and emotional wellness and its connections to nutrition and physical movement. We aim to ensure RUSD students and their families, know they have somewhere to turn when they need help or support.
• Saturday, May 4, 2019 - Poly High School - 9-12
• Lots of fun activities! 
• EXPANDED AUDIENCE: Gateway 2.0 Conference  - SEE CARRIE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!! 
• June 4-5
• A variety of topics will be covered:
• MTSS
• Progress Monitoring
• Error Analysis
• Decision Making
• Fluency
• Phonics
• Targeted Interventions audience includes:  K-2 Institute/Gateway Intervention trained teachers (But were not able to attend the week long institute)
• Up to 12 hours time-carded is available to teachers, but space is limited.  Enroll on the PD Hub, Interventions Page.  
• REMINDER:  Mark your calendars for May 22  - Look for the sign up sheet in the lounge

Testing Reminders:

• We will be around Monday afternoon to check room environment for testing.
• Remember to wear your T-shirt to support our students on Tuesday, April 30th.
• It is important that testing start no later than 9.  We want to maximize the morning time for testing.  
• We should only be testing for a few hours a day.
• Testing schedule
• Tuesday - ELA CAT part 1
• Wednesday - ELA CAT part 2
• Thursday - Performance Task part 1 (no one should submit PT today)
• Friday - Performance Task part 2 (this is the essay portion)
• Keep in mind that if you only have a few students left testing, it may be a good time to stop for the day.  We don’t want students feeling pressure to finish or not take their time.
• Scratch paper should be turned in daily to Erin in the envelope.  Paper clip those students that are not finished so that they can get their scratch paper back.
• Please read your DFA’s and be ready for Tuesday.  You need to read these exactly.  
• If you need anything, please let us know.

Focus: 

• Find a great end of the year reflection activity at Teaching with Jennifer Findley (and it's FREE!)
• A Blog From a Pond has a fun subitizing activity (Great practice for our students) 
• Classroom Freebies has some good ideas for Ways to Keep Students from Going Crazy at the end of the year (Not sure about the balloons, those would drive me crazy!)
• What the Teacher Wants has a great idea for writing practice about feelings and emojis. Check out the End of the Year Emoji Writing and Bulletin Board
• We Day Connect - The Online Inspirational Event that seems to tie in perfectly with Your Power Hour
• Here are 35 Awesome Songs for your end of the year playlists... keep those transitions hopping! 

Upcoming Events: 

• 5/4 - Installation of the mosaic
• 5/6 - RUSD Volunteer of the Year Celebration 5:00-7:00
• 5/6-5/10 Teacher Appreciation Week
• 5/8 - Day of the Teacher
• 5/8 - Bus evacuation drill (SPED)
• 5/8 - Leadership Team Meeting - 3:00 E103
• 5/9 - K-12 Principals Meeting (Carrie off campus 8:00-12:00)
• 5/9 - RUSD District Leadership 3:30-5:00 (Carrie and Longi off campus 2:45)
• 5/10 - CABE Workshop at Riverside Convention Center
• 8:25 am - 3:30 pm
  Registration and light continental breakfast from 7:30-8:30 am
• Riverside Convention Center
  3637 Fifth Street
  Riverside, CA 92501
• Parking: $10/day
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• 5/10 - 1st Grade Mothers Day Tea 
• 5/10 - Last Hawk Shop
• 5/14 - Pinks and Blues Meetings 
• 5/14 - PTA General Assembly Meeting and PTA Board Meeting (2:30)
• 5/15 - Staff Meeting at 2:55 - E103
• 5/16 - Carrie and Longi out PBIS Workshop RCOE
• 5/16 - SSC Meeting  - 3:10
• 5/17 - Skills Day 
• 5/17 - Minimum Day - Students released at 12:05

Birthdays: 

5/9 - Becky Nichols - 4th Grade

5/14 - Hillery Rubens - 1st Grade