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
• Event Details
  
  
• 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