Great Things We Noticed:
- Student of the Month presentations! We love doing these!
- Distribution this week! Get your teacher treats and VDay Activities in those bags!
- Meeting with you and talking about your students and setting goals!
Nuts and Bolts:
- Presidents Day Activity Units
- ATTENTION: We have moved the next distribution date to 2/9-2/12 to allow you to include Valentine treats or art projects for your students. Have all Treat bags and extra supplies to the office by 2/5.
- It is very important that you sign in each day when you are on campus. This helps us with contract tracing and making sure we have accurate numbers. Here is the link in case you need it https://forms.gle/wXJeFGReFU3eKMgY6
- We are partnering with Big Brothers/Big Sisters to connect our students with mentors in the community! If you have a student (grades 1-6) that is disconnected, unmotivated, lonely or depressed send me or Angelica their names and we will place the referral.
- Check out the ILE site RUSD Engage for some great tips from fellow teachers on engagement! http://bit.ly/rusdengage
- Employee Wellness Opportunities for February
Click on the links in the Employee Wellness document to add events to your calendar and/or to access wellness meetings. Student Engagement Site:
Try engaging your students with a virtual scavenger hunt. CLICK HERE to watch the short video on how to apply this engagement strategy to your classroom routine. This works well with all content areas and ages!
If you or your team would like office hours with ILE sign up here:
Present Tab Update:
If you are having problems with the “Present Tab” function in Google Meets, you will need to do the following update. Please watch this video or check out the instructions below if you need a walkthrough on how to update Google Chrome.
On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More .
Click Update Google Chrome. (Important: If you can't find this button, you're on the latest version.)
Click Relaunch.
Free Professional Development Opportunity! EL Rise
- We received this great FREE PD opportunity yesterday and wanted to share it with everyone. The EL Roadmap guides the three sessions. Our EL team will be attending, and would love to see you there, virtually, of course. Registration closes tomorrow, February 5, 2021, so hurry and register here.
- Day 1 | February 25, 2021 | 4:00-5:30pm (PST)
- Responsive Teaching and Learning for Language Learners
- Day 2 | March 18, 2021 | 4:00-5:30pm (PST)
- Assets-Oriented and Needs-Responsive Schools
- Day 3 | April 22, 2021 | 4:00-5:30pm (PST)
- Intellectual Quality of Instruction and Meaningful Access
- Special Education Professional Development Calendar
- Professional Development opportunities that are available for staff can be found on this PD calendar. This calendar will be updated as more opportunities are scheduled. Please note that monthly virtual Pro-Act training is available for a limited number of participants. Please contact Kelly Sugden with questions, ksugden@riversideunified.org.
Elementary Teacher Newsletter
Elementary Teacher Newsletter for the Week of 1-25-2021- Elementary Math 1st Grade MOY District Math Assessment data must be entered into Illuminate by 2/5/2021.
- MOY Reading Comprehension Assessment:
- The 2nd Grade MOY Reading Comprehension Assessment “enter by” date has been extended to 2/22/2021.
- 2nd-6th grade students will take the assessment via Illuminate (direct links will be provided to put into Google Classroom). Information and materials were sent in an email from Cori Orlando and are added below:
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade
- 5th Grade
- 6th Grade
- Multiple choice questions will be automatically scored. Teachers will need to hand score the “short answer” question.
- If you have any questions related to content, email Cori Orlando at corlando@riversideunified.org
- If you have any questions related to Illuminate, email Elizabeth Watanabe at ewatanabe@riversideunified.org
- ELA/SLA Site: The Elementary ELA/SLA site has been updated. We hope that it is easier to navigate and more user friendly.
- Paper Tutoring Update- Now for all 4th-12th Grade Students
- We are excited to announce that a decision has been made to purchase Paper for our 4th grade students for the remainder of the school year. Please remind students that they have unlimited one-on-one tutoring in all subjects and essay reviews. Students can access help 24/7 in both English and Spanish. CLICK HERE to see a short introduction video and HERE for support on how to submit an essay for review. Additional parent and student information can be found on the Family Technology Resource site at bit.ly/rusdfam20. All tutorials are available in English and Spanish. If you need any support you can reach out to Nachelle Goar or to Christalle Hart, Staff Development Specialist at chart@riversideunified.org.
Personalized Learning Ideas from ILE:
Dr. Hansen's Call To Action:
To create inclusive and equitable learning environments for all
Our Call to Action:
Continue to reflect on your own mindset regarding race and privilege.
Begin to dismantle inequities for all students and staff (policies, practices, procedures).
Listen to the voices of students, families, and employees (what are their stories?).
Go out and ACT NOW!
Black History Month
This month is a homage to the achievements of African Americans who have shaped American history. Attached are Resources for classroom use.
Kids explain what Black History means to them in this short video.
Upcoming Events:
2/8 - Virtual Staff Meeting 8:00 and 3:00
2/9 - RUSD Employee Check-In 8:00 and 3:30
2/9 - Grade Level Team Leader Meeting and Book Study 3:00-4:00
2/9 - 6:00 DAAPAC Meeting
2/10 - ELAC Meeting - 10:30
2/11 - RUSD Employee Wellness Workshop 8:00 and 3:30
2/11 - RUSD Leadership Meeting 3:30
2/12 and 2/15 - No School - Presidents Weekend
2/16 - RUSD Employee Check In 8:00 and 3:00
2/16 - School Site Council Meeting 3:10
2/16 - Staff Meeting 3-4
2/18 - Mild/Moderate Students Return to Campus 8:30-11:15
2/19 - Minimum Day (Follow Wednesday Schedule)
2/24 - Report Cards due for review
2/26 - End of Second Trimester
Birthdays:
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