1.27.23 Staff Blog

Who wants coffee???  Please sign up for a coffee delivery on the morning of  Monday January 30th. Drinks will come from Starbucks, so please sign up for your favorite Starbucks coffee or tea drink!

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Once you have your coffee or tea, I also want to open up some time to listen further to what is on your mind during this time. I know you are all working hard on grading/planning/catching up/collaborating on Monday (1.30), but I am available to meet if you have any time during the morning on Monday. If you have suggestions of improvements/changes I can make to better support you, I would really love to hear from you.  If you are not sure if there are ways I can support you more effectively, but just want to check in, I would look forward to that too. I know there is not a lot I can answer right now, but I know I can listen and make sure you know I am here if you need me. Please email me if you are interested, or just stop by if that is easier.

Quick Look:

Friday January 27	1st Semester Ends
Monday January 30	No School- Grading Day
Monday January 30	ES IEP (1st) 3:45
Tuesday January 31	NR IEP (Journey) 8:05-8:35 Zoom
Wednesday February 1	Full Day (no early release)
Wednesday February 1	HiCap Testing (9:10-12:00)
Thursday February 2	Staff Meeting (8:05)
February 6-10	Black Lives Matter in School- Please note action items below!
Wednesday February 8	Early Release (K-5 District/6-8 Principal)
Thursday February 9	Safety Team Meeting (8:05)
Thursday February 9	STEAM Night at Cascade 6:30-8:30
Thursday February 9	Combined Orchestra Concert at Kellogg (Cascade students are dismissed from concert clean up so they can make it to at least some of STEAM Night)
Monday February 10	Report cards go home
Friday February 17	Electives Afternoon (Registration Forms Coming Soon)

BIG PICTURE FOR CONSIDERATION: HELPFUL

February 20-24	No School- Mid Winter Break
February 26-March 3	8th Grade Camp
March 6-10 Conferences	Evening Conferences- March 9
May 30-June 2	6/7 Camp
June 5-8	K-5 Camp

STAFF SHOUT OUTS: HELPFUL

KIM is so kind, flexible, and willing to jump right in and get things done. She will always offer help or just an ear when you need to vent and she is so great with our quirky kids.

LAURA did such great work getting the funds secured for us to learn more about dyslexia and strategies to support students.  Thanks LAURA

LETTERS ALOUD ASSEMBLY RESOURCES:HELPFUL

Here are some materials shared by Paul for your review. These might be helpful in working on letter writing with your students if this is of interest to you

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fBn4gyV0oo8MW5Zv4UzEs77BlZ-l9m8-/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=110247715977810080810&rtpof=true&sd=true

You will notice that the lesson plans provided are geared toward Journey students (6-8 grade standards) for letter writing you may choose to do with them. Feel free to have students share pictures of their letters with me.  I will get them to Paul for posting!

PROJECTOR CLEANING ON MONDAY (1.30): HELPFUL

Please see below from our IT Department:

Just a heads up that IT staff will be onsite at all elementary schools and CK8/HEE on Monday doing projector filter cleaning. The process only takes a couple minutes per classroom. Please let your staff know.

HICAP TESTING: HELPFUL/ACTION

Next Wed, Feb 1, from 9:10 - noon, in the Reading Club/LAP room.    11 students, 1st - 8th grade.   Heather Stroh will be here to assist.   All families have sent in their permission slips.  

Flora	Kiflawi	1
Thea	Cox	1
Fiona	Hains	1
Finn	Horter	1
Damian	Koziol	1
Kekoa	Hills	2
Eleanor	Struckman	4
Lorena	Loiselle	5
Alaina	Cross	5
Zora	Barchechat	8
Spencer	Heighton	6

Students will need to bring laptops (or iPads for first grade) and headphones.    Teachers should send students to the LAP room as soon as they arrive in class.

BLACK LIVES MATTER IN SCHOOLS(FEBRUARY 6-10, 2023): ACTION

BLM TOOLKIT

The Black Lives Matter in Schools lessons offer important insights into critical issues that face our society and the lives in the Black community:

• Reflect the lived experiences of students, families, and friends

• Help students understands inequities based on race

• Affirm that the lives of people of color matter

• Promote the belief that we all have a responsibility to work for equity as a core ideal

BLM In Schools Guidance Kit

*** Additional Links with information provided by Tanisha***

https://www.shorelineschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=26&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=35139&PageID=1

BLACK VOICES BOOK FAIR: HELPFUL

Please join us for our annual Black Books Fair at Shorewood High School February 7, 8 and 9 from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. either in-person or online. Proceeds benefit Shoreline Schools Libraries. Additional information about this event can be found on this flyer.

S.E.E.D SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS:ACTION

The Shoreline Social Justice Conference for students returns in person this year. The conference will be held on March 7 from 9:30 - 2:00. More information will be provided soon, but I printed this flier and placed copies near the mailboxes in the staff work room.

TECH TIP: HELPFUL

In case you missed the tech tip for this week, here is the updated tip for this week.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12dDuwuMWaTzM6O_OFvcwFyRUHKso2wxeWZyYYOMZyIQ/edit?usp=shari

GRADING INFORMATION FROM OUR DISTRICT INSTRUCTION TEAM: HELPFUL

Elementary report card templates, including templates for HiCap are now available and can be shared with teachers. You can access the templates in this folder.

As a reminder, first semester grading and report card dates for this year are as follows:

• End of semester:  January 27, 2023

• Window to complete grades: January 27 - February 9, 2023

• Non-student grading day: Monday, January 30, 2023 

• Report cards sent home: Friday, February 10, 2023