3.3.23 Staff Blog
Spring Conferences are just around the corner. Thank you for all the preparation you have done to help support our students and families in receiving academic and social emotional feedback. Please make sure to take a look at the schedule below, and let me know if I can offer support by attending a conference or meeting with you in preparation for a conference.
Quick Look:
BIG PICTURE FOR CONSIDERATION: HELPFUL
CONFERENCE LUNCH/SNACK SCHEDULE REMINDER: HELPFUL
The conference schedule is linked above, but I wanted to make sure and remind/confirm that students will have a brief lunch/snack and outdoor time before dismissal during conference week. Here are the times for that short break:
PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW STAFF MEMBERS!!!! HELPFUL
Please join me in welcoming our new counselor, Charlene Beam and our new School Psychologist, Diane Sidari. Charlene will be with us on Mondays and Fridays each week. Diane will be working with us 2 days a week as well. Welcome to the Cascade K-8 Wolf Pack!
BLACK LIVES MATTER IN SCHOOLS FEEDBACK: ACTION
Please take a few moments to fill out the staff feedback form and share the student feedback form with students in order to help support continuous improvement of Black Lives Matter in Schools. Thank you!
CONFERENCE GUIDES: ACTION/WE WILL USE STAFF MEETING TIME ON 3/1 FOR THIS ACTION
Updated elementary conference guides are now available (links below). The school district TOSA team has made changes to the Early Literacy section of the K-2 document to align it with current practices and OSPI guidelines for this year.
STAFF AUCTION ITEMS: ACTION
It is already time to start thinking about the auction!! This year, it is a “Great Gatsby” type of theme. The intent was to have a PTSA representative at our next staff meeting to discuss items that staff have auctioned in the past and ideas for new auction items. However, we had some other agenda items that we needed to discuss on 2.2, so please take a few minutes to sign up for an item/experience that you are thinking of auctioning this year. If you sign up on this sheet, please know this is not a commitment yet. We will finalize this initial list at an upcoming staff meeting. PTSA mentioned “ticketed experiences''. I have no idea what that means, but please indicate if your item is “ticketed” in the notes column. Thank you for getting the ball rolling!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15fVkcd4Pe-Jz0ajtAGwRFSS503BCYfQ6Uyi3PHaZ4zI/edit?usp=sharing
CLASS ART PROJECTS FOR THE AUCTION: ACTION
Ask from Corinna:
I’m writing from both the lead liaison AND auction chair position. Our newest teachers may not know, but every year at our auction (April 15th) we live-auction classroom projects. These projects typically sell for hundreds of dollars each, so it is essential to our fundraising goals. This is separate from the teacher experiences that Bonnie has, or will, mention to you.
For each of you, I’d like to know how much time we can take from your packed classroom schedule to have a volunteer come in and lead a project (could be shorter times over multiple days), and what days and times might work for you.
Please email to let me know: CorinnaASullivan@gmail.com
We would like to have these complete by April 1st, so we have two months to find a space.
Please let me know so that I can get volunteers in your classes, and thanks in advance for your time.
ATHLETIC SKILLS NIGHT: HELPFUL
What is it? Think talent show, but for physical activities!
How does it work? Student performers have 90 seconds to show what they love to do. It could be a dance, shooting free throws, juggling or gymnastics. Are they a skater, a scooter rider, jump roper, or martial artist? Students can perform on their own or with a group. Whatever their skill is, we want to see it!
How does my student sign up? Return your signed participation form to PE Teacher Susie by this Friday, March 3.
When is it? Thursday, March 30 at 6:30pm
Who? CK8 Kids! All grades, all skill levels are welcome and encouraged to participate in the show
Where: The gym at CK8
Why: To celebrate your hard work and inspire others!
PE Teacher Susie will be talking to classes about the event during PE, and hard copies of details and permission slips will be on the bulletin board (You can also access a printable PDF version here).
Questions? Please contact PE Teacher Susie at susie.bunker@ssd412.org
NEED A REFRESHER ON DANIELSON?D HELPFUL
We’re pleased to be able to offer a one-hour session on the Danielson evaluation framework for any teachers who want or need a refresher. The session will focus on evidence/artifacts and how the evaluation will be scored at the end of the year. The session will be held on Zoom March 13 at 4:00.
Participants can use this link to join https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87959453821 and will receive one hour of pay at the timecard rate following the session.
To help with planning, we ask that those planning to attend, RSVP using this link: https://forms.gle/j3dCDNEhQSTtWaK36
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
NEED A TECH TOSA? HELPFUL
Tech TOSAs are moving to a new link for their office hours temporarily. For a short time, we have access to advanced features in Google Meet including breakout rooms, polls, and real-time translated captions. In order to better understand these capabilities, we will be shifting office hours to Meet instead of Zoom.
NEW Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/sdu-zjzh-zeg
Come learn with us and of course get help with any of your tech-related questions. We will keep one of us connected to our Zoom meeting in order to redirect staff who may use the old link.
FUTURE SCOTS VISIT: HELPFUL
Please see below for information regarding the Future Scots event on June 6th. This is for 8th Grade students who plan on attending Shorecrest. Keep in mind, this event is happening during K-5 camp. In case students are asking you about the event, here is the information I have been given:
Future Scots Visit (8th Grade Students and Families)- Please see information below from SC Activities Coordinator:
Class of 2027 Shorecrest students are invited to our "Future Scots Welcome Morning" on Tuesday, June 6 from 9:00-10:10.This is a time for our new students to learn a little more about high school from older students who put on a program with information and performances in the gym and we follow it up with a question and answer session in small groups facilitated by student leaders.
Please arrive between 8:50-9:00 on Tuesday, June 6. Students may be dropped off at the Gym building on the south end of campus. Students will need to carpool or ride with family to Shorecrest. A bus will be provided from Shorecrest to Cascade K-8 after the event ends. We’ll have a welcome table set up and we’d like you to check in and get your name tag.
After the program in the Gym, we will walk to the Commons (our cafeteria) in the Main Building for a small group question and answer session. We’ll be putting new-to-the-district students together in small groups so that they can get to know each other.
We will dismiss at 10:10 in order to transition before our students come down to the Commons during a passing period.
This event is targeted to students and we don’t have special programming for parents. However, you are welcome to join us in the Gym and the Commons as a "fly on the wall". Please check in at the welcome table if you are a parent/guardian attending the event.
Tours of the school will not happen June 6, but will take place at the New Student Kick Off on the evening of August 31 (6:00-7:45) and at the New Student Orientation on the morning of September 5.
For questions and to RSVP (only necessary if currently out-of-district), please email Shorecrest Activity Coordinator: johanna.phillips@ssd412.org
K-5 Spring Camp Updates: HELPFUL
K-5 Spring Camp will be June 6-9 at Camp Huston, and preparations are already underway to make camp a fantastic, community-enriching experience for our students, CK8 staff, and families! Camp Registration will begin near the end of March.
The Camp team is seeking volunteers to be in charge of Classes, Electives, and Camp Volunteers. These folks are crucial to the success of Spring Camp! If you are curious about these rolls (or other leadership positions at camp) check out the Camp Lead Role document.
If you have questions about K-5 Spring Camp please contact
Tom Struckman, this year's Camp Lead, at springcamp@cascadek8ptsa.org
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