9.20.24 Staff Blog

Thank you for putting so much thought and time into starting Student Growth Goals on Wednesday.  We will have further work time on October 9th during principal time, but please feel free to let me know if you have any questions in the meantime.  In anticipation of the whole school field trip, please make sure your list of students who have not turned in their field trip form (or are choosing not to attend) is updated here. 

Quick Look: 

 

Friday September 20th (for all staff using the Danielson framework and eVAL)	Complete your self assessment in eVAL Area of focus communicated to Rebbecah using this form *Complete Student Growth Goals by November 1
Wednesday September 25th	Tier 2-3 Meeting- Journey
Wednesday September 25th	Whole School Field Trip- Edmonds Center for the Arts Field Trip Bus departs from CK-8 at 9:30 a.m. and returns to CK-8 by 11:30 a.m. ***Please see your email for further details.
Wednesday September 25th	Early Release- 1:55 Individual Time
Thursday September 26th	No Staff Meeting
Thursday September 26th	Picture Day
Monday September 30th-Wednesday October 2nd	Fall Camp for grades 6-8
Tuesday October 1st-Wednesday October 2nd	Fall Camp for grades K-5
Thursday October 3rd	No Staff Meeting

*for more information, see below

ADDING THIS TO THE BLOG IN CASE YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL: HELPFUL

Good morning!  I am attaching the social story/student narrative provided by the educational director at the Edmonds Center for the Arts in case that may be helpful for you in preparing our students for the trip.  Additionally, I have attached the information for all of the matinees scheduled for this school year in case you are interested.  As a reminder, there is free PD available through the ECA on 9/24.

Last, but not least, please take a moment to enter students on this spreadsheet who have not returned a field trip form. If you notice that the spreadsheet needs to be updated (for example, someone was originally put on the list but has now submitted a form), please update the spreadsheet. I  will be calling home on Friday to clarify with families if they have not returned a field trip form. 

Please find bus assignments and family chaperone information here.

*Please note that these bus assignments may change slightly between now and the trip. I value your input into these student groupings, and I know we have not had a chance to discuss, so we may need to adjust. I am forwarding this information to family chaperones in a different email thread. I will be asking them to help us load the bus and then possibly drive themselves in order to make room on the bus.

Thank you for your help and support in making this field trip a success!

K-5 TEACHERS, SECONDARY MATH AND HEALTH TEACHERS: HELPFUL

The TOSA team has stepped up to help support curriculum and digital subscriptions as follows:

Superkids and Wonders (Literacy): Rachel Trudelle Spotlight on Music: Rachel Trudelle Bridges (Math): Jen Etter Great Body Shop (Health): Jen Etter

Twig (K-5 Sci.): Jen Etter Digital, Betty Fortes Kits Illustrative Math: Nathan Lee CPM (Math): Nathan Lee

These TOSAs can be contacted for help with accessing digital curriculum content. Kim Darcy can be contacted for print materials orders

K-5 TEACHERS- GREAT BODY SHOP INFORMATION: HELPFUL

We were recently notified that teacher licenses for our Great Body Shop health curriculum have expired. We are purchasing new licenses, however the publisher also requires that new teacher print materials be purchased with the licenses. These teacher print and digital materials will be good for another five years. We are working with the publisher to determine if there are changes in the teacher materials, however we don’t anticipate that any changes will be significant. 

As soon as we have more information on the timeline for receiving and distributing the teacher materials to schools, we will provide an update.

ORDER SUMMARY FORM: HELPFUL

As promised, here is the order summary form to be completed when you need to place an order for classroom materials that you are not buying with your own money and then getting reimbursed. If you choose to buy and then get reimbursed, please continue using the same process you have always followed.  If not, here is a link to the form that will keep all of the order requests in one place.  I have linked the above form as well as a link to the responses in our Systems and Procedures document that you will find at the top of the blog each week. I put these links under  the “Building Information” heading.  They are called “Order Summary Form” and “Order Summary Form (Responses)”.

SKSR GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN: HELPFUL

The Sno-King School Retirees (SKSR) annual grant application period is now open. Grant applications must be submitted by November 7.

Each fall, SKSR offers its active members in good standing the opportunity to apply for educational grants of up to $400 to facilitate their work with their students. Grants must have a direct, positive effect/impact on students in their building and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Enrich the classroom experience of students,

• Promote active student involvement,

• Provide experiences that students may otherwise be unlikely to have at school,

• Augment existing curriculum.

Past grants have included requests for field trip transportation and admission costs, speaker and student workshop fees, themed books to supplement a unit of study, manipulatives to teach math concepts, materials to create a maker station, materials to support the family component of a school-wide program, supplemental PE equipment, and picture books for school psychologists to teach lessons on topics such as bullying.

Find the grant application, scoring criteria, and more: SKSR 2024 Grant Applications

For grant questions, contact: Karen McElliott ksmcelliott@gmail.com

For membership questions, contact: Jim Siscel, jsiscel@comcast.net

Thank you,

Public Information Office

Shoreline School District

206-393-4412

EDMONDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS WHOLE SCHOOL FIELD TRIP: ACTION

Edmonds Center for the Arts-Quinteto Latino on 9/25.  *Please check your email (sent on Sept.10 for supporting documents)

Here is a link to the information about the group (I know this link says the show is at 2:00, but we would be attending a special showing for schools starting at 10:00). The Edmonds Center for the Arts has provided us with additional (optional) preparatory materials.  Please check your email for that information. 

Again, the scheduled departure from CK-8 is 9:30. The estimated time we should return is 11:30. K-3 classes, please plan to bring your lunch wagons to the cafeteria when you go to load the bus at 9:30.  That way, students will have their lunches staged and can go from the field trip bus directly to the cafeteria for lunch. 4th and 5th grade should go from the field trip bus to the playground as they usually would.  Journey will return to class until they are dismissed for lunch. 

We will have an opportunity to discuss and finalize details as a staff during our early release meeting time together on 9/18. 

ETHNIC STUDIES COHORT APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN: ACTION

This week, you received information regarding Ethnic Studies from Kim Darcy. Please note that the deadline for applying is October 10, 2024.