If you are returning next
school year, you may stop by my office to pick up your 2021-22 salary letter.
Salary Letters
Field Day Movie
If you are showing a movie on field
day, it should be rated G. If you choose to show a PG rated movie, you must have
a signed permission slip for every student in your class. If you are
considering a movie rated higher than PG, you will need to get approval from
Jorvonna. You can access the “field day” movie permission slip below. This is
different from our educational movie permission slip on the U-drive.
Movie Permission Slip-Field Day by embryjd on Scribd
Textbook Inventory
Now is the time to begin collecting our Shared Reading books and
non-consumable textbooks. To assist you in this process, Jamie and Robyn
sent out inventory sheets for Shared Reading Texts and Read Aloud Libraries for
Grades K-5 and Literature Seminar Text Lists for middle school.
Please let your families know that they must return all required books
before we can release their student's report card and that they are responsible
for any missing or damaged texts. Please also inventory your Read Aloud library to ensure that you have all the texts for next year.
Tuesday
On Tuesday, NHA will be recording a video in our school from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The video will be used for a marketing advertisement. They will only be using 5 rooms in our building. All impacted staff members have been notified.
Shout Outs
Kim B for subbing at the last minute. I greatly appreciate you!
Stacey for the multiple schedules that you create on a daily basis to make sure all staff receive a lunch and prep.
Tabitha for stepping in so many times this past week. You were a lifesaver EVERYDAY. You will be missed!
Ashley H for volunteering to help with dismissal.
Sarah D for the providing our families a visual on how to complete their device agreements.
Stacey and Stephanie for being financially responsible.
Andria and Cindy Conti for taking on additional traffic duty.
Sarah Z and Sarah D for all the additional support you have provided with NWEA.
Liz for providing additional resources
and communication to help a student’s sensory needs.
This Week
Monday, May 31:
·
No School-Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 1:
·
K-2 Numeracy (June 1-4)
·
Trimester 3 School Store
Wednesday, June 2:
·
Trimester 3 School Store Rewards
·
PTO Meeting 4:30-5:30 PM
Thursday, June 3:
·
Y5s-2nd Field Day
Friday, June 4:
·
3-5 Field Day
·
Tully’s Birthday
Saturday, June 5:
·
Tifanie’s Birthday
Last Day of School
On the last day of school, all students will participate in Move Up day and possibly a classroom celebration. See below for our expectations and click on Move Up Day Schedule.
Field Day
Our theme for Field Day 2021 is Summer Olympics. I’m including the following message in the Sunday Night Phone Cast regarding field day.
See the schedule below for your field day and lunch times. Virtual teachers, please note the times that your students will be arriving and leaving on their specific field days.
Field Day Schedule 2021 by embryjd on Scribd
Professional Development
Tuesday after-school, you will be participating in your team PLCs. Your deans will be emailing you an agenda.
Regional PD on Friday will be in breakout groups. Each team will have a personalized agenda. A pizza and salad lunch will be provided. Attire is comfy!
Shout Outs
Cindy Chuang for always providing me with a blurb and photos for the phone cast. I love how you highlight the great things that happen at Keystone!
Stacey for creating schedules, schedules, and more schedules! You are the scheduling guru.
Kim J for taking the initiative to communicate Gaga Pit rules.
Anastasia for volunteering your skills and time to translate NWEA to a student.
Robyn for the Move Up schedule.
Jamie, Kelvin, Sarah D, Emma, and Jessica for planning Field Day activities.
Tabitha for subbing when needed. We really appreciate you!
Jamie for finishing all M-STEP testing. I
know those make-up sessions seems never ending.
This Week
Tuesday, May 25:
·
Purple Club
·
PLC Meeting 4-5 PM
Wednesday, May 26:
·
$1.00 Dress Down Day
Friday, May 28:
·
Regional PD
·
DUE: Morning Assembly Presentation-3rd Grade (Asian Pacific American
Heritage)
Saturday, May 29:
·
Robyn’s Birthday
· Nicole’s Birthday
·
Kari’s Birthday
Happy Birthday
Kari: May 29
Nicole: May 29
Robyn: May 29
There is a special gift
in the mailboxes of all the people who celebrate their birthdays in June.
Important Dates
View the right side of the blog for important dates for
the remainder of the school year!
Please note that additional dates pertaining to EOY tasks
are located on your Upcoming Dates and Event sheet.
*If you have an event to add or something has been forgotten, please
let me know!
EOY Tasks
Thank you for your attentiveness during our staff meeting. The admin team wanted to give you adequate time to complete the various End of the Year (EOY) tasks. Please make sure that you are planning ahead by paying close attention to the Upcoming Dates & Events document. We encourage you to complete tasks before the due dates.
The supply list is the first item
due on Friday, May 21!
Postcards
As you start your end of the year tasks, I wanted to let you know that all postcards are on the copier room counter. Please note the following:
·
Each
teacher needs to complete 30 postcards.
·
When
writing your message, you can handwrite them or print them on a label.
·
Stephanie
is printing address labels for everyone to put on the postcards. The labels are
for the entire grade level and will be in the team lead’s box today!
·
It’s
important that you put the address label on first before you write your message
to ensure you have enough room.
·
Please
make sure you put the address label on the right side of the postcard and your
message on the left (see image below).
· You are not writing this to a specific student, instead it will be written to the grade level (see below).
· These will be sent out in July, so it will be your second summer communication to your incoming families. Your grade level welcoming letter will be your first communication that will be sent home with report cards.
Lexia and Sora
Please do not forget to have all student complete the Lexia placement test by this Wednesday, May 19. Lexia should be a part of your ELA workshop at least twice a week, beginning Monday, May 24.
Also, please make sure students
know how to “borrow” books using Sora in preparation for summer school and
learning. You can access all the hyperlinks for the training videos on the
document below. All students should be familiar with Sora by June 4. Please see
Jenaca if you need assistance.
Digital Tools
NHA is streamlining digital tools for the 21-22 school year. This initiative is called NHA Technology Model, and it has four categories for each digital tool: Provided, Supported, Not Supported, and Prohibited. Definitions for each category can be found in the table below.
Effective July 2021, the following digital tools will either be Not Supported or Prohibited. Majority of the “Not Supported or Prohibited” tools that we use are being replaced by Lexia, Dreambox, and Sora which puts us at an advantage since we have been trained/introduced to all three.
NHA Tech Model - Not Supported Prohibited Web-Based Tools (Effective 7-1-21) MASTER by embryjd on Scribd
Laptop Agreement
All extra technology that staff used this school year: monitors, Chromebooks, etc. must be turned into Sarah D before you leave for the summer. The only technology that salary staff can check out for the summer is your laptop. If you would like to keep your laptop over the summer, please complete the form below.
Shout Outs
Tracy, Tully, Steve, Jena, and Jamie for planning 8th Grade Graduation.
Amelia, Jen, Stacey, and Tameka for helping to support a student.
Jenaca for taking on Sora with less than a 24-hour notice. You did an amazing job!
Robyn for poking holes in new initiatives, making them stronger.
Stacey for being what I need when I need it. You are all types of wonderful.
Ellen, Andria, Cindy Conti, and Tifanie for all things benchmarking. I greatly appreciate your team approach. You make this HUGE task seem easy.
Angel and Sarah Z for ensuring that our students have proper testing accommodations. You commitment to your students is amazing!
Sarah Z for making sure I demonstrate care.
Tameka for being a teacher during the day
and a dean at night.
This Week
Monday, May 17:
·
NJHS Can Food Drive (May 17-21)
Wednesday, May 19
·
Lexia Placement Test Complete
Friday, May 21:
·
DUE: Morning Assembly Presentation-4th Grade (Memorial
Day)
· Supply List Due to Jorvonna
·
Spirit Day $1.00
Staff Member of the Year
At the end of every school year, Keystone recognizes a Staff Member of the
Year which is determined by your
peers. Think of someone who represents Keystone through positive words and
actions and goes above and beyond for staff and students.
Please complete the survey below by Friday, May 14 and we will announce
the winner at our staff meeting in June.
Staff Meeting
May 11 Staff Meeting Agenda
1. Icebreaker
2. Good News
3. End of the Year Procedures
4. 21-22 School Year
5. Lexia
6. Q & A
7. Launch
*You will be attending the meeting from your classroom using the
Google Code: KeystoneStaffMeetings in the calendar invite. Starting at 3:45,
please go to the staff lounge to sign in,
gather the documents
that we will be discussing, and grab
some snacks.
*Meeting begins promptly at 4:00.
Shout Outs
Stacey for all the hours you have committed to summer learning!
Jamie for a quick turnaround on requested student data.
Tracy, Steve, Jena, and Sloane for rearranging your schedule to assist when a teammate was absent. The admin team greatly appreciates you!
Ellen, Sandy, Robyn, Tracy, Jenaca, and Christina for sending the most High Fives in April from your teams.
Stephanie for going above and beyond to ensure that we had everything that we needed on Friday!
Ashley H for coming in to make sure the office was all set!
Nicole for going above and beyond to assist a colleague with a parent concern. Your team mindset and communication skills are extraordinary.
Deb for always being creative with helping me get a desired result. You have no idea how much I admire your work effort and intelligence!
Kim J for sending out communication to ensure the safety of our students.
Cindy Chuang for providing community efforts despite the pandemic.
Mechelle for providing ALL our students an opportunity to participate in the talent show. I love that you thought of a creative way to continue this amazing tradition.
Jen H for all the hours you spent gathering data so we can make informed decisions about retentions.
Stacey for assisting with an unique behavior situation.
Stacey, Jamie, Robyn, and Tameka for all everything that you did to make sure that Staff Appreciation Week was successful.
Stefanie for all your enrollment efforts. I
love the t-ball team sponsorship. The jerseys were a wonderful idea!
This Week
Monday, May 10:
·
Theresa’s Birthday
·
Y5s-8 ORF Benchmarking 3 (May 10-14)
Tuesday, May 11:
·
Staff Meeting 4-5 PM
·
Staff Meeting Snacks-Y5s & Kinder
Friday, May 14:
·
DUE: Morning Assembly Presentation-5th Grade (Asian
Pacific American Heritage)
· IAT Meetings
·
Payday Breakfast-4th Grade
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