Starting
at 3:45, please go to the staff lounge to sign in, pick
up documents, and
grab some snacks. Our
staff meeting will begin promptly at 4:00 pm in the gym.
Please click
here for the agenda.
Staff Meeting
Affirmations
Jessica G for providing
our choir students an opportunity to showcase not only their singing abilities,
but also their acting skills. Well done!
Emma and Jessica G
for transforming our school into a music and art festival. I was so impressed
with everything that you did this year.
Diane for spending two
evenings with NJHS to provide sweets to our families.
Stacey Ramirez for volunteering
to take on an additional task to support me with receipts. You have saved me so
much time and for that I am extremely grateful.
Kim B for inviting me
to sit with you and have lunch. Your genuine invitation really made me feel
special.
Jeanne for catching my
blog error.
Stacey Reed for taking initiative multiple times to ensure that our master schedule
was completed.
Steve for going above
and beyond to capture a special moment.
Kathleen for thinking of me and providing me with two sweet treats.
Alex for seeing a
need and filling a need. Your support of a colleague does not go unnoticed.
Steve for quickly
creating an assembly seating chart and communicating it to the staff.
Robyn for assisting
me with Extra, Extra Prep coverage. I couldn’t have done it without you.
Jeanne for taking
initiative and protecting the décor in the gym during lunch.
Sandy for asking me,
“Is there anything that I can help you with?”
Lisa for being my
accountant and keeping me organized.
Tracy for assisting
leadership with chair set up and take down.
Tameka and Stacey
Reed for being willing to stay late to support me.
This Week
·
Dress Down Day for
Staff (SAW Make-Up)
·
NJHS Induction
Ceremony 6-7 PM
Tuesday, May 14
·
Staff Meeting
·
Staff Meeting Snacks-Specials
·
Spring Band Concert (Bethany Church) 6 PM
Wednesday, May 15
·
Dress Down $1.00 and
Hat $1.00
Friday, May 17
·
Senior Walk Assembly
·
Payday Breakfast-6th Grade
· Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Asian Pacific American Month)-Walczak
Important Dates
May 21: EL PD 4-5 PM
May 24: Spirit Day
$1.00
May 24: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Mental Health Awareness Month)-Holowicki
May 24: Moral Focus Books Return to Library
May 24: Y5s-8th
ORF Benchmarking 3
May 27: No School-Memorial
Day
May 28: PLC (Team)
Meeting 4-5 PM
May 29: Amy’s
Birthday
May 29: Robyn’s
Birthday
May 31: Field Day
May 31: Payday
Breakfast-Kinder
May 31: Social Media
Post Due to Jorvonna-8th Grade
May 31: Trimester 3
Positive Behaviors Entered
May 31:
June 3: Trimester 3
School Store
June 3: Start Taking
Classroom Items Down (Slowly)
June 3: Collect
Textbooks
June 4: Trimester 3
School Store Reward
June 4: Move Up Day
June 4: Staff Meeting
June 4: Staff Meeting
Snacks-Leadership Team
June 4: Grade Level
Welcome Letter Due
June 5: Perfect
Attendance Reward
June 5: Performance
Goals in Oracle
June 5: All Report
Card Grades Entered
June 6: Purple Club
June 6: 8th
Grade Promotion
June 6: Print Report
Cards
June 7: Last Day of
School
June 7: ½ Day of
School
June 7: Kinder
Promotion
June 7: 8th
Grade Clap Out
June 9: Ja’Rayl’s
Birthday
June 13: Sandy’s
Birthday
June 14: Cayla’s
Birthday
June 15: Alex’s
Birthday
July 10: Painting
with the Principal
August 21: Family Fun
Night
August 26: First Day of School
*If you have an event to add or something has been forgotten, please let me know!
Intent to Return
Believe it or not, the time has come to think about next school year! I love our team so much that I hope you all decide to stay, but I understand that various circumstances may prevent this from occurring. If you are not planning to return to Keystone for the 2024-25 school year, it will be very helpful for us to know now so that we have ample time to find a suitable replacement. Remember, even if you are not planning on returning to Keystone next school year, your 2023-24 benefits and pay will continue through mid-August.
If you are planning to return,
keep in mind that the leadership team hopes to make final teacher placements by
the end of May. Ideally, teachers will
be placed in their desired position, but sometimes changes are necessary to
best meet the needs of our students.
Please click here to complete the form by Wednesday, May 8. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak with me as soon as possible regarding your plans for next year.
All-School Assembly
We will be having an all-school assembly on Wednesday, May 8 at 2 PM. All staff members are required to attend. Please refrain from using your jean or comfy passes that day. I know you are supposed to be comfy for Staff Appreciation Week, but I will move that comfy day to Monday, May 13.
Affirmations
Jen D for encouraging the leadership team with your motivational song.
Stacey Reed,
Tameka, Robyn, and Alex for once again spending countless hours on
another compliance task. Master schedule…DONE!
Jen D for an amazing
professional development that equipped teachers with a lot of resources and
best practices to assist ALL students.
Diane, Amanda,
Jeanne and Mark for spending multiple days away from your
families to provide our students with a camp experience.
Tracy for sharing
your Excel wisdom with me AGAIN.
Tracy and Ellen
for providing your knowledge and expertise pertaining to the middle school
schedule.
Sydney, Andria, Nikki, Stacey Reed, and Amy for sending the most High Fives in April from your team.
Steve for providing me with
a sweet treat right when I needed one.
Robyn for a great
presentation at our 5th grade breakfast.
Stacey Reed, Stefanie, and Tameka for your all hands on deck approach to make sure that
our 5th grade breakfast went smoothly.
This Week
·
SLT Meeting 3:50-4:20
Wednesday, May 8
·
All-School Assembly 2 PM
·
Perfect Attendance Rewards
·
Arts, Beats, & Sweets (Y5s-3rd
Grade)
Thursday, May 9
·
Arts, Beats, & Sweets (4th-6th
Grade)
Friday, May 10
·
Amanda’s Birthday
·
Theresa’s Birthday
·
IAT Meetings (K-8)
·
Morning Assembly Presentation Due
(Asian Pacific American Month)-Layton
·
MS Bowling Mixer (5th-7th
Grade) 5-7 PM
Important Dates
May 13: NJHS
Induction Ceremony 6-7 PM
May 14: Staff Meeting
May 14: Staff Meeting
Snacks-Specials
May 14: Spring Band
Concert (Bethany Church) 6 PM
May 15: Dress Down
$1.00 and Hat $1.00
May 17: Senior Walk
Assembly
May 17: Payday
Breakfast-6th Grade
May 17: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Asian Pacific American Month)-Walczak
May 24: Spirit Day
$1.00
May 24: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Mental Health Awareness Month)-Holowicki
May 24: Y5s-8th
ORF Benchmarking 3
May 27: No School-Memorial
Day
May 28: PLC (Team)
Meeting 4-5 PM
May 29: Amy’s Birthday
May 29: Robyn’s
Birthday
May 31: Field Day
May 31: Payday
Breakfast-Kinder
May 31: Social Media
Post Due to Jorvonna-8th Grade
*If you have an event to add or something has been forgotten, please
let me know!
Extra, Extra Prep
We would love to offer you TWO extra hours of prep this trimester! Extra, Extra Prep will be available the week of May 13-17 and May 20-24. We hope this will help you tackle some of your EOY tasks (postcards, grade level welcome letter, class list spreadsheet, performance goals, etc.)
Please
note:
·
This is optional. You are not
required to take an extra prep.
·
This is for salary staff, however,
if an hourly staff needs additional time, please see your dean.
·
We will do our very best to make
sure that you get your prep(s), however, if too many people call off on a
particular day, we may need to reschedule your extra prep.
·
It’s our desire to do this at least once
a trimester as long as subs are available and are thrilled that we are able
to do this TWICE this trimester.
If
you are a salary staff member and would like to have an extra hour of prep,
please follow the steps below.
1. Click on this sign-up sheet by 3:45 on May 1.
2.
Choose your extra prep(s) by
selecting the May 13-17 OR May 20-24 tab on the bottom.
3.
Pick one OR two time slots.
4.
You may select both time slots on
the same day, week, or different days, different weeks. There are no rules for
scheduling.
5. Prepare lesson plans for a sub.
The finalized schedule will be emailed Friday, May 3. We love doing these EXTRA, EXTRA things for you!
Bereavement Policy
It saddens me that so many of you have been experiencing loss recently. My heart goes out to each of you. To assist you with the process, please note NHA’s bereavement policy here. While I know that grief is not measured by specific relationships or time, something important to note is only the following qualify under bereavement:
·
Spouse/domestic
partner
·
Child/stepchild
·
Parent/stepparent
·
Mother-in-law/father-in-law
·
Sibling/in-law
·
Grandparent/in-law
·
Grandchild
·
Relative
residing in household
·
Aunt
or uncle
·
Niece
or nephew
Lastly, the leadership team does not give final approval for
bereavement. You need to submit this paperwork with your dean’s signature to NHA for approval. Let
us know if you need anything during these difficult times. We are here for you.
Compassion Bingo
It’s time to turn in your completed bingo cards. If you completed a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) of compassion activities you will receive one raffle ticket or if you completed the entire board, you get 5 raffle tickets. Please turn those in by 8 AM on Monday, April 29. I will be drawing 6 winners during Friday’s assembly. You can only win once.
Don’t forget the prize is a $50 gift card to either SpaFinder, Fandango, Dicks, Barnes & Nobles, Starbucks, or Amazon (your choice).
Thank
you for spreading compassion throughout our school and strengthening our
school’s culture. You are the reason that Keystone is a great place!
ABCDE Goals-Behaviors
Thank you to everyone for continuing
to support one of our school goals, “Teachers will ensure all students receive
at least one positive behavior (affirmation) in MyNHA per trimester.”
We are halfway through
Trimester 3, so I hope that you have recognized at least half of your students.
As you know, once the trimester ends, you cannot go back to add a behavior and
with this being the last trimester of the school year, you cannot make it up
later. There are approximately 60 school days in each trimester, I hope that
you are able to find something positive at least one of those days. Thank you for
modeling and leading positive reciprocity. What you give is what you get!
Recess Supplies
The PTO is providing us with funds to purchase a few recess items/supplies
to last us until the end of the school year. Please speak with your homeroom
students and fill out this form by Wednesday, May 1. I will use this as my
shopping list.
Affirmations
Ellen, Andria, and Cindy for
allowing me to put you on the spot and being vulnerable and transparent.
Stacey Reed,
Tameka, Robyn, and Alex for spending countless hours diving into
data to make informed decisions.
Lisa for assisting me
with counting. Your efforts support Staff Appreciation Week.
Steve, Tracy,
Alex, Emily, Xavier, and Diane for spending your evening dancing the
night away with our middle school students.
Tracy for sharing
your Excel wisdom with me.
Stacey Ramirez for once again
going above and beyond to support our enrollment efforts. Thank you for using
your creative talents to enhance our postcards.
Tracy and Xavier for
sharing your musical talents with our band students. I love how you spent your
time having fun with our students. Great relational capacity!
Stephanie and Stacey Ramirez
for making sure my children get to eat while I am in meetings. I truly do
appreciate it. More than you know.
Stacey Reed for making my morning
brighter…once again!
Andria, Mario, Cindy, and Ellen
for organizing, setting up, and running the book fair. You made dreams come
true.
Amanda for persevering with
ordering NJHS supplies.
Danielle for providing an extra
post for social media. Thanks for highlighting great things that you are doing
in your classroom.
John for checking in on
me. That really meant a lot.
Nikki for just being a
sweetheart. Thank you for buying me lunch “just because.” Your thoughtfulness
overwhelmed me.
Andria and Tameka for assisting
with M-STEP testing environments. Thank you for devoting your time to support our
students.
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