NHA has a partnership with Grand Canyon University. This
partnership allows staff to pursue certification and/or degree programs at a
huge, discounted rate. In conjunction with the partnership, GCU will provide
the staff with pizza lunch on Tuesday. There
will be a representative in the staff lounge to answer any questions if you are
interested in learning more.
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 technology room.
Please click here for the agenda.
Stacey Ramirez and
Taylor for decorating the front office. You two are lifesavers.
Alex, Robyn, Stacey
Reed, Tameka, Kim J, and Jen H for handling A LOT of student behaviors. I
am not sure how we did it, but we did!
Deb for
packing up all the office décor. Thank you for coming in on your day off to
help me.
Tracy, Andria, Tameka,
and Mandy for sending the most High Fives from your
team.
Tracy for your
patience with me regarding referees.
Crystal for
my wonderful leadership appreciation gift. Your words really touched my heart.
Robyn M
and Alex for covering two days of conferences. You had to balance your
role as a dean while doing all the work of a teacher preparing and meeting with
our families. Thank you for your sacrifice.
Teri for
providing me with an extra social media post.
Teri and
Cayla for organizing the 3rd & 4th grade
spelling bee. Thank you for allowing our students the opportunity to shine.
Stacey Ramirez for
all things March Madness. Thank you for setting up AND cleaning up the lounge.
You make my life easier.
Steve, Emily, and
Mark for spending two consecutive Saturdays with our Science Olympiad
students. I love that they got to have this experience because of you.
Jen S for
my travel bag and goodies inside. I love the blueberry scent in my office.
Stacey Reed for
finishing the Program Evaluation document on your own. You took this off the
rest of our plates.
Monday, March 10:
· Dress Down & Hat $1.00 each
Tuesday, March 11:
· Reading Month “Howdy Partner Twin Day” Find a
partner and dress alike $1.00
· Staff Meeting
Thursday, March
13:
· March 13: Morning Assembly Presentation Due
(Global Recycling Day)-Nelson
Friday, March 14:
· Lynne’s Birthday
· GL Intervention Meetings
March 17-21: 3-8 ELA & math interim 3
March 18: Reading Month “Be a JEAN-ius &
Read”-wear jean/denim attire from head to toe $1.00
March 18: PLC (Team) Meeting
March 21: Spirit Day & Popcorn $1.00 each
March 21: Payday Breakfast-4th Grade
March 21: Social Media Post Due to Jorvonna-6th
Grade
March 23: Megan’s Birthday
March 24-28: No School-Spring Break
March 25: Leslie’s Birthday
March 27: Morning Assembly Presentation Due
(Autism Awareness Month)-Mason
*If you have an event to add or something has been forgotten, please
let me know!
Once again, it’s time for Keystone’s March Madness…this time with Lay’s chips. This Wednesday, we will be placing a Lay’s March Madness tournament bracket in your mailbox. You will have an opportunity to taste all of the chips to make an informed selection when filling out your bracket. To participate, please complete the entire bracket by selecting which flavor you think is the best until you have a champion. Make a copy of your bracket and turn it into Jorvonna no later than noon Friday, March 7.
Starting
Thursday, March 13 you will find two different flavors of Lay’s chips on the
table in the lounge each day. Take one of each flavor and vote for your
favorite. I will announce the winner each day based on the staff vote. Over the
course of a week and a half, we will identify Keystone’s favorite flavor of
Lay’s chips (champion). The champion will be announced on Monday, March 24. If
you guessed it correctly, you win. However, if we have multiple people who
selected the champion, then there will be a tie breaker. The tie breaker will
be whoever guessed the most correct winners each day. The person to beat is last year's champion--Jen Horner. Hope you have some fun
and enjoy some salty treats!
Stacey, Robyn, and Tameka have been discussing
the Priority Standard Report that impact our 3-8 students during PLCs. High-priority standards are those
standards that appear frequently on the M-STEP. This report provides an
overview of how well students performed on each high-priority standard when
assessed on interims.
Previously, only deans had access
to this report—now, teachers do too! This report includes a feature that allows
you to click on a standard to see a list of students who had the same
proficiency score (percentage). This is an extremely helpful report when
pulling bubble students for workshop. It’s our expectation that you are
utilizing this tool in workshop with bubble students at least once a week until
the conclusion of state testing. Please click HERE for instructions on how to
navigate and utilize the Priority Standard Report.
In January, we started reflecting on our classroom management practices in our efforts to uphold expectations while reducing level 2 behaviors. In just one month, we were able to reduce Level 2 behaviors by 75 incidents in February (YTD).
During your O3 this week, let your dean if you need support with a repeat offender.
Thank you for your valuable feedback regarding the 2025-26 school calendar. Majority of you voted to start school before Labor Day.
You also voted to
continue to have parent-teacher conferences at the end of trimester 1 & 2
(November and March) and have August PD the week before school starts.
I will be working on submitting our
calendar for approval. Tentatively, the first day of school would be Monday,
August 25, with August PD being August 18-22. However, it’s not confirmed until
our calendar is approved. The approval process takes several months, but I will
provide you with the finalized calendar once it’s approved by NHA and our
Board.
Stacey Ramirez for organizing and providing us with daily gifts and decorations on our door and in our office. You are the reason this week was so special for so many reasons.
Alex, Stefanie, Megan,
Mandy, Jessica W, Kim B, Lisa, and Sandy for
welcoming preschoolers to our school and allowing them to participate in your
morning schedule.
Emma for
providing me with a bank of Wellness Day pictures.
Steve for
always coming to my rescue. I know that I can call on you and all my technology
issues disappear.
Jane, Ellen, Andria,
Stacey Reed, Monique, Christina, Tameka, Jen S. and Cindy
for providing our families with a fun evening playing board games. Special shout out to Amanda and Kathleen
for attending as parents.
Emily, Mark, and
Steve for spending your Saturday with our students at U of M preparing them
for the regional competition.
Robyn P
and Tameka for subbing in 4th grade. Thank you for taking on
additional responsibilities without any hesitation.
Robyn M
for subbing in 6th grade. Thank you for stepping in without
hesitation.
Josie, Amy, and
Danielle for your kind words and gift. Thank you for my gift card—to the
happiest place on earth—Sephora! :)
Flo and
Theresa for my wonderful décor piece for Leadership Appreciation Week. It
looks stunning in my family room.
Kim J for
having your students provide me with a beautiful floral arrangement for
Leadership Appreciation Week.
Jen S for
my travel bag and goodies inside. I love the blueberry scent in my office.
Jane, Cindy, Andria, and
Ellen for my delicious lunch. I left lunch with my stomach and heart
full.
Valyn, Christina,
and Sarah for my gift card. You know how much I love Sephora. Thanks for
supporting my addiction.
Megan and
Lisa for compiling a basket of blue goodies that made me feel so
appreciated. I was blown away with the number of items in my basket.
Mandy and
Kim B for making me blush with my gift. I now have a favorite cup and a
shirt with my last name on it (j/k).
Cayla, Monique, and
Courtney for my thoughtful gift basket. I love the treats but it’s the
thoughtfulness behind the gifts that mean so much to me. Thanks for helping me
prepare for my upcoming camping trip.
Tracy, Diane, Emily,
Mark, Steve, Audrey, Amanda, Lynne, and Sarah for
a week filled with laughter and games. I know that a lot of effort went into
providing the leadership team with a game/activity every day. Thank you for
going above and beyond.
Robyn, Stacey Reed,
Tameka, and Alex for spoiling me rotten. You have been a
huge contributor in me fulfilling a dream of a non-toxic lifestyle. Thank you
from the bottom of my heart.
Stacey Ramirez, Jen H,
Stephanie, Deb, Taylor, Stefanie, Kim J, and Gary for
my daily gifts that brought a smile to my face.
Kathleen for
my gift of relaxation. All of the items were thoughtful and exactly what I need
to decompress. Thank for getting me TWO gifts (team and class). I am blown away.
Jen D for
a gift that will capture the memories of my travels. Not only did you think of
me—but my girls too! Your thoughtfulness knows no bounds.
Teri, Falak, and Kathleen for both of my cards. Although, it was hard to pick which card I like best, I am extremely happy that you got me a gift card to my happy place. :)
Falak for not only giving me a gift with your team, but one from your class. Now, I can spend my weekend exploring another favorite place of mine. I am overwhelmed by your generosity.
Monday, March 3:
· End of Tri 2- Report Cards Printed
· Trimester 2 School Store Rewards
Tuesday, March
4:
· Reading Month “Saddle Up for the Rodeo”-western
attire and jeans $1.00
· SLT Meeting 3:50-4:20
Wednesday, March
5:
· Perfect Attendance Rewards
· Spring Book Fair (March 5-7)
Thursday, March
6:
· P/T Conference (In-person) 4-8 PM
·
Purple Club
· Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Women’s History Month-who and
how?)-Hutcherson
Friday, March
7:
· ½ Day of School-Dismissal 11:20 PM
·
P/T Conference (virtual) 12-4 PM
· Payday Breakfast-Specials
Saturday, March
8:
· Jorvonna’s Birthday
March 10: Dress Down & Hat $1.00 each
March 11: Reading Month “Howdy Partner Twin Day”
Find a partner and dress alike $1.00
March 11: Staff Meeting
March 13: Morning Assembly Presentation Due
(Global Recycling Day)-Nelson
March 14: Lynne’s Birthday
March 14: GL Intervention Meetings
March 17-21: 3-8 ELA & math interim 3
March 18: Reading Month “Be a JEAN-ius &
Read”-wear jean/denim attire from head to toe $1.00
March 18: PLC (Team) Meeting
March 21: Spirit Day & Popcorn $1.00 each
March 21: Payday Breakfast-4th Grade
March 21: Social Media Post Due to Jorvonna-6th
Grade
March 23: Megan’s Birthday
March 24-28: No School-Spring Break
March 25: Leslie’s Birthday
March 27: Morning Assembly Presentation Due
(Autism Awareness Month)-Mason
*If you have an event to add or something has been forgotten, please
let me know!
One of our Core Values is “Make our schools the best choice for parents and
students.” Thank you for doing this EVERYDAY, especially as we prepare for P-T
conferences. Please click here for a reminder of our
expectations pertaining to discussing students’ academic performance,
attendance, retention, and scheduling.
A few reminders
I would like to highlight:
·
Please make sure you schedule your conference sign up communication to go
out at 8 AM on Monday!
·
All salary staff are expected to stay until 8:00 pm on Thursday.
·
On Friday,
staff may do their virtual conferences from home, as long as you have enough time to make it there
without blocking out more than 30 minutes. The earliest that you may leave the
building is 11:45.
·
Our PTO will be providing us with a pasta bar from Sopranos Catering for
dinner on Thursday and Goodlyfe wraps and soups for lunch on Friday.
As you continue to put our Core Value, Behave with Care, into action it’s important that you have all your positive behaviors entered by Friday when Tri 2 ends. Remember, once the trimester ends, you cannot go back to add behaviors.
One of our school goals is to decrease our total number of student absences by 3% from 8,406 in the 2023-24 SY to 8,154 in the 2024-25 SY.
As we continue to prioritize school attendance with all our
proactive and reactive measures, we are on track to meet our goal. So far, we
have 544 less absences in comparison to last
school year (YTD). Thank you for your contribution to ensure every child is
given the best chance to succeed.
We are in
the process of working on the calendar for the 2025-26 school year and as
always, we want to include you in the decision-making process. Please take this
quick 3-question survey by Tuesday, February 25. We appreciate your valuable
input.
John, Amanda, Andria,
Jane, Ellen, Cindy, and Jen D for making reading month special. I
appreciate your creativity with the theme and bringing enjoyment to our
students.
Danielle and Josie
for providing me with an extra post on social media. Thank you for embracing
our Core Value of making this a great place for parents and students.
Jane and
Amanda for sharing at our staff meeting. We greatly appreciate you!
Jessica S for
creating all the sign up genius forms for the auxiliary staff. I am beyond
grateful.
Robyn for
onboarding a virtual teacher to ensure a smooth transition and communicating
these changes to stakeholders.
Rowe for
conducting a meeting and doing research to provide us with the best Lexia
resources.
Morgan, Jen H, and
Kim J for providing support to a student to try and provide her with safety
inside and outside of school.
Alex, Morgan, Jen H,
Sarah M, and Stacey Reed for updating a plan that provides
additional support for a student.
Lynne for
creating a math poem to share with your students. It was impressive how you
showed how math can be seen in everything.
Ja’Rayl, Jessica S,
Eric, Emma, and John for another successful Wellness Day.
Thank you for coming together to show students the importance of being active
and healthy.
Monique for
knowing your students—especially their accommodations. I was impressed with how
quickly you responded when you noticed that one of your students’
accommodations wasn’t being met.
Monday, February
24:
· Stefanie’s Birthday
·
Reading Month “Hats Off to You”-western hat or
any hat and spirit day attire $1.00
· Principal & Deans Appreciation Week
(February 24-28)
Tuesday, February
25:
· Lisa’s Birthday
· PLC Meetings
Wednesday,
February 26:
· 3rd-4th Grade Spelling Bee
· All Grades Entered
Thursday,
February 27:
· Family Learning Night-Board Game Bonanza
Friday, February
28:
· Social Media Post Due to Jorvonna-5th
Grade
·
Jessica S’s Birthday
·
Spirit Day
·
Tri 2 School Store
· PTO Family Fun Night: K-5 Skating 3:30-6:30 PM
