Monday Morning Memo 4.19.21

 Happy Monday!  

Testing

We have made it over the first hurdle of FSA testing.  We are down to two students that are completing make-up tests on Monday.  Be on the lookout for the email about testing locations.  This week our third grade Cubs will be taking the SAT 10.  This is an alternate test that provides us with additional data on students to assist in determining if our third graders should be promoted to grade 4.  This test is just as important to our Cubs as FSA is.  Please be sure to provide them with a quiet testing experience this week!

Textbooks

We are continuing to work on surplussing our Reading Street materials.  The large Gaylord boxes are now full.  This means that anything that you have left in your rooms or planning rooms need to be boxed up or given away to students.  Our first batch of boxes have arrived from the warehouse.  Mr. Papas will be delivering them to your planning rooms on Monday morning with a roll of tape for your grade level to share.  Each teacher is only receiving two boxes each to start.  If you end up with boxes left over please email me to let me know, and I will shuffle them to grade levels that need them.   Once you have all materials boxed up and they are ready to be moved from your room, please email Steve Pappas and he will swing by and pick them up from you.  If you have your own cardboard boxes, they need to be approximately the size of a box of copy paper and should not exceed 40 pounds in weight.

Coverage

Thank you to everyone for being so flexible.  We have been down quite a few staff members on a daily basis.  This is requiring a lot of shuffling in schedules to be sure that classrooms, duties, specials, and the lunchroom are covered.  We really appreciate those of you that have had to fill in as subs or that have stepped in to cover an area.  DCE is such a family!  Thank you thank you!

Visioning

This week we will be holding an after school meeting with our Program Planners and our PPC members to talk about the 2021-2022 school year.  We will be discussing the School Improvement Plan, setting 3 year goals, outlining a professional development plan, and much much more.  We can't wait to work collaboratively to get next year started off right, and to be able to send you off for summer with a little bit of information about our focus and vision for 21-22.

Weekly Schedule

Have an amazing week!  

-Keli and James