September+2010


 * September 2010**

Georgia Vick Tamara Arizpe Jane Walton Julie Keating Suzanne Stott Sandy Alston Matthew Mayo Lori Barnes Cindy Berry Gail Bunn Diane Batchelor Mrs. Spencer Mr. Davis

**__ MTAC __** **__ Leadership __** There will not be one long line collecting these students. They will be dismissed on their own. We are just adding adults for supervision. ** Important Dates ** Last day of Mayo’s Tech Orientation for classes NCWise Refresher Sept. 15th Book Fair Sept 20-24 Internet Safety Week Sept 27- Oct 1 Internet Safety Assembly K-2 and 3-5 Oct. 1 Computers in Education kick off Oct. 8th Gaggle Training Oct. 11-15
 * School Center now allows parents to subscribe to your class web page. They will be sent emails or text messages when you page is updated. Training Coming Soon!
 * ClassScape starts mid September
 * Paper/ink: BECAREFUL WHAT YOU PRINT!!! All pictures need to be printed somewhere else (like Walgreens).
 * Computers in Education is a program that Wells will be participating in. Students will be given a book to take home and fill with addresses of family and friends. Each book returned to school completed earns us $5.50! Kick off Oct. 8th!
 * Yearbooks will be through a different company this year to save $.
 * Gaggle training for 3-5 the week of Oct. 11-15. It should last about 30 minutes in the auditorium.
 * September 27- Oct 1st is Internet Safety Week. There will be an assembly on Oct 1st for K-2 and 3-5. Times TBD.
 * NCWise refresher course coming up! Sept. 15th at 3:30 in the lab with Mayo.
 * Mission Statements in the hall look great so far! If you need any help with Mission Statements or PDSA just ask Mr. Mayo. He will be glad to help!
 * A Master Copy of the Data Notebooks is in the library in case you need to make copies for any of your new students. Mr. Mayo will also be putting a digital copy on the common drive soon.
 * Make sure you have signed your class up for a time with Mr. Mayo for technology orientation. September 10th is the last day!
 * TV remotes are disappearing! If your remote is missing or broken, you will need to buy a universal remote for your classroom.
 * Library Orientations are going on now! There is NO fixed schedule for library. The first few weeks are just for sharing information with students. We will still have flexible checkout time this year.
 * Normal book check-outs begin after your class has had their orientation in the library.
 * Book Fair is September 20-24. Don’t forget to make your wish list!
 * We are running low on batteries, and a lot of batteries are dying at the same time. You may want to put AA batteries on your wish list. Congratulations 5th grade for being ahead of the game!
 * Unfortunately, any student that does not have a NCWise number will not be able to get a library card or check out books. Hopefully, we will have all of this information soon.
 * Data Notebooks: Please keep them updated. At the end of the year, you can just use data notebooks as your documentation for reviews.
 * ** Dismissal ** (starts September 2nd!) There was a need for adults in the hall to help with the dismissal of bus/van riders as well as After School Care and walkers. Starting tomorrow the following people will be located in the halls to help monitor your students:
 *  Literacy Teachers- K-2 hall and 1 in front of Mr. Carr’s class
 *  Mrs. Evans- stays in her usual spot
 *  Mr. Prince- 4th-5th grade hall
 * ** Remediation **
 * ** K-2: ** K-1 students DO get remediation! During the remediation time K-2 gets access to all assistants, as well as some students being pulled to work with a formal program for remediation.
 *  K-2 uses PARS data as a guide to determine which students will receive remediation.
 * ** 3-5 ** : Mrs. Spencer sent out a GroupWise to each grade level with the names of the students that will be remediated. Please check your cumulative folders for your students to see if we are serving everyone that qualifies. Any student that made a 1 OR a 2 ON THE FINAL RETEST qualifies for remediation!
 *  Voyager Math/Passport Reading are the programs that will be used. We can not use these programs until all of the NCWise information has been updated and loaded into the program.
 *  Please continue with your regular scheduled class time, until you receive word that remediation is starting. Pull outs for assessments are being done now.