News for October 1, 2018
It's Walk-A-Thon time again! Grab your tennis shoes and get ready for some fun! Please consider walking at least one lap with your class to ensure we reach our goal of 100% participation. We are encouraged that over 50% of our students have submitted their pledges and/or donations already! Please encourage families to participate in your communication with them as well. Go Team Brown!
Welcome to the Title Intervention Team, Tina Uzelac! Tina will start with Kristi and Sandy next week.
9/30 Safe Schools Training to be completed by today!
10/1 Walk-a-Thon begins!
10/3 Count Day
Walk-a-Thon @ lunch recess
IEP/CST day:
Lignell - 8:15
Zelenock - 9:15 a.m. & 10:15
Schueneman - 11:15
Barron - 12:45
Kodis - 2:00
10/4 Fire Drill #2 @ 2:10 p.m.
10/5 Walk-a-Thon @ lunch recess
Trauma Workshop @ KRESA - Lignell, Nimtz, Bawks
Coming Up...
10/8 Walk-a-thon @ lunch recess
10/9 Walk-a-thon @ lunch recess
Fire Drill #3 @ 10:10
Staff/SI Meeting in Alyssa's room - 4pm-5pm
10/10 Walk-a-thon @ lunch recess
DLC 4:15 @ Central
10/11 1/2 day (a.m. specials schedule) dismissal @ 12:05
10/12 1/2 day (a.m. specials schedule) dismissal @ 12:05
Gaga Ball Schedule (beginning Friday, September 28th)
A - Y5/K
B - 1st grade
C - 2nd grade
D - 3rd grade
E - 4th grade
F - 5th grade
Many of you may already know Mike King, SJPS's Director of Maintenance and Facilities. Mike was hired last winter and may be in and around the school from time to time.
Please remember to report all maintenance issues to Kevin, Rick, Sara or Kristen so that we may submit requests.
Don't forget to submit attendance two times every day - by 9:00 a.m. and by 1:15 p.m.
Last week's mystery staff member was...Alyssa Barkovich!
Our mystery staff member this week...
Likes to eat... oranges, carrots, BBQ spare ribs, and bagels
Likes to...run, doodle/write, read, and hike
Likes to watch...
Iowa play football
Enjoys reading...Pride and Prejudice and reads it almost every year.
Loves...tamarin, monkeys, hippopotamus, and puppies.
Would like to visit...Australia, Alaska, and Greece.
If he/she was had the principal's job, he/she would...quit :) (OH NO!)
Buddy Classes
5th-1st and ECDD (2 per 5th grade teacher)
4th- 2nd and Y5 (2 per 4th grade teacher)
K-3rd
Give Back Night to benefit United Way! Be sure to pay for your jean days as well - see Morgan!
Spotlight on Innovation
Check out this video that Stephanie and her troop of third graders made to showcase our area prior to connecting with a class for a book talk. Using the green screen and an iPad, they were able to use WeVideo to put it all together in no time.
Welcome to Michigan Video
Kudos and Thank You to...
- Amber for hosting our staff meeting on Tuesday and to all of the others who offered.
- Morgan for serving as our United Way liaison.
- Kelly M. for planning our Friday Fun day! It was a hoot!
- Kent and Kelly N. for attending KRESA's Trauma Informed Instruction training this week.
- Our teachers for encouraging our students to participate in the walk-a-thon! 100% is our goal - we can do it!
- All of the walkers and runners who came out to support the Wagner family on Saturday.
- The fifth grade team for getting started with SMART time last week! Clear, intentional focus on main idea and key details was evident in all four groups.
