September+Announcements

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There is a PBIS training scheduled on October 3rd and 4th. I would like to send more teachers to the training to ensure that we have at least one trained individual on each grade level (I don’t believe we have anyone in K, 1st or 3rd that is trained). Eventually, I would like to get to the point that every teacher in the school has been through the training.

This is during intersession, so if you are interested in attending, please email me back. I can certainly offer comp time to anyone who attends to use on a workday (Yardis).

First and Kindergarten Science

I am putting up a sign up sheet for first and kindergarten science. There are three time slots per day. I will come to your room and read a book about animals. The sign up sheet is on the filing cabinet next to my door. There are markers on the table and probably a pencil or too on the floor dropped by a careless fifth grader.

I am going to try to make this a permanent schedule. So think about what time you want me to come every week and I will be there.

There are 13 classrooms and 15 time slots so everybody should be able to, hopefully, pick a time.

Dincher

== An attendance question... are the breakfast tardies to be entered into NCWise by the teachers or not at all? And I just wanted to confirm that teachers DO NOT enter tardies that come from the office, even if the child is handing me a tardy slip as I am doing my attendance. (Pownall 9-15-11) == Anita, breakfast tardies are NOT entered in NCWise. Those students are marked present and on time. If a student walks in with a tardy slip from the office, Mary will log it in. You mark them as ABSENT for the day. Mary will ALWAYS mark tardies. However, it might be a good idea to check back the next day. Sometimes, the system is down and she can't do it. But remember, YOU will mark the child with a slip from the office as TARDY in your attendance folder. And students with a breakfast tardy are NOT marked tardy or absent. Hope this helps! (Polumbo)

12:55 - 1:55: Reading 3-D Training K-2 (Media); ClassScape Training 3-5 (Thrash's Room)
Shouldn't browsing bags comments go to the discussion page so it isn't cluttering the main page? (YES,comments moved to discussion page.)

==Please share you thoughts on the discussion tab of this page about the question "Would it help you to have 'browsing bags' premade to use vs. getting bags from the book room and making your own?" The thought would be that we would assemble them by level with books in heavy duty zip-loc bags. The number of books in each bag and the number of bags would vary by reading level, availability and based on your input/needs. We would not use all the books in the book room but would use those sets that are incomplete. I need your input before we return from break so we can plan accordingly. Thanks! (Moody)==

I need to know who 9/13/11 and Thursday are when they registered for the Smart Response PD. I have posted a list of known names :) on the PD Opportunities Page. (Moody)
= Attention!!!!!!!! We have a new Wiki Page....."Life Outside of the Den" You may use it to post anything happening outside of work! =

//**You know it is all about teamwork--so glad to work with people who are willing to help out--that is how we are all "Super"--most are women-LOL--THANKS AGAIN --GARRETT!//
== T here are some great CCS Mathematics courses being offered on Common Core for Mathematics. Three of the courses are grade specific and focus on understanding the new content (grades 3-5 will be offered this fall; K-2 will be held in the spring). There is also a course on transitioning into the new Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Registration just opened this week. To register, go to: http://www.profdvlp.ccs.k12.nc.us/Offerings/offerings.asp. ==

//Here is an article about our 9/11 ceremony - [|Observer]//
= A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to Superwoman, Mrs. Garrett, for all of her hard work and running around for pasta at Curriculum Night! We love you and thank you for your dedication and support!! Thank you to the 1st grade team and administration who also helped out!! Sincerely, The Fourth Grade Team (StotheRoush,TMoney, The Keef, Schnabs, and C-Handler) = Polumbo and kindergarten agree! Ah-mazing job Melanie!!! You ROCK! =﻿Thank you also to the rest of the Parent Involvement Committee for their hard work, and to Mrs. Toler.=

Blood Drive - For future planning, November 9, 8:00-12:00. More info after the break. (Bunce)
Awards- //For this 9 weeks I will be passing out awards for Terrific Kid, A/AB honor roll. K-2 teachers please let me know how many TK awards you need for your class. 3-5 teachers please let me know how many TK and A/AB honor roll awards you need for your class. I only need numbers...not names of students. I believe that in the future we will only have 2 TK per class for each 9 weeks. Remember that TK are suppose to be based on Character Traits such as Respect, Responsibility, Trustworthy, Caring, etc. so we are trying to get back to that. Please send me an email to let me know how many of each award you need. They will be placed in your boxes by the end of the day on Thursday. So far I only have the Certificates and Waffle House Coupons for TK...we have not been given pencils and bumper stickers for this school year. (Elizabeth Strickland)//

==Two 5th graders collected flags yesterday. If they missed your room, would you be so kind as to send your flags to me via a student. Thanks. Yesterday was great! Did you heard the horns honking as they drove by! --Davenport==

SIT change - Beginning with the second marking period, we will revamp things a little bit -

 * SIT will be tasked with focusing on the 'big issues' - hiring, budget, programs, instruction, long range planning
 * Grade level chairs will meet with administration once a month to handle 'maintenance issues' - the day to day task of running a school. Issue bin items will go to that group. The dates have been added to the calendar. The times will vary each month, but will be in the morning.

Thank you to everyone who made the 9/11 ceremony a success; especially Mrs. Davenport, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Garrett and Mrs. Pope.﻿ !
Thanks to Mrs. Peal and the cafeteria ladies for such a nicely decorated cafeteria! And for making lunch time for our service men and women and grandparents so nice! Great job, everybody! Sept. 12-15 The Bookfair will be held in the Media Center from 7:00-2:30 each day. We will be open during the Curriculum Night. **There will be no Media Classes** taught that week. Open book checkout will still be held. Please encourage all of your students to return books by Wednesday. If you would like for them to have books over the break, please let me know. (J. Scott) I moved this up again because many of my Monday classes didn't read it. ==I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE OUR 9/11 CEREMONY SPECIAL. I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK MRS. DAVENPORT, MRS. STRICKLAND AND MRS FRASHURE FOR LETTING US USE THE SPECIAL DECORATIONS. ANd Mrs. Chanlder!== == I have a few things in my room that I'm getting rid of. There are floor puzzles, cushion seats, handheld carrying containers, etc. Not much, but if it's not gone by the end of Friday it's going in the garbage. Come on by anytime if you're interested! (Polumbo) ==

== //The sign-up sheet to meet with the benefits rep is on the bulletin board in the teacher's lounge. A rep will be here on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Please sign up if you need assistance with enrollment.// ==

BrainPOP has a free link for 9/11 - []
__ FREE BOOKS! __

Sunny D is offering a promotion to put 20 free books in your classroom. All you have to do is get your kids to collect 20 UPC labels from their products and send them in before 11/30/11. See the link below for entry details.

http://www.sunnyd.com/bookspree/

=Pleeeeease take the time to complete the registration form in PD for Smart Response training. Only four have signed up so far. We need more to have her come here. If there is not a demand, then we'll have to rethink. - I took the PD online (through the company) when I got mine last year. Do I need to do it again? -Frashure ﻿(Yes, as the webinar was just 1 hour of introduction and this is 10 hours of instruction.) =

==I have had a visit from a South View Senior who is doing her Senior Project on Early Childhood Education. She is asking for a mentor to observe and be of assistance in the classroom. Please let me know if you are interested, and I can contact her. Have a great weekend! -Helms==

==**There is an unclaimed pink jumprope tied to the rail of my hut. Please come claim it if it's yours. Oh, it's Horn's hut. :) Guess that bit of info would help.** ==

[[file:Newsletter 9-13.doc]] - Read it!
== //Ok the winners for box tops are......drum roll please.............there was a tie(440) for 1st place........... Polumbo and Cole .......Yay -- Congrats. 2nd place Dingwell --384--Yay -- Since it is warm some classes have expressed ice cream for 1st place????????????? I will let the winners decide which they prefer--ice cream or pizza/also what day next week (or after break) you would like party. Keep them coming and next collection will be at the end of October. THANK YOU!!// TOTAL FOR SCHOOL-5,556 which is $555.60 to Baldwin!!!!!! ==

Attention K-2 teachers!! ﻿Please check the new Reading 3D page for new information.
== //__You will receive a bunch of flags for Monday morning. Please have your students carry these repectfully to the flag pole. You will need to return them. Jackson or I will be around to deliver and pick up. Thanks.--Davenport *** Please count your flags before going out, if you need more, they will be in the lounge or let me know. +++ __// ==

If the lounge has to follow classroom rules, there are boxes too close to the ceiling.
= = = ﻿The Cumberland Way -- Discussion started. What is wanted? (Roush) = = __**September 6 - 9, 2011**__ = = = = **NCWISE will close for grades on Sept. 12th** = = = = **If you are trying to view an Office file (word or excel) on your classroom computer that you created on your laptop, you need the converter installed -** = = **[|Conversion File]** = = I had some questions about the Code Red. Made a discussion on the Sept Announcements. Please answer. Thanks! (Polumbo) = = **See info on PD page (Moody)** = = __**SIT Minutes - **__ = = = =Monday September 12th the breakfast menu will be changed to Pancakes on the Stick, this is a delivery problem. Please let your students know about the change. Thank you=

**Thank you to fourth grade for their hard work this week - we held a parent meeting on Wednesday to discuss grade level expectations and it was well attended, informative, and very well received. If your grade level would like to do the same, please let Mr. Yardis know.**

All Honor Roll breakfast names need to be given to Tina Toler by the end of the day Thursday. We need to send out the invites on Friday.

=[|Read this article], and be thankful our kids are good (we had a kid get left outside last week as well, but he did the right thing and found another teacher). PLEASE be very vigilant in counting your kids when coming in from outside, and talk with your students about what to do if for some reason they are left outdoors (find another teacher, or knock loudly until someone comes). Finally, if you are absent, the sub, whenever possible, must be accompanied by the teacher assistant.=

Spoke with my class today about what to do if they get locked out.

Curriculum night - 5:45: Everyone meets in the cafeteria for PTA meeting and opening 6:00: Adjourn to a grade level classroom for a presentation by two of the grade level teachers on the curriculum 6:25: Bell rings; parents leave first classroom and either go to book fair, leave, or attend second classroom 6:30: Second session begins 6:55 - End of curriculum sessions 7:15: Book fair closes

There will be snacks in each grade level classroom (thank you parent involvement committee!) = = ==== * Please encourage your students to wear patriotic colors on Monday for our Patriot Day / 9-11 Observance. Be at the flag pole by 9:30 ready to pledge our allegiance and sing our hearts out. We will stand as if spokes on a wheel radiating out from the pole. Flags will be distributed to students as far as we can stretch them. Hopefully, there are enough here at school. First Responders have been invited and other dignitaries are supposed to come. ( Davenport)** ====

= ﻿Shhhhh! We have a secret. Applications for new technology are available somewhere in our wiki! Will your class be selected for either three new touch screen tablets or three new netbooks for students use? Hmmmm ... Will we know before intersession? Only the Yardis knows for sure! = = ﻿With cookie dough arriving tomorrow, the cafeteria will be full so students will take their lunches back to the classroom. Extra trash bags will be provided for the lunch trash.Thanks for your cooperation :) = = = (Pownall 9/6/11) Has any K-2 teacher successfully downloaded the Reading 3-D simulator to their laptop for practice time? If so, could you please give me some directions? Let me check in the AM and see what's up with it and I'll get back with you on here so others can see. Thanks! (Moody) I have it downloaded on my laptop. However, there is no drop down to choose "BOY, MOY, or EOY". Sue, please look at that too. Thanks! (Polumbo)  ﻿I've checked and it downloaded for me ... staff share/ professional development/ simulator. Once into it, click applications, then DIBELS. The dropdown menu for time is mid right hand side. I'll come help you if you can't find it. Let me know! Thanks for the questions. (Moody)  ﻿I followed these directions and did not see any place to download the program onto my laptop so I was practicing on something other than the shared drive program. Have I misunderstood what I was to do? (Pownall 9-7-11) =Thursday we will be practicing our Code Yellow and Code Red Lockdown procedures. Please review with your class on Wednesday the procedures for these drills (found in the purple emergency flip chart).=

All Honor Roll breakfast names need to be given to Tina Toler by the end of the day Thursday. We need to send out the invites on Friday.

5th Grade field trip September 15th. Departure time is 7:30am and return time is @ 4:30am. Charter buses will be located at the front of the school. - Helms


 * Science __Enrichment__ is only for grades 2, 3, and 4. -Frashure **

**__ Main Fire Code violations __**

**The fire marshall will be inspecting soon - please make sure none of these things are occurring in your room -**


 * 1. ** Connecting (Piggy Backing) of surge protectors ($ 200.00 per item).
 * 2.** Permanent use of extension cords. //(See below and remember household type extension cords are not allowed at all - $ 100.00 fine per item)//
 * 3.** Lack of housekeeping and storage of items in mechanical rooms, boiler rooms, electrical rooms, stairwells, etc.
 * 4.** Decorations on classroom doors.
 * 5.** Blocking areas of egress.
 * 6.** Stacking/Storing items closer than 2 feet from ceiling.
 * 7.** Microwaves and refrigerators plugged into surge protectors. (Microwaves and refrigerators are allowed at the discretion of the Principal, but must be plugged directly into the wall outlet)
 * 8.** Combustible decorations exceeding 20% of an individual classroom wall area or 10% of a hallway wall area..
 * 9.** The hanging and displaying of decorative material from acoustical ceiling systems that is part of the fire resistant roof assembly.
 * 10.** Classroom doors with glass panels covered. All classroom doors with glass panels must have a line of sight into and out of the classroom. (For Code Red Lock Down situations you can have a covering material positioned on the wall near the door to be ready to use in the Lock Down emergency)
 * 11.** The use of curtains that are not made of a fire retardant material or that have not been treated with a fire resistant process.
 * 12.** The hanging of combustible material on blinds and windows that allow for emergency rescue and egress.
 * 13.** The use of upholstered furnishings (couches, chairs, etc.) not bearing the label of an approved agency confirming compliance with 4302.1 and .2, sections of the NC Building Code relating to heat release and ignition.
 * 14.** Use of portable, electrical or kerosene heaters, etc. (These types of items are not approved for educational occupancies.)
 * 15.** Evacuation plans not posted.

= = =**Just a friendly reminder... Since I posted it on the wrong page...On September 12th, the whole school will gather at the flagpole at 9:30. At that time we will sing two songs. I have put the words and the music on the staff shared drive in a folder labeled "songs for September 12th". If you have a few minutes in your day please allow the students to listen to these songs to help us prepare. Especially my Monday classes as I will not see them before we perform. If for some reason you can not access the songs, please let me know, this is the first time I've tried this. Thanks a bunch for your help! -Horn**= = = = =
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 * The end of the first round of “Paws for the Cause” has been moved from the last day of November to September 16 @ 12:00 noon! That’s right, we will announce our first winners on September 16th, right before intersession. **

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 * Also, we will award pizza and ice cream to the top THREE classes with the most Paws. This information will be broadcast on the morning announcements on Wednesday, September 7th. It’s the home stretch. Get your kids together and make that final push. **

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 * On an unrelated note, we need some “anecdotal feedback” about our PBIS program. As soon as you can, please email me with your thoughts on the following components of PBIS: **

= = = = = = = = **Do we want a flu clinic here? Answer with yes, and we will schedule it (flu shots are free for all state employees).** **YES YES YES :) -Frashure** **No. Dincher**  **Yes we do...Perry and Dee**  Yes - Frye  yes-Stamp  yes - Pownall =__**September 1 - 3, 2011**__= =** Should we have student names listed on the SST page? ﻿The instructions have been changed to first name only. -Bunce**= **good idea!**
 * ISS, after-school detention, bear bucks, bear Paws, the leader board, the PBIS store, the matrix, and any other aspects of the program that are not mentioned here. [R.Robinson] **
 * If you want to join this wiki so you can discuss under your name, please select join this wiki and follow the directions. You are not required to do so BUT it will enable you to more fully participate in everything this tool has to offer us. (Moody)**

= Regarding the hurricane collection...some of my students wanted to know if they could donate toys (I told them the Red Cross would probably take those since our collection is for specific items). But they did have a good question about books, are they acceptable as "school supplies"? (Pownall 9-2-11) = = They will also accept other "kid friendly" items. Please tell them to bring them in! =

This is what the county listed as school supplies - Backpacks 3-ring Binders Loose-leaf Paper Pocket Folders Pencil Boxes Scissors Erasers Glue Sticks Lunch Boxes Pencils - No. 2 pencils, mechanical pencils Markers - colored pencils, crayons, markers
 * Items Needed: **

= - take a breath, recharge and get ready for the stretch run before the end of the marking period. Its going to be a busy couple of weeks.= = = = //__I sent an email (!!!!) to evbes regarding the observance of __// //__Sept. 11th on Sept. 12.__// = = //__Becky Horn has put the songs on the staff shared drive that we will be singing. ( Davenport)__// = = **Check out the new SST tab on the left.-Bunce = = //ALL STAFF-If you have BOX TOPS PLEASE turn them in--I will finish counting over the weekend. Winners announced next week. Garrett// = = 3rd -5th Teachers, = = Please return your Club USA rosters to me as soon as you can. I have only received 4/15 updated rosters. Our MFLC cannot work with these students until we have signed permission from parents. Again...Active duty and Reserves are the focus, not retired military. Please place the roster with any corrections in my box so I can get your class their permission forms. Thanks! Strickland = =SIT will meet Tuesday - please give your rep any items that need to be discussed. Reps, please make sure you have added any items to discuss to the agenda.= = Don't forget to keep Tracie in your thoughts and prayers this morning. =

Baldwin has been asked to help shape our future colleagues. We will host Fayetteville State University education students for their FIRST early field experience observations. We have tried to spread them out over our talented faculty and provide them with a primary and elementary experience. In some cases, their expressed area of certification lent itself to other choices. While visiting with you, their time will be spent as you see appropriate. We all went through this so think back to what you would have valued. If you want them just observing, then do so. If you want them to work individually/small group, then do so. This is our chance to introduce them to our profession! Please let Moody know if this will NOT work for you and we'll make other arrangements. Thanks for welcoming these future teachers into your learning environments. We have lots to be proud of here at Baldwin!! Open to find your name, preservice teacher's name and time period. There are two sheets. Be sure to check both sheet 1 and sheet 2. We'll post the post observation evaluation form you'll be asked to complete on each visitor here

The natives have gotten restless. As we wind down the marking period, please take some time to review procedures and expectations. Be extra vigilant in giving out BEAR bucks when you see positive behavior, and work to proactively deal with problems before they occur. We are dealing with an influx of referrals and they are all justified - we need to clamp down and take control. (Yardis)

What day is the Award Breakfast??? ( see below for other infomation)
=﻿First and Kindergarten Science= I am putting up a sign up sheet for the next two weeks for first and kindergarten science. There are three time slots per day. I will come to your room and read a book about animals and bring a puppet with me too. The sign up sheet is on the filing cabinet next to my door. There are markers on the table and probably a pencil or too on the floor dropped by a careless fifth grader. Dincher

=﻿Car loading= Teachers, please include a note in your sub plans about loading children into cars. Yesterday a sub brought a child out into the traffic to load into a car. Your friendly parking lot traffic director.

Scholastic Bookfair : September 12-15 7:00 a.m.-2:15 p.m. in the Media Center. Open on September 13th during Curriculum Night.

Thank you Mrs. Bunce for the refresher course on PEPTRAKS!! 1st grade team You're welcome! What a great bunch the 1st grade team is. :) - Bunce

= What time are the Awards Assemblies? = = Is the Star Reader and Star Math in addition to the AR goal (which we already had the parents decide on), Perfect Attendance, and Terrific Kids (plural)? = = If it is not an addition, do I only invite 3 parents? (Pownall 9-2-11) = = ﻿Is Administration going to let parents know of __changes__ to assemblies or should each grade level send home their own letter? = =Awards Assemblies= This year we are trying something new. __K-2__: Each class select a Star Reader, Star Math and Terrific Kid (discuss with your grade level criteria for your selected "stars.") __3-5__: Only A Honor Roll and A/B Honor Roll to be recognized. All award winners will be honored with a breakfast along with their parents. If individual classes would like to have a separate presentation for any additional awards, they may do that in their classrooms. The attendance committee will prepare something for our Perfect Attendance recipients, but they will not be recognized at the breakfast. Helms 9/1/11 Assembly Dates: K-1: Sept. 13th 2-3: Sept. 15th 4-5: Sept. 14th I signed up for the "notify me" when someone posts new ideas on the Wiki. I am trying to see if I did it correctly. ;) Frye