Captain's Log 10---March 5 - 10

Dates to Remember:

Clipper Distributed--March 5
Walk to School Wednesday--March 7
Admin. Friday--March 9
Turn your clocks ahead an hour---We spring forward this weekend.  Be sure to turn you clocks ahead before you go to bed on Saturday night/Sunday morning.  :)

Leap into Literacy!

WoW!!! What more can we say! I'm certain that I have found a new moisturizer and now am quite certain what clogs arteries! But of the fun of getting a "PIE IN THE FACE!" ...Oh wait, there was more than one! :) We had an amazing week of reading and events. Each of you did a fantastic job of promoting all the activities and engaging the students and families. We have had so many positive comments from parents about Wednesday evening. They enjoyed the ability to interact with students and staff in a relaxed atmosphere. Thank you again for making it a great week.  

Track 2...Kristen Bruce provided a daily list of activities prior to track out so Track 2 could participate in the fun. Below is a copy of the e-mail.

Hi Fellow Track 2 Teachers!

Just because we are going to be tracked out during Leap into Literacy week doesn't mean we have to miss all the fun!!! My class always celebrates Read Across America and Dr. Seuss's birthday the week we track back in on March 5. In addition to guest readers we have a theme for each day related to a Dr. Seuss book. If you'd like to participate with our class that would be great ~ or tweak to fit your classes interests/needs! I send a note to the parents before we track out informing them of each day's activities and then post it to my black board page. Feel free to use if you want! Attached is my parent letter.

Monday:Oh the Places You’ll Go Day (Wear something from a place you have been ~ fun after track out!)

Tuesday:Hop on Pop Day (Wear a tie)

Wednesday:Socks on Fox Day (Wear your crazy socks)

Thursday: Green Eggs and Ham day (Wear green)

Friday: Cat In The Hat Day (Wear red and white to honor Dr. Seuss)

Boosterthon!

Below are the dates for the Teacher Party for Tracks 2, 3, 4 and for the Track 2 and 4 Pep Rally and Fun Run.  The Teacher Party is essential for kicking off the week.  Captain Kyle will be our guide through our Epic Adventure and will give you all the information needed to make the week a success.  Captain Kyle along with several of his staff will schedule times with you to come to your class to do a short lesson on Character Traits, which is a key part of the Boosterthon program.  Our PTA is expecting this to be a huge fund raiser which will ultimately be money allotted toward their technology focus for our school.

WEEK 1

Monday, March 19^th @ 8 AM in Media Center = Teacher Party for Tracks 2, 3, and 4

Monday, March 19^th in Gym = Pep Rally for Track 2 and 4

1:30 – 2:15 K-2nd

2:35 – 3:15 3-5th

Friday, March 23rd on Back Field = Boosterthon Fun Run for Track 2 and 4

9:30 – 10:30 K and 1st

10:40 – 11:40 2^nd and 3^rd

11:50 – 12:50 4^th and 5^th

Recycling at OCE! 

The students are doing a great job of recycling their Capri Sun or juice pouches!  I know our PTA moms who are handling the recycling have been very pleased.  Please remind the students to recycle before they go to lunch.  If you would like to recycle the juice pouches in your classroom from snack time, just have the students take them to the cafeteria at your lunchtime. 

We are adding another opportunity for recycling!  GoGo Squeez applesauce on-the-go snack pouches.  In case you haven't seen them, they are one of the "neatest" ideas!  They look like a smaller drink pouch, but have applesauce in them instead!  Nice and neat!  I was in Ms. Davis' class the other day and they were able to make the first donation to our newest "going green" effort!  Ms. Davis, thank you for putting the pouches in a ziplock bag until the new bin was placed in the cafeteria!

Landlubber Running Club

We will be starting back up on March 20^th.  Please send this link to 3-5 parents http://ocelandlubbers.blogspot.com/.  We have 76 runners signed up.  We would love to have staff members participate in the club..  We run every Tuesday from March 20^th to June 12^th. 

Teacher Professional Development Opportunties

I received an e-mail on March 1 with opportunities for teacher professional growth. Below is the information for a 21st Century Learning Conference at Crossroad and Add-on Licensure at ECU.

21st Century Learning Conference

We are excited to announce a special event for WCPSS teachers!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Crossroads II 8:30-4:30

Save the date!

A variety of sessions will be offered, more information forthcoming.

Add-on Licensure at ECU.

The Add-On AIG Licensure Program is comprised of a FOUR Course Sequence taught at the Graduate Level. A new cohort begins every summer and is taught ONLINE with the exception of ONE WEEK face-to-face each summer at our AIG CAMP. Affordable, Accessible, Applicable (I will place a flyer in the workroom and teacher's lounge with all the information.)

Teacher Resources of the week

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/- “Discovery Education supports teachers in accelerating student achievement, bringing the world of Discovery into classrooms to ignite students' natural curiosity”

https://docs.google.com/present/embed?id=dhn2vcv5_779cnssm5g7&size=m– another power point on ways to use Google Forms in schools

Teacher Link of the week

http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/file/view/NoelleCombsInquiryLesson.pdf - “Noelle Combs – Site Coordinator    East Bakersfield High School  Region 8     Kern County “ – revised Bloom’s taxonomy -uses action verbs.