June 4 - June 8

Captain's Log

EOGs

This week Tracks 3 & 4 will take their EOGs.  (See John's e-mail about proctors and specific schedules.)

• Tuesday, June 5--Reading
• Wednesday, June 5--Math
• Thursday, June 6--Math

Special thank you to everyone who sees and follows the instructions on the red stop signs.  The other day, we had adults (teachers and parents) walking down the hall having a nice conversation in an "outside" voice.  Remember..we are the example for the students.  I know it is hard to keep everyone quiet this time of year, but we owe it to students and ourselves for all the hard work we have done all year.  We know how much the students have learned and how much we have taught..but the paper only prints the scores on the EOGs.  Thanks in advance for holding everyone accountable...me included.

Leadership Team Retreat

Monday, June 4  Nanette and Travis will be off campus with the Leadership Team.  Not that we think anything will happen while we are gone, BUT...it the absence of a plan....

Please make certain you are supervising all students closely.  We have lots of substitutes on campus and while they might be familiar with our students, you know them best.  Make certain you are more visible than normal to all the students on your grade level.  SHOULD anything serious happen...Contact Alice and Audrey.  They know next steps.  I will be checking in throughout the day.  If you need to text me use 919-622-5103.

Track 1 Staff

Great job!  I enjoyed the many Author's Tea and End of Year events this past week.  Some I made the practice and others the actual performance. I wish I could have made all of them.  Each of you did a fantastic job having your students demonstrate how much they learned this year. The time each of YOU took making Memory Books, (in CD and paper form) was over and beyond. Fifth Grade teachers and all involved in the 5th grade Celebration...It was a very touching a memorable day for every student, parent, grandparent and friend. OCE sent our Track 1 5th graders off in style!  Congratulation to ALL teachers at OCE who helped making the day possible. To all Track 1 staff....Standing ovation for each of you as you begin your break between the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years.

Welcome Back Track 2

Track 2 comes back today.  Welcome back to school.  It's good to see all of you again, as we begin the count down to the end of the year. 

 

End of Year

Remember to follow the end of year checklist prior to leaving for track out. (for some this is 3 weeks others..1 day.)  We are trying to make this transition as easy as possible as we move into the 2012-13 school year. 

Thank you to the  TAs who are working very hard to complete the cumulative folder reviews.  Teachers...it's up to us to make certain we have everything in the file, e.g., profile cards, report cards, etc.  We are missing a few items and I remember those same items being a problem at the beginning of the year.  It is important to the receiving teacher to have everything..otherwise..we are causing more work on a colleague. 

Kindergarten Orientation

Wednesday, June 6 from 6-7 our kindergarten team will host a kindergarten orientation.  This is an exciting time for our first time parents, as well as returning parents.  If you would like to stop by and see what happens that night, you are more than welcome to attend.  Not mandatory, but we don't want to leave you out.

Teacher Resources:

http://www.threering.com/  Three Ring | An App for Teachers to Create Educational Portfolios of Student Work with an iPhone, iPad, or Android Smartphone