Captain's Log #3 - July 16-20

We have finished the first week of school for tracks 1, 2 and 3.   

It was a very successful first week of school.  Let's keep up the great work.  Teamwork is the key!  You are doing an awesome job! :)

Climate Goal 

Reminder that all grade levels need to teach the students two SAIL lessons.  The first one is "What is SAILing" and the second is "Arrival and Dismissal" these are part of our School Improvement Plan and are also aligned with best practices on teaching routines and expectations.  Track 4 staff members will learn more about these lessons at their Track in Meeting.  

Committees and Early Release

Our first committee meetings will be on Friday the 27th.  Be on the lookout for an agenda that your committee chair, so you will be prepared for the 27th.  Also, Friday the 27th is our first Early Release of the 2012-13 school year, more info to come.  

Family Marathon

Hello Staff,

Its hard to believe this will be the 5th year we have held the Family Marathon at OCE.  We started our first marathon in 2008 with 220 registrants and the number grew to 450 this past year.  Thanks to your support, the event has created opportunities for some great memories to be formed and healthy lifestyle patterns to be created.  To keep this event on the right track, (pardon the pun)  I need your help!  Please write me a quick e-mail if you have any comments, concerns or ideas on how we can continue to make this a passive experience for our OCE community. Thank you.

Dianne 

Lunch 

Teacher Assistants and office staff will be teaching and monitoring the students SAILing in the cafeteria this week.  If teachers want to eat with their students they are able to, but it is not the expectation.  Teachers be sure to walk your students into the lunchroom and acknowledge (smile, wave, thank you, etc) the person that will be monitoring the lunchroom during your lunch time.  Also, be sure to drop off and pick up on time. 

Self assessments and Professional Development Plan

The NCEES site continues to be under construction (July 16th it is supposed to be ready to be used).  All certified teachers will need to have completed a self-assessment and PDP prior to the first 30 days of school.  Track 3 will need to meet with evaluator prior to tracking out to review self assessment and sign off on PDP.  Remember that the PDP is a "personal" plan and should reflect areas of growth in the self-assessment. We will begin with Track 3, since they are tracking out the soonest, for us to meet on the PDPs.  All teachers MUST have the self-assessment and PDP completed in the first 30 days.

Track 3 teachers...IF you are in your renewal, or have a BT status, Nanette will be the main evaluator.  Teachers who are NOT in their tenure or license renewal on Track 3, will have Travis as the main evaluator. We will schedule the meetings prior to track out. .

PLT Notes 

July 9-13 notes

Teacher Resources 

The how's, why's and value of educational technology.

 More information about Assessments

Teacher Links

3 sites to create flashcards

Common core math games that have been "pinned".