Staff,

Happy Friday! I had many staff members reach out to me about the Marching Band T shirts. I have a link at the bottom if you would like to represent the HS Marching Band! Please put in your T-shirt size by next Friday (9/29) so I can get the order in to Slater Designs. I am beyond excited that so many of you want a T-shirt! Thank you so much for your support, this will help make our band program grow. If you have any questions, let me know!

MB T Shirt Link

Musically yours,

Hannah Bailey

Just a friendly reminder, if you are going to join CTA, dues are $20 for returning staff and new staff is $10. You may give those to the CTA building rep, Cheryl, Leah or Candy, or a CTA Officer, Rita, Zach, Jacki or myself.

If you have already done so, thank you! Have an amazing weekend!

--

Michelle Krog

5th Grade

Slater School District

CTA Treasurer

Central Region MSTA President

660-529-2278, ext 202

We are needing someone willing to work the 25/40 second play clock for next Friday night's game! If you are interested please let Rachel Harding know!

We can also train you if you would like!

We will wrap up make up testing as Denise's schedule and my schedule allow next week. Stay tuned for details.

If a kiddo is requested for make up testing, but it would be detrimental for instruction/a scheduled activity/etc., please let us know. We'll pull them another time.

Here's a peek at the list as it stands.

Don't forget to fill in the Transition Room Assignments document when you have a student in the Transition Room.

If you need access to the document, email Denise Audsley (daudsley@slaterschools.net) or call 222.

If you need supplies for your fanny packs, please email Crystal Wiseman (cwiseman@slaterschools.net). Include what items you need in the message.

Don't forget to enter information about your classes and programs in the SEPTEMBER HS BOARD REPORT by 3:00 Monday, September 25.

Contribution to the Board Report is a HS Expectation. Let me know if you have questions.

We will have a building level meeting after school on Wednesday, September 27. Location TBA. Please plan to attend.

School pictures will be this Thursday, September 28 in the Gym.

SCCC Students should come inside and take your picture before you load the bus. ALL students will take a school picture. You do not have to purchase a package.

** Teachers, please take your photo as you arrive that day. **

As we discussed in the August Building Level meeting, teacher teams will plan this year's NWEA incentive days. See the groups below.

Fall Group, chat among yourselves and let me know what you're thinking. There's a modest budget for each event. I would like to have the Fall date scheduled within a week and executed within a month.

Winter Group, please start planning your event as well - I think knowing what the incentive will be helps our kids lock in their motivation. I'd like to hold the Winter Incentive before we leave for Winter Break.

Mike Rutherford developed a program called THE ARTISAN TEACHER. Mike's website describes the program by saying, "The Artisan Teacher is our core program for teachers and teacher developers. It is an ongoing study of the most recurring pedagogical approaches of particularly successful teachers. Based on more than 40,000 classroom observations, the 23 Artisan Themes represent a comprehensive lexicon of terms that describe the core skills of excellent instruction. The Artisan Teacher is designed to develop the craft of teaching by enabling teachers to identify and hone their most productive skills—and, to add new, complementary, skills to their repertoire. The Artisan Teacher is also designed to be an aid to administrators, instructional coaches, college professors, and anyone who is engaged in the learning and development of teachers and teaching."

As I come into your classroom to observe, you'll see that I'll often point out one of Rutherford's 23 Artisan Teaching Themes I've noticed you using. Throughout the school year, I will highlight various themes.

This week's highlight is a theme dealing with the scientific aspects of teaching:

Mental Models - The ability of the teacher to create a structure for learning using images, models, sensory experiences, symbol systems, and creative processing methodologies.

Zach Crews did a great job with this in his classroom this week as he was explaining soil types and characteristics to his Ag 2 students (pictures below). Besides describing and showing real examples, Zach used peanut M&Ms, regular M&Ms, and mini M&Ms to demonstrate how different sizes of particles comprise different kinds of soil. He made a technical lesson into one that was hands on, which helps his students process and retain the information. Great job, Mr. Crews!

What staff member deserves a shout out?

Take a minute to let me know all about it by filling out THIS FORM or clicking the banner above.

Students, Parents, and Staff can give a shout out to any Slater Schools employee! We'll make sure they receive a copy of it and will look for ways to share them with you throughout the year as well.

Let's get to bragging about all the good people around here!

*I apologize for the change up, but Becky and I worked with Nicole to fix some settings in PowerSchool to be able to submit a referral through the INCIDENT option.

Here are the steps to enter a Referral:

1. Go to the Student Information icon on the right hand side of your screen.
2. Click on the last name of the student on the left side of your screen.
3. Then go to the Select Screen dropdown on the top right of your screen.
4. Select Submit Incident Entry.
5. Enter the Incident Title (be sure to title it as Discipline Referral), date and time.
6. Write your description in the Incident Detail section which should include details of the incident and where it happened.
7. Submit. (It will say you have successfully submitted the incident.)

Did you know that HS Student parking spots off of Morgan Street extend from the corner of Parker and Morgan streets to the ECC Entrance? (See the spots below.)

Some of our HS Students are reporting being displaced by staff member vehicles. The cafeteria lot and spots north of the ECC doors are up for grabs for staff, students, and visitors.

Just a friendly reminder. If you have received food from the cafeteria. Please go through the checkout line and let Whitney know what you have received. We are having issues with numbers not lining up. We are serving more food than what our numbers are showing. This can cause issues when it comes time for our audit.

We also ask that you not cut in front of the students in line. I know the line can be a bit long, but please be patient. Whitney is pretty quick at what she does!

Breakfast bags: If you have students absent or that are not being counted for breakfast. We will also need you to send those breakfast items back as well.

Have a good weekend!

Reannen Hill

Head Cook

Slater Schools

660-529-2278 Ext 300

Please do not send students to the offices for health care needs unless you are unable to make contact with the nurse. Reminder: Do not send students out of your room without making contact.

The fanny packs in your rooms are for minor health care needs, ie. bandaids. If your pack is missing something please let the nurse know.

I have stopped several students wandering the halls on their phones who tell me they are heading to the nurse. I would suggest a hall pass that the nurse can sign off on noting the time they came and left. Way to much traffic in the halls during instruction time.

Dr. T

If a student has an accident at school, no matter how big or small, an accident report needs to be filled out. This needs to be done as soon as possible and submitted through the Google Form that Crystal shared this past week.

I have added a button at the bottom of this newsletter for both the student accident form and the Work Comp Form for your quick reference.

Anyone who does not work for the District should be wearing a neon green lanyard while in the building.

Remember - if you see a parent/visitor entering the building during drop off or pick up times, you need to remind them that they are to sign-in in the appropriate office. We are also asking you to escort them to that office so that we make sure they are not just going into classrooms.

We have some parents that are having a hard time dropping their babies off at the door and still wanting to walk them to their room and catching teachers off guard.

Please try to be outside of your classroom greeting students as they come in to help reduce some of these issues. Remember: If you see something, say something!

Thank you!

Remember that Tonja Boggs offers Grab & Go PD two days a month during lunch in her Coaching Corner. Those dates are on the Coaching Corner calendar, and it is an expectation that everyone attends. You don't have to stay, but you should come learn about what she has to share.

The next dates are 10/24 & 10/25. Watch your email for more information.

Please double check your voice message on your classroom phones. If you are unsure of how to create your personalized message, please refer to the Quick Reference Guide that Angela shared with you.

In the guide, you will find the document How to Make a Call. In that document it tells you how to create your personalized voice message.

Expectations for HS Lunch Duty (above) include:

Salad Bar Supplies: Extra salad bar supplies will be kept in an upright cooler in Whitney's 'area' to make it easier for that day's person to keep an eye on supplies and keep it stocked. These are the people who are posted at the salad bar until the line is through. Tasks include making sure kids are getting appropriate portions, not making messes (make them clean up after themselves), and that the stations are stocked. Whitney is entering codes and numbers. She won't be restocking any longer. Once the kids are through the line, staff members can/should move about the room to supervise and finish their meal.

'Outside Area': During the winter months and in inclement weather, this person will keep an eye on condiments until the kids are through the line. That station will move to the North wall as well. Spare ketchup will be stored in the cooler with salad bar items and ala carte drinks. Gravy/sauce may have to be retrieved from the kitchen. Once the kids are through the line, staff members can/should move about the room to supervise and finish their meal.

Hallway Supervision: These people will continue to supervise the hallway until the line has moved past the servers. At that point, staff members can/should move about the room to supervise and finish their meal.

Please be sure to include lunch duty details in your sub plans.

Thank you for everything you do all day every day - including the logistics of making a 28 minute lunch period work. I appreciate you!

HS students need to be using the restroom BETWEEN classes rather than during class.

As always, you can use discretion for emergencies. If a student leaves during class time, it should be documented and his/her phone should not go with him/her. They need to leave it in the room if they go. Documentation can be in the form of a sign in/out sheet in your room, but I need a way to know who what out and about if an incident is reported. This also lets us look for patterns and potential vaping.

We're losing out on instructional time and man hours tracking students down because kids are treating the restrooms like a wifi lounge.

Here's who's celebrating a September birthday:

3- Brian Adolphs

6- Kelly Gochenour

10- Sara Gochenour

15- Sherry Ballenger

16- Reannen Hill

22- Kim Reeter

27- Tera Allen & Emilee Grimes

Monday, September 25

• 8:00 am - F/Attendance Eligibility List runs
• 9:00 am - Fire Drill
• 9:15 am - Admin Meeting
• 10:30 am - Wellness Committee Meeting
• 4:30 pm - FFA Area Workshop @Concordia
• 5:30 pm - V SB @Tina (Bus leaves @3:30 / Admin: T. Lorenz)
  
  

Tuesday, September 26

• 2:45 pm - Softball team dismissed to prepare for bus
• 3:15 pm - HS Art Club Meeting @Art Room
• 4:30 pm - Board of Education Meeting
• 5:00 pm - V/JV Softball @Bunceton (Bus leaves @3:00 / Admin: Staci Meyer)
• 5:00 pm - JH Football @Cole Camp (Bus leaves @3:00 / Admin: B. Drummond)

Wednesday, September 27

• 3:10 pm - Building Level Meeting @TBA
• 5:00 pm - V/JV Softball vs. Hale (Gate: C. Crumbaugh / Admin: J. Clements)

Thursday, September 28

• School Picture Day

Friday, September 29

• SLOs DUE
• 7:00 pm - V Football vs. N. Shelby (S Gate: TBA /N. Gate: R. Bayne / Admin: Jess)

Cell Phone: 660-631-5298

Email: jclements@slaterschools.net
Website: slaterschools.net
Location: 515 Elm Street, Slater, MO, United States
Phone: 660-529-2278 (108)
Twitter: @SlaterPrincipal

Cell Phone: 660-631-0883

Email: mwiseman@slaterschools.net
Phone: 660-529-2278 (107)