MCP3 Staff News
Week of 10/19/26
Peterson's Message- K3 Director
Greetings MCP3 Team!
It is hard to believe that this is the last week of Quarter 1! Be sure to take some time this week to reflect on how far your class has come. Intentional reflection is known to enhance teaching effectiveness, boosts our self-awareness, prevents burnout, and supports the continuous improvement with both personal growth and scholars' learning outcomes.
Here is a simple 3-step approach to help you reflect on Quarter 1 and reset for Q2:
1. The Look Back (Assess)- Review your data and daily experiences to see what actually happened.
- Evaluate RAPS: Assess your classroom management. Which transitions are smooth, and which ones consistently fall apart? What RAP have become habituated by your scholars? Which scholar in your room no longer cries at drop off? How many scholars are able to tell you what is coming up next in the schedule? Then make you take a moment to pat yourself on your back for the guidance, consistency, and support you have given for your scholars to find such success and make the growth! Way to go!
- Audit your time: Reflect on your lesson plans. Did you regularly run out of time, or did activites move too quickly? Do you feel prepared weekly and daily for lessons and flow of the day?
2. The Lean In (Analyze)- Dig into the "why" behind the successes and the challenges.
- Identify your wins: Pinpoint the top two things that went exceptionally well. Did a specific seating arrangement cut down on talking? Did a new morning meeting routine build strong community?
- Deconstruct the challenges: For the things that did not go so well, look for root causes. Was a lesson too difficult, or were the behavioral expectations unclear to the students?
- Check your energy: Reflect on your own well-being. At what points in the quarter did you feel most exhausted, and what boundaries do you need to protect moving forward?
3. The Leap Forward (Adjust)-Turn your insights into a concrete, manageable action plan for Q2.
- Pick one micro-change: Avoid trying to overhaul everything. Choose one small, impactful adjustment to make next week (e.g., rewriting a single transition routine or changing your small-group RAP)
- Reset expectations with students: Dedicate the first few days of the new quarter to explicitly re-teaching a procedure that struggled in Quarter 1.
- Schedule your next check-in: Block out 15 minutes on your calendar four weeks from now to see if your adjustments are working.
- Share your Action Plan with an accountability partner.
No School 10/23- Work from Home Records Day!
No School 10/26- Sharpen the Saw Day! Happy Fall Y'all!
Report Card Info & Timeline
Report Cards Completed by 12:00pm this Friday 10/23- email Peterson when completed so that I can begin to review.
Peterson Print and Review for editing needs by 10/28 (special prize for teachers that have 0 corrections to make!)
Teachers make final revisions as needed by the end of the day on 10/30
Peterson saves Final Report Cards to the shared drive by 11/2
DOE Week- 10/27-10/30
DOE Week is a special week where MCP celebrates our excellence with a themed spirit week! Be sure to read through this document for details of special daily activities and share the flyer below with families on Dojo! MCP3 DOE Spirit Week
***Have you planned your college chant for Chant Fest? Below are two examples of last year class chants. Chants should be short and sweet! The focus is on their college/mascot pride!
Joy Factor Walkthrough
Perine and Ill be using the Joy Factor Walkthrough instead of our High Expectations Walkthrough the week of 10/19. This will be a quarterly 7-10 minute check-in focused on joy in learning. Please take a moment to review the rubric so you are familiar with what we will be looking for during these upcoming visits. Joy Factor Walkthrough
With all the Love and Respect,
Peterson
Staff Out/Coverage
Monday- Patterson is out, Keifer supports Antelopes.
Tuesday- Patterson is out, Keifer supports Antelopes.
Wednesday-Patterson is out, Keifer supports Antelopes.
Thursday- Patterson is out, Keifer supports Antelopes.
Friday- No School
Upcoming Important Dates & Happenings:
Monday-
- Picture Day
Tuesday-
- No Fab Collab. Teacher use this time to work on Report Cards as needed.
Wednesday-
- 9:00-1:30 Field Trip 121 & 122
- 1:15-2:00 PMLT mtg.
Thursday-
- Breast Cancer Awareness Day- Staff and Scholars may wear Pink/Jeans
- End of Q1
- 9:00-11:30 Field Trip 123-125
- T/EA Time 1:15pm (Portfolio checks)
Friday-
- No School- Report cards due by 12:00pm
Attendance Matters
Monthly Attendance Incentives at MCP3
- Each month we will celebrate the class with the overall highest attendance percentage with a special treat from Ms. Peterson and Ms. Perine and they will be awarded the traveling trophy oar to hang in their room!
- Each month individual scholars will be recognized and celebrated at assembly for having 100% attendance, which includes being on time! These scholars will be rewarded with a certificate and special shout out at assembly and their names recognized in our newsletter! These scholars will also get their names entered into a raffle to pick out of the BIG PRIZE BIN!
World Series of Attendance October Challenge
Let's Play BALLLLLL!!!!!!!
This month, we will be celebrating attendance with a special fun baseball theme!
- Daily attendance will be our "innings" and will be tracked with a visual in the main foyer.
- Daily homeroom average attendance will correlate to the number of "hits" your class earns as follows (80%=8 hits, 90%=9 hits, 100%= 10 hits).
- Daily "hits" will be totaled each week to make your classroom team's score!
- The class with the highest score at the end of the month will be our World Series Champions!
I can't wait to see the hype and energy and the number of "hits" our teams will score this month!
After the first week we have a 4 way tie with 9 hits!!!!!
Save the Dates for Family Engagement
This year we will be having quarterly family engagement opportunities! This is an excellent way to connect with our families and scholars in unique and fun ways!
Quarter 1: Friday 10/16, 9:30-11:15am Fall Fest
Quarter 2: Thursday 1/14, 4:00-5:30pm Family Fun Night
**The 1.5 Mandatory Hrs for all staff on 1/14 will be used from the December PD.
Operations Reminders & Updates W/ Ms. Perine
MCP3 is blessed to get to participate in the AT&T Pioneers Holiday Dreams Program again this year! This is a volunteer initiative run by The Pioneers, AT&T's Employee Resource Group and it has been bringing joy to children for 30 years through partnerships with organization in Milwaukee, Madison, Brookfield, and other cities in Wisconsin. The aim of Holiday Dreams isi to bring smiles to children during the holiday season. Each scholar will receive a gift!
This week, Ms. Perine will be sharing a scholar "wishlist" with you to complete and return to her. Be on the lookout for this!
October Lunch Duty- Harvell
ClassDojo
We want to ensure we have 100% of families connected on Dojo! Here is where we are currently at:
- Panthers- 95%
- Tigers- 100%
- Antelopes- 100%
- Bulldogs- 100%
- Golden Eagles- 100%
**Be sure to edit your class if you have scholars that are unenrolled and add students to your class when you get new scholars!
**Friday means it is time for your classroom dojo incentive! Scholars should be rewarded for their good behavior from the week. Remember- not everybody gets a cookie. So if scholars have not earned the prizes/incentives that's ok. They can try again next week. Be specific with which classroom expectation and rule they need to work on. If you need support with setting up your classroom dojo incentive please reach out!
Field Trips🚌
All classes will be taking their Quarter 1 Field Trips next week.
- Wednesday 10/21 121 & 122: Kids in Motion 9:00-1:00. Staff and scholars must wear their uniform tops but can wear jeans (or other comfy bottoms).
- Thursday 10/22 123-125: We Rock the Spectrum 9:00-11:30. Staff and Scholars may wear Pink/Jeans.
Here are some details and preparation to-do items to ensure all trips go smoothly.
- Teachers should have multiple conversations with their classes about Field Trip and Bus expectations on the days leading up to the trips. If you need additional support for these conversations please reach out to Ms. Miller to share her resources with you.
- All scholars should use the bathroom prior to leaving.
- Ms. Perine will message you when the bus arrives then you can have your class line up and exit out.
- There will be Field Trip bags that will include important supplies (extra uniform, gloves, wipes, etc.)
- Teachers need to make a copy of their attendance sheets to take with them as well as their authorized pick up list. Leave the original attendance sheets in your classrooms.
- Snack will be prepped for you to take and lunches will be prepped for 121-122.
- Staff must take a count of their scholars once on the bus and text the group that number to ensure the same number of scholars matches the entire trip and when they return.
**Ms. Griffin will be the point person for trips as she will be attending both. She will be asking all teachers for their final count before departure.**
Curriculum Pacing & Portfolios
Frog Street: Theme 2 Week 4
- My Family Project HC (Picture of hard copy if too large to fit) Displayed in Classroom By the End of Theme 2
- Scholar Classroom Interests/Friends (Picture/Anecdotal Record) By the End of Theme 2
- Progress to Monthly Goal **See Monthly Goal Form
Heggerty -Week 8
Second Step-No Second Step this week so provide special time for DOE Week Activities AND to practice your chant.
Laundry Schedule
121- Monday
122- Tuesday
123- Wednesday
124- Thursday
125- Friday