The Gator Guide

You are welcome to wear jeans this week if you are participating in the spirit days for Read Across America Week. Kicking it off tomorrow with jersey day!!!

We will have guest readers from county office and our community in the building throughout the week reading in different classrooms. Huge shout out to Ms. Jones for setting that up.

We got all the remaining books in this past Friday, except one. The last book should be here this week and I will get it out as soon as it gets here. Remember to follow the voting days in the email I sent last week. And we will get the winners printed and on the brackets at the end of each voting day. Again, we are hoping to promote more read alouds in the classroom. So please only use YouTube if you HAVE to.

There will be NO STAFF meeting on Wednesday. There will be a leadership Wednesday, March 11th at 7:15 in the media center. There is a principal's meeting on the 10th and I believe there will be some things to pass along after that.

On Friday, we presented the following awards to teachers in our building! When you see them, make sure you give them a HUGE shout out and congratulations!!!

*We will get her picture on Monday. :)

I know this seems like forever away but please go ahead and mark your calendars with this information.

Your team will meet with admin and instructional coach on your designated day during your planning. Even if you don't have CFAs to go over or create, there is always data to look at, especially now while we are looking at creating groups for Ms. Ross, etc.

Principals and nurses have been getting information regarding measles updates. We now have confirmed cases in NC and they are growing by the day. I need to make sure all staff has read this information below and start getting your documents gathered. This flyer below was given to us to help give guidance to staff on what their next steps should be. (I currently just requested my shot records from SC and should have them next week!) I am asking that you all take this serious because I am not sure we can do without staff for 21 days should someone be exposed. OCS is working very closely with the Onslow County Health Department. If you have your records and want Nurse Wade to look them over, we are keeping a check off list of staff that we have verified has their documentation. That way we are ahead of the game. So please Nurse Wade with any questions or concerns. Also, go heart my original email that this Gator Guide was sent in. This will let me know that you have read it.

**If you graduated from OCS, you can simply fill out the form below and they can help you get your records. ONLY if you graduated from an Onslow County High School.

Make sure you have your Core plans turned into me, if you have not done so already.

Upcoming Testing- ELA and Math Check-Ins will be March 17th and March 19th. More information in the coming weeks! 3rd-5th test administrators, we will do a brief refresh training this week during data teams meetings.

Spring Break Strong- Gator Good Deed Grid Starting in March, you will notice a variety of “Good Deeds” on my office door. When your class completes one of the squares, stop by and sign your class name on it. I’ll then enter your class into a drawing for Donuts for the Class! Each completed square = one ticket in the drawing. I’ll hold: * The first drawing at the end of two weeks (based on completed squares) * A second drawing toward the end of the month. Let’s sprinkle those good deeds all around campus and finish strong before Spring Break

-Nurse Wade for doing all that she does with much care and a smile.

-All the staff members for making it this far in the year.

-Huge thank you to all staff members with your patience, support, and understanding with our Fire Drill this past week. Super job with keeping kiddos calm and focused while we navigated through.

-Mrs. Hendrix is structured, fun, and kind! Her students meet or exceed standards and she teaches them fun, real-life things too!

-Mrs. Mitchell for always checking in.

-Mrs. Starlin- thank you for being so excited for me and my achievement. Knowing how much you care warms my heart.

-Nurse Wade for being patient and kind to all of my needy kinders.

-Mr. Montez is constantly advocating for his students. He not only serves them academically, but also socially and emotionally.

-Mrs. “Goober” for making my day brighter!

-Mrs. Lamb- my students love going to art and they have been so excited about the things they get to do in there.

-Kelly Mitchell – enjoy your pleasant smile and her greetings to all.

-Dr. Bazzy for teaching the kindergarteners their dance for the Royal Tea Party and for helping with it!

-Mrs. Sickle- even when she is busy and her plate is full, she finds a way and makes time to help me.

-Jenn Nagler always comes in with a smile on her face and is always willing to help.

-Ms. Bailey for getting math educator of the year!

-Huge Shout out to Mr. Haga and Ms. Flynt with all of their work and support for Odyssey of the Mind. Everyone worked hard and it showed Great Job!

-Huge Shout out to Mrs. Jackson and Ms. F. Barnes and all of their hard work and support for Science Olympiad. Students were dedicated and worked hard and it paid off! Super Job!

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*Dates are subject to change. If one is changed from one newsletter to the next, it will be highlighted in red. These are for staff information only. Parent dates are published in their newsletter.

March

2-6: School Social Worker Week

2-6: Read Across America Week

3: Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 pm

4: Staff Meeting – 7:15am- Cancelled

5: Feb.’s Student of the Month – 9:30

6: Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day

6: K, 1, 2, MTSS

6: PTO Popcorn Friday

10: PTO Meeting- 9:30am

12: Beginning Teacher Mtg (Media Center)

13: 3,4,5 MTSS Meetings

18: Early Release Day – Dismiss at 12:15

20: PTO Popcorn Friday

20: First Day of Spring

25: Grading Period Ends

25-27: Smiles Dental Program

30-31: Spring Break- No School

April

1-3: Spring Break- No School

1: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

4: School Media Specialist Day

6-10: Assistant Principal Week

6: TWD- Optional

7: Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 pm

8: Staff Meeting – 7:15am

9: Report Cards Issued

9: March’s Student of the Month – 9:30

10: PTO Popcorn Friday

15: Early Release Day – Dismiss at 12:15

17: Field Day (all grades)

17: K, 1, 2, MTSS

19-25: Administrative Professional Week

20-24: Volunteer Appreciation Week

22: Administrative Professional Day

22: Earth Day

23: Beginning Teacher Mtg (Media Center)

24: 3,4,5 MTSS Meetings

24: PTO Popcorn Friday

24-May 1: Spring Book Fair

30: Junk Jammers & Book Fair (4:00-6:00) Performance at 6:00pm

30: Superintendent’s Principals Meeting

May

1: School Principal Day

1: School Lunch Hero Day

4-8: Staff Appreciation Week (ALL STAFF)

5: Interim Reports Issued

5: PTO Meeting- 9:30am

5: Board of Education Meeting – 6:00 pm

6: Staff Meeting – 7:15am

6: School Nurse Day

7: April’s Student of the Month – 9:30

8: K, 1, 2, MTSS

8: PTO Popcorn Friday

14: Excellence in Education Ceremony

18: Speech Language Pathologist Day

21: Beginning Teacher Mtg (Media Center)

22: PTO Popcorn Friday

22: 5th Grade Science EOGs

25: Holiday- Memorial Day – No School

29: May’s Student of the Month- 9:30am

27: 3/4/5 Reading EOGs

28: 3/4/5 Math EOGs

June

2: Board of Education Meeting- 6:00pm

2: 5th Science EOG Re-Take

3: 3/4/5 Reading EOG Re-Take

4: 3/4/5 Math EOG Math Re-Take

5: Last Day of School

8: TWD- Locked In QCE

9: TWD- Locked In QCE

10: TWD- Optional

11: TWD- Optional