Kleckner's Korner

We covered a large amount of information on Wednesday in preparation for our face2face students. I appreciate your feedback and flexibility as we work through the logistics of keeping all of us, students, and staff, healthy this year. Please check the duty schedule for the most updated assignments.

Important links:

Duty Schedule

Arrival/Dismissal Presentation

Adjustments from Wednesday:

1. 2nd grade will dismiss on the side of the building
2. The Gaga pit has been removed from the recess rotation.
3. Duty schedule update.

Reminders:

1. All homeroom teachers need to be at their door to greet students by 7:50. Teacher workday is from 7:45 - 3:45 this year because of breakfast in the classroom.
2. Every duty station is important. If you are scheduled for a duty and can't be there, find a replacement and/or contact admin.

Schools are open on Saturday, September 5th, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. In order to make sure schools are disinfected for Tuesday, September 8th, no facilities will be open on Sunday (9/6) or Monday (9/7)

Check out this great video April made to help her parents and students find their missing grades! I know if I was a parent in April's class or even a student trying to manage myself something like this would be super helpful. I know exactly what was expected of me each day and what was graded! Clear is kind!

https://garlandisd.instructuremedia.com/embed/ff53e948-4fe4-4f87-88ab-fb45a1b05522

In order to simplify the process, short-term subs will no longer require access to classroom resources in Canvas. Instead, short term subs will access teacher lesson plans and resources using the Google platform, including Google Meets.

Below are the videos that the sub office will be sharing with the substitutes who pick up a daily job. Substitutes will be instructed that they will receive support from the campus upon arrival and will log on to the teacher’s desk top to a shared file.

Accessing Google Drive

Accessing Google Meet

Click here for a sample sub landing page. Please develop similar landing pages to provide short-term subs when vacancies pop up.

Due to this I'm going to need everyone place their sub plans and 'landing pages' to be placed in our Park Crest Drive. I created a folder and inside is a folder with each of your names as well as the sample landing page for you to edit and make your own. https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1AzdHsvFISzsU7m2AZLxca6HrMPZCfEEz

Due to this change sub plans need to be completed by September 14th. Please don't be out before then. :)

Starting Tuesday you will have some students in your rooms with you. Any student that chose F2F and is physically present get marked P - Present. If a F2F student is not physically in the room with you, they are marked absent. The official time to submit attendance returns to 10AM beginning Tuesday, September 8.

Remote student attendance remains the same.

You are doing a great job marking your attendance each day. Last week our daily attendance low was 93.14, Friday. Our high was 95.68 on Wednesday. Keep reaching out to students that aren't joining your google meet to ensure they login to Canvas. Let's see if we can get to 95% everyday next week, I know you can do it!

Seating charts:

Don't forget, more info in last week's Smore!

1. You must create seating charts for the cafeteria and classroom.
2. These are due and need to be posted in your classroom by September 7, 2020 using your current list of students who are attending F2F.

Jana is willing to help compile and organize bags or boxes of manipulatives/resources for kids. Let her know how she can help you get this project off the ground. With Molly, all things are possible!

👀Starting September 14, ELAR/SLAR lessons will have PA, phonics, and reading every day instead of alternating days.

HMH Information:

*I have posted tutorials and a webinar on the HMH button on the grade-level pages on the ELST Support Page.

Teaching Pal/My Pal

· Students may not have access to the HMH materials online. You may display your online Teaching Pal as you are reading aloud during a synchronous lesson or asynchronous video lesson.

· HMH stories are to be used as mentor texts for reading mini-lessons. Students do not read HMH stories independently. For independent reading and application of the comprehension strategy from the reading mini-lesson, students may self-select texts in MyOn, utilize the local, school library, or choose books from home.

Ways to Assign Books

• Teachers in grades 1-3 can use the PDF version of the texts to link in Canvas. The links have been added to the learning plans.
• Teachers can assign books to students in their Ed accounts.

HMH and Canvas

• Updates are being made to upload HMH into Canvas. We will notify you when this change occurs.

https://create.piktochart.com/output/48593111-tips-for-teachers

Thank you to those who have already submitted theirs!!

If you haven't peeked into the cafeteria lately you've missed the installation of the Plexiglas! We want to create some fun for the students since they'll be spread so far apart. We want to give them the opportunity to eat with a staff member!

Below you'll find a video Coach Royal made to show you how to make a slide with your Bitmoji!

https://www.wevideo.com/view/1800782755

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1Wcj9oIBcFIy4c7vWoRPiQRWzJ6RKcvOj - drop your copy in here!

Here's the link to this week's information. The pdf information is housed in the Park Crest Shared Drive in the Weekly Administrative information Packet Folder. We're all accountable for knowing the information.

1. 20-21 Professional Development Days - information

2. Employee Assistance Program - Information

3. Employee Clinic Closed Labor Day - Information

4. Employee Wellness Resources - Information

5. ESL, Spanish, GED, L-Civics Classes - share with parents!

6. GISD Employee Prekindergarten Inclusion - information

7. Heat Advisory Guidelines - ALL TEACHERS

8. Independent Research Review Process - Information

9. Launch of Eduphoria Help Google Site - ALL TEACHERS

10. Ongoing Professional Development - ALL STAFF

11. Pre-K for All - Enrollment Information - Information

12. Social and Emotional Learning Canvas Page - ALL TEACHERS - ACTION REQUIRED

13. Tell Your Friends about Our TRE - ALL STAFF - ALL NEED TO KNOW

None submitted this week however I want to shout out ALL OF YOU! Everyone in this building is positive, engage and excited to get kids on campus! I'm so proud to be part of YOUR team!

September

8 - First Day of Face to Face Classes for students that chose face to face

**8 - Faculty Meeting - 1st Day Celebrations! - In Cafeteria

**9 - PLCs - TTESS Rubric Training

14-18 - Education Go Get It Week

**15 - Intersession Planning/CIP Review - Virtual

18 - Progress Reports End (at least 6 grades in each subject)

20 - Progress Reports Lock (at least 6 grades in each subject)

22 - SEL Faculty Meeting - Virtual

25 - MAP Window Closes

28 - TTESS Goals Due in Strive

October

Drug and Alcohol Prevention Month and Anti-Bullying Month

2 - 1st Cycle Ends

2 - Report Cards End

**6-9 - Intersession Week

11 - Report Cards Lock - after intersession week - (at least 9 grades in each subject)

If you need assistance with individual concerns or counseling services, please reach out to Mrs. Medrano-Johnson at gmedranojohnson@garlandisd.net,

or fill out the following Park Crest Request for Counseling Services form.