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As we continue to navigate through these uncharted waters relating to the impact of COVID-19 has on all of us, we have been amazed in seeing the lengths that you are going to support our students and to continue their learning. As you continue to delve into this new way of doing school, here are a few things to keep in mind, especially when speaking to our students and parents.

• Encourage parents to contact you with any questions they have. But also, be proactive in reaching out to them as well.
• Keep your expectations realistic.
• Great teachers meet students where they are.
• Even greater teachers remember to: TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!
• Be Safe and STAY MASKED UP!
• Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 26: Visit our Griggs Wellness Space in the maker space (room 800, across from the 400 Pod): Mrs. LeBlanc has prepared a room for us to sit, relax, and self care. Snacks and a microwave will be available.

We will follow a new ancillary schedule this Monday.

• Your ancillary times will remain the same.
• The virtual teachers were removed from the daily schedule template.
• KG bilingual teachers will follow an A & B week.

Please click the link below to view the new schedule. View the tabs with NEW

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1065I0NwmXKehzWZ2ISgWktryoFzhNC51yJBup1nUluU/edit#gid=540667272

Welcome our new ADS, Assessment and Data Specialist, and instructional specialist, Mrs. Butler-Sessum! Mrs. Butler-Sessum is multi-tasking as she transitions to her new roles by attending the TELPAS training, analysis of data, plan assessments, and many other.

Please follow your daily schedule as planned in the allotted times! Please plan accordingly to continue instruction as indicated in the daily schedule.

The implementation of Every Moment Counts is evident as Ms. Chase's students read words before coming in the classroom! Thank you for teaching, modeling, reviewing, progress monitoring, intervening, and assessing our students. To drive our instruction, we collect our student data. We collect our student data in our tracking sheets, mClass, District Common Assessments, anecdotal notes, Circle, and many other ways to differentiate instruction for our students.

TEA Completion Deadlines - Participants must meet these deadlines to be eligible for completion of the Reading Academy in the 2020-2021 school year.

KG Teacher Participants

1. Modules 1-6 and Phonological Awareness Video Artifact must be submitted prior to February 10, 2021. No submissions will be accepted after February 10, 2021.
2. Modules 7-12 and Summative Artifact must be submitted prior to the last day of your 2020-2021 Aldine Contract. No submissions will be accepted after July 14, 2021.

• Sessions from January DSD will remain accessible through the end of the month. Visit the DSD Landing page for more details

• Tech Apps Newsletter: http://bit.ly/TechAppsSTEMUpdates

• Digital Learning Newsletters:

• PS: https://www.smore.com/twkv4

• Circle Testing Window: February 8-26 (three weeks)

• Primary KG LA mClass Testing Window: January 6 - 29, 2021

• MOY mClass Guidance (with updates)

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• Primary SLA Department Updates

• Benchmark Taller del escritor Training Sessions
  

• These sessions will focus on the Digital Tools available in Benchmark for the Writers Workshop and how to implement them in the virtual and face-to-face environments. The course is open in PowerSchool to teachers, Skills Specialist, and Literacy Coaches. We will offer three different sessions to target the different grade level needs and stages. Registration will close 24 hours prior to the session.

• Kindergarten & 1st Grade

• January 26 4:00-5:30pm

• https://aldineisd.pl.powerschool.com/ia/empari/learning2/registration/presentRegistrationDetails/11098

January 29 ~ Remote Learning Day

January 30~ Literacy Conference

January 31 ~ School Counselors Week