Cheetah Chat - Back to School

I am so excited to start this school year with you. It is going to be a great year! I have so enjoyed getting to know some of you the last couple of weeks. Our students, families, and district are so lucky to have you! I hope your summer was restful and you are recharged and as excited for this year as I am. You do so much more than academics, and I look forward to all of us continuing to foster a culture of curiosity, resilience and kindness! And just as with our students, when we come across challenges, we will meet those challenges with patience, encouragement and see it as an opportunity for growth so that our students and staff feel valued, supported and inspired.

I am including below the LONG LIST of Nuts and Bolts as we only have 1 hour for PD on Monday 8/12. PLEASE email me with any questions prior to Monday so that I can be sure to address everything! Of course, you can always find me after if you are unable to get to it by our meeting.

I am including a google form , please take a few minutes to fill it out when you have an opportunity.

Thursday 8/8 from 5:00-7:00pm

PTA sponsors this wonderful event. Parents come with their children to meet PTA, purchase CroceWear, tour the campus, and get some Kona Ice. Students will have an Olympic themed scavenger hunt. Teachers are not on campus for this event.

Saturday 8/10 12pm-3pm

I will open the campus for families. They can tour the campus and find their child's class if they were not able to attend the Croce Crawl or if they or their littles just need one more tour before school starts. Front gate only will be open.

Monday 8/12 8:30am-9:30am

Staff PD in the Library. Bring your phone please.

The rest of the day is yours. Please let me know what you need!

Regular work day for teachers is 7:50am-3:00pm.

The first week of school we have some early release days. Please plan accordingly

Tuesday 8/13, Wednesday 8/14, and Thursday 8/15 Release at 1:10pm (TK/K) and 1:30pm (1st-5th)

Friday 8/16 REGULAR RELEASE TIME at 1:30pm (TK/K) at 2:50pm (1st-5th)

Friday 8/16 before school

All available staff please line up near the front gate to the quad and give all students a high five as they enter campus to celebrate their first week of school! Music will be playing.

We will welcome students on campus Thursday 8/22 from 6:00pm-7:35pm

• 6:00-6:30 pm 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades report to their child's classroom to hear from you about expectations for the school year
• 6:35- 7:00 pm All parents report to the MPR for a general meeting with myself and PTA
• 7:05-7:35pm TK, K, 1st and 2nd grades report to their child's classroom to hear from you about expectations for the school year

• The DASHBOARD is your resource for EVERYTHING. Thank you Ms. Wooten for your work on this! Check here often as items will be updated frequently.
• HVAC Units Update
• Units have been installed and if there are any questions, please let me know. Nothing can block the HVAC return grills. Construction has noticed filing cabinets in front of the units. Please move them ASAP as this is critical for air intake for the unit.
• When finished with boxes, let Armando know so they can send them back to the Bond Department
• Please get your timesheets to Marilyn ASAP.
• Safety-
• Please review the evacuation map today. Walk out and find your number .If you have questions, I can walk you out after the staff meeting.
• Review your emergency backpack. Tanya will be giving you a checklist to replenish supplies.
• Please find the attached safety buddy assignments
• Library, Music, and Science schedules will start the 2nd week of school. Schedules will come from them, be on the look-out.
  
• Music schedule will remain the same on Mondays.
• Assemblies will continue this year. Give me your ideas! I am open to anything.
• COST Referral forms can be found on the DASHBOARD if you have concerns regarding academics, behavior, social, emotional. ALL SSTs will need to go through COST first.
• 504 Plan meetings- I would like to do these with you during parent/teacher conferences to help you consolidate meetings.
• Nurse Cassidy will be on campus for PreK on Fridays and for TK-5 on Tuesdays. The health tech is Kim Adams and she is on campus on Wednesdays.
• Wellness Center will be open and ready to go this year! HOORAY! Our Wellness Center Counselor will be giving us information at our meeting on Monday on how to refer students.
• PBIS- Please find attached Lesson Plans for the first days of school. Our PBIS team worked hard to curate lessons so that our staff and students are clear on behavior expectations in each area. More info Monday at our meeting.
• Recess Rodeo- We will be setting this up for the first week of school to get students to know the expectations and rules sooner rather than later. Schedule to come!
• Student lunches- TK/K will eat inside the MPR, everyone else will be outside.
• Morning Announcements will be at 8:32am every morning. First week, I will do the Pledge. Starting week 2, will be Atkinson. Schedule will be out soon.
• Storage of furniture: We have zero empty classrooms. We are working on a plan. Will keep you posted. If there is something you need, please check the MPR.
• Keenan training- Should be out Friday. New laws that apply. It is important that you listen.
• COST and LST will meet on rotating Wednesdays from 12-1pm
• ILT will meet the first Tuesday of the month 3-5pm
• Staff meetings will be the 2nd meeting of the month 3-4pm in the Library.

• Jenna Wilson-PreK LASS Room 2
• Michele Whetstone- TK Room 27
• Jessica Patrick- TK-K Mod SDC Room 32
• Caroline "Caro" Morales de Valencia- TK/K ESN SDC Room 36
• Maria Gomez Caravantez- 1/2 ESN SDC Room 35
• Noah King- 3rd Grade Room 15
• Lizette Medina- Counselor for the Wellness Center Room 21
• Science Specialist 1st and 2nd grade- We had interviews and are hoping an offer will be accepted- more information to hopefully come soon.
• Psych intern- Kailyn Stow

• Room 32: Annamarie Stonich, Robin Blair, Swetha Lattupally, Saritha Duggineni and Carolyn Nelson
• Room 35: Shri Lakshmi Muninagappa
• Room 36: Antonio "Tony" Barrow, Susan Lawson