Friday Forecast

Please keep Kelly Rutland and her husband, Bret, in your thoughts and prayers as Brett's grandmother, Lula Rutland, passed away Thursday evening. We extend our condolences to the Rutland Family.

Please keep Mr. Bob in your thoughts and prayers as he will be having surgery Tuesday. We pray for a speedy recovery!

Thank you to our AWESOME faculty/staff for always going above and beyond their job duties to lend a helping hand. This has been a challenging week with the lack of substitutes and we had to get creative with coverage. While we know this is NOT ideal and we try our best to do is sparingly, we appreciate the smiles and willingness to help. As we prepare for our visit, we want to thank you in advance for all the extra things you will do. We Love You!!

We all love to hear SCARY stories & we would like to hear one from you!

Two Sentence Scary Story Writing Contest sponsored by the LLC. Prizes will be awarded. More information is here.

• Attention 3rd-5th grade teachers-If you would like to bring your class as a whole to check in and out books weekly or bi-weekly, please sign up on this form. (Be sure to write weekly or bi-weekly beside your name.)

• SC Book Award Nominees-- Each year, the SC Book Award Committee creates a list of 20 of the BEST books! I have placed a bookmark in each teacher’s box of these books. There are many genres represented in this list.

• Check out the SC Picture Book Award list for Kindergarten-3rd grades.

• Check out the SC Children’s Book Award list for 3rd-6th grades.

• All students 5K-2nd graders are being read aloud in the LLC the SCPB Nominees each week. They will vote on their favorite book at the end of February.

• Third graders are encouraged to read on their own either SCPB Nominees or SCCB Nominees.

• Fourth and Fifth grade students are encouraged to read the SCCB Nominees.

• Need Assistance form-collaboration, read aloud, book talks, reader’s advisory, makerspace projects, extra set of hands, mental moment, etc.
  

  
  

• BFF(Book Friends Fridays) Club-1st, 4th, and 5th grade teachers please remind and encourage your students to be part of the BFF Club on Friday mornings in the LLC. 1st graders are paired with the older students to read to become 100 Book Club Members. All of these students will benefit from this opportunity.

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Dear Teachers,

Thank you for letting us know what information you find useful in the Counselor Corner. Below are some more ADHD Tips to use in the classroom. For some great interventions to use scroll down to the classroom accommodations section!

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/add-adhd/teaching-students-with-adhd-attention-deficit-disorder.htm

We know all of you are so busy but we would really need your input in our School Counseling Survey. We have tried to make it more efficient for you. If you have not already done so, please fill this form so we can collect data to best serve you and our kiddos!

https://forms.gle/mJ4hh533C4JTvjRb6

RED RIBBON WEEK is coming up. Click the link below for details:

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Please know how much we appreciate each and every one of you! Take a little time for someone VERY important this week. Below are some suggestions:

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Have a great week! Angela, Ruth, and Elizabeth

Monday: Chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese

Tuesday: Chicken quesadilla and Pico and chips and queso

Wednesday: Roasted chicken, baked potato and steamed broccoli

Thursday: Baked Spaghetti, cheesy garlic bread

Friday: BBQ , baked beans and macaroni and cheese

I wanted to share digital access to the most current version of Everyday Math. This is a review login you can check out. You may find the games work better on your MacBooks.

To view our online student/teacher resources and digital assets go to: https://my.mheducation.com/login

Enter your login information:

Username: SCMathReview2019

Password: SCmathreview2019

Once logged in, select your grade level teacher edition. On the left side, you will find a link to the games. If you click on the Menu button in the upper left corner, you can find the eToolkit. At the bottom left corner you will then see eTools and Backgrounds. There are lots of options you can choose from. I hope you will find this to be a helpful tool.

It's an exciting week for Literacy at The Knoll!!! On Wednesday, we'll welcome Kate Bishop for our first lab site session. Our focus will center around the Tenets of the Workshop. We'll meet in room 506. Here is the schedule. We will be running on a tight schedule with subs and related arts teachers, so please make every effort to be on time. Please bring the following:

- a pen or pencil

- something to press on (notebook or clipboard) to record your observations during the classroom visit

- your current Reading unit.

-Optional: Your computer (if you'd like to keep digital notes during our discussions.)

Don't forget! It's time for Toolkit Tuesday!!! We'll be in the Learning Commons from 2:45-4:00. I'll bring the stickies and markers, along with another resource you might want to use. Bring any resources you'd like to work from. Hope to see you there!

In our journey of always improving our practice, be reflective. Ask yourself:

• What kind of writing is on display? What kind of writing is not on display?

• If what we display in the hallways conveys a message about what we value in our school, what is the message here?

• How is this seating in my room set to support independent writing?

• How is the meeting area in my room set up for the whole class to comfortably come together for whole class minilessons?

• Are kids using anchor charts? Which ones are most popular?

• What systems are set up for kids to access writing supplies on their own?

• Do I have a clear way of keeping conferring notes?

• Do I leave students with an artifact and/or something to work on (a reading/writing goal)?

Thanks so much for CONNECTing with us on Wednesday. I really appreciate you coming prepared to discuss your striving readers by bringing your running records and conferring notes. If you didn't bring your running records, please get with the interventionist that serves your RTI students so, we can discuss the reading behaviors that you are seeing in your striving readers. We are a TEAM and we need to work together to see our students succeed!! Thanks so much for all you do for our striving readers!