Week 4: September 14-18

 Bullock Brief

• Thank you all for your tireless hard work to get the year up and running.It has been quite busy around here.  I know you are working so hard.  I hope that this gorgeous weekend is leaving you feeling refreshed and ready to change the world one child at a time.  

•  B week for duty.  The duty schedule is located at https://goo.gl/q9w1EJ. 

·        

Habit 7 schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
B	C	D	E	A

Upcoming meetings and events for September 14th-18th and September 21st-25th.  
^{The most up-to-date calendar is located online in Google calendar.}

Event	Date	Start Time	Location
mClass BOY continues	September 1st -22nd	N/A	N/A
3rd grade sub for mClass	September 14th	All day	Outside classes
SIT meeting	September 14th	2:45pm	Platform
Work Day – Year 2 Leader in Me training	September 15th	8:00am-3:00pm Lunch will be served	Platform
AVID Site Team Meeting (site team only)	September 15th	3:00pm (after implementation)	Platform
PLCs (+ mini session on data notebooks)	September 16th	2:45pm	Platform (all grades)
Elementary C&I meeting (Bullock C&I rep and Clarke)	September 16th	3:30pm	J. Glen Edwards
LCS AVID Meeting (Team leads only)	September 17th	3:30pm	?
PTO board meeting and Open Meeting	September 17th	4:30 Board 5:30 Open Meeting	Front conference room Platform
LEP Parent Night	September 17th	6:00pm	Platform
Class Mission Statement due	September 18th	N/A	N/A
Professional Development Staff Meeting	September 21st	2:45pm (munchies provided)	Platform
Fall portraits	September 21st	All day.  See schedule	Platform
K-2 RtI	September 22nd	2:45pm	Stone’s room
All K Immunizations due	September 22nd	N/A	N/A
PEPI starts in 2nd grade	September 22nd	N/A	N/A
PLCs (+ mini session on data notebooks)	September 23rd	2:45pm	Platform (all grades)
Curriculum and Instruction and Title I night	September 24th	6:00pm	All classes
Class and student WIGS due	September 25th	N/A	All classes
Read-A-Thon	September 25th	All day	Buddy classes and accountability partners

The Leader in Me Structured calendar: Please use week 4 of the “quick start” guide located at leaderinme.com at https://goo.gl/Pw6Irq. Classes should also be exploring leadership roles for their students.  By this week, all students should be tracking a weekly literacy assessment and students should have started to set their Wildly Important Goals (WIGS) in their Leadership Notebooks.  From X to Y by when.  This week, we will be talking about adding strategies to help work toward our goals.   “Nothing on earth speaks clearer than consistent actions.”   ― Edmond Mbiaka Monthly focus:  Private victories Go to www.theleaderinme.org.    Click on the Green "Leader in Me Online" button. Click on Register.  Then enter your registration code below in order to set up your profile and begin using the site.  Registration Code: 7042029

How are you using the TLIM time from 8:00-8:20 (with your support staff member...see last weeks Bullock Brief) to make sure your students are ready?                                       AVID site team meeting is set for September 15th at 3:00pm.

• mClass:  mClass window is open until Sept. 22nd.  

• Dress code:  Bullock staff please remember that the only acceptable tee shirts on Friday are Bullock or college shirts.  We wear those shorts to show pride in our school or the college we attended.  It is not intended as a dress down day.  Professional dress is an expectation every day.  

• 10 point grade scale:  The North Carolina 10 Pt Grading Scale has been placed in at all your schools and in the grade books. If you have not entered grades yet this school year, you can now and there is nothing that you have to do. If you have entered grades, then you must recalculate final scores from the tools menu in the grade book for each class. The instructions are located at https://goo.gl/CKV8yQ. 

• Safe School Modules:  The first round of Safe School modules are due.  Please have them completed no later that September 25th. Login in at http://lee.nc.safeschools.com/login.  

• Calling all TAs:  Do I have any K or 1st grade classes who are finished with mClass who would be willing to help the 2nd grade team? Please email me if your class is finished with testing so we can synergize to help others complete their testing as well.  Our 2nd grade team is working with a reduced TA team and limited tutor support.  They are working very hard, but need the support of the team.  

• Communication with non-biological parents: State law provides biological parents full access to educational records of their children UNLESS a court order states otherwise.  Please be aware of all court documents for the chidlren in your care.  Be sure to only share information with guadians with full legal rights to the child's information.  In the event of joint custody, you should communicate with the biological parents.  If a biological parent wishes to have a stepmother/father or other designee communicate with you in regards to the education of the child, please ask that the biologocal parent with custidial rights put that request in writing BEFORE communicating with non-biolgical caregiver.  See me with specific questions. 

• Sign-off Sheets:  The BOY checklist (certified staff) and the handbook sign-off were due on Friday.  I sent an email to the folks who were missing a form.  Please make sure to get those forms into Jennifer Welch ASAP.  Thanks team.

• Need a sponsor:  The Patriot Crew and Safety Patrol need a sponsor.  The teams are set-up and initial training has been handled.  These leaders are ready to rock!  We just need a passionate adult leader to help guide these students.  Please let me know if you are interested. 

• PDP and self-assessment in NCEES: Your self reflection and PDP goals should be completed by Monday, September 14th.  Please make sure your PDP goals are SMART goals (more simply...from X to Y by when). You will need three goals with at least one goal focused on literacy.  Wendy and I have set PDP meetings with the folks on our lists.  If you do not have a meeting set, please contact Wendy and me. 

• REMINDER....Mentors and peer observers: All mentors and peer observers have been paired in NCEES.  Mentors, please make sure to work with your mentee to complete and review your mentee's PDP.  I will send an email to all peer observers so they can "begin with the end in mind" to set observations during the year. 

• Incredible Years nominations:  K-2 grade teachers, after consideration, please turn-in the names of students you would like to nominate for this program by Tuesday end of day. 

•  RtI:  All RtI paperwork, spreadsheets, and parent conferences are due by September 30th.

• Y Learning:  Please submit the names of students who you think would benefit from FREE after-school tutoring today.  I only have 5 students on the list.  We have space for 50.   at https://goo.gl/wUnefv by September 14^th.  The program will start on September 28^th.   This is a great opportunity for our children. 

• iReady:  You can create your classes in iReady. Please make plans for your students to complete the diagnostic.  You can work with Ms. Dossenbach to complete the diagnostic during your computer time as well.  

• Reminder....Instruction:  Please refer to the instructional non-negotiables shared at the Opening Meeting and placed in our handbook at https://goo.gl/hQ3bTe.  Please make sure your upcoming plans (starting no later than September 8th) include the elements noted.  

• All students are required to read for homework every night and an accountability system (i.e. reading log, reading response, journal) should be in place and monitored by the classroom teacher. Teachers must ensure that all students have a level appropriate book to read at home.  
• Kindergarten/1st = 15 minutes (75 minutes a week)
• 2nd/3rd = 20 minutes (100 minutes a week)
• 4th/5th = 20-30 minutes (100-150 minutes a week)
• Research-and evidence-based practices outlined in Learning Focused lessons, AVID, Rational Discipline, The Leader in Me etc. should be utilized in all classrooms.  
• Graphic organizers, authentic writing exercises, collaborative activities and other researched bases strategies should be used.
• Instruction must be differentiated.  It is not appropriate to create “high,” “medium,” and “low” groups that stay static for ELA and math throughout the year.