Week 29: March 21-24

Bullock Brief

A week for duty.

Habit 7 Schedule
Complete schedule here. 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
C K-2 1/2 day resource K - 12:15-12:55 1st - 1:00-1:40 2nd - 1:45-2:25	D K-2 1/2 day resource K - 12:15-12:55 1st - 1:00-1:40 2nd - 1:45-2:25	D 3-5 1/2 day resource Regular schedule	Club day 9-10am 1/2 day - no resource	Spring break!

Upcoming meetings and events for March 21-25 and April 4-8.  
The most up-to-date calendar is located online in Google calendar. 

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Celebrations
I do hope you'll take a few seconds to celebrate the great things happening at B.T. Bullock.  Please remember that you too can add events.  

Stop by Celebration Station.

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The focus this month: Think win-win

1 day to Leadership Day!  Community day - March 23rd.. Parent day - March 22nd.   

Please see Taylor's email for specifics about Leadership Day practice on Monday and the logistics of the event on Tuesday and Wednesday. There are many moving parts so please make sure you are aware of the plan.  

Monday, March 21st at 2:45pm:  Please meet in the Depot  briefly to discuss the projects that still need to be completed.  It's time to synergize!

Leadership Day Lunch schedule: Click here for the unique Leadership Day lunch schedule.  All classes (including K and cabooses) will be eating in their classrooms on March 22nd and March 23rd. 

Staff attire: All staff members will be provided with a Leadership Day tee shirt.  Yay!!!  We will NOT be wearing jeans.  Please choose another type of pant/trouser/slack for these special days.  

Shirts: Shirts will be distributed on Monday, March 21st.  Please DO NOT hand-out the shirts to your students on Monday.  You can certainly make sure they fit and make sure all students have a shirt, but please do not spend them home.  We will distribute the shirts on Tuesday morning for the students to wear for parent day.  Immediately after parent day, please have the students hand-in their shirts.  They are NOT to wear their shirts home.  We will pass-out the shirts again on Wednesday morning.  Students can wear the shirts home on Wednesday.  You can let parents know the color so they can plan the students pants.

• K - Purple
• 1st - Red
• 2nd - Orange
• 3rd - Yellow
• 4th - Blue
• 5th - Green

Leader on TRACK board: Must be updated before you leave on Monday, March 21st.  

Leadership day team: I would like to personally thank the team of people that came to school today (Sunday) to help set-up for Leadership Day.  I do not want to miss any names.  What a labor of love!  Everything looks amazing and your sacrifice of time is such a gift.  

More resources are located at the Leader in Me website.
You can also follow Sarah Ann's blog at sarahanntaylor.org or email her at sarahann.taylor@franklincovey.com.  

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Early release lunch schedule: Please click here for the early release lunch schedule for Thursday, March 24th.  

Clean-up day success:  The school wide clean-up day was a huge success.  Our school looks amazing.  Nearly 800 people had to work together to help our building to shine and show our pride in B.T. Bullock.  Thank you all!   

Million minute challenge: It is a requirement to enter your class's minutes read on the Million Minute Challenge spreadsheet.  Please make sure you are updating the spreadsheet weekly.  

PTO...reminder:  Please continue to encourage your students' family and friends to volunteer at the PTO Thrift Shop.  Each class that works 10 hours will get a popcorn party.  We need 150 hours to get our PTO check each year.  This is the money the PTO uses to give you money to spend in your classrooms.  It's really important we get that check.  Also, please encourage raffle ticket sales. The winning ticket will be pulled on Tuesday afternoon.  

Visit http://www.meetme.so/StefanieClarke to schedule time to meet with me. 

The instructional non-negotiables at Bullock are located at this link.

Should have recently completed (check that it's complete):

• Quarterly tests - March 16th-18th
• Bulletin boards update - March 16th
• PTO Raffle tickets go on sale - March 9th

Due this week:

• Leader on TRACK board updated - March 21st
• PTO Raffle - March 22nd
• Leadership Day - March 22nd and March 23rd
• End of Q3 - March 23rd
• Clubs - March 24th
• Spring break - March 25th - April 1st

Upcoming due dates:

• Nothing....it's Spring Break!!!  Woohoo!

Please sign-off on reading the brief here.  

Week 28: March 14-18

Bullock Brief

 Stay on that train to Charleston!!!
Stay focused on the core belief that ALL our students can and will grow. You are doing great things.

B week for duty.

Habit 7 Schedule
Complete schedule here. 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A	Work day	B K-2 1/2 day resource K - 12:15-12:55 1st - 1:00-1:40 2nd - 1:45-2:25	B 3-5 1/2 day resource Regular schedule	C  3-5 1/2 day resource Regular schedule

Upcoming meetings and events for March 14-18, March 21-25 and April 4-8.  
The most up-to-date calendar is located online in Google calendar. 

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Celebrations
I do hope you'll take a few seconds to celebrate the great things happening at B.T. Bullock.  Please remember that you too can add events.  

Stop by Celebration Station.

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The focus this month: Think win-win

7 days to Leadership Day!  Community day - March 23rd. Parent day - March 22nd.   

Please make sure your bulletin boards are updated as we approach Leadership Day.  There are some blank boards in the building.  Please use the bulletin boards to showcase rigorous and exemplary student work.  Please make sure all bulletin boards are updated no later than March 16th.  

Also please start planning and practicing your Leadership Day rotations. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase learning at Bullock.  We want every child to have their chance to shine.  Please see a member of the Traditions team or Ally Roberts with questions.  I know the team has shared resources to help make the centers easy to set-up.

More resources are located at the Leader in Me website.
You can also follow Sarah Ann's blog at sarahanntaylor.org or email her at sarahann.taylor@franklincovey.com.  

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Committees:  Committees will be meeting tomorrow.  This will be a big planning day for several of our committees to prepare for the upcoming Leadership Day. Super job synergizing to make Bullock such a special learning environment for our students. It takes every person working toward a common goal.

Optional teacher workday March 15: We will hold an election on our campus on the 15th Teachers can do a provisional out-of-precinct vote at Bullock.  You will need to show your ID. Please do not park in the front two quadrants of the parking lot (directly in front of the front walk-way nearest the gym) on election day.  

DonorsChoose:  Congratulations to Sara McHugh for getting her Chromebooks for K project fully funded.  That is so exciting!  The shipment of new computers for her classroom are on the way.  

New staff/SMARTboard laptops:  I am thrilled to announce that 15 new laptops for teachers to use with their SMARTboards have arrived.  Ms. Frausto created a list of the rooms/teachers with the greatest need for a technology refresh.  She will continue distributing those computers on Monday.  

Staff meeting, March 21st:  The staff meeting on March 21st is cancelled.  Please do reserve that time to assist our Traditions Committee on last minute preparations for Leadership Day.  It will be a fun afternoon of synergizing.  

PTO:  Please continue to encourage your student's family and friends to volunteer at the PTO Thrift Shop.  Each class that works 10 hours will get a popcorn party.  We need 150 hours to get our PTO check each year.  Also, please encourage raffle ticket sales.  The more we sell the more money for our PTO to support our wonderful school!  Our next PTO board meeting is March 17th.  

Accident report:  Please remember to complete accident reports if a student is injured.  The forms are available in the office.  Please be sure to document your contact with the parent.  Each completed form is signed by the principal and kept on file. 

Discipline refresh: The Lighthouse Team convened to discuss some ways to help with student discipline within the TLIM culture.  Please remember that reflection should be used for minor in-class offenses.  Offenses that break the Lee County of Conduct, or offenses related to student safety, need to be written-up.  For high-flyers, please chose an appropriate buddy room that can help to redirect inappropriate student behavior. Consider selecting a prior teacher, club leader or someone else who has a connection with the student rather than the regular buddy room.  You want that individual to be authoritative, yet committed to helping the student change their behavior.  If you need help finding the right buddy, please contact a member of the Lighthouse Team, Ms. OShaughnessy or admin. We will be using behavior essays and vocabulary expander exercises in BIP to change the reflection process and challenge our students.  


Bullock clean-up day:  We will have a Bullock clean-up day on March 18th from 1:00-2:00. I am so excited.  This is school is going to sparkle from top the bottom.  The assigned areas are noted below. 

• Kindergarten: Clean K-Station, book room & organize outside classroom areas(if needed)
• 1st Grade: Clean 1st grade station, MNN room & organize outside classroom areas(if needed)
• 2nd Grade: Staff/bus entry way (back entrance to the school), Pick up trash.
• 3rd Grade: Work on garden outside of Ms. McHugh's room and clean trash in the landscaping in the front of the school. 
• 4th Grade: Work on the garden by Mrs. Schlott's trailer. Pull up the weeds.
• 5th Grade: Work on the garden area by Mrs. Rockwell's trailer. 
• Specialists: Work on cleaning the room behind the gym, steam clean the carpet on the stage. Pull out bleachers and clean. 

Prevent blindness K screening:  The screening will take place on March 17th.  

Title 1 visit:  The title 1 visit has been postponed.  Thank you to everyone who provided copies of their parent communication.  Well done team. 

Peer observations continue:  Please connect with Wendy or I for the post-conference.  Please let us know if you need assistance arranging coverage. 

Lock-down drill:  The drill will occur this week.

Reminder about Platform 9 3/4:  It's a whisper zone.  Please see last week's blog. 

Quarterly Tests:  We will have quarterly testing this week.  The complete testing plan can be found here.  Please carefully review the plan as there have been changes since it was first shared with the staff. Thank you for all your hard work preparing for testing.  

Visit http://www.meetme.so/StefanieClarke to schedule time to meet with me. 

The instructional non-negotiables at Bullock are located at this link.

Should have recently completed (check that it's complete):

Due this week:

• Committees - March 14th
• Optional workday - March 15th
• Quarterly tests - March 16th-18th
• Bulletin boards update - March 16th
• School wide clean-up - March 18th
• PTO Raffle tickets go on sale - March 9th

Upcoming due dates:

• Leadership Day - March 22nd and March 23rd
• Raffle tickets due - March 21st (drawing March 21st)
• End of Q3 - March 23rd
• Clubs - March 24th
• Spring break - March 25th - April 1st

Please sign-off on reading the brief here.  

Week 27: March 7th-11th

Bullock Brief
 Stay on that train to Charleston!!!

A week for duty.

Habit 7 Schedule
Complete schedule here. 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A	B	C	D	E

Upcoming meetings and events for March 7-11, March 14-18 and March 21-25.  
The most up-to-date calendar is located online in Google calendar. 

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Celebrations
I do hope you'll take a few seconds to celebrate the great things happening at B.T. Bullock.  Please remember that you too can add events.  

Stop by Celebration Station.

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The focus this month: Think win-win

We are on week 7 of our 7x7 contract. 

Our first Leadership Day will take place on March 23rd. Parent day is March 22nd.   

The audition results will be announced no later than Wednesday, March 9th.  Our students did a remarkable job.  Thank you to all the staff members who were on the audition team as well as the dozens of staff members who covered classrooms and chipped-in to help to make the Leadership Day auditions a success.      

Please make sure your bulletin boards are updated as we approach Leadership Day.  There are some blank boards in the building.  Please use the bulletin boards to showcase rigorous and exemplary student work.  Please make sure all bulletin boards are updated no later than March 16th.  

Also please start planning your Leadership Day rotations.  Please see a member of the Traditions team or Ally Roberts with questions.  

More resources are located at the Leader in Me website.
You can also follow Sarah Ann's blog at sarahanntaylor.org or email her at sarahann.taylor@franklincovey.com.  

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 Please revisit last week's blog in regards to levels of questioning to be sure you are increasing the rigor of questioning (aim for Costas 2 and 3).  I did not notice discussions about the levels of questioning in your PLC minutes.  Please be sure to etch out some time to discuss questions that are being used in class and for nightly reading reflections.  We have less than 13 instructional weeks before the end of the school year. We need to provide opportunities for our students to stretch beyond their comfort level at this stage in the game.  

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Election on campus March 15th:  We will hold an election on our campus on March 15th  Teachers can do a provisional out-of-precinct vote at Bullock.  You will need to show your ID. The 15th will be an optional teacher workday.  Please do not park in the front two quadrants of the parking lot (directly in front of the front walk-way nearest the gym) on election day.  

Bullock parking lot:  Please remember that the front quadrant of our parking lot is reserved for guests every day.  It one small way to live our mission by making our guest's visit more convenient.  

Peer observations:  Peer observers, please see the list of peer observations from Mrs. Perrell.  Peer observations are due before we leave for Spring Break.   

Lock-down procedures:  Please review soft and hard lock-down procedures for a drill in the upcoming weeks.  

Platform 9 3/4:  Platform 9 3/4 is a busy place.  We have two ESL classes, Read to Achieve, Intervention groups, AND Habit 7 media class operating out of that space.  In order to maintain a quiet learning environment, our library needs to be a whisper zone.  Whispering in a library is common courtesy for library patrons and a good habit for our students to learn.  Please remind your students of this rule.  

Recess:  Please be reminded that teachers and TAs need to spread-out and supervise during recess time.  The large majority of discipline write-ups and/or injuries occur during recess.  For the 5th and 3rd grade teachers, please create a rotation schedule so that 3rd and 5th grade students have equal access to the playground and field.  For the classes on the field, please remember to bring equipment for the students to play with every day.  Mr. Martin can help provide equipment to keep our students engaged in fun physical activities.  

Tornado Drill: I know we are ready for this one.  The statewide tornado drill will be held March 9th at 9:30am.  

Quarterly Tests:  The week of March 14th.

Instructional Tip:  Check out this PowerPoint on teaching academic vocabulary provided by DPI.  There are tons of practical strategies to scaffold learning and provide context (and correlations) for academic vocabulary.  Teaching academic vocabulary is an instructional expectation at Bullock.  

IMPORTANT....Instruction at Bullock: Please remember the high-yield strategies that need to be included in your instruction.  Please discuss how you are addressing these expectations within your PLCs.  

• Reteach 2-3 concepts each day.
• Include many opportunities for open-ended writing (with guidance and correction).
• Use tutors for remediation and using research-based programs to help our struggling readers.

Continue....

• To require reading EVERY night and provide time for reading during the school day.
• To select materials that push reading levels.
• Teach academic vocabulary (see details above).  Teach and review, review, review. 
• Provide time for error correction.
• Review multiplication (in upper grades)
• All teachers in grades 3-5 must should be using Stretch Math as part of your instruction.  

Visit http://www.meetme.so/StefanieClarke to schedule time to meet with me. 

The instructional non-negotiables at Bullock are located at this link.

Should have recently completed (check that it's complete):

• AR Spring testing window - Ends March 4th
• Leadership Day auditions - March 4th

Due this week:

• Staff meeting - March 7th
• PTO Raffle tickets go on sale - March 9th

Upcoming due dates:

• Bulletin boards update - March 16th
• School wide clean-up - March 18th
• Committees - March 14th
• Optional workday - March 15th
• Quarterly tests - March 16th-18th
• Leadership Day - March 22nd and March 23rd
• End of Q3 - March 23rd
• Clubs - March 24th
• Spring break - March 25th - April 1st

Please sign-off on reading the brief here.