Week 38: May 30-June 3

Bullock Brief
Happy Memorial Day!  

• 1 day until the reading EOG (3rd-5th)
• 7 1/2 days until the last day of school

B week for duty.  

Habit 7 Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No school	E	No resource  Reading EOG	No resource Math EOG	No resource Awards

Upcoming meetings and events for May 30-June 3rd and June 6-10th.
The most up-to-date calendar is located online in Google calendar. 

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Celebrations
We have so much to celebrate.  Stop by Celebration Station.

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The focus this month: Synergize!
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Please conduct the EOY organizational and note-taking assessments (grades 4-5) the week of June 6th.  

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EOG testing June 1st and 2nd:  Students will be taking their state EOGs on Wednesday and Thursday this week.  Ms. Perrell has shared a thorough and comprehensive testing plan.  Please carefully review.  Testing requires synergy of the entire school community to ensure our environment is conducive to testing and systems flow smoothly.  Thank you in advance for your help.  

EOG pep rally:  For grades 3-5, May 31st at 1:00pm.  We will be showing another Bullock digital short.  Thank you to Ana, Scott and Katie for their leadership on the EOG video.  It is awesome!  

EOG data reporting:  The North Carolina DPI has made some great changes to the data reports available from the EOGs.  Details about the reports are located here.  The updates will provide us with valuable information for summer school review/remediation as well as provide us with information on our instructional program as a whole.  

Read to Achieve:  Testing to take place on June 7th for 3rd grade students only. 

End of Year Checklist: Please continue to work through the End of Year Checklist here. 

AR:  Please plan on completing the final AR STAR test after the reading and math EOGs are complete.  The testing window is May 31st - June 9th.  

RtI turn-in:  RtI turn-in will be from June 1st-3rd.  Please see details in the email sent by Mrs. Stone on May 18th titled "RtI Folders- Important Information." The sign-in form is located here.

Bullock Alumni Walk:  Alumni of Bullock will be doing a graduation walk on June 3rd at 1pm.  We will again line the halls to cheer on our graduates AND Bullock alumni from Lee County High, Southern Lee and Lee Early College.  Our alumni will have a picture taken in their cap/gown with a pennant of their college destination which will eventually hang in our halls here at Bullock.  We are hopeful this will become a Bullock tradition for graduating seniors.  The event was coordinated by Bullock's very own Sloan Bycura and Ashley Dossenbach.  Such a fun way to synergize.  Good luck letters to these alumni would be another great activity for our students this week.  

Bengalious Bee:  The Bengalious Bee will begin at 1:15 on June 3rd (immediately after the alumni walk) for grades 3-5.  Students will watch our 5th grade teams compete.  

Grades: Please be sure to have your grades entered and finalized by June 1st.  Directions for finalizing can be found here courtesy of Jennifer Babb.   

Election on campus:  We will have elections on our campus on June 7th.  They will be in our gym.  Please do not park in the upper quadrant closest to the main entrance.  

Action teams:  I have reshared the action team spreadsheet.  Most grade levels have determined who will be serving on SIT, AIG/RtI, data and C&I.  Now it is time to start choosing where talents can be used in other areas of the school.  Every member of our staff should be plugged into an action team.  Please continue updating this spreadsheet with your big rocks. You can review the roles of each team on the action team list

Instructional reminder:  In grades 3-5, please continue to review math on our final day before the EOGs.  Remember to speak the language of success knowing and believing that every single child can show growth. We are almost there. 

With testing behind us in grades K-2 please use the remaining 7 1/2 days for creative projects and reflective activities.  I have heard of some great plans for "Sharpen the Saw" day, Rock Out (in 4th), teaching cursive writing, and so much more.   If you opt to show a video, please show only one.  The video showing request form can be found here.



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

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

• mClass EOY - Due May 20th
• Quarterly tests 1st-2nd - May 24th-26th
• 5th grade science EOG - May 26th
• EXTEND 1 testing - May 25th
• Turn-in library books - May 16th-20th

Due this week:

• AR STAR test - May 31st - June 9th (after EOG testing)
• 3-5 ELA/Math EOG - June 1st-2nd
• Grades entered and finalized:  June 1st
• Computers to be turned in: June 3rd

Upcoming due dates:

• EOY AVID:  Week of June 6th
• Plan for awards (make sure they are leaderized :) - June 3rd, 6th and 8th
• End of year checklist items - due on June 10th (some due dates start May 27th)

Week 37: May 23-27

Bullock Brief

Please maximum instructional time and stay the course team!

• 1 day until Q4 assessments (1st-2nd)
• 3 days until the science EOG (5th grade)
• 6 days until the reading EOG (3rd-5th)
• 12 1/2 days until the last day of school (4 1/2 weeks)

A week for duty.  

Habit 7 Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
E	A Q4 ELA (1st/2nd) (See notes below	B Q4 Math (1st/2nd) (See notes below	C Q4 Gram (1st/2nd) (See notes below 5th: science EOG K-2resource only K-12:15-12:55 1st: 1:00-1:40 2nd: 1:45-2:25	D

*Notes:  May 24,25,26 (2nd and 3rd grade classes will switch resource times and lunch times)

Upcoming meetings and events for May 23-27, May 30-June 3rd, and June 6-10
The most up-to-date calendar is located online in Google calendar. 

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Celebrations
We have so much to celebrate.  Stop by Celebration Station.

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The focus this month: Synergize!
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You can access an interactive PDF called "Critical Thinking and Engagement: A Schoolwide Approach" by clicking on the provided link. This resource includes some excellent ideas and resources to engage students in reflective activities and encourage critical thinking.  

Reminder: Please conduct the EOY organizational and note-taking assessments (grades 4-5) the week of June 6th.  

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End of Year Checklist...reminder: Your can access the End of Year Checklist here.  You will not need to take items off the wall in preparation  for painting this year.  Long, Bradian, Stone, Lloyd, Rockwell, Waters, Schlott and Cole will have a unique summer pack-up plan to accommodate the YMCA.  We have been communicating separately.

Title 1 visit:  We will be visited by DPI on May 25th from 11:00-12:30 for a Title 1 audit.  A team will be here to tour the school, visit classrooms and talk to staff members about the use of title 1 funds.  We will be testing and reviewing that day.  That is OK to proceed with business as usual. 

Quarterly Testing:  Quarterly tests for grades 1-2 will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Please carefully review the testing plan located here. 

Science EOG in 5th grade:  Please be aware that our first EOG occurs this Thursday in 5th grade.  Please synergize to ensure our environment is quiet and academic for our 5th grade scholars.

Students stories come to life:  Our K-2 students will watch their original stories come to life when students from Lee County High School come to perform. The high school theatre students used stories written by elementary school students to create a theatrical montage.  Students should gather in the Depot at 1:00pm.  This is sure to be a special event for all involved.  

Graduation walk:  I am thrilled to announce that graduating seniors will be visiting our campus at 10:15am on May 25th for a graduation walk-through.  Our students will get to see what it looks like to "begin with the end on mind."  We know the timing will be tight (it was the only time frame that would work for the busy seniors).  This will be a special event to share with our Lee county graduates.

AR:  Please plan on completing the final AR STAR test after the reading and math EOGs are complete.  The testing window is May 31st - June 9th.  

RtI turn-in:  RtI turn-in will be from June 1st-3rd.  Please see details in the email sent by Mrs. Stone on May 18th titled "RtI Folders- Important Information." The sign-in form is located here.

EOG Video:  We will be filming an EOG video on Monday and Tuesday afternoon.  This will take the place of our schedule committee meetings unless you are still needining to meet.  Mr. Hurdt has done a phenomenal job planning for this fun "Sharpening the Saw" event.  

5/23 (Monday) will meet in grade level chair rooms...

2:45-3- Kindergarten 

3-3:15- 1st Grade 

3:15-3:30- 2nd Grade 

3:30-3:45- 3rd Grade

3:45-4- 4th Grade 

4-4:15- 5th Grade 

4:15-4:30- Clarke, Perrell, and "Benny" (meet at back breezeway)

5/24 (Tuesday)

 2:45- ALL STAFF- will need to have 3 groups in 3 different places:

*Meet at the back breezeway and we will divide into groups*

Attendance summary:  You will no longer need to write the attendance on the summary sheet in the cumulative folders.  The attendance summary and report card will be sufficient. 

Work for students in BIP:  Please make sure students who are sent to BIP reflection or have been assigned ISS have adequate work.  This is a perfect time for review materials. 

EOG pep rally:  For grades 3-5, May 31st at 1:00pm.

Paper supply...reminder:  The supply is low.  Please be conservative.  

Action teams:  The steps in red below should be complete.  Please start thinking about where the remaining grade level members would like to serve.  

1. Review the updated and scrubbed action team list.  Consider where your talents and gifts would best be put to use.  
2. Vote for SIT for EC, TA (x2), 1st and 3rd.  Please be reminded that SIT team members are also grade level facilitators. 
3. Choose grade level rep for AIG/RtI.  Enter name here.
4. Choose grade level rep for data team. Enter name here.
5. Choose grade level rep. for curriculum and instruction. Enter name here.
6. Folks who are not on a committee will choose their big rock  

Student supply lists...reminder:  I am missing supply lists for K and 3rd.  The formatted supply lists from 2015-16 are located here.  Please update and email the complete list back to me.  Please include copy paper.  Please do not alter the formatting so the lists are consistent.  I will change the open house information at the bottom.  

Instructional reminder:  In grades 3-5, we are using NC Ready or Coach JumpStart for review matching the rigor and length of the EOG.  The Performance Coach for ELA is also an option.  In math, we should be using NC Ready, stretch math and TenMarks (not FrontRow).  The released EOGs should be used for practice.   Please include calculator practice in your instructional plan.  

Remember to speak the language of success!  

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

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

• mClass EOY - Due May 20th
• Turn-in library books - May 16th-20th
• 3rd grade only: Send home R2A letter - May 17th
• TA eval meetings - May 9th-20th
• EVAAS roster verification - May 20th
• Submitt the names of RtI/AIG, data and C&I members:  May 20th - Missing 3rd and 4th

Due this week:

• Quarterly tests 1st-2nd - May 24th-26th
• EXTEND 1 testing - May 25th
• 5th grade science EOG - May 26th

Upcoming due dates:

• AR STAR test - May 31st - June 9th (after EOG testing)
• 3-5 ELA/Math EOG - June 1st-2nd
• EOY AVID:  Week of June 6th
• Plan for awards (make sure they are leaderized :) - June 3rd, 6th and 8th
• End of year checklist items - due on June 10th (some due dates start May 27th)

Week 36: May 16th-20th

Bullock Brief

Please maximum instructional time and stay the course team!

• Last week for EOY mClass!
• 6 days until Q4 assessments (1st-2nd)
• 8 days until the science EOG (5th grade)
• 11 days until the reading EOG (3rd-5th)
• 17 1/2 days until the last day of school (4 1/2 weeks)

B week for duty.  

Habit 7 Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
E	A	B	C	D

Upcoming meetings and events for May 16-20, May 23-27, May 30-June 3rd, and June 6-10
The most up-to-date calendar is located online in Google calendar. 

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Celebrations
We have so much to celebrate.  Stop by Celebration Station.

______________________________________________________

The focus this month: Synergize!
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You can access an interactive PDF called "Critical Thinking and Engagement: A Schoolwide Approach" by clicking on the provided link. This resource includes some excellent ideas and resources to engage students in reflective activities and encourage critical thinking.  Please conduct the EOY organizational and note-taking assessments (grades 4-5) the week of June 6th.  

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End of Year Checklist: It's that time of year to start working through the End of Year Checklist.  Can you believe?!

SIT: Monday, May 16th at 2:45pm (please note earlier start time) in the Platform.  

SIT vote: Thank you all for voting and for supporting our school in so many ways. Please congratulate the following individuals for being voted on our SIT team for a two year term. Please let me know if you are unable or unwilling to serve in this capacity. 

• Specialist: Shani Whilby
• TA: Ashley Dossenbach, Suzanne Mills
• 1st: Joy Velasco
• 3rd: Katie Hall

AR:  Please plan on completing the final AR STAR test after the reading and math EOGs are complete.  The testing window is May 31st - June 9th.  

RtI turn-in:  RtI turn-in will be from June 1st-3rd.  Please schedule a time for turn-in with Christina Stone.  

Paper supply is low:  Just a reminder to be conservative.  

Action teams:  Please submit the names of the staff members who will be serving on the AIG/RtI, data and C&I teams. 

1. Review the updated and scrubbed action team list.  Consider where your talents and gifts would best be put to use.  
2. Vote for SIT for EC, TA (x2), 1st and 3rd.  Please be reminded that SIT team members are also grade level facilitators. 
3. Choose grade level rep for AIG/RtI.  Enter name here.
4. Choose grade level rep for data team. Enter name here.
5. Choose grade level rep. for curriculum and instruction. Enter name here.
6. Folks who are not on a committee will choose their big rock  

Student supply lists...reminder:  Please start working on student supply lists.  The formatted supply lists from 2015-16 have been shared with you.  Please update and email the complete list back to me.  Please include copy paper.  Please do not alter the formatting so the lists are consistent.  I will change the open house information at the bottom.  


EVAAS verification:  This is the last week for teacher verification in EVAAS.  All rosters are due May 20th. 

Silence in car pool....reminder #2:  Please make sure to remain silent while moving through the area where our car riders are waiting for their cars.  It is hard to keep the students quiet if the adults are talking.  Thanks for your help with this matter.  

Absences...reminder:  Please remember it is a requirement to let Melissa, Wendy and I know if you will be out.   We must know who is out to ensure there is adequate coverage for classrooms as the students arrive. If at all possible, please prearrange your substitute.    

Instructional reminder:  In grades 3-5, we are using NC Ready or Coach JumpStart for review matching the rigor and length of the EOG.  The Performance Coach for ELA is also an option.  In math, we should be using NC Ready, stretch math and TenMarks (not FrontRow).  The released EOGs should be used for practice.  

We will be getting new calculators from the county.  Lisa Foushee will be visiting PLCs on May 11th for a mini training.  Please include calculator practice in your instructional plan.  

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

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

• Last week to check-out books - May 9th-13th
• Last day of media - May 13th
• All leave requests submitted - May 9th

Due this week:

• mClass EOY window opens - May 2nd - 20th
• Turn-in library books - May 16th-20th
• 3rd grade only: Send home R2A letter - May 17th
• TA eval meetings - May 9th-20th
• EVAAS roster verification - May 20th
• Submitt the names of RtI/AIG, data and C&I members:  May 20th

Upcoming due dates:

• Quarterly tests 1st-2nd - May 24th-26th
• EXTEND 1 testing - May 25th
• 5th grade science EOG - May 26th
• 3-5 ELA/Math EOG - June 1st-2nd
• Plan for awards (make sure they are leaderized :) - June 3rd, 6th and 8th
• End of year checklist items - due on June 10th (some due dates start May 27th)

Week 35: May 9-13

Bullock Brief

We should be reviewing, reviewing, reviewing. See notes below for instructional reminders.  Keep up the great work team!  Let Wendy and I know if we can help you in anyway.

• EOY mClass window is HERE!
• 11 days until Q4 assessments (1st-2nd)
• 13 days until the science EOG (5th grade)
• 16 days until the reading EOG (3rd-5th)
• 22 1/2 days until the last day of school (4 1/2 weeks)

A week for duty.  

Habit 7 Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
E	A	B	C	D

Upcoming meetings and events for May 9-13, May 16-20, and 23-27. 
The most up-to-date calendar is located online in Google calendar. 

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Celebrations
We have so much to celebrate.  Stop by Celebration Station.

______________________________________________________

The focus this month: Synergize!
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Please conduct the EOY organizational and note-taking assessments (grades 4-5) the week of June 6th.  

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Discipline WIG: We reached our discipline WIG again with 20 referrals in the month of April. Awesome work team! We will be sending details on how we'll celebrate in the near future.  

Staff meeting: Monday, May 9th at 2:45pm.  We will be discussing clustering and the process for rosters. Only certified staff members need to attend.  

SIT: Monday, May 16th at 3:00pm in the Platform.  

Paper supply is low:  Just a reminder to be conservative.  

Summer Achievement Academy (SAA):  All teachers and staff participating in SAA will be meeting at 3:30 immediately following the staff meeting on Monday, May 9th. 

Summative reviews and PDPs: Summatives and PDP meetings continue.  If you missed your scheduled time, needed to reschedule, or have not yet had your PDP please set a time this week to meet here.

EOG training:  May 12th, 2016 in the Platform.

National Nurse Appreciation Day:  We are so fortunate to have Nurse Phillips here at Bullock.  Her sweet spirit and kindness are such an asset to our students and staff.  Please join me in celebrating Brenda on May 11th for nurse appreciation day.  

Battle of the Books:  Please cheer on our 4th and 5th grade Battle of the Books teams that will go head to head with the other elementary schools in the county on Thursday and Friday of this week.  Thank you to Taylor Bradian for his leadership and guidance for these academic competitors.  

Special Olympics:  Also please cheer on our special olympics competitors this Friday, May 13th.

Instructional Assistant Evaluations:  All teachers with TAs should have submitted a TA eval and set a meeting time. I am still missing quite a few.  The teacher's assistant evaluation form is provided here.  Please set a meeting using the scheduling app.  All meetings should be set by Monday.  I would like all TA evals to take place by May 20th. 

Action teams and SIT:  As always, we want to provide choice and voice in determining our action teams and big rocks.  We will complete a muti-step process to determine staffing this year.    

1. Review the updated and scrubbed action team list.  Consider where your talents and gifts would best be put to use.  
2. Vote for SIT for EC, TA (x2), 1st and 3rd.  Please be reminded that SIT team members are also grade level facilitators. 
3. Choose grade level rep for AIG/RtI.  Enter name here.
4. Choose grade level rep for data team. Enter name here.
5. Choose grade level rep. for curriculum and instruction. Enter name here.
6. Folks who are not on a committee will choose their big rock  

Office logistic changes:  Please take note of the following changes for submitting forms and requests to the office.

• Work order = Email Jennifer Welch, Jennifer Babb and Melissa Dickens.  No work orders will be accepted verbally.  Please submit via email.
• Educational leave forms = To Jennifer Babb
• Accident forms = To Jennifer Babb

Umbrellas:  Please make sure you put down and secure the umbrellas in the courtyard after use.  One ended-up on the roof this week after a strong wind gust.  :)

Student supply lists:  Please start working on student supply lists.  The formatted supply lists from 2015-16 have been shared with you.  Update and email the complete lists back to me.  Please include copy paper.  Please do not alter the formatting so the lists are consistent.  I will change the open house information at the bottom.  

Staff supplies:  Start planning for supplies you would like to order for next year.  Melissa will begin work on those orders first thing this summer.  

Field trips:  Please make sure parents are notified in writing if students will be attending a field trip off campus.  We should be seeking consent for all field trips.  There is a space for general permission on the student's registration.  That is not always up-to-date.  

Engineer tickets:  Don't forget to reward leaders for going above beyond.  Please continue looking for those leaders and celebrating their efforts with an engineer ticket.  

Environment:  Please take note of the environment in your rooms and throughout the school including the smell. 

Leave requests...IMPORTANT:  Please make sure to submit all leave requests until the end of year (June 13th) by May 9th.  This includes personal leave, leave without pay and FMLA.  

EVAAS verification:  The teacher verification window is April 23-May 20.  We will discuss EVAAS verification briefly in the staff meeting on May 9th.  

Silence in car pool....reminder #2:  Please make sure to remain silent while moving through the area where our car riders are waiting for their cars.  It is hard to keep the students quiet if the adults are talking.  Thanks for your help with this matter.  

Clean pods:  K and 1st grade teams, please take some time to clear the clutter in the pods and give the tables/cabinets and wipe down.  I know some 5th grade leaders that would LOVE to help.  Let's synergize!

Absences:  Please remember it is a requirement to let Melissa, Wendy and I know if you will be out.   We must know who is out to ensure there is adequate coverage for classrooms as the students arrive. If at all possible, please prearrange your substitute.    

Master calendar:  Please let me know if your have any concerns, additions or changes to the master calendar for 2016-17.  

Master schedule:  The master schedule is located here.  Please let me know final feedback. 

PTO...reminder:  Please continue to encourage your students' family and friends to volunteer at the PTO Thrift Shop.  We are over 150 hours.  That means we will receive our PTO money.  WooHoo!  The more we work the more $$ we earn.  

Instructional reminder:  In grades 3-5, we are using NC Ready or Coach JumpStart for review matching the rigor and length of the EOG.  The Performance Coach for ELA is also an option.  In math, we should be using NC Ready, stretch math and TenMarks (not FrontRow).  The released EOGs should be used for practice.  

We will be getting new calculators from the county.  Lisa Foushee will be visiting PLCs on May 11th for a mini training.  Please include calculator practice in your instructional plan.  

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

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

• PDP updated by April 18th
• Safe school modules - April 22nd
• TOPs folders due - April 25th
• Midterm - May 4th
• TA eval submitted - April 29th

Due this week:

• Last week to check-out books - May 9th-13th
• EOG training - May 12th
• Last day of media - May 13th
• mClass EOY window opens - May 2nd - 20th
• TA eval meetings - May 9th-20th
• All leave requests submitted - May 9th

Upcoming due dates:

• Plan for awards (make sure they are leaderized :) - June 3rd, 6th and 8th