August 31, 2009

8-31-09

Appreciations

• Thanks to Mr. Caswell for the UA Calendar


• Thanks to Mr. Jochimsen for the baked goods at the meeting


• Thanks to our counselors and Mrs. Kuepfer for their work with scheduling
• Thanks to Mr. Hemauer for catching my mistakes!! Please recheck the Fire Drill date on this blog..it is now accurate

Information

• Cara Schueller will be at CFMS on Tuesdays to help with technology. She will in the 6/7th grade office (Ext. 2218)


• Please put your absences on Skyward/Aesop


• All para-professionals and IA's are to remain in the building for breaks and lunches as they are paid for these in case of student situations


• H1N1 is to peak in October. Coughing and a fever are the initial signs


• UA rotation dates have been adjusted. Mrs. Etmund emailed a revised list of dates.


• Inform Mrs. Etmund asap if you want to attend the Leadership or PBIS conferences in October


• The special education referral process is being revised in the district, taking more of a RtI approach. Be sure to document interventions with students and track data on each intervention.


• In-school will have a bit of a new format. Those who supervise will be given more specific information. Students will now be required to complete a reflection form and work on restitution by either writing an apology or apologizing in person to the staff involved. A half-sheet will be brought around by student helpers to collect work from teachers for students serving time in ISS.

Reminders

• Administration needs 8th grade goals!!


• Please sign out when you leave the building


• All lesson plans should be saved to the I: drive


• Submit all calendar events that you want placed on the Outlook calendar to Brenda


• Be sure to have students work on goals during TA prior to Back to School Night
  

This Week

• Monday, Sept. 1: School opens (wear a Chippewa shirt or red); football practice begins


• Thursday, Sept. 3: Soccer and volleyball practice begins


• Friday, Sept. 4: Picture day
  

Next Week

• Monday, Sept. 7: No school (Labor Day)


• Tuesday, Sept. 8: Early bird resource begins at 8:05; Fire drill @ 10:11


• Thursday, Sept. 10: Back to School Night 5:30-7:30; Cyberbullying 7:30-9:30


• Friday, Sept. 11: Staff meeting @ 8:05 in the Auditorium; TA activity "Right to pass.." &
  4 Agreements

Data

• 61% of people claim chocolate puts them in a better mood!! It's true look....http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2007/10/04/chocolate_the_new_antidepressant.php There will chocolate in the Packer bucket in my office!! Please feel free to stop by when a fix is needed or desired..I was given explicit directions to keep it full!!
• At this point there are 12 new 8th grade students to CFMS
• The Chi-Hi football team is 1-0 after beating Holmen 36-26 at Holmen on Friday night

Start of the School Year Information

August/September

The following format will be followed over the course of the school year. I will update the post every Thursday after school and email the link when finished.

Appreciations

• Custodial staff! Please thank them for their work over the summer.
• Meeting AYP! Congratulations on improving test scores and meeting DPI's requirements.

Information

• Most of what you need right now has been mailed to you. Other information has been shared via email.
• A Checklist for Teachers will be passed out during our workday meetings. Please review it.

Next Week

• Tues. Aug. 25: Teacher workday; starting with an all-staff breakfast at 8 am in the HS cafeteria.
• Wed. Aug. 26: Teacher workday; starting with coffee, etc. in the MS Commons
• Thur. Aug. 27: Teacher workday

Two Weeks

• Mon. Sept. 1: School opens; Breakfast begins
• Fri. Sept. 4: Picture day

Reminders

• Please continue to check the Outlook calendar. Submit events to Brenda so she can post them on the calendar during the school year.
• During the school year this will include information that has already been shared or refreshers/things to be mindful of.

Data

• A couple pieces of data such as behavior data, etc. will be shared

I'm always open to suggestions and recommendations regarding information to put in these blogs. I especially look for appreciations! Please let me know of something somebody has done that you have appreciated so we can acknowledge the work done by the great people in this school!