4/3-4/7

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Monday April 3rd-
Day 5-
3rd MP Reward
**Read Code of Conduct (Appendix B)**
Out of Building-Knepp (Full Day), Kurtzman (PM only)

Tuesday April 4th-
Day 6-
PSSA ELA Testing (Section 1)
Out of Building-None

Wednesday April 5th-
Day 1-
PSSA ELA Testing (Section 2)
Out of Building-None

Thursday April 6th-
Day 2-
PSSA ELA Testing (Section 3)
EC School Board Meeting @ 7:30 PM
Out of Building-None

Friday April 7th-
Day 3-
PSSA ELA Testing (Section 4)
Out of Building-Godfrey (Half Day PM)

Saturday April 8th-
Elementary Art Show @ SH 11AM-2PM

Bits & Bytes
Don't forget that next week is a dress down EVERY DAY. Thank you to everyone who generously donated to Mini-THON and helped Red Lion to reach the half million mark for donations!

PLC in Print
On March 13, Mr. Smith sent an e-mail to all teachers letting you know of the district's partnership with Field Trip Zoom. As I explored the site, I did notice that there is an activity centered around Arbor Day with the following description and times:

Grade Range: K-6thLength: 45 MinCategory: ScienceTimes: April 27, 2017 11:10 am ESTApril 27, 2017 1:10 pm ESTApril 27, 2017 2:10 pm EST

This program will come directly from Nebraska City, Nebraska, J. Sterling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day’s home. During this lesson the history and heritage of Arbor Day will be taught along with the importance of trees both past present. We will also discuss ways to celebrate this holiday in your community.

Please refer to Mr. Smith's directions to set-up an account and get started!

3/27-3/31

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Monday March 27th-
Day 6-
End of 3rd Marking Pd.
Out of Building- Moritz (Full Day)

Tuesday March 28th-
Day 1-
2 hr. late start for students (Follow schedule 1A)
Out of Building-Moritz (Full Day)

Wednesday March 29th-
Day 2-
PLC Meeting (3-6)
Gr. 4 Field Trip
Out of Building-McGuire (Full Day), Moritz (Full Day), Hughes (@EC 8:30-12)

Thursday March 30th-
Day 3-
Bus Evacuation Drill
Gr. 4 Field Trip (rain date)
K & 1 Assemblies in Gym
Thinking Thursday with Mrs. Stauffer @ 6 p.m.
Out of Building- Moritz (Full Day)

Friday March 31st-
Day 4-
PLC Meeting (K-2)
Talent Show @ 1:15PM
Talent Show @ 6:30PM
Out of Building-Kurtzman (Half Day PM), Moritz (Full Day)

PLC in Print
This week's Marshall Memo and an article from ASCA School Counselor, Kwok-Sze Richard Wong shares four key principles of teaching that captures attention and results in learning:

-    Emotional content connects. We remember what touches us more than intellectual content.

-    Show the big picture. “Although specific information is important,” says Wong, “our minds tend to grasp the larger meanings first and learn the details later.”

-    The brain can’t multitask. “Most of us can walk and chew gum at the same time,” he says, “but we can pay attention to only one thing at a time. Contrary to the claims of Millennials, our brain can’t check text messages and do homework simultaneously; it toggles back and forth.”

-    The brain needs a break. “In communicating or teaching, people often relate too much information and our brains can’t take it all in,” says Wong. A shift of mode roughly every 10 minutes is important to attention and learning. 

This past week, I had the opportunity to visit many classrooms implementing math workshops across the district. This last statement resonated especially with me. Is this idea something you are cognizant of with your students?

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Did you know that students can have their own math boxes and journal pages read through them through connectED?


Here is an example of 3rd grade directions for you and your students:

Need your Math Boxes or Journal pages read? See the directions below.

1) Log into Connect Ed.

2) Click on the orange book.

3) Click on

4) Open your Math Journal to the correct page.

5) Click on the blue speaker for the page to be read.

6) To pause the recording click the double lines

7)     To play the recording again click the blue arrow.

3/20-3/24

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Monday March 20-
Day 1-
It's SPRING!!!!
Title I Meeting @ 8 a.m.
Gr. 1-3 Officer Phil Assembly @ 9:15 a.m.
1st Day of Running w/ Lions
Code Club w/ S. Smith
Out of Building-Shellenberger (Full Day)

Tuesday March 21-
Day 2-
Out of Building-Frey (Full Day), Paup (Half Day AM @ WM), Roy (Full Day), White (Half Day PM), Hughes (Half Day PM @ WM)

Wednesday March 22-
Day 3-
Faculty Meeting @ 8a.m.
PSSA Training/A.L.I.C.E. w/ support staff @ 1:30 p.m.
Out of Building- Mortiz (Full Day), Godfrey (Half Day PM @WM)

Thursday March 23-
Day 4-
TANK Meeting
Out of Building-Mellinger (Half Day PM), Moritz (Full Day), Johnson (Full Day)

Friday March 24-
Mini-Thon
Out of Building-Kurtzman(Full Day), Moritz (Full Day)

3/13-3/17

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Monday March 13th-
Day 5-
Kindergarten Registration Begins 9AM-8PM
Grade 4 Data Meeting
Gr. 4 Byrnes Lesson
Code Club w/ Sam Smith
Out of Building- Jennings (full day), Godfrey (Half Day PM @ WM), Paup (Half Day AM @ WM)

Tuesday March 14th-
Day 6-
Grade 6 Data Meeting
Kindergarten Registration 9AM-8PM
Out of Building-Hughes (@ WM in PM), Jennings (full day), Murray(Full Day), Frey (Half Day PM @ WM), Paup (Half Day AM @ WM)

Wednesday March 15th-
Day 1-
Kindergarten Registration 9AM-8PM
Title 1 Meeting @ 8AM
A.L.I.C.E. overview w/ Support Staff @ 2PM
CV PTO Meeting @ 6PM
Out of Building-Godfrey (Half Day PM @ WM), Roy (Full Day)

Thursday March 16th-
Day 2- Baked Potato Day
Faculty Meeting @ 8AM (PSSA Training)
School Board Meeting @ E.C. @ 7:30PM
Out of Building-Knepp (full day)

Friday March 17th-
Day 3-
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
PSSA Training w/ Support Staff @ 2PM
Out of Building- Knepp (full day). Kriebel (full day)

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I hope you are enjoying reading The One and Only Ivan! If you have an opportunity, I found a teaching guide that has discussion questions that may be useful to discuss in your classroom at opportune times.

3/6-3/10

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Monday March 6th-
Day 6-
Coding Club Begins
Out of Building- Knepp (Full Day), Groff (Half Day PM, Training)

Tuesday March 7th-
Day 1-
TLC Meeting @ MG
Out of Building-None

Wednesday March 8th-
Day 2-
Dress Up Day
C.U.B.S. @ Collinsville Library
Out of Building- Groff (Full Day)

Thursday March 9th-
Day 3-
Assistants @ Training
School Board Mtg. @ 7:30 p.m.
Out of Building- Moritz (Half Day AM)

Friday March 10th-
Day 4-
Out of Building- Orwig (Full Day), Paup (Half Day PM), Hughes (PM @ LG)

PLC in Print
Below is a short list of websites and descriptions to explore that may be of support to your instruction:

• EDSITEment – www.edsitement.neh.gov has standards-aligned lesson plans, student resources, and close readings in ELA, foreign languages, art and culture, history and social studies.
• Classkick – https://www.classkick.com is a free formative feedback tool to use with high-level student tasks. The teacher uploads the tasks, has students complete them on a device, and can then view each student’s work and provide feedback.
• Literacy Design Collaborative – www.ldc.org has teacher-created lessons and modules geared to college and career readiness in ELA, social studies, science, and math, including task templates, rubrics, and student anchor papers.
• Illustrative Mathematics – www.illustrativemathematics.org has math tasks geared to Common Core standards.

These sites are all new to me so I look forward to discussing some of these with you to garner your thoughts on their usefulness!

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Dr. Deisley shared an e-mail back in mid-February about an opportunity from the Red Lion Area Educational Foundation and grants that could be available to support you in your classroom endeavors. A link to the application can be found here. Applications are due by March 31, 2017!