12/20 - 1/7/22

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Monday, December  20   

Day   2   Welcome back Liz, Welcome to CV Michael Langan,  "Ja ne" to Mrs. Teri Key

Out of Building:  Zimmerer (full day) Orwig (full day) H.Stauffer (full day remote) 

Tuesday, December 21

Day 3

Out of Building:  Mellinger (half PM)   H.Stauffer (full day remote) 

Wednesday, December 22

Day 4

Out of Building:  Key (full day)  H.Stauffer (full day remote) 

Thursday, December 23

Day 5

Out of Building:   Key (full day) Velez (full day) Crumling (half PM) H.Stauffer (full day remote) 

Friday, December 24  (NO School)  Happy Holiday

Monday,  January 3 2022   Happy New Year 

Day 5  Welcome Roslyn Kidwell to our Reading Remediation team

Out of the Building:  Riedel (full day) 

Tuesday, January 4

Day 6 

Out of the Building: Warner (half PM)

Wednesday, January 5

Day 1 

Out of the Building: White (half AM) 

Thursday, January 6

Day 2

Out of the Building:

Friday, January 7

Day 3

Out of the Building:

 

Dec 13-Dec 17

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Week Ahead....

Monday, December 13

Day 3

Out of Building:  Crumling (Full Day)

Tuesday, December 14

Day 4

Out of Building : Crumling (Full Day) Knepp (full day) Koppenhaver (full day)  Riedel (full day)

Wednesday, December 15

 Day 5

Out of Building : Crumling (Full Day), Hoffman (Full Day)

Thursday, December 16

Day 6

Grade 6 - JA BIZTOWN

Out of Building : Crumling (Full Day), Riedel (Full Day)

Friday, December 17

Day 1

Out of Building : Crumling (Full Day), Tutino (Full Day)

Please take a moment to read the letter linked below...

CV_Farewell_Key

11/1 - 11/5

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Monday, November 1

Day 2

Out of Building:  Hoffman (PM) Crumling (full day) Key (full day) Atkinson (full day)

Tuesday, November 2

Day - NO SCHOOL, Conferences 8-12

**Teachers: After conferences, in compensation of time for Meet the Teacher Night, you are free to use the remainder of the day as you wish. ENCOURAGED to take this time and VOTE.**

Out of Building : Crumling (full day)

Wednesday, November 3

 Day - 3  ACT 80, Conferences 8AM-8PM

Lunch 12-12:30 PM

Dinner 4-5 PM (PTO provided dinner) 

Out of Building : Crumling (full day)

Thursday, November 4

Day 4

Out of Building : Warner (full day) Riedel (full day) Crumling (full day)

Friday, November 5

Day 5

Out of Building : Warner (full day) Crumling (full day)

Reminder...

Sunday, November 7

10/18-10/29

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What's Ahead....

Wednesday, October 20

Day 6

PTO Meeting @ 6 PM (Virtual link HERE)

Out of Building:  Velez (full day)

Thursday, October 21

Day 1

ShakeOut Drill @ 10:21 AM (Teacher Script linked HERE)

Out of Building:  Velez (full day)

Friday, October 22

Day 2

Intruder Drill @ 9:00 AM

Teacher video overview of Run-Hide-Fight

Lesson Plan for Intruder Drill (modify as needed for your grade level)

Out of Building:  Mellinger (half day PM), Zimmerer  (half day PM), M. Taylor (Full Day)

RED RIBBON WEEK (Theme Days linked HERE)

Monday, October 25
Day 3

Out of Building:  Crumling (Maternity Leave through December)

Tuesday, October 26

Day 4 "A"

2-Hour Delay - End of MP 1

Picture Retakes: 11AM

Out of Building:  None

Wednesday, October 27

Day 5

Out of Building:  Hoffman (Full Day)

Thursday, October 28

Day 6

Out of Building:  Frey (Half Day AM)

Friday, October 29

Day 1

Out of Building: Atkinson (Full Day)

Connecting with Kids in a Disconnected World 

by Trevor Romain

 

Take a 10 min listen to Trevor's podcast that looks at a chapter named Old Man and The Bicycle 

As parent/teacher conferences quickly find their way to us, how might this story impact your relationship with each our families and their students? 

Each week I will share another story from Trevor Romain's podcast or a chapter in his book. Each faculty meeting a question will be presented to staff to share out in small groups how one of these stories impacted your classroom and the relationships you share with students, staff, and/or community.

Final Note: At 3 PM the playground will be closed for recess and opened for cars waiting for their students' dismissal at 3:20. 

Oct 4-8

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The Week Ahead....

Monday, October 4

Day 6

Out of Building:  Kurtzman (full day) Johnson (full day) Atkinson (half pm)

Tuesday, October 5

Day 1

Grade 6 Byrnes Lessons 

Out of Building:  None

Wednesday, October 6

Day 5

Out of Building:  Mellinger (full day)

Thursday, October 7

Day 6

Out of Building:  Jennings (full day) Cross (full day) Riedel (full day)

Friday, October 8

Day 1

 

Out of Building: Key (Full Day) Jennings (full day) Hoffman (full day) Cross (full day) 

                               Webb (full day)

Fire Drill Notes ...

from 9/28: EXCELLENT Job Everyone! As you know, 90 seconds out goal...It took our staff & students 80 seconds to be out the doors and closed behind them:) Keep up the great work!

Side note - Remember to take your red bags with you for recess as our sound system for fire drills does not alarm outside our building. 

Here are the SY21-22 Fire Drill Dates and also linked on the CV Dashboard

PAETEP is UPDATED

Mini-Thon Mondays are here! Dress down with your pass or t-shirt purchases of old all related to mini-thon Four Diamonds:)

Be sure to pick up your Collective Efficacy Book Club book now available in the front office & fill out the Google Form linked here in order for the committee to let you know who are your group members.(Deadline, 10/1 book selection) Thank you! 

                             

9/27 - 10/1

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 The Week Ahead....

Monday, September 27

Day 1

Byrnes Center Lessons - Kindergarten 

Out of Building: Frey (Full Day)

Tuesday, September 28

Day 2

G4 Target Meeting @ 8AM (ROAR Groups)

Fire Drill - Unannounced 

Out of Building: Frey (Full Day), Riedel (Full Day)

Wednesday, September 29

Day 3

Virtual Faculty Meeting @ 8AM

Out of Building: Hoffman (Full Day), Jennings (Full Day), Johnson (Full Day), Crumling (Half PM)

Thursday, September 30

Day 4

Out of Building: Johnson (Full Day)

Friday, October 1

Day 5

 

Out of Building: Orwig (Full Day), Kurtzman (Full Day), Knepp (Full Day) Key (Full Day) 

                              Warner (Full Day), Johnson (Full Day)

PLC in PRINT

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09-19 -- 09/25

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 The Week Ahead....

Monday, September 20

Day 2

Targeted Team Meeting @ 8AM - Kindergarten

Out of Building: Key (Full Day)

Tuesday, September 21

Day 3

Out of Building: Key (Full Day)

Wednesday, September 22

Day 4

Targeted Team Meeting @ 8AM - Grades 5/6

Out of Building: Key (Full Day), Starks (Full Day)

Thursday, September 23

Day 5

Targeted Team Meeting @ 8AM - Grade 2

September Fire Drill - Unannounced

Out of Building: Starks (Full Day)

Friday, September 24

Day 6

Targeted Team Meeting @ 8AM - Grade 1

Out of Building: Starks (Full Day), Mellinger (Half Day AM)

Fire Drills:

With so many new to us at CV, I wanted to just take a minute to remind staff that our ...

1. Evacuation time out of building must be done in **90 seconds or less** 

2. If a student or teacher is holding a door open for others to quickly exit the building, the student or teacher MUST close the door when finished. 

**No exit doors may remain open or CV fails the drill**

3. Make sure the first or last adult out of the building has a **walkie talkie with them to respond to the attendance** 

4. Be sure to refer to the **evacuation map to know what side of the building reports when called. Linked here and also on the CV Dashboard**

9/7-9/10

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Monday, September 13

Day 3

Kindergarten color day: Blue

Out of Building: None

Tuesday, September 14

Day 4

Kindergarten color day: Purple

Out of Building: M. Taylor (Full), Howell (Full), Crumling (Full)

Wednesday, September 15

Day 5

Kindergarten color day: Brown

CV PTO Mtng: 6 PM 

Out of Building: None

Thursday, September 16

Day 6

Kindergarten color day: None in honor of ...
PICTURE DAY

Spirit Day: R/L Colors

Due: Substitute Folder (Online Google Folder)

Out of Building: O'Handly/Starks (Full), M. Taylor (Full), Howell (Full), Crumling (Full)

Friday, September 17

Day 1

CONSTITUTION DAY

Kindergarten color day: White

Drill - Intruder (More information to come...) CANCELLED EVENT

Out of Building: Frey (Full), D. Taylor (Half PM)

-Lunch Recess Schedule is UPDATED and UPLOADED to CV Dashboard (linked here)

-Supervision Letters were shared with teachers today, 9/10. If you cannot locate your evaluation timeline letter, please let me know.

-Byrnes Lessons are scheduled. Calendar invites have already been sent for the fall dates, spring will be forthcoming. At this time, all Byrnes Lessons will be in-person. If you have a program that requires volunteers, begin recruiting. Remember, if parents do not have clearances, you as the teacher must escort that parent from entrance to departure and any areas in the building. 

-Red Lion has developed a "Face Exceptions Letter". This is NOT to be advertised but is mentioned to you in awareness that many of our students will be submitting these completed letters to you over the next days and weeks ahead. Please just send them to the front office, attn: Principal. If you receive any emails or phone calls requesting such a letter, as with any communication about masks, send them to my office or forward the email to me, keyt@rlasd.net. 

For the dog lovers...

For the cat lovers...

No matter which is your choice the message I hope is clear...Enjoy your Weekend:)!

Aug29-Sept4_2021

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Rounding out the Week...

Friday, August 27

Day 5

Out of Building- Frey (Half Day PM)

Fire Drill - Practice @ 9:30 AM

Announced Timed @ 2:45 PM

Faculty Handbook Acknowledgement DUE - Link to form is HERE

Faculty Handbook for review (strongly encouraged due to significant revisions)

Review Student Handbook (there are changes in 2021)

From Todd McClimans...

The Commonwealth of PA has passed a new law governing Teacher/Non-Teaching Professional evaluation.  We've added an asynchronous training to the Virtual Professional Development website (virtualpd.rlasd.net) with screencasts about what the new evaluations will mean to each of our professional employees.

See the screencast below with directions for accessing the site, the information, and verifying that you have reviewed the information, which should take a total 15-20 minutes.  We ask that all professionals complete the asynchronous training and verify on the link from the website by Friday, August 27.

Act 13 Directions Screencast

Let us know if you have any questions.

Have a WONDERFUL start to your school year!

The Week Ahead...

Monday, August 30

Day 6

Out of Building-Key (Half Day PM)

Tuesday, August 31 

Day 1

Art, Music, PE/Health BEGIN 

Out of Building- Warner (Half Day PM)

Wednesday, September 1

Day 2

Out of Building- None

Thursday, September 2

Day 3

Spirit Day - "Sunny" Day (wear BRIGHT colors)

Out of Building- None

Friday, September 3

Day 4

DUE:

Faculty Handbook (Unified Workspace (tools.rlasd.net) > RLASD Folders > RLASD-TOOLS > Faculty Handbook > 21-22 Faculty Handbook): Read and electronically sign off. Submit sign-off to the office on or before Friday, September 3 (do not print).

Out of Building- None

CV The More You Know...

Universal Sign Sheet -
Please keep your student's original sign sheet in a file within your classroom. The front office will not be storing these once the student returns them. However, we cannot throw them away until the close of the academic year. The original must be kept.

Once a student returns the signed form, please refer back to the Google sheet final student lists. On the lists, you will now see a checkbox with each student and under the heading Universal Sign Off. Please check that box to indicate the form has been received for the 21-22 SY. 

BoY Memo Corrections-

Recess/Recess Duty: While there are no rotations for recess duty, it might be a good idea to designate an individual in your grade level to be the "duty" teacher for that cycle day. WHY? It would be the "duty" teachers responsibility to confirm whether or not recess is inside or outside or if any other recess information is needing dissemination prior to the start of the day. 

Fall Photo Day: September 16th, 2021

Transportation Forms: No paper copies will be distributed. A letter and Google Form link to inform the front office of transportation requires was already completed in the first few days prior to the start of school. Transportation information has been updated on the SY21-22 Class List. Questions about this list, contact Tara. 

Reminders-

September 8: Classroom Schedule in Google completed

Invite Teri as co-teacher to your Seesaw or Google Classroom, if not yet done

Updates-

Tech Facilitator - Amanda Koppenhaver

PLC in Print...

This month's theme is Self-Care September

6/4-6/8

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Friday, June 4, 2021--

Day - 6 

Early Dismissal

Lunch on the Lawn (see email(s) with locations, rain or shine): early dismissal schedule linked here

 Out of Building -  None

Monday, June 7, 2021

PD

Agenda linked here

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

From the desk of Eric Wilson, Chief Instructional Officer

Good Afternoon-

We have the opportunity to offer June 8, 2021, as a Flex Day for professional learning.  All sessions and offerings are on one site for ease of access to synchronous and asynchronous activities. You also have the ability to create your own learning plan.  As in the past, Flex Day offerings are for new learning experiences that occur outside of the contractual day.  You will need to earn 6 hours to count for one day.  The window to complete these hours is April 13 through June 4.  A "How to Submit" section at the bottom of the page is included for both Act 48 hours and to receive your certificate to be placed in AESOP with your Flex Day absence request.

June 8 Flex Day Professional Learning Site  

(You may need to scroll up to get to the top of the page after clicking the link.)

Please review the site for all information regarding the June 8 Flex Day opportunities.  Additionally, here is a screencast of the site providing more details.  As a reminder, you have the choice of fulfilling your contractual time by either using the Flex Day sessions or by working in your building on June 8.  Should you work in the building, please remember to sign in and out.

We hope you find the professional learning sessions engaging and productive.

PLC in Print...

Classroom Preparation for Summer linked here

**Additions/Changes are highlighted in yellow**

Joyful June 2021 Calendar

4/12-4/16

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The Week Ahead..........

Autism Awareness Spirit Week

**If you plan to participate, you may wear jeans**

Monday, April 12, 2021--

Day - 5

Be an Individual: Crazy Sock Day

Out of Building - Frey (full day)

 Tuesday, April 13, 2021--

Day - 6

Be a Good Sport: Wear favorite team jersey

Grade 5 Byrnes Lesson: Know and Grow

Out of Building-    Key (full day), Frey (half PM)

Wednesday, April 14, 2021--

Day - 1

Be comfortable with Autism: PJs Day (Reminder-School appropriate PJs - No Slippers)

Grade 1 Byrnes Lesson: True Colors

Out of Building-   Frey (full day)

 

Thursday, April 15, 2021--

Day - 2

Blend Together:  Wear Red Lion clothing

Out of Building-    Atkinson (half PM) Crumling (half PM)

Friday, April 16, 2021--

Day - 3

We all Fit Together: Wear blue

Out of Building-    White (full day) Godfrey (full day)

Paper Education Tutoring:

Grades 4-6, in your monthly parent communications, please consider advertising Paper Education as a resource parents and students can use! Here is the blurb RLASD sent out to our community last week:

The Red Lion Area School District has partnered with Paper Education to provide RLASD students in grades 4 through 12 24/7 tutoring.  What is Paper?:

Homework Help: Paper tutors are online 24/7 ready to help you with a math problem, chemistry question, or to practice Spanish. No matter what you need, just click “ask a tutor” and help is only a message away.

Writing Feedback: Submit any written work for review under the “Essay Review” tab and have it proofread by a tutor in 24 hours or less. Tutors are always happy to give you feedback on how you can improve your essay

Parents can access Paper by going to the RLASD website and clicking on the Parent Dashboard.  From there scroll down and click on the Paper Education icon

From the Office of our Chief Instructional Officer, Eric Wilson:

Good Afternoon-

We have the opportunity to offer June 8, 2021, as a Flex Day for professional learning.  All sessions and offerings are on one site for ease of access to synchronous and asynchronous activities. You also have the ability to create your own learning plan.  As in the past, Flex Day offerings are for new learning experiences that occur outside of the contractual day.  You will need to earn 6 hours to count for one day.  The window to complete these hours is April 13 through June 4.  A "How to Submit" section at the bottom of the page is included for both Act 48 hours and to receive your certificate to be placed in AESOP with your Flex Day absence request.

June 8 Flex Day Professional Learning Site  

(You may need to scroll up to get to the top of the page after clicking the link.)

Please review the site for all information regarding the June 8 Flex Day opportunities.  Additionally, here is a screencast of the site providing more details.  As a reminder, you have the choice of fulfilling your contractual time by either using the Flex Day sessions or by working in your building on June 8.  Should you work in the building, please remember to sign in and out.

We hope you find the professional learning sessions engaging and productive.

April 1-9, 2021

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The Week Ahead..........

Thursday, April 1 - Monday, April 52021-

Day - NO SCHOOL (Spring Break + Holiday)

 

Tuesday, April 6, 2021--

Out of Building-   Ogle (Full Day)

Wednesday, April 7, 2021--

Out of Building-  None

 

Thursday, April 8, 2021--

Out of Building-   None

Friday, April 9, 2021--

Out of Building-   None

Bits & Bytes

5 Ways to Upgrade Paper-based Activities for All Learners

Me Learning: A Student-Center Learning Model

NEW Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips

Professional Learning Communities

March 26th Pennsylvania proclaimed SEL Day

March 26th

Social-Emotional Learning Day

Governor Wolf issued the attached proclamation designating March 26, 2021, as Social Emotional Learning Day in Pennsylvania. 

In honor of the day, find 20 minutes of any April day to celebrate the important role SEL plays in the education of our students. 

The Governor's office provided these Resources. If you don’t find something to suit your needs there, linked above you will find a choice board of fun SEL materials put together for your use.

(better late than never)

Active April - Action for Happiness Calendar

3/9-3/15

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The Week Ahead..........

Tuesday March 9, 2021-

Day 2

Out of Building-   Dunlap (full day) Warner (half day PM) Craig (Full Day)

                         

Wednesday March 10, 2021--

Day 3-

Grade 3 Data Meeting (Virtual) 8 AM

Out of Building-   Dunlap (full day)  Jennings (full day) Craig (Full Day)

Thursday March 11, 2021-

Day 4-

Grade 5 Data Meeting (Virtual) 8 AM

Out of Building-  Dunlap (full day) Crumling (AM IEP writing) Craig (Full Day)

Friday March 12, 2021--

Day 5-  

Grade 4 Data Meeting (Virtual) 8 AM

Out of Building-   Dunlap (full day) Warner (full day) Godfrey (full day) Craig (Full Day)

Fire Drill @ 2 PM

SUNDAY - MARCH 14

SPRING FORWARD Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 AM

Monday March 15, 2021-

Day -6 

Grade 6 Data Meeting (Virtual) 8 AM

Out of Building- Craig (Full Day)

3/2-3/9

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The Week Ahead..........

Tuesday March 2, 2021-

Day 3

Fox in Socks (Wear crazy socks)

Out of Building-   

                         

Wednesday March 3, 2021--

Day 4-

Wacky Wednesday (Mismatched clothing Backwards or Inside out)

Out of Building-  Angie Godfrey (full day)

Thursday March 4, 2021-

Day 5-

Cat in the Hat (Wear your Favorite hat)

Out of Building-  Heidi Guth (full day) Danielle Ogle (half AM)

Friday March 5, 2021--

Day 6-  

I can read with my eyes shut day (Wear a shirt with words)

Out of Building-  Faith Murray (full day) Angie Godfrey (half AM)  

      

Monday March 8, 2021-

Day -1 

No School or Instruction for students

ACT 80 DAY

Out of Building-

READ Across America Week

-Whoville Hair Day: Crazy hair day 

+ The Masked Reader Ep.1 

+ D.E.A.R.

The More You Know:

I received this email from YCAL and thought of each of you and the career tools (authentic opportunities to prepare our students for tomorrow through age appropriate lessons) you use that should be shared with others to review and celebrate. Even present as a team! (i.e. PBL, ICT, Webinars, etc that align with the career ready standards listed below) Maybe you even own a side business that can share your business plan, how you got started, etc.

I hope you not only have value information to share for our age groups, but that you jump at the opportunity to share your knowledge with others in the York County community. More information is below:

Like so many educators, The York County Alliance for Learning (YCAL) has been working hard to address and adapt its program delivery methods, and I’m excited to announce that we will be holding our 11^th Annual Career Education and Work Standards Symposium virtually this year.  This virtual event will be almost entirely on-demand with pre-recorded content so attendees can complete the program at their own pace from the end of the school year through September 1, 2021.

You are receiving this message because you have attended the Symposium in the past and we are looking for lesson presenters!

We have an absolute understanding that this year in particular your time is even more scarce and valuable.  Through the help of our co-presenting sponsors, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, we have arranged for each presentation to receive a $50 Amazon gift card (Please note: we can only allocate one gift card per presentation) in appreciation for their effort.

If you are interested in presenting one of the focus grade level sessions, we have a total of 12 spots available for Awareness and Preparation, Career Acquisition, Retention and Advancement, and Entrepreneurship in each focus grade level (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12).  As we have done in the past few years, we will also be offering several administrator sessions that are tailored for administrators but may be viewed by all.

If selected, Breakout Session presenters will be required to do the following:

ü  Record a 15-20 minute video presentation on your assigned topic

ü  Send a downloadable link of the video to info@ycal.us

o   Provide links or send copies of any files utilized that you would be willing to share with your audience

ü  Once the video is uploaded to the YCAL YouTube Channel (unlisted, so only attendees will have the link), you will be asked to occasionally check in on the video's comments section to answer any questions that are asked by attendees

 

If you, or anyone you might recommend, is interested in applying to present please…
CLICK HERE TO APPLY

 

We are hoping to have all presenters on-board by April 1^st with all materials finalized to launch the Symposium on May 3^rd.  Thank you and I hope you might consider participating as a presenter or attendee!

-Kevin

Kevin Appnel, CWDP

Executive Director

York County Alliance for Learning

1601 Kenneth Rd.

P.O. Box 7746

York PA 17404

Office - (717) 505-0044
Cell – (717) 487-4943

 Web - www.ycal.us

Facebook - www.facebook.com/YCA4L/

Twitter - www.twitter.com/YCA4L

The York County Alliance for Learning is a non-profit organization that works with businesses and schools to provide career education, relevant academic experiences, and work based learning to York County students. YCAL is a non-profit organization under the 501(c)(3) regulations. YCAL is supported in part by corporate donations; any investment is tax exempt. YCAL is an approved Education Improvement Organization under the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. For more information, and opportunities to help support YCAL’s mission, please visit www.ycal.us or contact Executive Director Kevin Appnel at kappnel@ycal.us

 

CLICK HERE to view the most recent York County Alliance for Learning Annual Report!