SPRING BREAK 2017!!!
Housekeeping
-I thank you for all that you have done and will do for our
school community! You’ve earned this time off to relax and rest! I’ve observed
and supported great Tier I instruction, teachers strengthening relationships
with students and admirable strides in reading in math! Happy Spring Break! If you are traveling...safe travels!
- I want to acknowledge staff who have shown support &
patience as I tend to the needs of our building, staff, students and parents as
a sole administrator! I appreciate the “check-ins”…it is good to receive the
reciprocity!
- Congratulations to Miss Chung for such a phenomenal job on
her first PWCS Art Showcase! Student art work were on display and it was nice
to hear the positive “buzz” from the observers and to see the illuminated smile
on Miss Chung’s face as she proudly displayed the results of her instruction!
Well Done!
- A special “shout out” to the most OUTSTANDING Front Office
Staff! Words cannot express the appreciation and blessing that they are to the
flow of our school! Rebecca S., Rebeca R., Jenny P., Roseann C. and Nurse Ruth.
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The best feeling is when you receive an email stating that a deadline has been
met and when a reminder is sent, your school is listed as “received”. Thank you
Caden, for attending to the email request sent by the Supervisor of
Mathematics!
- On Wednesday we responded amazingly to our unannounced fire
drill and lockdown drill! Our callers during fire drills were efficient and
thank you so very much for always accounting for students! During our lockdown
drill staff were attentive, doors were locked, kids & staff were out of
view and it was completely quiet. It was kind of eerie…that’s the point!!! It
does appear that we are more in tuned with our procedures and protocols to keep
all safe and respond to emergencies. I look forward to tapping into other parts
of the Crisis Management Plan for implementation in the 2017-18 school year!
- 2016-17 Bel Air Elementary School Divisionwide Survey
Results are in! One of our continued motivations will be on Instructional
Practices (how we rated our own instruction) and how to build confidence and
consistency to earn back our ranks as a ‘School of Excellence’. I’m also looking
forward to releasing a ‘State of Bel Air Address’ in response to the results
and comments to remind us all of the implementation, progress, expectations and
alignment to PWCS’ Strategic Plan for student achievement.
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Reminder: The transfer process is still open, everyone can update, prior to May
1st. If you need any guidance on this please let me know, I’m here
to support! I’m excited to share some of the instructional staffing for 2017-18
school year! Be on the lookout for the updates!
-Reminder:
The Open Enrollment Period is quickly approaching, April 14-May 15th.
This is the time for benefit-eligible employees to make changes to their
benefit elections for the upcoming fiscal year. Any Questions? Check out the
poster in the copy room.
Students as Learners:
- Ms.
Fernandez’s students were so engrossed in their science lesson on Animal
Coverings. Once joining the fun of making predictions, I had a better
understanding as to why the students were so connected to the objective. It is
great to see the students use their anchor charts, make predictions and
celebrate them as their predictions are confirmed. Great Job!
- An introduction to fractions was observed in Ms. Jackson’s
class! Students worked collaboratively in Guided Math centers and were highly
engaged in their time with Ms. Jackson! Differentiated activities were in full
swing as students found success working independently, with a partner and in
small group! Well done!
Important Dates:
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April 10th – April 17th: PWCS Spring Break
- April
18th: Return to Work
: Special Election: Library
Closed
: Staff Meeting @ 4:00 p.m.
in cafeteria
: SOL Remediation
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April 19th: Report Cards due to McDonald
: PTA Coldstone Creamery
Fundraiser @ 4:00 p.m.
-April
20th: Book Fair begins
: Mandatory SOL Training @
4:00 p.m.
: Kindergarten Registration @
9:00 – 3:00 p.m.
My Current Re-Reading:
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