The Academy Weekly Memo: April 24-28, 2023

 

"Earthrise" Astronaut William Anders, 1968

I. Praise and Thanks: 

• Thanks to Suzanne Smith and Brent Macrow for their willingness to share their Co-Teaching/Thematic Unit Journey with so many visitors this past week! 
• Thanks to Coach P for facilitating such an engaging #InstantPD! 
• Thanks to Kim Britt, Brittany Hendricks, Nancy Smoot, Jessica Hill, Joanna Romaine, Chantae Reynolds, Rebecca Nieves for their collaboration and action for The Week of the Young Child! 
• Thanks to Alicia Kinzer for building such a positive classroom community. This was evident during Friday's Circle Time with her class.
• Thanks to Alix Denny for flexing her small groups in a creative way by taking a page from the NBA Draft! 

II. This Week's Events

Monday, April 24: Earth Day 🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌎🌏🌍

• 8:00 a.m.-Schoolwide Morning Meeting via Zoom
• Earth Day Celebration with Elkin! 

Tuesday, April 25

• Spring Book Fair Begins
• 1st Grade Field Trip to App State
• 3:00 p.m.-MTSS Meeting

Wednesday, April 26-Early Release Day-Click HERE for the schedule

Administrative Professionals' Day

• Spring Book Fair
• Chancellor IE Luncheon in Boone for Select Students
• 10:00 a.m.-Care Team Meeting
• 12:00-3:00 p.m.-LETRS PD for Select Staff

Thursday, April 27

• Spring Book Fair
• 12:00-3:00 p.m.-LETRS PD for Select Staff
• 3:00-4:00 p.m.-Initial Master Schedule Meeting for Select Staff

Friday, April 28

• Spring Book Fair
• 8:00 a.m.-LEAD Girls
• 1st Grade Field Trip to Patterson Farms
• EDU 2000 Visit

III. EVAAS Roster Verification: Action Required

• Kori Trainor sent out an email to selected staff regarding EVAAS Roster Verification. 
• Please be sure to read that important email and reach out to Kori if you need any support in completing this required task. 
• Kori Trainor would like to meet with teachers by May 5, so please follow up on her request to schedule a time to meet. 
• The state window for EVAAS Roster Verification opened on April 20 and closes on May 10. 

IV. Curriculum Listening Sessions:

• Please be sure to see Dr. Amie Snow's email regarding follow-up from the Curriculum Review Listening Sessions. 
• There is some important information that requires your attention. 

IV. Reminders and Updates

A. Supervision Reminder: 

• As the weather gets nicer, please be extra vigilant with supervision in the hallways, bathrooms, and recess areas. 

B. Earth Day

• An exciting day is on the horizon with Earth Day at The Academy this Monday! 
• Our friends from our sister lab school in Elkin are coming to visit and we are going to make App State Lab School History with this gathering. 
• Be sure to check Coach P's emails with details on the station rotations.
• Dress comfortably for the weather! 
• We will have many friends from App State visiting our campus, too! 

C. No PLTs This Week

• PLTs for this week are cancelled. 
• This extra time is a great opportunity to collaborate with colleagues on the upcoming May 10 Academy Showcase. 
• The Mountaineers Champions for Change Workshop is also cancelled.

C. LETRS This Week

• LETRS training is taking place this Wednesday and Thursday. 
• Please refer to Heather Wham's emails on this. She did reach out to those who will need to cover classes for teachers who are attending this training. 

D. Academy Showcase

• We have begun advertising the upcoming Academy Showcase scheduled for May 10 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. 
• This event will feature the amazing student work taking place in Specials. 
• Also, we have a special edition of Parent Power Hour taking place from 5:30-6:30 p.m. This is where we provide some education for parents and families on DIBELS and EOGs. 
• Student-Led Conferences will take also take place. 

E. May 9th Faculty Meeting

• Our next Faculty Meeting will take place on May 9th from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the Media Center.
• Dr. Amie Snow and I will respond to the Parking Lot Items shared from our last meeting on Innovation. We will also provide updates on plans for next year. 

F. Teaching License Submission

• All certified educators are reminded to submit a digital copy of your current teaching license from DPI to Mary Logan Yancey by Friday, April 28th.
• Mary Logan Yancey sent an email this past Tuesday. Her email is yanceyml@appstate.edu.

G. Co-Teaching Training-Save the Dates

• We have upcoming Co-Teaching Training coming up for May, June, and July. 
• I shared this in the Faculty Meeting Presentation Slide Deck sent last week. 
• We are thrilled to have Dr. Christina Tschida of App State's Reich College of Education facilitating this training for us. 
• Here are the dates to mark on your calendar for this Co-Teaching Training: 
• Co-Teaching Initial Training: May 15 during PLTs
• Co-Teaching Foundational Training: June 13, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. for all staff
• Co-Teaching Team Trainings: $200 stipend for all participants for one day training on one of the following dates with times TBD:
• July 10
• July 12
• July 17
• Stay tuned for more details

H. End of Year Dates & Checklist

• The End of Year Dates List and End of Year Checklist is being formulated. 
• It will be sent out in an individual email shortly.