Week of February 6, 2023 Staff Newsletter

Week of February 6, 2023

Dates 2/6 Central Office Site Visit (9:45-11:15) and In-school dentist 2/7 Huddle @ 8:40 in Cafeteria B 2/10  Interim 2 ELA due (optional) 2/13 In-school dentist 2/13-2/17 WIDA Screener K1 2/16 100 Days of School and Chery @ PLC @ Chittick 2/17  Interim 2 Math due (optional) 2/20 President’s Day 2/21-2/24 February Vacation 2/27-3/3 WIDA Screener K0

Updates In-school dentist This will take place in the basement. Please see Nurse Marthe with any questions or concerns.  Emergency License Extension: DESE has approved an extension for both the old and new emergency licenses through the 2023-2024 school year. Unlike previous years, these extensions are not automatic. Educators must qualify for the extension and apply in ELAR.  Intro. to Focus on Pre-K and K2 for Paraprofessionals     Paraprofessionals who attend this PD will get an overview of the design and components of the                Focus on Pre-K and Focus on K2 curricula. We will take a deep dive into the Centers and Stations     parts of the day. Please complete this form to enroll in the Paraprofessional training. Registration is also available on Vector.  Contact Traka Smith, tsmith8@bostonpublicschools.org Ideas to Celebrate 100 Days: 100 Word Stories 100 Acts of Kindness Write 100 Words 100 revolutions of a jump rope Write & Solve equations with factors of 100

Data Interims: Interims are optional but can provide some good data.

Math ST Math Goals For the Week Goal for the Year K0/K1 30 mins 20 puzzles 80% Progress completion  K2-Grade 1 60 minutes 40 puzzles Grade 2-Grade 3 90 minutes 60 puzzles

Shoutouts Mr. Chery: Thanks for playing good music in the morning! -Sandra Mr. Chery: Thank you for taking over my classroom when both Sandra and I were out last week. It was much appreciated and the students thought it was so cool they got to have you to themselves for the day! -Cassie Ms. Centeio: Thank you for always being the creative and artsy one on our team!! Not only do I never have your energy, but I don't have your skillset either!! Our class and bulletin board thanks you. -Miss Cassie Ms. Maude and Ms. Purple: Thank you for helping out with the interviews on Thursday for the one-to-one para! - Chery Mr. Lee: Thank you for your amazing work and support as the one-to-one para at this time. -Chery Ms. Lividini and Ms. Gebo: You both have been troopers the last couple of weeks! Chery

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Links/Forms Incident Report IEP Acknowledgement ShoutOuts Child Care Weather Watch How we will determine indoor recess.