I ❤️SOKO!

Here are important announcements for the next two weeks.  

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Thanksgiving Resources: information and activities to promote a socially responsible Thanksgiving telling the ‘whole’ story.

• Rethinking Thanksgiving: Myths & Misgivings from rethinkingschools.org

• Lesson Plans, Books, & Videos to help you teach about Thanksgiving from We are Teachers.

• 22 Videos to help kids understand Gratitude, which includes one from Kid President.

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Attendance Reminder

Robo texts for absent students started Friday. The text goes out daily at 9:15. Please make sure you post by 9:00. The message will be sent in English or Spanish: 

Hello, your elementary student is marked absent. Please have them start school or call the main office if they are absent. Thank you. 

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Report Cards Due Dates

EL Progress Reports due 12/4

SpEd progress reports are due on the same days as grade level report cards.

The report card window is now open for all grades. 

3rd and 4th Report Cards due 12/3 by 9 am.

1st and 2nd Report Cards due by the end of the day on 12/11. However, if you want your report cards for 12/8 conferences, you are welcome to complete them early. 

We will be mailing home all report cards and supporting documents. The timeline and logistics are still being finalized.

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UDL Lead Posting

We have funds for a UDL lead. This teacher will help infuse learning and coaching around Universal Design for Learning. Another role is to serve as the school’s lead for the MTSS Inclusive Academy. The execution of this role is flexible and open to creativity.

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PLTs 11/23 and 11/24 

If you signed up last week to use PLT time for report-card work time, you would end your class with synchronous work at 1:30. If you did not request that work time in advance but now wish you did, please send Nate an email.

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PLTs after the Thanksgiving Vacation

• Week of 11/30

• Topic: Student SEL– led by SEL Team
  • Specialists, please join a grade-level team 

• Week 12/7 and 12/14

• What:
  • Look at student data
  • One week literacy
  • One week math

• Purpose: 

• • Reflect on instructional practices
  • Identify trends and patterns
  • Give opportunities to adjust instruction
  • Collaborate on best practices

• Action Steps:

• • Grade level teams choose a common assessment used before 12/7.

• • • Think more strategies, not skills, when choosing assessment.
    • Talk to your coach during planning if you have questions or ideas.

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PowerWashing a Chromebook

For students who have been getting bumped off Zoom a lot, TRY THIS: 

These are the directions that have been given by the district on how to “Powerwash” the Chromebooks – it is kind of like a reset.

1. Press and hold Esc + Refresh + Power keys. Let go of keys once the computer turns off. (1.5 – If it asks you to “insert a recovery USB or SD card,” press ENTER or spacebar.)
2. Once it turns back on with a yellow exclamation point on the screen, press Ctrl + D.
3. Press ENTER to turn OS verification OFF (Chromebook will restart)
4. Press the spacebar to re-enable OS verification, then ENTER.
5. Chromebook will restart, load configuration.
6. Press on “Let’s go,” select wifi, and log in.

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Staff Shout Outs

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