February 27-March 12, 2012

Week of Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2012

Kudos……To the STAT team members for all of the ways you support our teachers……To Kim P. for all of your hard work in planning a successful Science Fair evening at Carson…. Thanks to all of the staff who came out to support the Science Fair…To Mrs. Blankenship, Danielle, Susan, Linda C. and Graham for running experiment tables ….We had great participation from our families this year……The evening was engaging and fun for the entire family….. To all teachers who worked with their students on science vocabulary: testable question, hypothesis, data, control group, variables, conclusion, ect…….. To teachers for explaining to students the procedures and components for conducting a good science experiment and contributing to student success ……Thanks to Sara, Mary and Erynn for your work with our Student Leadership Council……Hawaiian Day at Carson was a blast…… Thanks Erynn for another exciting Spirit Assembly……. Carson Coyotes Succeed Everyday!

Monday, Feb. 27
Safety Committee, 7:30
PACK, 3:00
Pennies For Patients Begins (through March 9)
Dinner to honor National Board Recipients, Mazatlan, 4:00

School Board Meeting, 6 pm
Tuesday Feb. 28

Wednesday Feb. 29
Staff Meeting, 7:20 am

LIC - Individual Day
Thursday March 1
Book Fair Previews
Friday March 2
Read Across America (Book Fair/Rdng. Night), 5:00-7:00
Pizza With The Principal, 11:30
PTA Dairy Queen Night

National Board Recipients Recognized: We are gathering for dinner at Mazatlan (see Tabitha's email from last week) to have dinner and celebrate current and past National Board Recipients. Theopening of the board meeting at Ballou Jr. High where this year's new National Board recipients will be formally recognized; Kim M. and Lindsay P. Everyone is invited to either one or both events.

Meet the Superintendent Candidates. There are two opportunities for staff to meet the candidates:

Community Forums

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm (ESC) on Feb. 28, Feb. 29, and Mar. 1

7:00 - 8:00 pm (February 28 at Rogers HS Library; February 29 at Emerald Ridge Library; and March 1 at the Puyallup HS Library)

All District Staff Forums

4:15 – 5:15 pm: Puyallup United Methodist Church, 1919 W. Pioneer, 98371

One: We will be looping the Charlie Brown video on Monday throughout the day. You have the opportunity

Math Night Update from Michelle: I am asking for at least two games per grade level. They can be from workplaces, number corner, or support activities. The games that you choose should not require a whole lot of manipulatives. As far as copies, if you could provide a master of the directions, record sheet, and whatever else is needed then I will make copies. I am not sure on how many, however it will be a topic of discussion at the math night meeting on February 28th.

The other item that I would like for you to do is collect student work. In 5th grade, Crystal had the idea of gathering work from all of the units that we have done so far (about 2-3 samples per classroom). That is not a must, you can focus on your current unit and just collect samples of worksheets, journal entries, etc that show what your students are doing in math.

Grade-level Team Meetings: In addition to Nuts and Bolts, the one of purposes of the grade level team meeting is to focus and address the issue of student achievement and closing the achievement gap for all students. Team meeting times need to be focused on student data. Therefore we will be asking grade-level teams to address student progress by looking at data. We will begin to share this information at staff and PACK meetings. Thanks for making student achievement a focus in your team meetings and being proactive in planning for the continued success of your students.

Professional Development: An email was sent out Friday, Feb. 24th with a listing of professional development opportunities in culture and the arts. The first option, Native American Symposium, is what we are participating in as a staff. This time is being traded for our April PR day. Please be sure to register on the District pro dev website. Although not a requirement, classified staff is also welcome to participate. An additional hard copy of pro dev listings by grade level will be in staff boxes as well.