Happy Catholic Schools Week!
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Lesson Plans
As we learned about in our PLCs this week, lesson planning and use of lesson plans are one of the most important things a teacher can prepare in planning for good instruction. As we have many second language learners in our room, this is a great link on the importance of lesson planning, especially for these types of learners : 2nd Language Lesson Planning
Next week, we will be checking lesson plans so please make sure you have the following as we will be looking for exemplars to share with other teachers:
- Title
- Objective
- 1-2 standards (no more than this and no numbers - make sure to write out 1 ELA and 1 content area standard if not ELA for each lesson) that you are focusing on with this objective
- One formal or informal assessment for EVERY lesson
PLEASE BRING: a printed copy of your lesson plans for the"exemplary" wall to your next PLC!
Team Meetings
As a reminder, it is very important that every team meets at least every other week. Please work together to make sure all members of your team can attend and submit notes to me at the end of each meeting. We will be using these as part of our AdvanEd reporting.
Allergy Alert
As most of you know, we work under delegation of a registered school nurse here at Corpus Christi. At our last monthly visit, our nurse has given us direction related to any students who have allergies to such things as peanuts, bee stings, etc. Many students, with these type allergies, already have medications such as epipens and the required medical paperwork here at school in case of such an emergency but we have a few that do not. A private list of these students is available at all times in our school office and the cafeteria and it is noted whether or not we have meds available. You as teachers are also informed of these kiddos via your role sheet and any designated flags on www.teacherease.com.
PLEASE NOTE from this point forward:
If your have as student on this list that and we do not have emergency response medications for them, please encourage them to contact Dawn Ambuul or Nichole Munoz to acquire information on how to make this happen.
- If a student has an allergy and it is noted on the RED ALLERGY sheets in both the cafeteria and the office that we do not have meds for them, PLEASE call 911 immediately if they have an allergic reaction. We ask that you then call the office and we will then come to you and call parents, per our delegating nurses' direction.
- If a student has an allergy and it is noted on the RED ALLERGY sheets AND the office has meds for them, PLEASE call the office to get meds THEN call 911 immediately if they have an allergic reaction. We will then come to you and then call parents, per our delegating nurses' direction.
If your have as student on this list that and we do not have emergency response medications for them, please encourage them to contact Dawn Ambuul or Nichole Munoz to acquire information on how to make this happen.
Uniform Infractions
As we have come back from Christmas break, there have been numerous uniform infractions that are occurring. Please hold students accountable for wearing the appropriate Corpus Christi Catholic School uniform policy including proper jackets/sweatshirts in the classroom. It might be advantageous to review the policy as a class so everyone is on the same page. Reading Street Inventory
As we believe all of our Reading Street and Prentice Hall supplies have arrived, we are asking for you to return the inventory list where you note what you have and what you may be missing. We will touch base with Pearson to get what you are missing after we receive these inventory sheets. Please turn these into Dawn ASAP so we can get this completed.
Professional Development
Some teachers have asked about professional development and how they can get their required CDE hours and move up in the Teacher evaluation rubric. I wanted to give you a quick run-down on how this works:
- Professional Development that we have at school will be accumulated at the end of the year and a certificate for your records will be created. All PLCs and other training where there is a sign in sheet will be added to your yearly certificate.
- Professional Development is ultimately the responsibility of the teacher. Opprtunities may be paid for by the school if they are required by administration but as PD is something a teacher can "take with them", the practice across our diocese is that we do not pay DTO or cost of most professional development opportunities that teachers may choose to participate in,
- As a reminder, D11 will allow us to participate in their FREE Professional Development if they have space! Please contact Marcia Palmer at 520-2555 to set up an account and then access the D11 Electronic Registrar Online (ERO) to take PD classes.
- Here is another great article that may help you manage how to get professional development: "Taking Control of Your Professional Development" - check it out! http://www.joewoodonline.com/taking_control/
After our mid-year evaluations, we will be restructuring our Spot observations schedule. Just as we support our students in different ways, we want to support teachers in the same way. We hope this system will allow for great feedback and help each of you continue to grow. Therefore,
- Teachers who were scored completely or mostly in the exemplary area will have a spot observation at least 1 time per month.
- Teachers who scored in exemplary in most areas but also have some proficient 3 areas can expect to be observed at least 2 times per month.
- Teachers who scored overall in the proficient 1 or 2 areas or who were hired later in the year, will be observed normally 1 time per week.
Last year we won our first "Best of the Springs" award and we were so thankful for your votes in making this happen! Well, it's that time of year again!
A few months ago we asked you to nominate Corpus Christi in the Gazette's Best of the Springs. Thanks to your nominations, we are contenders in 4 categories - Best After School Program, Best Elementary School, and Best Preschool and Best Day Care! Please take a few minutes now and VOTE. Here's how:
A few months ago we asked you to nominate Corpus Christi in the Gazette's Best of the Springs. Thanks to your nominations, we are contenders in 4 categories - Best After School Program, Best Elementary School, and Best Preschool and Best Day Care! Please take a few minutes now and VOTE. Here's how:
- Go to http://www3.gazette.com/thebestofthesprings/
- Click on the Click Here to Vote Now tab
- Choose the FAMILY tab on the left side of the page
- Vote in the following areas: Best After School Program, Best Elementary School, and Best Preschool and Best Day Care
- You can also click on Best Middle School and fill in Corpus Christi Catholic School at the bottom.
- Join us at the event where they announce the winners! More info to come on this!
AdvancEd STAFF Survey
Thanks so much to the teachers and staff who have already completed our Staff Survey! We have about half of our staff that have completed the survey so far! As a reminder, the results of the survey are reported to AdvancEd and then we receive all the results as collective data. All individually identifying information is kept confidential! So please click on the following link to complete our survey ASAP: AdvancEd Staff Survey
Announcement Schedule:
On all days but Wednesdays we will have announcements over the intercom. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT to prepare your students and send them down by 8:40 AM. Our regular schedule is: 3rd Grade - Jan 20-24, 8A - Jan 27-31, 8B - Feb 3-7, 7A - Feb 10-14, 7B -Feb 17-21
Virtue of the Week:
January 20-24 - Temperance
On all days but Wednesdays we will have announcements over the intercom. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT to prepare your students and send them down by 8:40 AM. Our regular schedule is: 3rd Grade - Jan 20-24, 8A - Jan 27-31, 8B - Feb 3-7, 7A - Feb 10-14, 7B -Feb 17-21
Virtue of the Week:
January 20-24 - Temperance
Here's What Happening THIS WEEK:
Each class is assigned an item (listed below) to bring today! These items will be put together and placed in a box by our 8th graders and then given to Catholic Charities to share with the low income families they served so they can celebrate their family birthdays! It should be a GREAT learning experience! Here's what to send to school with your child:
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK - January 26-February 1! - Here's the EXCITING ways we are celebrating:
Sunday, January 26 - Faith, Knowledge and Service: In Our Parish
Corpus Christi School Day at Corpus Christi Parish! Students who attend Mass at Corpus Christi Catholic Church for Mass in UNIFORM will receive a FREE DRESS DOWN PASS today! We will then have two open house times at our school today - one at 10 AM and one at Noon! Come join us after Mass for coffee and donuts and bring a friend to show around the school! TAKE TURNS ON YOUR TEAM being at one or the other! :)
Monday, January 27 - Faith, Knowledge and Service: In Our Community
Today our CCCS will be showing our appreciation to our wonderful community! Today we will be going out on class service projects! Please send back permission slips that your child's teacher asap if needed. Also, we are making BIRTHDAY BOXES!
Each class is assigned an item (listed below) to bring today! These items will be put together and placed in a box by our 8th graders and then given to Catholic Charities to share with the low income families they served so they can celebrate their family birthdays! It should be a GREAT learning experience! Here's what to send to school with your child:
- Pre-school, Pre-K Wrapping paper or gift bags
- Kinder –Wilson Paper plates/napkins
- Kinder-Leckey Balloons
- 1st – Maloney
Party Bags - 1st-Baca
Party hats - 2nd – Ortiz
Party bag fillers - 2nd-Gonzalez
Streamers - 3rd – Corbett P
arty Bag Fillers - 4th – Gieck
Balloons and Streamers - 5th – Nuvolini
Birthday Cake Candles - 6th – Degenhart
Forks/spoons - 7th – Hennessey Frosting
- 7th – Conlon
Cake Mix - 8th – Bruno Boxes/Baskets
Tuesday, January 28 - Faith, Knowledge and Service: In Our Students
Today we have celebrate our daily theme of: CATHOLIC SCHOOL IS A FIESTA! Today students dress down in their "fiesta" colors or clothing! We will have dancing, food and fun beginning at 1:45 today! We are asking our CCCS Fiesta Dance Team to perform and then teach us some moves! This will be followed by a fiesta dance for our students! Parents are HIGHLY encouraged to join us for this celebration of our students!
Wednesday, January 29 - Faith, Knowledge and Service: In Our Nation
NO CCCS Mass due to Friday's events
Children will have the opportunity to “Dress Down” in red, white and/or blue “Americana” clothing. During this day each homeroom class and middle school religion classes will be making Valentines for Vets and a thank you craft for our volunteers. At 2:00 PM this afternoon, our Corpus Christi Boy Scouts will be invited to perform the Flag ceremony. Families will be invited to attend – especially those that are active and retired military. We will ask Father Mark and/or Fr. Joe to join us to say a blessing for us and then we will join hands in a prayer circle around the gym to pray for those serving our nation.
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Thursday, January 30 - Faith, Knowledge and Service: In Our Vocations
This day we will be celebrating how we are each called to serve God in different ways! We will be inviting area Priests, Deacons, Sisters and other religious Lay employees in our Diocese to come and have lunch with us for the day!
We will run an assembly schedule today and at 1:45 PM, a special presentation about vocations will be held for all 6-8 grade students with a sister speaking with girls and a priest speaking with boys. Our religious visitors for the day will be invited to visit Preschool-5th Grade to perhaps read them a story. Students in Preschool-5th Grade will create thank you notes that will be given or sent to area religious. Invitations to today’s events will also be sent from the school office to all religious in our diocese.
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Friday, January 31- Faith, Knowledge and Service: In Our Faculty, Staff and Volunteers-
ALL SCHOOLS MASS at St. Dominic's! Students picked up after Mass at school at around noon!
This day we will be focusing on the value that our dedicated Teachers, Staff and Volunteers make in our Catholic Schools! During morning drop-off, teachers will be serving a cup of hot chocolate to parents as they drop off students! Included with the hot chocolate the CCCS Student Council will present the thank you crafts created by homeroom classes to our volunteers/parents as they drop off students!
We will be showing our appreciation to all who serve as staff and teachers of our diocese who make Catholic education a wonderful experience by celebrating our annual ALL SCHOOLS MASS and Staff Awards Assembly at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church!
To continue to honor faculty and staff, we will be hosting a special Staff Luncheon when they return this day and ask students to make thank you notes for teachers and staff.
Teachers - PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
AFTER LUNCH, we will have optional AdvancEd team meeting times! Here's what must be done either before or during this meeting:
- All areas including the responses for both the Accreditation rubric AND your assigned benchmarks for the Catholic rubric must be completed for your standard.
- All pieces of evidence must be collected and ready to either give to Mike to scan or scan in yourself.
- All Catholic rubric groups must have completed responses for the 4 benchmark areas.
- Each group should be ready to "teach" their standard to the rest of the school on February 7th. We will be inviting our SAC and the HSA along with Father Mark and Father Joe to join us from 2-4 PM this day to go through the entire Accreditation rubric and the entire Catholicity rubric. Each team will guide us through how they answered and what evidence they acquired to support their answers. This will allow us all to speak the same language when asked by the visiting accreditation team about each standard/benchmark.
- TEAM LEADS - please let me and your team know if you will be meeting. If this is all completed, please feel free to leave for the day! Side Note: Standard 5 WILL be meeting! :)
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Saturday, February 1- Faith, Knowledge and Service: Celebrating Our SHARED Faith
This evening we will have our annual HSA Spaghetti Dinner and Basket Raffle to celebrate the conclusion of Catholic Schools week here at Corpus Christi Catholic School. All parishioners, parents, and adult community members will be invited to join us this evening beginning at 6PM with a beautiful dinner, drinks, fun and fellowship! This event has been so well attended in the past, we have grown out of our cafeteria space! It will be a great time to celebrate the gifts Corpus Christi Catholic School is providing today and has been providing for the last 93 years!
Reminder of THINGS to DO:
- Complete the staff survey at the link above
- Please complete your Tier 2 and 3 Intervention Logs and turn them into Kim
EVENTS COMING SOON:
Monday, February 3-Regular School Day; Everyday Uniform for K-8; Square One Art Begins
Tuesday, February 4 - Everyday Uniform for K-5; PE Uniforms for 6-8; Check your student's 3rd Quarter Progress on www.teacherease.com; 7th Graders to Ameritowne
Wednesday, February 5 - Mass Uniform for K-8; 1:45 - School Mass
Thursday, February 6- HSA Meeting 7:30 AM; Middle School Science Fair in Elementary Science Lab; Everyday Uniform for K-8
Friday, February 7- First Friday Adoration 11:15-11:45; Noon Dismissal; Staff PLC 1-4; HSA and SAC to Computer Lab for AdvancEd Training
Sunday, February 9 - Corpus Christi Colors Sunday - come to CC Mass for a dress down pass when you wear your CC Mass uniform
Monday, February 10-Everyday Uniform for K-5; Square One Art Begins
Tuesday, February 11 - Everyday Uniform for K-5; PE Uniforms for 6-8
Wednesday, February 12 - Mass Uniform for K-8; 1:45 - School Mass
Thursday, February 13- V-Day Shirts with Uniform Bottoms; Valentine's Day Parties for Preschool-5th Graders - 11-Noon; NOON DISMISSAL; Parent-Teacher Conferences - 3PM-7PM
Friday, February 14- NO SCHOOL; Parent/Teacher Conferences 8 AM-NOON; Teacher Comp Time from Noon-3:15 PM
Monday, February 17- NO SCHOOL - President's Day
PLC Schedule and Themes for the Next Few Weeks:
- Preschool/Pre-K Team Meeting and PLC - Tuesdays at 6:30 AM - lead by Maureen
- K/1/2 PLC - TUESDAY THIS WEEK at 10:30 AM - lead by Kim
- Middle School PLC - Tuesdays at 12:00 - lead by Maureen
- 3/4/5 PLC - Thursdays at 11:10 AM - lead by Maureen
- Week of January 26 - NO PLCsThis Week; Data Meetings in February! Please turn in Tier 2 / 3 Intervention Logs to the Kim for January! :)
- Week of February 2- 50 Ways to Make Learning Fun! - the objective of this PLC is that TWBAT share with other teachers ways they have found to accomplish making learning fun and then choose at least two new ways to incorporate in their own instruction! Bring one idea that is creative and engaging way to learn to share. Put idea on sticky for our chart.
- Week of February 9 - NO PLCs This Week; Prepare in Classroom for Parent/Teacher Conferences
Have a SUPER DUPER Blessed Week!
