Monday Morning Memo: Monday Morning Memo 3/29/21

Thank you to Amber Mysliwiec for working SO hard to give our remote students the best P.E. experience possible. They cannot wait to share their escape rooms!!

~2nd Grade Team

I have to give a shout out to Misty, Melanie, and Cheryl for being INCREDIBLE in helping our class on Wednesday! With their help, our class was able to run so smoothly with me having to teach remotely. And a special shout out to Natalie for making sure we had enough support :)

-Cortnee Snell

Amber Mysliwiec, Nicole Mild, Lisa Huck, Amanda Usyak and Mary Foersterling for presenting student achievement at the board meeting. Your words were genuine and kind! Thank you for being willing to present and show appreciation for our students.

Brittany Miller and Gina Crosthwaite for stepping in to help with extra coverage when needed.

Sherry Tietjen and Mollie Herchenbach for being extremely flexible with their schedule this week.

Colleen Robinson and Penny Brown for stepping in to help cover lunches.

Misty Madula, Melanie Schlesser, and Cheryl Schuck for all hands on deck.

Andrea De Matteo for always being present and available for transportation needs.

Amber Mysliwiec, Georgette Franco, Erin Connelly-Jordt for volunteering for bus duty coverage going above and beyond to help out.

Deb Marienau for taking 1000 extra steps on Wednesday to replenish all of our door signs!

-Natalie Udstuen

Kudos to Andrea for helping me put some recipes together for our Meal Boxes for the Spring Break.

Thank you to the kitchen staff and Linda Rasmussen for helping me out making and handing out the Meal Boxes.

Thank you Matt, Natalie, Mary and Andrea for coordinating the amazing come back to the lunchroom.

-From Georgette Franco

Thank you Chris Brown for always helping your students complete the fun STEM projects with the accommodations they need. You help so much and I am grateful for all you do.

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Thank you Cheryl Schuck with 1st grade lending an extra hand in class when we are doing our STEM projects. It truly helps make it more efficient in the classroom. Your help doesn't go unnoticed.

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Thank you Mollie Herchenbach for collaborating with me to make sure your students are able to understand the content to their needs and abilities. Truly wouldn't be able to do it without you.

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Thank you, Misty, Brittany, and Christine with transitions from PE/Specials to allow us to prepare and start our classes on time. Truly appreciate your assistance.

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Thank you Kim V. for helping me brainstorm ideas and activities for Kindergarten classes. Extra brain power always helps. :)

-From Victoria Miller

Kudos to our phenomenal, unparalleled, amazing Kitchen Staff who have literally fed a village for over a year now. All with a willing and gracious heart, and ever-present smiles. We are so, so lucky to have you, and we are so in awe of what you have done, and continue to do. Thank you!!!!!

-From Erin Connolly-Jordt

A HUGE thank you to Cathy Jawnyj for all of her help and willingness to last week when we were low on staff. You are amazing! Cathy came right in, asked how to help, and went to work! The kids LOVED getting to play with her and asked her to come back on our next Friday! :) We love having you!

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Another big thank you to Ms Deb Marienau for all of her support and ways that she helped out extra throughout the week! Thank you for always making me laugh and smile and for always working so hard! :)

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A general thank you to Colleen Robinson for all of your extra support in Preschool and hard work! I know everyone in the school appreciates you so much and all the ways you help everyone!

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Thank you to Paula and Sue for being an extra set of eyes for me ;)

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Lastly, thank you to Shar Wade for just who you are! Even with all the hats you wore this week, you were always so excited to be with the kids and were so actively involved in all that we do during the day! The kids were asking when you would be coming back! We love having you!

-From Amanda Usyak

A big thank you to Stanton teams for letting me crash your meetings and co-share i-Ready benchmark data! I loved hearing the teams talk about how math can fit into other content areas!

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Huge shout out to the Lotus staff for your engagement during mini-lessons on Wednesdays. Your discussions, feedback, and questions are always so thoughtful and appreciated. Kudos to Lotus grade-level teams for great i-Ready data talks and action plans to follow!

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Kudos to Russ for always being so helpful and having such a positive attitude! I look forward to my morning greeting from you every day!

-From Erica Barraza

i-Ready

🎉Woo hoo! 73% of our students spent at least 30+ minutes on i-Ready the week before Spring Break! That’s awesome considering Friday at both buildings was a celebration day!

🎉With the new i-Ready incentives in place (at some grade levels), we’ve seen a jump in the “Average Lessons Completed” in just one week! Normally, the average is 1 lesson averaged, but the week before break it was TWO!! Keep it up!!!

*Shout out to 7th Grade who had a HUGE jump in reaching their goals! 61% of students spent 50+ minutes on i-Ready the week before Spring Break!!

Looking to increase motivation in this last stretch before summer break? Look no further! When the majority of your class reaches a goal, remove the sticky note and reveal a class reward! These can be tailored to meet the needs of your students- just “make a copy” and edit away!

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1EMoLWFuYfYG7ARxMGiPH3lY18Lx2klW8NOWNKB5lx20/edit?usp=sharing

Our Goal--UPDATED because you are awesome!

85% of students engage for at least 30 minutes AND

85% of students reach 75% proficiency!

BREING IT ON! Treats for EVERYONE when we hit the goal!

Vaccine Survey

Thank you to everyone who has logged data in this survey. Please KEEP THIS UPDATED. This means I'd ask you to complete the survey again when you have updated information. So, when you get shot #1 if you haven't yet, please complete the survey again. Same for getting shot #2. I'll clean that data--you just please keep it updated.

THANKS!

Post-Vaccination Considerations--Repeat Info

IDPH released the document linked here to guide schools for how to handle it when employees have symptoms right after getting a shot. This is also updated guidance on handling close contacts. PLEASE REVIEW this document! Let me know if you have any questions!

What does this mean?

NEW:As I shared, IDPH has provided updated exclusionary guidance due to the vaccine.

In short there are two main changes:1) If you have received your COVID 19 vaccine within the

previous 72 hours and have mild symptoms (chills, headache, body ache, fatigue) that could be related

to the vaccine, you do not need to isolate.

2) If these are accompanied by a fever or last for longer

than 48 hours you will need to be evaluated. If you have any Covid symptom more than 72 hours

after receiving your vaccine, you need to be evaluated.

For the symptom screener - if you have ANY symptoms please select as appropriate, even if you think

they are related to the vaccine. We can then review with you to make sure you're a-ok to report onsite.

Updated dashboard data 3/29/21:

3/29/21--New dashboard format. LCHD is no longer posting data, so we are now using the

CDC thresholds and local data for Lake County.

Fox Lake District 114 CDC Indicators and Thresholds for Community Transmission

Indicator

Low Transmission

Moderate Transmission

Substantial Transmission

High Transmission

Current Status***

(3/25/21 data update)

Incidence Rate:

Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days*

0-9

10-49

50-99

100 or greater

78.96

7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate***

Less than 5%

5.0%-7.9%

8.0%-9.9%

Greater than 10%

2.95%

Meals and Materials

We'll be sticking with our current schedule for meals and materials until we open to full

capacity on April 13:

Meals daily at Stanton from 6-7:30 and Lotus from 8:00-10:00

Materials at each site on Fridays

More info coming on plans moving forward.

Election Update

FYI, we have 4 Board seats up at the 4/6/21 election.

Sarah Bochniak and Denise Kelly will NOT be running again, so our 4 candiates are:

Incumbents:

Matt Dabrowski

Roger Smith (via write-in)

New Members:

Ken Bryant (father to Aslyn-6th grade and Taryn-2nd grade)

Jennifer O'Grady (mother to Riley-6th grade and Molly-3rd grade)

IAR Testing

We are moving IAR and ACCESS testing to as late in the school year as possible to maximize learning time. While we are required to give a good faith effort to the assessments, we will not stress out about make ups, nor will we test full remote students.

Facilities Work Requests

Please remember to complete a work request for any issues---big or small. It's a great way to get your request seen quickly!

Picture Dates

Picture Dates Confirmation and Important Information

Monday, May 3: M/T Lotus in-person students (PreK-4)

Tuesday, May 4: M/T Stanton in-person students (Grades 5-7)

Wednesday, May 5: All remote only students for both schools. By appointment at either school. (PreK-7)

Thursday, May 6: TH/F Stanton in-person students (Grades 5-7)

Friday, May 7: TH/F Lotus in-person students (PreK-4)

Monday, May 17: 8th-grade promotion pictures for remote and in-person students.

Weather permitting, all pictures are scheduled to be taken outside. (ED Clark will provide and set up tents) In the case of inclement weather, pictures will be moved inside.
Masks must be worn until the photographer is ready to take the picture. Immediately after the picture is taken, masks must be put back on.
Remote students can schedule an appointment at either school by using the links below.
All picture orders must be preordered and paid for online with ED Clark Photography. No picture envelopes will be provided for PreK-7th grade. Follow this link to order and pay for pictures: http://edclarkschoolphoto.hhimagehost.com/2021FoxLakeSchoolDist
8th graders will have 2 pictures taken. One picture in a school appropriate outfit of their choice and one in their cap and gown. Students will receive their cap, gown, and ribbon the week of May 10. Students will receive picture proofs for ordering or orders can be placed online.

Stanton Remote Picture Appointment

Lotus Remote Picture Appointment

Employee Assistance Program

PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR EAP PROGRAM.

Please remember that ALL employees are able to use the services in the EAP program. Any support is strictly confidential. These are DIFFICULT times, so please don't hesitate to reach out for help!!!

📚April-June Virtual Library (Elementary)📚

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JoQuoCyrCxoUQeCogB4cWecIUiF10QToEPO03xlOy8I/edit?usp=sharing

Here is also a great Middle School Virtual Library!

Readers are Leaders Library

Need a fun team building activity? Try one of these Virtual Scavenger Hunts! Some are geared more towards elementary, but could be fun for all grades/ages. Make a copy so you can edit it to fit your needs!!

Lotus PBIS

Please remember to be reaching the minimum goal per day for students. (8 certified staff and 2 para professionals).

Tips / INFO

* Log into your own account.

* SAFETY is key with more kids on-site. (our safety points should be sky high....)

* You can verbally tell the student (example great job staying your distance, I will be giving you a point). You can enter the point at a separate time if easier.

* All Star Cart open on Wednesdays.

* 3rd Trimester prizes ( 2 game sets of Spike Ball)

* Points given are tracked.

As always, THANK YOU.

Matrix for remote behavior expectations

Matrix for in person behavior expectations

Discipline T-chart

Stanton

Spring Cleaning? We are always taking donations for our Rewards Store!
New PBIS Store Hours: Tuesday after school → Wednesday @ 10:30am!
PBIS Raffle is open 24/7 until winners are announced on 4/1!
Don’t forget to meet your daily point goal to be entered into the Staff Raffle!

COVID-19 SAFETY PROCEDURES

Decision Making Tree for Post-Vaccine Symptoms

Safety Protocols

*If you have any COVID-10 like symptoms at all or are not feeling well, please DO NOT

come onsite UNLESS you have just gotten the vaccine (please see guidance above).

If coming onsite:

*You must continue to self-certify (updated with the new symptom guide) using Skyward.

*All staff must enter through the main entrance at each site.

*You must sign in using the sign in sheet, mark that you self-certified, and take and record your temperature. IF YOU HAVE A FEVER ABOVE 100.4 YOU ARE ASKED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AND REACH OUT TO YOUR PRINCIPAL AND HEATHER.

*Once Sharon/Marc are onsite, they will review the sign in sheet and cross check with the

self-certification report. If anyone is NOT cleared or did NOT self-certify, they will meet with them to ensure they are safe to be onsite. If not, they'll refer that employee to Heather.

*If you arrive after Sharon/Marc are onsite, please will report to the Health Office to check in so we know you have self-certified. Your temperature will also be taken and recorded. Employees will know to do this because, when Sharon/Marc arrive, they will pick up the sign

in log and put out a sign that says "Please come to the Health Office to check in".

When you come onsite, you can work in your classroom/workspace. Please feel free to use it as your own. I'd just ask that you work in that space as much as possible and not travel out much. You can, of course you can use the bathroom, lounge, copiers, etc. as needed. Please do not congregate in the hallways or in other spaces. We simply want to keep you safe.

If you are alone in your workspace and the door is closed, you may remove your mask. If anyone enters that space, everyone in the space MUST wear a mask and stay 6 ft apart at all times.

When you DO leave your room, I'd ask that you strictly follow the 4 W's to help keep yourself and others around you safe:

1. Wash your hands.

2. Wear your mask.

3. Watch your space.

4. Wait your turn.

If you are concerned that you have COVID-19 or have been exposed to COVID-19 and

have been

or are scheduled to be onsite, please let your principal, and/or me know

immediately so we can partner with you for your safety and for the safety of others.

You can trust that we will keep all this information confidential, balancing staff privacy and

system safety needs.

All staff MUST wear masks AT ALL TIMES

when onsite and in public spaces.

If you are working in an office/classroom

with the door closed, you may remove your

mask. It must be worn when anyone enters

that space with you.

Spring Articulation Meeting:
Just a reminder that the spring articulation meeting will be held virtually on April 7. More info to come. :)
EAFL Spring elections:

We are going to be looking to replace 2 of our Board members in the next election. If you are interested in serving on the Union Board with an amazing group of colleagues, please touch base with any one of us.

NEA Teacher Quality Spring webinar learning series

April 12, 7-8pm ET
Phenomena-Centered Science in your Classroom
Centering your K-12 science instruction around phenomena can build student engagement and understanding. We’ll explore key aspects of science instruction, share NGSS-aligned resources for the new school year, and consider strategies (like Driving Question Boards) that support science in your K-12 (possibly virtual) classrooms.
https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/376343/

April 26, 7-8pm ET
Building Slides for Accessibility: Why and How
Explore best practices for digital-visual accessibility. The majority of our time will be spent learning about practical tools and strategies you can implement immediately and efficiently into your lessons. The tool we will focus on for this presentation is Google Slides, but the principals can be applied widely to any digital content.
https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/376346/