Monday Morning Memo: Monday Morning Memo 10/25/21

THIS IS PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION WEEK!!!!!!

Thank you Jeff, Matt, Natalie, and Rachelle for all you do every day! YOU ARE APPRECIATED!

Thank you Niccole Culbertson and Walter Nickels for letting me work with you on your unit design for your novel unit. I can't wait to see your future units!

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Thank you Maddie Hansen for your work adjusting iReady paths for your students. Your excitement about what a student was able to do once his path was changed was contagious!

-From Stephanie Kaye

Thank you so much to Trina Neukam, Molly Goodsite, Betty Cwiak, Emily Armbrecht, Karen Brnot, Bryan Bailey, and Scott Donovan for helping out at the mentor event! It was a lot of fun!

-From Katie Jalove

Thank you Natalie, for your quick action and communication with families for a situation in my class. I feel supported, and most importantly that my students know they are cared for and safe here at our school!

-Tiff Tardio Weber

Thank you to Amber Mysliwiec for bringing the Chicago Bears Mini Monsters event to Lotus for the students and staff to learn and enjoy!

-From Natalie Udstuen

Thank you Sue Pinkawa for setting up and scheduling emails on behalf of PTA for families and staff. I know you have so much on your plate and you are still willing to assist. Truly appreciate it.

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Thank you Theresa Kovach for always being so flexible and allowing me to help out in your classroom. I enjoy working with you and watching you teach in action. I love being able to work with small groups. You are such a role model, so thank you!

-From Victoria Miller

A HUGE thank you to Maddie H, Ashley Z and Emily A for helping at Cheerleading tryouts this week. It was so nice having all of your assistance.

-From Samantha Maentanis

A huge thank you to Gina Crosthwaite and Brittany Luther for encouraging me to dress up for Halloween and providing my costume. You two are the best!

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Thank you to Sue Pinkawa for coming up to my classroom after school to explain a couple of things on Skyward for me. I appreciated your explanation and patience.

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Thanks to Natalie Udstuen for always being so kind. You always say yes to all of my requests before I even finish speaking! Thank you also for letting us all know how appreciated we are.

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Thank you to Lynn Smolen for answering all of my questions after school on Friday as you were driving. Even though we were disconnected several times, you kept picking up where the conversation left off. I appreciate your support.

-From Mary Santi

Kudos to all the paras at Lotus who are volunteering to input Check In/Check Out data and having the patience to learn how to do that. Special thanks to Chris Brown for catching a small but important detail that everyone in the core team had missed! Also, to everyone who is serving as a coach. Not one person I have asked to coach has said no! You all rule!
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Kudos to my amazing second grade team for offering moral and physical support after a rough day. It is appreciated more than words can express!
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Kudos to Kim Hanson for truly listening to my concerns and offering help promptly. We are so lucky to have you!

-From Emily Welsh

Chris and Kendra for creating an active and fun environment for our students in physical education class! The joyous sounds from the gym to my office have been music to my ears the last two weeks!

-From Jeff Sefcik

Kudos to Mr. Peters! A student couldn't participate during Mini Monsters because of an injury. Mr. Peters played catch with him so he didn't feel like he was missing out. Such a simple gesture with a powerful impact. On Fridays, we have "Feel Good Friday" in our classroom. The students get a post it note and write something they are proud of themselves for during the last week at school. The student wrote about it on his post it!! Then, the mom told me he came talking all about it yesterday! All the feels! Way to go, Matt! Thanks for making a student & my day! You ROCK!

-From Kelly Roland

To Paula Kvacik for helping get my computer going when Morgan was out on Friday.

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Chris Franke for subbing in our room and being so awesome with our kids.

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Huck for keeping me sane EVERYDAY

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Natalie for helping get myself and Morgan time to reflect and plan accordingly.

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And lastly Morgan Figel, you are definitely a rock star and I wouldn't want to be on this adventure with anyone else.

-From Colleen Robinson

Please send me KUDOS to give shout outs to colleagues! I LOVE to put them in the Monday Memo! 🎉

Bus Updates

We spent the last several weeks reviewing all bus routes to make sure we have built the most efficient routes to allow for our drivers to meet the needs of our students in need of busing. I’m happy to report that we have been able to decrease the number of routes to build more flexibility to avoid situations where we have to double up routes, send buses back to pick up students when a driver is out. We now even have a sub driver when absences happen!

Our new routes will go into effect TOMORROW---MONDAY, OCTOBER 25. Thanks in advance for helping us launch these improvements.

Furniture--Planning Ahead--WE STILL NEED MORE HELP (especially at Stanton!)

If you know any high school students in need of community service hours, this would be an AMAZING opportunity for them!

We are planning for the move out of our old furniture and the move in of the new furniture at both sites over Winter Break. As you can imagine, this will be a BIG task and we'll need some help!

When: Monday, December 20

Time: 7:00AM-appx 3:00 PM

Our fabulous custodial crew will be onsite, but if you're willing to be part of this effort, we will pay $15/hour to those who are willing to help make the plan happen.

Let me know if you are interested!

Paraprofessional Hours during Parent Teacher Conferences

Here's a schedule to clarify working hours for paras. All paras are expected to work a total of 15 hours between the two conference days.

Please review the schedule below and follow your start time:

6:15 am - 6:45 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm
7:15 am - 7:45 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm
7:30 am - 8:00 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm

Total paid hours - 11

All paras will work 8 am - noon on the second conference day for a total of 4 paid hours. Please let Maddie know if you have any questions.

COVID Updates--Repeat Info

1. Weekly Testing

*If you are a mandated tester and have tested COVID positive, you are exempt from testing for 90 days from your COVID positive date. Testing within the first 90 days may not provide accurate results, as it may still indicate the presence of COVID. If you choose to test and those results are positive, we will contact the Lake County Health Department for next steps.

*If you are opting in for testing but have tested COVID+ in the last 90 days, please do NOT test, as results may still indicate the presence of COVID-19. If you choose to test and those results are positive, we will contact the Lake County Health Department for next steps.

If you would like to opt in to surveillance testing at ANY point, you may do so using this link.

2. A positive test is still a positive test. We cannot overrule a positive test, even when a negative result may be found later. This is in full alignment with our direction from LCHD.

Current Local COVID Data
10/22/21--Click here for Daily D114 COVID data.

10/22/21
CDC thresholds and local data for Lake County
Indicator
Low Transmission
Moderate Transmission
Substantial Transmission
High Transmission
Current Status

Incidence Rate:
Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days
0-9
10-49
50-99
100 or greater
96.62
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate
Less than 5%
5.0%-7.9%
8.0%-9.9%
Greater than 10%
1.8%

D114 Local Zip Codes Data from Northwestern University COVID Dashboard--ALL DATA INCLUDES ACTUAL AND PROBABLE CASES!
Indicator
Low Transmission
Moderate Transmission
Substantial Transmission
High Transmission
Current Status

Incidence Rate:
Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days
0-9
10-49
50-99
100 or greater
149.5
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate
Less than 5%
5.0%-7.9%
8.0%-9.9%
Greater than 10%
3.25%

Teaching & Learning

*iReady VS Ready Math Classroom are two different resources. iReady is the online

component that offers our students individualized instruction on the computer. Ready Math

Classroom is the core instruction which includes the workbooks, teacher manuals, and

resources shared in the “Teacher Toolbox.”

-October iReady Goals

Stanton- Please take time to investigate all the awesome resources the Ready Toolbox
has to offer. If you need help navigating the Toolbox features, reach out to your coach.
Stanton- Please check your “Personalized Instruction Summary” report to find students
that have not been active in iReady since the diagnostic.
Lotus- Please take time to watch the sample videos Susazanne shared. Click here for
the Padlet link. Reach out to your coach if you’d like to see a live demo lesson or be
paired up with another teacher.
Lotus- Please be mindful of the prerequisite data when planning your next 15 day plan.
This resource can help with pacing.

HOLY AWESOME!!! CHECK OUT THESE NUMBERS FOR IREADY THIS PAST WEEK!

(Last Week’s is below - check out the increase!)

-Formative Assessment (updated bi-weekly)

Video

Relationships Matter

-This Week’s Tip:

HELLO/GOODBYE

Never underestimate the impact of a simple, daily “Hello” and “Have a great day” can have on

a student. It might feel like speaking to every student will take a great deal of time, and it

might be tempting to send a quick email during classroom changes. But students remember

adults who take the time to give them a smile and a kind word each day. Could there be a

better reason to invest those few minutes?

-Community Builder:

Wave Stretching

Have students form a large circle. Begin by picking one student within the circle. Have them

call out a stretch. Going either clockwise or counter-clockwise, every student must do the

stretch one by one. The idea is to pass the stretch as you go along. Once the stretch gets

back to the original student you chose, have the next student call out a new stretch. The

other students will have to hold the initial stretch until the new stretch makes its way to them.

-Weekly Cheer/Silly Sport/Brain Break:

If you are interested in attending the IEA Regional Assembly conference as a representative of our district, please contact one of the Union Board members. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about what is happening and to help support your district and the EAFL!

Awards, grants and scholarships

ESP STAR Award: Use the online nomination form to nominate one or more special ESPs! Nominations can be submitted monthly.
The NEA Foundation grants. Application deadline is Oct. 22:
2022 ESP of the Year: Only online nomination forms will be accepted. Submission deadline is Dec. 15.
California Casualty's $2,500 Educator Jackpot: There will be one more drawing on Dec. 15. Entry deadline is Dec. 10. Learn more and enter today →
Schools and Community Outreach by Educators (SCORE) grants: Grants for up to $1,000 are available to all members. Application deadline is Jan. 1.
Burroughs Education Scholarship – $2,500 for college: Are you the parent of a student heading off to college next year? Learn more about the scholarship and past recipients. Application deadline is Jan. 31.

Lotus Updates!

Promote "SAFETY" AND "PROPER" Mask wearing. Thanks Ellie Seyfert for creating an awesome poster to demonstrate. Teachers will find a copy in their mailbox this week. A copy will also be placed next to all the PBIS Posters in the halls.

"The INTERACTION is the INTERVENTION"

Stanton Updates!

First, the PBIS team would like to thank everyone for your efforts this first quarter to build excitement around points. Please continue to use this as one of your many Tier 1 resources to encourage the positive behaviors we all desire to see. We are excited to say that every single staff member has delivered points in the months of September and October, and there is but a small separation in quantity between grade levels! We thank you for your buy-in and appreciate your work.

Quarter 1 winners are:

Elijah Quinones - Lunch with Friends

Edgar Alvarez - Pokemon Bundle

Charles Schlicht - Kobe Bryant plaque

Asher Adams - Headphones

To all...

From Heather--Remember to pair any points given with verbal praise for the expected behavior. It clarifies WHY the student got the points...and increases the chance that they'll repeat the positive behavior.

This is like a 2-for-1 of positives!!!! THANK YOU!