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Orchard Ranch Weekly BLOG 10.22.18

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INFORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(“*” Indicates the number of weeks it’s been in newsletter.)


This week's staffroom British Invasion music playlist is being brought to you by Cara Chandler!






Lunch Helpers for this week: Mrs. Spears's class. Click here for the lunch helper schedule! Please send the same 4-5 students this week to help in the lunchroom @ 12:00. Thank you.

Benchmark visit: Melissa Duncan will be coming out sometime this week to help me better understand benchmark and it's usage at OR.


Question of the week: How do we celebrate growth with our kids, both academically and behaviorally? Please be thinking about this as we prepare to inform families of progress. This will be visited by Culture Club this week.




PD Day:
11/1 - 1/2 AM day at Eich & 1/2 PM day onsite for PLC work.
11/2 - 1/2 AM day on site for Restorative Justice Presentation & 1/2 Data Dive in your PLCs

Trunk or Treat: You are not required to attend the Trunk or Treat, however kids do love seeing you there. It really helps build relationships with families outside of the classroom. If you do come, please know, you don't have to stay the entire time. Thank you.

Culture Club: Meeting 10/23 @ 7:40 (Data celebration discussion.)

Conference Scheduler: Please use this link to let us know how you scheduled your conferences. We will use this sheet to figure out a universal way to schedule next year. Conference Link

BDR: Thank you for using our BDRs. Please remember to use the student's first and last name when completing it.


Playground: Line will be painted next week and then I will email out new expectations for snack recess. 
  • The "Walk the Line" line is now around the basketball courts. This will simplify monitoring.

Note: Dates may change. Please continue to double-check the google calendar to confirm dates.

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