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Orchard Ranch Weekly BLOG 12.10.18

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


This week's staffroom Holiday music playlist is being brought to you by the HOLIDAYS!




Lunch Helpers for this week: Mrs. Spear'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.

PBIS Meeting: Please see email clarifying recess needs/procedures.

School Tours: We are at that time of year where I'll be giving tours on Friday around 1:30. Thank you in advance as I walk future Broncos through your amazing classes.

Independent Study: Reminder of Independent Study contract rules:

1) All signatures must be dated, and the date of each signature must indicate that it was obtained no later than the beginning date of the contract.

2) The teacher, parent, administrator and child all must sign. If the child is too young to sign, have them make a mark of some kind on the signature line.

3) All contracts must be at least five days in length. If the child returns less than five days of work, the days for which work was not completed does not count as ADA.

4) If the student returns prior to the end of the contract, office personnel should make a note in a blank area of the contract of the date, with their initial. Do not scratch out or change dates. As long as the student was out for at least five days, the contract is still valid for attendance purposes.

5) Power School must reflect actual days of absence and be appropriately coded.

6) Contracts that do not reach five days because of school closure on November 16 will be honored, although November 16 is not to be recorded as a day of attendance.

Money Reminder: ALL MONIES being collected for various fundraisers and field trips need to be turned into the office so that those funds can be sent to the Business Office before you all go out for Winter Break.  

No checks or cash should be held in any classroom at any time.

Digital Literacy Lesson: Please remember that staff to be using digital literacy lessons (5 lessons) Digital Literacy Lessons

District Curriculum Inventory: Thank you for signing up for a time for Heidi to come scan your curriculum in your classrooms. It should be done quickly, especially if you are there to point her in the right direction.


*Epi Pen Training: EpiPen training at our December 12th staff meeting.

*Extra Recess: Please keep extra recess time to 10-15 minutes as it impacts our instructional minutes. If you are doing a special event outside that requires more time, please let me know.

*Upper Grade Playground Equipment: Upper grade monkey bars have been lowered so kids can reach them easier. Hurray!

*Pictures: Remember to keep pictures coming to the office. We use these amazing pics for our end of year slide show. 



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

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