Weekly blog 08.14.26

Happy birthday Gary Larson

Happy Birthday - Lindsey O. (8/19), Christine N. (8/20)

VESTS while on duty, BADGES at all times & Doors ALWAYS Locked! 

If you leave your classroom with your students, please take your charged Walkie Talkie with you and have it turned on to Channel 2.

Walkie Talkie Protocols - Must be read and followed - click here

Updated PE schedule: New schedule is linked here. We will be starting this on Monday, 8/17

Back to School Night Survey - 100% of those that responded voted for the PD days to be prior to the start of the school year. 

Math curriculum: Please stop by the library after 12pm on Monday, August 17th to collect the rest of your Student books. Thank you Sierra for getting the curriculum sorted out as quickly as possible.

Library: Library will hopefully begin August 24th.

Serena Out: Tuesday, August 18th till 10:30am

Richard Out: Wednesday, August 19th till 1pm

Starstruck practice begins: Wednesday, August 19th. Click here for the schedule.

Staff meeting: Thursday, August 20th at 2:20pm in the staff lounge

RCSD Board meeting: Thursday, August 20th at 6pm at the district office

Second Step Pacing Guide: Teachers need to create their own class in Second Step to begin teaching lessons. Staff can navigate to Second Step through Classlink.

Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Lessons: All lessons linked on the document for your grade level are expected to be taught by the end of the school year.

Teachers Can Reset Students' Passwords: Please follow the steps in this guide to reset a student's password inside Classlink Launchpad.

Smart Watches: Please remind your students that they are not allowed to use their personal mobile devices (including phones, smart watches, bluetooth headphones (such as AirPods), and personal tablets) once they have entered campus for the instructional day, and they cannot resume their use until after the bells rings for the end of the day. Devices should be in backpacks while they are on campus.

PBIS: Thank you to Leadership for helping with our Recess Rodeo. Please continue to review all expectations with your students. BDR's can now be input into SWIS. If you need help with this please reach out to myself, Serena or Christy Isaac.

Raptor Update: Log in to Raptor in order to ensure you are up to date with the app (phone and/or iPad) 

• When you first log in, you will be prompted to authenticate it. If you need assistance, please refer to this article on Zendesk. 

• Please know that you do not need to download a new app on the iPad as the Google Authenticator app is already on all school iPads. 

• Please also make sure you have notifications enabled for critical alerts.

PLC's: Please send me your RTi time for this year if you have not yet done so. 

Park Use: If you are planning to take your class to the park, please communicate with your families in advance to share the plan and provide them with the opportunity to opt out. 

Emergency Contact: If there is ever a reason that you need to get a hold of me please save my number. Feel free to text Richard Prestedge cell# 916-529-3255

**Please remember to check the LIVE Google Calendar as dates/times are subject to change.