Summer is ANYTHING but quiet here at EES!

This will be a quick post to update you on what's happening on the home front.  I have decided to look at them under two headings: EASY and DIFFICULT.


So here goes:

Easy

1. Getting postcards/ books out to students: We've had probably about 30 postcards returned (10% of student body); Not too happy about that but it's better than nothing!
2. We were 44th in the state for collecting books for GIVE 5, READ 5.  If you only look at schools with 350 students or less, we were 5th in the state for the number of books collected at 4th for the number of books we collected per student. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS VISION.
3. Checking out at the county level. THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYONE COMPLETING WHAT THEY OWED ME IN A TIMELY FASHION.
4. Reading your suggestions for the upcoming school year.  Thank you for sharing your ideas with me! I appreciate it.
5. Please welcome Mr. Caro to our staff!!! He will be replacing Mrs. Roberts as our ESL teacher!

Hard

1. Losing three classroom teachers! The county decided to transfer the last three hired (no input from me).  Ms. Hewlett has been transferred to AES and Ms. Jados & Mr. Miller have been transferred to HES.
2. Losing our Art teacher.  Ms. Lopes has been transferred to OHS. I DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING!
3. Having to move staff around and try to be as creative as possible.
4. Not knowing about enhancements...therefore no schedule...therefore hard to move forward...

I am including a hilarious clip to help you get back to your happy place....

Zora and I LAUGH so hard at this! I need to practice rapping this summer!

Now, on to what everyone wants to know.  This is the tentative list of teacher assignments for the 2014-2015 school year.

3rd Grade

Hayes

Johnson

Parker

Skulsky

4th Grade

Callanan

Dunkins

Licary

5th Grade

Cowan

Lee

Manship 

Moore

If you have questions about why I moved some, please feel free to ask me.  I have spoken to all involved in moves and they are OK...I promise!

I do need to know if you want to stay in your own room or move to another location.  Currently, I am planning on having planning rooms for each grade level and placing all teacher desks in those rooms and giving each department money to decorate and furnish as you wish (that is if PTO approves this) and these rooms are where you'll be when students are not in their rooms.  The classrooms will be a place where students decorate and own.  You will be treated as the professional you should be with shared office space.  I will have EC, ESL, enhancement, etc. spread among those rooms as well.

So, please let me know your wishes by completing the form linked below (only for classroom teachers).  I WILL ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO MOVE BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT NEXT YEAR HOLDS!!!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1anAtf-GOp1MgcqhkadjvZsG86GayyFYmqgsW0JFu5RU/viewform?usp=send_form

Please do not plan to begin working on your room until after July 21st.  More information on an exact date will be sent later.

Please take time for you this summer and remember to READ...READ...READ!

Angela

By the way...

Please put the following dates on your calendar.

• July 23-25: Leadership Team Summit at CU (only for staff who've signed up to participate)
• August 15: Optional Teacher Workday
• August 18: Mandatory Teacher Workday/ Convocation in AM
• August 19: Home Visits
• August 20: Reading Workshop PD at EES (Mandatory for all certified instructional staff)
• August 21: Open House
• August 22: Learning Focused Day #3 at AES for Staff Who've Attended Day 1 and 2 in June (Excluding Early Adopters)
• August 25: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL :)