Trantwood Times
"For the Love of Learning!"
I Make a Difference
I am nominating Kathy Dungan for the I Make A Difference Award. Kathy has been a joy to work with this year. She is always willing to ask questions, stays late to look over data, and plans with her students in mind. She goes to work daily with a smile, and shows a passion for her students and the profession. Kathy is a life-long learner, and a wonderful friend. Ashley Francisco
An Attitude of Gratitude Rocks!
Kudos to Karen Francis for stepping into Persi’s place for these last 3 weeks and working very hard in our book room, among other duties!-Jan
~ Kudos to Cazzy Roberts for being a great SOL monitor/partner for testing.-Jan
~ Kudos to Mrs. Metzger and Mrs. Lewis for supporting Katie and me at the VBRC banquet last night! Reading Rocks!-Jan
~ Michelle - thanks for the assists this week! (grass cutting, eval's etc...LOL) - Carolyne
~ Barb- You do a great job, I appreciate all you do daily (and have for the past 15 years, my friend! Never think it goes unnoticed!) - Carolyne
~ Lou Anne for support and grace under stress. Barb
~ Michele for calm demeanor and support. Barb
~ Elise for the beautiful flowers and uplifting my day. Barb
~ Kudos to SUE J. for helping me ALWAYS, any little thing I need!! The past two weeks she has been a life saver! – Megan Bailey
~ Kudos to the wonderful three ladies up front for helping Sarah and I SO MUCH with yearbook “details.” It is not an easy feat by any mean and they have done WAY more than expected to help me lately!!! THANK YOU – Megan Bailey
~ Thank you Elise and Pam for helping me with my class when I was out! I am grateful for my coworkers!- Leanne Bolin
June 4 - 8, 2018
Monday, June 4
- Grad Walk, 1:00 pm
- Citizen of the Month, cafeteria, 2 pm
- Safety Patrol End of Year Celebration, Rm. 11, 2:45 - 3:45
- Deadline to return all books to the book room
Tuesday, June 5
- Gr. 5 SOL Science Test
- SCA Installation practice, cafeteria, 2:50 - 3:30
- School Planning Council Meeting, Library, 3:30
- PTA Board Meeting, library, 6:30
Wednesday, June 6
- Gr. 5 SOL Social Studies Test
- Staff Baby/Marriage Celebration, library, 3 pm
- Staff Celebration continues, Baker's Crust- free pizza & appetizers
Thursday, June 7
- Happy Birthday Hope Twine!
- STEM Competition, VB Convention Center
- Hawley & Bartczak, OTB, all day
- LAM OTB, pm
Friday, June 8
- Deadline for class placement lists
- Deadline for entering DRA into synergy and onto the trackers; give copies to Jan
- SCA Installation, cafeteria, 2 pm
- Staff End of Year Party, Hope Twine's home, 3:30 - ?
June 11 - 15, 2018
Monday, June 11
- STEM celebration, Rm 22, 2:40 - 4:30
Tuesday, June 12
- Young Authors, Grade 2, cafeteria, 8:30 - 10:00
Wednesday, June 13
- Gr. 5 Specialist grades due by 5 pm
- Staff Retiree, etc. Celebration, library, 3:00
Thursday, June 14
- Last day for Specialists classes
- Lunches in the classroom or outdoors
- Gr. 5 Moving On Ceremony, cafeteria, 12:45
Friday, June 15 - Last Day of School :(
- Happy Birthday Melinda Pezzella!
- Grades due by 5 pm
- Early Dismissal, 12:10
Future Planning
June 15 - Last day for staff to check out items from the library
June 18 - Report Cards mailed
- Jun. 20-21 - Digital Learning Summer Summit
- Aug. 13-14 - Digital Learning Summer Summit
Technology Corner
Flex Day - June 18, 2018
The WISE time sheets will provide documentation to support the hours reported in WISE. Please record your hours on this sheet daily.
The flex day applies only to the following group of employees: All teachers whose schedule ends June 18 o Teacher assistants, ISS coordinators, and library media assistants.
Other:
• Security assistants are not eligible because of security needs of the building.
• Eligible employees who do not choose to make use of the flex day and do not wish to report June 18 may choose to take personal reasons leave with approval of the building principal.
Maintaining High Quality Instruction until June 15, 2018
In the past, parent calls have expressed concern that students “watch videos” or “just play” the days after testing is completed. These final school days should be productive learning days for students. Again, do not hesitate to contact the departments of Teaching and Learning or School Leadership should you need any recommendations for teachers and/or students. Best wishes for a good and productive school closing.
Grad Walk
Need Additional Tickets for Cox High School Graduation?
Principal's Packet Memos Sent Via Email
Summer Birthdays - Celebrate!
June 23 - Cheryl Marvin
June 24 - Christina Corradi
June 30 - Melissa Spivey
July 4 - Elise Neubeck & Nicole Woody
July 6 - Carolyne McCoy
July 15 - Catie Bartczak
July 16 - Angela Haebler
July 30 - Aaron Woodard
August 2 - Jenny DeLashmutt and Mr. Yoo
August 6 - Morgan Wernecke
August 7 - Jenny Mello
August 8 - Melissa Moore
August 14 - Brooke Martinette, Joan Field, & Stephanie Piron
August 26 - Tracey Halman
August 31 - Debbie Chandler
September 4 - Barbara Williams
Report Cards
The report card timeline for the last quarter has Specialists grades/comments due Wednesday, June 13th and Homeroom teachers grades/comments due Thursday, June 14th. Since these are the last couple of days of school, we will not be able to edit comments for you. Please take your time to edit your own comments and then swap with a colleague to check before submitting them. If you finish them early, I’d be happy to review for you.
I will be checking the Admin report on Friday to make sure that all grades have been entered in your gradebook correctly. I will notify you if any need to be fixed before you leave for summer break.
Specialization Badges Offered
Many thanks to former student and now Eagle Scout Charlie Payne for the courtyard chalkboard!
Celebrating Katie, our Reading Teacher of the Year!
LouAnne Metzger, Principal
Email: louanne.metzger@vbschools.com
Website: http://www.trantwoodes.vbschools.com/
Location: 2344 Inlynnview Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-4000
Twitter: @LouAnneMetzger