Weekly Events 2023-2024
Week 6: 9/11/23-9/15/23
Our goal: CHAMELEONS RISE: Raising Intentionality and Strengthening Expectations!!!!
GQES Snapshots
Academic Night Success!
Thank you, Ms. Williams for sharing a moment with a family you have known!
Academic Night Success!
Love Ms. Anna!!! How lucky we are to have you as our liaison!!!
Academic Night Success!
Specials and Specialists had good ideas, hand outs, and experiences to share with families. Thank you!
Greetings!
Mr. Faint and Ms. Shoemaker welcomed families for our Academic Night!
Great Supports!
Ms. Johnstone (STEM) and Mr. Simmons (PE) teamed up to share tips with parents! Thank you!!!
Sharing with parents
Mr Kilby had a full house as did many other rooms😀! This is amazing as parents learn what we expect and hopefully, they partner with us to help students!
A Message from Admin team.
Week 6: Here comes the first round of testing. Let's keep raising the bar.
Hello!
So much information last week, wow! Mr. Slezak needs everyone trained prior to testing. If you missed a session last week, see him on Monday, 9/11/23 at planning or after school. The training will be brief.
Our accreditation report is finalized. We made progress and will continue to build on it. You can see our school's profile on the VDOE. Students who were chronically absent — those who missed at least 18 days — scored 18% lower in reading and 25% lower in math than students with regular attendance, according to The Washington Post.
- THANK YOU all for having a successful Academic Night! Use Talking Points to send out handouts, etc. of the good work done that evening, so every parent gets the information.
- Specials and Specialists: Your work matters too. Send Luke/me your links and we can send out in talking points for you.
- On the FGA testing day: there will be no recesses outside until a call is made by the administration during testing.
- Specials are adjusted for the two days of testing:
K- 10:00-10:55/ Lunch in room 11:00-11:25
1st- 8:00-8:55/ Lunch the same
2nd- Not effected
3rd- 1:00-1:55/ Lunch the same
4th- 12:00-12:55/ Lunch in room 11:30-11:55
- Please tell parents via Talking Points that we have had 57 students with two or more absences since school started. Research shows if a students misses 2-4 days in September, they will likely miss a month or more of school resulting in chronic absenteeism.
- Keep making contacts with parents and if there is no improvement in either behavior or attendance, make sure to get admin support. We want parents to partner with us for their childern to thrive!
- As we are moving into our first FGA, it's a good time to train students about 'outside' volume and inside' volume. Outside voices are loud, robust, and a few decibels, not inside. We don't expect little soldiers, just respectful learners. Thank you!
A sneak peak at this week's events:
Reminder: Mr. Slezak needs all TA's and Teachers for SOL training on Monday to see him during their planning or after school Monday. The state requires us all to be trained. I will keep it brief!
Week of 9/11/23-9/15/23
11 - Woodall is coming!: See Mr. Slezak for testing training if you did not attend last week's sessions
12- FGA: ELA (See modified day schedule)
13- Data will be shared for goals
14- FGA: Math (See modified day schedule)
14- Back to School Splash: Pool Party (Faculty/families): Stonebrook Pool: 3:00-6:00pm
15- FGA Make-Ups
15- Talent Ed Goals due for all staff
15- MCL Admin team meets: 8:00-9:00 (E. Berry, H. Williams, J. Ramsey, S. Shoemaker, L. Slezak, J. Hovatter, PR ROOM)
CELEBRATING GQES FACULTY AND STAFF
- Thank you to the following folks for participating as GQES Club Leaders for 2023 Fall Clubs: Mr. Bowman, Ms. Faliskie, Ms. Johnstone, Ms. Helms, Ms. Cornejo, Ms. Estep, Ms. Cootware, Ms. Diner!
- Thank you to Ms. D. Diner for taking on a SU practicum student (Miss Roshni) for 20 hours.
- Thank you to Ms. C. Averitt for taking on a SU practicum student (Ms. Ella) for 20 hours.
- Thank you to Ms. B. Lehman and Strawbridge photographers for coordinating our Fall pictures!
- Well done, Ms. Janice/Ms. Tiffany for ordering the pizzas for the Academic Night!
General GQES Information
Important Forms
Staff Expectations at GQES
Teachers and staff are to report to work by 7:20 am every day school is in session with students. Teachers must sign in/log in to telephones daily, at 7:20.
All staff should notify administration anytime they leave the building during the day.
In the event there is unforeseen situations or emergencies, it is the staff member’s responsibility to notify administration by phone or text.
STAFF ABSENCES: We are mitigating to a new platform SmartFind Express. All staff must have administrative approval for all non-sick absences.