Thanks for an awesome week and AWESOME Friday! I believe we as a staff enjoyed the races more than the students!
- COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER FOR THE WEEK: Please review our parent newsletter for the week: CLICK HERE
- COMMUNITY MEETING: Just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to the many staff members that attended the community meeting. It was great looking out seeing so many staff mustangs! :)
- STUDENT CONDUCT: Spring has officially sprung at Cliftondale! (Please make certain to review my burb in the parent newsletter pertaining student misconduct) As we historically do when the weather begins to change, we are seeing an increase number of ODR (office direct referrals) for student misconduct. Please make sure that we are reteaching our behavior expectations. This should be done through our PBIS Lessons. Please also make certain that you engage with the student's parents pertaining their child's behavior before making an office referral. Teachers should also referral a student to Dr. Ford for counseling services.
We have had several fights to occur with inadequate adult supervision. Students MUST be monitored at all times. In addition, when providing students out of class timeout, students must be placed in a teammates classrooms. Students should not be placed in the hall.
Please make certain that we are actively monitoring our students during recess. We have a lot of playfield and it is important that you are attentive to your students whether their playing on the play-structure or the large playfield. Please remember, students should not have cellphones out during recess. - TKES FORMATIVE OBSERVATIONS: If you have not already had your formative observation, expect this observation to be conducted over the next few weeks. For formatives, we will evaluate you on all 10 TKES standards through a 30-minute observation. TKES STANDARDS In addition, please expect to see our Coaches conducting observations as well. Coaches will come in to review your small group instructional practices. Small groups are expected to occur in all class daily, with the exception of days in which we operate off of a modified schedule or are testing.
- LESSON PLAN EXPECTATIONS: All teachers are expected to post lesson plans in your grade specific lesson plans by COB each Thursday. This is a school expectation and non-negotiable. In addition, all detailed schedules should be uploaded HERE. All schedules should contain your small group time block for reading and math. This too is a school non-negotiable. *The deadline for uploading has passed.
PBIS REWARDS: Relationships and Routines is a Big Rock for FCS and Cliftondale ES. PBIS is a part of this big rock and a part of our daily practices and expectations here at Cliftondale. The premise of PBIS is that continual teaching, combined with acknowledgement or feedback of positive student behavior will reduce unnecessary discipline and promote a climate of greater productivity, safety and learning. We reward students for exemplifying our Mustang M.U.S.T. This expectation is for all teachers and staff members for all students PK-5th.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR COMPETITION WINNERS FOR MARCH:
Pre-K -Ms. McCainKindergarten- Mrs. Anderson
1st- Ms. Williams
2nd-Ms. Johnson
3rd- Ms. Igbinoba
4th- Ms. Hall
5th- Ms. Knight
The winners will go to the PBIS Game Room on April 14th during grade level Specials. Remember, this competition continues monthly for the remainder of the school year. Wondering how to win? It's by simply issuing PBIS points CONSISTENTLY to scholars that earned them in your homeroom class. See more details below.
-Issue PBIS Rewards to scholars daily
-Three Random data days will be pulled by PBIS Coach and shared during PBIS Townhall Meeting
-Based on these three days the teacher with the highest points issued to scholars on their grade level will earn a free gaming pass for his/her class!
IMPORTANT PBIS DATES:
April 17th -PBIS Team Meeting
April 18th - PBIS District Walkthrough
April 21st -PBIS Staff Surprise!
April 28th - PBIS Rewards Game Room Participates
UPCOMING STAFF MEETING DATES: Please notate the following dates that we will have staff meetings and/or leadership team meetings for the next few weeks:
April 24th:Leadership Meeting at 3:00 pm
*This will be a quick huddle to discuss honors programs and end of year celebrations.
May 9th: Staff Meeting/Centigix Training at 3:00 pm
May 8th: Leadership Meeting at 3:00 pm
*Final Leadership Meeting of the YearTEACHER CERTIFICATION OPTION FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS: GO Teach has partnered with Gordon State College to offer a Bachelor’s/Teacher Certification program for paraprofessionals who already hold an Associate’s degree. Tuition will be paid by Fulton County Schools. The certification will be for Elementary Education or Elementary/Special Education. More information and application can be found on the link below. https://jobs.fultonschools.org/job-invite/26460/?isInternalUser=true For more information, see Liz Young.
FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS STRATEGIC PLAN: Our Superintendent, Dr. Looney and our School Board Members are seeking your input on the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) that exist in Fulton County Schools. This information will be used as we start to create the Strategic Plan with the Board. The new Strategic Plan will start in Fall 2024 pending Board approval.
Please use the links below to participate:
-Strengths: https://tejoin.com/scroll/589527154
-Weaknesses: https://tejoin.com/scroll/571498989
-Opportunities: https://tejoin.com/scroll/120854920
-Threats: https://tejoin.com/scroll/799413922GMAS ENVIRONMENT CHECKLIST: All classrooms and other testing spaces must be 100% test ready by Friday, April 28th. Please complete the ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST by COB Friday. *REMEMBER, all instructional materials must be removed from your walls or covered. I encourage you to remove the items. Items removed do not have to be put back up after testing. If you have unique needs, please alert Mrs. Long immediately. Please do not wait.
IT'S FIELD DAY THIS WEEK! Coach Luckett has worked hard to make our 1st field day since pre-covid AWESOME for our Mustangs! All PK-2nd grade teachers have been provided with a field day informational packet via your staff mailbox. In addition, you received your station rotational schedule. Please ensure that you adhere to the schedule as detailed by Coach. Please also make sure that you arrive to your first event on time. If you have any field day activity specific questions, please see Coach. All 3rd-5th grade teachers will receive Field Day packets and schedules on Tuesday. Field Day Times for PK-2nd is 8:30-11:30 and 8:30AM -12:00 PM on Tuesday for 3rd-5th grades. Specialist teachers are apart of Field Day. For this reason, students do not report to their Specialist classes on Monday or Tuesday.
Coach Luckett has arranged for grab 'n go lunches for classes. If the weather is nice; an outdoor picnic would be tons of fun! 😊
Mrs. Canty
