Monday Memo

Week of May 25

Important Dates

MyStudent Dates:

End of Year Postings
Qtr. 4
Qtr. 4 Posting Window Begins: Wed, May 27
Qtr. 4 Posting Window Ends: Fri, May 29

Full Year Gr: K-5
Year Posting Window Begins: Thurs, May 28
Year Posting Window Ends: Fri, May 29

Summer Reading/Learning

For your summer reading:

Greater Good Magazine

Jessica Minahan’s website – books and free articles on working with children with challenging behaviors

https://jessicaminahan.com/publications/

Executive Functioning Lessons (free)

Solution Tree – info about PLC, MTSS, Minding the Gaps

Mental Health Training ~ to be completed...

Pursuant to F.S. 1012.584 & 1012.584, all Pasco County School staff is required to participate in training for youth suicide awareness and prevention. All staff who have not attended the 6-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid training (YMHFA), must complete an alternate training, titled Kognito. The Kognito training consists of a 1.0-hour virtual simulation training.

The requirement is for all staff to be trained in YMHFA or Kognito prior to school starting this fall, August 10, 2020.

Mental Health Awareness and Links...

Mental Health Awareness and links (crisis phone numbers)

https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/mental_health/page/resources-for-coping-during-covid-19

Kudos, Thank Yous

#bettertogether

Thank you

To the teams of teachers, staff, etc. that worked on IEPs with advocates in the past week and a half... your skill and professionalism were amazing!
To Stephanie Hardy for IEP guidance during the long weekend and whenever needed...
To the teachers that gave Shout-Outs for the 5th grade program
To Sharon Thomas for going the extra mile and listening to families during this time
To Ms. Landry and Mr. McQueen for always being present to help out.
To Liz and Stan for a great balancing team/act and being a great leader in good times and challenging times. This will be a year to remember..
To Ms. Scott for always looking out for all our kiddos.. Her compassion and patience are always appreciated
To all who helped students, staff and families through the distance learning program that we were all thrust into.
To the custodial staff the campus has never looked better! From the grounds, walkways and the floors we appreciate all you do!
To the second grade team for embracing me this year. I have been very fortunate to work and learn from such talented teachers
To Tania for taking care of all things from the office for the 5th grade. We really, really appreciate it!
To Mrs. Sorrentino for being an amazing team leader for 3rd grade & always staying organized and positive. I will miss getting to work with you next year. You are an inspiring educator!
To everyone for an amazing, challenging, yet eye-opening year. This year made us all better educators. You all are wonderful & I hope you enjoy your summer breaks!

Kudos

To teachers and staff for providing for the educational, nutritional, and social-emotional needs of the WCES community throughout distance learning!
To the teachers who have advocated for students with special needs and worked on IEP’s and other plans.
To Laurie Bazick for keeping our 4th grade team organized, scheduled, and on track. We couldn’t be the Dream Team without you!
To Rebecca Bishop for being the organized half of our team teaching! Thanks for keeping me on-time with conferences and meetings! And also for being the best co-teacher I’ve ever had!!
To all WCES staff for all the hard work they all have done through Distance Learning. Great Job to everyone!!!
To the custodian team…Morning and evening – making sure our school is cleaned.
To Ms. Carbajar for stepping in and assisting one of our ESOL friends, during distance learning…
To the FNS team and security, thank you for representing WCES and doing an amazing job with the school lunch program.
To those who are going to continue distance learning for summer school, thank you and best of luck.
To the leadership team, thank you for answering every little question and giving feedback.
To the Snowcat team, thank you for having each others backs and helping to communicate with and teach any student.
To Mrs. Beckmann for all of her hard work organizing the 5th grade T-shirt orders and pickup.
To the gifted and IEP teams for their professionalism and patience.
To the 5th grade team for working together with humor and patience.
To admin. and the front staff crew for their continued support as we closed out the 2019-2020 school year doing distance learning.
To the 3rd grade team for their continued collaboration this year to ensure we addressed and met families/students needs.
To everyone involved in making the 5th grade clap out happen and for celebrating our 5th graders. To Tanya for organizing the 5th grade “Shout Outs” for us to all participate with this too. ❤
To Mrs. Scott for offering time to complete a read-aloud via “Zoom” with my class while also addressing an important SEL skill we needed to revisit and review. They loved having you hop on & read to them! ❤

Best Wishes

To Mrs. Boyette on her retirement!
To Mrs. Copeland and Mrs. Haynes!