The Week Ahead

• You’re encouraged to visit the Open Enrollment page within Wake Connect under Benefits for additional details and updates!

• State Health Plan medical plans open enrollment period is September 30 - October 25

• We will have a benefits representative come speak with the staff this year! We will let you know when this is scheduled.

Our Pearson Rep, Rob Murray will be on campus Friday, November 5th. Use this link to sign up a 1-on-1 meeting.

To ensure that a member of our SISP Team is available during relevant Kid Talk Meetings, we are asking teachers to let us know which students will be discussed (along with their documented concerns) two weeks in advance. Specific instructions to coming ASAP.

Conference Day is November 5th! If you've not already done so, please go ahead and start scheduling quarter 1 conferences with your student's parents. Interpreters have been requested for Conference Day! Please use this form to request an interpreter at conferences needing Spanish translation. Please fill up the first first tab (Interpreter Sign Up - A) before going to the second tab (Interpreter Sign Up - B).

***As a reminder, not all parents will sign up for a conference- even when you reach out via Talking Points, a note home, and an email. Please plan to make phone calls, provide incentives, and even engage our social worker, if needed to ensure that we make this essential connection with EVERY family. Thank you!

Below are important dates to keep us on track for celebrating our students' successes and the effectiveness of your instruction! We will highlight this growth in our Q1 SIP Quarterly Review. These dates are created to help us pace our work and not get overwhelmed.

• October 1: BOY mClass due in spreadsheet
• October 16: Kindergarten data due in spreadsheet
• October 31: Quarter 1 Ends
• November 8: Report Cards go Home
• November 12: Committee Meetings
• November 15: ALL Q1 Data Due in Spreadsheets (K-5) + Data Triangulation (K-5)
• November 19: Q1 Quarterly Review

Have you tried our strategy of the month, Numbered Heads, or any of the engagement strategies from Hook your Learner? As a reminder, our C & I (Curriculum & Instruction) Committee Members will be expected to report back about their PLC's progress and results with Numbered Heads during their next committee meeting.

If you've not yet given it a shot, here are a few resources you may find helpful:

Numbered Heads

Numbered heads is a cooperative learning activity consisting of four steps. Students are assigned a number. The teacher announces the task and time limit. Students put their heads together, do the activity, and ensure the whole group completes the task.

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• PDF Document
• Video 1
• Video 2

***As with any new strategy or procedure, be sure to provide explicit instructions, modeling, and practice time before expecting perfection and before giving up!

Quarter 1 Report Cards should go home for all students on Friday, November 8. Wendy will place report cards envelopes in your mailboxes on Tuesday, October 15. WCPSS has provided Report Card Guidance that contain comment exemplars that you might find helpful.

Click here to access our Report Card & Interim Reference Sheet where you will find the WCPSS Report Card Guidance shared in yellow.

Monday, October 14

• Protected Workday & District PL Day
• Teachers + Coaches should attend Day 2 of Hook Your Learner PD if you're not signed up for another type of PD on this day such as Letterland or EL training.
• IAs have the choice of attending Hook Your Learner (sign up in WakeLearns) or working at school. Please communicate with your IA team and teacher team which you decide to do.

Tuesday, October 15

• AP Meeting
• 8:35-9:20 2nd Grade Collaborative Planning (Math)
• 10:00-11:00 1st Grade PLC (PLC Room)
• 10:55-11:40 Kindergarten Collaborative Planning (Reading)
• 11:50-12:35 5th Grade Collaborative Planning (Science/All Block)
• 1:15-1:55 3rd Grade Collaborative Planning (Reading)
• 2:20-2:55 4th Grade Collaborative Planning (Module/Science)
• 3:40-4:20 LeaderSIP Meeting (Media Center)

Wednesday, October 16

• 8:30-9:30 2nd Grade PLC
• 10:00-10:35 1st Grade Collaborative Planning (Reading)
• 11:00-12:00 Kindergarten PLC (PLC Room)
• 11:55-12:30 5th Grade Collaborative PLanning (Math/EL)
• 12:50-1:50 3rd Grade PLC (PLC Room)
• 2:20-2:55 4th Grade Collaborative Planning (All Block/Math)
• 3:40-4:40 CDAT Meeting (PLC Room)

Thursday, October 17

• 8:45-9:20 2nd Grade Collaborative Planning (Reading)
• 10-10:25 1st Grade Collaborative PLanning (Math)
• 11-11:45 Kindergarten Collaborative Planning (Math)
• 11:30-12:30 5th Grade PLC (PLC Room)
• 12:20-12:40 ESL PLC (Room 2611)
• 1:15-1:50 3rd Grade Collaborative Planning (Math)
• 2:15-3:15 4th Grade PLC (PLC Room)
• 3:40-4:30 Beginning Teacher/Mentor Meeting (Media Center)

Friday, October 18

• IA Probationary Evaluations Due (see Ashley's email from 9.27 for details)
• Intensive Intervention Meeting Day
• 11:45-12:45 SPED PLC (PLC Room)

Below is a menu of support created by our school's assigned DLCs. Please reach out to them as needed throughout the school year. They are available to support the work you're doing!

Vandora Springs DLC Contacts

• Jennifer Underhill
• junderhill@wcpss.net
• 919.694.7810 EXT. 47810
  
• Chasidy Parker
  
• cparker10@wcpss.net

• Overall Goal: Earn School Grade B (70% proficient)
• Goal 1: ALL subgroups will meet or exceed growth in reading, math & science as reported by EVAAS.
• Goal 2: The percent of students demonstrating proficiency will increase in
• Reading from 49.2% to 68%
• Math from 66.7% to 77%
• Science from 67% to 90%.

Email: rcurtis@wcpss.net

Location: 1300 Vandora Springs Road, Garner, NC, USA
Phone: 919-662-2486

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