May 20, 2022

 Hear Ye, Hear Ye

• A teacher going above and beyond to help a student with SEL skills in the classroom.

• 5K students so excited to perform for their own graduation!

• Staff celebrating student progress in improved behavior with positive language and communicating with families as well.

• The talent show this week was amazing.  A HUGE shout out to the committee who organized a great show, entertained us all night, and helped our students shine on stage!

What's Happening at Dodgeland?

• Monday, May 23
• Bus Duty: Huso, BCaine, O'Toole
• iPad turn in: Schuett, Juech, Lucht, Huso
• Michelle gone for the day (Brenda Patton will be subbing)
• Jenny in meeting from 9-11am
• 2nd grade field trip to MKE museum
• School board meeting @ 6:30pm
• Grades due by end of the day
• Student of the Month nominations due by 3:30pm

• Tuesday, May 24
• Social Media posts due to Josh: Jenkins, Schuett, Koenings, Stanton
• 2nd grade field trip to Horicon marsh
• Keyboards and hotspots are due to the library today.

• Wednesday, May 25
• Workout Wednesday
• Jenny gone all day
• 3rd grade field trip to zoo
• Staff "meeting" (Please pick up an end of the year surprise from me in the office after school!)

• Thursday, May 26
• 5th grade field trip to UW Madison
• 1st grade field trip to zoo
• Jenny in meeting from 10:30-11:30am
• Last day of school for 4K/5K
• PE classes held outside (weather permitting)
• Send Report cards home with students

• Friday, May 27
• Last day of school
• Seniors Graduation walk through the elementary @ 9:30am (Recess will begin following)
• Last day activities (see below)
• No PE classes today
• Lunch schedule change, all grades will eat 30 min. earlier than normal

Nitty-Gritty

• Central Supply Room
• The room is open to all staff using your key fob.  Please pick up any consumable supplies that you submitted at any time before the end of the day May 31 to store in your room.  If your key fob does not open the door, please let Brad or Josh know.

• Student of the Month
• Please fill out your nominee for the month of May by Monday at 3:30pm.  I will announce them on Thursday morning before students leave for their field trips.  Click HERE for the google doc.

• Specials next week
• There are no Art or Library specials the week of May 23.  There will be PE classes through Thursday, 5/26.  However, Thursday's PE class will take place outside so that the gym can be prepped to store classroom materials/furniture/etc during the construction work this summer. Music will continue normally through the week.

• Budget Update
• By the end of the day Monday, you will receive information from me regarding budget amounts and a copy of the requests you gave me.  Please fill out PO's for the things you need ordered this summer and turn in to me before you leave for the summer.  Any activity account receipts you have should also be turned in to me to be reimbursed before summer as well. I will take care of PO's for Planbook, academic tech pieces like IXL, etc., curriculum items, and assessment items.

• Building Tour
• Please mark your calendars for August 28 from 1-3pm to join our community as we open it up for all to see our renovations and new constructions.  The tour and celebration begins with a short ceremony and then time for families and community members to tour the buildings and new spaces.  If you are able to attend, it would be a great opportunity to thank our community for their support. 

• Last Day of School Information
• Recess/Lunch changes:  In order for the kitchen staff to have more time to get the kitchen ready for summer, we are moving our recess/lunch periods up by 30 minutes.  Grades 1-3 will have recess at 11:30, lunch at noon.  Grades 4-5 will have recess at noon, lunch at 12:30.
• Activity Time for Students: A committee of staff met today to work on a plan for the last day of school for students. There will be two blocks of time where we will run 3 stations of activities.  Watch for emails on more specifics.  However, to plan for that day, please note your grade's time intervals. We will be looking for staff to help man each station for all or part of each interval. Please consider signing up to help in one of the rooms.
• Grades 1-3: Rotation Stations will take place from 1pm-2:35pm
• Grades 4-5: Rotation Stations will take place from 10-11:30am

• Class List Information
• This week, teams have met to talk through next year's class lists.  I am sharing the document that is a summary of each grade's list.  This is HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL at this point.  This should not be discussed with students or parents. There may be changes that I need to make over the summer based on incoming students, or students that withdraw, etc.  I will make any necessary changes on this document and within class creator if possible.  Click HERE to see these lists. 

• PLTW Survey
• If you have not completed the PLTW survey yet, please do so as soon as possible.  Your students should also be completing this survey.  The survey is on the home screen of myPLTW page for both teachers and students.

• Supply Lists
• Before you leave for summer break, please make sure that as a team you have reviewed your grade's school supply lists.  Lynn needs to know about any changes so that it can be published and disseminated to local stores and families.  Click HERE to see the previous year's list.

• New Literacy Curriculum training
• If you are implementing the new curriculum next year, the initial training will be taking place on June 2nd.  I will get you the exact times as more information comes to me, but I wanted you to have this in your mind as you are closing out the school year.

• District Assessments
• Please make sure that your classes/students have completed their end of the year testing before the end of the year.  If you need help or support with the testing, please let me or an interventionist know.

• Family Message about Tech turn-in
• Feel free to copy and paste the message below to communicate reminders to your families through Dojo or other means.  It provides a consistent way to make sure families are aware of what is expected regarding these obligations.

• Student iPads will be collected on (enter your turn in date here). To help you prepare, students will be asked to return their iPad inside the hard, gray case with back stand, school issued Apple charging block and cable, and the soft sided, black Max case. If there are any missing or damaged items, students will be charged fines for repairs/replacements. Please do not purchase third party parts and cases, as they will not be accepted and fines will still be issued.

• • iPad - $325

  • Protective case - $36

  • Apple charging block - $10

  • Apple charging cord - $10 

  • MaxCase Carrying Case - $13

Friday Funny

This is many of your life this week and for most of us, next week as well.  The funniest jokes are the ones that have a bit of truth to them!  Who relates?  :-)