Staff Bulletin: Nov. 29-Dec. 3

 

Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 - Day 3, Rotation 1

• Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We are grateful everyday for you!
• New PurposeFull People focus begins today -- EMPATHY
• Get your Sam's Club Individual Snacks to Stacy by 3:30 p.m.
• Complete Student of Week Slide by 3:30 on 11/30

• 1:00-2:00 Stacy- Meeting with Tara Dakins (Rm 65) 

Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 - Day 4, Rotation 1

• Turn in Raffle Tickets to lounge buckets TODAY
• Classroom Teachers - Have you completed your Student of the Week Slide?
• 8:10-8:55 4th Grade Literacy Collab 4B/W, 4H, 4S (Rm 65) 
• 9:10-9:55 2nd Grade Literacy Collab 2 J/P, 2R, 2Va (Rm 65) 
• 10:10-10:55 3rd Grade Literacy Collab (Rm 65) 
• 12:00-12:30 Stacy - Meeting with Alex Krueger
• 12:30-1:00  Student Planning Meeting 
• 1:10-1:55 4th Grade Literacy Collab 4C, 4D, 4M (Rm 65) 
• 2:10-2:55 2nd Grade Literacy Collab 2M, 2O, 2VV (Rm 65) 
• 3:15-4:00 Stacy- PBIS Tier Two Meeting (Virtual) 

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 - Day 5, Rotation 1

• 16 Days of Denim-ber Starts Today - Jeans until January! (watch your email for more info)
• 11:10-12:00 Stacy- Appointment 
• 2:00-3:00 Stacy & Rachel Monthly Meeting 
• 3:15-4:00 Stacy- IEP Meeting (Koenig / VandeVoort) (Rm 16) 
• 3:15-4:00 PBIS Tier 1 mtg. (STEAM Rm)
• 4:00-5:00 Stacy- CESA 6 Meeting (Board Room) 

Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 - Day 6, Rotation 1

• 9:00-12:00 Stacy- Principal Meeting @ CESA 6
• 3:30-4:45 Stacy- Tech Committee Meeting (virtual) 
• 3:30-4:30 Stacey- IEP Meeting (Krueger/Walker/Kieckhafer) (Conf. Rm) 
• 3:30-4:45  District Tech Committee Meeting

Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 - Day 1, Rotation 2

• Individual Collab. with Interventionists/Coaches (as scheduled with Interventionists/Coaches during your prep)
• 8:30-11:30 Stacy- Principal Meeting (District Office) 
• 11:30-12:30 Stacy- Attendance Meeting (District Office) 

No Birthdays This Week

Nov. 29-Dec. 3 Tara Dakins 

Mark Your Calendar

Dec. 7    City of Kaukauna Holiday Parade 

Dec. 7    Pajama and Stuffy Day 

Dec. 10  In-service

Dec. 14  Orchestra Tour, 10 a.m. at EQ

Staff Thoughts

Sending positive thoughts to Karen Ritzke as she heals from her surgery.  We are thinking of you Karen, and hoping you feel better each day. Take it one day at a time, and you will be feeling better soon!

Please help me welcome Becky Hurst as Karen Ritzke's long term guest teacher Nov. 29 through Dec. 22.  I appreciate everyone helping Becky to feel at home while at EQ!

EMPATHY

We hope you found success in our first month of PurposeFull People.  Thank you for stepping in and giving it a go.  We are headed into a new month so our new focus for Nov. 29th - Dec. 22 will be EMPATHY.  Click here to see the EQ calendar with easy to click links for your 10 minute daily activity.  Let any of the PBIS Tier I team members know if you have any questions or helpful suggestions for support we can provide.

Shout out Board

These past few years especially, it is easy for us to get caught up in the manic pace of the days and get sucked in by the burdens, quirks, and negativity in this pandemic. This is incredibly easy to happen especially when we feel tired and exhausted. Help keep our peeps focused on the positive things that are going on every day!  Those positive things are all around us and tend fall ever so easily under the radar.

In the lounge you will find a sandwich board on the counter in the back corner titled "Staff Shout Outs". This board is intended to recognize staff members for the things they do to help you and others. When you get a moment, write down something great about a staff member on a sticky note and place it on the board. There are notes near the board in the lounge or write one in your room/office and stick it on the board.  Super Simple!!!

Inspirations of the Week

Staff Bulletin: Nov. 15-23 (2 weeks)

 

Monday, Nov. 15, 2021  - Day 2, Rotation 3

• SHOUT OUT -- Thank you EQ Staff for continuing to put students first!  Enjoy a jeans 👖 day today!
• 3:20-4:20 IEP Mtg. (Milledge/Dercks)

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 - Day 3, Rotation 3

• 8:30-10:30  Stacy- Elem. Principals Meeting (virtual)
• 10:30-12:30  Stacy - out of office appt. for son
• 1:00-2:30  Stacy - Elementary OLR Review, District Office
• 3:30-4:30  Stacy - Kaukauna Inclusive Conv. #1 (virtual)
• 4:00-7:30  Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences (virtual)
• 4:40-5:00 Stacy - Attend Conference
• 7:00-7:20 Stacy - Attend Conference

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 - Day 4, Rotation 3

• NO Lit. Collab today (unless specially scheduled)
• 12:00-12:30 Stacy - Lunch with Student
• 3:20-4:00  Academic Team Meeting, STEAM Rm.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 - Day 5, Rotation 3

• Kaukauna High School NHS Food Drive Ends TODAY!
• 3:15-4:15  IEP Mtg. (Muellenbach/Sprangers), Conf. Rm.
• 4:00-7:30  Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
  
• 4:40-5:10  Stacy - attend conference
• 6:00-6:20  Stacy - attend conference
• 6:40-7:10  Stacy - attend conference

Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 - Day 6, Rotation 3

•  11:30  Early Dismissal
• 12:30-4:00  Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
• 1:30-2:30  IEP Mtg. (Muellenbach/Krueger/Jozwiak/Ponte)
• 1:30-2:00 Stacy - BIP Review/Conf.

NOV. 22-26

Monday, Nov. 22, 2021  - Day 1, Rotation 1

• 8:10-8:55 4th Gr. Collab. w/Stacy(4B/W, 4H, 4S) in B/W
• 9:10-9:55 2nd Gr. Collab. w/Stacy (2J/P, 2R, 2Va) in Jozwiak/Ponte
• 10:10-10:55 3rd Gr. Collab.  w/Stacy in Gill
• 1:10-1:55 4th Gr. Collab. w/Stacy (4C, 4D, 4M) in Matusiefsky
• 2:10-2:55 2nd Gr. Collab. w/Stacy (2M, 2O, 2VV) in Owen
• 5:30 - Board of Education Meeting

Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 - Day 2, Rotation 1

• Cancer Awareness  - wear a color to support a cancer awareness that is important to you!

• 8:30-11:00  Elementary Principal's Mtg., District Office

Wed. - Fri., Nov. 24-26, 2021

• NO SCHOOL
• Happy Thanksgiving

Nov. 15-19  Lisa VanDeraa

Mark Your Calendar

Nov. 30   Turn in Raffle Tickets TODAY

Nov. 30    Complete Student of Week Slide

Dec. 7    Pajama and Stuffy Day 

Dec. 10  Inservice

Dec. 14  Orchestra Tour, 10 a.m. at EQ

Staff Celebrations

We wish Karen Ritzke well as she has hip surgery before Thanksgiving.  We will be thinking of you Karen!  

We will welcome Becky Hurst as Karen's long term guest teacher Nov. 29 through Dec. 22.  Thank you for making Becky feel at home at EQ!

Holidays!

Thanks so much for being respectful of all students and their families when you planned for fall/Halloween, and even more now with Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner.  It’s obvious that students enjoy these times of the year, as well as, the exposure to the diversity that our world brings. We can celebrate as a community of learners without elevating some family and community traditions while discounting others.  Celebrate learning and knowledge, celebrate the science, culture, and wonders of winter!

Sending warm thoughts and wishes to each of you and your families this in the coming weeks and always.  I hope the days off of school give you time to take care of your self and do something that makes you happy.  You are each a important person in the Quinney CREW!!!  The past year+ has given us many opportunities to remind us to not to take for granted all the blessings not matter how ordinary or small.   

Wishing You Well -- Stacy

Inspiration of the Week EQ

Your strengths are important to those around you.

Think about a group that you belong to. Maybe it's your team, a neighborhood, an organization, your family. Picture that group in your mind.

What is that group known for doing well? Sort through those ideas and pick one word to describe what is great about that group. Focus on that word — see it in your mind.

Now, think about how your group does that so well. What is one "always" that people in the group agree on?

Finally, think of the role that you play within that group, and answer these questions:

As part of this group, what do I enjoy doing?

What do other people in the group usually look to me for?

In this group, what do I always do?

Your talents are consistent. They are the recurring patterns of how we make sense of the world. Notice how you're contributing not just to yourself but to the whole.

--Gallup

Staff Bulletin: Nov. 8-12, 2021

 

National Honor Society Food Drive Begins!!!

GRADITUDE -- PurposeFull People EQ Character Trait for November

Monday, Nov. 8, 2021  - Day 3, Rotation 2

• 10 Minute PurposeFull People Graditude Activity
• 8:30  Stacy - potential new student tour
• 12:05  Karen, Brenda, Stacy mtg. re: student
• 1:00-2:00  Stacy & Tara weekly mtg.
• 3:20-4:00  Spec. Ed. Team Mtg. -- reschedule???
• 3:20-4:00  IEP meeting (Krueger/Muellenbach/Ponte)
• 5:30  BOE Meeting at District Office 

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 - Day 4, Rotation 2

• 10 Minute PurposeFull People Graditude Activity
• 7:15-4:00  Equity Walk at EQ 
• 8:30-11:00  Stacy - Elementary Principal Meeting
• 3:15-4:00  PBIS Tier II Mtg., STEAM Rm.
• 6:00-7:00  PAC Meeting, LMC

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 - Day 5, Rotation 2

• 10 Minute PurposeFull People Graditude Activity
• 8:10-8:55 4B/W, 4H, 4S Collab. Literacy, Room 65
• 9:10-9:55 2J/P, 2R, 2Va Collab. Literacy, Room 65
• 10:10-10:55 3rd Gr. Collab. Literacy, Room 65
• 1:10-1:55 4C, 4D, 4M Collab. Literacy, Room 65
• 2:10-2:55  2M, 2O, 2VV Collab. Literacy, Room 65
• 3:20-4:20  EQ Certified Staff Meeting, LMC

Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 - Day 6, Rotation 2

• Veteran's Day! - Red, white and blue spirit dress-up day
• 10 Minute PurposeFull People Graditude Activity
• 8:00-8:30  Student Attendance Mtg.
• 9:30-11:00  Pupil Service Meeting, Conf. Rm. 
• 3:15-3:45  Student Mtg. (Kozalek/Owen)

Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 - Day 1, Rotation 3

• 8:10-8:55 4th Grade Collaboration Math 4B/W, 4H, 4S), Sprangers
• 9:10-9:55 2nd Grade Collaboration Math (2J/P, 2R, 2Va), Ritzke
• 10:10-10:55  3rd Grade Collaboration Math, Gill
• 11:15-11:45 EQ/NDLC MAPEL Meeting - STEAM Room
• 1:10-1:55 4th Grade Collaboration Math (4C, 4D, 4M), Matusiefsky
• 2:10-2:55 2nd Grade Collaboration Math (2M, 2O, 2VV), VandeVoort

Nov. 10 - Karen Ritzke

Nov. 8-12 - Annalee VanAsten

Mark Your Calendar

Nov. 8-18  KHS NHS Food Drive

Nov. 16, 18, 19  Parent-Teacher Conferences

Nov. 23, 24, 25  No School

Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Student/Teacher conferences are ahead next week.  Should there be a conference you would like me to sit in on, please feel free to ask.  Thank you again for the wonderful work and the extra time that you put into completing conference reports.  If you have any questions about the workings or the virtual nature of the conferences, please feel free to reach out to myself, Angela, or Melinda.

KHS National Honor Society Food Drive

The food drive begins this week and runs through Nov. 18th.

KELF Retired Teachers Offer Grants to You

Watch for a flyer in your mailbox this week from KELF!  This group of retired Kaukauna teachers ( Kaukauna Educators’ Legacy Fund= KELF) that exists to support you as you seek to improve and expand what you offer to students. We are especially interested in improving the literacy skills of your students. Our definition of literacy is the ability to interpret and organize data so graphs, maps, novels, lab notes, editorials, equations are all included. Those forms of communication need to be understood and used effectively, and we think that is what each of you is involved in daily.

Every year we make grants totaling just over $1,000. Although we have deadlines for applying in December and May, we are willing to consider grants at any time. Our forms are found on the staff page of the district website.  We invite you to consider a new opportunity for your own training, for bringing in a speaker, for new techniques or materials which may not be in your budget but which support district goals. We’ve sent teachers to workshops, bought equipment or materials to supplement or expand course offerings, helped bring in speakers for classes, and helped pay the costs of publishing and presenting special projects. We’re open to your ideas for fostering growth and achievement.

KELF members are enjoying retirement, but we remember the challenges of providing the very best for students, and we want to be a small part of meeting that goal. Please consider a KELF grant application as you make your plans.   We hope to hear from you!

KELF Board of Directors

If you are interested in pursuing a KELF Grant, you can access the application forms at the following link.

Inspiration of the Week EQ