March 2, 2025 - Staff Bulletin

Monday, March 3
Thank you 5K for supporting the
Teddy Bear Clinic!

Day 5 - Hat Day!

  • 7:30  Morning Mingle
  • 6:00  PAC Mtg.
Tuesday, March 4
Day 6 - Color Day!
  • 8:00(approx.)  PT Conf. Sign-up link being sent
  • AM - Liz @ Leadership Mtg.
  • 2:00  Pupil Services Mtg.
Wednesday, March 5
Day 1 - Wear something with kind words!
  • AM - Liz @ Admin. Mtgs.
  • 11:45 - 2:15 
    • 5K & 1st - PAC Field Trip 
    • Lunch Adjustments (No lunch recess):
      • 11:10-11:35
        • 1st Grade @ Lunch
      • 11:15-11:40
        • Hamilton, Torrey, Gloudeman, Boucher @ Lunch
      • 11:20-11:45
        • Jurek, Newton, Dorow, Heim @ Lunch
  • 3:15  CDT Mtg.
Decade Day celebration in Mrs. Nelson's room!
Thursday, March 6
Day 2 - PJ Day!
  • 9:45  State Wrestling Send-Off  - *an announcement will be made when they arrive
Friday, March 7
  • No School - PD Day!
    • 8:30-9:15
      • Optional Retirement Planning @ KASD Board Of Education Rm.
    • 9:30-10:30
      • Staff Mtg.
        • Shout Outs & Well Wishes
        • Peer Observation Activity
        • Clever Follow-up w/Janet
        • Gallup Work
    • 10:30-11:30
      • Team/Dept. Meetings (topics to consider - spring writing/reading/math celebrations, PT conference planning, discuss and/or enter SS referrals)
        • 4K - Michie
        • 5K - Boucher
        • 1st - Nelson
        • MAPEL - Josephson
        • Spec. Ed. - VanRossum
        • SLPs - Borgardt
        • Coaches/Interventionist - Bartel
        • Pupil Services - Sheppard
    • 11:30-12:30
      • Lunch
    • 12:30-2:30
      • Safe & Healthy Schools work w/Becky McMorrow
    • 2:30-4:00 
      • Prep
Monday, March 10
Day 3
  • 7:30  Morning Mingle
  • 10:30  4K Math Plan Session
    Students continue to enjoy
    the new sensory tools!
  • 3:15  SLT Mtg.
  • 5:30  BOE Mtg.
Tuesday, March 11
Day 4
  • Math Collab. - Plan Session *Note the change due to conference week*
  • 4K @ KPL
  • 11:00  4K Team Mtg. w/Luedeke
Wednesday, March 12
Day 5
  • 9:00  AM 4K @ Zoo Mobile
  • 9:20-9:40 - New time for AM recess to accommodate the Zoo visit (feedback on this?)
  • 9:45  Dorow, Jurek, Hamilton, Newton, Torrey @ Zoo Mobile
  • 12:45  1st Grade Flag Presentation
  • 3:15  Staff Mtg. - NextPath Focus!
Thursday, March 13
Day 6
  • 9:30-11  Developmental Screening
  • 1:00  PM 4K, Boucher, Heim @ Zoo Mobile
  • 1:45  1st Grade @ Zoo Mobile
Friday, March 14
Day 1
  • Summer School Referrals Due
  • AM - Hulwi, Thoreson, VanderVelden, Fischer, Sheppard @ ACT 20 Overview
  • 11:30-1:00  VanderVelden & Thoreson @ 4K ACT 20 Mtg.
  • ELA Collab. - Study Session

COMING UP...
  • March 17th - Summer School referral letters will be prepared for sending home
  • March 18th - 4:00-7:30  PT Conf.
  • March 20th - 4:00-7:30  PT Conf.
  • March 21 - 1/2 day, PM Conf.
  • March 24-28 - Spring Break!

Cooperation! - Due to some goofy schedules already in place for this month, we will NOT be coming together for an assembly.  A virtual option will be sent later in the week.  I know you are all looking forward to the co-op, co-op, cooperation song from Sesame Street ;). ♫🎝

Summer School - Please be sure to read through the very detailed email from "Summer School" dated 2/27.  Below is first order of business to help us prepare for SS:

    • Life Skills, Social Skills, Specialized Academic Skills - Special Education Teacher refers the student

    • Grade Level Academic Skills - Regular Education Teacher refers the student
**Referral details listed in the SS resource that was sent.**

Timber Rattlers Family Day is June 1st!! - We are all set for Tanner family day at the 1:10 game on June 1st. A letter about the reading program details will be sent home soon.  Ticket ordering info will be provided in late April/early May. 

Zoo Mobile - Thank you for the feedback on the Zoo Mobile schedule.  We will work through some of the issues that have come up and adjust as needed.  Above you will see the proposed recess time change for the 12th.  Please share feedback on that as well.  We are also working through 4K checkout options for the 12th, which we may be able to do on the morning of the 13th.  More to come.  As always, we are grateful for the PAC sponsoring this experience and I am grateful for your grace with scheduling issues that come up.  

March Madness - Looking for a fun March classroom goal idea?  March Madness Behavior Bingo could be fun for your class.  Found this idea over the weekend, which could be basketball themed too:




Classroom Cooperation (Role Model)

Partner up with another educator in your building to plan out a lesson to deliver together. Here are some ideas to get you started:

  • Use the Connect section to facilitate cross-class community building.
  • Have an older classroom do a read-aloud to a younger classroom.
  • Have some older students help co-teach a Grow lesson.
  • Have 2 classrooms work together to reflect on the Start section.

~Emily N. for planning your decade day fun!

~Michelle for planning the Timber Rattlers experience for our families!

~McKenna H., Brooke N., and Beth L. for your thoughtful visit to one of our Tanner friends!

~Spec. Ed. team for your organized budgeting work!