March 23-27

Meetings. I haven't always loved them. Many have felt like a waste of time as I listened to things I already knew or weren't relevant to me. Or they were filled with info that could have been shared in an email. I truly believe that all meetings should be PD of some kind. Personally, I just want to be inspired. Keeping this in mind, I am always hoping and dreaming that our meetings inspire you in even a small way. I was definitely inspired by you and our school on Monday. The energy from Monday's meeting is still with me and even helped me bounce back after a rough Thursday. I'm also looking forward to next year and our data and PD teams! I know that your passion for professional learning or data analysis will result in more meetings that will inspire us all. Thanks for all you do! 

Dates & Details
March 20th  Fit Friday walks
3rd-5th walk from 8:40-9:05
AM TK/K-2nd walk from 9:10-9:35
PM K and PM 12:30-12:55

March 23rd- No Office Day- I will be out and about!
March 24th- Buckeye 5th grade team visiting Star 11:45-2:45
March 26th 3rd-5th grade SBAC training w/ Pat and Joe during tech time Click here to view or add to the doc TK-2 can work together or on your own :)
March 27th 2nd Grade Wax Museum 2:00-2:45

March 27th  Fit Friday walks
3rd-5th walk from 8:40-9:05
AM TK/K-2nd walk from 9:10-9:35
PM K and PM 12:30-12:55
March 28th-April 12th? 

Spring break!

April 13- Kinder 2015-16 interviews 9-3 (candidates will visit a few classrooms escorted by 4th or 5th grade ambassadors)

April 14th Gold Ribbon visit in the afternoon
April 15th Star staff meeting (click here for agenda)
April 15th- Spring picture day
April 20-24 SBAC testing 3rd-5th
April 21st- First grade IMAX

May 4 No school NCS/PIP day
May 13- 3rd grade Discovery Museum
May 18th 5th grade PE testing
May 19th 5th grade challenger mission field trip
May 20th 5th grade science testing
May 21st Open House 5-6:30
Talent Show???

Tech Tip
Missed the CUE Conference in Palm Springs? Here are some notes from the sessions thanks to Twitter and Ryan Archer!


Tired of Pandora ads? Check out this low bandwidth music extension!

March 16th-March 20th

So much to love this week!

Dancing in Coloma

Coloma gold panning!

Kindergarten zoo!

Brothers at the zoo ;)

Mystery Skype #DLDay

First grade kahoot! #DLDay

Tweets! First grade writing #DLDay

This is how we do it! #DLDay

Leprechauns??? 

Dates & Details
March 16th No School NCS  PD day -9:00-11:30 teacher meeting
March 16th Staff Meeting 9-11:30 (click here for agenda) We'll meet in the staff room. Brin crayons and wear your favorite color!
March 18th - Explorit Kinder in the library 1:30
March 18th- Jennifer & Petra off campus in the afternoon
March 19th 10:15-11:00 The Ned Show assembly
March 19th- Tech Time! Augmented Reality? Click here to view or add to the doc

March 20th  Fit Friday walks
3rd-5th walk from 8:40-9:05
AM TK/K-2nd walk from 9:10-9:35
PM K and PM 12:30-12:55
March 24th- Buckeye 5th grade team visiting Star
March 26th 3rd-5th grade SBAC training w/ Pat and Joe during tech time

April 13- Kinder 2015-16 interviews
April 15th Star staff meeting (click here for agenda)
April 15th- Spring picture day
April 20-24 SBAC testing 3rd-5th
April 21st- First grade IMAX

May 4 No school NCS/PIP day
May 13- 3rd grade Discovery Museum
May 18th 5th grade PE testing
May 19th 5th grade challenger mission field trip
May 20th 5th grade science testing

Tech Tip
Tired of Pandora ads? Check out this low bandwidth music extension!

March 9th-13th

It's been fun watching the hashtags #ncsstar  #teamkid and @staracademyncs on Twitter! I have been retweeting your tweets! Check them out in the widget up at the top right! 

This tweet on Friday made my day :)

Also, Dr. Seuss night was AMAZING thanks to all of you!
Have a fabulous week!


Dates & Details

March 9th : No Office Day (GLAD coaching)

March 13th-  No tech time this week- Click here to view or add to the doc

March 13th  Fit Friday walks
3rd-5th walk from 8:40-9:05
AM TK/K-2nd walk from 9:10-9:35
PM K and PM 12:30-12:55
March 9th  GLAD coaching: Evans, Torres, Kloczko, McAvoy  
March 10th GLAD coaching:  Kahler, Mandujano, Fraser, Luhrsen 
GLAD coaching schedule and info here 
March 11th- Kindergarten Zoo- animal reports in the cafeteria! 1:45-2:45
March 12-13 4th grade to Coloma
March 13th Digital  Learning Day -- Just share out the awesome to the hashtag #DLDay and #NWP via Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram!
March 16th No School NCS  PD day -9:00-11:30 teacher meeting
March 16th Staff Meeting 9-11:30 (click here for agenda)
March 19th 10:15-11:00 The Ned Show assembly
March 20th- Tech Time! Augmented Reality? Click here to view or add to the doc

Tech Tips

Things to check out:
http://www.writeabout.com/

http://graphingstories.com/

Estimation 180: Building number sense one day at a time