April 27th-May1st

And the library is open!

Dates and Details
May is like a tornado! 
April 27th- Library opens- tours  (checkout starts May 6th) Please sign up for a quick visit Monday or Wednesday from 11:30-3 Edit schedule doc here
April 29th- last PIP day and any PO's/request deadline
May 1st - Talent Show tryout 3:15 in gym
May 4 No school NCS/PIP day
May 6th- Star Staff meeting 7:30  Susie's room
May 8- Cesar Chavez performers- Ice cream celebration in cafeteria
May 11- talent show practice TBA
May 13th- Star Staff meeting 7:30- report card and data conversation end of year-- 8:00 in library
May 18- talent show practice TBA
May 13- 3rd grade Discovery Museum field trip
May 14- TK field trip (all TK attend 10-2:30)
May 14- Parent Ed Night 6:00 pm
May 18th 5th grade PE testing
May 19th 5th grade Challenger Mission field trip
May 20th 5th grade science testing
May 20th - complete pink and blue cards at staff meeting -- on your own
May 20th- Choir assembly 10:15
May 21st Open House 5-6:30 (Minimum Day) 6:30 choir performance
May 25th- No school- Memorial Day
May 27th- build classes at staff meeting in library 7:30 am
May 26-29 GLAD Demo in Petra's room
June 1st 1:30-2:15 B Street Theatre assembly
June 2 2:00-2:45 Fassler play
June 4th - 2:00-2:45 Luhrsen play
June 8 2:00-2:45 Bullock play
June 9 2:00- 2:45Rohrbacker Play
June 10 2:00-2:45 2nd grade play
June 11- Report cards go home
June 12th: Last day of school

Jennifer

April 20-24

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Asking for feedback is scary sometimes. It's so scary I wrote a blog post about it. 

But even though I had a knot in my stomach when I clicked send, I'm so glad that I have the information now. ALL of the data can help me improve as a leader. And really, the data leads me to ask more questions. And much of it made me feel awesome! This weekend, I sent out two forms- one to our families about their kids, our classrooms, and school; and another to teachers about teaching and learning in our school. The data is starting to trickle in and I'm looking forward to what we can learn, what we can celebrate, and where we can grow. Have a great week!

Dates and Details
April 20th- Patty returns!
April 20-24 SBAC testing 3rd-5th -- all Chromebooks will be used for testing this week - be sure all academic info charts etc on walls are covered
April 21st- First grade IMAX field trip
April 22nd brief staff meeting 8:00 am
April 22nd 10:20-11:00 LE play (1st and 2nd grade only)
April 23rd  tech time -- we'll be working on finalizing the bell schedule. Optional
April 23rd 6:00-7:30 Autism Awareness Parent Night in library
April 24th 1:30-2:30 4th/5th enrichment showcase in cafeteria
April 24th- 1st grade martial arts performance in gym
April 29th- last PIP day and any PO's/request deadline

May 4 No school NCS/PIP day
May 11- talent show practice TBA
May 18- talent show practice TBA
May 13- 3rd grade Discovery Museum field trip
May 14- TK field trip (all TK attend 10-2:30)
May 18th 5th grade PE testing
May 19th 5th grade Challenger Mission field trip
May 20th 5th grade science testing
May 20th - complete pink and blue cards at staff meeting
May 21st Open House 5-6:30 (Minimum Day)
May 25th- Talent Show
May 27th- build classes at staff meeting
May 26-29 GLAD Demo in Petra's room

June 1st 1:30-2:15 B Street Theatre assembly
June 12th: Last day of school

Jennifer

April 13-17

Welcome back! I hope you had a great break and are feeling rested, relaxed and recharged! I loved having time to read and write this Spring Break and was reminded of Ramsey Musallum's TED Talk where he shared his three rules to spark learning: curiosity comes first, embrace the mess, and practice reflection. These are things that I think make Star amazing! Petra and I were feeling curious and took a few roadtrips to visit several schools over the break and we got some great ideas!

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Check out Petra's posts on her blog-- Girls Can (A STEAM powered post) and Choice Seating: Genius or Chaos? , inspired by the school visits. If you haven't tried blogging personally, it's a great way to think out loud and reflect on life and learning. Congrats, Petra on these two great posts! What did you do over Spring Break? Maybe you could blog about it! Have a fabulous week!

Dates and Details
April 13- Kinder 2015-16 interviews 9-2 (candidates will visit a few classrooms escorted by 4th & 5th grade ambassadors)
April 14th Gold Ribbon visit to Star 2:00-2:45
April 15th Star staff meeting (click here for agenda)
April 15th- Spring picture day
April 16th - Tech time - working on yearbook. Please have photos in a folder ready to work :)
April 20th- Patty returns!
April 20-24 SBAC testing 3rd-5th -- all Chromebooks will be used for testing this week
April 21st- First grade IMAX field trip
April 22nd 10:20-11:00 LE play (1st and 2nd grade only)
April 24th 1:30-2:30 4th/5th enrichment showcase in cafeteria

May 4 No school NCS/PIP day
May 13- 3rd grade Discovery Museum field trip
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???

June 1st 1:30-2:15 B Street Theatre assembly
June 12th: Last day of school