Routing Sheet

Aug. 4th, 2016

Capes, masks, tape, paper, hot glue, and sweat are all flying around CRE right now!!! It is always inspiring to see the busy of school prep begin. CRE is going to knock it out of the park this school year!!!

 

Here are a few updated documents and the Master Schedule. As you will notice our MS is very tight therefore we do not anticipate much change to occur unless we have overlooked something (which is a possibility).

2016-17 Master Schedule w-o duties

Duty Schedule coming soon.

ROUTING SHEET FOR CEDAR RIDGE updated 7-26-16 (1)

CRE Committee Assignments 16-17 (1) (2)

Fall Picnic Dates

2nd-9/20

3rd-9/21

1st-9/23

Your grade reps will have more details to share in grade level meetings.

School Messenger Flyer

The SM flyer is in your mailbox. Please have this flyer on student desks for open house for parents to review and take with them. We are dependent on this messaging system for all school communication and need your assistance in getting parents to opt in. We will have a table set up in the gym during open house with staff to assist parents with sign up options. Be sure to send the flyer home with student’s who could not attend open house.

Printers

We are relocating some printers for closer proximity to grade level needs. The locations will be as follows:

Stage, 401,Library, and workroom

 PLC Dates

We have added vertical dates to the PLC schedule. These dates are set for special area collaboration, only. SPED will not host vertical meetings this year, unless set for a specific reason by the sped dept. The dates for vertical are: Sept. 16 and Nov. 11th for first semester.

We have also added para meetings to the PLC schedule. This time will allow our valuable team of paras to collaborate and share their voice in the overall happenings of CRE. PLCSchedule2016-17 (1)

Volunteers

We will welcome school volunteers and guests beginning on Sept. 6th. Please be sure to share this information early on with families. This will give us the time we need to solidify routines throughout the school day.

Principal Pop In

We will be coming by each classroom on day one to pop in for a brief meet and greet. It is always exciting to get our first look at the class lists with live humans. The excitement if building!!!

Playground Update

The new equipment and mats are being installed!! It is happening!

First Day

First grade students will go directly to classrooms on the first day. We need all hands on deck to help with student flow from busses to classrooms. They will also be coming in from drop off #7 and need assistance in the first grade hallway. First graders will then begin their regular gym/breakfast routine on day two.

2nd and 3rd will begin with gym/breakfast routines from day one

Mock Dismissal

10:00 a.m. on Aug. 16th, we will call when we are ready to dismiss CRE students. All bus students will go to their busses, with assistance from classroom teachers. Car kids will go to the respective pick up zones for review of expectations. Prime Time students will go to the gym. Students will practice their plan for transportation for day one during the mock dismissal.

Recycling

Thomas will be managing our recycling on Wednesday’s of each week. Please have your recycling ready for pick up on Wednesday afternoons.

Read to Classes 

Please schedule a 20 minute time for me to visit your class and share a book. You are welcome to schedule this time with Evelyn between Aug. 22nd and Sept. 30th.

Duty Training 

We will host a brief duty training in the cafeteria, immediately following our faculty meeting on Aug. 11th. Once the duty schedule is shared you will know if you are to attend the training session.

Bucket Fillers

Jana Payne is making her presence known down the 3rd grade hallway. It is no doubt she has the work ethic to fit in well with our high performing team. She is here, a lot, and working hard to prepare her classroom for students. Welcome to our CRE Family, Jana!!!

Nancy Brashers, Whitney Mosley, and Daralyn Scroggins have stepped up to serve their team well. As grade reps, a lot of details fall on their shoulders. They were troopers to step up during the leadership team meeting and begin to take action, immediately. We are in good hands with these ladies as members of our leadership team. #heroesintraining

Nurse Leigh Ann is already coming through for us and she hasn’t even reported back to work yet. What a gift it is to reach out to her as an expert in her field with a request and her reply to be so pleasant, prompt, and student focused. You make us better, Nurse Leigh Ann!!

I am thrilled to spend some time with our new CRE teachers at workshop 101, visit with friends at the article club meeting, and check in on our PBIS team as they prep for the year ahead. I will have to find time to check on the progress on the playground 3 or 4 times as well. It is a busy day here at CRE!!

Let me know what we can do to help you in the days ahead! Here to serve!

Michelle

 

July 27th, 2016

Hey Gang!

Don’t worry your summer is not over yet!! Just want to crank out info as it comes so as not to overwhelm you all at once. Sip some lemonade and take a deep breath…

Hiring Update

Jana Payne is joining our 3rd grade team. Jana was most recently an instructional technologist and comes to us with 7 yrs of classroom experience. Welcome aboard, Jana!

Article Club 

I am sharing the articles we have discussed thus far in our summer article club. They have been selected by team members and helped guide very productive instructional dialogue. Good for all, enjoy!

Attention, Students:Put Your Laptops Away

Teacher-Provided Positive Attending to Improve Student Behavior

School Messenger 

As you all know we are launching a new school communication tool. As we prep for staff communication it is important that you log into SIS FIN PORTAL and update or double check your contact information. School Messenger is dependent on the information provided within our system. To login to your SIS FIN PORTAL your username will be your school email address and your password is your school ID number. If you have any trouble logging in please contact Michelle Youngblood at X 9801. This is one quick thing you can check off your list so that you will receive building communication, notifications, etc.

Mock Dismissal 

Our mock dismissal time is set for 10:00 on Aug. 16th. We will dismiss by an all call which may not be right at 10:00. This is a test run for students, teachers, offices, and the transportation dept.

Bus Staging 

Bus Staging 2016-2017

Building Update

Jeff and our custodial team have the building ready and can be accessed and walked on as needed. Please be cautious when moving items across the floor and don’t hesitate to ask for assistance to avoid undoing their hard work. Classrooms are being filled with chairs and desks to accommodate current number of students and few more just for fun. There will continue to be need for adjustment with furniture pieces. As the need for subtle shifts arise please email Jeff if it is something you need assistance with beyond your individual or team efforts. Remember when in need of purging or acquiring items a building email is a powerful tool.

Bus Routes

Regular Ed Buses Drop Off and Departure Times

8:10 – 8:20 AM * 3:53 PM

SPED Buses Drop Off and Departure Times

8:05 AM 3:35 PM

Committee Assignments

CRE Committee Assignments 16-17 (1)

Routing Sheet

ROUTING SHEET FOR CEDAR RIDGE updated 7-26-16

Building Map 

16-17 BUILDING MAP CRE (1)

Duty Schedule and Master Schedule

Coming Soon!

Bulletin Boards

We have a lot of them and they need covered! Think big and easy but please make plans to take care of all bulletin boards in and around your grade level areas. The same board assignments remain (1st, near restroom, 2nd near speech, 3rd near counseling class). Let me know if you need any materials to make our building look extra sharp.

Bucket Fillers 

Michael Gones created an efficient means for the teachers here at CRE to have a voice in technology needs in the classroom. I appreciate his extra efforts in creating the all you need to know, back to school ppt. to help each of us prep for the start of school. Nice work and great communication, Mike. Thank you!

Dian Burge is up here lending a helping had to friends who are working in their rooms and getting a head start on her work space. She is a gem and we are lucky to have here as a part of our CRE Family!

Juliana Alber is taking the necessary steps to utilize all that she learned her first year with Branson and be proactive going into year two. Way to think ahead and support those around you. Juliana’s desire to teach and teach well is inspiring! #heroesintraining

Michelle

What a GLORIOUS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!! Really, it was smooth start to finish from my perspective. Thank you for all the preparations and details you have attended to to insure that students had a positive experience. I think one of our new teachers captured the “wave” of back to school best with this quote: After I met the kids, everything I have been working toward has a PURPOSE!!! This really says it all… Thank you CRE for sticking with this for year 2 and committing to making our building shine for students.

Enjoy this fun video when you have a minute, it’s worth your time. A Message to Teachers

Thanks to Ginger Conner we have another option for a printed Routing Sheet. I saw this on her wall and thought the format may be handy for others as well. Thanks for sharing, Ginger. Cedar Ridge Elementary Staff_1415_gc

Bucket Fillers: Wanted to thank Michelle Brown for coming to the rescue by making copies of books that myself and Nathan’s coordinator both needed in order for her to braille and me to teach! She is awesome! ~ Melissa Harris
Jeff Gaar jumped into action and helped us prep the cafeteria for our Principal Presentations, when he may have been left out of the loop. Thank you for your flexibility, Jeff.
IMG_20140820_083350406 I realize you may have to zoom in, but it is worth the read. This article is inspiring and refreshing for educators to understand how most others view our profession and our desire to serve.
 Michelle

August 4, 2014

August is here and so is back to school planning and prep. Many of you have been scurrying around preparing classrooms and hallway displays. This time of year is always exciting and brings with it the endless possibilities that come with a new school year and a class roster of students to leave your imprint on as you pour into them as individuals. I am here for each of you as I am for our school families, please don’t hesitate to reach out if I can be of service to you in any way.

We have returned to regular business hours so our office is open M-F 7:30-4:30.

Back to School Information: I am attaching all documents you will need for back to school planning. Some of the attached documents will require your attention to complete for district files.

Beginning of School Letter 2014-2015

Information Sheet 2014: due Aug. 21st

CRE Routing Sheet 14-15

Back to School Schedule 14-15

CRE Expectations 2014-15

CR PBS Matrix: You may want to copy the matrix and have available near your classroom door for reference during transitions. This was a suggestion made at a PBIS meeting, just passing it along for planning purposes.

Class Lists: Class lists will be released during the week of August 11th.

Master Schedule: The CRE Master Schedule is almost ready for release.

The CRE Leadership Team has a workday tomorrow, Aug. 5th and more communication will be shared from this meeting in preparation for the start of the 2014-2015 school year.

Hiring Update: We have completed our CRE hiring by welcoming Kim Ayres to our Reading Recovery team. Kim has been with the Branson district for 20 plus years and brings the dedication and expertise that we value as a team member here at CRE. Welcome, Mrs. Ayres!

Clear Learning Goals: The ability of the teacher to identify and precisely express what students will know and be able to do as a result of a lesson.

Mrs. Thompson has some information about a free program called GoNoodle. This is a digital brain break program that blends physical activity, mindfulness, and academics, supporting the learning process and contributing to an enhanced classroom climate. See her for more details if you are interested!

Bucket Fillers: Donna Schisler has spent extra time trying to sort the Envision order for her grade level. I appreciate her efforts to communicate with the office on the remaining needs so that all materials can be ready for instruction.

Members of the PBIS Team were hard at work today planning for the 2014-2015 school year. It was refreshing to here our CRE crew refining our practices to fit with our school needs. The PBIS team is detail oriented and will be ready share updates upon your return to the school year. Thank you, Pam Hazell, Bayli Ijames, Ellie Brubaker, Melissa Halbrook, Julie Ipock, Ben Lekar, Lindsey Brummel, and Stacie Thompson for attending and valuing a team approach.

Michelle

 

 

Summer Updates

Hello Friends…

 

It has been nice seeing so many of you in and around the building today. It has been a great day at TIP with our new team members! We are looking forward to four full days of new staff induction and learning. I hope to see many of you on Thursday at the technology institute!

There are still a number of items on our To Do List in order to be ready for school to start, but I am proud of the progress that has been made and the overall commitment from all departments to pull together to finalize building preparations. Luke has jumped right in and is taking good care of needs that arise as well as attending to the details of new building set up. Thanks, Luke!

Back To School Documents:

I am providing links to important documents in this blog post. These are documents that you may need to reference throughout the school year for various reasons. You can move them to your desktop if you choose to do that, but they will always be available via the blog.

Disclaimer: There is always a possibility that we may need to make further adjustments and changes as the start of the school year nears. I will update with final copies as changes occur.

Beginning of School Letter 2013-2014

Information Sheet 2013

2013-14 Master Schedule

CRE Building Map

Branson Cedar ridge committee assigments

Hot Sheet 2013-2014

routing sheet for cedar ridge

K-6 Parent-Student Handbook 2013-14

Back to School ScheduleHot sheet

Gifted: Gifted Services for CRE students will be on Wednesdays for 2nd and 3rd grades from 9:00-11:30. Mrs. Bronn will pick students up in the office and escort them to her classroom at CRI. The Gifted cluster teachers are: 2nd/Hasler and 3rd/Harris.

Mentor Assignments:

Helms 2nd/Schisler, Miller 3rd/Brashers, Dale SLP/McCaleb, Johnson SLP/Felton CRP

Class Lists: This is my next area of focus and will work toward the goal of providing Class Lists by Aug. 16th.

Building Updates: final classroom cleaning will be complete by Aug. 16th. I have heard we have some pesky spiders in our home, good news the bug guy is coming soon. Bye… Bye Spiders! Continue to correspond with Luke regarding furniture needs and purging of items. The furniture from the Primary will be moved to CRE this week.

Recycling: If you are interested in facilitating a recycling program for CRE please see myself or Mrs. Thompson.

Lindenwood is offering a Masters of  Arts in Education Degree and a Masters of Arts in School Administration Degree at the new OTC Campus here in Branson. I will place fliers in your mailboxes for your review. If interested or have any questions, just let me know.

Hope to see you at the Tech Conference on Thursday, August 8th!

Please have your teacher desk in position if you are currently working in your classrooms. Once your desk is in place put a sticky note on top of desk to let Dustin know you are ready for him  to set your computer. He will be setting up PC’s this week and into next.

Bucket Fillers:

I had a conference with a great family to day who could not say enough great things about Ms. Pardeck. She has obviously built relational trust with this family that enables them to fully trust our district in providing a quality educational experience for their children. They genuinely valued the relationship she had with their son and was thrilled he was returning to CRE for his 3rd grade year. Great Job, Sara !

Donna Schisler dropped by for something unrelated to what I asked of her. I appreciate her willingness to assist with any random request. Thanks for the extra set of eyes, Donna 🙂

See you all soon.

Michelle