Staff Bulletin: May 20 - 31, 2024

 

Monday, May 20 - Day 5, Rotation 1

Lunch Option 1: Chicken Sandwich

Lunch Option 2: BBQ Pork Stuffed Baked Potato 

• 8:30-10:00 Pupil Service Meeting (Conf. Rm) 
• 10:00-11:00 Parent Meeting Conf. Rm (Knapp, Kozelek, Wirth, Durrant) 
• 11:00-12:00 Re-eval Meeting (Knapp, Schonhoff, Bougie, Maki, Walker, Wirth, VW) 
• 11:30-11:55 Stacy/Ty Meeting 
• 12:00-1:00 Room 15 Planning Meeting 
• 1:00-2:00 Stacy/Kara/Tara Meeting 
• 2:00-3:00 KASD Trauma Team Meeting (Knapp, Wirth, Kozelek, VW) 
• 2:15-2:50 4th Grade Concert Dress Rehearsal 
• 3:15-4:15 BASE Team Meeting 
• 6:30 4th Grade Concert (Krueger) 

Tuesday, May 21 - Day 6, Rotation 1

EAs Submit True Time

School Store Open! Schedule / May School Store Menu

Lunch Option 1: Chicken Macho Nachos 

Lunch Option 2: Beef Enchiladas  

• 9:35-9:45 Tour of KHS Graduates 
• 9:50-10:45 1st Grade Tanner Students Touring EQ 
• 1:00-3:00 4th Grade Celebration 
• 2:00-3:00 Stacy/Tara Meeting 
• 3:30-4:30 Eval. Meeting Conf. Rm (Schonhoff, Dercks, Walker, Wirth, VW) 
• 3:35-4:00 Stacy/Andy Meeting 

Wednesday, May 22 - Day 1, Rotation 2

School Spirit Wear Day - Wear an Electa Quinney Shirt, Kaukauna Shirt, or Orange/Black! 

Lunch Option 1: Turkey Hot Dog 

Lunch Option 2: Cheeseburger 

• 7:45-10:00 EMLSS Meeting DO (Knapp, Ritzke) 
• 10:10-10:55 4th Gr Math Collab 4C, 4D, 4S (Rm 65) 
• 11:10-11:55 4th Gr Math Collab 4H, 4M, 4B/G (Rm 65)
• 12:00-1:00 Pizza Lunch for 4th Grade Helpers 
• 12:10-12:55 MAPEL Team Meeting (Art Rm) 
• 1:10-1:55 3rd Gr Math Collab (Rm 65) 
• 2:10-2:55 2nd Gr Math Collab (Rm 65) 

Thursday, May 23 - Day 2, Rotation 2

Spring iReady Window Closes

Career Day - Dress like the career you are most thankful for or what you would like to become

 

Lunch Option 1: Chicken Nuggets 

Lunch Option 2: Mushroom & Spinach Flatbread

• 8:45-2:45 2nd Grade Field Trip to Bay Beach 
• 10:00-1:00 SAP Meeting DO (Knapp, Kozelek, Wirth, Schonhoff) 
• 1:00-3:00 4th Grade Human Growth & Dev. 
• 1:00-2:00 Ms. Dercks Class Walking Field Trip to Dicks Drive In 
• 1:00-3:00 4th Grade Human Growth & Dev. 
• 1:30-3:30 Stacy - Summer School Meeting 
• 3:35-4:00 Stacy/Callie Meeting 

Friday, May 24 - Day 3, Rotation 2 - Students Early Dismissal/Staff In-service

• 12:30-2:00 Class List Creation 
• 3:20-4:00 Stacy - Office Team Meeting 

Monday, May 27 - NO SCHOOL Staff/Students

Tuesday, May 28 - Day 4, Rotation 2

EAs Submit True Time

Lunch Option 1: Soft Beef Taco 

Lunch Option 2: Beefy Enchiladas 

• 8:00-12:00 Field Day! Click here for schedule
• 10:10-10:55 4th Gr Lit Collab 4C, 4D, 4S (Rm 65) ?
• 11:10-11:55 4th Gr Lit Collab 4H, 4M, 4B/G (Rm 65)?
• 1:10-1:55 3rd Gr Lit Collab (Rm 65) ?
• 2:10-2:55 2nd Gr Lit Collab (Rm 65) ?
• 1:00-3:00 Kona Ice (WE HIT OUR $15,000 FUNDRAISING GOAL!) 

Wednesday, May 29 - Day 5, Rotation 2 - STUDENTS LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Lunch Option: Turkey & Cheese Sandwich

• 8:45-9:45 All School Assembly
• 12:00-12:50 Picnic Lunch Outside
• 1:30-300 EQ Color Run/Dunk Tank 

Thursday, May 30 - Staff In-service

• 7:30-9:15 KASD Closing Ceremony - Wear We Are Kaukauna shirt!
• 9:15-4:00 Inservice at EQ
• 4:00-8:00 End of Year Celebration (Tanners) 

Wednesday, May 31 - Staff In-service

• 7:30-4:00 Inservice at EQ
• 8:30-10:00 ALL STAFF TRIVIA 

May 21 - Hannah Cooksey 

May 22 - Molly VandeWettering

May 27 - Karen Wirth  

May 28 - Kristin Kozelek 

June 12 - Samantha VanZeeland

July 3 - Jessica McKinnon

July 11 - Wendy Collins

July - Kristie Kiesow 

July 26 - Caryn Rosenbeck

July 30 - Brittany Verhagen 

July 30 - Jolana Szuta 

July 31 - Daryl Putala 

Aug 8 - Lori Hansen

Aug 10 - Kayla Sprangers

Aug 20 - Stephanie Lancour

May 20 - May 31 Everyone Help (: 

End of the Year Checklist

The end of the school year is quickly approaching! Thank you for taking a moment to be make sure you check everything off of this list check everything off of this list before you leave for the summer.

Included on the list are instructions for...

• Room/Office expectations for summer cleaning
• Emergency Binders
• Two Way Radios
• Report Cards
• Literacy
• Keys
• Repairs

Summer Cleaning of the EQ/NDLC building is anticipated to take place: June17th- early/mid July

Goodbyes.  Well Wishes!!!

We wish good luck to so many staff as we say goodbye in the various staffing changes taking place this year.  Lisa Vanderaa and Kay Verboomen – Good luck as you begin a new exciting journey/move next year.  Our students have been so lucky to have been blessed by your talent and enriched by the opportunities you provided for them.  Thank you for everything you have done for Quinney!

Well wishes also go with Anabelle Brown as she completes her student teaching with Jaime Dercks.  Thank you Anabelle for sharing your time and talents with our students.  Good luck as you head out to start your teaching career!

End of the Year Staff Meeting - May 30 and 31

We will have staff meetings/inservice on Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31 to conclude the year and wrap up loose ends.  We will meet in the LMC.  Please let me know if you have anything you’d like to contribute or share at the meeting.

Thanks for Finishing STRONG

Thank you in for keeping in the mode of finishing STRONG through continued activity the past weeks and especially as we round out the last 6 1/2 days of the school year.  Your support of colleagues who are packing classrooms/offices is also appreciated.  Thanks for your continuous efforts to keep the motivation, interest, and engagement there for students!

Effectiveness Project Reminders

· New Teachers/Specialists 1, 2 and Continuing Teacher/Specialist 3 -  Complete and submit Documentation Log if you have not done so yet.  Others of you may show that you have a documentation log, but that is just so you can add artifacts now if you'd like since it is really a reflection of the 3 years (Continuing 1-3).  You have no requirement to complete this in Continuing Year 1 and 2.

· ALL Certified – collect/review your end of the year SLO data and complete the end of year interval review section of the Professional Goal Setting Review Form

· If some of your items are not listed as complete… Check to make sure you have completed and clicked SUBMIT all of your forms that are your responsibility and that you have clicked ACKNOWLEDGE for all informals and formals.

May Internal Newsletter - Click here to view

Reminder -- Your Voice Matters

Your insights are essential for shaping our district's future. Please complete the survey on our proposed long-range facilities plan, emailed by School Perceptions on May 10 (check your spam folder if needed).

This is our chance to build a brighter future for our students and community. Let's come together and make our voices heard. If you have any questions, reach out to me or Kelsey Norton.

Join us in this important effort—complete the survey by June 7. Together, we can create an even stronger educational environment. Thank you for your dedication and action!

Color Run

Staff Color Run Stations Sign Up (Classroom teachers will run/walk with class, MAPEL/Support Staff please sign up for a station to work at with parent volunteers). Please sign up on the link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C45AFA72AA4FD0-48649053-color#/

We will have the dunk tank on May 29thin the PM. If you are interested in being someone students could choose to dunk please add your name to the list on the document below. Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ce7hKJBXsrVNRk40RBKHJa9qJWt1xgiYOFWc4-d_ldU/edit?usp=sharing

Chromebook Turn in - May 24th

At the end of each year the library team checks in and inspects all student Chromebooks during the last rotation of checkout class. During this time they also swap out Chromebooks that need to be deprovisioned, typically around 30 chromebooks. This year the number of Chromebooks that need to be deprovisioned is over 150. This means that the library staff will need to collect student devices and will not be able to provide a loaner. 

Since there are not enough loaner Chromebooks to swap out for the Chromebooks that need to be deprovisioned and to keep technology in the hands of students as long as possible, the library team will wait until Friday, May 24th to check in and collect student Chromebooks. 

 

What that means for you:

• Student Chromebooks that need to be deprovisioned will be collected on Friday, May 24th.
• Please plan for low tech lessons for May 28th and 29th as you will not have a class set of Chromebooks. 
• Be on the lookout for further communication from Angela, on when your class will come to the library on Friday, May 24th.
• Library Checkout  will be cancelled for Cooksey, Sprangers, and Maki on Friday, May 24th 

End of Year Library Dates:

Here are the End of the Year library dates for 23-24... 

• Students will still come to the library for the remainder of the school year!
• Staff Books Due: End of the day Wednesday, May 29th!

Certified Staff Contracts

Contracts for the 2024/2025 school year were sent out. They were sent directly to your district email and you can click right on the link in your email to select your pay frequency, sign, and submit your contract. 

Contracts must be submitted by June 14th, 2024 to ensure your position for the 24/25 school year. Contracts may only be submitted through Frontline Central.

23-24 Yearbook

EL Picnic

24-25 EQ Picture Days - Save the Dates

24-25 EQ School Supply List - Click here to view

24-25 School Staff Calendar

Curriculum and Instruction

There has been much happening as we close out the month of May through curriculum and instruction at the elementary level! A few highlights are below for you as staff close the school year and look ahead.
Please let me know what questions you may have or reach out to your principal as well :)
Enjoy the Day,
Holly

Mystery Science Grades K-5

• Grades K-5 will be moving forward with Mystery Science in the 2024/ 2025 school year!

• Elementary classrooms will have dedicated time to implement Mystery Science 

• Mystery Science Scope and Sequence will connect to literacy and math learning

• Schools will roll out Mystery Science implementation/ professional development in the fall

• Feedback gathered this winter from staff was critical in planning next steps, thank you for taking the time to share perspective

• A thank you to the Science Focus Group that met to examine curriculum and plan forward!

Early Literacy 

• ACT 20 Early Literacy implementation will begin in the 2024/ 2025 school year

• A few highlights include

• ACT 20 District Leadership Training

• ACT 20 Staff Cohort Training

• Universal Reading Readiness Screener Selection by the State in July 2024

• Universal Reading Readiness Screener Implementation Grades 4K-3 in January of 2025

• Diagnostic Assessment for students scoring in the bottom quartile on the screener

• Personalized Reading Plans for Students

• The addition of a 3.2 FTE Elementary Reading Intervention will be implemented for 2024/ 2005

• School FTE Allocations are yet to be determined

• During the 2024/ 2025 school year the Literacy Curriculum Adoption process will begin

• A new Literacy Curriculum will likely be implemented in 2025/ 2026, more details to come!

• Charter Schools will continue their curriculum process as outlined in the Charter

There are many new opportunities that lie ahead for elementary schools and elementary teachers.

The capacity to take on the "new" is acknowledged and we are mindful of how to best support staff in

continuing with Bridges Implementation along with the next steps in other curricular areas.

Thank you for the work you do to plan for students and keeping student learning in the forefront of the work.

With Great Appreciation,

Holly

Mental Health Awareness Month
As we finish out mental health awareness month, listed below are some local numbers you can call if you need support.

Outagamie Crisis Center: 832-4646
Text "HOPELINE" to 741741
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
Online Chat: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
District Employee Assistance Program: 1-800-236-3666 or 749-2390