FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007

It's Friday. Another week has flown by. As you can see below...yesterday was an extremely busy day in the office. I had a line of students sent to see me most of the day. Also...an FYI...Our ISS Program is again going through some changes. Patti Hubbard has been out all week on leave, but should be back next week. Denice Adams resigned from the position as of this past Tuesday. Thanks to Sarah Lindsay and Dawn Tiefert for filling in...sometimes with very little notice. Because of the inconsistency of staffing in ISS this week, I have tried to keep as few students in ISS as possible. At one point there where 9 students in ISS, but I have only assigned 3 of those 9 to an extended assignment based on the severity of their behaviors. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated as we work out this most recent change in ISS staffing.

Honor Level 1 Stats as of T4:00p.m Thursday, October 4, 2002

5th Grade 157 (97%) Honor Level 1
6th Grade 137 (89%) Honor Level 1
7th Grade 160 (93%) Honor Level 1
8th Grade 165 (91%) Honor Level 1

All Grades 619 Honor Level 1 Students

A Surprise Honor Level 1 Reward will take place today from 2-3p.m. in the gymnasium. Students will have the hour to enjoy music, dancing, social time as well as a chance to win a prize!
We will run the Honor Level Schedule. Shortly before 2p.m. I will dismiss students from class and ask them to report to their homerooms. At that time, homeroom teachers will pass out Honor Level 1 Slips. Students should bring these slips to the gym where they will be able to place them in a box (there will be a box for each grade level). Slips will be drawn from each box throughout the hour. Students names will be announce and they will be able to choose a prize from a prize box that will be on the stage. There will be a hundred or so prizes...so chances of winning are high. Students who are not on Honor Level 1 will be told by their homeroom teacher which room to report to. I request one teacher from each grade level team to supervise Honor Level 2-4 students. Please figure this out as a team. I also request that all staff, grade level and Encore, who are not supervising Honor Level 2-4 students help with supervision in the gymnasium.
At 2:52 I will begin dismissing students from the gym by grade level starting with 8th grade. Students may leave the gym, go to their locker and then leave. Staff supervising in the gym should leave at the same time their grade level is dismissed and supervise in the hallways and around the building.
More than likely, Honor Level 1 slips will not be in your mailboxes until late this morning. Please be sure to check your mailboxes sometime after 10:00am. Also there is a possibility that a few students may not receive a Honor Level 1 slip, but are on Honor Level 1. These students would be new students that joined us during the first week of school. I have "blank" Honor Level 1 Slips if needed. Let me know if there are any questions about this.
Thanks for your flexibility and help in making this a successful Honor Level Reward.


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A Reminder to all staff...when you write an infraction check only one reason and then make some brief comments on the back of the infraction. Patti and Denice do accept infractions by e-mail...make sure you include the reason, students name and grade and a brief comment. Please submit all infractions to the office by 3:17pm each day to ensure they will be processed for the following day.

Regularly check your e-mail for a detailed version of the following information:

FYI (Thursday's Suspensions)
5th Grade Boy - Verbal Bullying/Fighting (3 days ISS)
5th Grade Boy - Verbal Bullying/Fighting (3 days ISS)
6th Grade Boy - Verbal and Physical Abuse (3 days ISS)
6th Grade Boy - Removed from Class/Substitute Teacher (Remainder of the day ISS)
6th Grade Boy - Major Meltdown at Recess (Remainder of the day ISS)
6th Grade Boy - Sent to Office/Refusal to Follow Directions (Temporary ISS - returned to class @ 2:24)
7th Grade Boy - Refusal to Follow Directions/Disrespectful Behaviors (Remainder of Day ISS, 60 MASH,
Sat. School)
8th Grade Boy - Removed from Class/Substitute Teacher (Remainder of the day ISS)
8th Grade Boy - Removed from Class/Substitute Teacher (Remainder of the day ISS)

OSS
None

ISS
5th Grade Boy- Verbal Bullying/Fighting (day 2 of 3)
5th Grade Boy - Verbal Bullying/Fighting (day 2 of 3)
6th Grade Boy - Verbal and Physical Abuse (day 2 of 3)

Bus Referrals
None

Alternate Lunch
5th Grade Boy (as needed) - assigned to Jill Broemer in AIP
7th Grade Boy (last day) - assigned to Kathy LaCosse