Marshall Mustang Memo: Open House ElevatED

Great week all! Thank you so much for your patience during this "no technology teacher" time. We have a sub for next week! Library is back on! Meanwhile, ADE is making it really hard on Frank Garcia and I to move forward with our SEL position. We are not giving up. Thank you for your continued patience.

TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK!

GREAT TEES! Our 4th grade team was rocking the pride they have for their role at Marshall. We all have so much to be proud of! Don't be afraid to show it. Well done!

Spotlight: Meet Jolynne Voorhees, Resource Teacher K-3
Ms. Jolynne Voorhees [Ms. V. ] is so glad to be working with the K-3 team. She is grateful for all of the teachers who have welcomed her into their classroom as a Co-teacher. Although she is here to provide direct service minutes to students who have IEPs when she is in the classroom, she adopts all students as shared students. She hopes to collaborate in the classroom by co-teaching, facilitating rotations and working with all academic levels of students. There are many strategies that she has had the pleasure of learning from previous colleagues and she would love to share Levels of Understanding, Basic Sign Language for Academics, Non-Violent Communication, Setting High Expectations and Universal Design for Learning. She is also here for support in positive behavior support to all grade levels. Ms. V. also hopes to learn from all of her cooperating teachers and gain new strategies and deeper of understanding of elementary pedagogy and academics. Please feel free to stop by her room, e-mail or call her to brainstorm how to best meet the needs of ALL of our students :)

FUSD recently purchased teacher accounts for Nearpod! FUSD teachers have access to 6,000 + lessons for free in all subject areas, the ability to take students on virtual field trips and simulations, as well as the ability to create interactive lessons and MORE!

WATCH the Nearpod Overview Video for an idea of all you can do with Nearpod!

Our keynote speaker from the Welcome Back event, Houston Kraft, sent the following message and some links to Character Strong resources. Let’s “Make Kindness Normal” across FUSD this school year!

Dear FUSD,
Thank you for having me be a part of your great kick-off to a new school year! I am grateful for the vision being cast to teach the Whole Child and help create a more compassionate world. Your job has never been more important!
I wanted to send you a few resources that hopefully help you as you get started this year:

Building Classroom Community

I have loved witnessing the work you are doing with your students as you build your classroom communities. You all have wonderful student-centered ideas. This new idea was especially cool when it literally all came together. Wonderful project, Mrs. Grimmett! Want to learn more about it? Just ask her.

Support your child information guides for parents.
Is this something your team might be interested in for Parent/Teacher conferences? Check out your grade-level here and we can chat about it at CTs.

https://www.woodburnpress.com/support-your-child-infoguide-kindergarten.html

GOOD NEWS

Dear Janelle Reasor,

We are pleased to inform you that the following request has been approved for the Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff grant.

Request Details

Name: Marshall Academic High Altitude Suzuki Violin Project 2019/2020
Organization: Eva Marshall Elementary: Flagstaff Arizona
Grant Program: Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff
Applicant: Janelle Reasor
Amount Awarded: $6,200.00

Your program has been selected by the Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff and/or its Collaborators for funding in the Award Amount listed above.

You are the difference!

#Re-ImagineTeaching

Coming Up

Quiet week...

Tuesday, August 27 ~ 5:30pm Gov. Board Mtg
~ Fratelli 10% for Willow Bend and TerraBIRDS

Wednesday, August 28
~Open House ElevatED
K-2 5:30-6:30pm

5:30-6:00pm in the gym

6:00-6:30pm in the classroom

3-5 6:00-7:00pm

6:00-6:30pm in the gym

6:30-7:00pm in the classroom

Bus Duty: 3rd grade team

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Dates to Remember:

Monday, September 2nd - School Closed - Labor Day

Wednesday, September 4th - First PTO meeting of the Year in Library - 4:30-5:30 - Childcare is Available
Friday, September 6th - Blue ticket store 9am
Friday, September 13th - Mustang Gallop Pep Rally