Snow delay, YES! Snow Day, not yet...
New year brings new money!!
grant request in the amount of $1,485 from the FUSD Foundation!
Congratulations to Katie Krause who received an award of a Micro-Grant request in the amount of $500 from the FUSD Foundation!
Would you like to receive $29.80/hr to work on the school's Improvement Action Plan (IAP) off contract hours? The comprehensive plan is due mid-March and if you would like to analyze the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) results and execute a detailed plan through ADE as a part of your school's leadership team, let me know ASAP. Many hands make light work. For those of you already on the School Leadership Team, I will reach out with details to make sure you are paid for your time and efforts.
In Classroom Learning Opportunities with The Arboretum at Flagstaff!
Winter is here and although our grounds are closed for the season, educational opportunities are still available for our Flagstaff students.
We are offering K-5 in-classroom lessons both in-person and virtually with topics ranging from habitats and ecosystems to forest health and management. These lessons are a great introduction to our spring and fall field trips at The Arboretum and help students make real world connections to the concepts discussed in class. Each lesson is designed to encourage conscientious stewardship of our environment by providing hands-on interactive learning opportunities. Our standard curriculum includes:
Kindergarten: Five Alive Senses; using the five senses to explore nature
1st Grade: Our Homes in the Forest (habitats and ecosystems)
2nd Grade: Life cycles on the Colorado Plateau
3rd Grade: Animal Needs and Adaptations
4th Grade: Plant Superheroes (Adaptations)
5th Grade: Forest Investigators
6th-8th Grade: Climate topics upon request
Classroom lessons are available as stand alone experiences, or as pre-lessons for spring field trips at The Arb.
Reach out to Helena.Murray@thearb.org with questions about scheduling your classroom presentation or spring field trip, or to discuss additional opportunities for your students.
FREE Science Teacher Residency PD
APPLICATIONS OPEN
https://www.azscience.org/EDUCATORS/SCIENCE-TEACHER-RESIDENCY-STAR-PROGRAM
A visit to MNA meets many of the Arizona academic standards for social studies, earth and life science, and the visual arts. Museum experiences also evoke curiosity, excitement, memorable moments, and lively discussions. At MNA, students can see the cultures of the Colorado Plateau – their own and others – represented with respect and integrity and can gain an understanding of the important interconnections between people and the natural world.
MNA offers special tours, workshops, and programs for groups of six or more, led by trained docents, many who are retired educators themselves. We work directly with each teacher to make sure the program matches your needs. Many of the programs have curriculum guides and we can provide suggestions for pre- and post-visit activities to extend the learning.
To see what tours are available and fill out a tour request form, go to
Coming up....
Friday, January 6 - Report Cards Finalized
Teachers- Please be sure to “Mark All Complete”
Grade Book will be closed. Please contact Lynette Hammit for changes after this point.
Monday, January 9 - Report Cards sent home.
- Regular RTI Group from Q2
- No CTs
- Gradebook closes at 5pm
- aimswebPLUS Testing - Please See Schedule and sign up for TestNav
- Vertical CT for Essential Learning Outcomes - Friday, January 13 1:30-2:30pm
- aimswebPLUS Testing - Please See Schedule and sign up for TestNav
- CTs - Please meet and collaborate on your own to meet the needs of your team.
- aimswebPLUS Make-Ups
- Push-In Support for RTI is available (see Overton for details)
- FRC for PD - Friday, January 27 1:30-2:30pm- Trauma Informed Strategies
- Push-In Support for RTI is available (see Overton for details)
- CTs - GDMs to analyze aimswebPLUS data and finalize RTI placements
- Quarter 3 RTI Starts!
- FRC for PD - Friday, February 10 - 1:30-2:30pm Teacher Resiliency
- CTs - IDMs
Coming Up
Monday, Jan 2
Friday, Jan 6
~ 9:00am Spelling Bee
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