The River Way, Every Day!

December 18, 2023

Staff Links

Car Rider Link

Calendar

 Master Schedule 

PLC Folder
Counselor Referral

Staff Handbook

Outdoor Classroom Sign-up 

 DPS Central (curriculum resources)

Bernard Sterling  bernard_sterling@dpsnc.net  Please email Mr. Sterling for custodial issues.
Susan Diaz susan_diaz@dpsnc.net for language support needs. Schedule support for conferences here.

Electronic  Forms Web Links

• • LR Supply Request (click Here)

HR Forms – Sick/Vacation Leave Forms

• 1. Link to the HR Forms Web Page (Click Here)
  2. Next, scroll/click on Leave_Form_short_version.pdf
  3. Complete the form and sent to Dr. Hogans electronically

Payroll

• TACS Time Adjustments (Click Here)

 

From Cory’s Desk

• Holiday Energy Conservation Good News!  Last school year DPS reduced its energy consumption by 15%!  The help of each staff member assisting with energy shutdowns before long breaks has been critical to the success of the conservation program.  Winter break is yet another opportunity to further our conservation efforts. Review this flyer link for Winter Break Level II Shutdown Instructions. To keep track with DPS, bookmark the DPS Energy Dashboard. 
• Instructional Assistant Academy Thanks to a partnership between the Office of Equity and Professional Learning and K-12 Curriculum and Instruction, DPS is thrilled to present an IA Academy for Spring Semester, 2024. DPS would like to invite all elementary Instructional Assistants to participate in the Spring 2024 IA Academy, a professional opportunity geared toward building IA support for foundational skill instruction! The Spring 2024 IA Academy will consist of four, 1-hour sessions focused on learning, using UFLI Foundations, and preparing to utilize mCLASS progress monitoring data to support small group instruction. Instructional Assistants will not conduct progress monitoring, but they will receive professional guidance in using the data collected to assist students.  The sessions will occur on Early Release days from February – May 2024. To learn more about this offering, click here.  Registration will be in the Sched app soon. Please contact Terry Phillips or Cicily McCrimmon with any questions.
• MISSING CHROMEBOOK COLLECTION DRIVE DPS currently has more than 9,000 Chromebooks reported as “missing/lost:” commercial DPS will host Missing Chromebook Collection Drive at various sites throughout the district: Monday, January 8, 2024 – Friday, January 19, 2024.
• CURRICULUM NEWSLETTERS

• Literacy Letters (K-5 Literacy)
• Literacy Lounge (6-8 Literacy)
• Word Up (9-12 Literacy)
• Global Language and DLI Letter (K-12)
• K-12 Social Studies Updates
• Sum Notes (K-5 Math)
• K-5 Science
• Science Matters (6-12 Science)
• Tangent Times (6-12 Math)

• Enjoy your holiday! For staff participating in Equity PD, take time to read Dear Martin & The Watsons Go To Birmingham!
• Weekend/Afterhours Access-Dec 16-17; Jan 6-7
  • Use this link to Sign-In. Choose the ‘After/off hours access sign-in’ in the Purpose drop down. 
    • Saturday 9am-2pm
    • Sunday 2pm-5pm
• PLC Agenda Item
  • No PLC this week

From Andy’s Desk

Wavemaker by Habit (google.com)

 

From Colleen’s Desk

•  MOY testing window

IReady, mCLASS, and Reading Plus

K-5 mCLASS Jan. 10 – Feb. 1

K-8 iReady Math  Jan. 10- Feb. 1

4-5 iReady Reading    Jan. 10- Feb. 1

7-8 Reading Plus Jan. 10- Feb. 1

• Kindergarten Updated ELI  due Feb. 21
• K-5 Math Quarterly Assessments are attached here.

• Use this link for future LETRS training dates ( read it carefully as there are dates for Year 1 and Year 2 )

K-5 ELA Quarterly Assessment calendar is attached here.  This calendar provides you with the dates for Progress Monitoring along with other information.

 

Monday (12/18/23) Encore Day F

1. Bake Cookies/Twin/Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day

Tuesday (12/19/23) Encore Day A

1. Pajama Day
2. Hard Candy/Oatmeal Muffin Day

Wednesday (12/20/23) Encore Day 0

1. WINTER BREAK
2. Sangria/Games/Go Caroling/Sacagawea Day

Thursday (12/21/23) Encore Day 0

1. WINTER BREAK
2. Coquito/Winter Solstice/Homeless Remembrance/Armagnac Day

Friday (12/22/23) Encore Day 0

1. WINTER BREAK
2. Cookie Exchange/Date Nut Bread/Forefathers’/Short Person Day

 

Up Coming Dates
12/20 – 1/1 Winter Break
1/2 – Workday
1/3 – PTO Meeting 6:00pm
1/9 – Montessori Training
1/12 – End of Quarter
1/12 – Pattern Day
1/14 – PTO Night Triangle Rock Club
1/15 – MLK Day/Holiday
1/15-2/16 – Kids Heart Challenge
1/16 –  Workday
1/18 – All Grades in PS

Sunday Bulletin

Good evening Beavers! This is Ms. Moose for Principal Hogans with some notes for this short week of school before Winter Break. 

• Thank you to those who braved the weather last Sunday to support Little Shops at Little River. The PTO thanks you for your continuing support!
• School will close for winter break this week: school is closed from Wednesday, December 20 through Tuesday, January 2. School will resume on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. 

That is all for now. Enjoy the break, however you choose to spend it, whether in holiday or reflection. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! The next Sunday phone message will be Sunday, January 7. And remember:  it is with your help we ‘bridge’ home and school for our students!