Life is so short

A few months ago Kristina introduced me to Music, Travel, Love and I really like their acoustic covers of some of my favorite songs. You can find them on Spotify :). Last night this song came on while I was cooking dinner and I knew I wanted to include it this week in the WAG. Although it's more of a love song, I do think life feels so short sometimes! The first line of the song, "Isn't it funny how time seems to slip away so fast?" seemed appropriate! Although in many ways this year feels like it has lasted 1,000 years and moved at a snail's pace, it also seems to have flown by in a blink! I hope that as we wrap up these last 14 days together that your days are filled with joy! 

After all, life is SO short. 

Sending HUGE thanks to Inez, Jill, Nan, and Juli for all of your hard work this year in reimagining reading intervention in a million ways. You are all amazing! Intervention is all done for the year and we kick into assessment mode this week. Reach out to Inez or me with any questions about data. The spreadsheet is linked in the dates and details below. 

Speaking of the last days, the A to Z countdown continues! This week kicks off with P is for party and I hope you enjoy the Music Party. We will also be having our staff end of year party at Kathy's on the 8th starting at 3. Look for an invite to RSVP soon! 

If Life Is So Short

Song by The Moffatts

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Dates & Details

May 24 - Jennifer out

May 25 PTA Meeting on Zoom - Travis Nelson has been invited to us! Agenda & Zoom link here

May 26 Brief Zoom staff meeting to discuss class placements.  Agenda here Then time to build classes for 21-22

May 28 Assessment data in ELA sheet (support available) add data here

May 31 No school

June 2 Brief meeting - 2021-22 considerations / Grading/Report Cards

June 3 Waggoner Site Council  Site Council Agenda

June 3 WJUSD Board Meeting (Data and 3 year plan update)

June 8 Waggoner End of Year Get Together at Kathy's 3:00

June 10 Last Day of School

June 11 Breakfast Provided - Last Teacher Work Day!

1 Sandy Donaldson

2 Jennifer Kloczko

11 Inez Sanchirico

12 Betsy Bryan / Clara Saunders

24 Jamie Hanna

26 Tracy Murrin

30 Christina Peterson/ Nicole Brace

Add your Gold Stars here!

If Life Is So

 Short

Song by The Moffatts

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Main ResultIsn't it funny how time seems to slip away so fast?

Better Late Than Never, ha!

  

A to Z Continues! 

Are you tired of Adam yet??? :) I hope each day brings a smile to your face. I appreciate you! Sorry to miss the WAG last week. Better late than never! 

Dates & Details

May 10 iReady diagnostic window May 10-21
May 19 Discretionary - No Meeting

May 20 Board Meeting

May 24 - Jennifer out
May 26 Brief Zoom to discuss class placements. Then time to build classes for 21-22 

May 28 Assessment data in ELA sheet (support available)
June 3 Grading/Report Cards- no meeting
June 8 Waggoner End of Year Get Together at Kathy's 3:00
June 10 Last Day of School
June 11 Breakfast Provided - Last Teacher Work Day!

1 Sandy Donaldson
2 Jennifer Kloczko
11 Inez Sanchirico
12 Betsy Bryan / Clara Saunders
24 Jamie Hanna
26 Tracy Murrin
30 Christina Peterson/ Nicole Brace

Add your Gold Stars here!

A to Z!

 

A to Z you say? Why? Well.... there are 26 student days left this year so let's celebrate with an alphabet of cheer! Each day there will be a little something silly, something fun, a theme, something to do, something to celebrate, maybe something to chew :) This week we will kick it off with A through E! (Sorry, I had to include Adam) Every morning I'll send you an email to share the letter of the day. 

NOTE: This Friday we will be celebrating our Food Services team with a school-wide spirit day! Let's wear our super hero gear  Friday to celebrate our lunch room SUPER HEROES! I will send something out to families. Please share with your students. Thanks!

Dates & Details
May 3 Waggoner Principal Interviews  at DO 8:15-1:30 (Kristie, Kristina, & Laura out)
May 5 Brief staff meeting (my zoom room) 1:30 to review completing placement cards- then the rest of the time you have to complete them.

May 6 Board Meeting 6 PM

May 7 Superhero Spirit Day - wear your super hero gear! School Lunch Hero Day!

May 10 iReady diagnostic window May 10-21
May 12 Staff Appreciation Zoom 1:30 - Let's celebrate! I am looking forward to celebrating our Waggoner classified and certificated staff members, and lunch will be delivered to our site. We also have staff with 5-30 year milestones!
May 13 Site Council 3-4 Zoom
May 19 Discretionary - No Meeting
May 20 Board Meeting

May 26 Build classes for 21-22 / Assessment data in ELA sheet (support available)
June 3 Grading/Report Cards

June 10 Last Day of School
June 11 Breakfast Provided - Last Teacher Work Day!

1 Sandy Donaldson
2 Jennifer Kloczko
11 Inez Sanchirico
12 Betsy Bryan / Clara Saunders
24 Jamie Hanna
26 Tracy Murrin
30 Christina Peterson/ Nicole Brace

Add your Gold Stars here!

Who's Counting?

Thirty three days! I think that's right! Today is our 4th first day of school. We have done lots of hard things, and we have lots to celebrate. It will go fast! In this last leg before the finish line we will finish strong by holding hands and sticking together. Please ask for help. I had to ask for help this past week and ask for an extension in my masters classes. I just couldn't do it. It's hard to ask for help. We are here for you! And each other. 

Dates & Details
April 27 6 PM PTA Zoom Meeting
April 28 No staff meeting - Planning / Prep / Grade Level Collaboration
May 5 Staff Meeting - Brief! Time to complete class placement cards
May 12 Staff Appreciation Luncheon- No Meeting
May 19 Discretionary - No Meeting
May 26 Build classes for 21-22 / Assessment data in ELA sheet (support available)
June 3 Grading/Report Cards

June 10 Last Day of School
June 11 Breakfast Provided - Last Teacher Work Day!

1 Sandy Donaldson
2 Jennifer Kloczko
11 Inez Sanchirico
12 Betsy Bryan / Clara Saunders
24 Jamie Hanna
26 Tracy Murrin
30 Christina Peterson/ Nicole Brace

Add your Gold Stars here!

Short n Sweet

 

This Wednesday is Administrative Professionals Week, and we will celebrate Nicole & Kristina on Wednesday! Thank you so much for all you do for all of us! We would be lost without you! 

I know this is a busy week, so I will keep this short and sweet! I am working on compiling class lists and bus lists but the info is still trickling in. I have followed up specifically with our current DL kids because I know that shift can be the most impactful to you. I will keep you posted as I have more solid info. I know you need it!

Dated & Details

April 20 Happy birthday Jenn P!

April 21 NO staff meeting - prep for moving/reopening

April 21 Jennifer K out

April 21 Special Board Meeting 6 PM

April 22 Movers come at 1:00 

April 23 Asynchronous Day

9 Nan Williams
16 Tracey Matheson
20 Jennifer Pelletier

Add your Gold Stars here!

No alarm clock days

This year I have tried to stick to a no-work Saturday rule, and have done schoolwork and the blogs on Sunday. However, Friday night my husband announced that our son-in law would be arriving to visit Sunday. The problem: I had big plans all day Sunday, and my house was not COMPANY clean. So I spent Saturday cleaning and shopping and Sunday having fun. I had no time left for schoolwork unless I wanted to ignore my family. 

I decided to leave it until today. 

It was okay.

I think I will do this every weekend that's left this year. Not work. 

And I hope you can too. I know it seems like there is never enough time and there probably isn't. You all work so hard and always give 110%. But if you can, I encourage you to take the weekend off. Do less if you can. Take some things off your list. Be okay with just okay. 

Even though cleaning my house was not really that fun, it felt good to do something for me. I don't think my house has been this clean in a year! 

Besides, it's gorgeous out. Take some time to enjoy this fabulous weather! Cheers to no alarm clock days!

Jennifer

April 20 TK/Kinder Family Info Night - more info to come

April 22 Poetry Jam and Slam! Zoom link https://wintersjusd-org.zoom.us/j/97777292498

9 Nan Williams
16 Tracey Matheson
20 Jennifer Pelletier

Add your Gold Stars here!

POETRY JAM AND SLAM!

Students, Staff, & Families: It’s time for the 11th Annual Poetry Jam and Slam! This year the event will be held virtually via a Poetry Jam/Slam Webinar on April 22nd beginning at 6:30pm for the TK-5th grade performances, with the middle school and high school performances immediately to follow.

SIGN UP HERE: Google Sign up Form 
The deadline for sign ups is April 5th and the deadline for posting videos will be April 12. The videos have a 3-minute limit and we are keeping last names off the Flipgrid to protect online privacy.

We have set it up as a Flipgrid (which hopefully most of you are familiar with) to make it easy for the students to record their poems. They will need to select TK-5 OR 6-12 as their topic.
https://flipgrid.com/2021winterspoetry

Click Here for the Flyer For More Information and to view all of our Sponsors.

Participant Prizes for individual or small group (2-4 students) poems will be a $5 Kona Ice gift certificate sponsored by Winters PTA. Whole Class Participants (TK-5) will receive a size upgrade to Kona Ice, sponsored by Kona Ice Winters. 6th-12th grade will perform in a slam beginning at approximately 7:15 to compete for a variety of local gift-cards! In addition, 6th-12th will also compete for gift card prizes with a separate middle school and separate high school competition. The top 6 middle school students and the top 6 high school students will receive a Target Gift Card from First Northern Bank and Winters Friends of the Library, a free personal pizza from Pizza Factory Winters, and a free drink from Steady Eddy's.

Please feel free to reach out if you have questions to Mrs. Rodriguez @ orodriguez@wintersjusd.org.

The Final Countdown

 

Countdowns... I usually like countdowns until Christmas. But I am usually not a person who likes a countdown at the end of the school year. Every day of the year is a day to be together and a day we can make a difference for students and each other. However.... this is a different year and as much as we love our students and each other I think I am not alone when I say that when this school year is officially over I will breathe a sigh of relief. Are there silver linings to this crazy year? Absolutely. But it has also been the weirdest, hardest, longest year I can imagine. I hope next year will be normal or as close to it as possible! 

With this in mind I am embracing the final countdown. There are exactly 47 student days left in this school year, and 48 days for teachers. WE CAN DO THIS. This is our light at the end of the tunnel. 

My hope is that we can find as much joy as possible in these final 48 days. That we can laugh. Eat lunch in the sunshine. Enjoy our students and each other. They may not be an easy 48 days but I promise that I will do everything I can to remove obstacles and take things off your plate so you can not only survive, but thrive. So far this year there has not been a single problem we have not been able to solve together. Last week threw me for a little loop- I am used to having a problem and bringing you as many ideas to consider in solving it together. This week was different, but I have always said my brain is like a toaster. Give me a problem, some feedback, and a little time and an idea or two usually pop up like a waffle! 

This weekend I came up with some ideas that I think will help us to move forward. I would like to meet with teachers from 1:00-1:30 on Tuesday to share my thinking with you and get your feedback before seeking approval at the DO. 

I have faith that it will work out. What I don't want is for you to spend the last 48 days worrying or feeling upset. We just have to figure it out. So I'm on it :)

I hope you had a great weekend and Easter!

April 6 / 8 Picture Days! In person and also drive up will be available both days in the afternoon for Distance Learners. We will start with Kindergarten and your class will be called to come down to the library.

April 9-- Happy birthday NAN!

April 9th - Classified & Certificated Employee Recognition Forms Due Click here or check your email

April 20 TK/Kinder Family Info Night - more info to come
April 22 Poetry Jam and Slam

9 Nan Williams
16 Tracey Matheson
20 Jennifer Pelletier

Add your Gold Stars here!

POETRY JAM AND SLAM!

Students, Staff, & Families: It’s time for the 11th Annual Poetry Jam and Slam! This year the event will be held virtually via a Poetry Jam/Slam Webinar on April 22nd beginning at 6:30pm for the TK-5th grade performances, with the middle school and high school performances immediately to follow.

SIGN UP HERE: Google Sign up Form 
The deadline for sign ups is April 5th and the deadline for posting videos will be April 12. The videos have a 3-minute limit and we are keeping last names off the Flipgrid to protect online privacy.

We have set it up as a Flipgrid (which hopefully most of you are familiar with) to make it easy for the students to record their poems. They will need to select TK-5 OR 6-12 as their topic.
https://flipgrid.com/2021winterspoetry

Click Here for the Flyer For More Information and to view all of our Sponsors.

Participant Prizes for individual or small group (2-4 students) poems will be a $5 Kona Ice gift certificate sponsored by Winters PTA. Whole Class Participants (TK-5) will receive a size upgrade to Kona Ice, sponsored by Kona Ice Winters. 6th-12th grade will perform in a slam beginning at approximately 7:15 to compete for a variety of local gift-cards! In addition, 6th-12th will also compete for gift card prizes with a separate middle school and separate high school competition. The top 6 middle school students and the top 6 high school students will receive a Target Gift Card from First Northern Bank and Winters Friends of the Library, a free personal pizza from Pizza Factory Winters, and a free drink from Steady Eddy's.

Please feel free to reach out if you have questions to Mrs. Rodriguez @ orodriguez@wintersjusd.org.