March+5,+2014

=Admin Team - March 5th=
 * In attendance**: Laura Mills, Cait Barker, Gail Wright, Julianne Taylor, Kelli Holden, Sharon Lundeen, Heather Orey, Brenda Stumbur, Gail Ferguson

Grade 3 - Games with the mats in gym, bridges unit is started, Science Olympics - 3 challenges, Gold in Lego Grade 2 - Things are good! Student Teacher - Bethany Loates Grade 1 - Swimming next week, student teachers - Denise Toogood, Jasslyn Songtag Kindergarten - everything's in place, field trip to Space Science Centre in March Office - Closed Registration, getting caught up, morning attendance is great, but please be a bit more diligent with the pm attendance Technology - Reports are printed, Chromebooks are in, mini-iPads are in,
 * News & Happenings!**
 * Grade 4 -** Skiing tomorrow, PJ Day**,** Skyped with Woodhaven, Calgary, Ft Assinboine for World Reading Day

March 12 - Millgrove commemorates Canada leaving Afghanistan March 19th - Math Workshop - For Parents March 24th - Choral Celebration - Morning March 24th - Woodhaven/Greystone - Visits 1:30 March 25/26 - Kinders away back at 1:45 March 28th - Crazy Head & Toe Day (Crazy Hats, Crazy Hair & Crazy Socks) - Leadership Team will be around to speak about it with your class. Posters will go up! April 15th - Open House - Celebration of Learning
 * New to Calendar**

Closed Registration - anticipate 2 kindergarten classes next year and 2 additional classes added, most likely gr. 2 and gr. 4 depending on enrollment. Facility - Changes in rooms also anticipated. Staffing - Any staff members making a change or wanting a change in assignment please discuss with Gail.
 * Millgrove School 2014-2015**

Kinder Open House - April 15 @ 6:00 Millgrove Open House - Celebrating Learning - each class grade may highlight a different aspect of learning - Daily Five/Numeracy/ Art/ Music/Science/ Technology
 * Open House - Millgrove School - Celebration of Learning - Tuesday, April 15th**

If you would like to volunteer, please let us know! Volunteer Tea - Committee -April 28th Front Foyer Reno - Spring! Open House - April 15th
 * Volunteers for Committees -**

There is an opportunity for all staff to work on Saturday, June 28th rather than come in on Monday, June 30th __if there is 100% consensus among staff members.__ If you have a preference for either day, please let me know by March 14th, 2014.
 * June 30th - Last PD Day - VOTE!**


 * Spirit Day - Crazy Head and Toes Day - March 28th**
 * Sponsored by Gr. 4 leadership team
 * Wear crazy socks, hair or hats
 * Criteria - simple, inexpensive, fun!
 * Gr. 4 Leadership Team will make posters and be around to speak with each class

25% - Literacy 40% - Technology for students - Chrome books, mini-iPads 25% - Culture - cultural foods, musical instruments, writer in residence, etc. 10% - Outdoor equipment - March 24 - spell-a-thon packages - April 7-11 - Spell-a-thon Test Week - April 14 Pledges and money due
 * School Council**
 * Wish List - funded by Spell-a-thon fundraising so please promote, promote!**
 * Spell-a-thon Fundraising**

Soccer balls Pails Strainers Sand Equipment Plush Frisbees Skipping ropes March 12 - Commemorating Canada's end to involvement in Afghanistan** [] - to view what other school's in PSD will be doing
 * Recess Equipment - purchased by school council**
 * Please submit your list prior to Tuesday, March 11th - Thanks!

At Millgrove::
 * Encourage your students to wear red and white
 * Explain why the flag has been lowered today ( March 12)
 * Solemnly - bring out your class by 11:55 to the front parking lot to view the raising of O'Canada
 * Sing Canada as a school.
 * Students dismissed for recess play

8:30 - 10:30 - Diane Lander - English Language Learners (ELL) - in the gym 10:45 - 11:45 - PLC's - EA's will leave at 11:30 11:45-12:45 - Lunch - On your own 1:00 - 3:30 - Writing - guidelines- exemplars- strategies - benchmarks
 * Professional Learning**
 * PD Day - March 7th @ Millgrove**
 * For Friday, bring exemplars for BEG, APP, PRO, EX, show up with some writing
 * ATA

1:00 - EAs @ Boot camp - Division Office

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 * Inspiring Education** - Ali, Brenda attended a session at Division office - February 21, 2014 which discussed curricular redesign.

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 * Inspiring and Engaging Leaders and Learners - April 14**

CAT-4 - results in, Brenda will distribute What are the common assessments shared at each grade level? What are the common assessments shared in the school? Which assessments are the most meaningful to the student? teacher? parent?
 * Assessment**
 * Discussion:**

Inclusion statements from each grade were read by each grade rep. Discussion followed.
 * Inclusion**