Mount Elden Minutes

Ted Lasso Theme for MAY

Stay grounded, keep doing what you are doing for our students! You are amazing!

From MEMS Admin: To Lynn G, Lynn P and Sydney for putting on a great school dance and running all things STUCO and PBIS!
From Jessie: I shout out to Carrie Lamberti for being the most supportive colleague and friend a person could ask for. She is the first to come running when help is requested and the last to leave when support is needed. The students are blessed to have you in their corner, and I am beyond grateful to have you in my life and appreciative of everything you have done to help make me and our students successful. Much love to you Carrie, my friend.
From Tammy R: Many thanks to Tim McKay and Deb Hill for their help on the Regionals trip to Prescott this past weekend. The students were amazing in hard hours of rehearsals and concerts, and Tim and Deb really helped keep everyone on the right path.
From Stevie: Shoutout to Angie for "holding down the fort" while Cree was gone last Thursday! Angie led a great lesson with 4th hour (the hour I period subbed) and her classroom management was nothing less than amazing. The relationships created between her and the students are strong! We will miss you at MEMS <3 Thank you to Lawrence, Maria, Tammy R., and everyone else who supported my two ELLS this past Friday. Your support means the world. <33
Anonymous: Cody Myers- Supporting alternative program students in any way possible! She got 8th graders to get up to all 2's so they can walk in promotion. Way to go!!
Anonymous: My shoutout is to Mr. Godwin. Thank you for welcoming me to MEMS and always greeting me in the hallway. On the first day of school you introduced yourself and shook my hand, I will always remember that.
From Jenn F: Jordan, thank you for taking this job on with me this semester! You joined us and immediately started making life manageable again in the RP room for me.... having meaningful, reflective conversations, calling home with students, organizing daily lunch detention and contacting parents if students ditch, managing students in ISS and getting them to and from classes and lunch, and being here to tell me to chill and take "5" when necessary. You are an amazing teacher of children and advocate for personal empowerment, accountability, and growth. You are kind and patient. Students are so lucky to have you in their lives, as I have been to have you in my 4th grade, 5th grade and RP classrooms. You are one of the game-changers, my friend.

GRADES ARE DUE FRIDAY!

No whole group Collaboration, prep time to finish up grading. We know you have lots to do.

We will send information for the last week!

Departments, please make sure your departments have turned in the information requested in the last two slide decks.

HOW TO SURVIVE THE LAST 3 WEEKS OF SCHOOL!

We have 3 weeks of school left and a lot of learning left to do. The most effective tool to minimize misbehavior is to reduce free or downtime!

Reduce physical breaks and move to brain breaks.

If you want to take students outside, it is best to take your lesson outside with them so they are focused on learning.
Eliminate free time and the use of phone and air pods. This will support Away for the Day.
Maintain high expectations and rigor!
Have lots of work for students to do. Downtime is your enemy!
Have restorative conversations with students.
Call home for Tier 1 behaviors.
Refer students for Tier 2 and 3 behaviors.
Review classroom expectations from PBIS and teacher DAILY!

PBIS Matrix

May 20

Schedule to come
Extended lunch for yearbook signing
Variety Show

May 21-23- Half days 

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Block schedule 2 periods a day with T-Bird time

you will have each class once in three days except for T-Bird.

Students will pre-order lunches Grab and Go
Schedule will come to dome to get lunch and eat in classrooms

May 22- Event

Promotion Practice in the morning-8th graders only

Beginning at 8:00 am

 May 22- 8th Grade Promotion:  

Wednesday, @ 4:00 pm Team Red 8 and 6:00 pm Team Blue 8 @ FHS Auditorium

Permission to promote grades are due May 17

Teacher TEI Closeout meetings:

You will receive an email from your evaluator asking you to sign up for a 15 minute conference to close out your evaluations in Frontline to ensure you receive your performance pay $850

Grades

DUE May 17, 2024

May 17 for 8th grade to attend promotion

If you have a student who needs a bit more time to get grades up please let Admin know and we will work with you and the student.

May 17th for 6th and 7th grade

LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL INFORMATION

ALL staff in hallways and outside at dismissal times
No Backpacks May 20-23

May 22- Wednesday

Mandatory Staff Meeting
12:00 pm @ MPR-multi Purpose Room

MAY 23

RETIREMENT PARTY for Donna

May 24 CHECK OUT DAY- (TIME CHANGE PLEASE NOTE!)

8:00 am

Breakfast potluck and Celebration Circles

10:00 am

Check out times begins!!!!!!
Check out sheets will be available for pick from Daphne on May 17th
Sign up sheet for check out times will be up in the office beginning May 20- see Daphne

BLACKOUT DATES AND PROTOCOLS

As a reminder, the days before and after a holiday (see below) are blackout dates for ALL staff. (Classified, certified, and ancillary) You must have admin pre-approval if you must call off for extenuating circumstances. Please don’t plan a trip without prior approval. Thank you for understanding.

“Personal leave will not be granted on unless you receive pre-approval from principal.: 1) the day prior or subsequent to any scheduled holiday, 2) the first or last instructional week of the school year, 3) Parent/Teacher conference days, 4) make-up snow days, 5) testing days for test administrators and proctors, and 6) district wide staff development days.”

When we hit the 10% threshold, I will then need to deny. It is very helpful when you secure a sub.

Upcoming Blackout Dates Include:

May 10 (snow day make up days)

May 23, 24

Any day we are above the 10% threshold

May 13, 17, 23, 24

FEA Reps for MEMS

Julia Manygoats and Maddie Hall

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns on this Google Form

https://forms.gle/kcnWLX3GAHh2sLqYA

What does membership get you? Apparently, some cash savings! Check it out on Mondays at 4:40. NEA Benefits https://www.mobilize.us/aea/event/554499/?followup_modal_context=email_shift_followup_other_events&timeslot=4005943

Thank you,

FEA Reps

This section appears every spring to keep the end of year dates and information in one place. Please review each week as the information will be updated.

MEMS:

Open positions at MEMS:

Resource SPED 1 position
Receptionist-not posted yet

Hired for 24-25 school year:

Foods- Emily Gerlick

Math- Breanne Cheatwood

Morgan Coverdale

BSP: Maddie Hall

Resource: Christy Weide

Social Studies: Sara Beattie

DATES:

Testing days see above
April 1-26 Make-up testing days runs
April 25 7th grade NAU day
April 25 AZ Youth Survey 8th graders ONLY
April 27 FUSD Stem Celebration 1:00-4:00 pm
May 7 and 9 benchmark testing
May 9 NJHS induction 6:00 pm
May 10 school dance- Beach Theme 230-4:00 pm
May 11 FUSD Music Showcase 12:30 @ SMS
May 13 Orchestra concert 7:00 pm
May 14 Theater performance 6:30 pm
May 15 Choir concert 6:30 pm
May 16 MEMS band concert 7:00 pm
May 17 Grades due
May 20-23 Service week focus
May 21-23 early release
May 20-Variety Show 1:00 pm
May 20 Awards Assembly 6:00 pm @ MEMS
May 21 Promotion practice
May 22 MEMS Promotion 4:00 Team Red and 6:00 Team Blue @ FHS
May 23 Last day with students all staff send off in bus zone and on Fourth street
May 24 Last day staff-all staff breakfast potluck 8:00 am, teacher check outs- This is a contract day but you will get out early.

MON:

Tammy, Donna and Lawrence to MEMS Admin meeting 8:30 am
Tammy, Donna and Lawrence to Native American Honors Ceremony at Twin Arrows 4:00 pm
Donna to student meeting 2:30 pm
Orchestra concert (combined) at SMS 7:00 pm

TUES: