Apr+Team+Mtg+Minutes

Present: Steve, Loralee, Karen, Noreen, Jen, Kristina and Sarah Notes:
 * April 27th-Meeting Minutes – 5th Grade Team Part I-10:15-10:45 - **

Class clusters for next year-Sara Pearlz and Michelle Baxter


 * Part II Agenda: 10:45-11:30 -All Team Attend**
 * Qibao final details-Lynnette and Karen
 * Karen will modify student lists and get copies for parents
 * Timber will check on students who can't come
 * Print Labels for student groups
 * Students keep books over long weekend and return to language teachers on May 5th
 * Power School NEW Class Details Report-Karen
 * Reports-A-Student Information
 * Fantasy Lit Circle-Timber/Noreen Can we discuss the use of the packets?
 * Things being copied by Timber
 * We can check books Before we begin on May 7th
 * some willing to try to give groups a choice of packet or not
 * Karen will experiment with no jobs and how to manage that
 * Indoor recess expectations-Balls?
 * Noreen will make a poster! Thanks.
 * Post indoor recess guidelines
 * No indoor throwing (balls or otherwise)
 * Once in Video room of silent room, stay.
 * Video and silent rooms open when teacher is ready. Sit quietly outside the room.
 * Stay in sight.
 * Bean bags are for sitting
 * all students help pick up before being dismissed back to classroom.
 * Reminders: Lunch Share, Transition Photos, ?

April 13th-Meeting Minutes – 5th Grade Team Present: Karen, Michelle, Loralee, Noreen, Steve, Louise, Jeff, Timber, Lynnette Notes: 1). April 30 and May 4 (Holiday) – Virtual School Plans 2). Middle School Dates – dates have been added to the 5th grade calendar 3). 8th fifth grade class – the board is still voting. Andy is trying to find out what the final verdict is. 4) MAP test – Jeff is the Map coordinator and will advise about testing dates/details soon.
 * Timber will send team’s plans to Michelle
 * Double rotation on Thursday, April 29 (8:30 to 9:50) to make up for lost time
 * Math – two days (lessons?) of Everyday Math and ½ hour of Mathletics each day (1 hour total)
 * Language Arts – total of three hours of reading (includes Reading Olympics, Readers Letters). All students are required to complete at least one Reading Olympics project.
 * Writing – one hour (30 mins/day) of WW work depending on what they’re doing in each class.
 * Students are to check with Language and Specialist teachers to see what work they should be doing over the holiday.
 * Total – 7 hours of work
 * 5th grade teachers will check email at 12:00 and 3:00 on Friday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 4 to see if students have any questions about their work.

5th Grade Housekeeping/Planning Meeting Date: April. 6 th Present: Regrets: Host/Minute Taker: Loralee Agenda:Meeting on Tues, April 6th (Day 1) @ 8:20 in Loralee's room Other business Transition Ceremony contact for the committee Louise and Loralee will work with Cindi Linder
 * 1) Puberty Talk on April 14th-Kristina/Timber-coming soon! Cecilia has Dr.Bristol talking to boys then girls. Wednesday afternoon. Puberty boxes out April 9. Boys in Timber's room; girls in Karen's room. Letter from Cecilia for parents.
 * 2) Karen-extra days Karen will communicate our thoughts to ELT...that we try to continue our program as usual as this is not an emergency closure.
 * 3) Invention Convention Reflections - Noreen likes the blog reporting format for Phase 2: Develop reflective writing skills with students.
 * 4) R.O. Visiting Author Read Aloud - individual standards seem to be agreed upon
 * 5) Feedback for Grade 4 writing- Noreen has the information to share with the literacy committee when timely
 * 6) DRA plans-Start from April 19 with Karen's schedule on the calendar -running records can start the week before.
 * 7) Recipe Book Project-April 29 deadline for work. Karen the Whiz will organize it to half page size.
 * 8) RW-Where are we? Check Atlas map for lessons.

Pending Agenda Items: Discussion and Decisions: Actions to be Completed in Team Meetings: Resources:**