Friday, October 19, 2012

October 22 - October 27


Monday,
October 22
Tuesday,
October 23
Wednesday,
October 24
Thursday,
October 25
Friday,
October 26
Saturday,
October 27
3rd Marking Period Begins
3:00-3:50:
Student Government
3:00-3:45:
PNA Leadership Team Meeting

School Marketing & Recruiting Team Meeting
3:00-3:50:
Music Club
3:00-3:45:
Instructional Cabinet Meeting
2nd Marking Period Grades Due by 8:00 am
3:00-3:50:
Yearbook Club
Graffiti Mural Club
Video Game Club
3:00-3:45:
Testing Team Meeting
Ed Plans & Report Cards to Students
3:00-3:50:
Youth Court
3:00-3:45:
New Teacher PD
4:00-5:00:
SLT Meeting
5:00-5:30:
PTA Meeting
5:30-8:00:
Parent-Teacher Conferences
8:30:
Attendance Team Meeting
1:00-3:00:
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Saturday Academy
10:00am-12:00pm:
PNA Open House (for prospective 9th grade students)

Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences take place Thursday evening and Friday afternoon. As you speak with parents throughout the week, please encourage them to attend. Report cards will be distributed during conferences. Information from the PNA Staff Handbook regarding parent conferences can be found at the following link: 
https://sites.google.com/site/pnastaffhandbook/school-wide-practices-procedures. Dinner will be provided for all staff.
Update Bulletin Boards
In preparation for Parent-Teacher Conferences, please ensure bulletin boards are updated with current student work. A walkthrough will be conducted at the end of the day on Wednesday, October 24th. See the following section of the PNA Staff Handbook for additional information on bulletin board expectations: https://sites.google.com/site/pnastaffhandbook/school-wide-practices-procedures
Per Session Timesheets
As you know, our budget is extremely tight this year, and the school has less money available for per session activities. As a result, we are very closely monitoring these funds. In order for us to accurately monitor this money, it is imperative that per session time sheets are submitted on time. Please be advised that in order to stay eligible for per session activities, you must submit time sheets on time. Arrangements will need to be made with Ms. Cook in order to submit a time sheet after the deadline. Contact Ms. Franqui (gfranqui@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have any questions.
2nd Marking Period Grades Due
2nd Marking Period grades are due by 8:00 am on Wednesday, October 24th. PADS is now open. All teachers will receive Scholarship Letters with their data. Contact Mr. Liu (dliu@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions or need assistance.
Curriculum Map Rubric
The Accreditation Committee is utilizing a Curriculum Map Rubric to give feedback on all curriculum maps. Many members have expressed the usefulness of this tool. Contact your department’s Accreditation Committee representative if you have questions.
The rubric can be found at the following link: 
New York Cares Day & High School Fair & 3-on-3 Tournament
PNA had three activities last week where teacher participation was greatly appreciated. Thank you to Mr. Barnes for organizing New York Cares Day. A thank you also goes out to Ms. Lynch, Ms. Molloy, Mr. Herrera, Ms. Glinski, Mr. Romero, and Mr. Valencia for helping out. PNA also attended the Bronx High School Fair on this day. A thank you goes out to Ms. Linares, Mr. Browne, Ms. Taveras, Mr. Torres, and Ms. Raphael for attending. Finally, we had a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. A thank goes out to Mr. Torres for organizing this event, and Mr. Herrera, Mr. Batista, Mr. Romero, and Mr. Valencia for participating.
Emergency Lesson Plans Reminder
As stated in the PNA Staff Handbook, emergency lesson plans should only be used when someone is physically unable to email work (in cases of extreme emergency). Whenever you are notifying Mr. Liu of an absence, ensure you provide work that is relevant to what students are currently studying.
Student Work (REMINDER)
As a reminder, this year, all teachers are working with students to create student work folders. As we enter the second marking period, all teachers should now be using the student work folders to hold significant pieces of student work (i.e. essays, projects, etc.). Student work folders should include the task, work, and assessment. Please also ensure student work is displayed on bulletin boards both inside and outside of classrooms. See Ms. Cook (scook@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions.
PBIS (REMINDER)
One of the PNA Instructional Expectations focus areas asks all teachers to fully adopt the PNA PBIS Program in their classrooms. When conducting observations, administrators are looking for evidence of the integration in the lesson. All teachers should ensure they are participating. See your Grade Team Leader if you have any questions.
Look Like a Student (REMINDER)
Part of the PNA PBIS program asks students to “Look Like a Student”. This includes hats off, pants pulled up, back-packs off, heads up, and following the PNA dress code. Please ensure that all students “look like students” in your classrooms at all times. Ensure you address any student who has their head down.