Thursday, December 6, 2012

December 10 - December 15


Monday,
December 10
Tuesday,
December 11
Wednesday,
December 12
Thursday,
December 13
Friday,
December 14
Saturday,
December 15
3:00-3:50:
Soccer Club
3:00-3:45:
PNA Leadership Team Meeting
10th & 12th Grade Field Trips
3:00-3:50:
Music Club
Youth Court
3:00-3:45:
Instructional Cabinet Meeting
10th Grade Field Trips
4th Period:
Student Government
3:00-3:50:
Yearbook Club
Graffiti Mural Club
Video Game Club
Gear-Up (to 5:30)
3:00-3:45:
Accreditation Committee Meeting
3:00-3:50:
Youth Court
3:00-3:45:
New Teacher PD
4:00-5:00:
SLT Meeting
5:00-6:00:
PTA Meeting
6:00:
PNA Family Night
12:20-1:10:
Department Meetings
1:10-2:00:
Grade Team Meetings
3:00 – 7:00:
Staff Holiday Party
12:15 – 3:00:
Gear-Up
Saturday Academy



Update Bulletin Boards
In preparation for Thursday’s Family Night, bulletin boards should be updated with work completed since Parent Conferences. A bulletin board walkthrough will be conducted on Wednesday, beginning at 4:oopm. Contact Ms. Cook (scook@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions.
Holiday Displays
Please be aware of and sensitive to the significance of seasonal observances and religious holidays as we work to foster mutual understanding and respect for our school’s diverse religious, racial, ethnic and cultural heritages. The Constitution prohibits a school system from endorsing or promoting a particular religion or belief system. If you are planning on creating a holiday display for your classroom or engaging in holiday associated activities with your students, please see Ms. Cook (scook@pablonerudaacadademy.org) for additional information and guidelines.
Tone & Culture Walkthrough
A Tone & Culture Walkthrough will be conducted during SLC classes throughout the week. Data will be collected around selected Danielson areas aligned to Tone & Culture on the PNA Instructional Framework Rubric. The PNA Instructional Framework Rubric can be found at the following link: https://sites.google.com/site/frameworkrubric/ 
Staff Holiday Party & Potluck
This year’s Staff Holiday Party will take place on Friday from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at Pompeii Lounge. There will also be a Staff Holiday Potluck from 12:15pm to 2:00pm on Friday, December 21st. See Mr. Torres (ttorres@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions.
Request for Personal Day Form (REMINDER)
Effective immediately, if any staff member is requesting the use of a personal day, the first step is to fill out the Request for Personal Day form. Please use this form as a first step as opposed to verbally requesting approval. See Mr. Liu (dliu@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions. The form can be found on the Forms page of the PNA website. It can also be found at the following link:
Youth Court Referrals (REMINDER)
The PNA Youth Court is now open and will begin holding trials. All staff members are encouraged to use the Youth Court Referral Form to recommend students to the court. Ms. O’Connell and Mr. Dinner will also be gathering data from Skedula in order to find students who could be referred. As a reminder, all staff members are strongly encouraged to attend trials and observe the process. Trials will be held every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00. See Mr. Dinner (ldinner@pablonerudaacademy.org) or Ms. O’Connell (hoconnell@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions or are interested in attending a trial. The Youth Court Referral form can be found on the Forms page of the PNA website. It can also be found at the following link: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewformformkey=dGtvYmo0VzZrUkg3Z1BxXzdjQzdrOFE6MQ#gid=0
Individual Student Passes Available (REMINDER)
All classrooms have a generic pass that should be used when students make requests to go to the bathroom or get water. Individual student passes should be issued when students are sent out of the room for any other reason (i.e. to go to the main office, social work office, etc.). A pass has been created for teachers to use for this purpose. Passes are in teacher’s mailboxes. These passes are not mandatory, but can aide teachers in quickly writing a pass for a student without significant interruption to instruction. See Ms. Heller (aheller@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you would need additional passes.
Update to School Calendar (REMNDER)
This week the Chancellor announced that there would be an update to the school calendar as a result of school closures after Hurricane Sandy. All schools will hold full-day sessions from Wednesday, February 20, through Friday, February 22, which were previously scheduled as part of mid-winter recess. Contact Ms. Cook (scook@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions.
Issuing Passes (REMINDER)
As a reminder and as stated in the PNA Staff Handbook, “Students are not permitted to use the restrooms during the first and last 10 minutes of class or during the change of period”. This policy applies to students needing a pass for any reason (water, etc.). Please ensure you are not issuing any passes during the first or last ten minutes of each class period. Contact Mr. Liu (dliu@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions.