Wednesday, September 4, 2013

September 09 – 13, 2013


Monday,
September 09
Tuesday,
September 10
Wednesday,
September 11
Thursday,
September 12
Friday,
September 13

1st Day for Students
(Grade Assemblies)


3:00 – 3:45
PNA Leadership Team Meeting


3:00 – 3:45
Instructional Cabinet Meeting



8:30:
Attendance Team Meeting
12:20 -1:10:
Department Meetings
1:10 – 2:00:
Grade Team Meetings

Safety & Discipline Team Meeting


Welcome to PNA!
Welcome Wanda Jones to the PNA team. Ms. Jones will be joining the 10th grade team and will be the Computer Science teacher. PNA is excited to welcome Wanda to the team!
Initial Planning Conferences (Observations)
You have received an invitation to attend an Initial Planning Conference. The conferences are scheduled during your prep period on the date stated in the invitation. If the time does not match a prep period, please check your Gmail settings to ensure you have selected Eastern Time. Contact Ms. Diaz (gdiaz@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have any questions.
Building Closed Thursday, September 5th and Friday, September 6th.
Due to the holiday, the building will be closed this Thursday and Friday.
Student Program Changes
Students requesting a schedule change during the first week of school need to inform their SLC teacher. SLC teachers should submit the Program Change Form available at the link below. Contact Mr. Liu (dliu@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions.
After school Per Session Posting
This year PNA will be offering an ELL beginner after school program. The posting can be found at the following link: https://sites.google.com/site/pnapostings/home Interested candidates should notify Mr. Liu (dliu@pablonerudaacademy.org) by Friday, September 13th. 
Communication
Effective as of Wednesday, September 4th, it is imperative that you are checking your pablonerudaacademy.org email on a regular basis. Frequent, important, and timely information is being communicated. I you need assistance, contact Alex (aromero@pablonerudaacademy.org). All staff should also be checking their mailbox in the main office on a daily basis.
Air Conditioners
In order to extend the life of our air conditioners, please ensure that you turn off the air conditioner in your office or classroom before leaving at the end of the day.
Emergency Lesson Plans
As stated in the PNA Staff Handbook:
In order to maintain structure and continuity of instruction, you will be asked to submit three days’ worth of lesson plans for each class at the beginning of each semester to be kept on file in the main office. These will be used ONLY IF you are physically unable to email work. The plans should relate to your content area and should be adaptable for use at any time during the year. With your lesson plans, you should include directions, all necessary copies for students, and any other relevant information.
Emergency lesson plans are due to Ms. Diaz by the end of day on Wednesday, September 18th.
Look Like a Student
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.
School Activities Proposal Form PNA’s after school programs offer students activities that enrich curriculum areas as well as opportunities to develop their skills and interests. Students will be signing-up for activities at Field Day (9/27), and activities will begin October 7th. Staff members interested in conducting an after school activity/club for the Fall term should submit a proposal by Friday, September 20st using the following form below. See Ms. Heller (aheller@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions.
Staff Handbook Preference Sheet
Please sign and return a PNA Staff Handbook Preference sheet to the mailbox of Ms. Diaz by Monday, September 9th.