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Do our rotation schedules work as is? Here is a link to see our rotation schedule. Please type comments here...... deb S. All schedules,whether it be the math flex, reading flex, and SWIM does effect the open opportunities to be able to bring a whole class for media and literacy related lessons to the media center due to the problem of having a paraprofessional in the media center for only 1 hour and 30 minutes a day.

agehweiler....The specials rotation schedule needs to be tweaked. Every grade level needs to have a turn going first thing in the morning or last in the afternoon. Also, it did not work to have 3rd grade specials at 8:20 since the breakfast line was too long. Many students missed the introducations to lessons because of being late and wanting to eat breakfast at school.

What about the assemblies? deb S. Assemblies should be on the master calendar not improptu.

What about the Lunch Schedule?  Please type comments here....

What about the Master Schedule? dspriggs There has got to be a better way to send breakfast to the classrooms in the upper halls instead of students waiting in the bus line. I would volunteer to help with this if needed.

This is Andi G, and I thought about the breakfast challenges all year, hence this is my suggestion. Currently, the kindergarten and first grade students get off their buses, and walk straight to their hall and pick up breakfast. This takes no time at all. However, the 2-5 graders form a longgggggggg line down the hall and are handed their breakfasts one at a time. For the 2011-12 school year I propose that at least two more grades be given their breakfast in their respecting hallways, if not every grade. I believe getting the kids out of the halls in the morning will expedite morning activities. Currently, a parapro has been assigned to help in the K hall, and I help in first grade. The SLP helps inside the lunchroom while art and music specialists help in the hallways managing traffic. My duty includes standing there and clicking a counter. The lunchroom lady knows how many breakfasts she brings down, and at the end she knows exactly how many she has served-- way before asking me for the final count. My presence is really not necessary, so I think I could be distributing breakfasts on another hallway doing the exact same thing as the cafeteria person. The breakfast line to feed 2-5 graders is ridiculous. There are plenty of people on duty who could help distribute breakfast bags.

I would like to have the news program again in the morning after the 8:15 bell. I think it a great opportunity for students to experience a speaking venue, with a larger student rotation. (quarterly?) Individual students could do STAR reports on a book they have read. April is poetry month, students could share poems, etc. I would also like for the principal and vice principal (rotating weeks or days) to be an active participant in this venue. I wish we could work in a enrichment component, whether once a week or twice a week for students to choose enrichment activities. I am thinking of library leaders and drama. mepstein I agree that we need to do a morning program. I think we should be able to find some students who could do that this year.

agehweiler agrees that the morning DNN (Dunleith News Network) needs to be brought back. It was a great program for teaching responsibility and has been missed.