PLC Minutes for 2-9

Specialists need to send their lessons for the Watsons Go to Birmingham to Ms. Morning so that they can be included in our collaborative lesson book & for the board meeting (March 9).

We will probably be alternating the 5th grade novel study each year between Maniac McGee and Watsons.

We will get reading credit for particpating in this collaborative unit.

We will also get reading credit for SIOP.

Help with We Haz Jazz – Specialists are asked to help in music on days 4, 5, 6 through Feb. 26 to help supervise/manage behavior during rehearsal (2/11, 2/12, 2/16). 5^th grade speakers will be missing specials day 4, 5, 6 this rotation and Ms. Farthing would like ALL 5^th graders to report to music from 2/22 to 2/24 and all of them except the ones in PE on 2/25.

Ms. McKenzie and Ms. Farthing will collaborate to create a flier for 5^th grade parents – We Haz Jazz will be performed on 2/26 at 1:30.

Ms. Farthing & Ms. McCabe will be reading/editing the essays for the Mary Starling Short Story essay contest. All 5^th graders will have the opportunity to write a short story.

We discussed a behavior plan for a particular student.

Piney Grove Baptist Church is collecting water to send to Haiti, and all specialists are especially encouraged to donate. Water can be dropped off in the kitchenette area off the main office.

Ms. Muzzy volunteered to pick up pencil-topper erasers & candy for the BUG treat bags (edit: please bring $1 for Ms. Muzzy).

Ms. Crim requested cover for her 1st grade coverage on Friday 2/12, and Ms. Muzzy agreed to cover.