Staff Update
Barbara Bush Elementary | Instruction & Information
December 6, 2019
Quick Read
The Five Principles of Classroom Culture (p. 342)
- Discipline
- Management
- Control
- Influence
- Engagement
"What we typically call 'disciplining' is often really management: giving consequences....Effective classrooms need management systems. But because management is the element of school culture that yields the most visible short-term results, it's easy to fail to recognize its particular reliance on the other four elements, and its limitations without them. Although management makes operating an achievement-focused classroom more direct and efficient, it cannot sustain itself without the other four elements of positive culture. Without them, management, even in the best systems, ultimately suffers from diminishing marginal returns: the more you use it, the less effective it is. The most common way to undercut and erode management systems is to overuse deductions, laying on consequence after consequence until they appear meaningless and students have nothing left to play for" (pp. 343-344).
Reimbursement Reminders
Before purchasing any item for which you will seek reimbursement, you must receive approval. See Celeste to get the Pre-authorization form for purchasing. Celeste has specific information about the steps to go through to get approval for reimbursement. Please be cognizant of these important items:
- You must get approval before purchasing.
- You mus purchase from a CISD approved vendor.
- No reimbursement can be for more than $200.
Money Collection Reminders
Before collecting money, get a recording sheet from Celeste. She will provide specific information about completing the recording sheet. Please remember:
- Money collected in a day must be turned in prior to 2:30.
- Money must be turned in each day.
- Do not put money in Celeste's box or on her desk. It must be handed to her. She will count the money in front of you and confirm the amount turned in.
When you tell people the wall is a dry erase wall...
Week At A Glance
Library Week B
Math DCC #2 (1st and 2nd Grades)
Social Studies DCC #2 (2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades)
12/09 - Jarod Off Campus at Mid-day (Reaves Campus Visit)
12/09 - Foundations Meeting
12/10 - Third Grade Math Benchmark (Switch Schedule)
12/10 - Fourth Grade Reading Benchmark (Switch Schedule)
12/10 - TWHS Feeder Principal Meeting (Jarod Off Campus at Mid-day)
12/10 - Attendance Boundary Committee Meeting (Jarod Off Campus in Afternoon)
12/10 - Second Grade Open House/Program
12/11 - District TELPAS Training (Debbie Off Campus in Afternoon)
12/11 - Second Grade Program - Day Time Performance
12/11 - No After School Meeting
12/11 - Attendance Boundary Committee Community Presentation (Knox Junior High @ 7:00)
12/12 - District Math Coach (Melody Hartin) on Campus - PD During Planning Times
12/12 - PTO Board Meeting
12/12 - Birthday Book Club
12/12 - Attendance Boundary Committee Community Presentation (Jarod Off Campus in Afternoon)
12/12 - Choir Practice
12/12 - Attendance Boundary Committee Community Presentation (TWHS-9 @ 7:00)
12/13 - Author Visit (Nathan Hale)
12/13 - Fourth Grade Lock In
Staff Birthdays
Parking Spaces
Front Spaces for the Week of December 9
- Jen Bruno
- Kathleen DePedro