OTE Star Staff News
April 8 - April 19
Our Next Week...
Monday, April 8
Mya’s Coaching Day
Happy Birthday Annie Durham!
Tuesday, April 9
Minor’s Coaching Day
Progress reports due to go home
PTA- Faculty Luncheon
Mya off campus for Principal’s Mtg
Wednesday, April 10
Mya's Coaching Day
5th grade Outdoor School Field Trip
SLT Mtg 3:00pm
Thursday, April 11
ARD Mtg. (see separate schedule)
5th grade Outdoor School Field Trip
Friday, April 12
SSTs K-2
RRISD 100 Year Celebration Parade 8:30am!
CAT Mtg 10:00am (tentative)
Saturday, April 13
Empty Bowl Festival @ Cedar Ridge HS 11:00-2:00
Out & About...
Spike wishes our STAAR testers good luck!
It's all about chicks!
Discovering patterns!
Videotaping student animal research presentations in first grade!
Building BIG numbers with base ten!
And the Silver Spoon goes to...!
Star Gazing...
GINORMOUS APPRECIATIONS to Minor, Kelly and Angela for all of your hard work and preparation for our 4th and 5th grade STAAR administrations! BIG THANKS to all of our test administrators for your part in helping this first round of testing run so smoothly! HUGE APPRECIATIONS to our primary teachers for the snacks and for all of our amazingly quiet student transitions! Your flexibility and patience were awesome!
Thank each of you so much for your dedication, service and commitment to helping each of our students achieve academic success! You truly embody the district's motto of "Every student will learn...whatever it takes!" You are amazing!!!
Remember to appreciate someone today!
Hope you take time to do something for you this weekend! See you Monday!
"The greatest sign of a success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist." -- Maria Montessori
Enrichment Tips of the Week...
Here's a sample from webinar series by NAGC held on Wednesdays. The spring series is entitled "Planting and Growing Differentiation in the Classroom" http://www.nagc.org/WOW.aspx
Tech Tools...
http://gws.ala.org/ Great websites for Kids - all in one place - from the Association for Library Service to Children. An unbelievable amount of websites arranged by discipline!!
Professional Library: Resource of the Week! Check your copy out today!
The Week After...
Monday, April 15
Mya’s Coaching Day
Math CBA Opens 2nd
ELA Combo CBA Opens 2nd
Fire Drill 8:15am
Tuesday, April 16
Minor’s Coaching Day
Volunteer Appreciation Day! (Science Lab)
DAC Mtg 4:30pm
Wednesday, April 17
Mya's Coaching Day
Popcorn Day
Vertical Team Mtg 3:10pm
Thursday, April 18
ARD Mtg. (see separate schedule)
Principal’s Coffee 8:00am
Kg Texan Tours 12:50pm
Friday, April 19
Math CBA Closes 2nd
ELA Combo CBA Closes 2nd
CAT Mtg 8:50am
SST’s 3rd – 5th
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Old Town Elementary
Old Town will be a positive place that challenges all students to achieve success through learning opportunities that promote critical, creative, and global thinking within a climate of mutual respect and high expectations.
Email: mya_mercer@roundrockisd.org
Website: http://schools.roundrockisd.org/oldtown/
Location: 2200 Chaparral Dr, Round Rock, TX
Phone: (512) 428-7600
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