We Are Central
Central Elementary Staff - Monday Message - Oct. 17, 2016
Becoming a PLC
Last week I had the privilege to attend the PLCs at Work conference. The stellar educational practitioners that we were able to learn from left me in awe. I received lots of affirmations about the many things that we are already doing correctly while attending this conference. However, there was a big shift in my thinking based on these quotes.
"Becoming a PLC is an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve."
and
"PLCs are not something that we do, but it is who we are!"
PLCs are so much more than a designated time to meet and talk about students. Professional Learning Communities are constantly thinking through the 4 critical questions in all of their decisions.
- What is it we expect our students to learn?
- How will we know when they have learned it?
- How will we respond when some students do not learn?
- How will we respond when some students already know it?
Our goal on this journey is to continuously improve our practices by embedding the PLC philosophy into everything that we do, always thinking about how to better serve our students.
We are becoming a true Professional Learning Community.
Have a great week!
-Lea
#wearecentral
Welcome to the Family . . .
Katie Rabalais - ISS Instructional Support
This Week at Central Elementary
Monday - October 17, 2016
Instructional Technology Facilitator Julia Solnek will be at Central.
Check out Solnek's Tech Spot to see how she can help with instructional technology.
Tuesday - October 18, 2016
Wednesday - October 19, 2016
ALL DAY see schedule Wow Wednesday - 90 Minute Planning 16-17
Lewisville Fire Department Fire Safety Show for PreK-2nd grade. The show will start around 9:00 and end around 9:45. If your class is in the 90min. planning, please let the specials and paraprofessional in charge know to bring and stay/watch your students.
Please bring your class to the primary cafeteria at the following times:
PreK: 8:50
Kinder: 8:45
1st Grade: 8:40
2nd Grade 8:40
Science Facilitator Stephanie Lawson will be at Central.
Lewisville High School Homecoming Parade
The Parade will begin at 6pm. Join us at our parade float with your Maroon Central Zone shirts before 5:30 to walk with us in the parade. More details soon.
Thursday - October 20, 2016
Happy Birthday - Maria Vowell
Friday - October 21, 2016
Central/Farmer Zone/College Shirt Day
Early Release at 11:45pm.
5th Grade PLC/Data Meeting at 12:30 - 2:00 in Rm 515
1st Grade PLC/Data Meeting at 2:10 - 3:40 in Rm 515
Lewisville High School Homecoming Football game
Early Release Schedule
Please review the schedule below and let us know if you see any conflicts. The schedule on the 'All Things Central' spreadsheet has been recently updated for Early Release.
October Events
October 19 - K-2 Fire Safety Program @ 9am, LHS Homecoming Parade @ 6pm
October 21 - Student Early Release, LHS Homecoming Football Game
October 24 - Grade Lockdown @ 4pm.
October 26 - 2nd/3rd Hallway Party
October 24-28 - Red Ribbon Week
October 28 - Read Across Central
October 28-Nov. 4 - Book Fair
Grade Lockdown will be Monday, October 24th at 4:00pm.
Report Cards will be printed Tuesday, October 25th and will go home, Friday, October 28th. Lockdown will be Monday, October 24th at 4:00pm.
Please have all grades and comments entered by that time.
Here are a few reminders as you enter grades.
1. Assignments - All assignments should be dated October 21 or before. So, if you are entering grades after Friday, please make sure the date of the "assignment" and "due date" is October 21st or before.
2. Language Arts Combined- After you have entered all of your Spelling, Writing, and Reading grades, please open your Language Arts Combined Class. You don’t need to do anything with it, just open it! Make sure you do this “after” you have entered all of your grades for Spelling, Writing, and Reading before Monday, October 24th at 4:00pm.
3. Remember to enter your "Life Skills".
4. Comments will be done in Skyward before Monday, October 24th at 4:00pm.
To enter comments in Skyward…
Open your Life Skills, and click on comments. You will see 1st Nine Weeks, Post Comments.
5. Teachers marking modified classes.
Submitting 9 Weeks Modifications (Elementary Only)
In order to mark a class as modified for each nine weeks, you will need to go to each Modified Class and mark that. You have to mark it for that student in that class EVERY nine weeks.
- Open each class that is modified and Choose the path: Posting >> Post Comments.
- In the column for the comment type in an “M” for any student Modified in this class.
- Click Save to apply the changes.
If you have any questions or issues, please contact your team lead, coach, administrator.
Read Across Central - Friday, October 28th.
Here is a list of the food and drinks we will be asking you to supply for our volunteers during Read Across Central.
Pre K: 1 large veggie platter with dip
Kinder: 6 packages of cookies
First & Second Grade: 2 gallons of tea, 2 gallons of lemonade & 2 cases of water
Third Grade: 2 platters of crackers and cubed cheese
Fourth Grade: 1 large platter of vegetables with dip
Fifth Grade: 1 large platter of fruit with dip
Specials: 1 large fruit tray with dip, 1 case of water
Administration/Office: coffee and 1 dozen donuts & set up decorations in the library
SPED: plates, napkins, forks, cups for coffee
Special Instruction: 1 dozen donuts and 2 gallons of orange juice.
If you are in charge of bringing something nonperishable, please bring those items to the Library as soon as possible. If you are in charge of vegetables, fruit, dips, crackers and cheese, please bring those the morning of Friday, October 28th on platters ready to serve.
If you have not done so already, please discuss this with your team and email Katie Delamarter your 1st choice book theme.
Reading/Listening Etiquette
So that the students are able to fully enjoy the stories being read during read across Central, remind the students to use their best reading etiquette and to be good listeners for the guest readers.
If you have any questions, please let us know. Thanks so much for your help in making our volunteers for Read Across Central feel welcome and appreciated.
Thanks for all you do!
Shout Out to . . .
Have you gotten a Shout-Out? It is your turn to give one!
Submit a Shout-Out HERE and we will share it in future Monday Messages.
Ms Sandoval (Kinder) who's encouraged me so much while on medical leave.
Mrs. Pryor and Ms. Armijo for helping me out with iStations, not once but every time I had a question, when I needed assistance while learning the program, and taking my students to the lab. Ladies, You rock!
Ms. Bryant for the little things you do for the teachers. We appreciate those little pick me ups!
Mayra Cortez for always being available to help us plan our lessons.
Kathy Beaty for going above and beyond to conference with her students so they can set goals and grow!
Alison Eck for bringing in what is taught in whole group into her guided reading groups to build comprehension!
Lindsay Henderson for jumping in and teaching 4th grade math for a day.
Rosa Pryor for explaining Guided Math and helping with sample schedules and material.
Gabi Armijo for helping with BOY testing and grading.
Who inspires you to come to work? (Get your tissues ready!)
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Location: 400 High School Drive, Lewisville, TX, United States
Phone: 469-713-5976
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