ARSA Legend
Ranger Nation Pride!
Week of November 6th
LEARN
LEAD
ACHIEVE
Principal Taylor-Glenn's Quote of the Week
TEAM
GRIT
GROWTH
Spot Observation Rotation: Group A (Week of 11/6)
**Due to CA week, Group C teachers may receive a Spot this week as well.
All teachers:
- Via SchoolNet- Upload DOL Data and provide a written response to Spot Polish via SchoolNet within 24 hours of Spot.
- Indicator 2.2 score is contingent on DOL data. Please ensure your appraiser has the DOL data to finalize the indicator TEI score.
Laughter is Wonderful Medicine!
Welcome New ARSA Rangers!
Ms. McDonald - 8th Grade Math
My name is Alexsis McDonald. I am originally from Topeka, Kansas and moved to Shreveport, Louisiana during my childhood. I attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe and graduated in 2017. I moved to Texas over the summer and started here at Ann Richards recently as an 8th grade Math teacher. Proud to be a Ranger!
Ms. Hilliard - ARSA Monitor
Mr. Zarazua
Officer Culpepper
READ Taylor-Glenn Email Sent 11/3 - Need to Knows
Be diligent in modeling and consistently upholding our commitment to excellence.
ARSA Evacuation Drill - Read Carefully & Act Accourdingly
Per Safety Administrator - Ms. Hunt (email sent Thursday)
During an evacuation drill all students have to go to a designated meeting spot. Our meeting spot is the football field. Below you will find the instructions for the drill.
1) Have your green folder with you to account for your students.
2) Ms. Larsen, Ms. Wilson and Mr. Stegall will exit out of the 7th grade entrance.
3) Mr. Gerrity will exit out of the 7th grade exit.
4)Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Chappell, Mrs. Joliffe, Mrs. J. Miller, and Mrs. Thomas will exit down the stairs at the back of your hallway and exit out of the door near the old orchestra room.
Once you are at the football field you are to walk to the fence. You must be behind the goal posts. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me.
ARSA Band Scholars - Big Week Ahead
Per Band Director- Ms. Standlee
Monday, November 6th. All-City Band Competition (Students will be released during 8th period to prepare for departure). List to be sent on Monday.
Friday, November 10. All-Region Band Competition (Students will be released during 8th period to prepare for departure). I will send a list on Friday.
Saturday, November 11. All-Region Band Competition Phase 2 (Students will meet at the school at 7:00 am to prepare for departure).
DISD Huddle Up for Giving @ ARSA
- $1 Monday Jean Days-- November 6th, 13th, 27th, December 4th, and 11th
- $2 Pajama Tuesday--December 5th
- SEND your Principal to ISS for an ENTIRE day-If we raise $100, Ms. Taylor-Glenn will serve her time on 11/29th
- SEND your Assistant Principal to ISS for an ENTIRE day-The grade level that raises the most money will send their AP to ISS on 12/13th
There are three ways to give. You can give cash on campus (to me), you can give by payroll deduction (via Oracle), or you can give via United eWay (you received your login credentials about this yesterday in an email from United Way). If you give via Oracle or United eWay-please print out your receipt and give it to me.
*I will place a Ziploc bag in your mail box tomorrow for any change or cash that is donated in your room because all monies must be accounted for by staff member.
Safety Concern: Bathroom / Hall Passes
There has been an uptick in students out of class with no pass. This is NOT the ARSA way and we support - 100% of the time, 100% of our students have a correct hall pass for any reason to be out of your class.
Student name(s), teacher name legibly, time, date, and destination. Students will be walked backed to the teachers class when students are in the hallway without proper documentation.
11/6 Weekly Meeting / Event Reminders
11/6 - 3rd Six Week Begins
11/6 - Evacuation Drill
11/6- Staff Huddle in Library @ 4:30 to 4:50 (Dismissal Revision/Tech Audit)
11/6 - 11/10: 2nd Six Week Common Assessment Data Meetings
11/7 - Momentous PD: Classroom Management w/ a Social Emotional Lens 4:30 - 6:00 pm
11/8 - Instructional Leader Meeting / Library @ 7:45am
11/8 - Dela Field Community Meeting @ 5:30pm
11/9- Staff Breakfast Hosted by 7th Grade
11/9 - Elective POD
11/9- Ignite Academy
ON THE HORIZON: ACTION STEPS ON DECK: Week of 11/13
11/13 - Unplugged Lunch n Learn
11/14 - Coffee w/ Principal @8:45 am
11/14- Parent Workshop @ 9:30 am
11/14 - Pod Action (AP Led)
11/15 - Staff Meeting @ 4:30 -5:30pm
11/16 - Empowerment Mtg. @7:50am
11/16 - Innovation PLC - Lesson Planning Clinic with Momentous Ins. (POD Time)
11/17 - Staff Pot Luck
11/17 - Unplugged Session
ARSA Instructional Highlights
Mrs. Burks - 8th Grade Science
She is hard working and dedicated to the success of her students. She expects nothing but excellence and sets the bar for her peers.
- Send text and picture to Mrs. Taylor-Glenn via email.
- Subject line must include Spotlight.
- Due by every Friday, 5pm.
Spotlight: Ms. Martinez & Ms. Garcia - LEAD
Spotlight (LEAD) on Ms. Martinez and Ms. Garcia for being so helpful with all of my spur-of-the-moment translation and proofreading needs! They’ve been willing to check over written work and call parents on the spot without so much as a raised eyebrow. I appreciate their willingness to better the ARSA team!
Spotlight: Ms. Macon - LEARN. LEAD
Ms. Macon is so energetic! I love hearing her greet her class each period with enthusiasm and joy, no matter what happened the period beforehand. She is driven. She is willing to try and do anything that will help her students grow and be better! She is a student! She takes her time learning as much as she can, whether it is about content or about instruction. I admire her tenacity to be as great as she can be in every facet of this job. She’s tired. She is ready for a break, like many of us. However, she keeps moving and truckin toward excellence because she understands that’s the standard. I am proud to be her teammate.
Legendary Rangers of the Week
Santos, Morrison, and A. Miller
TEI Evaluation Survey
Annual Policy Acknowledgement Memo
Click here.
ARSA PE incorporating Formative Assessment Technology!
Way to go Cofer & Garcia!
AVID Scholars Experience SMU
Inside & Outside the Classroom!
ARSA Spirit Twins!
ARMS for the Cure- Susan B. Komen 10/28
Fun, Fun, & More Fun
ARMS for the Cure Team Warm Up Video
Pay special attention to Crabtree and Lewis- love their warm up :-)!!
Team getting in their steps
4C's Creativity in full effect - Mr. Babeu's Plot T-Shirts
ARSA STAAR & STEAM Night~ 11/2
ARSA Staff Support STARR STEAM Night
STEAM Pastries~Yummy Funnel Cakes
STAAR Content Stations~ Hands on Learning!
Ms. Lee's Monarch Butterfly Club
ARSA Robotics
STEAM Dance @ ARSA STAAR STEAM Night
ARSA LCC Cadets Practice with a Commitment to Excellence!
Ms. Barksdale's Class~ Culture Trait Webs
Jensen Campus Book Study PD
ARSA Facility Request (updated 9.18.17)
Click here for the new ARMS Facility Request Form. This section will be in every Legend (at the end) for easy access and we will also put it on the website.
This is how all facility requests are to be made moving forward.
ARSA Athletic Schedule
ARSA Safety Drill Need to Knows
ARSA COW (Computers on Wheels) Procedures
Per Ms. Scally -
WATCH ME AND LISTEN
READ ME
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rHbeztEt9Ocw_9eEIG0PS7Hu4WqPuf_PLdqOvCWQdPA/edit?usp=sharing
ARSA Calendars
Revised Calendars are sent with the Weekly ARMS Legend publication.
Updates to Fall 11/3: Unplugged Lunch & Learn, Momentous PD,
ARSA Organization & Committee Charts
Please keep these for your reference. As the year progresses different needs arise and the charts can help you make connections and contacts faster.
The Most Important Work of our Time! Always remember YOUR IMPACT!
Ann Richards STEAM Academy
At Ann Richards STEAM Academy, our vision is to be a flagship middle school at the hub of the community, nurturing diverse leaders, and empowering intelligent trailblazers.
Email: frataylor@dallasisd.org
Website: www.dallasisd.org/annrichards
Location: Ann Richards Middle School, North Prairie Creek Road, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: 972 -892-5400