LV Intermediate Parent Newsletter
Volume 20 February 3, 2017
Upcoming Events...
February 7 Grade 4 Writing Benchmark and Grade 5 Math Benchmark
February 8 Grade 5 Reading Benchmark
February 10 UIL Awards Assembly (4th Grade 10:45 --5th Grade 11:15)
February 14 Class Valentine Parties
February 15 PTO Meeting at 6:00 in the Middle School Library
February 20 Student Holiday
February 24 Troy Kimmel visits 5th Grade- Discussing Weather and Climate
February 28 Grade 4 Math Benchmark
March 1 Grade 4 Reading Benchmark
March 13-17 Spring Break
March 28 Grade 4 STAAR Writing and Grade 5 STAAR Math
March 29 Grade 5 STAAR Reading
Every Child...Every Chance...Every Day
Benchmarking coming up...
1. Making sure your child goes to bed on time
2. Making sure your child has time for breakfast
3. Providing your child with a healthy snack
4. Sending him/her to school on time
5. Showing them love and encouragement
Benchmarking helps us prepare instruction for the rest of the semester. We identify strengths and needs for each of our students to help them finish strong and be prepared for the next academic year. Thank you for your support.
Attendance...
Attendance this week: 97%...our goal is 98%!
As you know, absences from class may result in a serious disruption of a student’s mastery of the content. Students must be in attendance at least 90% of the days the class is taught in order to receive credit or a final grade in a class. As always, we appreciate students and parents for making every effort to avoid unnecessary absences.
Make Sure You Know About StayALERT
Lago Vista ISD uses StayALERT to help keep our schools safe. StayALERT is a bilingual, confidential website, e-mail, phone and texting avenue for students, teachers, staff, parents and community members to be able to confidentially report unsafe behaviors, suspicious activities, bullying, acts of violence, harassment, and a host of other potential disruptors to school safety.
Users may anonymously report concerns 24-7-365 via the StayALERT website, an e-mail, a phone call to a recorded and monitored line, or via a text message from a cell phone. Photos and video clips pertaining to the StayALERT report may be included. No special app required! Reportable information will be forwarded in a timely manner to a pre-designated school official for review.
To make a report, use one of the methods below:
Website: stayalert.info
Call or Text: (206) 406-6485
Email: report@stayalert.info
LVISD February Character Trait - Fairness
February's character trait is Fairness. Here are some ways that students and teachers can show citizenship:
- Play by the rules
- Take turns and share
- Be open-minded and listen to others
- Don't take advantage of others
- Don't blame others carelessly
- Treat all people fairly
Congratulations to our UIL Academic Meet Award Winners...
4th Grade Art:
4th Place - Emanuel Perez-Rangel
5th Place - Sydney Dohm
4th Grade Music Memory:
1st Place (tie) - Madison Kassell
3rd Place - Phoebe Badger
5th Place - Hanna Simmons
6th Place - Lilly Medina
4th Grade Number Sense:
4th Place - Dane Johnson
5th Place - Ryder Seely
Best Alternate - Dylan McCaughey
4th Place Oral Reading:
2nd Place - Sydney Hiebert
5th Place - Emma Shepard
4th Grade Ready Writing:
1st Place - Nick Sosa
4th Place - Sadie Nash
4th Grade Spelling:
2nd Place - Lindsay Richards
5th Grade Art:
1st Place - Luca Saldana
2nd Place - Maya Alanis
3rd Place - Johnny Alvarado
5th Place - Naidelyn Orozco
5th Grade Dictionary:
4th Place - Haylee Meredith
5th Place - Iliana Faz
6th Place - Siena Parsons
Best Alternate - Patience Solis
5th Grade Listening:
3rd Place - Zane Carson
4th Place - Tristen Walter
6th Place - Sawyer Burke
5th Grade Maps, Graphs & Charts:
1st Place - Lincoln Smith
2nd Place (tie) - Alexander Ryan
5th Grade Music Memory:
1st Place - Alexander Ryan
2nd Place - Kaius Northcutt
3rd Place - Tristen Walter
6th Place - Audrey Moreland
Best Alternate - Faith Lee
5th Grade Number Sense:
3rd Place - Reagan Phariss
6th Place - Kaius Northcutt
Best Alternate - Tucker Raley
5th Grade Oral Reading:
2nd Place - Kendall Karg
6th Place - Alex Rague
5th Grade Ready Writing:
1st Place - Tucker Raley
3rd Place - Emily Romer
5th Grade Spelling:
4th Place - Elle Viota
We are so proud of all of our students that competed in these events and our coaches. We are District Champs - Go Vikings!
Mrs. Tinnian's Class is Blogging...
Students are focusing on the connections they make while reading in book clubs. One of their favorite things to do is share the different types of connections they have made. The problem is, we don't ever have enough time to share all the text to text, text to self, and text to world connections they uncover. Kidblog to the rescue! By using this class blog, students can share the connections they are making to their books, while providing other students an opportunity to comment and make even more connections. The attached links will take you to our class blogs so you can see for yourself.
kidblog.org/ms-tinnians This will link you to Mrs. Holleyman's homeroom blog
kidblog.org/ms-tinnians-class This will link you to Ms. Tinnian's homeroom blog