Cat Tracks
Spring Shadows Elementary Wildcats Staff Newsletter
February 19-23, 2018
Our Vision
Our Mission
Core Beliefs
- Each student has unique intellectual, emotional, social, and physical qualities.
- We embrace a child’s individual values, interests, and personalities.
- Parents are confident in their child’s social and intellectual educational growth.
- Educators lead their craft by preparing learners in our fast changing world
Character without Question! Sydney Leal!
Principal's Message
Dear Wildcats,
It's a short week this week! I hope you are enjoying your flex day today! Remember that we have Go Texan Day on Friday. Be prepared, we will have parents on campus, therefore open your classrooms and enjoy the day with a Texas Rodeo Spin! For those of you that are new to the campus, we do have Trail riders that go through the front of our school. They lunch over at Northbrook Middle School, then head down Kempwood. We will announce over the PA when they are passing through in front of our school. It is quite a mini-parade and sight to see. Bring your class to the front of the school and ask them to either stand or sit on the edge. Make sure your children follow safety by not stepping on to the street. As a treat on Friday, we are ordering Brisket Sandwiches or Potatoes for those that don't eat meat. Please email Rachel Berryman to let her know so she can order for you. Please pick up your meals in the lounge.
This week's announcements are here for you.
- PLC: Objective for this week: PLC Thursday: Teachers will work with Ms. Gasca or Ms. Rodriguez for Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLD) training to rate for TELPAS.
- TELPAS Calibration Sessions: Offered by the district on Feb. 22, 24, and March 1.
- K-2nd Grade: Action required- ensure that weekly your math & science checkpoints are in for mastery connect. Report out how student mastery and what you are doing differently each week. Begin reporting your weekly guided reading lesson plans in your lesson plan folder.
- 3-5th Grade: Action required for reporting to Weaver. Gardner will be supporting you in the data management. Your job: Enter data into mastery connect. All teachers must do the following:
- Use Mastery Connect with Daily Warm-Ups or Exit Tickets.
- Use Mastery Connect with one weekly checkpoint (testing multiple readiness TEKS aligned to STAAR- use Mentoring Minds), scan no later than Thursday at 4:00 p.m.
- Look at data weekly (Fridays) and plan small group lessons based on data for the following week.
Again, thank you for all you do! You make me so proud!
Wildcat Love,
Rachel Martinez
Deadlines/Priorities
- Action Plans for 5th Grade Math Staar Released due this week.
- All ensure you are scanning Mastery Connect data to see how kids are doing on TEKS. You should be planning weekly based on data.
Teacher of the Year: Ann Newman Parsons!
Calendar
- Flex Day
Tuesday, February 20, 2018: 3rd Grade Extended Planning, Day 6
- TELPAS Practice Tutorials
- Cindy G. @ AP Meeting (8:00-12:00)
- 5th Grade Math STAAR Release (8:00-12:00)
- 2nd Grade District Art Museum Field Trip
- Dismissal 2:30
- Opportunity Culture Meeting (3:00-4:00)
Wednesday, February 21, 2018: 4th Grade Extended Planning, Day 1
- Rachel & Cindy G. out (8:00-10:00)
- Spiral Day
- TELPAS Practice Tutorials
- 5th Grade Science Release STAAR (8:00-12:00)
- Registrar Meeting (8:00-1:00)
- Dismissal @ 2:30
Thursday, February 22, 2018: 5th Grade Extended Planning. Day 2
- TELPAS Practice Tutorials
- Dismissal @ 2:30
- Go Texan Day- Everybody wear your boots and cowboy hats! Dress western!
- TELPAS Writing Sample #2 Due
- Admin. Meeting (1:30-2:00)
- Dismissal @ 2:30
Staff Shout-Outs
- Hooray to Mrs. Barron for creating a Guided Reading Checklist to assist in K-2nd small group instruction. (If you want to see it; email her.)
- Many thanks for Cindy Gardner and Cindy Rodriguez for arranging for Curcy to go to the police station and get a tour. He is a future police officer!
- Extra kuddos to teachers for getting observed by Dr. Cavazos to continue to refine their craft! Great job!
- Hooray to Ms. Gasca for being flexible and working with Dr. Cavazos and planning for TCRWP for next year too!
- Many thanks to our SSE mom's group for arranging and helping deliver carnations, books, and helping with our Valentine's Day festivities.
- Thank you Ashley Lopez Davila for preparing the cheerleaders for our surprise visits on Monday morning!
- Many thanks to Rachel Berryman and Demetra Rushing for preparing the TOY and CWQ award gifts on short notice.
- Yeehaw to Ms. Doss for beautifying our front office with student Rodeo Art Work! Lovely!
I know there are many unsung heroes out there that I did not get to mention. If you see someone out there going above and beyond and want me to recognize them on cat tracks, please send me an email.
PBIS Perk- Police Station Visit!
PBIS and Project Class
Project Class: Mrs. Donnely and Mrs. Futch are continuing their classroom observations. Ask questions, have them model a lesson, have them model a strategy, ask for suggestions on strategies that you have tried, but have had little success. They are here to help and support you any way they can.
PBIS:
Continue working on cafeteria expectations and procedures with your class. The weekly paw count is low. Encourage your students and have discussions with them on what they can do this week to earn more paws.
Library Notes
Congrats to all our SSE readers... they have 412,341 minutes!
Some change in ranks.. 1st grade by passed Kinder and 3rd grade passed 5th. Ms Luna' class passed Ms Menefee's class
Rank and Minutes by Grade level
1st - 2nd grade -105, 299 minutes (Urruita-34,709,- Alvarez-27,083, Siddiqi- 16,111, Gutierrez- 11,277, Hudman-9,080, Gomez- 7,640)
2nd - 4th grade- 71,811 (Campana-44,103, Mendoza -22,027, Shanker-2,250,Tarver- 1,740, Lopez-Davila-1691)
3rd - 1st Grade- 64,793 (Barron-31,055, Salinas-23,642, Garcia-4,287, Espejo-3,360, Brown- 2105, Skinner- 234)
4th-Kinder - 63,391 (Almaguer-28,470, Moreno-20,380, Guykens- 7,640, Cabrera-3,654, Campos-3,247)
5th--3rd Grade- 56,487 (Klauer-24,219, Pachuca-16,223, Luna- 6,412, Menefee- 6,155, Lee- 3,478)
6th -5th Grade- 50,580 ( Perez -21,480, Hernandez-10,922, Richardson-9,421, Keyim -6,285, Lopez-2,472)
Thinking of Ahead - March 2nd we will have a book character parade contest. Each class will be dressed representing a book. Be thinking! There will be prizes for the top three classes!
Thanks for your support!
Ann
Spring Shadows Elementary
Email: rachel.martinez@springbranchisd.com
Website: https://cms.springbranchisd.com/sse2/
Location: 9725 Kempwood Drive, Houston, TX, United States
Phone: (713) 251-7100
Twitter: @twitter_rachelmartinez4