LV Intermediate Staff Newsletter
Volume 20 February 5, 2017
Upcoming Events...
February 7 Grade 4 Writing and Grade 5 Math Benchmarks
February 8 Grade 5 Reading Benchmark
February 12 Happy Birthday, Jennifer Baker!
February 13 Telpas Training- Little, Whitton, Tinnian, and Henderson ( All Day SUBS NEEDED)- More info coming
February 14 Valentine's Parties- Please send schedule to Bell and Davis
February 20 Campus Professional Development- Would love for you to help provide training. Share your thoughts on what you would like to see on the agenda.
Every Child...Every Chance...Every Day
Welcome, Ms. Davenport!
LVISDEF Grant Applications Are Due March 24th!
Each year, the Lago Vista ISD Education Foundation awards grants for innovative teaching projects. Their goal this year is to award $15,000 in grants! Applications must be submitted no later than the end of the 3rd Nine Weeks.
Make Sure You Know About StayALERT
Prevention is key! Here's a rundown of what StayALERT is...kids are using it to report things, so make sure to provide them with reminders that it exists!
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
Counselor’s Cubby
Leaders in Action Update:
We have 40 very enthusiastic members! I have divided them up into three committees depending on their expressed ideas for projects. The “Intermediate Investigators” Committee is working hard to publish a school newspaper. We hope to have our first publication out next week. The “Save the Species” Committee wants to adopt an elephant and a tiger in Africa. They are holding two bake sales at LVHS baseball games to raise the funds. The “Anti-Bullying” Committee is planning to present a play with an awesome message about acceptance, respect, and fairness!
I have to share that I sometimes feel that I am herding cats! They are so energetic and excited and they really don’t understand the details that have to be in place for the “fun stuff” to happen. So, we are learning and growing together. I can promise you that good things are going to happen with the passion and tenacity these students bring to the table!
“The guest will judge better of a feast than the cook.”
― Aristotle
Here is a great website full of tips for teacher self-care:
http://www.mindfulteachers.org/p/self-care-resources.html
Check it out!!
I appreciate the opportunity to work beside you each and every day!
Have a wonderful weekend!!
LV Intermediate Parent Newsletter
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