Faculty & Staff Notes
DOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Principal's Post
What a super busy time of year! BREATHE! SMILE! ENJOY!
It is your time to consider your legacy on the students you have taught all year. Don't let the year piddle away without every student in your classroom leaving with the impression you want them to carry for their lifetime. As their teacher, did you inspire them to think, explore, learn? Did they go home knowing you cared about them as a learner and as a person? Did they learn to love reading / math / science? Did they discover new strengths about themselves that will create a desire to learn independently this summer? What will they say in five or ten years as they recall their year under your instruction? Enjoy the last six week! We have 1/6 of the school year left. Make it count!
Cindy Galloway
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Summer Learning Opportunities
There is an IB training in Austin during the last week of July. I could take a team if we have teachers interested.
Dismissal - Revised
Our afternoon dismissal is starting to ramp up and we need to make sure we keep order to the outside car rider. Dismissal time is 2:45. Students should not leave your classroom prior to the bell ringing.
Out front, two teachers from every grade level, K-5, is expected to participate in student supervision until 3:00 or until dismissed by school leadership. Feel free to rotate this responsibility if you prefer.
iPads Going Home
Information will communicated to families next week.
Here is the basic kick-start plan for the protection plan paid by parents:
- Parents will pay a $35 Device Replacement Protection Plan annually.
- Any plans paid in May/ June 2015 will carry the protection through August 2016.(Students will gain use of their device for the summer 2015 with no additional cost.)
- After this year, paid protection plans will be in effect August to August.
Dress Code / Texting / All That Jazz
We have college days coming our way every Monday in May. Please keep in mind that even on declared jeans days, t-shirt/no jeans days, or college shout out days, if you have a planned meeting with parents, an ARD, or a district committee, you should skip the dress down day. Opting for a middle of the road college t-shirt, khakis, and non-tennis shoes/flip-flops would work.
Pack It Up / Move It Where?
Yes, we have to pack classrooms again this summer. The good news is that you can stack boxes on any permanent cabinets in your classroom as long as the summer crew can easily work on floors. Boxes are in the front workroom, BUT boxing is banned until Thursday, 5/21. We are still teaching, right?
Now, I heard the mumbled all the way down the hallway. . . . "if I only knew where I was going to BE next year," . . . Never fear, the master plan will be shared on Tuesday, May 12. Your patience, and humor about the wait, is appreciated. :)
WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE
Monday, 4/27
- GCISD Board of Trustees Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
- Cardio Club: 2:45-3:30
Tuesday, 4/28
- PLC Day
- Choir, 2:45-3:30
- Dove T-Shirt Spirit Day
Wednesday, 4/29
- Sky Ranch - 5th Grade
- Cardio Club: 2:45-3:30
- No Choir Practice (Sky Ranch)
Thursday, 4/30
- Sky Ranch - 5th Grade
- No DDD Practice (Sky Ranch)
Friday, 5/1
- Sky Ranch - 5th Grade
- Field Trip: 1st Grade - Perot Museum
- Jeans Day
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Monday, 5/4
- DDD Performance on Good Morning Texas
- Cardio Club - End of Year Party: 2:45-3:30
- Art Club, 2:45-3:30
- Summative Conferences
Tuesday, 5/5
- Kindergarten Registration for 2015-2016, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
- PLC Day
- Faculty Meeting, 3:00-3:30
- Dove T-Shirt Spirit Day
- Summative Conferences
Wednesday, 5/6
- Choir: 2:45-3:30
- Summative Conferences
Thursday, 5/7
- Dynamic Drummers: 2:45-3:45
- Last Day for Boxtop Collections
- 1st Grade Field Trip - Zoo
Friday, 5/8
- Jeans Day
Saturday, 5/9
- GCISD Math Telescoping Exam, K-7
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Monday, 5/11
- RTI Day
- Art Club, 2:45-3:30
Tuesday, 5/12
- Choir & DDD Performance, 7:00 p.m. @ GHS
- Faculty Meeting, 3:00-4:00
- Dove T-Shirt Spirit Day
Thursday, 5/14
- Cici's Pizza Night
- Field Trip: 4th Grade - Austin, 5:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, 5/15
- Jeans Day
- 2nd Grade Field Trip - Dallas Zoo (Rescheduled)
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Monday, 5/18
- 5th Grade - APOP to Marketplace
- GCISD Board of Trustees Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
- Art Club, 2:45-3:30
Tuesday, 5/19
- Dove T-Shirt Spirit Day
Thursday, 5/21
- Choir Trip: NRH20
- Let the packing begin.
Friday, 5/22
- SCHOOL IN SESSION
- Field Day (New Date)
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Monday, 5/25
- Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, 5/26 - Friday, 5/29 - Celebrate Freedom Week
Tuesday, 5/26
- CEC Meeting: 3:00-4:00 in Library
- Dove T-Shirt Spirit Day
Wednesday, 5/27
- 3rd Grade Field Trip - Arboretum
Friday, 5/29
- 3rd Grade Economics Fair
- Jeans Day
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Monday, 6/01
- Kindergarten Field Trip - Dove Park
Tuesday, 6/02
- Dove T-Shirt Spirit Day
- Kindergarten Awards, 8:00-8:45
Thursday, 6/4
- 5th Grade Graduation, 9:30-10:30
- 5th Grade Clap Out, 11:00-11:15
- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Early Dismissal @ 11:45
Friday, 6/5
- Boxes not on stationary cabinetry will be removed for the summer.