Anchor Weekly
A newsletter for Alta Vista Staff~Week of May 22, 2017
Don't Forget! Next Week's Calendar
- Student-Parent-Teacher Conference Rosters PAST DUE to Maynard
- Alphabet Testing (Kinder Only) all week
- EOY Rigby (Gr 3-5 Only) all week
- Sight Word Assessment (Gr K-2) all week
- GT Pull-Out on Monday, May 22
- UHS Students here Tuesday and Thursday **LAST WEEK!**
- Social Studies DBA on Tuesday, May 23
- Family Science Night on Tuesday, May 23 at 5:30-7:00 pm
- Faculty Meeting on Wednesday, May 24
- Field Day on Friday, May 26
Family Science Night on Tuesday, May 23
Science Night Plans found here: https://docs.google.com/a/wacoisd.org/document/d/1rFCWDPGdQ-uyb5K5bniBp0cLo9MmDulurO17uO4N_Zo/edit?usp=sharing
Please see Mrs. Alvarado, Mrs. Rawles, or Mrs. Gillaspy if you have any questions. All teachers and full-time staff are expected to attend. Set-up will start at 5:00 pm.
Science Fair Displays should be set up IMMEDIATELY after dismissal in the following locations:
PreK-2nd Grade Projects-outside your classroom door
3rd Grade Projects-Library Shelves
4th Grade Projects-Mrs. Mattoon's Room
5th Grade Projects-Cafeteria (Back Tables)
Science Fair Resources Google Drive Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzPtZw5xT-LdTHBCT2VKN2xtRWc?usp=sharing
Awards Celebration Schedule
Tuesday, May 30
8:30-4th grade
9:30-2nd grade
Wednesday, May 31
8:30- 1st grade
9:30-5th grade
1:30- 3rd grade
Thursday, June 1 (Early Release)
8:45- Pre-K
9:30- Kinder
Summer Professional Development
The link for Region 12 is: https://txr12.escworks.net/ Make sure you create an account/login using your WISD credentials.
Waco ISD has started listing PD in Eduphoria Workshop. You can currently sign up for some of the following opportunities:
- GT Basic 30 Hour Training OR GT Update
- ESL Academy (Highly recommended for all teachers that do not have their certification in order to become certified)
- TEA/Region 12 Math and Reading Academy (You need to sign up in Eduphoria AND through Region 12!)
- Waco ISD ELAR Academy (Gr 3-5)
- Gretchen Bernabei Writing Training
Check back regularly for more updates, including district math training.