Cowboy Courier
January 16, 2020
We will have a fire drill next Tuesday, Jan. 21st at 3:03pm.
Jan. 20th-No School
Jan. 22nd-No Faculty Meeting
Jan. 29th-Faculty Meeting -Topic: "The Anxious Brain"
Thank you for all you do!
Amber
A few SEL Fun Facts
New Phone System
On Tuesday, Jan. 21st, you MUST reset your voicemail on the new phone. Do not put this off. They all need to get done right away. Instructions for using the new phones will be left in every room, but I am including an image here as well.
What to know:
We will DIAL 8 to get an outside line. Do NOT use the 9 we have always used.
We will still use 2 to dial between internal extensions.
Set up your voicemail Tuesday. This is not optional.
We will soon be able to make long distance calls from any phone. Not now, but soon.
Teacher of the Year
McKinney ISD
2020 - 2021
Teacher of the Year Program
Selection of the Campus Teacher of the Year 2020 - 2021
Criteria:
1) Nominees should have taught in McKinney ISD for at least one year.
2) Nominees should not have won the “Campus Teacher of the Year” award within the past three years (they can have been nominated within that time frame). This is Alisha Jonker, Lisa Cook, and David Moore.
3) Nominees can include your campus MRS, Counselor or a Specialist, however they are not eligible for the regional competition.
Put your nomination in this google sheet before you leave Friday. I will take the top 3 nominees and have a final vote next week.
Open House Feb. 20th
The course selection meeting will be in the cafeteria for current 6th and 7th graders from 6:00-6:30. (Just FYI in case a parent asks)
We will host a second meeting at 7:15 for current 5th graders (incoming 6th graders). If you want to show off your club, program, etc to incoming students we will set up tables in the cafeteria. You need to let Sandra Carter know if you need a table.
STAAR Info
Everyone's favorite...STAAR! As we enter into the Spring semester, let's be aware of the testing days because they will be here before you know it. The testing dates are different from pervious years, so we wanted to give you a heads up for planning purposes. Please note that the testing dates and the rotation days will adjust our regular schedules for the majority of the campus.
Important dates for planning purposes-STAAR
Tuesday, April 7th-7th Writing/8th Math (6th will be in STAAR rotations)
Wednesday, April 8th-8th Reading (6th and 7th grade will be in STAAR rotations)
Thursday, April 9th-Make Up tests
Friday, April 10th-Bad Weather Day
Tuesday, May 5th-Algebra
Thursday, May 7th-8th Science (6th/7th will be in STAAR Rotations)
Friday, May 8th-Social Studies (6th/7th will be in STAAR Rotations)
Tuesday, 12th-6th/7th Math test, 8th grade math retest (8th will be in STAAR rotations)
Wednesday, May 13th-6th/7th Reading test, 8th grade reading retest (8th will be in STAAR rotations)
Spring Dance Feb. 28th
Student Transfers for Employees
SEE EMAIL from Elena Rodriguez on January 8th for forms
Student transfer petition request for MISD employees for the 2020-21 school year will only be accepted from January 7 to January 31,2020. Petitions submitted outside the acceptance dates will not be processed or retained. The student transferring must be the child of an MISD employee. This benefits does not extend beyond the parent-child relationship. Substitutes and contracted services employees (Durham Bus Services and Aramark Food Services) are not eligible.
NEW THIS YEAR:
The transfer petition form needs to be completed ONLY if any of the following apply:
· student is new to MISD
· student moved since the last transfer petition request was submitted
· student resides outside the MISD attendance boundaries
· student is changing from elementary to middle school or from middle school to high school