Akers' Updates
November 30, 2018
School News
Current Enrollment: 983
It's not too late to join our book study! Over the break would be the perfect time to sit in your PJs and read! :) Grab the book (here's the amazon link if you need it) and then head over to classroom.google.com and use the plus sign to enter our class code: xo5uxx.
Our next Fri-Yay! is December 14th. Don't forget to start collecting exemplary student work to celebrate students and reinforce quality work! Think about what you want to reinforce and start looking for work you can celebrate!
This week's Purposeful PD was AMAZING!!!! Thank you so much to all of our presenters for sharing your knowledge with us! I know I learned so much from you! :) YOU ALL are AMAZING LEADERS of LEARNING! Great leaders grow others - so excited to see our staff growing one another! :)
Twitter as Professional Development
The #MakeDecemberMagic Challenge
As an added incentive to participate, for EACH tweet you send out to #MakeDecemberMagic AND #WeAreRennell (YOU NEED BOTH HASHTAGS), you will EARN A TICKET you can put in for some pretty amazing prizes such as:
Various Gift Cards
Sonic
Torchy’s
Chick-fil-A
A Wireless mouse (5 to give away)
Other prizes for your classroom
Duty Coverage for YOU
Duty Coverage for your WHOLE TEAM
Lunch Taxi for your WHOLE TEAM
Sonic Drinks for your WHOLE TEAM
Snack Basket for your WHOLE TEAM
… and the grand prize… A DAY OFF!!!
(Rennell provides sub - does not count as an absence!!!)
There will be more ways to earn tickets as we get further into December... but here's your first opportunity with #MakeDecemberMagic Challenge on Twitter! Get tweeting and learning and growing from what others tweet!
Rennell Tree Trimming!
Tweet of the Week!
edTech LIVE!
When? December 1, 2018 - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (CST) What? Topics Include:
Where? Online (See the Session Page)
What else?
- Come and Go Learning
- 45-minute sessions starting on the hour
Participants can earn a certificate of completion for 1 hour of Professional Development Credit by viewing each live session (for a total of 5 hours) and completing an online registration form. Certificates will be sent via email.
Here's the link to their website for ALL of their info and to attend sessions on Saturday!
Incentive Ideas for the Holiday Season
At-Risk Meetings on Wednesday
Looking Ahead
- Tuesday, December 4 - 7:45 CPOC Meeting in the Library
- Wednesday, December 5 - At-Risk Meetings during your planning time
- Wednesday, December 5 - PTO Chick-fil-A Night
- Thursday, December 6 - 7:50 Team Meeting with your APs
- Monday, December 10 - Garland for K/1
- Tuesday, December 11 - Garland for 2nd
- Tuesday, December 11 - Lifetouch Retakes and TX Roadhouse Night
- Tuesday, December 11 - Redtrizity Choirs at Towne Lake Boardwalk
- Wednesday, December 12 - Garland for 5th
- Thursday, December 13 - Committee Meeting Day
- Thursday, December 13 - Garland for 4th
- Friday, December 14 - Garland for 3rd
- Friday, December 14 - Fri-Yay!
- Tuesday, December 18 - Choir Holiday Concert, Santa, and Cookies!
- Thursday, December 20 - Staff Meeting at 7:50am
- Thursday, December 20 - School Spelling Bee
- Friday, December 21 - Winter Parties
Staff Shout Outs!
- Valerie Thurston for stepping it up and helping so much with our 5th grade writing craziness! - Allison Silvestri
- Jennifer Wilkerson for always asking about those we love who are ill and for checking on us when we are not 100%. Kindness is contagious. - Mary Ellen Truncali
- Thurston and Nguyen for teaching an AWESOME purposeful PD! - Jamie
- Should out to Emily Voight and Brittney Laurel for having great PBIS ideas for December and the winter season! Thanks Ladies!! -Kelsey
- Kelsey French - Thank you for building up the spirit of a student by asking him to showcase his talent in your classroom. -Valerie Thurston
- All the Staff for making field day wonderful for the kids. -Coach
- Tiffany Mauer...for being a GREAT Team player always willing to help. -D.Douglas
- Special thank you to everyone who supported me this week after the passing of my grandfather during Thanksgiving break. The staff at Rennell have become my second family and I don’t know what I would have done with out you guys! -Lauren Bottley
- Should out to Jamie Bales for helping me set up the SmartScope. So cool!!! From: Kelsey
- Shout out to Brittany Laurell! I loved presenting with you! You have amazing ideas! -Emily Voigt
- Katie Keating for working so hard to resolve our copy issues! You're amazing! -Melissa Smith
- Alison Silvestri for organizing a Wonder Kid to visit our school!
- Szkody for being such an amazing team player to move classrooms so we can support a new teacher.
- Rennell staff for the positivity and energy!