Phillips Friday Focus
October 20, 2017
1st Quarter down, three to go...
Remember what John Hodge taught us a few months ago? I think it's a good time to revisit it and teach our students especially as their behaviors are escalating. This was his suggestion for students to survive a bad teacher. I don't believe we have those at Philips but we sure do have students that struggle to attend. It's my 22nd year in this business, and I see it more and more every year. I blame it on screen time, but that's a soap box for another day. If we don't capture their attention, we can throw our content to the wind.
S-Sit toward the front of the classroom
L- Lean forward
A- Ask questions
N- Nod your head
T- Talk to the teacher about content
I would say we lived up to our Pride Award!! Thank you to all that came and participated! :)
Staff Shout Outs!
To our UIL coaches!
Thank you for the gift of your time, energy, and effort!
Beverly Whitehead
Andi BlakeAngela Whiteman
Beth Weaver
Chris Hicks
Christie Miller
Julie Estes
Karla Powell
Leah Odom
Lee Dennie
Michaela Shemberger
Shana Holder
PTO Fall Festival, October 30, 6-8 pm
What's Ahead...
October 23- Red Ribbon Week starts
October 23-24-3rd grade CoGAT testing
October 25-26-Vision/Hearing Screening, 3rd grade and new 4th graders
October 26- 2:30 Campus Improvement Committee Meeting
October 27- Staff luncheon, Positive Behavior Bashes, TBD, 2:30?
October 30- Staff Jean Day, PTO Fall Festival, 6-8
October 31- Staff Jean Day
November 1- 8:15 load buses for Wizard of Oz performance at HS, all students and staff
November 8- 4th grade GT day, SST meetings, 4:00 Teacher meeting
November 9- Thanksgiving lunch
November 10- 3rd grade GT day
November 13- Math Benchmark
November 14- Reading Benchmark