LVHS Weekly!
Excellence In All We Do.
March 2, 2020
CALENDAR THIS WEEK:
Monday, March 2 -
B Day
Social Studies and Spanish PLC - Common Planning
Cheer clinic 6:30 - 8:00, gym
Tuesday, March 3 -
A Day
PLC - Math - Common planning meeting
Boys Golf at Wimberley
Algebra Benchmark in Auxiliary Gym
Softball vs La Vega CANCELLED
Baseball at home vs Lanier
Wednesday, March 4 -
Faculty Meeting, 7:30 am, Coach Kassell's Room - Mr. Webb will be presenting information about the upcoming bond election and any remaining time can be spent finishing your CIP from last week.
B Day
English, Math, Science, Social Studies - TELPAS Writing Samples due to English teachers/Stu by 4:00 pm!
Biology Benchmark in Auxiliary Gym
PLC - Science - Common planning meeting
Cheer clinic 6:30 - 8:00, gym
Thursday, March 5 -
A Day
Powerlifting Meet at home, beginning at 4:00 pm
PLC - ELA - Common planning meeting and TELPAS writing collection check-in
Comfort Track Meet
Campus Improvement Council Meeting, 4:00, Room A106
TELPAS Reading at LVHS 8 - 11
District OAP at LVHS PAC during the day
Friday, March 6 -
B Day
JV and Varsity Baseball at home, 4:00 pm
Varsity Baseball at Marion Tournament
District OAP at LVHS PAC during the day
Burnet Softball Tournament
Saturday, March 7 -
Powerlifitng Regionals at Academy High School
Burnet Softball Tournament
Sunday, March 8 -
Cheer Clinic 5-8 pm
Social emotional tidbit of the week...
Thanks, Mrs. Huerta for sharing this great info!
just wanted to be sure english, math, science, and social studies teachers saw that the telpas writing samples are due to Stu or the students' English teachers by 4:00 pm on 3/4. Thanks!
LVISDEF GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MARCH 24th!
Click here to access the form: http://www.lagovistaisd.net/default.aspx?name=edfound.application
Spring Break will be here!
Faculty Meeting again this Week!
IF YOU TEACH math, science, or social studies - read carefully...
The TELPAS Writing collection window opened February 10, so you can begin collecting their writing right away. Please make sure the student's full name and the date are at the top of the paper. Cathy Evans included a list of our ELLs and the teacher responsible for collecting samples, and those English teachers will be communicating with you as well.
The deadline to get samples to the student's English/Language Arts teacher is March 2. Please return samples directly to the English teacher of record, or to Stu Taylor- do not leave them in a teacher's mailbox! They are regarded as official testing documents.
SCHOOL SAFETY - YOU ARE A BIG PART OF IT
A couple of reminders:
- Keep your classroom door locked.
- Always make sure visitors have a badge. If not, alert the front office immediately. Ask the visitor to go get checked in.
- Never prop open doors, including the outside doors.
- Encourage students to share concerns about other students - using SafeAlert (you should have an info poster in your room) or by confiding in an adult.
- Take concerns and threats seriously - contact the office if concerns arise.
- Be in the hallways during passing periods.
- Don't be afraid to be a little paranoid - alert the office if you have a concern ASAP.
- If you see something that should result in a lockdown (think active shooter), be prepared to use the phone system to alert the school. Do not count on someone else to make that call.
Oldies but goodies...
Lesson Planning Template
Student-centered Warm-Up
Anticipatory Set
Content
Guided Practice
Formative Assessment
Individual Practice
Formative Assessment
Here it is if you would like to check it out: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IsGfFVeDAcb5snYG7ICXI1oXrNexQfo10vypEt7Imbk/edit?usp=sharing
Semester Exam Exemptions
Juniors and Seniors at Lago Vista High School with no outstanding fines or monetary obligations may be exempt from a final (second semester ONLY) exam if they meet the following criteria and follow the guidelines as written below:
Attendance Criteria:
Perfect Attendance during the second semester in ALL YOUR CLASSES: EXEMPT 3 FINALS.
NO MORE THAN 1 DAY ABSENT TOTAL in the second semester: EXEMPT 2 FINALS.
NO MORE THAN 2 DAYS ABSENT TOTAL in the second semester: EXEMPT 1 FINAL.
A student who has missed more than 6 absences per period in any class for the year may not be eligible to exempt ANY exams.
Grade Criteria: At least an 80% semester average and an 75% final (yearly) average in the class the student is exempting.
Guidelines:
· Exempting a final exam does not entitle a student to be absent on the day or period of the final. Students must still attend classes, regardless of exemptions earned. Students absent during finals will lose their exemptions in accordance with the above exemption criteria.
· For the sake of exemptions, any attendance disputes must be addressed and resolved with the attendance clerk within 3 school days of the absence or tardy.
· If you fail to meet the attendance eligibility requirements because of additional absences, you will receive an Incomplete in the course you requested to exempt. You will have 10 school days to come in and take the missed exam before a zero is recorded in its place.
The following absences do not affect exemption status:
1. Medical appointments which are documented with a doctor’s note furnished to the attendance office upon return to school.
2. Funeral for immediate family members up to 3 days.
3. School functions.
4. Religious holidays.
5. Military deployment of an immediate family member.
6. Required court dates.
7. College days (up to 2 per year).
FIRST 15, LAST 15 MINUTES OF CLASS ARE A NO FLY ZONE. DON'T ALLOW STUDENTS TO LEAVE YOUR CLASS DURING THESE TIMES. FIRST 5, LAST 5 DURING ADVISORY.
Attendance Errors
If you need to correct an attendance error, you must complete the following form for documentation purposes:
Any correction that Abigayle makes must have a paper trail leading back to you!
Thanks!
Anonymous Alert System
Users may anonymously report concerns 24-7-365 via the StayALERT website, an e-mail, a phone call to a recorded and monitored line, or via a text message from a cell phone. Photos and video clips pertaining to the StayALERT report may be included. No special app required! Reportable information will be forwarded in a timely manner to a pre-designated school official for review.
To make a report, use one of the methods below:
Website: stayalert.info
Call or Text: (206) 406-6485
Email: report@stayalert.info
Positive Affirmations for students and staff!
https://forms.gle/rVbYxwAZmvh2Wgma6
Club or UIL Academic Sponsor?
Please add your meeting time to this schedule so we know who has what and when -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zgVbittNBpzB1B96FC6iGsTBKkfMI9ro0ZT6RFNxn5Y/edit?usp=sharing
Students will need to have passes to leave advisory to go to a club. If we can't get this organized and we end up having a lot of students wandering the hallways, we will have to go back to clubs only on Fridays. :(
Read this- put in zeroes for missing work
Please be sure to enter zeroes as they happen. You will also notice that students are often quicker to turn in their late assignments when there is a zero as a placeholder instead of an X.
Of course, when they turn in the assignment late, you can change it (Stu wanted me to put that part in there in case you were confused).
Thank you!!!!
Does the re-do policy apply to nine weeks tests?
However, remember, they need to submit the re-do form within 2 days of receiving their posted grade.
That might mean you have to turn in an incomplete for them and then they have until the following Friday at 4:00 pm to update the grade.
Advisory Changes Protocol
If you would like to make a change to a student in your advisory, you need to send an email requesting the change to Mrs. Huerta and include the teacher who is the current advisory teacher of the student.
That way everyone is in the loop.
If you don't do it this way, Mrs. Huerta will send the email back to you!
check this out! Students must complete this form to retest/redo!
hall passes
Access it here: https://drive.google.com/a/lagovista.txed.net/file/d/0B9GUQCF2uqLcN1luZTFtZUtVYkU/view?usp=sharing
UPDATED - Minimum Number of Assignments (LVISD policy):
• Daily = 20% - minimum of 9 required per 9 weeks
• Formative Assessment = 35% - minimum of 6 required per 9 weeks
• Major Grades = 45% - minimum of 4 required per 9 weeks
Remember, grades must be updated WEEKLY.
At least 3 of the formative and/or daily assignments must be a writing assignment each 9 weeks.
Every Wednesday in LVISD is college day! Be sure to sport your favorite college's gear.
positive behavior reinforcers.
Make sure you sign it (legibly) and then the students write their name on it and come to the reception desk to put their tickets in the bucket. Please do not send them during instructional time (I know...you wouldn't think of it)! Thanks!