Gattis Gossip
Volume 7, Issue 17 ----------------------------Jan. 12, 2015
Appreciation is due....
Robin Foerster, Marcy Pearson and 4th grade teachers as they are working hard to effectively meet the needs of a new student!
Kudos to all teachers who are already implementing the new learning about Writing in Science! Love seeing the work!
Thank you to grade level teachers for great collaborative work in our SST meetings this week!
Outside duties during the cold months are tough!! Thank you ALL for making sure our students are safe and that systems are running smoothly!
Congratulations to Jessica Del Real - Winner of Gattiland Teacher of the Month drawing!
Upcoming Weeks At Gattis...
Jan. 12-16, 2015
Universal Screeners continue (See schedules emailed by interventionists.)
Monday
- 8:00 Annual ARD
- 8:55 Brief ARD
- 9:50 Brief ARD
- 12:50 Annual ARD
- 1:45 Annual ARD
Tuesday
- Jennifer at Principals' Meeting
- 8:00 Annual ARD
- 12:00 Initial ARD
- 12:55 504
- 3:00 504 (5th grader)
- 8:00 3rd grade Award Assembly
- 8:10 PDAS (Lucas)
- 8:55 1st grade Award Assembly
- 9:00 PDAS (Lucas)
- 9:40 Kinder Award Assembly
- 10:30 PDAS (Lucas)
- Vertical Team Meetings
Thursday
- 8:00 4th grade Award Assembly
- 8:00 PDAS (Lucas)
- 8:55 5th grade Award Assembly
- 9:40 2nd grade Award Assembly
- 9:50 PDAS (Carley)
- 10:40 PDAS (Lucas)
- 12:00 PDAS (Lucas)
Friday
- 8:55 Brief ARD
- 8:50-9:50 Austin Jazz in cafeteria (3rd-5th grades)
- 10:00 PDAS (Lucas)
Coming up soon!
- Jan 6-30 MOY BAS window for 1st - 5th grade
- Jan. 7-15 Universal Screeners
- Jan. 12 Report cards go home
- Jan. 14 Vertical Team Meetings
- Jan. 14 Award Ceremonies ( 3rd-8 am; 1st- 8:55 am; K-9:40 am)
- Jan. 15 Award Ceremonies (4th- 8am; 5th- 8:55 am; 2nd-9:40 am
- Jan. 16 Austin Jazz 8:50-9:50 3rd-5th grades
- Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Day/ School Holiday
- Jan. 20 Leadership Meeting
- Jan. 21 Author Visit - Don Tate (K,1,2)
- Jan. 21 Faculty Meeting - Share leadership news with team
- Jan. 23 International Festival
- Jan 26-Feb. 20 MOY BAS window for Kinder
- Jan. 27 TAG Parent Social
- Jan. 29 Author Visit - Kate Klise (3,4,5)
- Jan. 29 6:30-7:30 Science Fair
- Feb. 3 6 pm Parent meeting at RMS for parents of 5th graders
- Feb. 4 RMS Counselor meets with triads in the library
- Feb. 4 11:30-12:30RMS Brown Bag meeting at Gattis for parents of 5th graders
- Feb. 4 Early Release
Happy Birthday, January!!!
Jan. 4 Jami Johnson
Jan. 5 Corrina Valle
Jan. 10 Gina Thomas
More About Slow Reading
STAAR Information
TEA Changes Testing Date for Grade 5 STAAR Math
TEA has announced that it will move the testing date for the STAAR mathematics assessment for grade 5 from March 30, 2015, to April 20, 2015. The testing dates in other subject areas will remain unchanged.CBA/ STAAR Ready Information
STAAR Ready
Please note that the math department is writing brand new questions for the STAAR Ready math assessments for grades 3, 4, and 5. Other subject areas may be using released STAAR tests. Unfortunately, there is no released STAAR test based on the new math TEKS. Instead we are writing all-new items based on the STAAR blueprints. The STAAR Ready assessment windows will open in mid- to late February.
Fall 3-5 Grade CBA Writing Prompts and 4th Grade Multiple Choice Writing CBA
Teacher Access to Analyzed Data can be found on the LA ARRC under the Curriculum Based Assessments tab or through this link.
Partners in Education
Please remember to use this link throughout the year to record any donors and partnerships. If you have guest speakers to your classroom or gradelevel, record the activity. Guest speakers would be recorded as partners rather than donors. Recording this information is an important piece of our accountability and allows our partners to be recognized for all they do for us.