Hoot Hoot Herald
October 24-28, 2016
Happy Friday!
Faculty Meeting on Monday - 3:15 in the library.
Topics include: 1. Carla Benberg - Author of What You Can, When You Can!
2. Admin Team - Party Like It's 504!
Not only is Connie Soong the Texas Education Chinese Teacher of the Year but now she is the overall Texas Foreign Language Educator of the Year! She will now be considered for the Regional Foreign Language Educator of the Year! GO CONNIE!
Go Chelsea Stover ! Chelsea passed her counselor exam and now has her Master's degree in counseling!
Insurance:
AISD Insurance Enrollers will be here on Monday to assist with insurance Enrollment. PLEASE be sure to sign up for a time slot. The sign up is on the white board in the lounge AND I have sent you an google doc sign up sheet as well. Also, if you have already signed up, please check your time and location.
Evaluations:
3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers and the SPED teachers will receive a google document from me today. Please open that doc and sign up for an evaluation time. All first semester evaluations need to be completed by November 16th. Please make sure that you have signed up for a time by next Friday. Other grade levels have been contacted by Mrs. Hill. Make sure that you sign up!
Want to Grow? Use the resources below to stretch yourself.
AISD Library Catalog:
Find out what resources are available through the AISD library catalog. Copy and paste the following link. Then, click on elementary.
http://catalog.austinisd.org/client/en_US/default/?
Try out MackinVia- find tons of books that students can read (or they can be read to --though the voice is kind of robotic); TeachingBooks- for meet the author videos; Tumblebooks-for tons of online books for students.
Literacy Plan:
How do the district norms fit with what is happening in your class every day? Which NORMS are you regularly successful with and which NORMS are you challenged to meet? Find the district norms on the Literacy Plan Website.
https://sites.google.com/a/austinisd.org/langarts/
Technology:
Living Tree is a portal to your classroom. Use it to share the fun learning activities that are happening in your class. Need help to get started? Ask James (or a Living Tree experienced teammate) to help you get started. It's super easy!
Interested in online portfolios? Check out seesaw. Nina Quinton will be giving us a brief tutorial November. Check it out! http://web.seesaw.me/
MobyMax:
Looking for an online enrichment tool for all subjects? Go to Mobymax.com
You can log on with your email address. If you can't remember your password, simply click on "I don't remember my password". It will prompt you to reset your password.
Once on the site, you can watch a tutorial video or begin exploring. Your class should be listed under "roster". If you don't see your current class there, please contact James.
You can click on any subject, go to the library, and assign lessons. Brandon Hall will be giving us a tutorial in November.
Computer Lab News
I will start teaching the Digital Citizenship lessons in on Oct 24. That will give us 4 weeks to complete the training for each class. Please contact me if you have questions.
We need everyone to find time for your refugees and other ESL students use Imagine Learning during the school day. The student's ID number is their username and their password (no S at the beginning). This is a great program for language acquisition! We have a grant for all our ESL students to use it but so far only about 20 have logged in this year. The district will evaluate our usage to determine if they will renew it for Doss in December. --James
Counselor Corner
OCTOBER:
- WORLD UNITY AND NO PLACE FOR HATE -
- STUDENTS ARE PLEDGING TO MAKE DOSS A NO PLACE FOR HATE BY CREATING A UNITY CHAIN AFTER READING THE BOOK - SAME, SAME, BUT DIFFERENT DURING LIBRARY TIME.
- WELLNESS WEEK - OCT. 24 -28
- FOCUSING ON MAKING HEALTHY DECISIONS
Computer Lab
Oct 24-28
Monday
8:00 Soong (1)
8:45 Chiu
9:30 Stover
11:00 Mowry
11:45 Hello
1:15 Francis
Tuesday
8:00 Sprague (K)
8:45 Barrick
9:30 Collins
10:15 Jones
11:45 CI 4th
12:30 Evans
1:15 Hyvl
Wednesday
8:00 Plaisance
8:45 Smith
9:30 Elbrecht
11:45 Carroll
12:30 Hall
1:15 Bones
2:00 Truesdale
Thursday
8:00 Johnson
8:45 Warner
9:30 Vrba
10:15 Folts
11:00 Raup
11:45 Means
1:15 Gall
2:00 Singerman
Friday
8:00 Hodges
8:45 Lauck
9:30 Hayes/Baehr
10:15 Eddleton
11:00 Stone
12:30 5th Grade
1:15 5th Grade
2:00 5th Grade
Calendar
Saturday, October 22
Batteries/Oil/Paint Collection Event, 8-10am, Far West Doss Teacher parking lot
Monday, October 24
Faculty Meeting
Insurance Enrollers here
Library-B week
Tuesday, October 25
Reflections entries are due today.
Wednesday, October 26
5th grade Campout
2nd grade-Fun with Chemistry, Cafe, 8-9am
Thursday, October 27
5th grade Campout
Friday, October 28
5th grade Campout
3rd grade field trip-9-2, Stunt Ranch
Sunday, October 30
H'owl Carnival, 2-5pm
Monday, October 31
Library- A week
2nd grade field trip, Bob Bullock Museum, 11-1:30
Tuesday, November 1
Wednesday, November 2
Science Fair Information Session (s)
For Parents:
7:45-8:30am, 12-1, library
For parents and students:
6-7pm, library
Thursday, November 3
Photo Retakes, today in the cove of the library, 7:45-10am
Friday, November 4
Sunday, November 6
Daylight Savings- Please set your clocks back an hour.
Library News and Schedule
Library Collaboration Schedule
Monday, October 24th
8:10 Sprague, Plaisance
9:00 Baehr, Hayes
9:40 Hello, Lauck
10:30 Jones, Carroll
noon Crawford
October 24-28- B Week
LIBRARY NEWS
Nov. 4th 9:45-10:30 Shannon & Dean Hale (Princess in Black) 1st & 2nd
Nov. 14-19- AISD Dome- all classes