January 13th, 2020 Pony News
Game On! Let's Create Champions!
How do we support the Mission and Vision each day?
Remember you are the Heroes for our Ponies!
LVES Campus Targeted Improvement Plan
Cycle 1: Campus Leadership will create a focus approach to look for specific skills in lesson plans during observations.
Differentiated small group lessons
Behavior Contracts
CYCLE 2: STAFF WILL RECEIVE TRAINING ON COOPERATIVE STRATEGIES- Fan - n - Pick (Table)
- Student 1: Fans the cards
- Student 2: Picks and reads
- Student 3: Answers -
- Student 4: Tutors or praises
Staff Learning
1. Celebration
3. Cultural Proficiency:
- Please read this article prior to the Staff Learning: Two Minutes to Better Behavior
- Small Group Things in Common - 5-10 minutes
- Please read December's and January's Chapters. Think on the following as you read:
I will apply this knowledge in my class by ________.”
“The impact on my teaching will be ________ because ________.”
“The impact on the students’ learning will be ________ because ________.
“In order to be a more effective culturally responsive teacher, I will ___
Weather and Safety Drills - January 15, 2020
Please take a look at this document and prepare for the upcoming drills. Below you will find a tentative schedule for the drills. Let me know if you have any questions.
9:00am – Lockout
9:05am – Lockdown
9:10am – Fire Drill
*back to class*
9:20am – Shelter in Place/Tornado
Level 1: A Tornado Watch has been issued / Conditions are right for a tornado / Thunder Storm – BUSINESS AS USUAL
Level 2: A Tornado Warning has been issued for your location – MOVE TO LOCATION
Level 3: A funnel cloud is sighted close to your location or conditions are deteriorating – DUCK AND COVER
New year! New Treatment Agreement!
Ms. Kilam's class - August Treatment Agreement
Ms. Kilam's class - January Treatment Agreement
A message from Mrs. Rachael Myers
- Essilor vision clinic coming on Monday the 13th and Monday the 27th? Remember we will be pulling kids from class to have their eyes checked and new glasses made.
- The work wellness screenings is on Monday January 27th.
Instructional Support Staff of the Year - and New to Lewisville Staff of the Year Nominations 2020
Select a nominee for our very own Lewisville Elementary Instructional Support Staff of the Year and New to Lewisville.
Finalist will be selected from the nominees and voted on for the Instructional Support Staff of Year and New to Lewisville.
This staff member will be honored with a ticket to the LISD Banquet in April.
Our Pony Week!
Monday, January 13th
- Optional Lunch with the Principal During Scheduled Lunch Time .
- LA TEKS Study 2nd Grade
- Essilor vision clinic coming
Tuesday, January 14th
- 5th graders visit Delay
- Grade Level Team Meetings - After School
Wednesday, January 15th
- Staff Learning -Kindergarten Hosts
- WEATHER AND SAFETY DRILLS
- LA TEKS Study 1st Grade
Thursday, January 16th
- Tutoring .
- LA TEKS Study Kinder
- Burleson & Lawson RTI .
Friday, January 17th
- Spirit Day
- Awards Ceremony during specials
Upcoming Events
Monday, January 20th
- HOLIDAY
- MLK DAY
Tuesday, January 21h
- Grade Level Team Meetings - After School .
- LA TEKS Study 3rd Grade
Wednesday, January 22th
- Principal U
- LA TEKS Study 5th Grade
- Failure ARD Meetings
- Tutoring Burleson & Lawson 504
- LA TEKS Study 4th Grade
Friday, January 24th
- Spirit Day
Monday, January 27th
- 3rd - 5th istation check ins .
- Failure ARD Meetings
- New Teacher LISD Culture Training 3:15 to 4:00 (Mrs. Meyers).
- LA TEKS Study 2nd Grade
- The work wellness screenings
- Essilor vision clinic coming
Tuesday, January 28th
- 1st Progress Report of 3rd 9 week Grades Due @11:45 p.m.
- Grade Level Team Meetings - After School
Wednesday, January 29th
- STAFF MEETING: TELPAS training
- Meet with Counselors 2:00 to 3:00
- LA TEKS Study 1st Grade .
- Spring Group Picture
- Progress Reports Go Home
- Tutoring
Friday, January 31st
- Spirit Day
- Failure ARD meetings
- TELPAS - new rater online basic training due (certificate due to Mrs. Burleson)
Shout-Outs!
All Shout-Outs will be placed in a bucket, and students will draw one name for a week-long jeans pass, and draw three (3) names for week-long Pony Pride Parking spaces.
- Wanda Echevarria for going above and beyond to take care of my injury :) . When you retire, please open a 'take care of Laura' studio
Mr.Berg for the Christmas tree decoration idea! It was a great way to spread holiday cheer and it looked so nice in the halls!
- Ms.Hernandez for being so generous with her library for the middle school counselor's visit
- 5th grade teachers for being so flexible and helpful with all the moving parts to get the students ready for Delay!
- Shout out to the 3rd grade and 5th Grade teams for the great use of stations to reteach Science Standards.
- Shout out to Ms. Randall for her grade job during Science Walks :-)
- Thank you to Mrs. Veronica Hernandez for working so hard on the announcements every week.
- Thank you to all of the team leaders for their great attitude and for choosing to believe.
- Thank you to Mrs. Arocha that is always on time to her morning duty welcoming students.
- Thank you to Ms. Dickinson and Mrs. Morales for cleaning the special ed closet.
- Thank you to Mrs. Rockney for her kindness. Forever grateful.
- Thank you to Mrs. Salazar for her encouraging words and prayers.
- Thank you to Mrs. Franco for her leadership.
Happy January's Birthdays!
- Kilam, Kim - January 05
- Dickinson, Rosemary - January 20
- Wieczorek, Paul - January 23