SLE News
May 22 - 25
Awards This Week - 8:00am
Tuesday - First Grade
Wednesday - Second Grade
Monday - 9:30ish - CHHS Graduation Walk
On Monday approximately 70 seniors from CHHS will arrive at our campus for a graduation walk. To show our appreciation and respect for their accomplishments we will have the chance to cheer them on as they parade through our halls. There will be an announcement made around 9:20 asking you to line your students up in the halls. (Sitting would be preferred).
Fifth graders will be lined up in the foyer since they will be in specials. Once they arrive you will hear the graduation march and they will proudly walk our halls. Please take this opportunity to talk to your students about graduation and the importance of setting long term goals!
Tuesday - Short Faculty Mtg
Thursday - EOY LPAC Meetings
Thursday 8:00am TEAMS Program
Friday - Teacher & Student Holiday
Monday - May 29th Student & Teacher Holiday
Thank you SONIC
MAKER Summer Camps
Night at the Rangers
I emailed you a flyer with all of the details!
Teachers - Just so you know!
STAAR Portal: The announcement about the STAAR Parent Portal has been posted on the District Web Page and Campus Web Pages.
There will not be an email blasted to parents of fifth and eighth grade parents. You can place this announcement in your newsletters to inform parents or send a blast out as you see appropriate.
Parents of other students who tested in March are a bit confused as to why their scores are not present yet. Scores for third through eighth will be posted in the Parent Portals on June 14. Printed copies of the CSR's will arrive in the district by July 10. They will be available for viewing online by June 30.
Not far from....NEAR POD!
Nearpod for GCISD Teachers: At the request of many teachers, all GCISD K-12 teachers will soon have access to the District Edition of Nearpod.com, a presentation tool that works on any device. Teachers should receive a "welcome email" from Nearpod very soon. If they already have a free account it will simply be a welcome message. If they do not currently have an account the email will include their account credentials.
Some features included in the district edition include:
- More storage space
- 3D objects
- Virtual reality field trips
- Student notes and other interactive features
- Student paced mode/homework mode
- Access to all content - over 4,000 lessons from third party publishers
- Digital Citizenship Curriculum from Common Sense Media
- Private shared library- ability to create lessons and share them with all teachers at the site/district
- Complete integration with Google Classroom/Apps
For more information about Nearpod, check out their Youtube channel. When teachers receive the welcome email, they should begin exploring. There will be upcoming opportunities for professional learning.
ePortfolio's
ePortfolio End-of-year Procedures: It's the time of year for elementary students to create their Google Site ePortfolio. Please remind teachers to follow the End of Year Procedures for ePortfolios located on the Elementary ePortfolio Site.
Share with your parents!
Summer Boredom Busters 2017: The instructional coaches have compiled a calendar of Summer Activities for Students. Please share in your parent newsletter! http://bit.ly/gcisdsummer2017
FYI - Send in your newsletters
Math Telescoping Exams – June 28, 2017
Testing opportunities for telescoping in math for the 2017-2018 school year are available this summer for GCISD students who are completing grades K through 7. The Math Telescoping Information Packet is available on the district website under the For Parents and Students Directory by selecting the link for Acceleration Exams, Math Telescoping, Grades K-7.
Parents will find information about the requirements to qualify for Math Telescoping and instructions about the TWO STEP Online Registration Process. There will be links to print the Information packet, begin the TWO STEP Online Registration Process to register for the summer exams, view the TEKS on the TEA website, and download Study Guides for the exams purchased from UT-Austin.
The online registration form will go live on May 11th for the June 28 th test administration.
Important dates are listed below:
Summer Exam Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 9:00 am
Colleyville Middle School
Online Registration Opens: May 11, 2017
Online Registration Closes: May 25, 2017
The online registration form will become unavailable on: May 26, 2017
Exam Fee Payment Deadline: May 31, 2017