Grizzly Weekly
Week of September 25th - 29th
HOW CAN I REIMAGINE THE "ROAR" AS A TEACHER EVERY DAY?
A Note From Your Admin Team
Dear Grizzlies,
Happy Monday! We hope you had a restful weekend. Today, we will start week 1 of the 2nd 6 weeks of this 2023-2024 school year.
Please make sure you have your small group lesson plans uploaded in the Gilbert shared drive. Please make sure you have all parts of your TODAY agenda posted in the front of the room.
Let me hear you ROAR!!!!!!
Everyday is a new day to reset!
Teaching at high levels = Students learning at high levels
Who's Better Than Us? NOBODY!!!
Your Admin Team.
What's Happening This Week?
Monday, September 25
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- Happy Monday!
- Small Group Lesson Plans due by 7:30am
- Library Closed Today
- Please make sure your TODAY is posted for your content area (must be visible)
- SpEd Purposeful Planning Day
- Ms. Valtierra @ LPAC Meeting @ 1:00pm-4:00pm
Tuesday, September 26
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- CTMs -ALL (all contents) 5th grade -Discuss BOY Data
- Mrs. Esslinger @ Librarian 8:00am-4:00pm -Stipes
- Ms. Valtierra @ AP Meeting 8:30am-11:30am TR 1&2
- Ms. Avalos @ AP Meeting 1:00pm-4:00pm TR 1&2
Wednesday, September 27
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- $2 Free Choice Dress
- CTMs -ALL (all contents) Kinder- 4th grade -Discuss BOY Data
- Mrs. Miner & Mrs. Nicholas @ Interventionist Meeting @ 8:00am-3:30pm TR 5
- Faculty Meeting @ 3:45pm-5:00pm Cafeteria (MTSS & Safety)
Thursday, September 28
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- OLC Visit -Slade & Vo @ 8:40am-2:00pm
Friday, September 29
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- OLC Visit -Ortiz & Trejo @ 8:40am-2:00pm
- Ms. Avalos @ HR Academy Training @ 8:30am-11:30am
- Ms. Valtierra @ HR Academy Training @ 12:30pm-3:30pm
What's Happening Next Week?
October -Dyslexia Awareness Month
Monday, October 2
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- School Custodian Day - Let's show our custodians some APPRECIATION.
- Small Group Lesson Plans due by 7:30am
- Please make sure your TODAY is posted for your content area (must be visible)
Tuesday, October 3
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- CTMs- Kinder - 5th grade ELAR -Cancelled
- Ms. Ruiz & Mandi @ Principal Meeting @ 8:00am-4:30pm Ad Bld. TR 1& 2
- Mrs. Daniel's Baby Shower @ 3:30pm-4:30pm Library
Wednesday, October 4
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- CTMs- Kinder - 5th grade Math/Science 5 -Cancelled
- Faculty Meeting @ 3:45pm-5:00pm Cafeteria
Thursday, October 5
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- CTMs- Pre-K -Cancelled
- Parent-Teacher Conference Day/ Student Holiday
Friday, October 6
- Please make sure you do your 8:00 a.m. attendance!
- Fall Break No School
- Fall Break No School
Upcoming Dates...
10/10 National School Lunch Week
10/10 3rd Grade @ Planetarium Field Trip
10/11 $2 Free Choice Dress
10/11 2nd Grade Math Fact Fluency Training @ 8:00am-11:00am ( Quijano, Tovar, Marquez) Ad. Bldg. TR5
Grizzly Highlights....
Thank you Mrs. Rios for creating a positive learning environment and empowering students to write affirmations.
Reminders
Parent Positive Communication
- Please make sure you have ONE positive communication (phone call, Class Dojo message, email, etc.) with each student's parents by Friday, September 1st.
T-TESS Refresher Information
- Teachers who have already been evaluated using the T-TESS system will need to complete the one-hour refresher course.
- This is an asynchronous course and is linked here.
- Deadline to complete this course is September 1st.
- If you have not been evaluated by T-TESS please see your appraiser for your course information.
Annual Compliance E-Courses
- Please visit the Required Trainings page in order to have access to the 5 Compliance Modules for this school year.
- Part of Module One is downloading/signing/uploading the Employee Handbook Acknowledgement Form into Strive as well as in your Grade Level/Team Folder inside the Shared Gilbert Drive. (Irving ISD STAFF Handbook Forms folder)
Appliance Guidelines
- One refrigerator per classroom- $40 yearly fee
- Microwaves are no longer allowed, except in common areas (teacher lounge/PLC room)
- Appliance Guidelines/Permit
- Print/fill out permit and submit the form along with fee to Magda by Friday, Sept. 22
- Check or Money Order ONLY (NO cash or credit/debit cards accepted)
GRADES
Progress Reports
- Only 2nd-5th grade students
- Minimum of 3 minor and 1 major grade should be recorded
- Load from INTERIM PROGRESS screen when finished/before the date and time due
Report Cards
PK-1
- Designated competencies MUST be assessed
2nd-5th
- Minimum of 5 minor grades and 2 major grades
- Conduct (behavior) grades for ALL subjects
- Homeroom teachers must enter + or - for Academic Work Habits
- Load from REPORT CARD screen when finished
- Use the report card codes as appropriate (especially for our SpEd students)
- Be consistent across your grade level
Professional Dress
Monday- Thursday
- Mondays will be College Spirit Days. Staff may wear a College shirt with professional bottoms NOT jeans.
- Gilbert polo shirts are ok any day with slacks/skirts.
Friday
- Staff may wear nice jeans with a Gilbert polo or t-shirt OR a team shirt (ex. "Kinder Team Rocks" shirt.)
Irving Schools Foundation Giving Campaign
Irving School’s Foundation Giving Campaign has officially started. In the past we’ve been able to fund our “Once a Grizzly, Always a Grizzly” Scholarship through your donations. We would like to keep this scholarship alive! Here are suggested amounts to fund our “Once a Grizzly, Always a Grizzly Scholarship”. These are ONLY suggested amounts. Please donate whatever you are comfortable with.
- Paras- $3.00 a month for a total of $36.00.
- When you fill out your form you can have them deduct $3.00 each month from your check.
OR - You can have them deduct a one-time amount of $36.00.
- Professional Staff - $5.00 a month for a total of $60.00.
- When you fill out your form you can have them deduct $5.00 each month from your check.
OR - You can have them deduct a one-time amount of $60.00.
If you donate you can wear jeans EVERY Monday for the first semester (starting August 21st) and jeans the entire week of October 16th-20th. Click Here for the online donation form. If you would like a paper form, let Mrs. Esslinger know.
Please share the link above with any friends, family and/or social media to help Gilbert achieve their goal of $6224!
IMPORTANT LINKS
STAFF Information
CTM's
- Tuesdays: Kinder - 5th ELAR
- Wednesdays: Kinder-5th Math/Science (5)
- Thursdays: Pre-K
Daycards
- Please make sure your daycard is up to date (recess, small groups etc...).
- Make sure your daycard is uploaded into your google folder.
- Make sure your updated daycard is posted outside your door.
- Interventionists are creating schedules and will go by your daycard.
September Birthdays
LaKeshia McGee 9/2
Juan Rivera 9/7
Lucy Hellerman 9/11
Coach Allred 9/17
Amy Quillen 9/23
Laura Banda 9/27