Smoke Signals: Staff Edition
January 8-12, 2018
Calendar events for the week...
Monday, 1/8:
- Staff work day, casual dress
- 8:30- Office Team Meeting- Burkhalter, East, Taylor, Horn, Bigler, Stifle, Bisby; conference room
- 10:00 - 5th grade DCA #2 Data Dig
- 10:30 - Tricaster replacement/training, Burkhalter, East, Gonzalez, Redd
- 2:30 - Grade Level Leader Meeting
Tuesday, 1/9:
- Dress - Jeans and collared Shackelford Shirts (Green or Black shirts)
- 8:30 - Spring Convocation, FAC
- 10:00 - K-2 with Karin Polk, Library; 3-5 with Tricia Peyrot, Room 201
- 11:00 - 3-5 with Karin Polk, Library; K-2 with Tricia Peyrot, Room 201
- 12:00 - Lunch on your own
- 1:30 - staff meeting, Topic: Rezoning & spring updates, Library
- 3:00 - STEAM Night, Science Fair, STEM expo Committee Meeting, library (Burkhalter)
- 3:00 - Clubs committee Meeting, conference room (East)
- 4:00 - End of work day
Wednesday, 1/10:
- First day of Spring Semester!
- Begin MOY assessment window - DRA, Istation, Education Galaxy 1/10 - 2/2
Thursday, 1/11:
Friday, 1/12:
- 9:30 - 5th grade field trip to WHS
- 2nd report card goes home
Monday, 1/15:
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed, No School
Coming up next...Mark your calendars!
January
1/17 - 4th ELAR DCA window
1/18 - 3rd ELAR DCA window
1/19 - School Wide Spelling Bee, cafeteria
1/24 - 3:30 - Staff Meeting, library
1/25 - all day, January RTI meetings
1/26 - Parent Brown Bag Lunch, Topic: Personal Safety - Please add this to grade level newsletters
1/26 - Club Day #1
1/27 - 4th & 5th grade UIL, Ennis
1/29 - 5th Math DCA window
Februrary
Week of 2/5 - 2/9 - Spring Book Fair
2/5- 3rd Math DCA window
2/7 - Goodies with Grandfriends; No Homework Night
2/8 - Muffins with Moms; 2nd, 4th Math DCA window; 5th ELAR DCA window
2/8 - Family STEAM Night
2/9 - Donuts with Dad
Week of 2/12 - 2/16 - Random Acts of Kindness Week
2/13 - 3:30 - Valentine's Dance
2/14 - Valentine Parties
2/15 - Spring Pictures
2/16 - 8:00, Ronald McDonald Assembly
2/19 - Bad Weather Day
2/20 - Benchmark Window - 4th Writing, 5th Math
2/20 - 2nd DCA Window
2/21 - Benchmark - 5th Reading
2/21 - Staff Meeting
2/22 - RTI Meetings
2/23 - DEAR Day
2/23 - Club Day #2
2/26 - 4/6 - Telpas Window
2/27 - CAT Meeting #3; 4th ELAR DCA Window
March
3/1 - 1st grade program
3/5 - Benchmark Window - 3 &4 Reading & Math, 5th Science
3/6 - 3rd ELAR DCA Window
3/12-16 - Spring Break
3/21 - 5th Math DCA Window
3/21 - Staff Meeting
3/23 - 1st grade Go Van Gogh
3/23 - Parent Brown Bag Lunch, Topic: TBD
3/29 - Breakfast with the Board, 7:00 am
3/29 - RTI Meetings
3/29 - No Homework Night
3/30 - Good Friday, No School
April
4/1-20 - STAAR Alt 2 Window
4/2 - 5th ELAR DCA Window
4/9 - 3rd Grade Math DCA Window
4/9 - No Homework Night
4/10 - STAAR 4th writing, 5th Math
4/11 - STAAR 5th Reading
4/18 - Staff Meeting
4/19 - 4th Math DCA Window
4/19 - Ladies First Field Trip
4/23-5/18 - EOY Assessment Window - Istation, DRA, Education Galaxy
4/24 - CAT Meeting #4
4/24 - 3rd ELAR DCA Window
4/25 - 4th ELAR DCA Window
4/25 - Brown Bag Lunch - Topic: Preparing for Junior High
4/26 - RTI Meeting
4/26 - 2nd Grade Go Van Gogh
4/26 - 2nd Grade Program
4/29-5/18 - 5th grade Technology Assessment Window
May
5/3 - 2nd grade Math DCA Window
5/4 - No Homework Night
5/9 - 2nd grade ELAR DCA Window
5/14 - STAAR 3 & 4 Math, 5 Math Retest
5/15 - STAAR 3 & 4 Reading, 5 Reading Retest
5/16 - STAAR 5 Science
5/17 - RTI Meetings
5/18 - EOY party/field day
5/21 - Seniors Serve Day
5/22 - 5th grade Talent Show
5/22- 6:30 - Kindergarten Program
5/23 - 8:30 - 1st grade awards; 9:30 - 2nd grade awards
5/24 - 8:30 - 3rd grade awards; 9:30 - 4th grade awards
5/25 - 8:15 - 5th grade Elephant Walk, 8:30 5th grade awards
5/25 - Early Release, Last day of school
5/28 - Memorial Day, Staff & Student Holiday
5/29 - 31 - Professional Development & Sign outs
June
6/1, 6/4 - Flex Days
6/14 - Last day for office staff
Week of 6/25 - STAAR, 3rd Administration
STEM Expo
Waxahachie ISD will host our first district-wide STEM Expo on Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 10:00am – 2:00pm.
What: STEM challenges, STEM demonstrations and STEM competitions for all ages! Perot TECH Truck! WISD Elementary Science Fair! Robotics Competitions! Door Prizes! Food Trucks!
Where: Waxahachie Ninth Grade Academy
When: Saturday, February 3, 2018 10:00am – 2:00pm
Who: All WISD Families and Waxahachie Community Members
Cost: FREE!
Please help us advertise early so families can save the date! Prizes will be given to campuses with the highest attendance. Ideas for advertising: Include WISD STEM Expo information in weekly parent newsletters & class digital communication forms, talk about the WISD STEM Expo on the announcements each day as students give a STEM related tidbit/fact/vocabulary challenge, encourage student groups to make WISD STEM Expo posters for the hallways, create a campus based incentive for the class with the most people in attendance at the WISD STEM Expo, reward all students who attend the WISD STEM Expo with a prize such as a “homework pass” and most importantly…get excited YOURSELF because we all know that is the best way to get our KIDS excited too!
We will award monthly prizes for staff members who have the most tweets/posts using #wisdstemexpo2018. STEM prizes will be awarded for the months of November, December, January and February.
If you have any questions, please contact me!
Sincerely,
Melissa Abadie
Elementary STEM/Science Curriculum Coordinator
Waxahachie ISD
Follow us digitally at the following links...
Shackelford Elementary
Assistant Principal: Rusty East
Counselor: Monica Taylor
Email: tburkhalter@wisd.org
Website: http://schools.wisd.org/default.aspx?name=ses.homepage
Location: 1001 Butcher Road, Waxahachie, TX, United States
Phone: 972-923-4666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shackelford-Elementary-1448766682078574/?fref=ts
Twitter: @ShackelfordWISD