Teach, LOVE, Inspire
Cool Cats Update
Week of March 19-23
Monday Motivation
Passion does not guarantee success. However, passion is the driving force and
a necessary ingredient for obtaining success. Passion fuels confidence, creates
excitement, and is contagious. When you’re passionate, you make those
around you feel excited, and everyone wins. Your passion can help you do
extraordinary things, and it has the power to spread to your students. It will
ignite their curiosity, and give them confidence to learn. Teaching comes with
hurdles and many obstacles. However, your passion will drive you to excel
despite the inevitable hurdles. Share your joy and your passion every day,
because passion never fails.
This Week's Reminders
3/20 - 4th grade Spaghetti Dinner 6:30 pm
3/22 - Fire Drill scheduled
3/21 - NO team meetings. Take time for TELPAS.
3/22 - Principles to Action book study
Team Leader Meetings
- Tuesday, March 27th - Discussion topics will be School Supply lists, (more to come)
Wednesday Meetings During your Conference Time
Everyone should have received a calendar invite for the meetings you would be expected to attend. Please check your calendar.
- March 21 & 28 - no meeting/ work on your Holistic Rating for TELPAS
Bobcat Gatherings on Thursdays
- March 22 - PtA Book study with Ashlee Smith (only math teachers)
- March 29 - Superintendent Dr. Mark Westfall & Chief Financial Officer Mr. Mark Youngs will present to SVES staff. Our PTA board and our families will also be invited.
Topics are subject to change!
Important Dates to Remember in March
Tuesday, March 20
- KISD Transfer Fair
Tuesday, March 20
- Spaghetti & Movie night - raising $ for 4th grade camp
Thursday, March 29
- PTA Spirit Night
Friday, March 30
- No School/Inclement Weather Make up Day
Coaching Schedule
- March 20 & 23 - Math Coaching w/ Ashlee Smith (Ashlee will be observing the writing model lessons with Tiffany on March 22)
- March 22 - Writing Model Lessons w/ Tiffany Neal (2nd - 4th only)
- March 29 - Writing Coaching w/ Tiffany Neal
PD Opportunity with EQ Credit
There are a couple of teachers who use Seesaw religiously at Caprock Elementary and their families love it. They are doing a training for their staff. Principal Amy Erb wanted me to let you know that if you are interested in learning more about it you are welcome to attend their training. It’s on March 20 from 4:00 – 5:00 in the Caprock library. I am putting the link below in case you are interested in signing up. You will earn 1 hour of EQ time!
https://keller.schoolobjects.com//wshop/default.aspx?cid=33972
Seesaw is a student-driven digital portfolio. Teachers can empower students to create, reflect, share, and collaborate. Students “show what they know” using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links. It’s simple to get student work in one place and share with parents, and nothing is shared without teacher approval. Here is a video with more information about it.
Information about Resignations
All contracted employees under a Probationary, Term or Continuing Contract, as per Board Policy DFE (Legal), may resign from their respective employment contract without penalty by filing a written resignation not later than the 45th day before the first day of instruction for the 2018-2019 school year. This year’s deadline is July 1, 2018, but because the resignation deadline date occurs on a Sunday and during the time that the District will be closed, all “walk-in” resignations must be delivered by 4:00 p.m. on June 28, 2018.
Other methods of delivery include U.S. mail, which must be mailed/postmarked by July1, 2018, or e-mail, from your Keller ISD e-mail account, date-stamped prior to 11:59 p.m. July1,2018.
Where in the World are Kristen, Anna and Jen?
- Kristen will be at a Principal Feeder Pattern meeting then a PTA Vendor Fair on Wednesday starting at 9:00 am. I may or may not be back on campus before the end of the school day. I am also leaving for a Common Assessment Committee meeting on Friday afternoon.
- Anna may be off campus Monday afternoon and all day Thursday & Friday.
- Jen will be on campus all week!
Employee Childcare
Save the Date!
Staff Remind
Text @c47d to the number 81010