Monday Message
From the desk of Dr. Harrell
October 7, 2019
A few weeks ago I started sharing on all what ‘Believe in U’ stands for in my thoughts. As shared earlier we are encouraging campuses and programs to incorporate the ‘Believe in U’ phrase. For the ‘Believe in U’ message or any message to take a hold of a person, the people, and the organization must first have a strong belief in a positive, uplifting purpose and direction; one that changes lives and futures. One must believe there is something significant to gain and have purpose, have a goal or a vision of the future or they wander aimlessly in their work.
The following are different areas of belief I shared:
I ‘Believe in U’ – The Person, The Teacher
I ‘Believe in U’ - The Student
I ‘Believe in U’CISD – Our Educational Community
I ‘Believe in U’valde – The Uvalde Community
Now, to me the most Important Belief is to:
Believe in ‘U’ – ’U’rself
First and foremost, the attitude and belief a person must take are for one to believe in themselves, You must believe in You. Before you can be good for someone else, you have to be confident and believe in yourself. You have to trust yourself to do and say the right things, be nurturing and honest. We will all fall short at times no doubt we will fail, but remember “a person who never made a mistake never tried anything” Albert Einstein.
We have all been given gifts and abilities. So often we spend time looking at what gifts and influence we perceive that others possess yet we never spend enough time looking inward. You have to believe in your gifts, in your abilities, in your skills, and in who you are. We all have skills and we most certainly have gifts to share. The key is to be true to ‘U’rself, to be true to the very best that is in you, and to live your life consistent with your highest values and aspirations. To truly learn how to believe in yourself you have to reflect and find purpose. Trust yourself to Find your purpose – Live your purpose – Love your Purpose
I saw Rita Pierson speak a few years back. She was powerful. I’ve shared it before and I will share it again in the future. It is a classic reminder of why we do what we do! She speaks with truth, passion, and purpose.
Believe in ‘U’rself - Find ‘U’r purpose – Be a Champion
Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility of others into flames of achievement." --Golda Meir
I believe in ‘U’
Have a Wonderful Week
Dr. Hal Harrell
Superintendent
Every kid needs a champion - Rita Pierson
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Uvalde CISD Police Department is proud to announce the 2019 Bullying-Prevention Poster Contest
Uvalde CISD Police Department
is proud to announce the
2019 Bullying-Prevention Poster Contest
Contest Eligibility:
Uvalde CISD K-12th Grade Students
What kind of art is eligible?
The poster is to be no larger than a 22” x 28” Poster Board and no Smaller than 9’’ x 12’’ sheet of construction paper (any color). Artists may use any colorful medium that includes markers, paint, pastels, pencils, colored pencils, and crayons. Digital art, photography, sculpture and three-dimensional art will not be accepted. Please do not frame Artwork. Artwork that is framed will be disqualified.
Criteria for Judging:
Categories for judging are as follows:
Pre K – Kinder, 1st -2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, 7th-8th, Freshman-Senior
Entries will be judged on:
1) Originality
2) Artistic composition
3) Message
Each Uvalde CISD campus will select three artists to represent the school and will submit them to the administration building for judging.
Deadline:
The classroom teacher must receive all entries by October 21, 2019.
Winners:
The overall winners will be announced on October 25th during Red Ribbon Week on the Uvalde CISD Police Facebook Page.
Wear Blue Every Monday in October
The first Monday of every October is World Day of Bullying Prevention!
On this day students, schools, and communities all over the world go BLUE together against bullying. It also kicks off National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month every October.
Join us in solidarity to stop bullying and cyberbullying! Make it the day that bullying prevention is heard around the world! Whether you wear your own blue shirt or you’ll be using your voice and sending a message that this is the day that bullying prevention is heard around the world. Change the Culture!
Wear Blue For World Day of Bullying Prevention
#BlueUp with STOMP Out Bullying on Monday, October 7th!
Sahawe Indian Dancers Visit Flores
Anthon 2nd grade has been studying Antarctica
Mrs. Mansfield’s students have been discussing the adaptations the plants and animals have to survive the harsh environment. In small groups students created thinking maps! Students explored one adaptation of a penguin and how their feathers help them survive.
They used cooking oil and water (dyed blue) and saw how when shook up the oil and water separates. This helped the students understand that the oil on their feathers help keep the water off their feathers. The students were engaged and loved having the neighboring classroom join them!
STEM Modules
Students Strengths to Accelerate Learning
Get Lost in a Good Book
UHS Agriculture Science in Action
Robb Elementary Student Council
UHS Principles of Construction Phases
Learning in Action
The Uvalde CISD Candle Shop
The Uvalde CISD Candle Shop has had a few different names over the past forty (plus) years since its doors first opened. At its original inception, the name was the “Janey Briscoe Sheltered Workshop” and it formally opened on Sunday, April 13, 1974. We are still located in the original building and space, although it is quite a bit smaller now than it was then.
The Janey Briscoe Sheltered Workshop was a nonprofit educational corporation. It was a pilot state project that combined the efforts of the Texas Education Agency, Texas Rehabilitation Commission and Cluster V Special Education Cooperative. The workshop was sponsored locally by the Uvalde Jaycees. It had 15 board of directors and was named in honor of Texas’ First lady, Mrs. Dolph Briscoe, Jr. who resided in Uvalde with her husband and family until her death in October 2000.
The goals of the shop are still the same as they were forty years ago; to provide vocational and social skills to students who have special needs within a community-based classroom. The students are in high school and range in age from sixteen to twenty-one. Students are the backbone of the shop and do all kinds of tasks based on the individual needs for specific skills and goals.
Some of the jobs at the shop include shredding of documents, pulling candles from molds, cleaning molds, stringing them with wicks, shaping the candles and wrapping them for sale. Students also package and box up the candles as well as place them on the shelves in the shop for customers to purchase. Fire starters are another item that is made at the shop. The students participate in 100% of the process of making the fire starters. The fire starters are also boxed up in cases of 20 and are shipped wherever the customer needs it sent.
For the past four years that I have been the teacher at the shop, we have opened our doors in the evening to participate in the monthly “Four Square Friday” shopping event held in our local downtown. The objective was to be open later a few times a year so that people can come in and get to know us. It surprises me that after all these years, people still do not know about the shop and what we do here. It has been my passion to educate people so they can come and support our efforts. We have made several commercials where the students actually do the talking on the radio. This has been a real treat for them and beneficial to shop sales. The local newspaper has also been great in providing coverage of our story and what we do. One of the most exciting things that have happened since I have been the teacher here has been the cooperation between the Uvalde Main Street program and UCISD. They worked together in an effort to purchase and install two new signs for the store! We have had so much positive feedback on our new sign and we couldn’t have been happier at how the design and installation went! We also got new paint on the building and our store door was sanded and repainted. Everything looks so inviting, fresh and clean!
In short, the Uvalde CISD Candle Shop is a rewarding and most unique classroom experience where students and teacher are blessed to work every single day.
KVOU UCISD Weekly Update
On Thursday, October 3rd, our district was represented on Coyote Country 104.9 KVOU by UHS Principal Mr. Castillo and Crossroads Academy Principal Dr. Lopez. The interview included information on different campus opportunities, upcoming events and Coyote Pride! The interview had great information, highlighted our students, and invited our community to district events.