Get Whitt it!
If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf.
2/20/2020
Staff Meeting
Data Chats
TELPAS Info
Just a reminder that our TELPAS writing collection window closes soon!
- Michele needs all samples by the end of the day on 2/25. If you turn in samples before the end of the day on the 25th, please put them in her box in the office.
- Please do not send students with writing samples, they don’t always find her, since she has changed rooms this year!
Remember we need five samples, name, date and subject on each sample. If you don’t use the suggested prompts, please attach a paper giving the prompts you used for each sample.
Morgan's Musings
STAAR Modules
Checkpoint 2/25 and 2/26
- Library: Library PACK will be moved into the computer lab for K-2 since we are testing in there. :)
- Supplemental Aids and Math Manipulatives are due to me by end of day Friday, Feb. 21st.
- Small Group Kids: Teachers, please triple check and remind kids to take their lunches, jackets, snacks, water, and a book to read if they are pulled out to test elsewhere.
- Lisa will be helping with checkpoint both mornings, so she will not pull morning classes. She will still have her afternoon classes. Marisol will be helping in the morning also.
- Barth/Palmer/Helmink/Boruk/Turner will be testing also.
- Speech will be held in a different location, likely the counselor's office, for students not testing.
Add to Calendar! Upcoming Testing Dates
February 24 - April 3 TELPAS and TELPAS Alt Reading & Listening/Speaking
February 25 - 3rd and 4th Math Checkpoint; TELPAS Writing sample window closes
February 26 - 3rd and 4th Reading Checkpoint
March 25 - STAAR Training in the library...all certified teachers must attend.
March 30 - April 21 - STAAR Alt 2
April 7 - 4th grade Writing STAAR
May 12 - 3rd and 4th Math STAAR
May 13 - 3rd and 4th Reading STAAR
TBD: TELPAS Holistic ratings schedule
Counselor's Corner
College Week (March 2-6)
We do a phenomenal job of promoting colleges every week with Think College Thursday and now we have a whole week of promoting them!!! I have put together some activities you can do with your classes if you choose. I do not want to step on your toes if you already have something planned.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eVa2Wfot20Kr1XqK3O7U5ByHLXGsrI45RgvRyfhlCx4/edit?usp=sharing
Please bear with me as I have sent several appointments to yall in the past two days. I am creating new drives and making copies of documents in the Google in preparation for my leave.
Coming up soon...
February:
21 Daddy/Daughter Dance
22 Boots & BBQ
24
25 3rd/4th math checkpoint, Sachse Teacher of the Year banquet
25 Staff Meeting at 3pm-library
26 3rd/4th reading checkpoint
27 MP, AP meeting
28
March
2-6- College Week
2 Read Across America Day!
3 PTA board meeting
4 Wylie Way follow up, PLC leader & team leader meeting (<---- TL change!)
5
6 Wolf Howl, vertical team ELA
9-12 SPRING BREAK!!!
16 KJ out PM, counselor meeting
17
18
19 KB here for coaching, Multicultural Night
20 Student Celebrations
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24
25- STAFF MEETING AFTER SCHOOL, all certified teachers, STAAR training
26 Kinder program
27
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31
Happy birthday to you!
February
Allen Wade- 10
Amy Riley- 11
Dyann Rowell- 14
Dawn Grant- 25
Tracie Gaiennie- 27
Yee haws!! have one to share? Send our way!
- Jennifer Aldrich-We had a parent this week that emailed us and was singing your praises! She sees that you pour into her kid/your kids every single day, and she/we appreciate you immensely!
- First and Second Grades-Thank you for being, as always, amazing teammates to your people. It's incredible how you all step up and help each other in times of need!
- Hamm and Gebhardt-Way to go on not only making those tricky phone calls, but doing them so well!
Whitt Elementary
Website: http://www.wylieisd.net/whitt
Location: 7520 Woodcreek Way, Sachse, TX 75048, United States
Phone: 972-429-2560
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whittwolves
Twitter: @WhittWolves