The Weekly Spur
Week Twenty-five: February 29-March 4, 2016
Women’s History Month
American Red Cross Month
Fire Prevention Month
Music in our Schools Month
Read Across America (March 2, which is Dr. Seuss’ birthday)
March 7-11 National School Breakfast Week
St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)
Pi Day (March 14),
Leap Year??
Why Add a Leap Day?
Leap days are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the Sun.
It takes the Earth approximately 365.242189 days – or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds – to circle once around the Sun. This called a tropical year.
Without an extra – or intercalary – day on February 29 nearly every four years, we would lose almost six hours every year. After only 100 years, our calendar would be off by approximately 24 days in relation to fixed seasonal days days like the vernal equinox or winter solstice.
Word of the Week, Quote & Call back:
W.O.W. – Humility: being humble, not proud or haughty, not arrogant or assertive.
Quote: “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” By C.S. Lewis
Call Back: Put others….Before yourself!
What's on tap this week?
Don't forget your Thank You's for Thank You Thursday!
Texas Public Schools Week - Feb. 29-Mar. 4
Monday, Feb. 29 - Student TELPAS Practice session with Mendell
Tuesday, Mar. 1 -
Wednesday, Mar. 2 - Faculty meeting/STAAR Training, Read Across America Day, GE Consultant on Campus
Thursday, Mar. 3 - Thank You Thursday! GE Consultant on Campus
Friday, Mar. 4 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Austin, TELPAS Writing Collection Window Closes
Happy Birthday to You - this week!
none this week!
A look ahead...
Monday, Mar. 7 - 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade TELPAS online Reading test, SLT Meeting, PTA General meeting @6:00pm
Tuesday, Mar. 8 - 3rd & 4th grade Math Benchmark, 5th grade Science Benchmark
Wednesday, Mar. 9 - 3rd & 4th grade Reading Benchmark, 5th grade to Camp El Tesoro until Friday.
Thursday, Mar. 10 - 2nd grade TELPAS online Reading test (more info to come), PLC
Friday, Mar. 11 -
ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!!!!!!! March 14-18
Monday, Mar. 21 - Principal's Fundraiser Kick off! (K-2 at 8:30, 3rd-5th at 9:00)
Tuesday, Mar. 22 - TELPAS Rater Party during your conference time in the conference room
Wednesday, Mar. 23 - vertical alignment
Thursday, Mar. 24 - PLCs and PBIS info, Staff Luncheon
Friday, Mar. 25 - End of 3rd Nine Weeks/Bad Weather Make-up Day
Pictures for the Yearbook - please share!
Here is the info for uploading pictures to eshare. If you have a flash drive and/or memory card, Jennifer Andrews can take those as well... So far they need pictures from meet the teacher all the way through Christmas parties.
You can also upload your pictures to eShare or use the HJeShare app!The eShare code is CSESpurs. In the next week, PTA will be pulling pictures and designing pages and would love to have your pictures to choose from, too
PTA Information:
*PTA has created a BOX TOP GARDEN. Depending on how many box tops you have turned in depends on how many petals are on your flower. The first petal represents 25 or less box tops and every petal after represents 10 boxtops. **Just a reminder, SPED will be picking up your box top envelope every Friday, not PTA. **
*If you have any pictures from your classroom that can be shared, please send them to Crystal Barnhill or Jill Wagenknecht. We will forward them to the yearbook committee. Thank you in advance!
12 Ways to Nurture a Love of Reading
Here is a link for an interesting article entitled:
"12 Ways to Nurture a Love of Reading"