Tuesday Tidbits April 10, 2018
Inspiring Passionate Learners
Important Dates
4-9 Grades Due in TAC by Noon- Wear Blue Kindness Shirts
4-10- Blane Harrsion's B-Day
4-10- 4th Grade STAAR Writing & 5th Grade STAAR Math
4-11- 5th Grade STAAR Reading & Report Cards Go Home- No PLCs
4-12 to 5-4- Pre-K Pre-registration by Appointment Only (1/2 Day Paid Academy Registration is July 25th and 26th)
4-13- Bad Weather Make-Up day or No School if Not Needed/ Staff Development Day
4-13- All Non-Probationary Teachers Complete Goal Self-Reflection Part 2
4-13- Doors Decorate for Boosterthon (Deadline)
4-16 to 5/11 ELI EOY Testing Window- Wear Blue Kindness Shirts
4-17- Sarah Kennedy's B-Day
4-17 Teacher of the Year Celebration at the ATC 6:30-8:00
4-18- Boosterthon Pep Rallies K-2 1:30; 3-5 2:10- No Wonder Wednesday Extra Specials on this Date! Just regular specials schedule and pep rallies
4-18- Boosterthon Teacher Meeting @3:10 in the Library
4-23- Wear Blue Kindness Shirts
4-24- Future Falcons Kindergarten Registration 8:30-9:30 and 6:00-7:00
4-25- Wonder Wednesdays and PLCs
4-26- CNA Gallery Walk
4-27- Boosterthon Fun Run
4-30- Mr. Fredde's B-Day- Wear Blue Kindness Shirts
4-30- All Non-Probationary Summative Conference Deadline
Thirsty Thursday and BHS Spirit Days are every Thursday & PCE Spirit Days on Fridays.
Boosterthon
- The theme this year is Castle Quest.
- Doors need to be decorated by Friday, April 13th for our door contest.
- Pinterest has tons of ideas!
- April 18th- Pep Rallies to launch event- K-2 1:30; 3-5 2:10
- April 18th- Teacher Meeting @3:10 in the Library
- April 27th- Fun Run Day- more info coming
Thank you for providing feedback on the survey regarding our fundraising goal. Our goal is to profit $15,000 to go towards technology in the classroom and books for our literacy library.
POM, TOM, SSOM
Celebrating the strengths we see in one another is so life giving! It's time to nominate our POM, TOM, and SSOM. You might be asking- what in the world is a SSOM? We have an amazing support staff serving our campus, from our front office staff, nurse, custodial staff, cafeteria staff, to our LSSP, Speech therapist and our diagnostician. Please complete the nomination form by Wednesday, and I will send the ballot out on Thursday.
Be A Falcon
Being kind and respectful is at the heart of being a Falcon. Invite your students to join us in wearing blue each Monday in April to show we are committed to being kind to everyone. Also take advantage of Celina's invitation to visit the Communications' classrooms.
TTESS Updates
Probationary End of Year Reports Completed (Eduphoria) no later than March 29, 2018
Completed T-TESS summative reports include summative conferences and electronic signatures for the teacher and evaluator.
Note timelines for late hires: ALL T-TESS End of year Reports must be completed no later than April 13, 2018
(Late hires are teachers hired after October 1, 2017)
ALL Remaining Teacher Self-Assessment II: Goal Reflection no later than April 13, 2018
And Professional Development Plan Due (Or at least two weeks before End of Year Conference)
ALL teachers must submit TSR II and PD plan regardless of eligibility to waive T-TESS Annual Appraisal
ALL Remaining End of Year Conferences Completed no later than April 30, 2018
Written summative annual appraisal report must be summited to teacher w/in 10 working days of end of year conference, and w/in 15 working days of last day of instruction.
April Showers Brings May Flowers
Speaking of May flowers, we have lots of celebrations for our seedlings who are budding into beautiful sweet smelling flowers of success. Please consider these events as you're making plans for May.
- April 12th-May 4th- Pre-K Qualifying Pre-registration by Appointment Only/ Paid 1/2 Day Academy Registration is July 25th and 26th
- April 16th-May11th- EOY ELI Testing Window
- April 30th- May 4- Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 1st- Future Falcon Sing, Dance, and Play 10:45-11:00
- May 14-16- STAAR (3rd, 4th, and 5th)
- May 22nd- Field Day
- May 23rd- Class EOY Parties/Early Release Begins at 11:50
- May 23rd- EOY Staff Party @12:15 in the Library & All Hands on Deck Moving Plan
- May 24th- 5th Grade Graduation @8:30; Last Day of School/Report Cards Go Home/Early Release Begins at 11:50/ Lunch Out with Team/Work in Rooms
- May 25th- Teacher Work Day
- May 28th-30th- Summer Learning- More Info Coming Soon!
- May 31st-June1st- AFL
- June 18th- 21st- Home Grown Lucy Calkins' Institute/ Application Approval Only
- July 17th & 18th- TIA
- Sign-up for Summer Learning