Primary Points to Ponder
September 9-13
Discovery Education
The Region 7 Digital Learning Department would like highlight your district subscription to Discovery Education. Below you will find the codes for teachers that do not have an account to create individual teacher accounts as well as short videos on how to create accounts. If teachers think they have an account, they can use the forgot password link. We would be more than willing to help you or a designee in managing teacher and student accounts for the 19-20 school year. If your district has never created student access to Discovery Ed, we would strongly encourage you to allow this to increase usage of these high-quality, vetted resources.
To promote teacher usage, we have created online courses to help teachers learn more about DE . These run in September and November. However, we would be glad to have one customized for your district. If you have links on your website to what used to be United Streaming, please make sure they are up to date and direct teachers to discoveryeducation.com.
Also, as part of your subscription, the DL department provides a complementary in-district training. We would love to schedule a time we can come out and work with you and a lead team on the great resources found in Discovery Ed. Please let us know when and where works best for you.
If you have any questions about your subscription(s), please let us know.
Your Region 7 Digital Learning Department
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EXCEL HIGH SCHOOL424C-88F1
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL64FA-65A7
PINE TREE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL64FA-6B43
PINE TREE MIDDLE SCHOOL64FA-BBA2
PINE TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL64FA-2D7C
PINE TREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7721-5AEB
Attendance
100% of Class is at School(Students and Teachers)- Extra 10 minutes on shorter recess
98% of the School is here- Pajama day the next day
97% of the School is here- Dance Party in the Halls
What we need:
Teachers- Contact students when they are absent: text, seesaw, phone, etc.
If students are absent 2 days in a row and you don't know why, email Regina.
If parents/students mention they have moved, have a new address, etc- Let Regina know so she can get an updated residency on them
Join the Staff 2019-2020 Remind. Text @3k744ab to 81010.
From the Custodians:
A Few Reminders to help us out:
- Playdough needs to be used on the tile area only
- Check with your custodian about what to have picked up before they come to clean the room. Custodians can clean more of the room if the students pick up the room before they leave during the cleaning time.
The Golden Dustpan
This will be given to 2 classes each month who:
- Students pick up after themselves in the classroom: Crayons, toys, etc off the floor
- Tidy room- A room that custodians and focus on disinfecting
- Bathroom- No paper on the floors of the bathroom
- Trash is in the trash can
Cafeteria during Lunches:
- There will be a custodian on duty in the cafeteria during lunches.
- Child Nutrition will clean the tables in between lunches.
- How you can help- Train students to keep food on the tray. Wipe spills onto the trays and not onto the floors. We can train students to wipe tables as well. Keeping the floors clean will prevent injuries.
From the Counselor
Signs that a student may need to receive food:
*Rushes to the cafeteria line - pushes to be first or cuts in line
*Sits down and immediately begins eating/focused on the food in front of them
*Consistently cleaning their plate, not throwing food away
*Asking others for food
*Exhibits extreme hunger in the mornings arriving to school
*Some might have poor hygiene, difficulty concentrating, frequent illness
*They might try and 'save' food in their pockets to take home
Please get these in as soon as possible. Students who we know are homeless or lacking resources need to be referred early on. Wit many of our students qualifying as economically disadvantaged, we may have a good size group getting weekend help.
Discipline
Walker will fill out from there.
Thank you
T-TESS Refresher for Teachers
Please review the ppt in the T-TESS Folder in the Staff Notebook.
Here is a video link if you would like to watch a video: https://slideplayer.com/slide/10328501/
To Do:
Update Goals and Part 1 and 2 in DMAC by September 20.
Review the T-TESS Folder in the Staff Notebook
We will get the observation calendar ready this week to get sign up for your formal observation.
How to set up DMAC T-Tess:
https://www.smore.com/v7x02-getting-set-up-for-t-tess-in-dmac
Grants You Can Apply For
Links you need
We will use this for trainings that can be done on your own time.
Professional Development Opportunities
Pine Tree Primary School
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Website: http://www.ptisd.org/page/pps.homepage
Location: 1808 Silver Falls Road, Longview, TX, USA
Phone: (903)295-5095
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Twitter: @pinetreeprimary