Hackberry Howl
Vol. 3 No. 34
LOVE-SERVE-CARE
PLC WEEK 2
Reflection is Powerful!
- What are some things you accomplished this year that you are proud of?
- What is something you tried in your classroom this year for the first time? How did it go?
- What is something you found particularly frustrating this year?
- Which student in your class do you think showed the most improvement? Why do you think this student did so well?
- What is something you would change about this year if you could?
- What is one way that you grew professionally this year?
- Who amongst your colleagues was the most helpful to you?
- What has caused you the most stress this year?
- When was a time this year that you felt joyful and/or inspired about the work that you do?
- What do you hope your students remember most about you as a teacher?
- In what ways were you helpful to your colleagues this year?
- What was the most valuable thing you learned this year?
- What was the biggest mistake you made this year? How can you avoid making the same mistake in the future?
- What is something you did this year that went better than you thought it would?
- What part of the school day is your favorite? Why?
- What were your biggest organizational challenges this year?
- Who was your most challenging student? Why?
- In what ways did you change the lives of your students this year?
- Pretend that you get to set your own salary for this past year based on the job that you did. How much do you feel that you earned? (The number you come up with should be in no way based on your current salary – rather, come up with a number that truly reflects how you should be compensated for your work this year.)
- Knowing what you know now, would you still choose to be a teacher if you could go back in time and make the choice again? If the answer is “no,” is there a way for you to choose a different path now?
As you reflect on the these questions, try to find solutions and answers that will allow you to be successful in those areas next year. There are many ways you can go about finding solutions such as leaning on a teammate, reading a book, or going to a conference. I will help guide you during our time together in your summative. The biggest thing is don't let time go by without putting a plan in place to make next year better than this year.
Keep Howling!
-SR
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Hackberry Happenings!
PLC SCHEDULE-WEEK 2
Monday, April 16th
- Happy Birthday Vanessa Lay
- Summative's Start
ATTIRE: Jeans and College Shirt
Hours: ALL DAY
Tuesday, April 17th
- Carnival- 5pm-7pm
- Pack Meeting CANCELLED (Moved to ALL DAY on the April 23rd)
Attire: Professional Dress
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Wednesday, April 18th
- Happy Birthday Ashely Measles
- Dual Language Meeting at Zellars 4:30pm
- Richardson out AM
- Whitehead out PM
- Pizza Lunch Provided by Cross Ridge Church
Attire: Professional Dress
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Thursday, April 19th
- Richardson Out AM
Attire: Professional Dress
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Friday, April 20th
- RTI Referrals DUE
Attire: Jeans and Spirit Shirt
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Howl Outs!
Julie howls out to Ana for printing the staff photos for the Teacher's Pets contest board.
Julie howls out to Karla for helping me translate everything for the Book Fair.
Julie howls out a big thank you to everyone who sent me photos of their adorable pets for the Teacher's Pets Contest.
Anderson howls to everyone involved in STAAR testing, I felt supported and at ease at all times!
Anderson howls to Richardson for feeding us this week. It was amazing and delicious!
Anderson howls to the first grade team for an amazing field trip, the kiddos loved it!
Anderson howls to Ms Sawhney for letting me borrow one of her kiddos every week to work on play therapy.
Karla howls to Whitehead and Richardson for helping me verify popcorn fundraisers!
Karla howls to Whitehead and Richardson for great testing days! #teamwork
Karla howls to Mathews for a great job with Austin trip planning!
Karla howls to Vanessa Lay for helping me on ideas for the nurse's office make-over!
Karla howls to Carol for helping me verify deposits.
Karla howls to the Kindergarten TEAM! After attending a super fun field trip.... HATS OFF TO KINDER TEACHERS!
Head howls to Whitehead and Richardson for a great testing week! Your organization and hard work do not go unnoticed.
Beulah sends a HUGE howl to Ellen for staying back with our kiddos who didn't go on the field trip! And for always keeping us entertained ;)
Beulah howls to Lay for all the prep you did for our Austin trip!
Beulah howls to Cruz for helping me with chaperones and students!
Beulah howls to Jill and Richardson for all the support and help from you guys this week!! Y'all are THE BEST!
Beulah howls to 4th Grade for always helping out and being so flexible with EVERYTHING! Couldn't have asked for a better team!
Beulah howls to Robinson, Nancy, Hatcher, and Moya for coming on our trip and helping out!
Beulah howls to Karla for all your help!
Beulah howls to Kate for letting us borrow materials for STAAR
Beulah howls to Head for allowing our kids to use your room for testing!
Beulah howls to 5th grade for switching specials with us on Thursday!!
Beulah howls to Irene and Olivia for helping us with our Sack Breakfast!
Measles howls to our 4-5 teachers for successful STAAR days & our PreK-3 teachers for surviving days without specials + fun field trips! :)
Measles howls to Jill for rocking your first round of STAAR!!
Measles howls to Stephen & Jill for feeding the staff this week!
Measles howls to Karla, Carol, Sylvia, and Vanessa for always holding down the fort! We are so thankful for y’all!
Becca howls to Ana for helping me print the Art Show invite correctly.
Becca howls to Julie for saving me last Saturday!
Becca howls to Stephen and Jill for lunches this week.
Becca howls to Karla for loaning me special tape to mount some of our artwork for the District show.
Lackey howls to everyone who helped make my birthday special!
Lackey howls to Anderson for trading 3rd grade classes with me on Friday and to Thomas for trading 5th with me on Thursday! I was able to catch up all of the things that yellow group had been missing out on!
Lackey howls to everyone who has been checking in on my dad! I really appreciate it!
Webber howls out to Karla for being the super glue of HBE! So so so grateful for you! Love ya!
Webber howls out to Sylvia! You save me all the time! Would be tough making it with out you, I wouldn’t want to! Thank you! Love ya!
Webber howls out to Carol for being so patient. I loooove our daily phone calls. Love how we stay in touch— joking! Thank you so much for all you do- our magic maker! Love ya!
Webber howls out to Márquez! Thank you so much for always stepping up and going beyond to create our Newsletter. You always take time out your weekend time to do this. We appreciate you sooooooo much! Love ya!
Webber howls out to first grade! We da bomb! Love you guys! Wednesday is abc count down!! Woop woop!
Lecrecia HOWLS:
Want to send a howl to Northcutt for serving our home bound student every week!
Howl to Moya for testing our home bound student!
Howl to Whitehead taking care of STAAR testing.
Howl to Mathew for heading a awesome Austin trip for 4th grade!
Howl for Richardson for being a awesome leader and inspiring others to lead well!
Howl for front office ladies for great team work when ever someone was out this week!
Howl to all teachers for doing a awesome job teaching with love!
Sawhney howls to Measles for guiding me through guided reading. Thank you very much friend for showing me and guiding me towards the path. Like I said "miles to go before I sleep"...but thanks a lot for showing me the way.
Sawhney howls to Branch. Simply saying you are patient and loving and kind is an understatement. You are the light in you students life and I have learnt a lot from you.
Sawhney howls to Masai. So blessed to have you friend. Thank you for always going above and beyond. It was a rough week and I cannot thank you enough for helping and as always for encouraging.
Sawhney howls to Torrence and Tamra for your help and your kind words every day.
Stephen HOWLS to Jill for her hard with with STAAR Testing!
Stephen HOWLS to Beulah for doing a wonderful job planning the 4th grade trip!