Tiger Tracks Inside Edition
Travis High School Faculty Newsletter - October 8, 2018
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:
Monday, October 8
Mental Health Awareness Week: Anxiety Awareness - Wear Turquoise!
Pre-Honor Orchestra Concert -7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 9
Mental Health Awareness Week: Depression Awareness - Wear Green!
Recycling After School -put your blue bins out!!
Volleyball: v Austin @THS 4:30/5:30/6:30
Tennis: v Bush @THS 4:00
Swim: JV/Varsity Meet at Training Pool 6:00 PM
Wednesday, October 10
Mental Health Awareness Week: Stress Awareness - Wear Orange!
College Wear Wednesday
PSAT Test Day
Seniors Late Arrival 10:45 - Senior Meeting in Auditorium
Bond Presentation by Dr. Padavil - 3:00 in Auditorium - all staff should plan to attend
Community Bond Information Session - 5:00 PM
Thursday, October 11
Mental Health Awareness Week: Thoughtful Thursday - Wear Gray!
Open Lab during all lunches - C122 with Mrs. Franco - Schoology or Instructional Support - no need to sign up - just pop in with your laptop and your questions!
Cross Country: District 23-6A Meet
Fall Choir Concert - 6:30 PM
DEADLINE: Submit Letter Jacket Eligibility Forms to Mrs. Kilgore for October fitting - forms were placed in boxes last week - if you did not receive one, your organization is not part of the October fitting.
Friday, October 12
Pink OUT Day! Get your BEST PINK OUT Gear READY!! A free year of Starbucks will be awarded to the Staffulty member and Student with the best PINK OUT outfit!
Junior Class Meeting - 8:30
Activity Period: Faculty vs Student Pink Out Volleyball Game
Volleyball: v RPHS at THS 4:30/5:30/6:30
Swim: Varsity Meet at Don Cook Natatorium - 5:00 PM
Football: v Austin @Mercer 7:00 PM
Shout Out to Mrs. Garrett! Thank you for a successful Homecoming Week! We appreciate all of the time you devote to our Tigers!!
PSAT Resources
9th grade Test Day Schedule/Checklist
10th-11th grade Test Day Schedule/Checklist
Introducing POSITIVE OFFICE REFERRALS!
PINK OUT SHIRTS WILL BE ON SALE FOR $7 WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY!!
Professional Growth Opportunity through Peer Observation!
To have your name added to the Tiger Board (volunteering to allow others into your classroom), please use this link or add your name to the Tiger Board in the front office behind the mailboxes: https://goo.gl/forms/7jK0Im7OS0bvqDSD2
If you or your PLC would like to observe classrooms, please use this request link: https://goo.gl/forms/qLZNDRfCTr4w4vOq2
Teacher Toolkit
If you do not follow or subscribe to Edutopia, it is a great resource! They are on Twitter or you can subscribe to their blog! Here are links to a couple of good ones!
Important Questions to Ask Your Students
Gaining Understanding of What Your Students Know
Support Travis Swim! Spirit Wear Sales!
We Need Your Help!!! October 19th Fan Bus and Tailgate!
We are looking for staffulty willing & able to either chaperone or drive a fan bus to the Travis vs. Ridgepoint game on October 19th. We will be Tailgating at THS prior to the game (4pm) and we will feed our volunteers as well as the students tailgating. This is Ridgepoint’s hoco so we know they will have a large crowd and we want to show up BIG!
SO…before we send out info to the kids we need volunteers from our STAFFULTY!
When: Friday, October 19th from about 4pm-game ending
Where: THS and Hall Stadium
Let Mrs. Martinez or Mrs. Herring know if you are able to assist! There will be TIGER PRIDE points involved! And pizza and fun! :)
Staffulty and Student Tiger Pride Points will be updated each Wednesday night and placed in Advisory Schoology until we have the website update working!
Junior Cheer Clinic - Saturday, October 27th
ROARING AHEAD
October 17
Department Meeting - details coming from Department Leader
Letter Jacket Fittings - all lunches
October 18
End of 1st 9 weeks - UIL Eligibility period - Lose/Gain
Letter Jacket Fittings - all lunches
October 19
Student Holiday/Teacher PD Day
October 22-November 5
Open Enrollment for Benefits
October 22
GSA Open House for 8th grade students
October 23
NCAA Night
October 24
Department Leader Meeting
Student/Staff Picture Retake Day
October 25
Mike Smith Find Your Grind Tour on campus - gym area
October 30
IBMA Preview Night for 8th grade students
October 31
Faculty Meeting (during conference periods)
November 3
SAT
November 7
Department Leader Meeting
November 9
Pep Rally - Activity Schedule
November 16
Senior Panoramic Photo - 10:00 AM
November 19-23
Thanksgiving Break
ALL THINGS ADVISORY
9th grade Access Code: 9RPJK-MPNR7
10th grade Access Code: MTPC8-VJHXW
11th grade Access Code: 6P8DB-Q3QXP
12th grade Access Code: VWF3J-W62C3
Weekly Advisory Lesson Plans are located in the 1st 9 weeks folder of your appropriate Schoology Course under the appropriate dated week. You MUST log in and JOIN the correct Schoology course to access the videos and materials for this week's lessons.
REMINDER! Power Points should be downloaded to computer from Schoology to view embedded videos and hear the voice overs!
Fridays We Wear RED - Tiger Pride Points Link
HAVING AN ISSUE WITH TECHNOLOGY?
How to Reset Your Network Password
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Frequently Used Links
Travis High School
Email: Lizzie.Herring@fortbendisd.com
Website: www.fortbendisd.com/ths
Location: 11111 Harlem Road, Richmond, TX, United States
Phone: 2816347000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamBTravisHighSchool
Twitter: @ths_tigers