Fielder Staff Newsletter
News to Keep You Informed
October 17, 2016
Dr. Rhodes' Weekly Message
Calendar Updates
There will be a fire drill on 10/17
The Staff Meeting scheduled for 10/18 is cancelled.
Report Cards go home 10/24.
Please see Outlook calendar for further details on events.
To Do...
Monday morning-5th Grade and Specials
Tuesday morning-3rd and 4th Grades
Wednesday morning- 1st and 2nd Grades
Thursday morning- Pre-K and Kinder
Friday morning- Comp Ed, Special Education, ESL, Assistants
Remember, you do not have to recognize someone you teach or work with directly...it can be anyone following school rules!! If you miss the deadline for your grade level, it's ok...just turn the ticket in ASAP.
Reminders/Information
The admin team will be in and out of the building next week due to a variety of commitments and professional learning. Below is a list of available admin team members by day next week:
Monday- Will, Scott, Kari, Nicole
Tuesday- Kari, Nicole
Wednesday- Kari, Nicole
Thursday- Will, Kari, Lindsay
Friday- Will, Kari, Lindsay
Karen Tillett from Think Through Math will be here at Fielder to meet with all 3rd-5th grade teachers during planning on Monday 10/17.
Thursday (20th) is our very first Math/Science Night. All professional staff are expected to help. Please see your grade level rep to sign up for a station. We are looking forward to this fun event! Food trucks will be ready at 5pm if you want to grab dinner before the evening begins.
We have hired a new 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Amy Nordstrom. Mrs. Nordstrom is returning to KatyISD after being away from the Houston area. We are happy to welcome her back to KISD and to Fielder. We have also hired an Art Teacher, Mrs. April Lambert. Mrs. Lambert will join us in Mid- November. Until she begins our long-term-sub-in-residence, Mrs. Sharon Hayes, will be teaching Art with Mrs. Florian. We are looking to begin a 4 day rotation for K-5 on October 24th.
Shout Outs
As described by you....
"Lindsay O'leary has been so helpful this year! She has really made me feel supported."
"Shout out to Carolyn Guerra in SpEd for providing strong instructional support for students and for her caring commitment to their learning and growth; she makes a difference every day!"
"Thank you to all teachers for productive kid chat RtI Collaboratives."
"Shout out to Ms. Campbell for her dedication to her students and for her smiling, positive attitude."
"Shout out to the kindergarten team for consistent active monitoring and for quick action with incidents on the playground."
"Shout out to the instructional coaches for conducting a productive and meaningful extended planning and for their consistent teacher support."
"Shout out to Ms. Horner, Ms. Kim and Ms. Hajovsky for a smooth transition with students and for their patience and teamwork as they have settled in as Fielder Falcons. We are glad you are here!"
"Can you please send a “shout out” to Claudia Nunez for all her awesome and hard work getting Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd and 5th graders vision and hearing screenings done!! She ROCKS!"
"I would like to give a “shout out” to these teachers for using one or more of these codes on the progress report comments section to give positive feedback to parents:
04 - Excellent Progress
05 - Courteous, Cooperative
06 - Conscientious, Dependable
07 - Well Organized
08 - Hard Worker
09 - Grades Improving
10 - Behavior Improving
Allison, Arteaga, Devars, Herbert, Holmes, A Kelly, E Kelly, and Villarreal."
If you have shout outs for a staff member, email them to me before Friday at noon and I will include them in our newsletter.