Gryphon Post
Week of August 24-28
80% of scholars meet their MAP growth goal
80% of scholars show mastery on all TEKS, exit-tickets, and assessments
80% of scholars make one year's growth in reading (below level=1 1/2)
100% of scholars will achieve approaches, 60% Meets 30% Masters for STAAR
Who are we?
We are Gryphons, ones who can handle it ALL, CLEARLY! I mean geesh, so much has taken place this week, that I can only conclude that we are truly CONQUERORS! HOW SO EVER, I hope you all take time to reflect on what we conquered this week. We experienced a great loss of our beloved Scholar, acquired a loss of staff, but we also got to see our scholars, interact with them, test what we have been preparing for, and had some great planning meetings, and oh, filled the teacher vacancy already! So, GUESS WHAT..... Know that this is just the beginning!!!! I am so proud to be leading these Gryphons, you all ROCK and I am honored to ROCK WITH YOU! Have a great weekend!
Shout Outs!
Huuuuuge shout out to Hannah and Lauren for answering all of our questions at any time, without hesitation. - Seliesha and Angie
Shout out to Seliesha for checking in with me and helping to keep each other accountable for what we need to focus on. - Angie
Shout out to Lisa for covering my class on Tuesday when I needed to talk to leadership. - Erica
Shout out to Luna for always being able to translate for me! - Erica
Shout out to Leetha and Campbell for handling a crisis with such grace. - Erica
Shout out to Bridget for being a great science planner and thought partner this week – Mary D
Shout out to Erica for letting me help with Student Council and being so mindful about helping our scholars in everyway we can – Mary D
Shout out Tijera for helping me with my class on Wednesday, I appreciate you being so responsive! – Mary D
Shout out to Mrs. Luna and Salazar for helping me translate phone calls after class – Mary D
Shout out to Ms. Schaertl for helping to contact scholars in the morning and holding our scholars to high expectations. – Mary D
Shout out to Mrs. Bernal for helping our scholars in class – Mary D
Shout out to Abby! She has been rocking it this first week, and it already feels like I have a co-teacher by my side. - Courtney
Shout out to Bridget! She is an amazing team lead and always there for anything we may need! - Courtney
Shout out to Carrie! She has been so helpful in making sure we contact any kiddos who are not attending class and they almost all hop right on after she talks with them. She has been such team player and has had a positive attitude through anything we ask. We really could not do it without her. - Bridget
Shout out to Lisa! She has helped to monitor behavior and follow up with scholars and parents. She is such an asset to Peak. - Bridget
Shout out to Erica. She has been so strong for her current kiddos and such a true example of how a teacher’s impact goes far beyond the classroom. - Bridget
Shout out to Mary for navigating the world of zoom and always staying positive and kid focused. - Bridget
Shout out to Courtney and Abby! You are both so on top of everything that has come our way. - Bridget
Shout out Ms. Buck for the Netiquette lessons we shared with our scholars this week. -The Grade 4 team
Shout out to Mrs. Luna for always helping out! – Mrs. O
Shout out to Ms. Warren for helping me out when I need it. – Mrs. O
Shout out to Mrs. Juarez for helping out with our friend. – Mrs. O
Shout out to the SPECIALS team for your constant support, encouragement, and fresh ideas. Love you all so much! -Kacie
Shout out to 4th grade for being so collaborative and positive. Your energy is contagious! -Kacie
Shout out to Crystal and Carmen Benavides for all your support of scholars and their families during our beginning of instruction and all the questions they got! -Mrs. Luna
Shout out to the 2nd Grade Team for making sure all scholars had a place to go to make sure they didn’t lose a day of instruction! -Mrs. Luna
Shout out to Jessica Campbell for offer her support during these tough times! -Mrs. Luna
Shout out to La Tyon Henderson for her check-ins where we leave heard, appreciated and ready to take on the next tasks! -Mrs. Luna
Shout out to Melissa Curran for being so organized and tech saavy to help us learn how to use the resources we have and make it better for our instruction for our scholars. -Mrs. Luna
Shout out to Mrs. Rohrs for taking on an uncomfortable task and powering through! - Diane
Shout out to Mr. Bearfield for being flexible and jumping off the 3-5 floor "helicopter" down to 2nd grade again. You hit the ground running! I appreciate your expertise! - Diane
Shout out to Miss B for sharing beautiful and thoroughly precious resources. You are much appreciated! - Diane
Shout out to Lauren for helping us all out with Schoology and making video tutorials for our kids, we’d be lost without you! -Hannah
Shout out to all our translators last week who worked so hard to help us best serve and communicate with our parents-we appreciate you guys so much! -Hannah
Shout out to Angie and Seliesha for coming into a new school at such a unique time and doing an incredible job working through adjusting to Peak and already loving their kids so well, you guys are amazing and 3rd is so lucky to have you!! -Hannah
Shout out to Melissa for not blocking my number yet for the amount of times I text her daily with questions. -Hannah
Shout out to Courtney, Mrs. Mikkleson and Mary Plew for sharing your resources with us! -Hannah
Shout out to Ms. Deville for using a hard moment to create a strong sense of community in her class. -Tijera
Shout out to everyone helping get diagnostics done. You are appreciated! -Tijera
Shout out to all teachers who did practice rounds this week. So excited about our strong start! -Tijera
Shout out to Mrs. Delgado and Ms. B for being IT support this week. -Tijera
Shout out to Ms. Hughes for having a parent conversation this week that helped strengthen relationships. -Tijera
Shout out to all planners for submitting strong week one plans in the midst of everything else going on. Can’t wait to see the plans in action. -Tijera
Our Middle School Family Sent this Plant in Honor of Our Beloved Camilo!
Instructional Observation Focus
ELAR
K-2
3-5
Close Reading
STEM
K-5
Lesson Delivery in Concept Development
Pacing
Schoology Glitch
Just know that this may cause some scholars to not be able to complete assignments, so you can excuse them in the Gradebook for those assignments for now since it is not their fault. I wll let you know when the problem has been resolved. Thank you for your patience!
- Melissa
PD Schedule
MAP TESTING...Window opens August 31st
In order to prepare for the upcoming MAP training we need you to log in on the NWEA website to make sure that you have access. Your uplift email address should be your username and if can follow the “forgot my password” prompts to
reset your password. If you are not able to log in please contact Grant Bearfield by Tuesday August 25th.
First Gryphon Gold Winners!
Attendance in Powerschool
Schoology New from Kemp!
Hello!
I made this form to send out to collect some data on where we stand with Schoology right now. I want to make a one-pager resource for Peak and want to make sure we focus on our actual needs now that we have a better idea of how it will look for us.
Kathryn Kemp
A Note From Specials....Please see Carrie e-mail
Specials has been scheduled during asynchronous learning from 3:00-3:30 p.m. During your morning meetings, if you could remind them of their daily scheduled specials subject, it will ensure the scholars will remember to do specials daily:)
Please let the scholars know that for Library, scholars will go to the Art course and there will be a library folder for Ms. Buck’s lessons.
Ms. Campbell will be providing content for our scholars, as well. She will have a folder in the Drama Schoology course.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me
Have a good rest of your weekend.
Carrie
Core Value Nominations...
Core Value is back again, please feel free to use the link below so we can acknowledge our own stars in our building!
Tijera
Check out a great virtual rewards idea from Kathryn!
No Parent Contact... What Next?
Uplift Restorative Yoga:
The Well-Being Team is excited to partner with Ebony Smith, Founder of Yoga N Da Hood, to offer a weekly restorative yoga class for any interested staff. Not only is it a great way to start every Monday (Aug 24) and every week, but also a way to restore whatever is needed from the previous week.
https://zoom-uplifteducation-org.zoom.us/j/5264955339 Meeting ID: 526 495 5339
Passcode: sla2020
North Texas Teachers and Construction Workers Can Get Fee COVID-19 Tests in Dallas
SPED Presentation
Please view the presentation and look out for more information regarding make-up meeting dates.
Together Teacher Check-in: Consistency is Key! How was your Check-in with yourself, How are you managing YOU!
Wellness Wednesdays
The Wellness Wednesday dates for the 2020-2021 school year are below:
- August 12, 2020
- September 9, 2020
- October 14, 2020
- February 10, 2021
- April 14, 2021
- May 12, 2021
- June 9, 2021
- July 14, 2021
What's filling your mind, eyes and ears these days?
Free Schoology Training's
Here are a series of webinars hosted by PowerSchool/Schoology this month, targeted at folks new to the platform (but anyone is welcome!). Here is the info:
Aug 19, 2020: Using Schoology with Google and/or Microsoft
3:00 PM (Register Here)
Aug 26, 2020: Using Schoology's Communication Tools
3:00 PM EST (Register Here)
Sep 2, 2020: Course Assessments in Schoology
3:00 PM EST (Register Here)
Staff Testing for COVID-19
See email from Yasmin. To recap, if you, as an Uplift staff member, have been tested or if you have tested positive for COVID-19, please email hr@uplifteducation.org so that the network can provide support. Uplift will not release your personal information to the Uplift community.