Staff Bulletin
Week of November 11-15, 2019
A Message from Lisa
I'm looking forward to seeing each of you on Monday for our Staff Development Day. Please see the agenda below. Remember, this is a staff development day, so your personal children should be home. Dress is casual. Our day will end at 3:00.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Lisa
POWELL ELEMENTARY STAFF DEVELOPMENT
November 11, 2019
8:15 FACULTY MEETING FOR ALL STAFF
- Dyslexia Overview
- Foundations Review
- Discipline Review
- Fun Little Activity
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
DREAMBOX TOPICS:
- TEACHER DASHBOARD (BASED ON THE GRADE LEVEL THIS WILL LOOK DIFFERENT- I.E. FOR HIGH USAGE TEAMS, WE WILL LOOK AT HOW IT CAN HELP WITH UPCOMING UNITS.
- USING ASSIGNED FOCUS
- LOOKING AT EXAMPLES OF STUDENT GROWTH
- SHARING FIRST GRADE GROWTH EXAMPLES
- SEESAW SCHOOLS FOR KINDER TEACHERS - LOOK AT STUDENT EXAMPLES AND DISCUSS HOW THIS CAN HELP WITH STANDARDS BASED REPORT CARDS AND HOW ACTIVITIES CAN HELP
- TEACH YOU MONSTER TO READ AS AN OPTION FOR K-
SHARON HENRY WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AS YOU LOOK THROUGH TOPICS.
TEAMS SHOULD WORK IN CONTENT AREAS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS!
MONDAY
Student Holiday/Staff Development
TUESDAY
7:25-7:55 am Treble Makers
1st-6th Math Fact Check #2- all week
TWHS Childcare Students In Kinder
No Faculty Meeting
WEDNESDAY
3:30 - 5:00 pm GOTR
THURSDAY
7:25-7:55 am Treble Makers
4:00 pm Yoga Zen Den
FRIDAY
Progress Reports Sent Home
PTO Fundraiser Game Trucks and DJ Party
Specials in Portables 59 and 195
Shopping Lounge: Crafty Creations-Wreaths by Sandra
Positivity Project: Knowing my words and actions affect others.
NOVEMBER 15TH: PTO FUNDRAISER REWARD DAY:
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: A COMPLETE LIST OF STUDENTS AND WHEN THEY WILL ATTEND PARTIES WILL BE SENT TO YOU SOON. (DJ 287, GAME TRUCK 103, VIP 44)
- GAME TRUCK PARTIES
- 8:15 – 9:00
- 9:00 – 9:45
- 9:45 – 10:30
- 10:30 – 11:15
- DJ PARTIES
- 1:30 – 2:00
- 2:00 – 2:30
2020-21 CALENDAR SURVEY
Details to note:
- The calendar must meet a minimum of 75,600 minutes for all students.
- High schools currently have 435 minutes a day.
- Elementary, intermediate, and junior high schools have a 430 minute day.
- Early Release counts for 420 minutes of instruction, and no waiver is needed if meeting the minimum 240 minutes of instruction.
- Currently, each grade span (elementary, intermediate, junior high, or high school) has the equivalent of 940 to 1,050 minutes of additional time built into the day and available to use to prevent the need to make-up two missed instructional days for students.
- For the 19-20 school year, the approved waiver for staff development days is for November 11 and January 7.
- Conroe ISD has an approved District of Innovation application which allows the District to start school before the fourth Monday in August (8/24/20).
Generation Texas Week:
Social Studies Newsletter
GT Maintenance Hours:
It is required that each school year you maintain your GT certification with 6 maintenance hours. Please see the following GT workshop opportunities for November.
11/12 & 14 Thinking Maps @ Jett Center = 6 GT Hours (must attend both sessions)
11/16 Connects Academy @ College Park HS = 6 GT Hours
TAGT Flier attached: This is an online option to earn up to 6 hours of GT credit
Register for these courses in Eduphoria!
Baker's House on Wednesday
- Baked Potato Bar-Large baked potato, chopped barbecue beef, butter, cheddar, bacon bits,sour cream, & chives plus dessert-$8.00
- Tex-Mex Salad-Romaine, grilled chicken breast, cilantro, corn, black beans, tomatoes, avocado, red onion, tortilla strips with cilantro lime vinaigrette, plus dessert-$8.00
Payment options are: cash, check (payable to Chef's Table), credit/debit cards or Venmo (@Dawn-Dewees-2).
🎂 Happy Happy Birthday to You!
November 16 Kim Brown
November 17 Lori Snyder
November 27 Kelly McGrail
November 30 Ryan Hoffland
December 1 Rebecca Decker
December 1 Debra Sorenson