Chancellor News and Notes
February 27 - March 3, 2017
4 Days of DCA tests, oh my!
This week we have DCA testing Monday through Thursday!
Reminders:
- Please help students maintain a level 0 voice in the hallways and classroom areas where testing is occurring.
- Computer labs will be closed for DCA testing and TELPAS testing.
- Please refer to testing schedule for schedule changes each day.
- Please be supportive of students, and keep situations calm, especially first thing in the morning.
- If you have mentor students, let them know you are thinking about them as they test!
Monday- Barbara Cantwell's Wedding Shower
Thursday- Big ART Day! Look for an email from Mrs. Kettner!
Friday- STAT, Rodeo Day, and Go Texan Day!
STAAR Buddy Time!
It's Time for STAAR Buddy Sign-Up!
With STAAR testing fast approaching, we need to sign up for our STAAR buddies! How does this work? If you are a STAAR classroom teacher, you do NOT sign up. If you are not a STAAR classroom teacher, you come sign up to become a STAAR buddy!
How do you sign up?
- There will be sign-up sheet in my office on the round table
- At least one PK-2 classroom teacher must buddy with a 3-5 STAAR classroom
- 2-3 auxiliary staff (office, ILT/content, paraprofessionals, etc.) will work with the classroom teacher to support the chosen STAAR buddy class
- Sign up by Wednesday please!
- Meet with your group to decide everything you want to do for the class
So...What do STAAR buddies do?
- First, you make an awesome banner for the stairwell to celebrate your STAAR buddy classroom! Example: Mrs. Reynold's Rockstars will Rock the STAAR! Deadline: for 4th and 5th grade- have your banner up by March 10, before Spring Break. For 3rd grade- by March 24, before the STAAR pep rally.
- What is a banner? A giant poster to fill a large spot on the stairwell (use bulletin board paper), with something fun and catchy for the class to see and feel good! Student pictures can go on if they have photo clearance. If not, then just the names. You can get names from the classroom teacher!
- Next, you do nice things for your STAAR buddy class and teacher for STAAR- buy the following items: water bottles, snacks, erasers, individual tissue packets, and other things they can use on STAAR day. If you are not sure what to get, talk to the teacher. This needs to be done for each STAAR day, so you can divide amongst your STAAR buddy team to get it done.
- What else? You can write notes to the class, have your class go visit and deliver treats, cards, poetry, a song and dance- whatever you want to do to pump up your STAAR buddy class!
Questions: Please come ask or email me! :)
Testing Paridise (Gangsters Paradise Parody)
And a closing thought from this principal...
HPC.....