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HHE Mission
CALENDAR
DATES
February 16 Generous George Presentation during specials
February 17 5th Grade Math CBA
February 17 UPS-Check check in during conference
February 18 Instructional Rounds
February 18 5th Grade Reading CBA
February 19 Care Team day
February 22 House Meeting (Activity)
February 22 Faculty Meeting
February 23 4th-2nd Grade Reading CBA
February 24 PLC/Art Day
February 25 5th-2nd Grade Social Studies CBA
February 26 Care Team paperwork Due
February 26 End of the 4th Six Weeks
HHE 2016 Teacher of the Year
Valentine Dance Success
Technology Spotlight Saturday March 5th
- Learning+Fun+CoolPrizes....Spring Digital Learning Conference is on Saturday March 5 from 8:00-1:30 at the BCTAL.
- Remember to check out Symbaloo under resources on the digital learning webpage:http://www.birdvilleschools.net/Page/37445. Find your grade level's info by clicking on your grade on the far right side of the page.
- Check out Tika Talk for another easy way for students to create books. Jeff sent out info for login.
- Want to try the SMARTboard but don't have time to look for resource or make them. Check this out for more student interaction on the board: http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/lang_arts.shtml for grades 3-5 and http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/index.shtml for grades K-2
College Wednesdays in February
Recommendations from team and next steps:
- There is a globe "Icon" to place by our standards in the room as a reminder for us to ask students "How would you use this in real life?" or other ways we can make the learning objective relevant.
- Appoint 1 person on your team to make sure you look at and design structural level questions for the unit
- Everyone bring one workstation along with the TEKS that you have designed for upcoming lessons to the faculty meeting on February 22nd.
Dismissal Procedures
The fence is up and the gates will be installed this week. None BISD staff are not permitted to enter through the gates during the school day 7:00-4:00. This includes dismissal. The gates will remain locked and parents will have to walk around the perimeter. I am working on making signs that explain this at each gate.
We appreciate your help in communicating this with parents who do not have these and referring them to the office for a temporary one.
Please continue to make sure parents have their pickup cards. The police said this is one of the best things they like about our school's dismissal for 3 reasons.
1. It reassures parents the person next to them is supposed to be here
2. It highlights individuals who might not need to be on campus
3. It is a very visible signal to the community that there is a system in place to identify people whop are supposed to be here. The police said this is a very strong, proactive, deterrent to those who should not be on campus.
The police were very complementary of our dismissal procedures and I want to encourage your vigilance. If there are any suspicious vehicles around campus, call on the radio immediately so the office can respond quickly. Having everyone be on alert is the best way to make sure only those with a legitimate purpose are on campus.
TAGT on Demand
TAGT On Demand is now open for teachers who are interested in getting started on their annual 6-hour update for 2016-2017. If there are teachers who did not complete their 30-hour or the 6-hour update for this year, they may also continue working on that task. District guidelines require that it be completed by December 31 each year, but the logins BISD paid for will be available until June 30. Please finish hours for this year as soon as possible. Courses are being posted in Workshop as quickly as possible once teachers submit their certificates to Katie Waldrip.
Pictures of Students
If you would like to add picture to the digital sign just upload the pictures to the following folder:
Reminders and Focus
Our security fence has started and will be finished in 2 weeks. The gates will be locked during school hours and can be opened by your key. During the school day (7:30-4:00 on none Aspire days: 7:00-6:00 on Aspire days) these gates are to be treated like an exterior door. Adults and teenagers should not enter these and should go through the main doors, even at dismissal.
- Our goal is to be level 3 (or moving close to it) in most areas on the district rubric for TEKS centered teaching. I have seen many great examples of students interacting with the TEKS in class. Be sure to not only post them, but have discussions so that students understand the goal of their learning.
- Continue to build strong, positive relationships with all the students. Smile often. Choose to see the good and positive. Focus on growth and celebrate often. Nothing is more helpful in the learning process than the effects of trust and joy.
- PLC's should be meeting weekly to answer the 4 questions. Common Formative Assessments should done after mapping out the six weeks, then planning for learning should take place. If you need any support in this, please contact our coaches, Erin, and myself.
- Rigor, relevance, and engagement strategies should be focus on when planning student learning tasks.
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Location: 5221 Susan Lee Ln, North Richland Hills, TX, United States
Phone: 817-547-2600
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