McShan Elementary School
Mustang Chronicle
Welcome to The Ivy League!
Failure is Not An Option! Excellence is the Only Option! Excellence Begins With You!
Website: http://www.dallasisd.org/mcshan
Location: 8307 Meadow Road, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: (972)502-3800
Congratulations to Our Teacher of the Year and TA of the Year for 2017-2018. Well Deserved!
Congratulations to Mrs.Parilli! OUR 2017-2018 TA OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Mrs. Smalley! OUR 2017-2018 TEACHER OF THE YEAR
The Sky is the Limit! Mighty Staff Superheroes of the Week!
A superhero is an ordinary individual who is an ordinary individual who has the strength to excel despite of overwhelming circumstances.- Christopher Reed
We are an army of superheroes each with defining talents who work for the good of our students.
Good, First , Instruction- Kudos to Mrs. Smalley, Mr. Garcia, and Mrs. Vargas. Their classrooms were visited this week by Dr. Ramirez. Great things are happening within their learning environments. Congrats!
Sharing Knowledge- A special thanks to the Math and Science department for their collaboration and sharing best practices on implementing writing and technology within their classrooms.
College Week Was A Blast- Kudos to Mrs. Martinez and a special thanks to everyone for supporting the activities. We will continue to foster college readiness.
Say Cheese!- A special thanks to Nurse Primrose for planning our Baylor dental clinic. A lot of our scholars got their pearly whites cleaned.
Instructional Aims for the Week!
Interim Assessments- Let's be our best! Motivate your scholars to show what they know!
Leadership Notebook Implementation- Scholars will set track their fluency and scores on the interim assessments.
Reading Log Implementation- Mustang Parent expectations will be provided in a letter from Dr. Kelly. This will support our literacy initiative. We will have a school- wide incentive every six weeks for scholars with the most minutes read.
Driven By Data- All classrooms will post their goals and data from the 1st interim assessments proudly outside their classrooms!
College Week Snapshots!
Career Day
Mrs. Graham shows pride in UTD!
Mrs. Winegard Represents Those Aggies!
Mrs. Brown shows pride in The University of Virginia!
Mrs. Gajbhiye represents proudly The University of Washington at Seattle's College of Engineering
Instructional Snapshots!
2nd Grade Mr. Yuchs Uses Anchor Charts!
1st Grade Mr. Reza Uses Anchor Charts!
Mrs. Fields implementing Due Nows With Her Kindergarten Scholars!
Welcome Back Night Snapshots From 9/14/17!
Our Parents Enjoy Coming to Our Campus! Many smiles!
Welcoming Our Parents!
Informing Our Parents!
5th Grade Lunch Bunch Names Themselves The Genius Squad!
PLC Sharing / 5th Grade Group
Week 1 & 2 Snapshots- The Mighty Mustangs in Action!!!!
Mrs. Van Hausen shares with the Math and Science Teachers!
Mrs. Smith shares her editing strategies.
New To McShan!
How did we do this week guys?
Academic rigor from the beginning!
Showing our success!
Bubbles and Ducktails!
Mrs. Evan's 1st graders model our hallway expectations!
Great job scholars!
The Arts!
Technology At It's Best!
Our Kindergarten is Awesome!
Our Staff is Wonderful!
Dr. Daniels Greets Pre- K!
The Mighty Mustangs at the Conrad Feeder Pattern Pep Rally In Our Ivy League Attire!
Our House!
Just Can't Hide or Mustang Pride!
You Look Great Mustangs in Your Ivy League Attire!
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE! INTERIM ASSESSMENT WEEK! LET'S DO IT MUSTANGS! IT'S A SLAM DUNK!
1st Grade Duty Week, Announcements- 5D, Interim Assessment Week, Spot Observations- Week 5
Monday 9/25/17- SST and 504 meetings as scheduled post 10:00 ( coverage provided), After school tutoring ( grades 3-5 scholars), Academic team meeting- 8:30 a.m. -10:00 with spot calibrations, spot observations
Tuesday 9/26/17- Grade Level Chairs Meetings instead of entire grade level teachers ( 7:20-7:45 for action items), BOC meeting - 7:20-7:45 ( conf. room), After- school Tutoring 3:20-5:30 / homework club, Math Interims K-5
Wednesday 9/27/17- ARD meetings, Tutorials/Clubs and Organizations, Community Meeting- 4:00-5:30 Vickery Meadows ( Ivy Apartments), Reading/LA Interims K- 5
Thursday 9/28/17- PLC's- 3:20-4:30 , SLO/ PDP Campus Deadline- Upload all information and artifacts in School Net, 3R Training- 1:30 p.m. - Room 227 for all staff on this evaluation instrument, Science Interims K-5
Friday 9/26/17 - Regular School Day
Saturday School Dates
Oct. 7th
Oct. 28th
Nov. 4th
Dec. 2nd
Dec. 16th
Jan. 20th
Feb. 3rd
Feb.17th
March 3rd
April 7th
April 21st
May 5th
May 12th
Staff Corner
Our sympathy goes out to Mr. Griffith and his family. He lost his father in law.
Congratulations to Ms. Smalley and Ms. Watson who both recently got engaged!
Staff Birthdays!- Happy Birthday!
September Birthdays - Place Your Birthdays on the Calendar By the Mailboxes So That We Can Celebrate You!
September 5th- Mrs. Ross- Happy Belated Birthday
September 18th- Mrs. Rodgers- Pickron
September 20th- Mrs. Mason
September 28th- Mrs. P. Young
October 12th- Mrs. McNeil
McShan host a Vickery Meadows Community Meeting- Safety Awareness For Children ( IVY APTS.)
Wednesday, Sep 27, 2017, 04:00 PM
7225 Fair Oaks Avenue, Dallas, TX, United States
DISD Elementary Parent Teacher Conference
Thursday, Oct 12, 2017, 04:00 PM
Lee A. McShan Jr. Elementary School, Meadow Road, Dallas, TX, United States
Once Upon A TIme Day
Tuesday, Oct 31, 2017, 12:00 AM
Lee A. McShan Jr. Elementary School, Meadow Road, Dallas, TX, United States
Instructional Strategic Planning : 3 Key Actions in 2017-2018
Balanced Literacy
Newcomer Support
Curriculum Alignment
DISD Neighborhood Walk- The Mighty Mustangs in Vickery Meadows
Testing Corner:
District Assessments
Common Assessments and ACPs for 2017-18
Assessment
Window
I- station & Achieve 3000- Grades 3-5 - BOY - Sept. 5th- Oct. 13th,
Common Assessment
Sept. 25- Sept. 29
Common Assessment
Oct. 30- Nov. 3
ACP
Dec. 18 – Dec. 21
I- station & Achieve 3000- Grades 3-5 MOY- Jan. 9th- Feb. 9th
Common Assessment
Feb. 12-Feb. 16
TELPAS Window- Feb. 26th- Apr. 6th
STAAR Week: Apr. 9th- Apr. 13th
( 4th Grade Writing / 5th Grade Math- April 10th, 5th Grade Reading - April 11th)
Common Assessment
Apr. 9-Apr. 13
STAAR Week: ( 3rd and 4th Grade Math and 5th Grade Math (2nd Admin.)- May 14th, STAAR 3rd and 4th Grade Reading and- May 15th, STAAR 5th Grade Science - May 16th )
I- station & Achieve 3000- Grades 3-5 EOY- April 16th- May 25th
ACP
May 29 – June 1
Important Dates Coming Up :
9/26- BOC
10/2- 2nd six weeks begin
10/5- Principal for a day
10/6- Compliance Video Deadline - modification from the school calendar
10/12- Elementary Parent Conferences
10/13- Girls in Pearls
10/19- GIrls in Pearls/ SBDM 5:00 p.m./ PTO- 6:00 p.m.
10/20- Elementary Fair Day - No School
10/31- Once Upon A Time Literacy Day- Get your costumes ready!
Progress Reports / Campus Grade Speed Deadlines
Progress Report Dates:
Sept. 11
Oct. 23
Dec. 4th
Jan. 29th
March 26th
May 7th
Grade Speed Campus Deadlines:
October 2nd
Nov. 6th
Jan. 8th
Feb. 27th
Apr. 16th
May 21st
Report Card Distribution
Oct. 12th
Nov. 13th
Jan. 18th
March 5th
Apr. 23rd
June 1st
McShan's Library Website- Thanks Mr. Arzac for creating this!
There is a McShan Library website at the following link: http://sergioearzac.wixsite.com/mcshan-library
How can we teach our scholars to be proactive and take ownership of their learning and actions?
To Increase the leadership of our scholars.
To Increase the 21st century learning skills of our scholars.
To Increase the academic achievement of our scholars.
The Mighty Mustang Creed
I AM a McShan Mustang
I WILL always do my best
THROUGH PRIDE and EFFORT EVERYDAY
I WILL KNOW SUCCESS
I AM a McShan Mustang
I WILL ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE
A Person of GOOD CHARACTER
EXCELLENCE BEGINS WITH ME!
FLASHBACK PHOTOS FROM 2016-2017
Mcshan Goes Hollywood- Our Red Carpet Event!
McShan Goes Hollywood- Our STAAR Educators!
Mcshan Goes Hollywood- Celebrating Everyday Stars!
Kids Council Elections
Students Exercising their Right to Vote
Our Robotics Team Goes to Their First Competiton!
Once Upon A Time Day Snapshots!
Mrs. Daly Won the Best Costume!
Mr. Haddock Won the Funniest Costume!
Once Upon A Time Day List of Winners! Congratulations!
Mr. Haddock- Funniest
Mrs. Arrubla- Most like character
Ms.Munir- Most creative
Mrs. Daly- Best Overall
Ms. Smalley-Most original
Mrs. Apodaca
Mrs. Arrubula- Most Like the Character!
Dr. Daniels & Mrs. Smalley-Mrs. Smalley won for most original costume.
Mrs. Longoria
Mrs. Cruz
The Superteam! Ms. Mark & Mr. A. Rivera
Dallas ISD Board Goals- These are apart of our action plan and in alignment with our core beliefs.
- All students will exhibit satisfactory or above performance on state assessments.
Students below satisfactory performance will demonstrate more than one year of
academic growth. - Dallas ISD schools will be the primary choice for families in the district.
- The achievement gap by race, ethnicity and socio-economic status will be no greater than 10 percentage points on all academic measures.
- Ninety-five percent of students will graduate. Ninety percent of the graduates will qualify for community college, college, military, or industry certification.
- Ninety-five percent of students entering kindergarten will be school-ready based on a multidimensional assessment.
- All students will participate in at least one extracurricular or co-curricular activity each year.
Pictures from Our Red Carpet Event!
Our Star Staff!
The Best Cast Ever!
Glamour and Style at McShan
Congratulations to Our Teacher of the Year! 2016-2017
Congratulations to Our TA of the Year! 2017-2018
Brighter Bites
The Leader in Me Training Pictures
ILT goes to learn more about The Leader in Me
Mighty Mustangs Robotics Team!
Our Award Winning Chess Team!
Reading Under the Stars Event Snapshots!
Reading Under the Stars
Reading Under the Stars
McShan Makes the Dallas Morning News!
We are very proud of our students and thankful to our volunteers for their service. We had a stellar article in The Dallas Morning News. Check it out!
Guys in Ties
Our Little Gentleman Getting Ready for Their 1st Luncheon!
Dressing for Success!
Writing PD PLC Best Practice Sharing
Mrs. Muhoro Shares Artifacts!
Mrs. Smalley Shares Artifacts!
Balanced Literacy: School- Wide Writing Initiative/ Fluencey Data/ ISIP Monitoring
We are focused on writing this six weeks. Each grade level will be implementing writing across the curriculum and focusing on utilizing rubrics and supporting the development of the writing skills of our scholars. Utilize the graphic organizers and resources provided. We will share writing artifacts at the end of the six weeks. Let's see writing artifacts also posted throughout the building. As discussed, R/LA teachers will need to have their fluency data updated monthly and posted inside of classrooms. We will discuss the ISIP data monitoring. We will chart the BOY and MOY growth of students based upon the ISIP data.
Learning Walks- Domain 2.4
Learning Walks- Domain 2.4
Learning Walks- Domain 2.4
Professional Development- Best Practices Sharing
Professional Development- Best Practices Sharing
Professional Development- Best Practices Sharing
McShan Celebrates 100 Days of School!
The 7 habits implementation at McShan- 7 actions that we have agreed to implement ( from staff development 2/20/17)
1. Leadership Roles within class
2. A Student Ambassador
3. Remind students that they are leaders ( hallway expectations, setting the example)
4. Change the environment ( posters, quotes, slogans, sayings to reflect the 7 habits and to inspire them to become well-rounded individuals)
5. Ask students to get to know their peers ( celebrate diversity)
6. Ensure that students know their data and are accountable for setting goals.
7. Dialogue in the classroom- habits of discussion fostered ( 21st century communication skills)