Cowboy Courier
January 30, 2020
Hello everyone! I hope you are having a great week. I have received great feedback from the training yesterday in faculty meeting. I would love to hear from you if you have feedback or questions that we could address in a follow-up session.
It is really difficult to be out, but I attended some really great sessions at the TASA conference this week. I learned some things that will grow me personally, but the sessions definitely affirmed our focus and direction as a campus. I am even more proud of our school after getting to talk with other school leaders and share our journey.
Jan. 31-Quarter 2 Awards Program during 1st period in large gym.
Feb. 3-ELL Cohort Meeting Schmidt's Room 8:15 (you received an invite if applicable)
Feb. 3-7 National School Counseling Week
Feb. 5-Leadership
Feb. 7-Fire Drill 10:00am
Feb. 12-Faculty Meeting
I want to invite you all to the Honor Band send-off performance prior to their TMEA concert. February 9th 7pm @ MHS Auditorium.
Thank you for all you do!
Amber
Feb. 17th PD
From C&I:
Hello, MISD Educators!
We are excited about our next McKinney Professional Development (MPD) on Monday, February 17, from 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Please follow the link to register for your sessions by February 11, 2020:
We are continuing to rock our 80’s theme, so feel free to come dressed in super rad 80’s gear!
Dr. Adam Sáenz as our keynote speaker. Dr. Adam Sáenz’s keynote will focus on how educators can maximize their impact—both instructionally and relationally—in the classroom and beyond. Also, Dr. Saenz will provide a breakout session following his keynote called “Stress Management for Educators.” During this session, educators will develop personal behavioral strategies that will empower them to access stress as a fuel to achieve peak performance in every role of their life.
Secondary February 17 MPD Flyer McKinney High School 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
We look forward to seeing you on February 17 to expand your knowledge and skills to implement the best educational practices in your classrooms.
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Open House Feb. 20th
The course selection meeting will be in the cafeteria for current 6th and 7th graders from 6:00-6:30. (Just FYI in case a parent asks)
We will host a second meeting at 7:15 for current 5th graders (incoming 6th graders). If you want to show off your club, program, etc to incoming students we will set up tables in the cafeteria. You need to let Sandra Carter know if you need a table.
STAAR Info
Everyone's favorite...STAAR! As we enter into the Spring semester, let's be aware of the testing days because they will be here before you know it. The testing dates are different from pervious years, so we wanted to give you a heads up for planning purposes. Please note that the testing dates and the rotation days will adjust our regular schedules for the majority of the campus.
Important dates for planning purposes-STAAR
Tuesday, April 7th-7th Writing/8th Math (6th will be in STAAR rotations)
Wednesday, April 8th-8th Reading (6th and 7th grade will be in STAAR rotations)
Thursday, April 9th-Make Up tests
Friday, April 10th-Bad Weather Day
Tuesday, May 5th-Algebra
Thursday, May 7th-8th Science (6th/7th will be in STAAR Rotations)
Friday, May 8th-Social Studies (6th/7th will be in STAAR Rotations)
Tuesday, 12th-6th/7th Math test, 8th grade math retest (8th will be in STAAR rotations)
Wednesday, May 13th-6th/7th Reading test, 8th grade reading retest (8th will be in STAAR rotations)
Spring Dance Feb. 28th
Student Transfers for Employees
SEE EMAIL from Elena Rodriguez on January 8th for forms
Student transfer petition request for MISD employees for the 2020-21 school year will only be accepted from January 7 to January 31,2020. Petitions submitted outside the acceptance dates will not be processed or retained. The student transferring must be the child of an MISD employee. This benefits does not extend beyond the parent-child relationship. Substitutes and contracted services employees (Durham Bus Services and Aramark Food Services) are not eligible.
NEW THIS YEAR:
The transfer petition form needs to be completed ONLY if any of the following apply:
· student is new to MISD
· student moved since the last transfer petition request was submitted
· student resides outside the MISD attendance boundaries
· student is changing from elementary to middle school or from middle school to high school
Kudos!
Thank you to Lori, Christal, and Jenn Goodman for your support with a situation. I love our team and our ability to collaborate so effectively. -Amber
Thank you to everyone who had to pick up some slack for letting me step away for a few days to learn and grow myself. I appreciate the support! -Amber
Thanks to Colin for stepping up to help with a difficult situation. He was poised and completely professional in a tough spot. -Amber
Thanks to Sandra Carter for always being willing to handle last minute needs and emergencies that pop up. Appreciate you! -Amber
A handwriiten note from a student:
"Happy birthday Ms. Smith thanks for everything u do for are creed class your advice has helped me alot with anger and when I see myself getting mad I would walk away are take a deep breath and calm myself down and I have been more understanding of other and what they have going on. Sincerely, (Student)"
Hello Mrs. Fox,
I look forward to attending the play during 7th period. Thanks so much for all that you do, and for providing enriching theatre opportunities such as this. -Happy Parent
Hi Mrs. Scott! I am (a mom) and I wanted to tell you thank you for hosting the CMS Book Club Exchange in December. My daughter received a book at the exchange called The Land of Stories.. and she loved the book so much that she wanted to order the entire book series!
I knew she loved it when she was willing to use her own money from Christmas to make the purchase. She has always loved reading and it feels good as a mom to see her sharing experiences in middle school that further facilitate her love for reading.
Thank you for the time you are taking to host the Book Club. -Happy Mom
Thank you to April Walker for putting in tons of extra hours to prepare for mock trial. You are truly going above and beyond for the kids. -Amber