Wildcat News
From the desk of Beckie Webster
Thank you for your service!
End of Year Blackfin Party on this Friday from 6-9 and it will be a great time. Thank you to Brooke Hartgraves, Ruben Saavedra, Amber Rolofson, Meredith Connely and Lindsey Prather for your help to create a great time for our staff. We appreciate all of your hard work this year taking such good care of all of us-Way to Go Sunshine Committee!
PS-Don't for get to vote for your favorite 16-17 WSE school t-shirt today in the lounge...
Updates:
1. Faculty Meeting on Monday, 5/16 (2nd grade providing snacks) Topic-Vertical teams share out (LA/Science/3rd grade), EOY check-out, EOY Technology, Darby-DRA/EDLs.
2. Bookfair (Buy One, Get One Free) May 16th-20th.
3. 4th Grade PLC on Tues., 5/17 at 1:50-4:00pm.
4. 5th Grade PLC on Wed., 5/18 at 1:50-4:00pm.
5. Thank you Marcia Fields for your help with students in the office over the next few weeks-get your running shoes on!
6. Leander ISD Library Services is collecting feedback via a survey on the library rotation. Please take a moment to complete the survey link; we ask that the survey be submitted by May 22, 2016. Here’s the link:
More Updates
7. Wildcat Wed. on Wed., 5/18 7:25am-7:45am. See duty schedule below Topics-Reading this summer, Art Awards, Chess, Math Pentathalon:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X-Fri_BaTJKEnqypGr-KzGSAFSvyey8bv3de9ylgwdM/edit
8. 3rd Grade PLC on Thurs., 5/19 from 1:50-4:00pm.
9. EOY Celebrations for Grade Levels:
Expectations-
No more than 1 hr.
Before 2:00pm
Grade Level Consensus
Staggered
Get with your Team Lead and choose a date & time. Call me by early next week to put it on the campus calendar.
10. PTA's Dine and Unwind event for the courtyard is on Friday, 5/20 from 7-? at the Oasis.
The Best Year Ever!
We still have time to make this the #BestYearEver
"During this time of the school year there are times and tendencies to let our guard down and not focus with the intensity and intentional fervor that we once employed. Now more than ever we need to remain focused on assuring that our teachers have the resources and support and that our students remain focused on academic endeavors. As the school year begins to draw to a close for schools across the nation, we still have time to make this the #BestYearEver.
In thinking of how to maintain the momentum that each of our schools has developed and maintained throughout the school year, here are a few ways to keep that sustained focus:
In the classroom
· Bell to Bell Instruction: Remind staff of the importance of taking advantage of every teachable moment.
· Best Practices: Continue to implement those proven research-based best practices in the classroom.
· Voice and Choice: This still remains a very positive and engaging practice. Allow students to have voice in the classroom. Watch them soar with voice and choice.
· Parent Volunteers: Parents can provide support, assistance, and expert advice (based on their background, class content, and nature of the unit of study).
· Share What works: Teachers can share their exciting end of the year units of study with each other. BreakoutEDU is an educational experience that can be embedded into the classroom all throughout the year. Why not start now?
We are so fortunate to be today’s educators. Yes we have increased responsibility, pressure, and accountability, but we also have at our fingertips incredible resources, social media venues, and students willing to take those academic risks to take their learning to the next level." By Ted Huff
Whitestone Wildcats
Website: http://whitestone.leanderisd.org
Location: 2000 Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander, TX, United States
Phone: 512-570-7400
Twitter: @whitestone_elem