April 6th -10th, 2020 Pony News
Game On! Let's Create Champions!
Building an Airplane in the Air
Everyday I am in awe of your demonstration of GRIT and GRACE.
The video below shows exactly what we are doing with these current events. The phrase unprecedented time is used so much because we are in a time that we have all never experienced. Notice in the airplane video that the crew building the plane is extremely positive!
We cannot control or predict what may happen from day to day. Like Rachel P. shared in the announcements, we can choose to focus on the things that we CAN control and the biggest thing that we can control is our positive attitudes.
I am witnessing how you are stepping into this challenge and not stepping away from it...this is true GRIT! Thanks for staying positive. Thanks for sticking together as a family! Thanks for extending so much patience and GRACE.
This week let's remember our WHY, focus on the helpers, and stay positive!
We've got this! If any staff can come through this with flying colors right now, it is Lewisville Elementary!
Mrs. Valdes
#StrongerTogether
Join in our 2nd VIRTUAL SPIRIT WEEK
LISD Language Acquisition program
The LISD Language Acquisition program put together some resources and guidelines for our newcomers and other beginner/intermediate LEP students. Click HERE to access the link. You will also find this linked in the L-Hub under the COVID-19 Instructional heading.
You may want to include some of these materials in your lesson plans.
Stay healthy!
Alicia Rowland
Library Media Services
Library Media Services put together a website & one pager to help our campus teachers safely (not violating copyright) navigate reading stories online to their students. Campus librarians are available to help teachers find books publishers are allowing to be read aloud during this time or to help find alternative reading sites. For information about which publishers are allowing teachers & librarians to read their books online please visit this Library Media Services Boredom Busters website (https://bit.ly/LISDBB). If you need additional information or have any questions please feel free to message me.
Thank you,
Brandi Harycki
NOTE: This has been linked to the L-Hub under "COVID-19 Instructional Materials".
A message from Ms. Lawson
If you need to refer back to any of these documents shared thus far, please visit the L-Hub at http://bit.ly/LVESLHUB. I have created 3 sections of information for you at the bottom, all related to the COVID-19 School Closure. They are as follows:
- General Information
- Instructional Information
- Technology Information
I will continue to update it as we receive new information.
Ms. Lawson
Technology Communications with Parents
- English Technology April 2nd communication: https://bit.ly/ENGAPR2TECHUPDATE
- Spanish Technology April 2nd communication: https://bit.ly/SPNAPR2TECHUPDATE
Help! I don't know how to make a Virtual Classroom!
- Optional: Join Monday at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. in WebEx for support. Mrs. Valdes will send the invitation.
- The district wants to have our first virtual class with students next week! Our goal is to have our first class by Thursday.
- Even with all of our technology needs, we are going to keep supporting our students.
Our Pony week
MONDAY, April 6th
INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES /Mrs. Valdes Team meeting 10 a.m.
Optional: Join Monday at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. in WebEx for support. Mrs. Valdes will send the invitation.
TUESDAY, April 7th
Mrs. Valdes meeting with district leadership Tuesdays-1:00 PM
1st Grade/Mudd/Burleson Team Meeting 1:30 p.m.
4th Grade Team Meeting Rutherford, Bell, & Burleson 12 p.m.
Specials Team meeting Meyer Meeting Tuesdays-9:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, April 8th
Office staff with Ms. Valdes 9:00 to 10:00
KIndergarten/ Lawson/Rodriguez Team Meeting 10 a.m.
2nd Grade/Anguita/Arocha/Valdes Team Meeting 2:00 p.m.
3rd Grade/Rowland/Valdes Team Meeting -2 p.m.
5th Grade/Oden/Lawson Team Meeting 1 p.m.
Sped ed Team Meeting/Meyer 2 p.m.
Instructional Support/ Anguita Team meeting 12:30 p.m.
Admin Team meeting 10:30 to 12:00
Staff Meetings all 3:15 to 4:30
THURSDAY, April 9th
- Counselors/Green meeting with Ms. Valdes 10:00-11:00
- Have lesson plans completed by 2:00 p.m.
- Send email with lesson plans to parents...do not send before Friday.
- Lead your 1st virtual lesson.
FRIDAY, April 10th
- Holiday no School
New Meal Sites
We just posted this on social media, but please see the following updates regarding NEW free meal sites and holiday closure. You can see everything at LISD.net/covid19meals. Please help spread the word. Thanks!
Free Meals Update | New Locations & Closed Friday, April 10
NEW Locations
Beginning Monday, April 6, LISD is adding two additional free meal locations:- Lewisville Elementary (Meal Site)
- 4000 Ace Lane, Lewisville, 75067 (Mobile Meal Site)
Holiday Closure (Friday, April 10)
All LISD free meal sites will be closed on Friday, April 10 in observance of the holiday. Parents/guardians who visit meal sites on Thursday, April 9 will receive (1) additional breakfast and (1) additional lunch meal for children to eat the next day. Meal sites will be open for regular service hours the following Monday, April 13.
Shout-Outs! and Words of Encouragement
- 1st grade team for keeping in touch and having a positive attitude through all the unknown. It is great working on such a great team!!!
- Thank you special education for working behind the scenes for figuring out ways to serve the students.
- Thank you Mrs. Rowland for helping with all the translation support AND all the spirit week communications.
- Thank you Mrs. Lawson for providing the fun emoji game during the staff meeting.
- Thank you Mrs. Meyer for helping making special education copies.
- Thank you GT for collaborating with Mrs. Burleson to come up with the best lesson format.
- Thank you Mrs. Hayes for collaborating with Mrs. Burleson and Mrs. Valdes for the best way to have lesson links for specials.
- Thank you for all your questions because it means you care.
- Thank you for reaching out about all the needs for our families. Love how your cat made the video :-)
- Thank you Mrs. Jones for the video you created for your students.
Happy April Birthdays!
- Rachel Myers April 1
- Lacey Troyer April 3
- Robert Reed April 5
- Sharica Jones April 11
- Marla Rodriguez April 22