It's a Matter of PRIDE!
February 4 - 8
Who We Are
Mission: The community of Sunset Valley will educate our students to achieve their highest standards of performance by engaging them in exceptional opportunities.
Vision: To create an optimal learning experience that promotes ongoing collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and communication with students, teachers, parents, and community members for the success of all students.
What's Up This Week?
Monday
- Kinder planning day
- Cowen - out
Tuesday -
- 1st grade planning day
- Grade Level PLC
Wednesday
- Kristen out - General Admin Meeting
- Spring/Class Picture Day
- 4th grade planning day
- Cowen - out
Thursday
- 3rd grade planning day
- Team Leadership meeting
Friday
- Joanna Ratliff - Letterland Coaching
- 2nd grade planning day
Assessment Windows
**January 28 - February 8 - Kindergarten & 1st grade Math Screener
** February 4 - 8 - 2nd grade Math DCA
** February 11 - 15 - 3rd & 4th grade Math DCA
**February 19 - 22 - Kinder - 4th grade Writing DCA
M-W-F Jeans Days in 2019!
Wednesday - In case you forgot, get out your ROCK shirt! You can wear it with jeans.
Friday - Our normal spirit day - wear a SVES, KISD or other school shirt. Show your spirit with jeans!
Principal's Den
This week is National School Counselor Week. Counselors are masterminds -- literally. They schedule students, schedule guidance lessons, work with parents, serve as coordinators for special programs, coordinate events and programs on campus, and if that's not enough, they also try to find time to counsel students. To top it all off, that's not even an all encompassing list of all the things they do for us, the kids, their families and the community!
The role of the school counselor has evolved over the past few years, leaving them more to do and not enough hours in the day. Imagine for one minute what it would be like if we did not have Jennifer Cowen. WOW … I know.
Thank you for all you do, Jen! We all love you and appreciate you so very much!
Team PLCs on Tuesday
Need a reminder what that document even looks like? Just go to our Shared Staff documents folder and look in your grade level folder in the Team PLC/Tuesday Meetings folder or just click on the following link.
Team Leadership Meeting
Everyone else - you do NOT have a meeting this Thursday.
Taste of Sunset Multicultural Night/Open House
Traditional Songs & Dances
- African & Caribbean Marimba - Becky Puckett
- 4th grade choir - Becky Puckett
- African dance from the Lion King (Kinder) - Haley Wilborn
Picture Displays
- Marisabel Gonzalez - Puerto Rico
- Pramila Subedi - Nepal flags and pictures of Nepal
- Clara Meunier - Belgium
Cultural art projects - no sign ups yet
Clothing or other artifacts
- Ruth Zimba-Kapansa - Zambia
- Rose Phommachanh - Vietnam
- Pramila Subedi - Nepali
- Chabilal Homagain - Nepali Dress with 3 kids and Mom and Dad. Flute Music of Nepali National Songs by Kids. Nepali Flags Logo
- Marisabel Gonzalez - Puerto Rico
Recipes & Tastings
- Marisabel Gonzalez - Puerto Rico traditional cakes/cookies
Jennifer Cothrin - Germany - Goulash & Christmas Trees
Pramila Subedi - Momo testing
Clara Meunier - crepes
Claudia Palacios - Mexican charro beans
Chabilal Homagain - Nepali khir ( Rice -pudding) with Nepali Sabji
Cultural Games - no sign ups yet
Volunteers to share & read aloud a children’s book from their culture - no sign ups yet
Volunteers to give mini language lessons (counting to 10, colors, greetings, etc)
- Rose Phommachanh - Vietamese
- Clara Meunier - French
MOY Data Talks to Begin Next Week
All K-4 teachers have received a calendar invitation for the MOY data talks. As a reminder, the agenda for our meeting is below. You have access to this same agenda in the same location as your class data sheet.
Middle of the Year
How has the first semester of your school year been? Share highlights.
How are you tracking data? How are students tracking data? Please share any examples that you are using.
Data Review
Use your Class Data spreadsheet. Be sure to update your spreadsheet.
Your Teacher Data - calculate the % of students that showed growth
AimsWeb BOY and MOY
DRA BOY and MOY - % of students on target
DCA1 and DCA2 data
Math Screener BOY and MOY (if applicable)
3rd STAAR and STAAR Benchmark (if applicable)
Current Year Class Data - individual students
Strengths
Concerns
Student performance - Are there any student needs that are unexpected?
Goals
What are you doing to increase student growth?
What supports do you need?
Let's Keep Growing in 2019! Check this Out!
Enhancing Collaborative Partnerships with Culturally Diverse Families
Deborah L. Voltz and Sherron Hardy Morrow
Intervention Documentation
District Information
Information about Resignations
This incentive will be offered to the first 100 teachers and other professional instructional staff such as counselors, librarians, diagnosticians, LSSP, nurses, etc. who submit a resignation/retirement letter to their campus principal by Monday, March 4, 2019. This early notification will help principals determine staffing and recruitment needs for next year. In addition, teachers who submit their letter by March 4, 2019, will receive an additional $250 for maintaining perfect attendance from April 1, 2019, through the end of the school year (last day of instruction or last day of work calendar). To be eligible, an employee must be on a probationary, term, or continuing contract.
SVES Core Values
We Value:
- Care for our teachers because the impact of their work prepares students for their future.
- Passionate teaching dedicated to content and craft that inspires others.
- Relationships as the foundation for how we teach, learn, work, and play together in a safe, engaging, and caring way.
- Exploration and the pursuit of one’s passion that leads to personal growth.
- Communication and collaboration that strengthens our unity.
- Respect for the diversity of our school community through a culture of understanding and personalized learning opportunities.
Staff Remind
Text @c47d to the number 81010