Doerre News
Volume 3 - Week of August 27, 2018
2018-2019 Doerre Campus Goals
Build Relationships and Community
Implement PLCs with fidelity
Foster a Campus Growth Mindset
MINDSET MATTERS
CHOOSE TO MAKE AN IMPACT
Upcoming Dates
August
30: Chromebook roll out (link here)
30: Fall Open House 6-8:30 pm (details here)
31: TTESS Teacher Goal Setting DUE in Eduphoria Strive (click here for a FAQ doc)
September
3: Labor Day Holiday
Click here to access the Doerre Google Calendar (this will replace our Doerre Outlook calendar and be view-able by parents and students).
A Few Reminders
1. Please sign in every day at the link here. This is how we will take employee attendance.
2. Take student attendance in Skyward every day, every period. (If a kid is not on your roster, send them to the counselor).
3. Teacher schedules are settled. Please fill out the Teacher Schedule Google Form here
4. The Pledge is on Doerre Dashboard here. Please show this at the start of 1st period until our video morning announcements are up and running.
5. Poster Printer Info: We have a new poster printer! The machine requires a pdf file is great for anchor charts and other content specific posters to be used in the classroom. Please be mindful of what you request to print as the machine and supplies are very costly :).
LUNCH ASSIGNMENTS
A: ALL 6th Grade
B: Math, ELA, LOTE
C: Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts
**Conference period duty assignments will come out this week**
Course Syllabi
Syllabi should include:
Brief description of course
Textbook info/online links
Grading procedures including re-teach options and retest guidelines for major grades
Grade Repair procedures
STAAR information with dates of Spring tests and online links to more information where applicable
Tutoring times/places for extra help
Test days
Teacher contact information
Required & suggested supplies
Building Trust, A Sense of Security, & Belonging
Document all those moments where you impact the lives of students and each other using the hashtag #MomentsinKlein. Make sure to tag @DoerreKISD
Click here for Matt Fehl's relationship building slide deck for more team and relationship building activities.
Open House is THIS WEEK! Click HERE to access the Open House info posted on the Doerre Dashboard.
Results Focused: PRIDE
Click HERE for the PRIDE site on the Doerre Dashboard for all things Pride (calendars, resources, lesson plans, etc)
- Starting on Tuesday, Sept. 4
Every week will need to fill in the “Free Choice Friday Teacher Sign Up” Google Form found on the Doerre Dashboard—PRIDE Information—Free Choice Fridays. This is where you will describe what you are willing to host. Due Tuesday this week due to Labor Day holiday. This form is filled in and submitted EVERY MONDAY
- Starting on Wed. Sept 5
- Starting Thurs. Sept 6
Every week any other teachers will be able to claim any other students. If you claim a student you WILL HAVE THEM MONDAY-THURSDAY. You might claim a student(s) for reteaching, work on missing/need to finish work, work on a group project, anything that is academic in nature-your class or another class.
- Starting Wed. Sept 12
Every week during PRIDE students will fill in the “Free Choice Friday Student Sign Up” Google Form to make their choice for Free Friday. (Location of this form will be sent out) This form is filled in and submitted EVERY WEDNESDAY
- Starting Thurs. Sept 13
- Starting Fri. Sept 14 two things will happen
1. Free Choice Friday begins
2. Students will need to check to see what room they are assigned to for the next
Mon-Thurs week
Relationship Driven- Relationship Building Activities in WEEK 1
Calculator Scavenger Hunt
Groupies
Profile of a Learner Dissection
Leveraging Technology: Chromebook Rollout
Click here for a link to the Doerre Rollout information on the Doerre Dashboard
Student Active Directory and Google Passwords Reset
All student Active Directory (computer) and Google (Chrome/Chromebook) passwords have been reset. Students will need to reset their Windows and Google password before device distribution.
Default password information is located in the Onboarding Site here.
Fees: $35. Payments are due by August 27th in order to ensure studetns receive their device August 30th.
1:1 Rollout and Distribution Site is here. (https://kisd.us/rollout)
Device Responsibilities in the 1:1 Classroom
course code: J7NNT-6G9GD
It is also listed in the Doerre Back to School online compliance training course in Schoology.
Forever Learners: Online vs. Face to Face Required Training
PLEASE MAKE SURE THESE ARE COMPLETED ASAP!
Online Training in Schoology:
Log in to Schoology> Click on Courses>My Course List>Join Course> Enter Course Code>FKKFF-F523H
Intentionally Personalized: Gifted Learners
GT Community Outreach Meeting August 30th 6:30-8:00 @ KHS
Parent Topic: Overview of Research Pathways and GT Program Options.
Also introducing Enrichment opportunities available on Campuses-DI, Coding Club, Robotics, Chess, Pentathlon, Decathlon, Octathlon, AP Capstone, IB, Math Club
Student Challenge:
Let’s Be An Artist
Relationship Driven: Culture4Caring
A group of student representatives from every campus has been working all summer on a student-led movement called Culture4Caring. You heard from these kiddos at kickoff and they are selling shirts: $12 for one design and $20 for both designs. All proceeds will go back to the Culture4Caring clubs at our campuses. You can purchase one or both shirts by clicking here. Shirts will be delivered to our campus in the first few weeks of school.
Sunshine Club
Build Community: Running/Walking Club is BACK
Are you interested in running or walking a 5k, half marathon relay, half or full marathon? Join Team Doerre:
1. sign up/pay for the races at the below links and
2. Fill out the Google form to add yourself to the Team Doerre list.
Cypress Half Marathon- Enter or select “Team Doerre” as your Running/Corporate Club
https://runsignup.com/Race/TX/Cypress/CypressHalfMarathon?raceRefCode=gd2T99bO
The Woodlands Marathon
This year, we'll meet on Tuesday/Thursday at 4:30 pm in the bus lot.
First run: August 28th
All ability levels are welcome! Click here for the schedule/mileage.
Intentionally Personalized: An intro to Personalized Learning
Click here and work your way through a Personalized Learning Hyperdoc.
Lockers
Cha, Cha, Cha CHANGES- INNOVATION
Doerre Dashboard
The Doerre Dashboard contains all things Doerre and is linked here. Please bookmark the link for future use, as we will be using it for many things in the future including the pledge, daily bell schedule, Pride folder,ISS lists and more!
Check out our new collab space!
Click here to view the Collab Space calendar.
Establishing a Culture of Collaboration- The Arrow: A Newsletter for Parents and Students
Leveraging Technology: Techie Time With Tiffany
Classroom Phones- Updates Needed
Cultural Responsiveness- We need sponsors!
Email Mrs. Land at kland1@kleinisd.net
Promise2Purpose Investors- Duty Assignments
Online Professional Learning
The Exchange (kisd.us/exchange) is our blog where you’ll find educators sharing their learning and teaching with one another, and this week we’re excited to have our first post from our superintendent, Dr. Champion! Coach Gomez from Klein Cain is also back with a relationship-driven post perfect for the start of the year.
- “First Week Full of Promise” [Bret Champion]
- “The Forgotten” [Coach Gomez]
- “Find Your Why and Share it with Your Students” [Charlotte ? from ? We are so sorry, Charlotte! We used a new form to gather posts last week and it did not capture all the writer information like we thought it would. ☹ Please let us know who you are, so we can give you credit and a shout-out! #failforward]
Finally, next week stay tuned for a week of remembering Hurricane Harvey and honoring the way our entire community was #KleinStrong. We are #StillKleinStrong and our journey with our students from promise to purpose is off to a great start this year thanks to YOU!
Team Building Games
There are tons of team building games that can be used in the classroom. Some of my favorite sources of these include:
Doerre Intermediate School
Email: kland1@kleinisd.net
Website: http://doerre.kleinisd.net/
Location: 18218 Theiss Mail Route Road, Spring, TX, USA
Phone: 832-249-5700
Facebook: facebook.com/DoerreKISD
Twitter: @MandyLandKISD