Hackberry Howl
Love-Serve-Care
Vol.5 No.25
PLC THIS WEEK 1
Monday, February 3rd--- Kinder/3rd Grade---Plan
Tuesday, February 4th---Kinder/3rd Grade---PLC
Wednesday, February 5th---1st Grade/4th Grade --PLC
Thursday, February 6th---2nd Grade/5th Grade---PLC
Friday, February 7th---1st Grade/4th Grade--Plan
Ms. Robinson!
Tell our Story!
Imagine entering an elevator. You press the button for the ninth floor and as the door closes, the stranger asks you “So, tell me about Hackberry.” You now have the time to get to floor nine to provide the most accurate and engaging answer that will engage the stranger to want to learn more.
This is the idea of the “elevator speech.” Every teacher at Hackberry should understand our core values. We should understand well enough to accurately and succinctly articulate it in such a way to garner additional interest.
Whether the listener is a prospective student, parent, or community member your answer can engage them and move them to the next level of engagement in a personal and authentic way.
Below is a step by step guide into creating your Hackberry Elevator Speech. Remember we have to tell our story or someone else will and it might not be the story we want to be told.
By assembling the entire speech, you might come up with something like this:
Hackberry Elementary is a great school where all of our kids are all of our kids. We are focused on preparing students to impact a changing world. Our school offers many different learning opportunities for all lids. We have unique elementary programs such as our House system, engaging classrooms, and many opportunities for students outside of the classroom. We have a motto of Love, Serve, Care and we live these out each day to ensure all of our students are taken care of. I can provide our web address so you can explore further and learn more. Would you like it?
Keep Howling!
-SR
Hackberry Happenings!
Counselor Appreciation Week!
Monday, February 3rd
- K-2 Region XI Meet and Greet 4:00-4:30
Dress: Jeans/dress/slacks/skirt
Business Professional or Business casual Attire
(T-SHIRT are not Professional or Business Dress)
Tuesday, February 4th
- Faculty Meeting 4PM-5PM
Dress: Jeans/dress/slacks/skirt
Business Professional or Business casual Attire
(T-SHIRT are not Professional or Business Dress)
Wednesday, February 5th
Dress: Jeans/dress/slacks/skirt
Business Professional or Business casual Attire
(T-SHIRT are not Professional or Business Dress)
Thursday, February 6th
- Towervale 3rd-5th Grade in the Gym
Dress: Jeans/dress/slacks/skirt
Business Professional or Business casual Attire
(T-SHIRT are not Professional or Business Dress)
Friday, February 7th
Dress: Jeans and House Shirt
Either the team House or our staff shirt of the year shirt otherwise you need to be in a business professional or business casual attire.
Howl Outs!
Sawhney howls out to Jill, Measles, and Darcie for taking care of Mrs. Cox and making sure she was well taken care of.
Sawhney howls out to Mr. Richardson and Lay for making sure Mrs. Cox. was well taken care of. She is so thankful for all you did.
Sawhney howls out to Measles and Darcie for taking care of my kiddos. I love your heart of gold. You are a blessing!!!
Sawhney howls out to Masai for everything. I don't know what I would do without you, my sweet friend.
Sawhney howls out to Olsson for an exciting engagement day. Your kiddos are blessed to have you. What a fun way to learn. Way to go Olsson.
Sawhney howls out to Masai for the rigorous and fun learning that goes on in her classroom every day. You are a true inspiration friend.
Sawhney howls out to Crutchfield for launching 100 balloons for the 100th day of school. Your kids had a blast. What a wonderful idea. You are brave my friend.
K.Martin to Escamilla and Moya for handling all the TELPAS fun!
K.Martin to Zaidi for your commitment even when you aren’t feeling well.
K.Martin to Schroeder for helping me come up with ideas for engagement day!
K.Martin to Brodsky for finding the black lights for me!! You saved our day!
K.Martin to Rogers for sharing your Dirt Devil.
K.Martin to Whitehead for your help with the interim testing!
Hardeman howls to Nulty for the incredible chocolate cupcakes!
Hardeman howls to Del Valle, Cervantes, and Geisler for making popcorn for the entire grade level!
Hardeman howls to 2nd grade for taco days, I love our team!
Hardeman howls to Ratliff for being so flexible with our schedule and always taking our kids when they need to trade books.
Hardeman howls to Thomas for the self-portraits she is helping the kids make for the Multicultural Night exhibit, they look incredible!
Hardeman howls to Escobedo for her help with bus line while I was sick.
Finch HOWLS to Measles for keeping up with house nominations and for the Skittles pick me up in the afternoon :)
Lawson howls to Ripple for bringing the party on the 100th day!
Lawson howls to Geisler and DelValle for all their work on NISE.
Lawson howls to Hatcher for being an awesome planning partner.
Lawson howls to Cervantes and Hardeman for fitting everything into their schedule.
Brodsky howls to T. Martin, Del Valle & Olsson for an awesome month of run club with all the kiddos!!!!
Brodsky howls to 1st Grade for working so hard to get MOY dyslexia screeners done. I appreciate you all so much. Thank you for making the process so much easier for me!
Brodsky howls to Measles for planning the best house parties!
Brodsky howls to Webber for being an awesome coaching partner. Thanks for growing with me!
Carlino HOWLS to Cox for keeping me on track and inspiring me to be my best! You the best!
Carlino HOWLS to the ladies in the lunchroom who help with the Pre-K kiddos!
Carlino HOWLS to T. Martin and Whitehead for all of their help with Bus #34!
Nulty Howls to Diaz for helping me with one of our friends this week:)
Nulty Howls to Richardson and Whitehead for always being encouraging!
Nulty Howls to Sandra for always being willing to help me out and with a smile:)
Masai howls to Anderson for letting me borrow some supplies for subtraction bowling. The kids loved it thank you so much!
Masai howls to Lopez for rocking it in her classroom. Thank you for letting Kinder come and observe you rocked it girl!
Masai howls to Olsson for your heart and determination. Love you friend!
Masai howls to Burzynski and Crutchfield for their hard work on our reading plans. We appreciate all that you do friends!
Masai howls to Sylvia for being you. I have no idea how you do it all but you are amazing!
Masai howls to Sandra for all of your help on our KInder field trip. We appreciate you!
Moreno: HOWLS to the 4th-grade team for cleaning out the 4th/5th grade workroom.
Moreno: HOWLS to Bonner for being an awesome team lead!!
Moreno: HOWLS to Schroeder for always providing great resources!
Moreno: HOWLS Finch for being a great ELAR partner!
Ratliff howls out to Nulty for celebrating National Chocolate Cake Day.
Ratliff howls out to Bagby for always being amazing and helping me with the Bluebonnet Breakfast hot chocolate.
Ratliff howls out to Garces for all of her help with my orders and going above and beyond helping me plan my Bluebonnet Breakfast.
Finch HOWLS to Moreno for putting together our info for fitness day.
Finch HOWLS to Romig for keeping up with Pine Cove stuff. You have been a rockstar though this process.
Finch HOWLS to Romig for helping me with tutoring groups!
Finch HOWLS to Rollins for printing and prepping some fun stuff for our team.
Finch HOWLS to Schroeder for being an amazing coach and always coming up with a variety of ideas to help all subjects and areas that are easy to implement.
Finch HOWLS to Myers for being the most amazing support and co-teachers. You make this job easier.
Finch HOWLS to 4th dual language and 3rd grade for keeping their lines together at dismissal.
Finch HOWLS to Jill for being super responsive with questions, problem-solving, and ideas for testing, benchmarks, accommodations.
Finch HOWLS to Moya and Escamilla for keeping all of ELLs organized and keeping us updated with timelines for training.
Contact Information:
Email: Srichardson@littleelmisd.net
Cell Phone: (940) 391-3864
Jill Whitehead
Email: Jwhitehead@littleelmisd.net
Cell Phone: (903) 456-4004
Sandra Garces
Email: Sgarces@littleelmisd.net
Cell Phone:(214) 682-6339