Hackberry Howl
Vol. 4 No. 29
LOVE-SERVE-CARE
PLC WEEK 2
Hackberry Teacher of the Year-Darcie Brodsky
Hackberry Paraprofessional of the Year-Vanessa Lay
Hackberry Auxiliary of the Year-Adriana Almaguer
ELAR Strategy of the Week
Audiobooks: Ideas for Teachers
By Darcie Brodsky and Ashley Measles
Math Strategy of the Week
Was Math Your Favorite Subject?: Learning to Make Mathematics Fun (and Applicable)
https://www.edutopia.org/was-math-your-favorite-subject
By: Kim Northcutt
ESL Strategy of the Week
Scaffolding children’s learning
By: Vanessa Moya & Mariza Escamilla
Article of the Week
Hackberry Happenings!
Monday, February 25th
- Run Club 4PM
Attire: Crazy Hair Day
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Tuesday, February 26th
- Faculty Meeting-4:05-5:00
- 2nd, 4th Grade CIR
Attire: Crazy Sock Day
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Wednesday, February 27th
- Kinder, 1st, 3rd, 5th CIR during conference
- Dual-Language Parent Meeting @ Oak Point Childcare provided by HBE 5:30PM
Attire: House Colors
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Thursday, February 28th
Attire: Hat Day
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Friday, March 1st
- Read Across LEISD 8:30-10:30
Attire: Pajama Day
Hours: 7:45-4:00
HOWL OUTS---HOOWWWWLLLLL!!!!!
Sawhney howls to Masai and Branch for being so patient and for loving on our special friends.
Sawhney howls to the Lobos of the Year. Truly deserving. So proud of you.
Sawhney howls to Lawson and Ripple for doing an amazing job . Thanks for letting me walk in and observe you .
Ripple howls to Kindergarten for inspiring me to be more engaging with my students - shout out to that find my smore activity, I love it!
Ripple howls to Koth and Diaz, their camping engagement room transformation was awesome. They created a moment those kids will remember the rest of their lives.
Ripple howls to Head for going all out for the camping engagement day and allowing me to pick her brain for so many things. Thank you for involving me in a lot of things and giving me opportunities to lead Head, you're a great lead.
Ripple howls to Webber for hanging in there with some new additions to her classroom and still finding the time and love to help her friends who are GT and differentiating so many lessons for them. I shoot for that someday Webber.
K.Martin to Sylvia for getting me a sub! You work so hard for us!
K.Martin to everyone who helped with benchmarks! Jill especially!
K.Martin to Vergara for being so sweet with Jacky and making sure he’s reading in Alphabest!
K.Martin to Crutchfield for handling our duty today’s in a row without my help!
Flores howls to 4th grade for a successful idiom costume day and sharing our kiddos for camping engagement!
Flores howls to Jill for everything you do to make sure our benchmarks run smoothly and for the snack after checking tubs!
Flores howls to Head for reorganizing Lobo Zone!
Niki howls to Nurse Lay for taking such good care of me this week!
Mrs. Biggs howls HB family for our burritos and delicious breakfast!! Thank you HOWLSSSSSS!
Mrs. Masai is really great at mutlitasking and teaching her student with differentiated education. She is an awesome teacher her pushes herself and her students to be their best.
Mrs. Sawney is a top rate teacher who really loves her Students and demands the highest achievement from them. She really knows how to bring the best out of all of them.
Carol Howls to all teachers for entering grades on Friday :D
Carol Howls to the Sylvia, Karla, Vanessa and Officer Burrell for all their hard work
Carol Howls to Mr. Richardson, Ms. Jill and LeCrecia for all they do for Hackberry
Morales howls 5th-grade team for cranking out a million things! Your efficiency is priceless!!!!!
Morales howls Sylvia for staying on top of everything and shooting me text reminders about dismissal changes.
Morales howls Moya and Escamilla! TELPAS fairies!
Morales howls Lackey for doing auditions while I work on coordinating the other half of the talent show/culture day!
Morales howls Clifton, Bonner, Biggs, Colon, Crutchfield, Moreno, Burzynski, Escobedo, Moya for attending our quick meet up and sharing fantastic ideas! Be on the lookout for this year's Talent Show and Culture Day. March 29th!
Masai Howls to Whitehead for all your support! I appreciate you!
Masai Howls to Head for all your support and for sharing the Reading RTI packet. You are awesome!
Masai Howls to Lawson for sharing your Math RTI packet. You are awesome!
Masai Howls to Measles for just being you. You are awesome my friend!
Masai Howls to Brodsky for all your help with our kinder friends and with PLC. You are awesome!
Lawson howls to Head for covering my morning duty.
Whitehead Howls to Northcutt, Measles, Brodsky and Robinson for helping me get testing tubs together.
Whitehead Howls to Moya and Escamilla for doing a great job with Telpas.
Whitehead Howls to ALL Staff for being flexible during Benchmarks!
Head howls to Webber for helping get the walls decorated for camping engagement.
Head howls to the first grade team for collaborating during PLC and planning. Great job team!
Head howls to kinder for supporting each other through all your behaviors.
Head howls to all teachers for letting me come in and check data binders.
Head howls to Morales for letting me observe you. I truly loved being in your class. The level of rigor and engagement is wonderful. Keep rocking it!
Head howls to Richardson and Whitehead for all the advice and guidance you have given me regarding leadership.
Head howls to Measles for always listening to me and being a friend.
Head howls to Sylvia for always helping us out and being so calm.
Head howls to all the Lobo Zone Tutors and 3-5 teachers for spending time creating our new groups.