RoadRunner Country
Week of January 21-25, 2019
A Two-Way Dual Language Campus
Mission Statement
Transforming mind-set through scholarship, character and self discipline. Equipping our scholars with the knowledge and skills to become academically successful and socially responsible Middle schoolers.
Vision Statement
To Become the Highest Performing Elementary School in DISD!
Campus Key Actions
- Key Action #1:Increase student achievement using the Data Driven Instruction Framework
Key Action #2:Improve the quality of instruction by focusing on building teacher’s content knowledge and curriculum alignment
- Key Action #3:Continue to build a positive culture that sustains and drives excellence by focusing on the development of strong teams, positive behavioral expectations of scholars and professional accountability
Staff Birthdays
Please join me in wishing a Happy Birthday to our following team members:
January 2019
1 Gabriela Hilt
3 Santos Esparza
3 Margaret Crawley
5 Justin Epps
11 Sara Cruz
15 Christopher Henderson
16 Adalberto De La Fuente
21 Brittany Arnett
22 Araceli Landaverde
Morning Announcements
January 01/08-01/11 Monday - Friday 2B Brewah
January 01/14-01/18 Monday - Friday 2C Abrego
January 01/21-01/25 Monday - Friday 2D Uranga
January 01/28-02/01 Monday - Friday 2E Hull
Imagine Math Leader Board
Congratulation to our Imagine Math Leaders (Lessons Passed):
1st~Arnett, Brittany. 122
2nd~Arnett, Brittany. 121
3rd~Ledbetter, Grace. 82
4th~Mata-Perez, Arturo. 59
5th~Ledbetter, Grace. 56
UPCOMING DATES & REMINDERS
- January 24--K-2 Guided Reading Binder Check
- January 24--Pathways Training
- January 30--Region 10 Accountability Training
- January 31--District's Job Fair
- January 31--3rd thru 5th Achieve 3000 Training
- February 5--100th Day Celebration
- Staff Development Day- February 15th
- Common Assessments #4- Feb. 18-22
- Fourth Six Weeks Ends- Feb. 22
- Fifth Six Weeks Begins- Feb. 25
- TELPAS teacher online ratings begin- February 25
- National School Breakfast Week- February 21
- DEADLINE for visits and logs is Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 8pm.
Saturday School Tutorials
We will begin our Saturday tutoring with a focus on 4th Writing and 5th Reading & Math the first six Saturdays.
- January 26, 2019
- February 02, 2019 February 09, 2019 February 23, 2019
- March 02, 2019 March 23, 2019 March 30, 2019
- April 06, 2019 April 13, 2019 April 27, 2019
- May 4, 2019 May 11, 2019
Week-at-a-Glance
January 21
Monday
- MLK JR Holiday
January 22
~Tuesday
- BIC 7:45- 8:00
- 3-5 PLC
- CAR Tutoring
- Tutoring/After School Programs
January 23
~Wednesday
- BIC 7:45- 8:00
- Tutoring/After School Programs
- K-5 Grade Level Meetings (Minutes due to Ms. Martinez)
- CAR Tutoring
- K-2 PLC
- College Paraphernalia Day
- Lesson Plans Due by 5:00
January 24
~Thursday
- BIC 7:45- 8:00
- Pathways Training T.W. Brown Middle School 4:00-6:00 (Selected Staff Members)
- Tutoring/After School Programs
January 25
~Friday
- BIC 7:45- 8:00
- 4th Grade Fieldtrip Perot Museum
- 3-5 Weekly Assessment (K-2 will switch special times)
January 26
- Saturday School Begins
100 Days of School
Feb. 5~Dress Like you are 100 years old
Feb. 6~100 days has made me smarter-wear a blue shirt in honor of Cookie Monster & bring cookies to share with your friends
Feb. 7~Hats off to 100 Days of School (Students wear hats)
Feb. 8~School Wide 100 Day Celebration
Leadership Quote of the Week
~Martin Luther King Jr.
RoadRunner Country
Email: gbennett@dallasisd.org
Website: www.dallasisd.org/Russell
Location: 3031 South Beckley Avenue, Dallas, TX, USA
Phone: (972)925-8300
Facebook: facebook.com/Russell