The Collegiate Connection
October 3, 2021
A Message from Dr. Lewis
It’s a great day to be a Longhorn! We had a lot of great things going on at Collegiate Prep.
Last week we had the opportunity to celebrate Mr. Greg, our trustworthy custodian for National Custodian Appreciation Day! Our counselor started guidance lessons and our scholars got an opportunity to speak with her. We also had our first officer election for NEHS!
This week at Collegiate Prep we are celebrating our Longhorns ALL week! It is homecoming week and we have some fun dress up activities we are doing with our scholars. I hope you take out the time on Friday to go to the game and root for our Longhorns!
This week we will have our fall parent conferences. You should have heard from your scholars teacher by now with the date and time of the conference.
Dr. Xavier Lewis
Email: Xavier.Lewis@chisd.net
Website: www.chisd.net/prep
Location: 975 Pickard Drive, Cedar Hill, TX, USA
Phone: 9722934502
Twitter: @CHISDCP
PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH
National Elementary Honor Society
WE ARE STEMSPIRED!
The Book Fair was a success!
Greetings, Collegiate Prep Family!
- We invite you to check out the Oct Prep News Newsletter! There is tons of information we’ve put together JUST FOR OUR COLLEGIATE PREP FAMILY so that you stay informed. Please take a few minutes to read the newsletter where you will find great information including the following:
- As a reminder, the Diversity Quilt deadline has been extended -- please have your scholars submit their decorated squares to their Home Room teachers by Fri Oct 15th.
- Check out the new Spirit Gear just in time for the cooler months!
- Want to win a $25 gift card to the grocery store of your choice? Check out our Box Tops for Education Contest.
- This month's Restaurant/Spirit Partnership is Oct 11th - 16th at Nothing Bundt Cake - Cedar Hill! See you there.
- We hope we'll see you at our Oct PTA Meeting on Tues, Oct 12th at 6pm in the Collegiate Prep Cafeteria!
Thank you and have a GREAT week!
Message from our Counselor
Counseling Services September Newsletter
**We have a limited supply of customized CH logo backpacks. Please email tangie.smith@chisd.net if your child is in need of a backpack. First come first serve.
Coming Up:
Food4Kids Backpack Program
Red Ribbon Week
Patches and Dress Code
Please contact the front office if your scholar will be out of dress code by emailing Teresa.Paiz@chisd.net and she will let you know how you can get patches.
The AP Corner: By Mrs. Palmer-McKinney
Greetings Collegiate Prep Family,
It has been a great first week at Prep! I have enjoyed meeting and greeting you and your scholars this past week! I am excited about all the great things happening at Prep! This week, I will work with teachers and scholars on the following:
- Amplify Reading Resources
- DCCA Assessments Support
- Math and Reading: Grades 2-5
- Science: Grades 4-5
- Social Studies: Grade 5
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support
- RISE Above Our "Bathroom Blues" Bathroom Etiquette
It will be a great week and it's a great day to be a Longhorn!
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Instructional Focus: Literacy
Learning how to read and to think critically about what we read are priceless skills and a primary focus in our literacy program. Daily reading of increasingly complex texts in our English Language Arts classes provides multiple opportunities for our scholars to be exposed to and practice analytical skills associated with fluency and comprehension.
Read Alouds is an effective strategy that supports our scholars in developing their fluency and comprehension. By reading engaging and increasingly complex texts aloud to our scholars, our classroom instructional leaders (teachers) model fluency through articulation and expression of words. The cadence, rhythm, rhyme, and flow of words properly expressed engages students in the reading while providing appropriate modeling of fluency.
Additionally, our classroom instructional leaders build and extend critical thinking by incorporating effective Think Alouds. Think Alouds are questions we ask ourselves or others as we read text to better understand and develop our comprehension. For example, as we read a title of a book, we may ask questions such as “Why did the author write this book?” or “How will the author develop his/ her message?”.
As our scholars take time to read daily and ask critical questions about their reading, they will increase their vocabulary and refine their analytical thinking skills. So, grab a book and explore new ideas, concepts, and worlds!
Dr. Mendoza - Instructional Facilitator