SLE News
May 1 - 5
TEACHER Appreciation Week
Monday - Breakfast treats will be provided in the LOUNGE!
Tuesday - Chips, dips and other treats will be served at the LONG faculty meeting.
Wednesday - Hump Day, Wear your HAT day & Visit your box for a special treat DAY!
Thursday - Ice Cream Floats after school - Come enjoy some down time after school!
Friday - Flip Flop Friday & Luncheon sponsored by our FABULOUS PTA and Parent Volunteers!
Monday/Friday - Erin Gerdes
Tuesday - Faculty Meeting (STAAR Training) - Plan for a LONG one!
Wednesday - Our LAST Hike and Bike for the Year
Thursday - May 4th STAAR Accommodations Due to Nicole
Thursday - Hallways and Testing Rooms
Twitter Challenge Winners
Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful things that are happening at SLE via Twitter this week! WOW! We have amazing teachers, students, and district personnel! So here are the winners for the week! (You each have a small prize in your box)
Monday - Becky Sporrer - She shared about the ART Experience in the library for the week!
Tuesday - Anne Pyron is so very grateful for the support of our special education team!
Wednesday - Mayra Trillo for catching one of our students exhibiting amazing SHINE behavior!
Thursday - Tovah Rasoi is thankful for the support given to her from our technology instructional coach! (Thx Erin for the special attention)
Friday - Thank you to Lori Jackson for sharing about her student intern! Go Breanne!
On Friday, if you have tweeted each day, please email me your name and it will go into a drawing for something special!
DMAC
DMAC Academy: Region XI is offering the DMAC Academy again this Fall. There are a limited number of spots that GCISD receives for 'free'. If you have a staff member you would like to attend, please let Amy Dill know so that she can release the passcode for that session. If you have any questions, please contact Amy.
MAKER Summer Camps
Night at the Rangers
I emailed you a flyer with all of the details!
Teachers - Just so you know!
STAAR Portal: The announcement about the STAAR Parent Portal has been posted on the District Web Page and Campus Web Pages.
There will not be an email blasted to parents of fifth and eighth grade parents. You can place this announcement in your newsletters to inform parents or send a blast out as you see appropriate.
Parents of other students who tested in March are a bit confused as to why their scores are not present yet. Scores for third through eighth will be posted in the Parent Portals on June 14. Printed copies of the CSR's will arrive in the district by July 10. They will be available for viewing online by June 30.
Not far from....NEAR POD!
Nearpod for GCISD Teachers: At the request of many teachers, all GCISD K-12 teachers will soon have access to the District Edition of Nearpod.com, a presentation tool that works on any device. Teachers should receive a "welcome email" from Nearpod very soon. If they already have a free account it will simply be a welcome message. If they do not currently have an account the email will include their account credentials.
Some features included in the district edition include:
- More storage space
- 3D objects
- Virtual reality field trips
- Student notes and other interactive features
- Student paced mode/homework mode
- Access to all content - over 4,000 lessons from third party publishers
- Digital Citizenship Curriculum from Common Sense Media
- Private shared library- ability to create lessons and share them with all teachers at the site/district
- Complete integration with Google Classroom/Apps
For more information about Nearpod, check out their Youtube channel. When teachers receive the welcome email, they should begin exploring. There will be upcoming opportunities for professional learning.