Campus Information
From the desk of Beckie Webster
Thank you for keeping the focus on student learning:
What are we suppose to do during PLC time? 2nd grade nailed it! Great job today with reviewing and scoring the Writing Benchmarks as a team! Thank you for working smarter not harder!
I know you know this-we have the best SPED. team on the planet. Every teacher has one focus - Student Success. Thank you for always looking out for our students Adolph Ortiz, Leah Lambert, Richard Huey, Becca Smith, Heidi Buschang, Anita Calph, Vicky Moon, Robin Martinez and Adrianna Vallejo.
Gaby Lara-we threw her in the deep end of the pool and we are off and running! Thank you Gaby for always looking out for our teachers and students. She jumped in like she has been in the thick of it for months. Thank you for your endless dedication to our campus and leading our team!
Updates:
2. 3rd-5th grade teachers STAAR Practice Mandatory training on Monday, Dec. 15th at 3:10 in the Library (Kendrick, Fritts, Urueta, please attend this meeting).
3. RTI Tier 3 - meeting on Monday, Dec. 15th at 3:10pm.
4. Dual Language Meeting on Monday, Dec. 15th at 3:10 in Mrs. Martin's room.
5. Language Arts/Math Assessment due in Aware on Tuesday, Dec. 16th. IF you cannot meet this deadline, please let me know before Tues.
6. Leader In Me Meeting on Tues., Dec. 16th at 3:10.
7. Merry Christmas-No Faculty Meeting on Wed., Dec. 17th.
More Updates
8. Winter Holiday Party Schedule
Kindergarten - 8:30 - 9:30a.m.
1st Grade - 10:00 - 11:00a.m.
2nd Grade - 9:00 - 10:00a.m.
3rd Grade - 1:15 - 2:00p.m.
4th Grade - 11:45 - 12:45p.m.
5th Grade - 10:45 - 11:45a.m.
We will have a sign-out sheet for you with red dots. If your student's parent wants to take their student home from the class party, please have the parent sign them out on the sign-out sheet provided and put a red dot on their sticker. This will allow our hall monitors on duty to help ensure student safety. If anyone else comes to take the student(s) from the party, please have them check the student out in the office. If you have any questions, please let the office know.
9. The Fire Dept. will be back on Dec. 18th to verify that the corrections have been made. If you received an email from Christina, please have the corrections completed. If you don't know what I'm talking about-all is well in your classroom!
Learning Walks
From the book, Causes and Cures in the Classroom, it discusses the need to sustain students' attention (student engagement). "Active engagement is the student equivalent of the cup of coffee many adults use to get themselves going. Pacing of the lessons, variety of styles-white noise, movement, active engagement, visualization and self-monitoring, and transitioning focus are ways to sustain their attention. Generally, students with focusing concerns cannot tolerate long periods of sitting, standing, or passive listening."
Campus Problem Statement
As you are evaluating students' reading levels-keep in mind our campus problem statement:
At Whitestone Elementary 20% of our monolingual students and 32% of our Bilingual students are not reading on grade level. We believe that if 100% of our students are reading on or above grade level our students will be prepared for academic growth and success at all levels.
Email: beckie.webster@leanderisd.org
Website: whitestone.leander.org
Location: 2000 Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander, TX, United States
Phone: (512)570-7400
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