LVHS Weekly!
Excellence In All We Do.
February 17, 2020
CALENDAR THIS WEEK:
Monday, February 17 -
No School.
Tuesday, February 18 -
A Day
PLC - Math - Common planning meeting
Girls Bi-District Game vs Randolph HS at Johnson City HS, 6:00 pm
Boys BB at home
Wednesday, February 19 -
B Day
PLC - Science - Common planning meeting
Senior Scholarship Meeting, 5:30-6:30 pm, PAC
Thursday, February 20 -
A Day
Powerlifting Meet at home, beginning at 4:00 pm
PLC - ELA - Common planning meeting
Friday, February 21 -
B Day
JV and Varsity Baseball at home, 4:00 pm
End of 6 weeks grading period
PROGRESS REPORTS GRADES NEED TO BE UPDATED IN TXCONNECT BY 3:30 PM ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24. STUDENTS CAN REGAIN ELIGIBILITY BUT CANNOT LOSE AT THIS GRADING PERIOD.
Last call for your feedback!
I highly encourage you to respond if you haven't...we read these and you know we think deeply about them and how to use the feedback to better us.
Here it is:
Faculty Meeting next Wednesday
MAKE SURE YOU ARE DOCUMENTING THE PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS TO PARENTS REGARDING STUDENTS WITH FAILING GRADES. YOU WILL HAVE TO TURN IN THIS DOCUMENTATION AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. PLUS, PARENTS CAN HELP!
SCHOOL SAFETY - YOU ARE A BIG PART OF IT
A couple of reminders:
- Keep your classroom door locked.
- Always make sure visitors have a badge. If not, alert the front office immediately. Ask the visitor to go get checked in.
- Never prop open doors, including the outside doors.
- Encourage students to share concerns about other students - using SafeAlert (you should have an info poster in your room) or by confiding in an adult.
- Take concerns and threats seriously - contact the office if concerns arise.
- Be in the hallways during passing periods.
- Don't be afraid to be a little paranoid - alert the office if you have a concern ASAP.
- If you see something that should result in a lockdown (think active shooter), be prepared to use the phone system to alert the school. Do not count on someone else to make that call.
New duty!!!
Change in Duty Area for Afternoon Teachers!!!
Same day, same time, just a different area beginning next Monday!
Keep your eyes peeled for an email from Stu with the updated assignments...
3rd nine weeks testing
The third nine weeks testing is optional at LVHS. OF course, you should be giving assessments frequently to guide your instruction, but because of spring benchmarks, you are not required to give one.
The week before Spring Break, 9th graders will be affected by testing on the following days:
Tuesday, March 3 - Algebra benchmark
Wednesday, March 4 - Biology benchmark
IF YOU TEACH math, science, or social studies - read carefully...
The TELPAS Writing collection window opened February 10, so you can begin collecting their writing right away. Please make sure the student's full name and the date are at the top of the paper. Cathy Evans included a list of our ELLs and the teacher responsible for collecting samples, and those English teachers will be communicating with you as well.
The deadline to get samples to the student's English/Language Arts teacher is March 2. Please return samples directly to the English teacher of record, or to Stu Taylor- do not leave them in a teacher's mailbox! They are regarded as official testing documents.
TELPAS testing and Computer Lab use next week:
Just wanted to touch base to let you know that we will be using the Computer Lab (next door to the Tech office) for TELPAS practice sessions on the following days; both are B days.
Tues. Feb. 25: 1:00-2:00 for TELPAS Listening & Speaking
Thurs. Feb. 27: 1:00-2:00 for TELPAS Reading
The TELPAS Testing Administrations will be on the following dates. The tests are untimed.
Thursday, March 5 @ 8:15 (Listening & Speaking)
Friday, March 6 @ 8:15 (Reading)
If you need a sub...
Lesson Planning Template
Student-centered Warm-Up
Anticipatory Set
Content
Guided Practice
Formative Assessment
Individual Practice
Formative Assessment
Here it is if you would like to check it out: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IsGfFVeDAcb5snYG7ICXI1oXrNexQfo10vypEt7Imbk/edit?usp=sharing
Social emotional tidbit of the week...
Semester Exam Exemptions
Juniors and Seniors at Lago Vista High School with no outstanding fines or monetary obligations may be exempt from a final (second semester ONLY) exam if they meet the following criteria and follow the guidelines as written below:
Attendance Criteria:
Perfect Attendance during the second semester in ALL YOUR CLASSES: EXEMPT 3 FINALS.
NO MORE THAN 1 DAY ABSENT TOTAL in the second semester: EXEMPT 2 FINALS.
NO MORE THAN 2 DAYS ABSENT TOTAL in the second semester: EXEMPT 1 FINAL.
A student who has missed more than 6 absences per period in any class for the year may not be eligible to exempt ANY exams.
Grade Criteria: At least an 80% semester average and an 75% final (yearly) average in the class the student is exempting.
Guidelines:
· Exempting a final exam does not entitle a student to be absent on the day or period of the final. Students must still attend classes, regardless of exemptions earned. Students absent during finals will lose their exemptions in accordance with the above exemption criteria.
· For the sake of exemptions, any attendance disputes must be addressed and resolved with the attendance clerk within 3 school days of the absence or tardy.
· If you fail to meet the attendance eligibility requirements because of additional absences, you will receive an Incomplete in the course you requested to exempt. You will have 10 school days to come in and take the missed exam before a zero is recorded in its place.
The following absences do not affect exemption status:
1. Medical appointments which are documented with a doctor’s note furnished to the attendance office upon return to school.
2. Funeral for immediate family members up to 3 days.
3. School functions.
4. Religious holidays.
5. Military deployment of an immediate family member.
6. Required court dates.
7. College days (up to 2 per year).
Oldies but goodies...
FIRST 15, LAST 15 MINUTES OF CLASS ARE A NO FLY ZONE. DON'T ALLOW STUDENTS TO LEAVE YOUR CLASS DURING THESE TIMES. FIRST 5, LAST 5 DURING ADVISORY.
Attendance Errors
If you need to correct an attendance error, you must complete the following form for documentation purposes:
Any correction that Abigayle makes must have a paper trail leading back to you!
Thanks!
Anonymous Alert System
Users may anonymously report concerns 24-7-365 via the StayALERT website, an e-mail, a phone call to a recorded and monitored line, or via a text message from a cell phone. Photos and video clips pertaining to the StayALERT report may be included. No special app required! Reportable information will be forwarded in a timely manner to a pre-designated school official for review.
To make a report, use one of the methods below:
Website: stayalert.info
Call or Text: (206) 406-6485
Email: report@stayalert.info
Positive Affirmations for students and staff!
https://forms.gle/rVbYxwAZmvh2Wgma6
Club or UIL Academic Sponsor?
Please add your meeting time to this schedule so we know who has what and when -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zgVbittNBpzB1B96FC6iGsTBKkfMI9ro0ZT6RFNxn5Y/edit?usp=sharing
Students will need to have passes to leave advisory to go to a club. If we can't get this organized and we end up having a lot of students wandering the hallways, we will have to go back to clubs only on Fridays. :(
Read this- put in zeroes for missing work
Please be sure to enter zeroes as they happen. You will also notice that students are often quicker to turn in their late assignments when there is a zero as a placeholder instead of an X.
Of course, when they turn in the assignment late, you can change it (Stu wanted me to put that part in there in case you were confused).
Thank you!!!!
Does the re-do policy apply to nine weeks tests?
However, remember, they need to submit the re-do form within 2 days of receiving their posted grade.
That might mean you have to turn in an incomplete for them and then they have until the following Friday at 4:00 pm to update the grade.
Advisory Changes Protocol
If you would like to make a change to a student in your advisory, you need to send an email requesting the change to Mrs. Huerta and include the teacher who is the current advisory teacher of the student.
That way everyone is in the loop.
If you don't do it this way, Mrs. Huerta will send the email back to you!
check this out! Students must complete this form to retest/redo!
hall passes
Access it here: https://drive.google.com/a/lagovista.txed.net/file/d/0B9GUQCF2uqLcN1luZTFtZUtVYkU/view?usp=sharing
UPDATED - Minimum Number of Assignments (LVISD policy):
• Daily = 20% - minimum of 9 required per 9 weeks
• Formative Assessment = 35% - minimum of 6 required per 9 weeks
• Major Grades = 45% - minimum of 4 required per 9 weeks
Remember, grades must be updated WEEKLY.
At least 3 of the formative and/or daily assignments must be a writing assignment each 9 weeks.
Every Wednesday in LVISD is college day! Be sure to sport your favorite college's gear.
positive behavior reinforcers.
Make sure you sign it (legibly) and then the students write their name on it and come to the reception desk to put their tickets in the bucket. Please do not send them during instructional time (I know...you wouldn't think of it)! Thanks!