Guzick GOLD News
Week of 8/20/18
Dr. Davis' Quote of the Week
Guzick's 2018-2019 Key Action Items
Road to Success Weekly Spotlight
Adventure Awaits! Explore the Possibilities of Learning!
This week's Road to Success Shout-Out goes to our 1st Grade Team (Engebretson, Sawyer, Jordan, and Zuluaga)! They are the winners of our Small Group Book Chat FlipGrid Challenge! Their FlipGrid video presentation received a perfect score, especially in the area of creativity. I encourage you to check out the other videos. Everyone did an outstanding job of making connections between the reading material and our key action items for this school year.
I want to take the time to personally and professionally thank each group who ventured out to not only engage in professional reading this summer, but to use innovative, cutting-edge technology to share their reading experiences with their peers. This type of innovation in education is just what I envision for instructing our Guzick Giants! When educators try out new instructional strategies with their peers, it makes it more comfortable to implement those strategies with students.
Please join me in thanking the 1st Grade Team for engaging in the Small Group Book Study Chat in an engaging, and meaningful way! The Road To Success Spotlight this week is on them!
1st Day of School Arrival Procedures
- All teachers and staff will need to be in their designated pick-up or morning duty location by 7:15am to ensure a smooth first day of school. (PK - 1st grade - Gym; 2nd - 3rd - Cafeteria; 4th - 5th grade - Auditorium).
- We will dismiss from each location beginning at 7:35am. Please wait to hear the announcements before moving.
Attendance Reporting
PBIS Daily Lessons
Please reference your PBIS Teacher Handbook with the calendar and lessons for this week. It is so important for us to speak the same language and be consistent with our behavioral expectations for ALL of our Guzick Giants. All lessons should be taught the first 20-30 minutes of each day for the next 12 days. If you have any questions or need assistance, please let me or a PBIS Team member know.
Day 1 Lesson: PBIS Overview
Day 2 Lesson: Respect
Day 3 Lesson: Classroom 1
Day 4 Lesson: Classroom 2
Day 5 Lesson: Cafeteria
Dismissal Procedures
PK-1st Grade Teachers, all students must have a a dismissal identification tag. The tags will be in your boxes by 7:00am. If you need additional tags, and/or if you need daycare tags, please come to the front office during your planning to retrieve the additional tags.
Important Reminder: if a student's parent has not confirmed in writing or verbally that their child is a bus rider/daycare rider, they are to be kept here at the school until a parent/guardian picks them up.
Breakfast in the Classroom
Please remember to complete your Breakfast in the Classroom Training. The link is below. Upon successful completion of the short quiz, please submit a copy of your completion certificate to Mrs. Willis for your personnel file. Please note that the training is not accessible outside of Dallas ISD. You must be in-network to access the training and quiz.
The training should be completed and certificate submitted no later than Friday, August 24, 2018.
Upcoming Events/Reminders
- 1SW Begins - Monday, August 20, 2018.
- 1SW Instructional Calendars/Plans - Printed and submitted to your folder outside of your door.
- Adventure Await! Beginning of the Year Expectations Assemblies - Friday, August 24, 2018. (K-1 9:00am - 9:45am) and (2-5 10:00am - 10:45am.)
- Restroom Schedule - Sign up for restroom breaks on the restroom schedule via CILT Leaders. Individual restroom breaks outside of the designated schedule should be allowed sparingly. In the event that a student is sent to the restroom, please ensure that the student has a pass and signs the restroom log inside of your classroom.
On the Horizon
- CILT Meeting - Monday, August 27, 2018 @3:30pm.
- BOY Testing - Monday, August 27, 2018 - Friday, August 31, 2018.
Frank Guzick Elementary School
Email: aandrus@dallasisd.org
Website: www.dallasisd.org/guzick
Location: 5000 Berridge Lane, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: 972-502-3900
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Twitter: @GuzickES