CSHS Weekly Bulletin
April 25-30, 2016
Shakespeare or Taylor Swift?
I stumbled upon the video below from the Today Show last week, and I decided to share it with you all for three reasons. First, I heart the Shakespeare. No matter how long I am out of the classroom, I will always love a good sonnet, heartbreaking tragedy, and hysterical comedy by the Bard (and his birthday was last week). Second, this week marks the end of National Poetry Month, something I used to celebrate with a changing poetry display in my classroom, and whether we're discussing song lyrics or iambic pentameter from the Renaissance--it is all POETRY.
But, the third and most relevant reason I wanted to share this with you is just that--relevance. Relevance is one of our 3 Rs and it is so important to student engagement. As you plan your lessons for the week, please consider how to make it connect directly to the world in which our kids live. Even a simple connection to a modern song writer can help kids understand and remember rigorous content. Remember, neurons that wire together fire together, so by making content more relevant, you are helping students create lasting memories. How can you relate your next topic of study to your students' experiences and prior knowledge? I'd love to hear what you are doing this week to make your lessons relevant to our students.
May you have an excellent last week of April !
Tiffany
Counselor's Corner
Dual credit candidates for '16-'17 need to have their SAT/ACT scores submitted to Blinn ASAP. The last ACT test date for Blinn is April 9 and the last SAT date is May 7. Late registration for SAT is April 26.
Graduation
Teacher Parking Passes (sign up by Friday)
Teacher Assignments
Graduation Duties Sign ups
Graduation Duties Descriptions
Handing Diplomas to Staff Children
Donating to Chrissy's Closet
https://www.facebook.com/csisdclothingcloset/ .
Contact Campus Representative Anna McBride if you have any questions!
Sending Work to ISS
Teachers, when you receive an ISS notification for one of your students, please send work at your earliest convenience for your student to complete. If the student is in ISS for multiple days, please send work for the duration of their ISS consequence.
Also, please know that the amount of work sent down for a normal class period traditionally gets completed quickly because of lack of complete understanding or students finishing it swiftly because they have nothing else to do. Consider adding additional resources (textbook, online video or tutorial) to help fill in any gaps where your classroom instruction would have explained the assignment.
Student Registration Calendar
Student Recognition
Walk Throughs: April 4-29, 2016
Duty Schedule
Upcoming Events
5/2-5/13 AP Testing
5/3 EOC Testing: Algebra I & US History
5/4 EOC Testing: Biology
5/5 EOC Make-up Testing
5/9 Cougar Academic Awards
5/10 FFA Banquet
5/14 Prom & After Prom Bash
5/16 End of Year Band Concert
5/17 Orchestra Spring Concert
5/18 CSISD Education Foundation Scholarship Reception
5/19 Senior Celebration
5/20 Choir Grand Finale Concert
5/21 Audio/Video Production Film Festival
5/23-25 State UIL Academic Meet
5/23-5/25 Senior Final Exams
5/25-5/27 9-11 Final Exams
5/26 Graduation Practice
5/26 Senior Sunset Supper
5/27 Last Day of School/End of 6th Six Weeks
5/27 Graduation @ Reed Arena
5/28 Staff Last Day