CSHS Weekly Bulletin
April 23-28, 2018
Meet Your New Best Friend...
Dear Cougar Family,
As most of you already know based on previous bulletins and emails from our CSISD Digital Learning Coordinator, Stephanie Ryon, we will all have access to the Schoology learning management system beginning in the 2018-19 school year. I truly believe that the wide array of applications and user-friendly nature of Schoology will make it our new best friend! It's not "one more thing"--it's a system that can help streamline "all the things" we use, and I look forward to learning with you all through this transition.
If Schoology does not sound familiar to you, go back through your emails and search for the one with "Schoology in CSISD- Information & Expectations" as the subject from Stephanie Ryon. It's long but worth the read. For real.
Since so many Cougar educators are innovators and early adopters, I wanted to provide you with a few resources to help you get ready to make this transition:
- Schoology for K-12 Tour -includes links to features you will be able to use within Schoology
- Schoology Instructor--video and articles with the "how to"
- 5 Educators Share Their Advice for Anyone New to Schoology--videos
Also, as we are planning ahead, make sure you have taken a look at the CSISD calendar for 2018-19. Since we are now a District of Innovation, we are able to have more flexibility in scheduling, such as our start date and being able to add more holidays for staff and students. We will have 3 (yes, 3!) comp days in next year's calendar, so be on the lookout for summer trainings (like a 2 hour Schology start-up training) and other opportunities to earn comp time while continuing your professional learning.
May you all have an exceptional week!
As always, COUGAR PRIDE!
Tiffany
Update Grades Regularly
I am adding a reminder on Wednesday in the Week in Review to help everyone remember this important step.
Spring Final Exam Schedule
Spring is in the Air!
Please remember that our common expectations are the key part of creating an environment at CSHS in which students can strive for success. Take a moment to make sure you are helping communicate these common expectations to our students (and to your sub via your sub notes):
1) IDs: Students must wear them from when they enter the building to when they exit after school.
2) Tardies: Please do not let students in without a pass after the tardy bell.
3) Hall Passes: When a student leaves your classroom, he/she needs either a bathroom pass that clearly indicates the student is from your classroom and has permission to use the restroom nearest your room OR a blue hall pass that is completely filled out. More hall passes are available in the attendance office.
4) Hall Duty: Students should be met by lots of smiling faces as they make their way to the next class.
5) Dress Code: Holes in jeans (above the fingertips for both boys and girls), short shorts, leggings without a fingertip-length shirt, and hats are the most consistent dress code violations that administrators are seeing. Please check students as they enter your classroom. Often, we do not see a student out of dress code until lunch, which means they've gone by at least 4 teachers before we see them.
Duty Schedule
Check the full schedule here and mark the dates in your calendar.
Please be sure to see the full duty schedule on the Teacher Resource Guide. Direct any questions regarding duty to Mr. Davis.
Morning Duty
Afternoon Duty
Upcoming Events
4/30 Strutter Banquet
4/30 Morning Activity Schedule
5/1 CSISD Hall of Fame Banquet
5/3-5 UIL State Academic Meet
5/8 Biology EOC
5/9 Algebra I & US History EOCs
5/10: Morning Activity Schedule for Cougar Awards Practice
5/10 FFA Banquet
5/14 Cougar Awards
5/21-22 UIL State Academic Meet
5.21-25 Exemption Cards Available in the Cafeteria
5/23 Morning Activity Schedule for Senior Celebration Practice
5/23 Senior Celebration
5/28 School Holiday
5/31 Early Release for Students/Graduation Practice/Senior Sunset Supper
6/1 Staff Development Day/Graduation