OTE Star Staff News
March 25 - April 5
Our Next Week...
Monday, March 25
Mya’s Coaching Day
3rd – 5th verify grades by 10:00am
Picture orders due today
Camp Write-A-Lot 4th grade 9:00am
Tuesday, March 26
Minor’s Coaching day
Mya’s Off Campus (Fort Worth Job Fair)
Report cards go home today
TELPAS Testing
Wednesday, March 27
Mya's Coaching Day
Faculty Mtg 3:10pm
Thursday, March 28
ARD Mtg. (see separate schedule)
Principal’s Coffee 8:00am
Camp Write-A-Lot 9:00am & 1:00pm
PTA Executive Board Mtg 6:00pm
Friday, March 29
Spring Holiday!
Happy Birthday Paula Eason!
Check out this inspirational video created by the ADL, the same organization who leads our No Place For Hate Initiatives...
Out & About...
Using various types of context clues with Mrs. Hooper!
Water cycle in action with 2nd grade!
Lines, Lines, Lines in 4th Grade!
Kinder goes rock treasure hunting!
Story elements of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry...
Skating 101 with 5th Grade!
Moving to the water cycle!
Strategies for comparing fractions!
Math anchor chart ideas!
Star Gazing...
HUGE APPRECIATIONS to Kim Ryan and team for planning and hosting OTE's very own Reflections Ceremony last evening and to Courtney Sullivan for seeing and filling so many needs this week for various staff members and students!
Thank each of you so much for your dedication, service and commitment to helping each of our students achieve academic success! You truly embody the district's motto of "Every student will learn...whatever it takes!" You are amazing!!!
Remember to appreciate someone today!
Hope you take time to do something for you this weekend! See you Monday!
"The greatest sign of a success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist." -- Maria Montessori
Enrichment Tips of the Week...
Have you ever sat through a meeting or training and felt frustrated because you already knew the material? Did you feel it was a waste of your time, so zoned out? That is how many of our higher level and gifted students feel. The article below gives six easy tips to create a pretest so that our children have an opportunity to learn something new or dig deeper into the topic. Pretest only need to be around 10 questions and the teacher Moodle has everything you need to create one. Come see Sunny and I if you would like help getting one started or ideas for what to do with the kids who test out. http://www.byrdseed.com/six-traits-of-quality-pre-assessments/?icn=best
Have you ever wondered how you could incorporate creativity into your curriculum? In the article at http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb13/vol70/num05/Assessing-Creativity.aspx you will find a variety of ideas and even a creativity rubric!
--Tracey & Sunny
Tech Tools...
For all the pinners, here are 25 of the best in education Pinterest boards! Pin away!
http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/25-of-the-best-pinterest-boards-in-education/
Creating Classrooms We Need: 8 Ways Into Inquiry Learning
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/creating-classrooms-we-need-8-ways-into-inquiry-learning/
Professional Library: Resource of the Week!
The Week After...
Monday, April 1
Mya’s Coaching Day
Spike Visits 3-5 Students!
Mya to attend iStation - TTMath Briefing (3:30pm-5:00pm)
Tuesday, April 2
STAAR Testing (Closed Campus)
- 4th Grade Writing Day 1
- 5th Grade Math
Wednesday, April 3
STAAR Testing (Closed Campus)
- 4th Grade Writing Day 2
- 5th Reading
Thursday, April 4
ARD Mtgs. (see separate schedule)
STAAR Testing (Make-ups)
SAC Mtg (Here at OTE!) 4:30pm
Friday, April 5
CAT Mtg 8:50am
SST Grade 5
STAAR Testing (Make-ups)
Saturday, April 6
Empty Bowl Festival @ Cedar Ridge HS 11:00-2:00
Sunday, April 7
Happy Birthday Eddy Piwetz!
Old Town Elementary
Old Town will be a positive place that challenges all students to achieve success through learning opportunities that promote critical, creative, and global thinking within a climate of mutual respect and high expectations.
Email: mya_mercer@roundrockisd.org
Website: http://schools.roundrockisd.org/oldtown/
Location: 2200 Chaparral Dr, Round Rock, TX
Phone: (512) 428-7600
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