Smoke Signals: Staff Edition
January 14-18, 2019
This week...
All Week:
- Mid Year Testing
Monday, 1/14
- Teacher & staff member of the month announced
Tuesday, 1/15
- 5th grade COGAT Screening
- DLT - Burkhalter off campus 9-11
- Intentional Reteach - Using DCAs to Solidify student understandings
- 3rd grade ELAR DCA window
Wednesday, 1/16
- Breakfast with a police officer
- spelling Bee
Thursday, 1/17
- Science Fair
- 4th grade ELAR DCA Window
- DAT Meeting, Burkhalter attends 6:30 - 8:00
Friday, 1/18
Upcoming Events...
January -
25 - 4th grade field trip to the Perot Museum
29 - Creating INtentional Workstations, sign up in Eduphoria
29 - 5th grade health & personal development presentation
29 - Creating Intentional Workstations
February -
1 - Visible Learning in Math book study, sign up in Eduphoria
1 - Birthday Celebration - January/February/March birthdays
4 - Teacher of the Month
7 - 1st grade dyslexia screener data meeting
9 - Weekend Hours
12 - 2nd grade field trip to SPARK
13 - Valentine's Dance
14 - Valentine's Parties 1:15 for 3rd grade, 2:00 for all other grades
18 - President's Day, no school, weather day
21 - Mid Year Data dig, examine all testing, RTI
22 - DEAR day
25 - Benchmark Week - 4th writing, 5th math & reading
25 - TELPAS window opens
27 - Breakfast with a police officer
March -
2 - Weekend hours
4 - Teacher of the Month
5 - Brave Rally - Bingo
6 - 5th grade Career Day at Lumpkins Stadium
7 - First Grade program
8 - Parent Conference day - student holiday
11-15 - Spring Break
18 - Professional Development day, student holiday
19 - Grading Period 4 begins
22 - Report Cards go home
22 - Potential retention letters go home
25-29 - Benchmark Week - 3 & 4 Reading & Math, 5 Science
28 - 2nd grade program
April -
1 - STAAR Alt 2 window opens
1 - Birthday Celebration
1 - Teacher of the Month
2 - 1st grade COGAT testing window
5- STAAR Rally - 4th & 5th grades
9 - STAAR 4th writing, 5th math
10 - STAAR 5th reading
11 - I love my school day!
13 - Weekend hours
16 - CAT Meeting
17 - Staff meeting
18 - Ambassadors Field Trip
19 - Good Friday, staff/student holiday
22 - Earth Day
25 - 3rd grade field trip to Ft. Worth Museum
29 - 5/24 - EOY Testing window
May -
1 - GLL Meeting
3 - School Lunch Hero day, honor our cafeteria staff
3 - Volunteer Breakfast or Lunch
6 - Teacher of the Month
6 - 10 - Teacher Appreciation Week
8 - PIE Luncheon
10 - Muffins with Mom
10 - STAAR Rally Grades 3/4/5
13-17 - STAAR Testing - 3 & 4 Reading & math, 5th science, 5th M & R retest
15 - Breakfast with a police officer
20 - College & Career Day
20 - Seniors Serve Day (tentative)
20-24 - Spring Book Fair
21 - Grade Placement committee meetings
21 - 5th grade Talent Show 8:00-10:00
21 - 4th Grade AG day, Expo Center
22 - Grade Placement Committee Meetings
23 - K, 1, 2 Awards Programs
24 - 3rd & 4th grade Awards program
24 - Donuts with Dad
25 - Weekend Hours
27 - Memorial Day Holiday, student/staff holiday
28 - End of year Party
29 - Students last day, Elephant Walk (5Th), 5th Awards, Early Release
30 - Staff Work Day
31 - Staff Celebrations & last day for paraprofessionals
June -
1 - weekend hours
3 - Teacher work Day
4 - Teacher Flex Day #2
5 - Teacher Flex Day #3
10 - Start summer work schedule - 7:30-3:30 M-Th
17 - Last day for Bigler & Redd
20 - Last day for Griffith & Taylor
25-26 - 3rd round of STAAR, 5th grade
email tburkhalter@wisd.org to sign up!
Follow us digitally at the following links...
Shackelford Elementary
Assistant Principal: Brittany Griffith
Counselor: Monica Taylor
Email: tburkhalter@wisd.org
Website: http://shackelford.wisd.org/
Location: 1001 Butcher Road, Waxahachie, TX, United States
Phone: 972-923-4666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shackelford-Elementary-1448766682078574/?fref=ts
Twitter: @ShackelfordWISD