OTE Star Staff News
March 4- March 22
Next Week...
Monday, March 4
Mya’s Coaching day
Fire Drill 8:50am
ARD Mtg. (see separate schedule)
4th grade/ Andrew Chung, Meteorologist 1:00pm
Tx Public School Week
Tuesday, March 5
Minor’s Coaching day
Kg Round-Up 9:00-2:00 & 5:00-6:30
Wednesday, March 6
Mya's Coaching Day
Early Release
Popcorn Day
Jump Rope & Hoops for Heart
PTA Staff Lunch 12:30pm
Happy Birthday Bonnie Ybarra!
Thursday, March 7
ARD Mtg. (see separate schedule)
Jump Rope & Hoops for Heart
SAC Mtg 4:30pm
PTA Mtg & Family Fit Night 6:00pm
Friday, March 8
CAT mtg. 8:50am
3rd 9 Weeks Ends
SST’s Kg-2nd (Data Checkpoint-Science, Math)
March 11-15
Spring Break!!! Enjoy!
March 12
Happy Birthday Courtney Sullivan!
Star Gazing...
BIG THANKS to Courtney Sullivan for leading our star staff in the Harlem Shake Old Town style! HUGE APPRECIATIONS to Kathy Callaway, Mackie Flansburg, Amy House, Emily Littleton, ELA and Science Vertical Team members for sharing your lesson ideas with us! Kinder Round-Up Signs are ready to be displayed! BIG THANKS to Janet Westphal for your awesome work making the signs and to our star office staff's work in getting them assembled!
Many of you are holding tutorials before and after school during the week. 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!!!
Thank you so much for all of the work and planning you have put into making the second semester of teaching and learning even better than the first!
There's no doubt the work that we do is hard at times, but your relentless efforts and positive attitudes continue to make Old Town shine!
Remember to appreciate someone today!
Hope you take time to do something stress free this weekend!
Out & About...
Exploring capacity!
Jazz improv with Ms. Meyer!
Hands on multiplication and division review!
We love Book Clubs!
Jump Rope for Heart!
Mini lesson on fables with Ms. Brown!
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. -Albert Einstein
Enrichment Tips of the Week...
Another great example of using media can be found on Ian Byrd's site. He talks about using movie trailers to introduce the concept of tone in poetry.http://www.byrdseed.com/movie-previews-and-poems-tones/
If you have the time, search http://movieclips.com/ for great clips of movies. The teaching possibilities are endless!
--Sunny Bonnecarrere
Tech Tools...
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/
This is the yearly doodle for Google contest! The theme this year is my best day ever! Students incorporate the theme into the word "Google". Rules are on their website! You can enter as many times as you'd like!
Thanks Leslie!
Professional Library: Resource of the Week!
The Week After...
Monday, March 18
Mya’s Coaching Day
ARD Mtg. (see separate schedule)
Skating 101 4th & 5th grade all week
Tuesday, March 19
Minor’s coaching day
Mya’s off campus (Principal’s Mtg)
Wednesday, March 20
Mya's Coaching Day
Popcorn Day
SLT Mtg 3:10pm
Thursday, March 21
ARD Mtg. (see separate schedule)
3rd – 5th Character Ed Awards 7:45am
Dowser Dan Assembly 1st grade 1:15pm
Happy Birthday Margaret Dawson!
Friday, March 22
Kinder – 2nd Character Ed Awards 7:45am
CAT mtg. 8:50am
4th grade trip to the Alamo
SST’s 3rd – 5th
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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Twitter: @OTESchool