Patriot Pride
September 9 - 16
Backwards Planning
We had great conversations during IB Prep and Preview last week. Discussions centered around lessons, skills, TEKS, and tying it all together through great IB Instruction. Please be sure to review our IB Playbook and the IB Coaching Rubric on pages 3, 4, & 5.
Our 6 Key IB Focuses areas are: Agency (Choice, Voice, Ownership), Action, Inquiry, Transdisciplinary, Exhibition, and Play. These will guide our IB Prep and Planning conversations as well as our coaching feedback conversations.
To ensure we are on track, intentionally review ACP Blueprints, Common Assessment Blueprints and TEKS, and assessment timelines. This will ensure that the time spent planning great lessons will give our kids the best chance for success!!
Teachers have done a GREAT JOB meeting students at the doors as they enter the classroom to check-in with all students as well as continuing to build relationships. Kids have to have the relationship with the teacher first before they will be able to learn.
Please let me know how I can help or feel free to offer upgrades to me.
Onward!
#LevelUp
IB Prep and Preview Agenda & Schedule
Teacher Shout Outs
Last week was great every single day! A few snapshot of moments of greatness are:
Coxen and Beza (Communicators), they each have created SubGroups in Bloomz and invited parents and currently sharing pictures and information.
Matlock, McLendon and Brooks- (Open Minded and Principled) Thank you so much for adjusting specials rotations to include a Spanish rotation
Ms. Orozco- Thank you so much for being Principled and helping out with our Data Meeting on Friday in such a short notice.
Ms. Miranda, Mr. Prada, and Ms. Velazquez- Thank you for always maximizing instruction time and making every minute count you are the epitome of being Balanced.
Huge Shout Out to Ms. A. Fuentes, Ms. WB. Hernandez, Ms. M. Miranda, Mr. Pena for always helping and going out of their way to support our campus/student needs. Huge demonstration of being Caring.
Shout out to Mrs.Velazquez for demonstrating caring and greeting students at the door by 7:45!
Upcoming Events
Sept 9 - Staff Meeting After School
Sept 13 - Back to School Movie Night
Sept 18 to 23 - Dr G off campus
Sept 21 - Pumpkin Unloading
Sept 23 & 24 - Common Assessments (Math, Reading, Sci/Writing)
Sept 25 - 5th Grade PTA Performance
Sept 27 - Lock Down drill