Cougars' Illustrated
"In it, to win it!"
Core Beliefs
- Our main purpose is to improve student academic achievement.
- Effective instruction makes the most difference in student academic performance.
- There is no excuse for poor quality instruction.
- With our help, at risk students will achieve at the same rate as non-at risk students.
- Staff members must have a commitment to children and a commitment to the pursuit of excellence.
Labor Day
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, "Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country." Who better to celebrate this movement than American educators. Thank you, C. F. Carr Teachers, for a strong 2 week beginning. Now, let's take it up another notch!
2015-2016 Goals
1. 98% attendance rate for both teachers and students
2. Earning 3 Distinctions in either math, reading, science, social studies, student progress or closing the achievement gap. We are engaged in the exact professional activities geared towards our goals: Watch Teams, Cougar Huddles, 2 week lesson planning, creation of common rigorous assessments, RTI, structured PLCS, content support provided by instructional coaches and grade-level leads, and data driven conversations. We must be fully committed to these practices and see them as opportunities to increase our instructional practice and to bring the best to our students every day.
Classes with 98% attendance rate for the first 2 weeks of school:
1. Mr. Amaya's 5th grade class: 99.68%
2. Mrs. Esparza's 3rd grade class: 99.35
3. Ms. Arevalo's Kinder class: 99.34%
4. Mr. Maldonado's Kinder class: 99.24%
5. Mrs. Major's Pre-Kinder class: 98.81
6. 2D class: 98.00%
"In it, to win it!"
Upcoming and Reminders
- BOY: 8:30 - 10: 00 am Reading 1st thru 5th grade (Please see attached schedule)
- Cougar Huddle: SPOT calibration, Setting up Centers, and Implementing the DOL tracker
- 3:00 - 3:15 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Snack delivered and eaten in classrooms
- Reasoning Mind Kick-Off (Reasoning Mind Goals for 2015-2016)
Wednesday, Sept. 9th
- Boy: 8:30 - 10:00 am Reading Kinder and Math K-5th grade (Please see attached schedule)
- PLCs
Thursday, Sept. 10th
- 3:00 - 3:15 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Snack delivered and eaten in classrooms
- Spelling Bee Coordinator Meeting (Mr. Maldonado)
- 4:30 - 6:30 pm Special Education Info Meeting @ Pegasus Building RM 4414 (Chew)
Friday, Sept. 11th
- Coordinated School Health Team (Dixson and Yeboah)
- Friday Fundamentals (Anchor Charts) in room 213 (Imbedded PD during Specials based on campus trends)
Monday, Sept. 14th
- Child Abuse Training 4:30 - 5: 30 pm (Library)
- CILT Meeting 9:15 - 10:00 am (Office)
Wednesday, Sept. 16th
- PLCs
Friday, Sept. 18th
- TEI Scorecards Released
Saturday, Sept. 19th
- Lesson Planning Collaboration @ C.F. Carr from 9 - 1 pm
Thursday, Sept. 24th
- Campus Test Coordinator (Calloway and Blackwell)
Saturday, Oct. 3rd
- Prep U at Pinkston High School: This is time for the community to come together and learn more about the schools in the feeder.
Math STAAR DATA Released
2015 STAAR 3-8 Raw Score Conversion Tables for 2015-2015
TEI
September 18
2014-15 TEI Evaluation Scorecards released
September 18 – October 1
Rebuttal window for TEI evaluation scorecard
September 28
SLO Goal-Setting & PDPs entered into Schoolnet
Reading Language Arts Curriculum Update
Each text set suggests a sequence of thematically connected texts from adopted textbooks and free online databases, correlated to suggested TEKS from the corresponding six-week curricular map. In order to address the needs of all students, including standard English learners, the text sets contain texts in different genres and with various text structures.
This text variety can help build wide vocabulary, broad background knowledge, and cultural awareness. For more information, please contact Arlena Gaynor in the Reading Language Arts department.
Teaching and Learning's Fall Reading Series is open for registration! More information can be found below. Sessions will take place at the H.B. Bell Building (2909 North Buckner Boulevard) afterschool (4:30pm–6:30pm for elementary sessions and 5:00pm–7:00pm for secondary sessions). Teachers and CICs can register on SchoolNet. All sessions focus on how the targeted best practices can be used to teach the TEKS.